the bikes on test

THE BIG TEST
THE BIKES ON TEST
GARY FISHER RAIL SUPER
£900
One of the oldest names in
mountain bikes is one of the
newest in road bikes. Does the
entry model Rail Super carry
some of that Fisher magic?
FORME VITESSE £999.99
The Vitesse is the crowning
model in new British brand
Forme’s range of budget road
bikes. We find out if it’s up to
the job at the £1K price point.
MODA TEMPO £1599.99
Photos: www.robertsmithphotography.co.uk
It might look and sound like an
Italian brand, but Moda is a new
British make. Will the Tempo be
as impressive on the road as it is
on paper?
CIOCC EXTRO LC £1450
Ciocc is a once famous old Italian
racing brand that’s making a
return to the UK. This Extro LC is
specced down to a price – can it
still compete?
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Brand new bikes
Looking for something different? Try one of these
four brands new to the UK road bike market
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GARY FISHER RAIL SUPER
FRAME 5 Mudguard-friendly and reasonably light,
but harsh and uninspiring to ride
HANDLING 7 Very stable and steady steering is
ideal for new riders, but can quickly become
frustrating for others
EQUIPMENT 5 Hard saddle, weak brakes and
muddled Tiagra shifting won’t encourage anyone
WHEELS 5 Relatively heavy wheels blunt the ride,
but should stay true and soak up abuse
C
ycling’s boom in popularity is
bringing many new brands into
the sport, each one looking to
carve its own niche. If you like
the idea of riding something
different to everyone else, or
getting the hot new thing before your friends
can even pronounce it, then this is for you.
Buying a new brand instead of the comfort
of a well established alternative can be
unsettling though. We’ve gathered together
four of the most interesting newcomers,
spread across the prime £900-£1600 bracket,
to find out if a leap of faith will be rewarded.
One look at the expansive Buyer’s Guide
in the back of this magazine will tell you
that the population of Bikesville is not
exactly in crisis. To prosper here a new
brand is going to need to do something
special and make an immediate impact, not
make up the numbers. If it can push cycling
forwards or offer a truly unique selling
point, then no matter how crowded the
market it will always be welcomed. A
greater choice means it’s even more likely
that the perfect bike for you is out there.
Value for money is an ideal way for new
brands to get noticed among the established
names and it plays a big part in this test.
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Beyond that, each manufacturer has found
its own approach and created some
interesting choices.
Our line-up of apprentices includes the
£900 Gary Fisher Rail Super, Forme’s £1000
Vitesse, the Ciocc Extro LC at £1450 and
Moda’s £1599 Tempo. The interviews took
place on the most demanding and revealing
roads we know, tailor-made to pick apart the
pretenders and give talent a chance to shine.
Gary Fisher Rail Super
Okay, so Gary Fisher didn’t quite invent the
mountain bike single-handedly but the
Californian is known, revered even, as one
of the founding fathers. Fisher mountain
bikes have always had a reputation for being
innovative and rider friendly, so we’ve been
looking forward to getting our first taste of
Fisher road bikes since they were unveiled
at the end of last summer.
The aluminium Rail is the entry model in
a three-frame road range that tops out with
the £4000 Cronus Ultimate. The ‘Super’ in
the name is the model variant – in the US
there are four versions of the Rail so expect
others to follow, including a base model at
around £500.
As you would hope for from Fisher, the
Rail and its siblings take a slightly different
approach to road bikes. Performance is still
central, but it comes blended with
practicality. Each frame, even the carbon
Cronus, has been designed to take full
coverage mudguards over 25mm tyres.
Clever removable mounting points mean
your bike looks like a pure speedster
through the summer, but can be converted
to a winter trainer quickly, neatly, and
without removing the brakes. As Fisher
himself says, “A day out on the road in less
than ideal conditions is better than a day
indoors on the trainer.”
The Rail Super has a 6061 aluminium
frame with attractive, tapering top- and
down-tubes. We know what you’re thinking,
Gary Fisher being part of Trek, but this isn’t
an old Trek with some fresh stickers.
