IN BRIEF
Moots has completely redesigned the Womble, the titanium hardtail it welds in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. The new version takes 2.6in tyres in 29in, with a head angle about a degree slacker than on the previous Womble, built around the 140 mm fork the model has used since its debut. According to the official spec sheet, the frame alone starts at $4,799 in the United States, and the complete Level 1 build, in either SRAM XO or Shimano XT, is quoted at $9,999. The brand presents this bike as the culmination of more than forty-five years spent welding titanium.
| Bare frame price | From 4,799 US dollars |
| Complete build, Level 1 | 9,999 US dollars (SRAM XO or Shimano XT) |
| Limited-edition finish | + 1,500 US dollars |
| Material | American titanium, welded in Steamboat Springs, Colorado |
| Fork | 140 mm of travel (The Radavist, Bikepacking.com) |
| Tyre clearance | 29 × 2.6in |
| Derailleur hanger | UDH |
| Warranty | Limited lifetime |
There are brands that roll out something new every season, and then there is Moots. The Colorado workshop had not thoroughly reworked its Womble — a titanium hardtail launched in 2020 and named after an Arkansas trail, the 36-mile IMBA Epic — since the singlespeed Womble Slider, with its Paragon sliding dropouts, announced in May 2023. The new version aims more explicitly at going downhill.
What changes on the new Moots Womble
The overhaul comes down to two figures — the fork, for its part, does not move: the Womble has been designed around 140 mm since its debut, a travel figure that both The Radavist and Bikepacking.com point out, Moots itself not quoting it on its product page. Tyre clearance, first: Moots claims “room for 2.6in tyres while keeping the rear end short, tight and lively”. And finally a head angle that the brand describes as “about 1° slacker than the previous Womble”, which “adds stability and confidence when the trail gets steep, loose or fast, without dulling the way the bike handles”.
The frame also carries a UDH derailleur hanger, SRAM’s universal standard, which Moots justifies by durability and compatibility with modern drivetrains. A quiet update, but it is what now decides the resale value of a titanium frame: a bike meant to last twenty years has every interest in accepting the derailleurs of the next twenty.
Pricing that stays American
The Moots product page lists “from $4,799.00 US” for the bare frame. Bikepacking.com fills in the rest of the range: the limited-edition finish adds $1,500, and the complete Level 1 build — in either SRAM XO or Shimano XT — is quoted at $9,999. As of 8 August, the official spec sheet shows no euro pricing; these figures are therefore those of the American market.
Then there is the argument Moots keeps putting forward, and which explains part of the bill: “For over 45 years, Moots has been building titanium bikes in Steamboat Springs, one at a time.” The frames are welded by hand in Colorado, from titanium the brand says it sources in the United States, and covered by a limited lifetime warranty. That is the implicit contract of this kind of bike: you do not buy it for the season, you buy it for the rest of your riding life.
