Introducing the Sour Bicycles Cowboy Cookie and Double Choc

Three years ago, Sour Bicycles teased their plans to move some of their production closer to their home base in eastern Germany. A week later, they officially announced they’d be moving all of their mountain bike production from Taiwan back home. They’re calling this new chapter their “Homebrew” project, and all Dresden-made frames are built on a quarterly basis. As of today, they’re pushing forward with two new Saxony-made models that mark their first go at offering full-suspension mountain bikes. While they share the same Horst Link suspension, rear triangle, and design elements, they are two different bikes with distinct goals in mind. Dig into the details on the new Sour Bicycles Cowboy Cookie and Double Choc below.

Sour Bicycles Cowboy Cookie

Of the two new models, the Cowboy Cookie looks to be the more bikepacking-friendly option. It’s a short-travel, full-suspension mountain bike designed around 120-130mm travel up front and 120mm of rear travel with an adjustable flip chip. According to Sour, the Cowboy Cookie “is for all-day rides, short rips, or heading out beyond the horizon.” It has a custom-butted 4130 Chromoly steel frame, 7075-T6 aluminum stays, external cable routing, standard bottle mounts in the main triangle, and mounts under the top tube. Sour gives the option for additional mounts, including top tube mounts, upon request. The headtube, seatpost clamp, and bottom bracket are all designed by Sour. The seatstays and rocker are being machined by Simon at Actofive Cycles in Dresden, and the chainstays are made by Sour.

The Cowboy Cookie comes in three sizes (M-XL), all of which share a 65.5° head tube angle, 438.5mm chainstays, 77.6° effective seat tube angle, and a 34.8mm bottom bracket drop. The frame has clearance for 2.5″ tires, uses a 31.6mm seatpost, and all sizes are based around 29″ wheels, aside from the small, which uses a 27.5″ rear wheel/mullet setup. However, the small was just added as an option and isn’t quite available just yet, but it should be later this year. Learn more here.

Sour Racing Development program (SRD)

The launch of the Cowboy Cookie also marks the launch of the new Sour Racing Development program (SRD), and it’s the first SRD model in their lineup. Here’s how Sour describes the SRD: “This bike is designed and built with specific uses in mind, and we only have so much capacity to produce it. By putting the model in its new SRD-home, we keep it limited, only opening ordering for the frame two or three times per year, and therefore keep everything under control. Whether or not you take your new bike racing, well, that’s up to you!”

Sour Double Choc

The Double Choc shares many of the same specs as the Cowboy Cookie, but it’s a longer travel bike for rowdier riding and all-mountain riding. It’s designed around a 140-160mm fork, a 136/148mm rear shock, and has clearance for 2.5″ tires. Compared to the Cowboy Cookie, it has a 1° slacker head tube angle, 1° steeper seat tube angle, longer chainstays, and a longer overall wheelbase. It has the same externally routed cables, frame specs, boost hub spacing, a 73mm threaded bottom bracket, and a SRAM UDH rear dropout. Learn more here.

How (and when) To Purchase

Because the Sour Cowboy Cookie and its bigger sibling, the Double Choc, are part of the Sour Racing Development (SRD) program, production is limited. The Cowboy Cookie and Double Choc are available for pre-order on the following dates, and production takes 10 to 12 weeks:

—4 June 2024 (Limited to 20 frames)
—23 August 2024 (Limited to 20 frames)
—17 October 2024 (Limited to 20 frames)
—18 February 2025 (Limited to 20 frames)

Pricing for both the Cowboy Cookie and Double Choc frameset is set at €3,499 (incl. 19% German VAT) or €2,940 (~$3,195 USD) for customers outside of the EU. There are options to add suspension and other components at checkout, and Sour offers a couple of standard powder coat options for free. Custom colors are available for an upcharge. Framesets can be ordered directly through your local Sour dealer or online at Sour.Bike.

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