Geometry and handling are fundamental to
Fisher and the distinctive frames are their
own designs. The finishing kit is all
Bontrager, of course, Trek’s component arm,
as are the wheels. Shimano Tiagra is the
default at this price, but you do get a 105
rear derailleur to show off.
The Tiagra shifters look and feel a lot like
105 anyway. You can use the large horns for
a comfortable, engaging and speedy stretch
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WORTH A LOOK IF…
You want to order a great
sportive bike from your sofa
VERENTI RHIGOS.03
THIS NEW HOME-GROWN brand from
internet giant Wiggle has quickly impressed.
Wiggle has explored this ground before, with
the brilliant Kiron, and this time around it has
launched a full range that’s here to stay.
The Rhigos.03 is the entry level version of
Verenti’s high modulus 3K carbon fibre frame.
Custom carbon lugs are used to join the tubes
and the bike has a high modulus carbon fork
too. Ever trusty Mavic Aksiums and SRAM
Rival are pleasing spec highlights, and the
cost savings are sensibly made with a Truvativ
Elita compact crankset and own brand
finishing kit.
We were impressed with the slightly higher
spec Rhigos.02 (£1800) when we put it
through its paces in our bike of the year test
(issue 234). It uses the same frame with a
SRAM Force drivetrain and lighter Mavic
Ksyrium Equipe wheels. The lowest model in
the Verenti range, the £900 Kilmeston, runs
own brand wheels but keeps SRAM Rival
derailleurs and shifters, making it a very
strong alternative to the Gary Fisher Rail if
that’s the limit of your budget.
£1400 www.wiggle.co.uk
position that retains a solid grip and,
therefore, confident control. We’ve never
liked this method of cable routing though, it
balloons up in front of the bar, and by
comparison to the clever mudguard mounts
it’s anything but practical. Mount a light on
the bar and the beam is perfectly bisected
by one of the white cables, creating a
dazzling glare. We were also surprised and
disappointed to find surface rust on various
The geometry is
well resolved,
with extra emphasis
on confidenceboosting stability
fasteners after just one wet ride, which
doesn’t sit well with notions of being a
practical year-round bike.
Shifting to a larger sprocket at either end
is smooth, quick and effortless. Owing to
the same light springs, changes the opposite
way can be a little vague. Also, the front
shifter is for a triple, so changing down on
the compact chainset usually means a
second tap on the lever, which sometimes
fired the chain straight past the inner ring
during our test. The 9-speed cassette is well
spaced from 12 to 26 though.
The geometry is well resolved, with extra
emphasis on confidence-boosting stability to
reassure riders new to road bikes. To 40mph
and beyond, chin tucked over the bar, or
clipping a manhole cover with your bottle in
one hand, the Rail feels like it has an
invisible steady hand on the tiller. The
flipside is that the steering feels slow and
heavy compared to the racier bikes on test.
We’re unconvinced by the ride quality. It
feels like old school aluminium, with some
of the clichéd harshness associated with the
material, though it does climb purposefully.
Trek aluminium frames at this price are
smoother. We’re even less keen on the
saddle, which wasn’t comfortable enough to
encourage new riders to strike out further
from home. The brakes are poor too – weak
and spongy. This Fisher hasn’t got a bite yet.
Forme Vitesse
This is as new as it gets – Forme bikes only
went on sale in mid-April. Forme is a new
British brand targeting new riders and cycle
to work schemes with a range from £499 to
this £999 Vitesse. The frames are made in
Taiwan by one of the top factories and there
are flat-bar commuters and mountain bikes
imminent, plus two carbon fibre road
models due later on.
A crucial difference from other brands is
that Forme (French for fitness) is tailoring all
the bikes for its target market. Pure
performance and razor handling are less
important than comfort and confidence. It
isn’t as glamorous as making 6kg scalpels
with telephone number price tags, but it’ll
probably do a great deal more to develop
cycling and get more people on bikes.
The spec of the Vitesse was designed to
match those of the biggest mainstream
brands and it stacks up. A complete
Shimano 105 groupset is now a rarity on a
£1K bike, sufficiently so as to be a strong
selling point. The R500 wheels are a bit
heavy and flexy compared to classier
You’re a millionaire playboy
with flashy taste
M.CIPOLLINI FASTLINE
IF YOU FIND Las Vegas a bit restrained for
your weekend break and Lamborghinis too
understated for your daily transport, then the
new range bearing the name of retired
superstar sprinter and Italian playboy Mario
Cipollini should get you going.
