Singletrack/MTB
Gravel/All-road
Dirt-road Touring
Fat-bike
The Wilde Heighliner is a new gravel bike from the Minneapolis-based company made for fast and long days in the saddle. Built from double-butted titanium, the Heighliner is a Dune-inspired bike with a few interesting twists. See it here…
Named after a ship from the Dune universe, the Wilde Heighliner is a new production titanium offering from the US-based brand that looks ideal for gravel racers seeking a fast bike with massive clearances. Utilizing a double-butted titanium main triangle, tapered stays, and Wilde’s Waypoint carbon fork, this gravel bike features clearances for 2.25″ tires and plenty of mounting points. With attachments for a top tube bag, three-pack mounts under the downtube, and fender mounts, the Heighliner could fit the bill for both gravel racing and bikepacking.
The Heighliner uses a T47 bottom bracket, is UDH compatible, and has fully internal cable routing plus internal fork routing for a dynamo. In a somewhat unusual move, the headset is EC44/EC44, which is specifically designed for internal routing, and according to Wilde, the bike is only specced for electronic groupsets. This new titanium gravel bike is also 1x only, has a 27.2mm seatpost, uses flat mount brakes, and has 12 x 142/12 x 100 spacing.
Wilde Heighliner Geometry
| Size | SM | MD | LG | XL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effective TT Length | 543 | 554 | 566 | 585 |
| Reach | 377 | 380 | 383.6 | 398 |
| Headtube Extension | 45 | 45 | 40 | 40 |
| CS Length | 440 | 440 | 440 | 440 |
| Effective ST Angle | 74 | 73.5 | 73.5 | 73.5 |
| ST Length | 446 | 473 | 502 | 522 |
| HT Angle | 70.5 | 71 | 72 | 72 |
| HT Length | 140 | 150 | 170 | 190 |
| Fork ATC | 398 | 398 | 398 | 398 |
| BB Drop | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
| Stack | 577 | 589 | 610 | 631 |
| Rider Height | 5’4″-5’7″ | 5’7″-5’9″ | 5’10”-6’0″ | 5’11”-6’2″ |
Made in Taiwan by the same people who manufacture both the Wilde Dark Star and Mean Jeans, the idea behind the Heighliner is to offer customers the opportunity to purchase a titanium frame at a more affordable price point than the company’s US-made options. Currently, the Heighliners are only available as a frameset in the Marbled Green color, retailing for $3,300. Wilde expects these to land in June of 2026, with the current sales being a pre-book.
For more on the Wilde Heighliner, visit WildeBikes.com.
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