road.cc reviews Camino Al gravel frameset

By Mike Stead 06 Apr 2022

Frame your ride with a versatile frameset that moves seamlessly from city streets to untamed trails. Take the road less traveled in style.

The Sonder Camino AL frame and fork option is an excellent base on which to build a commuting, gravel or bikepacking bike. Loaded with features and at an excellent price, it compares well with far more expensive framesets.

With its long wheelbase, I found the Camino ridiculously stable at high speed on gravel – even loaded with bikepacking kit.

VERDICT:

9/10 : Highly-capable adventure bike frameset with modern features at a stunning price

Read the full review here

Sonder Camino

SALE

Camino Al Apex1 Flat Bar

SRAM Apex 12-speed groupset
Sonder Nova I25 Gravel UK Made wheelset

£999.00 £1,199.00 or from £18/month

Buy Now. Deliveries from 5 January.

SALE

Camino Al Cues

Shimano Cues [U6030] 10-Speed groupset
Sonder Nova I25 Gravel UK Made wheelset

£999.00 £1,199.00 or from £18/month

Buy Now. Deliveries from 5 January.

SALE

Camino Al Apex1 Hydraulic

SRAM Apex 12-speed groupset
Sonder Nova I25 Gravel UK Made wheelset

£1,299.00 £1,499.00 or from £23/month

Buy Now. Deliveries from 5 January.

SALE

Camino Al GRX1

Shimano GRX 610 12-speed groupset
Sonder Nova I25 Gravel UK Made wheelset

£1,349.00 £1,599.00 or from £24/month

Buy Now. Deliveries from 5 January.

SALE

Camino Al GRX2

Shimano GRX 610 12-speed groupset
Sonder Nova I25 Gravel UK Made wheelset

£1,399.00 £1,649.00 or from £24/month

Buy Now. Deliveries from 5 January.

SALE

Camino Al Apex1 AXS XPLR

Sram Apex AXS XPLR 12-speed groupset
Sonder Nova I25 Gravel UK Made wheelset

£1,599.00 £1,849.00 or from £28/month

Buy Now. Deliveries from 5 January.

SALE

Camino Al GRX1 717 Di2

Shimano GRX 717 Di2 12-speed groupset
Sonder Nova I25 Gravel UK Made wheelset

£1,699.00 £1,999.00 or from £30/month

Buy Now. Deliveries from 5 January.

SALE

Camino TI GRX1

Shimano GRX 610 12-speed groupset
Sonder Alpha I25 Gravel UK Made wheelset

£2,349.00 £2,749.00 or from £41/month

Buy Now. Deliveries from 15 January.

SALE

Camino TI GRX2

Shimano GRX 610 12-speed groupset
Sonder Alpha I25 Gravel UK Made wheelset

£2,399.00 £2,799.00 or from £41/month

Buy Now. Deliveries from 15 January.

SALE

Camino TI GRX1 Di2

Shimano GRX 825 Di2 12-speed groupset
Sonder Alpha I25 Gravel UK Made wheelset

£2,999.00 £3,499.00 or from £52/month

Buy Now. Deliveries from 15 January.

SALE

Camino TI GRX2 Di2

Shimano GRX 825 Di2 12-speed groupset
Sonder Alpha I25 Gravel UK Made wheelset

£3,149.00 £3,699.00 or from £54/month

Buy Now. Deliveries from 15 January.

SALE

Camino TI Rival AXS XPLR

SRAM Rival AXS XPLR 13-speed groupset
Sonder Alpha I25 Gravel UK Made wheelset

£2,999.00 £3,349.00 or from £52/month

Buy Now. Deliveries from 15 January.

Your next reads

Everything You Need To Know About Gravel Bikes

Gravel bikes seem to be all the rage right now. Maybe because they are. They’re the road bike’s fun younger sibling. They take you away from the tr...

Translation missing: en.blogs.art.read_more

July 06, 2023

Launching the New Sonder Camino

We’ve launched our brand-new Sonder Camino. It’s got new geometry and new frame features for a faster, more stable and more agile ride. The Camino ...

Translation missing: en.blogs.art.read_more

February 10, 2022

Finding the Perfect Do-It-All Bike: One Bike to Rule Them All

For what seems like the entire year to date I haven’t ridden a mountain bike with gears. this started as the racing that was initially available su...

Translation missing: en.blogs.art.read_more

August 10, 2009

Adventure Cycling in North Yorkshire: Riding Route YC

The North Yorkshire Coast and North York Moors were to be the location for my next adventure with Edinburgh based Endurance Riders Markus Stitz and...

