This bike is at home on the mean streets of big cities across the world. A frame design inspired by the versatility, comfort and easy rolling of our 29ers makes for a great companion, wherever your adventures take you. The efficient ride position combined with a light frame and rigid, precise-steering aluminium fork turns every road into an adventure. The Travel EXC is your ideal travel companion, whether you're zipping through the streets or taking your time and soaking in the sights.

Frame: The Travel EXC deserves the best: a lightweight, efficient, comfortable and sturdy aluminium frame. It's a 29er-inspired design featuring clearance for tyres up to 2.25in, which translates into superb comfort and puncture resistance. The tapered head tube and accurate rigid aluminium fork provide precise handling at high speed, even when fully laden. The double butted tubeset was welded with our proprietary Smooth Welding technique and head and seat tube junctions. The 3D forged dropout includes the disc brake mount and allows the CUBE kickstand to be fitted, while our Frame Safe System derailluer hanger is replaceable in case of accidental damage - which means the frame won't be a write-off if the worst happens. And, of course, the frame passed the stringent standards set by our own CUBE test collective.

Features: The rear kickstand is made by Hebie in Germany - which means it supports the Travel EXC perfectly. The lightweight luggage rack is solid enough to handle even the toughest of loads, whether on the city streets or a grand tour. If you're planning a round the world trip, you may also want to retrofit a lowrider rack onto the aluminium fork's built-in mounts. Shimano Deore and XT gear components provide 30 gears over the widest possible range to make riding fun whatever the gradient, while matching BR-M315 hydraulic disc brakes add powerful grip when it's needed.