Colnago c68 road

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Ever heard of the BBC music show The Old Grey Whistle Test ? Ever wondered what the title meant? So the story goes, music execs would play early cuts of records to the grey-suited doormen on New York’

Aluminium, steel and titanium have their place in bike building, but nothing compares to carbon fibre in terms of design freedom. Makers can blend light weight with comfort, aerodynamic profiles with

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Weight 9.21kg (size 58R) Frame Reynolds 853 Road DZB steel Fork Anraed 4.0 carbon fibre Groupset Shimano 105 Di2 R7100 (50/34t, 11-34t) Wheels Hunt 50 Carbon Disc Tyres Continental GP5000 AS TR, 700c

As a cyclist appraising an unfamiliar bike, what are the first two things you do? You give the brakes a cursory squeeze, then pick it up. Weight really is the only proper performance metric that anyon