Translation missing: en.blogs.art.read_more

February 15, 2024

Pedal Norway on the Camino Route

So, I bought a new bike, from a company that just started doing bikes, with no test ride and very little customer reviews to rely on. I literally f...

Translation missing: en.blogs.art.read_more

July 06, 2016

Compare Gravel Race and Touring Bikes

In the dusty and gritty world of gravel biking, our journey extends from quiet winding paths to heart-pounding races. To cater to these different r...

Translation missing: en.blogs.art.read_more

February 26, 2024

Feel the Power of the Vir Fortis Fat Bike

Fat bikes’ wider-than-normal tyres provide extra grip, making them ideal for riding in snow or through deep mud. Read the review

Translation missing: en.blogs.art.read_more

November 01, 2016

Our Kingston Women's Ride with Jenny Graham

A couple of weeks back, we had our first ever women's only ride. We're over the moon with how it went. We opened our ninth store in Kingston Upon T...

Translation missing: en.blogs.art.read_more

October 06, 2022

Frontier - Tried and Tested

The Frontier might be considered a Jack of all trades but the clever bit is, it's able to master most of them. Read the full review here.

Translation missing: en.blogs.art.read_more

July 21, 2017

Discover the 2022 Sonder Camino

There's a brand new Camino out in the wild. And we've managed to make our multi award-winning gravel bike even better. So how exactly have we done ...

Translation missing: en.blogs.art.read_more

February 11, 2022

L'Eroica Britannia 2014 gravel race

There is no doubt that the L'Eroica Britania was and is a resounding success, everyone I spoke to loved the event, loved the route and would love t...

Translation missing: en.blogs.art.read_more

June 25, 2014

The spirit of L'Eroica Britannia gravel race

My assumptions of what L'Eroica Britannia would be and I guess in some ways the spirit of how I would enter, were entirely based on the promotional...

Translation missing: en.blogs.art.read_more

June 24, 2014

The Col's Way

A simple idea; travel by bike from Nottingham to our old home town of Cambridge to visit the folks. I didn't want to go by road, but finding an alt...

Translation missing: en.blogs.art.read_more

June 03, 2013

Gravel Riding in the North Pennines

This story was sent to us by Sonder Customer Phil Thomas, a very happy owner of a Sonder Camino. My alarm goes off at 5am. "Why the. Oh yeah!". Luc...

Translation missing: en.blogs.art.read_more

January 27, 2021

Sonder Winter Gravel Series Is Back!

Sonder Winter Gravel Series is back! And this year, it’s even bigger. Join us this winter for rides from all eight Alpkit stores. From Bristol to B...

Translation missing: en.blogs.art.read_more

October 15, 2021

A Review of Our Rando Bikepacking Range

I love the brushed grey appearance, and the fact that everything you buy is ready to be attached to the bike, with no need for extra racks, mounts ...

Translation missing: en.blogs.art.read_more

August 14, 2017

Push Further with the Camino Rival

The significantly more confident, stable geometry and provision for a dropper post mean Sonder’s latest Camino opens up a lot more off-road options...

Translation missing: en.blogs.art.read_more

August 25, 2022

Explore with the Sonder Camino Gravel Bike

This long-term review, by Robyn Furtado for bikeradar, explores our Sonder Camino gravel bike. Robyn provides a thorough examination of the bike's ...

Translation missing: en.blogs.art.read_more

February 25, 2024

Active Traveller: Sonder Camino Al

An excellent option for all round adventuring Read the full review here.

Translation missing: en.blogs.art.read_more

October 09, 2017

Koala seat pack questions answered

A few weeks ago I got my hands on a 'Rough cut' pre-production Koala and last week took it on a 100 mile ride to the BNO in the Peak District and b...

Translation missing: en.blogs.art.read_more

October 03, 2013

Testing The Sonder Camino Al

A great value bike capable of much more both on and off road than the price might suggest. Read the full review here.

Translation missing: en.blogs.art.read_more

May 22, 2018

Bikepacking.com Hunka Down for a Bivvy

Team a bivvy bag with a simple flat tarp, and you have yourself an extremely effective way of warding off the UK’s notoriously inclement weather. R...

Translation missing: en.blogs.art.read_more

September 19, 2018

Home Roads Circular Commuting: Essential Guide for Bike

When your journey to work suddenly takes the form of walking from the breakfast table to the living room, a ride from home to working-from-home cou...

