The Wilde Spelljammer is a new randonneuring-inspired bike from the Minnesota-based brand that brings the hallmarks of yesteryear into today. With clearance for 45mm tires, 132.5mm spacing, and rim brakes, this is a classically designed bike made with all the function today’s production framebuilders can provide…

The new Wilde Spelljammer is the brand’s latest foray into speciality production bikes with a bit of flair. Made with filed lugs, rim brakes, and other elements that uncommon these days, the announcement for the Spelljammer is a “pre-book.” Wilde owner Jeff Frane says, “It’s going to take about eight months to fill the order. We’ll be placing it at the end of August, so with shipping, we should be delivering the frames early next summer. We hope to do sizes sizes S,M,L,XL,XXL. We have to order 15 of each size and are not going to order XXL without some prebook commitments. So tall folks, jump on it if you’re interested, because this is the only chance. We plan to make 75 or so frames total.”

Wilde Spelljammer
  • Wilde Spelljammer
  • Wilde Spelljammer
  • Wilde Spelljammer

With clearance for 700 x 45mm tires and 132.5mm spacing, the Wilde Spelljammer is a neo-retro platform that’s likely to divide opinion. With a sect of the cycling and bikepacking community all but ready to cast off rim brakes as a relic of the past, the Spelljammer will surely tickle a someone’s fancy with their custom dropout stamps, Oxblood paint, and picturesque lines.

Wilde Spelljammer Geo

Size SM MD LG XL XXL
Effective TT Length 540 555 565 585 600
Reach 379 383.9 387.1 401.5 404.8
Front Center 614.9 620.4 620.9 641.3 650.7
CS Length 438 438 438 445 445
Effective ST Angle 74 73.5 73.5 73.5 73
ST Length 492 522 552 572 592
HT Angle 70.5 71 72 72 72
HT Length 135 150 170 190 210
Fork Length 395 395 395 395 395
BB Drop 72 72 72 72 72
Stack 561.4 577.6 600.6 619.6 638.6
  • Wilde Spelljammer
  • Wilde Spelljammer

Speaking to the limited run of the Spelljammer, Jeff also said, “On the island of Taiwan, there is literally only one person left in the trade who does the kind of delicate filing required for these large fillets to look good. They are getting up there in age and are semi-retired at this point. They’ve also gotten really into farming and are now only working around their harvest/planting schedule. They’ve agreed to do one last batch, which is why we have to make this happen now. And can’t do it again.”

The bike also features a “nubbin” in the 132.5mm dropouts that allows for easier wheel-removal with QR skewers, has braze-ons on the fork blades for racks, bags, and fenders, and features internal brake routing for more optimized bag mounting, as well as dynamo routing on the fork blade. Pricing for the Wilde Spelljammer starts at $1,600 and will only be done in this single-run format.

For more on the Spelljammer, visit WildeBikes.com

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