ANY ROAD
ANY TIME
The Nulane Rookie's frame is packed with attention to detail. We've crafted High Performance Aluminium into an elegant structure, using Smooth Welding and carefully chosen tube profiles, while an integrated seat clamp and Semi-Internal Cable Routing complement the clean aesthetic. There's also clearance for 50mm tyres – 45mm with mudguards fitted – and extra mounting points on the top tube for optional accessories like a frame bag or multi-tool, as well as all the usual attachment points for carrier and mudguards. Put it all together, and it's the ideal gravel frame for keen youngsters with adventure running through their veins.
Frame Material Aluminium Superlite
Tire clearance 50mm
Wheels 27.5''
Because you don't always know where your family rides will end up, we built a bike that's capable of taking on anything. Based on our gravel bike series, the Nulane Rookie blends road bike pace with gravel go-anywhere ability, topped off with a flat handlebar like a mountain bike for easy handling. Made for exploring!
Tough, light, fast – and that's just your youngster! On board the Nulane Rookie, they'll be unstoppable. By combining the flat handlebar and powerful Shimano hydraulic disc brakes from a mountain bike with the light, adaptable frame of our gravel series, we've made a bike that'll keep going when the road ends. Tough ACID gravel wheels and grippy, comfortable 45mm Schwalbe tyres are hooked up to Shimano's reliable, wide-ranging Cues 1x9 gears. And the frame's adaptable mounting points mean it's easy to kit it out for any adventure...
Frame
frame
Aluminium 6061 T6 Superlite, Gravel Comfort Geometry, Flat Mount Disc, Fender & Rack Option, QR
Adventure sometimes demands different kit. That's where our low rider rack mounts come in. Designed to accept an optional fork rack, they're a great way to carry up to 10kg of additional weight for extended tours. Not only that but carrying some of your luggage over the front wheel helps improve weight distribution and handling. Win, win.
A gravel bike is a supremely versatile beast, which is why all our gravel models have a fender and rack option. With generous frame clearances to fit comfortable, safe and grippy tyres even with full length mudguards, we also neatly integrated the rear rack into the mudguard design – and included a rear light, too.
Combining everything we know about building great-riding off-road bikes, Gravel Comfort Geometry is the secret ingredient that makes our gravel series such a blast to ride. Nimble enough to mix it up in the rough, stable enough for reassuring descents and with comfort for the long haul, we've got it all covered.
CUBE's Aluminium Superlite starts with heat-treated 6061 aluminium, which has the qualities – high fatigue resistance, good stiffness, low weight and excellent strength – that are important for a bicycle frame. Then we make it into double butted tubes, to reduce weight without sacrificing any of its strength. The result? Exceptionally light, strong and tough frames.
Rigid fork
CUBE Nuroad Flat Mount Disc, Aluminium, 1 1/2" - 1 1/2" Tapered, Fender & Lowrider Mounts, QR
Drivetrain & brakes
brake system
Tektro HD-R280, Hydr. Disc Brake, Flat Mount (180/160)
rear derailleur
Shimano Cues RD-U4000-GS, 9-Speed
shifters
Shimano Cues SL-U4010 Rapidfire-Plus
bottom bracket
Prowheel BSA PW-MB68
crankset
ACID Gravel Pro, 40T
cassette
Shimano Cues CS-LG300, 11-46T
Cockpit
headset
Acros AIF-557, Top Zero-Stack 1 1/2" , Bottom Zero-Stack 1 1/2"
Stem
Cube Performance Stem, 31.8mm
handlebar
CUBE Flat Race Bar, 660mm
Wheels
wheelset
ACID GR 2.5 Disc, 32/32 Spokes, QR/QR, Tubeless Ready
tyres
Schwalbe G-One Bite Comp, ActiveL, Draht, 45-622
Finishing kit
seat post
CUBE Performance Post, 27.2mm