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In collaboration with Brother Cycles in the UK, we cooked up something special for our latest giveaway. For Collective Reward #211, one randomly selected Bikepacking Collective member will take home any Brother frameset of their choosing! Find a refresher on their range of models and support our work before April 17th for a chance to win here…
It’s been over 15 years since brothers Will and James Meyer of Brother Cycles in the UK first hatched a plan to produce a simple steel track frame. At the time, they merely wanted something of their own to ride. Fast forward to today, and the small brand has grown into a beloved presence in the alternative bike space. They make no-nonsense bikes to suit a range of riders and pursuits, host community-building rides/events around the UK and Europe, and have launched and teased some truly refreshing products that bring fun and joy back to cycling while remaining capable and practical on various budgets. Frames are designed from their countryside workshop and made in Taiwan by frame builders with over 30 years of experience.
For our latest Collective Reward, we teamed up with the brothers to give away any Brother Cycles frameset of our winner’s choosing. Mehteh, Kepler, Big Bro, Mr Wooden, Stroma, or Allday? You decide! One lucky member of the Bikepacking Collective will have their pick of any in-stock model, up to a $1,290 value for our winner. Find an introduction to their full range below. If you’re a reader and haven’t signed up to make our work possible yet, please consider doing so by hitting the “Click to Join” button at the bottom of this post. We’ve always been fully independent and reader-supported, and our small team relies on our members to produce and share thousands of original reviews, stories, routes, videos, dispatches, and more every year.
Brother Mehteh
Built from Reynolds 725 tubing with an in-house carbon fork, the Mehteh is Brother’s flagship steel gravel frame. They designed it to be capable beyond what you’d expect from the average gravel bike, and it’s ready to handle full-blown bikepacking adventures off the beaten path. The frame boasts clearance for 650b x 2.2″ or 700c x 50mm tires, three bottle mounts, rear rack/fender provisions, an ED coating for rust resistance, flat mount brakes, a SRAM UDH hanger, and thru-axles. The 1.5″ – 1.1/8″ tapered full carbon disc fork has fender/triple cage mounts, dynamo routing, and flip chip dropouts.
The personality of the Mehteh (pronounced /meɪteɪ/) is reflected in its name, a Himalayan word for the mountain-dwelling yeti, which literally translates as “man-beast.” For 2025, the Mehteh is available in Tequilla Sunrise or Stealth Black in sizes XS to XXL. It’s priced at £999 ($1,290) excluding tax. Learn more about the Mehteh here.
Brother Big Bro
Brother’s Big Bro is their do-it-all rigid ATB platform that can run 27.5+ or 29″ wheels. The longstanding fan favorite has taken on countless races on rides across some of the world’s most demanding routes, including the Tour Divide, Silk Road Mountain Race, and Highland Trail. Whether you’re riding fully loaded or stripped back for cruising trails, the Big Bro is up to the task with its durable 4130 Chromoly steel frame, 100mm suspension-corrected fork, 27.5 x 3.0″ or 29 x 2.6″ tire clearance, and loads of mounts.
The Big Bro frame features stealth dropper routing, rack mounts, bottle mounts on the seat tube, down tube, and under the down tube for extra bottle or storage. The fork also features triple bottle mounts to fit further bottle cages or Anything Cages. S-bend chainstays with replaceable alloy thru axle sliding dropouts allow for geared or single-speed setups. It’s offered in Cobalt Blue or Yellow in sizes S through XL. Framesets cost £665 ($860) excluding tax. Find details on the Big Bro here.
Brother Kepler
The Kepler touring frameset has been in Brother’s lineup for around a decade and recently underwent some exciting new design changes. It retains its trusted all-day geometry but adds an all-new lugged steel fork with dynamo routing, internal rear brake cable routing, a brazed seat collar, bottle mounts on the down tube, and a new oak leaf metal head badge.
The frame can run either 700C or 650B wheels and has room for 700 x 45mm or 650 x 48mm tires. The frame is built from double-butted 4130 Chromoly steel for comfort and durability, and they applied an ED coating under the paint to protect against corrosion. It’s fully equipped to fit front and rear racks, fenders, three bottles, and cargo cages on the fork blades.
The updated Kepler is available in Mellow Yellow and Teal is Real in sizes 50 to 60cm. A frameset is priced at £707 ($910) excluding tax. Get to know the 2025 Kepler here.
Brother Mr Wooden
The all-steel Brother Mr Wooden is a multi-purpose frameset made to be an offbeat off-roader, randonneur, gravel bike, or tourer. It’s a distinctive offering that features canti/V-brake mounts and is 650B-specific with room for 50mm tires. It has low-mid trail geometry and a flexible, fast, and fun feel. Wanting to shake up my fleet, I built one last year, and it’s still my most-ridden bike.
Boasting only tried-and-true standards, the Mr Wooden begs to be built up out of the parts bin. Will and James from Brother aptly call it “a middle finger to the throwaway culture we live in today.” The frame has rack/fender mounts, downtube shifter mounts, mid-blade fork mounts, and room for three bottles.
The Mr Wooden is offered in Lilac Metallic or Green Metallic and available in sizes XS to XL. A frameset costs £582 ($750) excluding tax. Learn more about it here.
Brother Stroma
The Stroma is a versatile, year-round road bike suited to the UK’s ever-changing weather and road surfaces. It’s an all-road, fast gravel, endurance bike. However you want to classify it, the Stroma is an extremely capable machine designed to be fast, responsive, and supremely comfortable over distance, no matter how rough it gets. It earns its namesake from a remote island off the rough northeast coast of Scotland that’s battered by ferocious weather and near impenetrable tides.
The frame is constructed out of Reynolds 725 steel, a heat-treated tubing famed for its strength and weight-saving properties and an ideal material for the challenges posed by year-round road riding. Brother matched it with the updated Brother full-carbon road fork up front, which now has internal dynamo routing. The Stroma frame and fork will clear 38mm tires, and it features thru-axle flat-mount dropouts, replaceable dropout inserts, two bottle cages, rear rack mounts, and Di2 routing.
Brother’s 2025 Stroma is available in Electric Blue or Rubble in sizes XS to XL. A frameset costs £999 ($1,290) excluding tax. Find more about the Stroma here.
Brother Allday
Lastly, the Allday is a versatile single-speed/fixed-gear bike that isn’t scared to leave the tarmac. It features S-shaped chainstays to fit 38mm tires with ease and removable canti bosses, giving the option of running cantilever, V-brake, or caliper brakes. The frame features removable brake cable guides and bosses for two bottles, fenders, and front and rear racks. Whether you’re looking for a super commuter, single-speed cross bike, or winter trainer, the TIG-welded Allday can handle it.
Allday framesets are offered in Metallic Mint and Black and available in sizes 52 to 60cm. At the time of posting, pricing for a frameset is just £350 ($450) excluding tax. Find details here.
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