The frames are made in Italy in partnership
with Federico Zecchetto of the Giordana and
DMT brands. So far the bikes have only been
seen in the service of the ISD-Neri team and
UK distribution is yet to be confirmed.
However, if the team’s performances are any
measure then the bikes will be worth waiting
for – team leader Giovanni Visconti won two
stages and the overall at the eight-stage Tour
of Turkey in April.
The Fastline is a radically aero road bike,
looking more like a TT sled with a drop bar
thanks to its curved, wheel-hugging seat-tube.
At the ISD team’s launch, 2002 World
Champion Cipollini said, “The MCipollini bike
is an egotistical bike because it’s been created
for a rider like me, who demands the best and
pays huge attention to detail. I’ve applied
everything I learnt during my career to the
design of the bike.”
£TBC
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wheels such as RS10s you get on some
£1000 bikes, but the designer told us they
were selected for their reliability and the
value of the Shimano name at the cost of
some performance. It’s a handsome bike
with classic lines and that’s sure to further
boost its appeal to new riders.
Its name may mean speed, but the
immediate and lasting impression is that the
Vitesse is a comfortable cruiser. It’s roomy,
smooth and assured. Some bikes are so
singleminded in their pursuit of speed that
they strain at the leash and demand you put
the effort in, meaning they’re as exhausting
to be around as a friend with ADHD. The
Vitesse can get a move on, and it tracks
accurately above 30mph, but it feels best
when you relax a bit.
The geometry of the smooth-welded
frame was designed by Forme brand
manager Adam Biggs, who raced in France
as an espoir (U23) for three years and
continues to race at elite level in the UK
alongside his day job. To his credit, Biggs
didn’t design a twitchy race bike for himself
but made a bike that new riders will enjoy.
As well as providing comfort over bumps
and doing a decent job of damping vibration
the Vitesse has an excellent blend of stability
and agility. It reacts much faster than the
Fisher without demanding as much
concentration as the Moda.
The cockpit, in modish white, completes
the package. The bar offers only one useful
position on the drops yet much more variety
up top, thanks to longer forward sections
before the hoods. The saddle is very
comfortable too, so new riders have every
encouragement to up their mileage. The 105
Its name may mean
speed, but the lasting
impression is that
the Vitesse is a
comfortable cruiser
hoods are also accommodating, and the
shifting and braking performance is much
better than the Tiagra/Promax setup on the
Gary Fisher.
If you do insist on riding the Vitesse hard
you’ll soon find its limitations. There’s
tangible flex from the bottom bracket, the
rear triangle and the wheels, whose mass is
always apparent. Factor in the 9.4kg weight,
and it isn’t a sizzling ride. But if you want to
go out and hammer, buy a Boardman Team
Carbon, our current favourite £1K bike and
one so far removed in character from the
Vitesse that, according to Biggs, Forme
doesn’t even consider it a rival.
In terms of practicality, the 105 shifters
cause the same cable routing problem for
lights as Tiagra. Mudguard and rack mounts
are conspicuous by their absence too,
though Forme says they’ll be added to the
2011 range this summer, when the Vitesse
will also get lighter wheels.
Moda Tempo
As levels of ambition go, saying you want
your new brand of bikes to be a British rival
to German bike giant Cube within its first
three years is a bit like taking up cycling
today and resolving to stand on the podium
at the 2012 London Olympics. Yet that’s
exactly the target that new UK brand Moda
has set itself and, so far, it’s on track. In fact,
the Olympics, and the anticipation of further
British success in the velodrome, mean that
the Moda range already includes a track
FORME VITESSE
FRAME 6 Comfortable and good looking, but soft
power transfer limits appeal
HANDLING 8 Plenty of stability for new riders,
with enough fizz to be fun
EQUIPMENT 8 Full 105 works smoothly and
impresses in the showroom. Great saddle too
WHEELS 5 R500s are a bit disappointing at this
price, but upgraded on the Vitesse from August
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MODA TEMPO
FRAME 8 Fast and comfortable. Aluminium still has
a place in bikes over £1500
HANDLING 8 Agile, precise, confident. Loves
descending and carving through corners
EQUIPMENT 9 Slick Ultegra is great value. Barelli kit
is decent and the bar is a great shape
WHEELS 8 American Classic isn’t that well known in
the UK, but these are very light for a bike this price
bike as well as cyclocross, commuting,
trekking and mountain bikes. There are
three road bikes so far, with more on the
way to target the key battlegrounds at £1000
and £2000.
