Sonder Santiago

Sonder Santiago

As the Young Offenders said ‘there are two things you need for an adventure: a treasure map and a friend that’s dumb enough to go with you’.

Built for the Long Way Round

With a Reynolds 631 steel frame, Santiago is the definition of dependable. Capable of being battered, fitted with mudguards as a winter workhorse, ridden all day in comfort loaded with racks and panniers and pedalled around the world.

Audax slaying, winter riding, multi-month Reynolds 631 steel tourer.

"If you’re looking for a bike to take you on an epic adventure, weekend tour or just to load up for the daily ride to work, you’ll be hard pushed to find a better value bike than this anywhere." Bike Radar - Warren Rossiter, Senior Technical Editor Road.

Whatever your endeavour, Santiago has your back.

Reynolds 631 is the construction material for tourers because of its classic smooth feel, long life and ease of maintenance.

Santiago knows its heritage; cold-worked, air-hardened steel is steeped in the history of long-distance riding. But with bang-up-to-date geometry, Santiago has a refreshing feel that you know will be good for years to come: 450 mm chainstays, 1.1 m wheelbase, 71 degree head angle, a fork rake of 55 and generous tyre clearance. This makes for a truly comfortable, fast, assured bike, both in its own right (audax slaying, winter riding) or when racked up and loaded for multi-month travels.

Santiago is a weight carrying beast, capable of taking over 100 litres of storage with full traditional rack and guard mounts and three sets of bottle cage bottles for creating your own rig.

The frame is compatible with traditional 2x setups as well as more modern 1x groupsets.

Meet Santiago, your friend for epic journeys that aren’t meant to end.

The Features

Reynolds 631 steel tubing

Durable, smooth and assured on those multi-month trips Reynolds 631 steel is an excellent material for round-the-world touring where you’re completely dependent on your bike. We’d be surprised if you needed to get your frame repaired, but it’s comforting to know that finding a steel welder in the middle of nowhere is far easier than getting your alloy frame repaired.

Traditional bike, contemporary geometry

Santiago’s takes classic road bike geometry as a starting point, with a longer wheelbase and higher stack height for a more comfortable riding position and assured ride, whether you’re travelling light or fully loaded up.

Generous tyre clearance

Clearance for up to 700c x 37 mm or 650b x 47 mm tyres gives you a wide range of tyre options to match the terrain you'll be riding on your next tour.

Full set of touring rack mounts

Santiago is in its element when loaded up for months-long cycle tours. Find your perfect setup with full rack and guard mounts; 2 sets of triple bottle cage bosses on the down-tube; above and below top tube mounts; a seat tube bottle mount; and extra cage mounts on the fork. Whatever the trip, Santiago is ready for adventure.