Esker Cycles Lorax Steel Drop Bar Mountain Bike

Announced back in May, the Esker Lorax is the ultimate, do-anything drop-bar mountain bike. Today the brand just announced a more affordable steel chassis material. Let’s check it out!

Named after the iconic Dr. Seuss character, the Lorax is the defender of wild and natural spaces. Utilizing the same quad-butted steel tube set as Esker’s iconic Hayduke hardtail, giving it a supple, yet durable ride. The Lorax is available as a frameset with a Wolf Tooth Lithic Carbon Mountain fork painted to match or as a complete build.

Esker Lorax Quick Hits

Mountain bike fit and feel. Designed with shorter stems and wider handlebars in mind for more control and better handling in rough terrain.
Optimized geometry for a rigid fork with a 495mm axle to crown, or a 120mm suspension fork.
Mountain bike spacing standards: 73mm BSA bottom bracket, Boost spacing, 44mm head tube, 31.6 seat tube.
Dropper compatible, with internal routing at the seat tube.
Designed around a 29 x 2.2” tire with clearance for up to a 29 x 2.6”
15 attachment points + rack/fender mounts. Directly mount a toptube bag plus 3-pack mounts on both the bottom and top of your downtube.
Custom drawn externally tapered, seamless, quadruple butted, heat treated 4130 DOM Chromoly tubeset that is specific to each frame size.
Adjustable UDH Portage Dropout with a new Flat Mount version for the Lorax. Dial in your chainstay length or run as a singlespeed.
Painted-to-match Wolf Tooth Lithic Carbon Mountain fork with adjustable offset and 3-pack mounts.
Colors: Saguaro (Metallic Green), Burlap (Tan), Dusk (Dark Blue).

The Lorax steel is equipped with everything you would expect from an Esker: External cable routing, a threaded bottom bracket, and 44mm head tube. The Lorax also has 22 attachment points for all of your adventure accessories. This also includes top tube, rack, and fender mounts built into the frame.