The Tempo is currently the entry road
model, though it’s far from the usual base
model spec. A full Ultegra groupset and
American Classic Victory 30 wheels, £350 to
buy separately, are the impressive highlights.
Ultegra is rare at this price and such classy
wheels likewise, so finding the two together
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is remarkable. But don’t assume that the
frame, then, is cobbled together from
discarded scaffolding. It’s triple-butted 7005
aluminium, made in Taiwan by ‘a well
established factory’, and it rides brilliantly.
It’s responsive, agile and precise. In tighter
corners it inspires confidence to crank the
bike over to deeper lean angles, and rapid
descending is immense fun.
When you do finally decide to grab the
brakes, the Ultegra units are excellent and
easily the best of this quartet. Brakes are
often a soft target for cost cutting, especially
when trying to cram a high spec groupset
onto a cheaper bike, so all credit to Moda for
choosing quality over price.
The rest of the Ultegra groupset is brilliant;
the shifting is fast, sharp and precise, and the
sleeker hoods look smarter with the cables
It rides brilliantly.
It’s responsive, agile
and precise. It
inspires confidence
routed out of sight, feel more purposeful and
still offer a useful range of riding positions.
With a purposeful, racy groupset comes
gearing to match – 53/39 with a 12-25
cassette. There’s a yet-to-be-discovered
formula that says, for a given medium
fitness level, how aero a bike has to be to
help you drive a 53-tooth ring on the flat
and how light that bike also has to be to
allow you to drag it up steep gradients in a
39t inner. Multiply by your weight, then by
the average gradient of the hills within a
40-mile radius, divide by your VO2 max and,
hey presto, a shop floor ‘Do I need a
compact?’ calculator. The Moda, at 8kg and
with 35mm deep rims, does more to help
you than most bikes at this price, yet clearly
has stronger riders in mind. One man’s
Tempo is another’s anaerobic threshold.
When you put in the work, the American
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WORTH A LOOK IF…
You want the best for a cycleto-work scheme grand
BOARDMAN TEAM
CARBON
BOARDMAN SETS THE bar for
achievements by a new brand, and the Team
Carbon is the benchmark at £1000. Fast,
exciting, light, well equipped and good
looking, it’s the only bike on sale under a
grand to which we’ve given full marks. Not
only does it boast a full carbon frame and
fork, you get a SRAM Rival drivetrain and
quality Ritchey finishing kit. The result is an
astonishing weight of just 8kg, competitive
for a bike costing twice as much. Little
wonder, then, that the ride is so lively. Only
the fairly heavy Ritchey Pro rims count
against it, but upgrade the wheelset as first
priority to unleash a truly race-worthy bike.
In three years Boardman bikes have won
Olympic, World and National Championships,
dozens of tests and awards in this magazine
and our sister mountain bike and triathlon
titles, and sold almost as fast as the staff in
Halfords can pull them out of the boxes. It
shows what’s possible from a standing start,
but it’s a lot to live up to for the likes of Forme
and Moda.
£999.99 www.boardmanbikes.com
Classic wheels really shine. At under 1600g
for the pair, they’re among the lightest
wheels we know of on a bike at this price.
They accelerate and climb superbly, really
underpinning the performance of the
Tempo. They look great too. Moda’s parent
company, Eurobike, is the UK importer for
American Classic, which is why it can pull
off such a price-point-defying spec. Happily,
it also means that every Moda, including the
forthcoming £1000 model, will run this
brand of wheels.
The deal clincher for us is the ride quality
– it’s exceptionally comfortable for a fast
aluminium frame, more so than many
carbon bikes, so leave your preconceptions
outside the shop. In azzurro blue with bold
white graphics it looks very Italian, though
we’re told that wasn’t a specific intention.
