Okay, so it’s a strange title for a German bike, but the Erdgeschoss by Berlin’s Standert Bicycles shop is actually italiana fatta. And at a stretch, the conspicuous colors of their new cyclocross bike could be a twisted tricolore of green, white and red.
Mixed international messages aside, it’s a well-designed and well-made workhorse of a frame.
Located in the heart of Berlin, Standert Bicycles is a local shop with great style that’s staffed by passionate people.
They’ve been selling a few frames under their house brand and the Erdgeschoss is the latest to join the stable. This is not just some marketing exercise, but a considered vehicle for the Standert guys to contest the local ‘cross circuit.
The name of the new frame, Erdgeschoss, is an odd one. A straight translation is ‘ground-floor’ but the definition of Erde is ‘soil’ and ‘Geschoss’ is ‘missile’, so by that we can assume that Standert’s new ‘crosser goes like shit off a shovel. Perhaps something got lost in translation but Team Standert don’t look like they’re standing still.
We recently featured the Standert Bicycles Triebwerk, their steel road-going model, which was designed at home but manufactured in Asia. The €4,599 Erdgeschoss, however, is constructed in Italy. Both frames are built from the light, stiff and durable Columbus Life tubing — an ideal choice for a ‘cross bike.
With an oversized head tube and tapered full carbon fork, there’ll be plenty to lean on in muddy conditions, and a full SRAM CX1 groupset, including disc brakes, will keep it manageable. The Erdgeschoss is easily convertible to a single-speed ‘crosser, too, if you’re that way inclined.
Head to the Standert Bicycles shop for more information.
Standert Bicycles Website | Facebook | Instagram
Special thanks to Constantin Gerlach for the photography.
