2026 MADE Bike Show: Moots Unreleased Routt Gravel Bike

At SILCA, we built the Protocol tire lineup with a volume-centric approach. We find that it’s more about the relationship between casing tension, air volume, and rim geometry than simply stacking layers of rubber. Traditionally, tire manufacturers thought that wider tires needed tough carcasses to resist punctures. With Protocols, however, high-volume tires at lower pressures are inherently protected because they distribute impact forces over a larger area. 

In an industry where many frame manufacturers are still playing catch-up, spotting this unreleased Moots Routt at MADE 2026 seems like a perfect match for how we view modern gravel. As gravel riding and racing has shifted toward rougher doubletrack, chunkier MMR roads, and faster race paces, Moots appears to have overhauled the Routt platform to match that progression. 

While Moots was tight-lipped about key details for the new Routt, like geometry, material specs, and price point, it’s safe to assume this is a performance-oriented machine. Yet, with massive tire clearance, the brand’s legendary titanium-tubing tuning, and a balanced design, it looks at home on the race course as much as it does for big adventure days. It’s certainly come a long way from the original iteration over a decade ago that was essentially a modified cyclocross bike. 

Set up with Protocol RCG-4 in 55 mm, this new Routt looks to have room for even wider tires. To accommodate that much clearance without sacrificing chainring size or widening the chainstays to the point of heel interference, Moots engineered a proprietary 3D-printed titanium chainstay yoke, printed at SILCA’s Indianapolis HQ, leaving room for up to a 48T 1x chainring. 

Up front, a redesigned Moots carbon fork uses a D-shaped steerer tube to run brake lines internally through its titanium stem for a modern, clean-looking cockpit. The rear end features UDH dropouts machined in-house at their Steamboat facility, making the frame compatible with standard gravel groupsets and wide-range mountain bike cassette "mullet" builds like the SRAM XO1 derailleur and Moot's new gravel cranks seen on the show bike.

Stay tuned for the official announcement from Moots. While we don’t know exactly when the new Routt will be released, this show bike looks ready to rip, so it shouldn’t be long now.