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German brand Tout Terrain is shaking things up with today’s announcement of its debut drailleur-based 29er, the Catalina, which is also its first model offered as a standalone frame kit. Learn more about the new Pinion-less Tout Terrain Catalina steel hardtail here…
Teased at this year’s Sea Otter Classic (find our coverage here), the Tout Terrain Catalina is a new hardtail 29er that ditches the Pinion drive for a rear derailleur. It’s designed to maintain the German brand’s key pillars of capability, long-distance comfort, and long-term durability while offering a nimbler feel for afternoon laps on fast, flowy trails. Its powder-coated Thermocrom frame features top tube bosses, two bottle mounts, downtube bosses, and rack mounts, making it ready for double duty as a bikepacking rig. A 120mm suspension fork balances sporty agility with readiness for multi-day missions.
In a Tout Terrain first, the Catalina is offered as a standalone frame kit. It can be delivered as a frame-only option or with a Tout Terrain Adventure II Carbon Rigid Fork or a RockShox Reba Gold 3P Crown B1 suspension fork. It’s offered in four sizes, from small to extra-large, in buyer’s choice of color. Frames are $1,625 (€1,300), and the rigid and suspension frame kits are $2,274 and $2,174, respectively.
For folks who’d prefer a ready-made bike, Tout Terrain offers a single Select 7.1 build kit for $4,099 (€3,199). It features sensible specs: a 1×12 Shimano Deore drivetrain, a 120mm RockShox Reba Gold fork, WTB KOM Tough i30 rims with in-house hubs, a OneUp dropper post, Continental Trinotal, 29 x 2.4″ tires, and a Tout Terrain cockpit. Find complete build details below.
Tout Terrain Catalina Select 7.1 Build Kit
- Frame: Tout Terrain Catalina
- Fork: RockShox Reba Gold (120mm)
- Rims: WTB KOM Tough i30
- Hubs: Tout Terrain
- Tires: Continental Trinotal, 29 x 2.4″
- Handlebars: Tout Terrain Ergo Rise 18 (780mm)
- Crankset: Shimano Deore | FC-M6200 | 32T
- Cassette: Shimano Deore | CS-M7200-12 | 10-51T
- Derailleur(s): Shimano Deore | RD-RM7200
- Brakes: Shimano BR-MT620
- Shifter(s): Shimano Deore 1×12
- Seatpost: OneUp V3
The Catalina is inspired by the Outback, Tout Terrain’s flat-bar Pinion adventure bike, which Josh and I reviewed last year, but it’s tweaked for trail riding with 30mm shorter chainstays and a lower weight. Beyond dropper routing, it adds internal cable routing, a threaded bottom bracket, and Tout Terrain’s Ergo-Stop II steering stopper on top of the head tube, plus a small, forged “TT” on the chainstays—a unique touch. Its measurements are quite compact and conservative across the board. You can browse the full geometry chart below.
Tout Terrain Catalina Geometry
| Size | SM | MD | LG | XL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seat Tube Length C-to-T (mm) | 400 | 430 | 470 | 500 |
| Seat Tube Length C-to-C (mm) | 339 | 367 | 404 | 432 |
| Top Tube Length (mm) | 595 | 615 | 640 | 655 |
| Head Tube Length (mm) | 100 | 110 | 120 | 130 |
| Chainstay Length (mm) | 438 | 438 | 438 | 438 |
| Wheelbase (mm) | 1132 | 1153 | 1173 | 1199 |
| Bottom Bracket Drop (mm) | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 |
| Head Tube Angle (°) | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 |
| Seat Tube Angle (°) | 73.5 | 73.5 | 73.5 | 73.5 |
| Stack (mm) | 616 | 625 | 634 | 644 |
| Reach (mm) | 426 | 438 | 461 | 473 |
| Standover Height (mm) | 784 | 803 | 826 | 844 |
| Fork Length (mm) | 507 | 507 | 507 | 507 |
| Fork Offset (mm) | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 |
Interested in a Catalina? Readers in the US find details at Tout-Terrain.bike. Those elsewhere can visit Tout-Terrain.de. Pre-orders are open now, and lead times for frame kits and completes are around 12 to 18 weeks.
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