Reap Bikes unveils prototype gravel bike with invisible innovation that improves both sustainability and ride quality

Reap Bikes Prototype Type 300 gravel bike
(Image credit: Will Jones)

According to Companies House data, Reap Design Ltd was founded in 2014, but only over the past three or four years has the Reap Bikes brand began to establish itself in the road bike space. 

Owned by seasoned Ironman triathlete Martin Meir and run alongside his sons, the brand boasts the financial backing of British Olympians Ed Clancy and Jason Kenny, and has garnered itself a reputation for its risk-taking, boundary-pushing innovation. 

Josh Croxton
Associate Editor (Tech)

Josh is Associate Editor of Cyclingnews – leading our content on the best bikes, kit and the latest breaking tech stories from the pro peloton. He has been with us since the summer of 2019 and throughout that time he's covered everything from buyer's guides and deals to the latest tech news and reviews. 

On the bike, Josh has been riding and racing for over 15 years. He started out racing cross country in his teens back when 26-inch wheels and triple chainsets were still mainstream, but he found favour in road racing in his early 20s, racing at a local and national level for Somerset-based Team Tor 2000. These days he rides indoors for convenience and fitness, and outdoors for fun on road, gravel, 'cross and cross-country bikes, the latter usually with his two dogs in tow.