Crust’s new Evasion Trail 140 takes design inspiration from Honda’s iconic Trail 90 and 110 motorbikes while adapting their signature frame to a slightly less aggressive end. For more on the Crust Evasion Trail 140, read on…

Inspired by the Honda Trail 90 and 110 aka “postie bike,” the new Crust Evasion Trail 140 is a slight change to their iconic Evasion frame. Fans of Crust will be more than familiar with Matt’s affinity for motorbikes but also his desire to make bikes more suited to folks on the shorter end of the spectrum. As Crust owners Matt and Cheech are both on the smaller side, Matt has always spoken to a willingness to build bikes around something the 26″ wheel size. With the Evasion Trail 140, that’s exactly what they’ve done!

  • Crust Evasion Trail 140
  • Crust Evasion Trail 140
Crust Evasion Trail 140
  • Crust Evasion Trail 140
  • Crust Evasion Trail 140
  • Crust Evasion Trail 140

While the geometry of the Evasion Trail 140 is largely unchanged from that of its non-step-thru counterpart, per Crust, the alteration in design makes the frame more amenable to flat or alt bar setups. The Evasion Trail 140 is also based around Boost spacing at both the front and rear, with a 26 x 3.0″ tire being the ideal; you don’t see that everyday!

Measurement Small Medium Large
Top Tube (Effective) 590 620 620
Top Tube (Center to Center) 570 593 624
Top Tube Slope 22° 17° 13°
Seat Tube (Center to Center) 447 525 605
Head Tube Angle 70 71 71
Seat Tube Angle 74 73 73
Head Tube Length 125 155 205
Stack from Bottom Bracket 542 575 622
Reach from Bottom Bracket 430 443 458
Chainstay Length 431 431 431
Bottom Bracket Height 300 300 300
Bottom Bracket Drop 55 55 55
Standover 675 723 796
Rake 45 45 45
Trail 82 75 75

Matt did an entire build and write up on his own Evasion Trail 140, albeit in a different color, on the Crust blog. In it, he talks about his love for the motorbike, the inspired push-bike design, and sums the comparison between the two up by saying, “Now, is it as amazingly good looking as the Honda trail 90? Well that is a matter of opinion I guess, but my opinion would be a no. Does it come with a rip ya arms off 7 HP? Well, no. It’s called the Evasion trail 140 because I average a piss weak 140 watts and its power is all up to the pilot.”

Crust Evasion Trail 140
  • Crust Evasion Trail 140
  • Crust Evasion Trail 140

I’m a big fan of everyone at Crust and have a deep admiration for their desire to create offerings for a distinctly underserved portion of the bike market. In trying to address my own blind spots in bike knowledge, considerations for anyone under 5’5″ are always something more of us in the industry need to be conscious of. The Crust team is putting their money where their mouth is with the Evasion Trail 140, and I can only applaud that effort.

For more on the Evasion Trail 140, visit CrustBikes.com.

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