Frischi returns to his origins: "If I had to keep only one bike, it would be a gravel bike"

The Swiss Thomas Frischkneckt is a legend of mountain biking and manager of the most powerful XCO team of the last decade, SCOTT SRAM. But this time we can see Frischi in a more relaxed cyclist role and enjoying the bike in a very particular way.

Frischi stars in the latest episode of La Escapada

The latest episode of the series La Escapada, produced by SCOTT and dedicated to bike trips and adventures, is starring Thomas Frischkneckt. In it, Frischi takes a gravel trip with his wife in a very particular way.

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Without maps or camping equipment, the couple travels the route from Basel to Schaffhausen only using the Rhine river as a reference and with a credit card as the best alternative for sleeping and eating on the road. Frischi himself explains in the video that his approach to off-road cycling was through cyclocross and nowadays he would choose a SCOTT Addict Gravel if he had to stay with just one bike.

Here you can take a look at our exclusive test with the SCOTT Addict Gravel Tuned.