Introducing the Stooge Dirt Tracker

The new Dirt Tracker is Stooge’s modern take on the tracker bikes that ruled in post-war Britain. According to Andy of Stooge Cycles, “With their huge handlebars, kinked top tubes, and dirt action attitude, this is my great ‘what if?’ What if the Trackers hadn’t died their natural death in the 1970s and continued to develop into mountain crushing, trail slaying, utilitarian ultra beasts?”

Stooge’s Dirt Tracker is a rigid 29+ mountain bike that’s designed to be as trail-capable as the Dirtbomb but loses the additional tank tube, gains a beefed up biplane fork, and has increased utility with more bottle and rack mounts. Not familiar with original tracker bikes? Stooge put together a detailed article about them here.

Just like the Dirtbomb and Speedbomb, the Stooge Dirt Tracker is only available in the one size: 18″ with 459mm reach (625mm effective top tube). It’s made from seamless, double-butted 4130 Chromoly steel, uses a 30.9mm seatpost with internal dropper routing, boost hub spacing, IS brake mounts front and rear, and a 73mm threaded bottom bracket with a standard EBB insert. It has a 66-degree head tube angle, a 65mm fork offset, and appears to have lots of potential as a dedicated bikepacking rig.

The Dirt Tracker comes in three color options: Duster Blue, Rose Tinted, and Sand Rover. There are only 99 in stock, and each frameset comes complete with frame, fork, seatpost clamp, EBB insert, thru-axles, and all mounting bolts. Framesets cost £720 (£600 for US customers, plus £160 in postage) and are available now from StoogeCycles.co.uk.

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