Longing for unseen places…
We worked closely with Kinesis ambassador Emma Osenton for the last few years to create a bike-packing MTB frame that would withstand the toughest of adventure rides. The result is the Fernweh.
A true go-anywhere do-anything frame, the Fernweh is built from lightweight cold-drawn seamless 3Al/2.5V titanium tubing for ultimate strength and rider comfort.
In 2018 Emma rode the gruelling Grenzsteintrophy along the old East–West German border patrol track, which helped define this project. Emma helped fine-tune the frame design to ensure good fit for the rider and, just as vital, for all the essential gear you need to take. She also came up with the name Fernweh – which is a German word meaning ‘a longing for far off places’.
We wanted it to be tough and reliable, yet as comfortable, efficient, and lightweight as possible. If this was a car it would be a Paris–Dakar rally car. How far will you take it?
Available with two fork options: Black or the custom painted Neptune. The Black version has the Columbus logo, the Neptune fork option marries the frame graphics with the Fernweh logo for a complete match.
Futura Fork
• Cold drawn seamless 3Al/2.5V titanium tubing and machined headtube, for ultimate strength and rider comfort.
• Optional Columbus Futura Adventure carbon fork. This new fork is fitted with a ‘flip-chip’ to allow adjustment of the rake of the fork between 45mm and 50mm. It has 110mm Boost spacing, internal dynamo and brake hose routing, cargo mounts and clearance for 29 x 3” tyres.
• Dropped, flat chainstay yoke gives rear end compliance and clearance for 29” Plus tyres.
• 148 x 12mm Boost rear axle spacing is compatible with most modern MTB wheelsets.
• Multiple bottle and luggage mounts ensure that you can carry all the gear you need.
• Dropper post compatible for when the terrain gets steep.
• GW Switch Lever Thru Axles: Clean and simple design with a removable lever.
• Colour laser etched graphics ensure your ride stays looking fresh throughout its life.
• 3AL/2.5V Titanium tubing
• Multi-point cargo and bottle mounts
• Clearance for up to 29 x 3.5” tyres
• 148 x 12mm Boost rear axle spacing
• 1x specific design
• 73mm BSA threaded BB shell
• 31.6mm seat post required.
• Headset required: Zero Stack tapered 44mm upper / 56mm lower
• Optional Columbus Futura Adventure carbon fork
• Geometry optimised for 80mm travel suspension fork.
• GW ‘Switch Lever’ rear axle.
• Sizes: XS, SM, MD, LG, XL
• Weight: 2.3kg (MD frame)
• Warranty: 5 years.
Kinesis ambassador Emma Osenton Bike