Scott addict gravel

Weight 7.36kg (L) Frame HMX carbon fibre Fork HMX carbon fibre Groupset Shimano Ultegra Di2 R8100 (52/36t, 11-34t) Wheels Syncros Capital 1.0 40 Tyres Schwalbe One TLE, 700c x 30mm Finishing kit Syncr

The Italian marque’s new gravel bike has been specced – almost exclusively – for speed

When SRAM released their redesigned Red XPLR AXS groupset last year, I was impressed. It paired the brilliant shifter ergonomics and brakes from the road-going Red AXS with specific gravel parts – a w

A A few issues back, I tested Van Rysel’s RCR road bike and my word, was I impressed. Decathlon, the brains behind the Van Rysel range, had thrown its considerable heft behind the RCR, maximising prem

Weight 7.53kg (58cm) Frameset Carbon fibre Groupset Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 R9200 (54/40t, 11-34t) Wheels Reserve 57|64 rims on DT Swiss 180 hubs Tyres Vittoria Corsa Pro TLR Wide Rim, 700c x 29mm Finish

S ram’s new Force AXS road groupset has borrowed some of the clothes of its older sibling Red AXS while adding a few neat touches of its own. Measured against Force’s previous update in 2023, which mo