OPEN UPPER Concept Gravel Bike

Unlike your typical concept bike, the OPEN UPPER Concept is available and rideable. As you might have noticed, we've cut OPEN's signature dots for ease of writing but spelt correctly, OPEN's CONCE.PT. bike is an imaginatively named gravel bike that signals its new Portuguese credentials - the PT meaning Portugal. As part of the brand's OPEN 2.0 era, OPEN now produces its entire range in Portugal, which the brand has promoted as a net positive for sustainability, proximity to its home base of Switzerland, communication and many other factors.

For longtime OPEN watchers, the UPPER CONCEPT inherits much of OPEN's celebrated design aesthetic but meets modern expectations of aero performance. At this juncture, OPEN's Gerard Vroomen would undoubtedly step in to mention that, while there is a greater awareness of aerodynamics across the OPEN line-up, it comes at zero comprise to OPEN's beloved ride feel, which, as its riders would tell you, trends to the sensational. So compliant is an OPEN frame that its beguiling blend of performance and comfort has been the yardstick for which many other brands have measured the ride characteristics of their bikes. That many have been left wanting is down to Gerard's revered engineering abilities - our words, not his.

As OPEN rightly says, 'Aero is irrelevant if the bike is too uncomfortable to hold your position for long.' That's why OPEN optimized aerodynamics and compliance, creating aero shapes without cutting comfort.

The OPEN UPPER CONCEPT starts as a chassis, which includes the frame, fork, seatpost and integrated one-piece bar/stem. After that, the trail is yours. If you'd like to talk about a Regroup Custom build, starting with a chassis and creating your ideal OPEN UPPER, please don't hesitate to contact us.