Planet X Reiver Apex AXS XPLR — Carbon Gravel Bike

The Planet X Reiver was designed to chase Strava times across mixed surfaces without leaving you stranded when the route turns into broken farm track. It's a focused gravel racer that still has room in its life for panniers, mudguards and the kind of multi-day rides where you measure success in coffee stops rather than minutes per kilometre.

Frame & ride

Spec'd here with SRAM's Apex AXS XPLR wireless groupset, the Reiver is light on cabling and easy on maintenance. Shifting is crisp and consistent, and the wide-range XPLR cassette gives you bail-out gears for grinding climbs without giving up the cadence you want on flatter, faster sections. The semi-integrated cockpit cleans up cable routing without locking you out of basic adjustments, and a SRAM UDH mech hanger keeps spares straightforward.

Geometry strikes a balance between sharp handling and all-day composure: quick enough to feel lively when picking lines through singletrack, settled enough to stay relaxed across long hours on bridleways and lanes. Generous mounting points across the frame and fork mean the Reiver slips comfortably into commuting, light touring or full-on bikepacking loops, and the 700x50c clearance lets you run aggressive treads when the weather turns. The Mavic Allroad disc wheelset is a dependable tubeless-ready base that suits a range of tyre choices, from quick semi-slicks for fast, dry conditions to chunkier knobblies for proper UK winter mud.

Specifications

• Groupset: SRAM Apex AXS XPLR wireless
• Wheelset: Mavic Allroad Disc, 700c
• Cockpit: Semi-integrated
• Mech hanger: SRAM UDH
• Tyre clearance: 700x50c
• Mounts: Full luggage fittings, including fork

Sizing & fit

Five frame sizes, X-Small through X-Large, give a wide range of riders a way into a properly capable gravel package.