Sonder Santiago
Santiago is no longer in production. If you're planning long days and loaded trips, look at the Sonder Camino. It's the closest match in the current range: a titanium or aluminium gravel bike with rack and mudguard mounts, a relaxed riding position and a long wheelbase for comfortable all-day riding, loaded or light.
Sonder Santiago
Santiago was our Reynolds 631 steel tourer, made from recycled steel and loved for its smooth, dependable ride on audaxes, winter commutes and multi-month tours. Swap stories and get advice from other Santiago owners in the Sonder Bike Owners Group on Facebook.
Further reading
- Transcontinental Cycling Adventures: Pedalling Around the World Epic Rides
- Sonder Santiago: The Guardian's Pick
- Choosing the Best Bike for Bikepacking
- Essential Bike Maintenance and Repair Skills for Bikepacking and Cycle Touring
- How to True a Bike Wheel
- How to Adjust a Rear Derailleur
- How to Replace an Innertube
- The Essential Guide to Dynamo Hubs
- How a pencil beats the cycle industry
- Essential bike maintenance - How to Adjust a Front Derailleur
- Essential bike maintenance - How to deal with a broken rear derailleur whilst out riding
- Essential bike maintenance - How to deal with a snapped rear gear cable whilst out riding
- Essential bike maintenance - How to deal with a torn bike tyre whilst out riding
- Essential bike maintenance - How to deal with a snapped chain whilst out riding
Reynolds 631 steel tubing
Durable, smooth and assured on those multi-month trips Reynolds 631 steel is an excellent material for round-the-world touring where you’re completely dependent on your bike. We’d be surprised if you needed to get your frame repaired, but it’s comforting to know that finding a steel welder in the middle of nowhere is far easier than getting your alloy frame repaired.
Traditional bike, contemporary geometry
Santiago’s takes classic road bike geometry as a starting point, with a longer wheelbase and higher stack height for a more comfortable riding position and assured ride, whether you’re travelling light or fully loaded up.
Generous tyre clearance
Clearance for up to 700c x 37 mm or 650b x 47 mm tyres gives you a wide range of tyre options to match the terrain you'll be riding on your next tour.
Full set of touring rack mounts
Santiago is in its element when loaded up for months-long cycle tours. Find your perfect setup with full rack and guard mounts; 2 sets of triple bottle cage bosses on the down-tube; above and below top tube mounts; a seat tube bottle mount; and extra cage mounts on the fork. Whatever the trip, Santiago is ready for adventure.
Mountain journal
Grab a brew, kick back and relax with in-depth features, tales of derring-do and Go Nice Place Do Good Things.
The Essential Guide to Dynamo Hubs
Putting a dynamo hub on your bike means you can power lights and charge your electronics wherever you go. Power...
How a pencil beats the cycle industry
Neil Sutton is as likely to be talking to customers as he is in the workshop. And when he’s designing,...
How to choose the best bike for bikepacking
There are plenty of factors that will affect whichbike is best suited to your bikepacking adventures. The type of terrain...
Essential bike maintenance - How to adjust a rear derailleur
In just 10 steps we will show you how to adjust your bikes rear derailleur for crisp, smooth and efficient...
Essential bike maintenance - How to Adjust a Front Derailleur
In just 7 easy steps we will show you how to adjust your bikes front derailleur for smooth and precise...
Essential bike maintenance - How to true a bike wheel
If you can here an intermittent rubbing as you spin your wheels or your wheels are visibly out of true...

