Same concept, different scale
The Pasta Party has always been our fast, efficient hardtail โ light on its feet, direct in its handling and balanced enough to ride long without becoming demanding. With the move to 32โณ wheels, the goal was not to change that character, but to preserve it at a larger scale.
Rather than simply enlarging clearances, the geometry was reconsidered specifically for the bigger wheel diameter. Reach, stack and weight distribution were adjusted to keep rider position and frontโtoโrear balance close to the original Pasta Party, while allowing the wheels to do their work without overpowering the handling.
The result is a bike that feels immediately familiar, but noticeably calmer and more composed once the terrain gets rough or the distance stretches.
Geometry designed around 32โณ wheels
Larger wheels influence more than rollover. They change steering feel, trail behavior and how the bike reacts to rider input over time.
On the Pasta Party 32โณ, head angle, front center and bottom bracket drop are tuned to strike a precise balance between stability and responsiveness. Steering remains intuitive rather than lazy, and the bike holds its line naturally without requiring constant correction. Weight distribution stays centered to maintain traction under power and confidence at speed. Instead of compensating for wheel size with extreme angles or exaggerated dimensions, we let proportion do the work.
XCโfocused tubing for endurance efficiency
The tubing selection for the Pasta Party 32โณ follows an XCโfirst philosophy, refined for longโdistance use.
Tube diameters and wall thicknesses are chosen to keep the frame light and efficient without becoming nervous or harsh. Power transfer remains direct, while the structure stays calm under sustained load and uneven surfaces. This balance becomes increasingly important over long rides, where efficiency is not measured in sprint efforts but in how little energy is lost over hours.
The frame is designed to support large tire volume without excess material, allowing comfort and traction to come from tire choice rather than added mass.
Built for momentum, not acceleration
The strengths of 32โณ wheels are most apparent over time: reduced impact on obstacles, improved momentum retention and smoother progress across broken surfaces.
The Pasta Party 32โณ is designed to amplify these traits. Roots and rocks feel smaller, transitions smoother and maintaining pace requires less physical and mental effort. Especially on long XC loops, endurance races and ultraโdistance rides, this translates into a bike that allows you to keep moving when fatigue would otherwise start to define your ride. This is efficiency measured in continuity rather than explosiveness.
Built by hand, built deliberately
Every Pasta Party 32โณ frame is built by hand in our workshop in Saxony.
Design and fabrication happen side by side, which allows us to refine details that matter specifically for large wheels: clearances, alignment, mounting points and structural transitions. The frame is built with longโterm use in mind, prioritizing consistency, reliability and ease of setup for real distances.
This is where the project moves from concept to usable tool.
A confident step into bigger wheels
The Pasta Party 32โณ isnโt about proving that bigger wheels are better. Itโs about exploring where they make sense.
For riders who value momentum, stability and sustained efficiency over long distances, the 32โinch format opens up a different way of thinking about XC performance. Familiar in feel, different in how far it carries you.
An XCโfocused endurance hardtail, engineered specifically around 32โinch wheels โ efficient by design, composed by proportion.
| Geometry | M | L | XL | XXL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST Length (mm) | 435 | 485 | 535 | 585 |
| TT Length (mm) | 630 | 647 | 671 | 691 |
| Reach (mm) | 455 | 472 | 495 | 504 |
| Stack (mm) | 671 | 671 | 674 | 681 |
| HT Angle (ยฐ) | 66,6 | 66,6 | 66,6 | 66,6 |
| HT Length (mm) | 90 | 90 | 95 | 105 |
| ST Angle (ยฐ) | 75,6 | 75,6 | 75,6 | 75 |
| CS Length (mm) | 450 | 450 | 450 | 450 |
| BB Drop (mm) | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 |
| Wheelbase Fork (mm) | 1208 | 1225 | 1251 | 1261 |
| Fork Length (mm) | 565 | 565 | 565 | 565 |
| Fork Offset (mm) | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 |
| Wheel Size | 32สบ | 32สบ | 32สบ | 32″ |
Why 32″ at Sour?
The next big thing? Have a read about our thoughts to the new wheel size!
Over the past 10 years, the way people ride has changed. Routes have grown longer, surfaces more mixed and expectations less defined by categories. Riders move fluidly between pavement, gravel, forest roads and trails, often in a single ride โ and increasingly over long distances.
As scale changes, so do priorities. Acceleration matters less than continuity. Agility matters less than stability. And over time, the effort it takes to keep a bike moving becomes the defining factor.
This is where 32โณ wheels come to play.
Custom bikes – Painted in Dresden
We love custom colors on bikes. We’ve offered custom powdercoating, done right here in Dresden, since our very frist day of operation.
Every year with have two or three standard colors if you’re not interested in stressing out over the thousands of solid colors, fade, gradients, and pearls… but really, there’s nothing more fun than a frame in your own color!
We have a selection of custom colors, just to keep it a little simpler, but if you’re really looking for super duper custom colors, we’ve got that too.
Click below to learn more about custom colour and braze-on options.