Translation missing: en.blogs.art.read_more

April 02, 2020

Ride Your Own Camino with Emma Pooley

In March 2020, when the true threat of the new corona virus became apparent across Europe, I was on holiday in Spain. Specifically, I was trying to...

Translation missing: en.blogs.art.read_more

October 22, 2020

Dorset Gravel Dash

I don’t remember how I discovered gravel racing, its not as though the UK has a huge scene. until last weekend it had no scene at all. I guess prob...

Translation missing: en.blogs.art.read_more

June 03, 2014

Alpkit Camino Ti making things possible

"Go Nice places, Ride nice things." - Andrew P Andrew got in touch with us after riding the Torino Nice Rally on his Camino Ti. Here's his tale: ...

Translation missing: en.blogs.art.read_more

December 11, 2018

Sonder Camino AL Reviewed by Singletrack

With its flexible wheel size options and plenty of tyre clearance, there’s scope for building the Sonder Camino AL however you want it. However, as...

Translation missing: en.blogs.art.read_more

June 09, 2020

Italian Singlespeed Champs report

The Italian Singlespeed championships took place last weekend in Sovico in Northern Italy. Alpkit had been invited by Paolo Zorloni of Zeta Bike Co...

Translation missing: en.blogs.art.read_more

May 15, 2013

Advntr Review the Sonder Camino Al gravel bike

Sonder have played a blinder with the Camino, producing a fast, fun and comfortable bike with no obvious flaws. Often we test bikes that have a but...

Translation missing: en.blogs.art.read_more

March 22, 2019

Top Gifts for Cycle Tourers: Complete Guide & Tips

Few people understand the demands of adventure bike touring quite like Stu Taylor. From an epic journey like the 1300km Atlas Mountain Race to the ...

Translation missing: en.blogs.art.read_more

November 13, 2024

Ride Further with the El Camino E-Gravel Bike

Tom from Cycling366 recently reviewed the Sonder El Camino E-Gravel Bike. After a winter ride on his local trails his assessment was filled with bo...

Translation missing: en.blogs.art.read_more

January 05, 2024

Translation missing: en.blogs.art.read_more

The Dirty Reiver 200 km off road cycling challenge

Last Saturday, The Dirty Reiver 200 km off road cycling challenge took place in KielderForest, Northumberland. The event is basedon the Gravel Grin...

Translation missing: en.blogs.art.read_more

April 20, 2016

Dirty Reiver Gravel Race: Event Guide and Riding Tips

We've been involved in the Reiver since it started, it's become such a mainstay in the calendar that its hard to believe this is 'just' the 4th edi...

Translation missing: en.blogs.art.read_more

April 12, 2019

L'Eroica Britannia - The bike

I'd seen the pictures for L'Eroica (the Tuscan version) and I guess in a way it was love at first site. I'm not a roady but I love Italy, I love fo...

Translation missing: en.blogs.art.read_more

June 19, 2014

Tackle the 24-Hour Strathpuffer

Strathpuffer is a 24-hour mountain bike race in the small Scottish town of Strathpeffer. Over 1000 riders race in teams of 4 (quads), pairs, or for...

Translation missing: en.blogs.art.read_more

January 08, 2024

Cycling Weekly review best of the best Camino Al gravel bike

The Sonder Camino AL Rival1 was selected for an Editor's Choice award in 2020. This year's list contains 78 items which scored a 9 or 10/10 with ou...

Translation missing: en.blogs.art.read_more

December 22, 2020

Dirty Reiver 200 - 2022 gravel ride

What is ideal prep for a big cycle event or race? Well it is not finding on the eve of travel for the event that you have destroyed your freehub an...

Translation missing: en.blogs.art.read_more

April 28, 2022

Unlock Versatility with Dual-Wheel Gravel Bikes

Luke Friend, a seasoned writer, editor, and bicycle mechanic with 25 years of experience, has a deep-rooted passion for cycling - he is also a Sond...

Translation missing: en.blogs.art.read_more

January 18, 2024

Sedona scratches that gravel racing itch

Put the 3 words gravel, endurance and racing together and you get a 3 metre square area of the Kayapo Indigenous Territory of Brazil. Let's try tha...

Translation missing: en.blogs.art.read_more

January 05, 2024

Commute and Explore with the Sonder Camino AL

Road.cc picks the best bikes they have reviewed for every type of cycle commuting scenario, from road bikes to e-bikes and all points in between. T...

Translation missing: en.blogs.art.read_more

February 23, 2024

Member Rewards

road.cc reviews Camino Al gravel frameset

VERDICT:

Sonder Camino

Leave a comment