Find out what's new on the updated Bombtrack Hook EXT C gravel bike

Bombtrack has built a reputation for making versatile and well-thought-out bikes (Image credit: Bombtrack)

Bombtrack has given its versatile and popular Hook EXT C gravel bike a total revamp for 2024. The German brand says that it's all-new T800 carbon-framed beauty looks fast just standing still, and you’ll be riding ‘full-gas with a smile on your face', whether it's gravel racing or riding on the best bikepacking adventures.

Bombtrack started in Cologne, with single-speed and fixed-gear bikes and quickly established an almost cult following. Their mountain and gravel bikes have also become firm favorites thanks to their well-thought-out details, modern materials and design. The Hook range also includes material choices including steel and titanium, but it's the Hook EXT carbon that's new, and here's how it measures up against the best gravel bikes...

Fork details on the Bombtrack Hook EXT C — The full carbon MGV fork has plenty tire clearance (Image credit: Bombtrack)

All new carbon frame

The 2024 Hook gets a new T800 carbon frame with a T47 BB shell and flat mount caliper mounts. It now has a UDH (Universal Derailleur Hanger) too. The Hook comes with optional internal cable routing and the brand's signature collection of mounting points, for the best bike-packing luggage options. The full carbon MGV fork comes from Seido which is Bombtrack's componentry sister company. The MGV fork comes with a large tire clearance, up to 57c on a 650b wheelset and 57c on a 700c wheel (45c with a fender). There is also internal cable routing and plenty of mounts on each fork leg.

The Bombtrack Hook's geometry is a 404mm Reach on a large frame, with a 70.5-degree Head Angle and a 74-degree Seat Tube Angle. The Chainstay Length varies from 425mm up to 434mm from small to large frame sizes.

Details on the Bombtrack Hook EXT C — SRAM provides their Rival 1x groupset for the Hook (Image credit: Bombtrack)

Componentry comes from SRAM and their Rival 1x groupset for drive and braking, with a 10-42t cassette and a 38t chainring that's paired with the Bombtrack's own Lyer alloy crank. The cockpit also comes from Seido with the Tackle handlebar that has a 16-degree flare. The wheelset is from Hunt and their excellent Hunt 4Season Gravel wheels 40mm WTB Venture tires.

Details on the Seido Tackle handlebar — Seido the brands in-house component brand provides the finishing kit including the Tackle handlebar (Image credit: Bombtrack)

Availability and specification

The Hook EXT C comes in two colorways Metallic Black and Light Blue and is available from Bombtrack and selected dealers. Pricing is still to be confirmed and more information can be found at Bombtrack.com with the build specification below.

Bombtrack Hook EXT C spec

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Frame: Toray T800 carbon
Fork: Seido MGV carbon
Rear Derailleur: SRAM Rival 11spd
Shifters: SRAM Rival
Bar: Seido Tackle
Crankset: Bombtrack Lyer Alloy 32t
Seatpost: Seiko Yew Alloy
Saddle: Bombtrack Dart
Brakes: SRAM Rival, 160mm F/B
Wheels: Hunt 4 Season
Tires: WTB Venture 700x40c
Color: Metallic Black or Light Blue
Sizes: S, M, L, XL
Price: TBC

Paul Brett joined BikePerfect as a staff writer in 2022. He has been an avid cyclist for as long as he can remember, initially catching the mountain biking bug in the 1990s, and he raced mountain bikes for over a decade before injury cut short a glittering career. An award-winning photographer, when not riding a bike, he can be found at the side of a cyclocross track or a downhill mountain bike world championship shooting the action. Paul was the founder, editor and writer of Proper Cycling magazine, and he's traveled the world interviewing some of the biggest names in mountain biking and writing about some of the biggest cycling brands.

Current rides: Canyon Inflite, Specialized Diverge, Marin Alpine Trail 2