PURPLE HAZE

What’s better than the Purple Haze? The new Purple Haze!

The Purple Haze is own go-anywhere do-anything big gravel bike. With its 55mm knobby tire clearance, the Purple Haze is geared up for any adventure you can dream up. With a good balance of agile geometry and all day comfort, this frame is the mainstay for all sorts of gravel riding.

Our Purple Haze has seen the world. We often look on with jealous eyes as Sour-riders take this frame all over the world on all sorts of adventures. This frame is fast and chill, quick and stable, and like a best friend, its always got your back.

All of this, built by hand in Saxony!

All Sour frame are now made in Germany, by us, right here in Saxony. Production pre-orders happen quarterly, but frames can be ordered at any moment of the year. With the exception of special orders, sizes, and frames, all orders are expected to have a 6-10 week delivery time.

YOUR OPTIONS

SPECIFICATION

Handmade Sour Bicycles CrMo frame featuring heat treated, multi-butted tubing.

Our dropouts and designed in-house, in Dresden and have a replaceable derailleur hanger.

The seat clamp is designed in-house and is integrated into the frame. Should it ever fail, the frame can be professionally modified to use a traditional clamp.

By The Numbers

Headtube: 44 mm upper and lower

Bottom bracket: 68mm BSA bottom bracket

Axle: 12mm x 142mm thru axle

Seat post: 27.2mm, stealth dropper post ready

Brake standard: FM160 Direct. More info here.

Wheel size: Size XXS/S fit 650B only, M – XXL fit 700C/29“

Tire clearance: up to 60mm

Bonus facts and features:

Fender and rack mounts

Recommended tire size 45 mm – 60 mm

Internal downtube cable routing

Stealth dropper post routing

Three water bottle braze-on’s

Low standover height

Purple Haze Carbon Fork

395 mm fork lenght

47/51mm rake adjustable

1 1/2 “ –  1 1/8“ steerer tube

12 mm x 100 mm thru axle

3 cargo cage eyelets per fork leg

Front dynamo hub cable routing

Flat-mount disc brake standard

Fender mounting possible

Maximum tire dimension 29 x 2.2“ 

Fork weight with full length steerer tube and axle: ca. 565g

Color UD matte

Purple Haze Alu Fork

410mm fork length

45mm rake

12 mm x 100 mm thru axle

1 1/8“ steerer tube

3 cargo cage eyelets per fork leg

Front dynamo hub cable routing

Flat-mount disc brake standard

Fender mounting possible

Max tyre dimension 29“ x 2.2“ 

Fork weight with full length steerer tube and axle: ca. 805 G

1×11 Shimano GRX

Shimano GRX rear derailleurs RX812

172,5mm crank set RX600 40T chainring 

GRX RX600 STI flat-mount, SM-RT64/RT70 rotors

M7000 cassette 11-42 with CN-HG601 chain

2X11 Shimano GRX

Shimano GRX rear derailleurs RX810

172,5mm crank set RX600 47/30T chainring 

GRX RX600 STI flat-mount, SM-RT64/RT70 rotors

R7000 cassette 11-32 with CN-HG601 chain

1×12 Sram GX AXS Mullet

Available February 2022

Rear Derailleur, SRAM GX Eagle AXS

Crankset, Easton EA90 172.5mm, 44t Chainring, Incl. Easton bottom bracket

Shifters, SRAM Force AXS, Centerline X Rotors, 160mm

Cassette, XG-1275, 10-50t

Chain, PC-GX Eagle

Battery and charger included

1×11 Sram Force 1

Crankset, Easton EA90 172.5mm, 42t Chainring, Incl. Easton bottom bracket

Force 1 STI flat-mount, 160MM centerline X rotors

PG-1170 cassette 11-36 with PC-1170 chain

Parts

Handbuilt wheelset with Duke Worldrunner 25 rims and DT SWISS 350 hubs

Complete Easton EA70 cockpit:

XXS/XS — 70mm stem; handlebar 400mm 16° flare; seat post 27,2x350mm; Easton bartape

S — 90mm stem; handlebar 400mm 16° flare; seat post 27,2x350mm; Easton bartape

M-L — 100mm stem; handlebar 420mm 16° flare; seat post 27,2x350mm; Easton bartape

XL-XXL — 110mm stem; handlebar 440mm 16° flare; seat post 27,2x350mm; Easton bartape

Saddle, SQ Lab 612 ergowave XS-L 140mm XL-XXL 150mm

All frame weights include powdercoating and all frame parts

Purple Haze Size XXS = 2200g +/- 50g

Purple Haze Size XS = 2250g +/- 50g

Purple Haze S = 2300g +/- 50g

Purple Haze M = 2355g +/- 50g

Purple Haze L = 2458g +/- 50g

Purple Haze XL = 2610g +/- 50g

Purple Haze = 2730g +/- 50g

Purple Haze Alu fork = 805g +/- 20g

Purple Haze Carbon fork = 565g +/- 20g

*Weights averaged with 3 frames per size.

Included with your fame

Frame: Frame, derailleur hanger, and axle

Frameset: Frame and fork, front and rear axle, and Acros headset

Complete bike: complete bike excluding pedals