Is This The Perfect All-Road Bike? Standert Pfadfinder review

My review of the newly updated Standert Pfadfinder, a Columbus steel frameset with wide tyre clearance designed for all-road, touring and big adventures with an emphasis on comfort and versatility. But how does it ride and perform?

Content
00:00 Intro
00:24 Who is the bike for?
1:04 Frame manufacturing
1:38 Looks and design
1:58 Modern details
4:19 Price and equipment
4:53 Weight
5:05 Design your own bike
5:33 Is Steel still relevant in a carbon fibre world?
7:43 Ride and handling
8;48 Quick steering
9:16 Fit and geometry
10:10 Tyre clearance
11:12 Tyre size gripe
11:19 Why this style of bike is so good
12:05 Summary and verdict

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[santiagotorres]

Fantastic review. The bike is beatiful. Fantastic frame design. Other models in their web page are amazing. It´s just to expensive even for a brand that does not have retail stores. Fully integrated cockpit and internal tubing is something you do not want for a bike this price that non-professional consumers want to keep for years or decades.

[denisspratt]

Standert has some really cool bikes.
Nice colors and in steel and aluminium.
Definitely some I will consider for my next bike.

[lambo_the]

Fantastic review Dave, thank you. As always, it's refreshing to hear your balanced and jargon busting reviews. This bike is stunning and it's on my shortlist for a wet weather bike, along with the ones mentioned. One thing is for sure, it's the best looking! Pity about all the negative comments though, really does blow my mind.

[thomas_k]

i think this bike looks great. tbf all the standert bikes look awesome. Seeing that its not always necessary to have the lightest bike out of carbon is a great feeling. my two bikes are out of alluminium rose_bikes 8, 5-9kg and a vintage bianchi with steel tubing 10kg. And this video makes me feel even more happy about my 2 bikes. because they are just so simple and all i really need.

[rustn]

Any chance of reviewing the new Kreissage RS? I appreciate your takes and thoroughness and no one seems to have reviewed it yet.

[maxlloyd]

Looks lovely!
Would certainly be considering this if i didn't have my perfect all season bike already!

[npdf]

Looks very nice.. Columbus spirit rides lovely I have it on my Condor Acciaio 😊 ❤ Pete 🚴🏻👍

[onthemoonprod]

I got mine (1200€ discount frame) built by myslef, very good bike, love it, this bike is for someone who really love bike and his phylophy

[Daniel-yfiy]

I live in Colorado Springs and rode my Kona Rove yesterday (11/30/24) in the Black Forest with a lot of snow still everywhere… freezing 🥶

[markwright]

Hi David
Very informative video content as always 👍 and well worth watching if you’re looking for a steel all rounder 🙂🚴‍♂️

[eugeneyem]

Been riding this bike for a couple years now (previous iteration with less mounts and no internal routing) and I'm very happy with it. It's truly a jack of all trades, master of none kind of frame, which makes it perfect for an average Joe like me. Yes, it's heavier and slower than my carbon bike, but I notice that I'm reaching for it more often, because it's just so damn comfortable and fun to ride. Standert even lets you pick the tires - 34mm Vittoria (as in the review) or 36mm challenge Strada Bianca and if you set them up tubeless it's a joy to ride.

[jduarte]

What a great bike! What do you think about the Standert and Mason? Which one is better for you? Better construction and better geometry?

[robmac]

Would love to see you review the new Keissage RS, you’d be the first!

[jrwnd]

What about your favorite Fairlight Secan ? This feels like a commercial Dave.

[markuslanz]

Thank you for the review! How would you compare the ride experience to the Canyon Endurace?

[gamecat]

That Deda Superbox system is so ugly looking on round tubed bikes.

[richardaverage]

Hey David, taking a small chance here, but what is your stem length over here and you crank length? Would really appreciate a response ❤ (I’m 180cm too)

[stevek]

I think the dumbest thing bike makers did was internal routing cables. If you’re not a professional bike rider all it does is make repairs difficult and time consuming.

[sefalcantara]

how would you rank these 3?
mason resolution
standert pfadfinder
fairlight strael

[milospriano]

Do you think 40mm tires can fit? Despite factory recommendations
Or 40/45mm with 650c?