A little of the old and a little of the new, our classic Croix de Fer means you can have it both ways.Key Features: Our Croix de Fer 725 delivers the same refined ride quality thanks to Reynolds 725 tubing. They mandrel butt and heat-treat this alloy so that thinner walls can be used compared to non-heat-treated steels. The ability to run up to a 45mm rear tyre and a 50mm front tyre on the provided 700c rims increase the all-terrain ability of the Croix - and it doesn't end there. If you want to experiment with 650B wheels, you could run up to a 44mm rear tyre and a 50mm front tyre. Importantly, we've kept standard QR dropouts so your 9mm wheelsets can keep turning for another few years. A trio of bottle cage mounts and threaded bottom bracket combine to make this Croix de Fer the quintessential adventure bike.