The New Moots Scrambler Won’t Be Here for Long

At the MADE bike show earlier this year, we were the first to get a special look at a new drop-bar adventure bike from Moots that was going to make its debut at the Chris King open house. At the time, it was all very hush-hush to avoid spoiling the big unveiling, but Moots is finally ready to start taking orders. The new Moots Scrambler is, as Moots puts it, “a direct descendant of the Moots Routt ESC and the Baxter before it.”

The Scrambler is a titanium drop-bar mountain bike that’s designed around 29 x 2.4″ tires and a 100mm travel RockShox SID SL fork. It borrows a tubeset similar to the Moots Routt 45 for all-day comfort, the double-butted titanium front triangle of the Moots MXC, and Moots’ iconic wishbone seat stay shape.

The Moots Scrambler makes it easy to haul gear and water thanks to three water bottle mounts inside the main triangle, downtube bosses, top tube bosses, and additional mounts under the top tube for bolt-on framebags. There are rear rack mounts for loaded riding, as well as a dropper post port for internal dropper routing, and the stock Shimano GRX lever on the left side can be used to actuate the dropper.

The Scrambler is offered in four sizes (SM-XL), and each sports a 70° head tube angle, a ~74° seat tube angle, 444mm chainstays, and a 70mm bottom bracket drop. At first glance, it leans further toward the gravel spectrum compared to the Chumba Yaupon or Viral Wanderer we tested, but it looks similar to the Cotic Cascade or Tumbleweed Stargazer. It should make a solid platform for riding a variety of surfaces.

Moots Scrambler Geo

Scrambler Specs

• Frameset: Mixture of double-butted and straight gauge tubes
• 2.4” max tire clearance
• Shimano GRX RX22 x XT M8100 drivetrain
• RockShox SID SL Select 100mm fork
• Chris King MTN30 AL 29” Boost wheelset
• Moots titanium stem and seatpost
• 3x Moots titanium bottle cages
• Zipp XPLR Service Course handlebar
• 44mm headtube
• 73mm Threaded BB
• 30.9mm seatpost
• boost hub spacing
• SRAM UDH rear dropout

Scrambler complete bikes and framesets will only be available through the end of January 2026. It will be offered in a standard brushed finish, as well as being available for special order in all of Moots’ premium anodized finishes. And just for Scrambler customers, there is an extra-limited “Topo” anodized finish that fully envelops the frame, stem, and seatpost.

The complete bike with a brushed finish costs a hefty $9,499 USD (£8,350/€8,195), and with a premium ano finish, it costs $10,499 USD (£9,425/€9,060). The complete bike with the premium topo ano finish costs $10,999 USD (£9,850/€9,490). It’s also available as a frame-only for $5,399 USD (£4,750/€4,660). The Scrambler isn’t a cheap bike, but Moots is known for making some of the highest-quality, Colorado-built titanium frames in the business.

The Scrambler is available to order now, with completed bikes expected to ship in 6-8 weeks. Head over to Moots.com to learn more.

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