Wilde Supertramp Frameset — Segmented Steel Fork, Dirt Champagne

Wilde Supertramp — one bicycle for the whole world of cycling

The Supertramp is Wilde Bicycle Co.'s bikepacking, trekking and all-terrain platform, and the word platform is doing real work in that sentence. This is not a frameset built around a single discipline. It is built around the idea that one bicycle, configured thoughtfully, can carry you through a month in the backcountry, a weekend on forest roads, and the ride to the corner shop on Tuesday evening — without ever feeling like the wrong tool.

In Dirt Champagne it is the more contemporary of the two Supertramp finishes: a warm, dusty metallic that reads almost neutral in flat light and picks up a golden cast in the sun. It is also the technically current one — the Dirt Champagne frames are UDH compatible, where the Grey / Green frames are not.

Built to be configured, not just ridden

What separates the Supertramp from most steel all-rounders is how little it dictates. The front triangle is deliberately shaped to swallow a large frame bag. There are three-pack mounts above and below the down tube, bottle bosses on the seat tube, feedbag mounts on the top tube, full fender mounts, and rack mounts front and rear. Stealth dropper routing is built in, so a modern dropper post disappears into the frame rather than hanging off it.

You can build it as a drop-bar expedition bike, a flat-bar trekking machine, a rigid 29er for singletrack, or a genuinely capable commuter. The frame does not push you toward any one of those.

The segmented steel fork

Wilde's signature segmented steel fork is what makes the front of this bike as useful as the rear. Double eyelets at the dropouts, three-pack mounts on the blades, a dedicated mid-blade rack mount, fender mounts, internal dynamo routing, and mounts for Surly 8-pack and 24-pack racks.

It clears a 29 × 2.8in tyre — wider than the frame itself — which gives you room to run a larger front tyre for comfort and float on rough surfaces, or simply to fit a big tyre alongside a mudguard. Internal dynamo routing means a proper front light for night riding, winter commuting or long unsupported days, with no exposed wiring anywhere on the fork.

Geometry for loaded days

Comfortable off-road touring geometry that happens to work beautifully as an all-rounder. The stack is tall, the reach is longish to maximise front triangle space and allow a modern short stem, and the trail figure is chosen to balance off-road handling against the ability to carry a front load with confidence.

That last point matters more than it sounds. Plenty of frames will accept a front rack; far fewer are designed so the steering still behaves once that rack is loaded. The Supertramp is designed for the loaded case first.

Wilde TLC tubing

The tubeset is Wilde's own TLC chromoly — Tough, Light, Compliant. It is double-butted, and the diameters, wall thicknesses and butting profiles are selected model by model and size by size rather than applied uniformly across the range. The result is a frame that survives years of hard use, stays as light as steel practically allows, and takes the edge off rough ground instead of transmitting every ridge into your hands.

Cable management done properly

Routing uses a modular guide system beneath the down tube that can be configured for AXS, 1× or dropper post routing, and it is compatible with Paragon Machine Works guides. The stays carry full-loop braze-on guides. Wilde's view, which we share, is that plastic zip ties on a high-end frame are inelegant — so there are none anywhere on this bike.

Specifications

• Frame material: Wilde TLC double-butted chromoly steel
• Fork: Wilde segmented chromoly steel
• Colour: Dirt Champagne
• Sizes: X-Small, Small, Medium, Large, X-Large
• Wheel size: 29in (700c) across all sizes
• Frame tyre clearance: up to 29 × 2.6in
• Fork tyre clearance: up to 29 × 2.8in
• Maximum chainring: 36t
• Headset: EC34/34 (Dirt Champagne specification)
• Bottom bracket: 73 mm English threaded (BSA)
• Brake type: post mount rear, ISO disc mounts on fork
• Rear spacing: Boost, 12 mm thru axle (1.5 × 178 mm)
• Front spacing: 110 mm Boost, 15 mm thru axle (1.5 × 135 mm)
• Seatpost: 31.6 mm — seat collar 35.0 mm
• Dropper post: stealth internal routing
• Derailleur hanger: UDH compatible
• Frame mounts: three-pack top and bottom of down tube, seat tube bottle bosses, top tube feedbag mounts, fender mounts, rack mounts
• Fork mounts: double eyelet fork ends, three-pack mounts, mid-blade rack mount, fender mounts, Surly 8-pack and 24-pack rack mounts
• Routing: internal dynamo routing in fork, modular down tube guides (AXS / 1× / dropper, Paragon Machine Works compatible), full-loop braze-ons on stays
• Country of manufacture: Taiwan (Maxway)
• Warranty: Wilde Bicycle Co. manufacturer warranty against defects in materials and workmanship

What is included

Frame and segmented steel fork, with thru axles and derailleur hanger. Headset, bottom bracket, seat collar and all other components are sold separately. This is a frameset, not a complete bicycle.

Frequently asked questions

Which size should I choose?
The Supertramp is available in five sizes, from X-Small to X-Large, all built around 29in (700c) wheels. Because the reach is deliberately long to open up front triangle space, sizing does not always map directly from other brands — riders coming from a conventional touring frame often size down. Rather than guess, send us your height, inseam and current bike position and we will confirm the size against Wilde's geometry chart before you order. Or come to L'Hirondelle Bike Shop in Meppel and we will measure you properly.

What tyres will actually fit?
The frame clears up to 29 × 2.6in and the fork up to 29 × 2.8in. The fork is deliberately the more generous of the two, so you can run a wider front tyre than rear if you want extra float and comfort up front. If you plan to fit full-coverage mudguards, drop a little width from those maximums — at absolute maximum clearance there is not enough room left for a guard.

Is this frame UDH compatible?
Yes — but only in this finish. The Dirt Champagne frames are UDH compatible; the Grey / Green frames are not. UDH is SRAM's Universal Derailleur Hanger, now adopted across most of the industry, so the frame takes a standard hanger available in almost any bike shop worldwide rather than a proprietary part. It also opens the door to SRAM's direct-mount Transmission drivetrains later on.

Can I run a dropper post?
Yes, and it is designed in rather than tolerated. The frame has stealth internal dropper routing and takes a 31.6 mm post with a 35.0 mm seat collar. The modular down tube guide system can be configured specifically for dropper routing, or for AXS or 1× if you would rather not run one.

Can I fit racks, mudguards and bags all at once?
That is precisely what this frameset is for. The fork takes Surly 8-pack and 24-pack racks plus a mid-blade rack mount, both frame and fork have full fender mounts, the rear takes a rack, and the front triangle is shaped around a large frame bag. Realistically you will be reducing tyre width somewhat to run guards alongside everything else, but the mounting points are all there.

Can a steel frame be repaired if I damage it?
Yes, and on an all-steel bike that applies to the fork too. Chromoly can be re-tubed, dent-repaired or have mounts added by any competent framebuilder, and it fails gradually and visibly rather than catastrophically. On a frameset intended for remote touring, that is a meaningful practical advantage.

Can you build it up for me?
Yes. Our workshop at L'Hirondelle Bike Shop in Meppel builds complete bikes from framesets, and we can source drivetrain, wheels and finishing kit to your specification and budget. Tell us how you intend to use it — expedition touring, drop bar, flat bar, rigid trail — and we will put a build sheet together.