Hardtail

The Womble is for lovers of single-track and adventure. It’s a new bike for old souls. It’s a cult. It’s a Moots. Wake up ungodly early. Coffee, camelback, breakfast burrito, rain jacket and bike. No fresh tire tracks on the moist morning dirt, but dew dripping cobwebs, and rising mist surround. It doesn’t take long to feel the pulse pounding in your neck as you apply pressure up the first steep switchbacks. Soon, the trail opens. Keep those fingers off the brakes and trust in the bike as you let your muscles relax and float through a hoard of slate and limestone traps. The tread hums as speed turns to force and the traction over the rock-embedded trail blows dry fall leaves off every turn. Our passion for seeking pristine singletrack is instinctual and decades deep. It’s what keeps us going and has inspired our bikes since 1981. It’s strange to admit, but we press forward to satisfy our own passion for the trails that inspire us. We love simplicity, reliability and efficiency. Let’s skip the clichés and simply acknowledge that for us riding singletrack is mastery of up and down and our twisted obsession in balancing adventure and sheer speed between point to point. We don’t know what bucket to classify it, to us it’s just mountain biking. Moots was early to utilize the 29” wheel platform, and the Womble builds on that with a 29” specific geometry and ample clearance for 2.6” tires. We wanted a bike that tracked like nothing we’ve built before. The Womble boasts an all new and proprietary double butted top and down tube in the largest diameters we’ve ever built in order to create the stiffest and strongest front end possible. This gives strength to stretch the front center measurement and mate to 140mm travel fork, just to add a bit more reach. The Womble is a 1x specific frame and this one is built with Shimano’s value/performance monster XT 8100 1×12 gruppo and anchored with the Rock Shox Pike Ultimate 140 with 42mm offset that is simply the smoothest, stiffest and best tracking suspension we could mate the Womble to. Behind the Name – Womble We’ve been building bikes for almost 40 years at Moots and mountain bikes have been at the heart of what we do from the outset. The launch of our newest mountain bike, the Womble, is a tribute to the kind of riding we all love at Moots. Built as a cross country bike for both fun and long days in the saddle, we named this bike after the iconic Womble trail in Mt. Ida, Arkansas.

The Bottom Line: Perfect for XC trails, single-track, backroad gravel, bike packing. A modern classic, genuine all-rounder and genuinely fun. Legacy: The Mountaineer was the name of the original Moots steel mountain bike of the 80’s. This current rendition takes the place of the much loved Mooto X YBB with a longer travel fork, more tire clearance and modern mountain bike geometry. Product Details The Mountaineer name has a storied past with Moots dating back to one of the first ever mountain bikes we produced in 1983. We deemed this bike worthy to use that name again as it points to a bike that is as versatile as it is timeless. Built around a 120mm travel fork and mated to our YBB micro-suspension soft tail to provide the rider with just enough to take the edge off trail imperfections on any terrain. Our oversized seamless 3/2.5 titanium tubeset is at the heart of the Mountaineer and provides durability and stiffness across the size range. YBB MICRO SUSPENSION: The legend lives on. Our legendary YBB micro suspension softtail. OVERSIZED SEAMLESS TUBESET: Oversized, thin walled, US Made tubeset that is available in multiple diameters and wall thickness. MODERN GEOMETRY: Progressive 29” geometry for confidence inspiring handling.

The Bottom Line: Perfect for XC trails, single-track, backroad gravel, bike packing. A modern classic, genuine all-rounder and genuinely fun. ***************************************************************** Angry Catfish Bicycle is one of the largest Moots dealers in the country. We have bikes coming in stock throughout the year. Text, call, or email if you're considering a Moots. We may have the bike you're looking for coming in, or we can work with you to build the bike of your dreams. We'd love to help you. ***************************************************************** Product Details That kind of pure mountain biking has been shaping our bikes since we started out in 1981 and this bike – designed to be a perfect cross-country steed for long, fun days in the saddle – is our tribute to that. We named the Womble after the iconic Womble Trail in Mt. Ida, Arkansas. The Womble is a 1x specific frame with a progressive 29? geometry and ample clearance for 2.6? tires. Proprietary double butted top and down tubes in the largest diameters we’ve ever built creates the stiffest and strongest front end possible. This extra strength allows us to stretch the front triangle for added reach and the increased travel of a 140mm fork; a Rock Shox Pike Ultimate 140 with 42mm offset for the smoothest, stiffest and best tracking suspension we could mate the Womble to. Moots Proprietary Double butted top and down tube - sourced for the Womble, this combination of tubes handles long travel forks while prioritizing stiffness and strength. Curved Seat Tube - making room for 2.6” tires to keep the rear end tucked, tight and on point for this snappy all-mountain hardtail. 140 MM Travel Fork Ready - long travel makes this hardtail a formidable contender for all conditions.

The MXC is the solution to riders looking for a lightweight titanium hardtail designed for buff trails, demanding climbs, hours of hard pedaling, and those areas in the world where “downcountry” trends don’t apply. The Bottom Line: Perfect for XC trails, single-track, and backroad gravel. A modern classic, truly high-performance bike, and genuinely fun. Legacy: A close cousin to the MX RSL and Mooto X of past years with updated tire clearance, longer travel fork and more modern day off-road geometry. Product Details We could say it’s an XC or marathon bike, but it would be boring to put such narrow labels on a bike this exciting! The 1x-specific frame has space for a whopping 38T ring, clearance for 2.4” tires, and space for up to 3 water bottle mounts. The lightweight, large diameter, double-butted front triangle joins a T47 bottom bracket and boost 148mm dropouts to manifest in ultimate axle-to-axle tracking. The MXC is best paired with 100mm suspension forks to achieve a refreshing 69-degree* headtube angle. And no, that’s not a typo – this rig is purpose-built for riders seeking a bike that excels in high-speed terrain. Moots Proprietary Double Butted Front Triangle - our most advanced mountain bike tube set to date. T47 Bottom Bracket - bigger tubes, more weld space, enhanced axle-to-axle tracking. What’s not to love! UDH Equipped - light, fast, and ready for the most advanced drivetrains.

Bottom line: Single speeding in its purist form for all XC trails, single-track and backcountry exploration. Legacy: Past single speeds in the Moots lineup: Mooto X, Mooto X YBB, Psychlo X and Vamoots all have a single thing in common: 1 gear, no waiting. Product Details Single speeding strips away all other decisions other than pedal, coast and carrying your momentum through turns and up and over that next obstacle. The Womble Slider carries the same fun-loving geometry as our standard geared Womble. Gears have been stripped away and clean sliding dropouts provide an uber reliable single speed drivetrain. Our proprietary double butted tubing of the Womble make for the perfect single speed platform; signature Moots ride quality, stiff under hard pedaling and creating the strongest frontend possible for precision handling with up to a 140mm travel suspension fork. Available as a complete bikes with hand selected components that are optimized for the single speed rider. US made parts including Boone Titanium cog with Moots made Ti spacers and White Industries Cranks, Headset, BB, & Hubs. And no lack of modern technology including carbon Astral rims, Enve carbon stem, bar, Sram hydraulic 4-piston brakes and wireless Reverb dropper. MOOTS PROPRIETARY DOUBLE BUTTED TOP AND DOWN TUBE: Sourced for the Womble, this combination of tubes handles long travel forks while prioritizing stiffness and strength. CURVED SEAT TUBE: Making room for 2.6” tires to keep the rear end tucked, tight and on point for this snappy all-mountain hardtail. 140 MM TRAVEL FORK READY: Long travel makes this hardtail a formidable contender for all conditions.