Find your Colibri
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The endurance road bike for remote roads, the toughest climbs and the longest Audax. It’s the bike for riding fast and smooth, day after day. Take it to the Alps, ride Britain's most remote and broken roads, choose it as your partner for ultra-endurance racing. Awarded "Bike of the Year" by Cycling Plus magazine.
Sonder Colibri
Available in Aluminium and Titanium each giving you a distinctive ride feel.
Colibri Ti
There’s nothing quite like titanium, combining the benefits of other materials for a unique and uncompromising ride. Half the weight of steel, twice as strong as aluminium, and more resistant to fatigue and impact than carbon and aluminium. Plus, it doesn’t corrode, making it ideal for a life as a working road bike. And if you want big tyres, you can certainly go big with this one - there's clearance for 36mm tyres or 32mm with mudguards.
A 4 season endurance racer, Colibri takes on all road conditions making it ideal for the Fred Whitton or the mountain climbs of the Tour de France. This is the bike for Galibier, Ventoux, Glandon, Alpe d’Huez, Bealach Na Ba, Bwlch-y-Groes, Hardknott, the list is endless.
The Features
Further reading
- Do you need 700c or 650b wheels on your gravel bike?
- Why I love my Colibri - by Grace Lambert-Smith
- Riding all the OS Maps
- Endurance Road Bikes: The Complete Guide
- How a pencil beats the cycle industry
- Eight essential trailside skills for bikepacking and cycle touring
- The Perfect Audax Bike is a Sonder Colibri
Fast, smooth endurance road geometry
Colibri gives you the perfect sweet spot for comfort, confidence and efficiency.
Carbon monocoque fork
Lightweight, stiff and responsive. The Colibri's full carbon fork gives direct steering and smooth braking.
(Very) generous tyre clearance
Ride tyres up to 36mm, or 32mm with plenty of room for mudguards.
Internal cable routing
Clean lines and tidy cables thanks to fully guided internal routing.
Universale Derailleur Hangar
The SRAM Universal Derailleur Hangar (UDH) is widely available, so you can get rolling again sooner after any mid-race mishaps.
Your Colibri Questions Answered
Colibri is for riders who want a fast road bike that stays comfortable when the miles stack up. It’s ideal for long rides, sportives, club runs and fast commuting — especially if you want one road bike that handles real-world UK roads with confidence.
Colibri is an endurance road bike. That means it’s designed to be fast and efficient, but with a more comfortable position and stable handling for longer rides. You still get speed — just without the aggressive race-bike feel.
Colibri is built for:
- Long weekend rides
- Sportives and audax
- Club rides
- Fast commuting
- Big mileage training
- Rough UK road surfaces
It’s the bike you reach for when you want to ride further, more often.
Colibri has clearance for tyres up to 36mm.
That means you can run:
- Narrower tyres for speed
- Wider tyres for comfort and rough roads
- Tubeless for lower pressures and smoother rides
It’s built for real-world roads, not just smooth tarmac.
Yes. Colibri’s endurance geometry puts you in a comfortable, efficient riding position. Combined with wider tyres and stable handling, it helps reduce fatigue on longer rides.
It’s designed for hours in the saddle — not just fast bursts.
Yes — Colibri is lightweight, efficient and responsive.
It’s designed to climb well, roll fast and maintain speed — but with comfort for longer rides. Many riders find they ride further and faster simply because they stay fresher.
Yes. Colibri is fast, efficient and comfortable enough for daily riding. Wider tyre clearance also makes it more capable on rough roads and changing conditions.
Yes. Colibri is stable, predictable and comfortable — making it a great first “proper” road bike. It’s also capable enough to grow with you as your riding develops.
Colibri is a road bike designed for speed and long rides on tarmac.
Camino is a gravel bike designed for mixed terrain, tracks and bikepacking.
Choose Colibri if you mainly ride roads.
Choose Camino if you want to explore beyond the road.
Yes — Colibri supports real-world riding, including wet roads and winter miles. Check individual models for mounting details.
Every Colibri is built to order in the UK by Sonder riders. That means careful assembly, modern standards and serviceable parts — ready for years of riding.
Mountain journal
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Why I love my Colibri - by Grace Lambert-Smith
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Riding all the OS Maps
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Endurance Road Bikes: The Complete Guide
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How a pencil beats the cycle industry
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The Perfect Audax Bike is a Sonder Colibri
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