The little Tricolore flags on the own-brand
Barelli finishing kit must be a coincidence
too. Who cares when it looks this good.
Ciocc Extro LC
First things first – it’s pronounced ‘church’. It
isn’t a new brand, either, but it is newly
returned to the UK, thanks to brothers Nick
and Dom O’Brien who set up their company
Grupetto Italia to reunite Ciocc bicycles with
the roads that made them famous.
In the late Seventies and early Eighties,
the Milk Race was dominated by Russian,
Czech and Polish riders, and they rode Ciocc
bikes. The brand became very popular in the
UK and also gained cult status in the US, for
the irony of riding the bikes of the Russian
The Extro LC handles
brilliantly and loves
fast descents
team during the Cold War. The unusual logo
is derived from Francesco Moser’s 1977
World Championships victory and, legend
has it, a poker game between Ciocc founder
Giovanni Pelizzoli, Ernesto Colnago and Ugo
De Rosa. Pelizzoli won the game and the
right to use the club of Colnago and the
heart of De Rosa on his bikes.
An evocative vintage range is still offered,
but we’re concerned with the bang-up-todate road bikes. The Extro LC is the least
expensive carbon frame in the Ciocc range,
You want full Shimano 105
for under £900
RED BULL PRO-2000
THE RED BULL range is as new to the UK,
and to us, as the bikes in our main test. We’ve
yet to ride the Pro-2000 but it certainly looks
good on paper. Its aluminium frame is made
from triple-butted 7005 tubing which, with a
full carbon fork, helps keep the weight to a
trim 7.7kg. It also boasts a full Shimano 105
groupset with the option of compact, double
or triple (with surcharge) chainset, married to
a 12-27 cassette, so you can decide whether
you want a high speed setup or to opt for
more hill-climbing capability. Wheels are
Mavic Aksiums with Continental Grand Prix
tyres, proven performers, though you might
want to upgrade in time.
The only model that we’ve tested is the
£2299 Carbon SL-4400, which made an
appearance in our Bike of the Year test in
issue 234. It also made our testers wince with
its brutally hard ride, earning it the label of
‘the stiffest bike we’ve ever tested’. There is
some pay-off for the boneshaker treatment it
dishes out though – the SL-4400 is a rapid
bike when climbing and accelerating because
it’s as indefatigably stiff in the face of
torsional loads as vertical bumps.
£899 www.redbullbikes.co.uk
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New brands
but at 1100g it’s still a serious tool. Some top
pro teams ride frames that are no lighter.
You can choose any colours you like for the
design and, more impressive yet, you can
order custom tube lengths – all at no extra
cost, just a slightly longer wait.
Every bike is made to order, in around
four weeks, and with a fully customised
spec. Our test bike had been built with one
eye on price, so it rolls on Fulcrum Racing 7s
and wears Campagnolo Veloce, topped with
basic Deda components. Despite that, it
weighs just 8.16kg, and it flies.
Give it full throttle and the Ciocc
accelerates with some of the vigour of a true
superbike, only limited by the heavy wheels.
Fulcrum Racing 7s are good, and serve a
number of more expensive bikes, but they’re
easily outclassed by the Extro frame and by
the Moda’s American Classics. There’s no
doubt that, while the frame transfers your
efforts commission-free, the wheels take the
edge off the surge. Another £200 or so on
the wheels would go a long way.
The Extro LC handles brilliantly and loves
CIOCC EXTRO LC
FRAME 10 Any colour you like, custom sizing,
beautiful ride and superlight – at this price you’ve
never had it so good
HANDLING 9 The Extro LC is smooth, stable,
nimble and a willing partner in the climbs
EQUIPMENT 8 Veloce doesn’t feel like a cost-saver.
Deda finishing kit is good quality but ripe for a
future upgrade
WHEELS 7 Fulcrum 7s are reliable but nothing
special. Your first upgrade when you’re ready to
step up the speed
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fast descents, although the 13-26 block holds
it back – it needs the 11-25 option, if not a
standard chainset rather than the 34/50
compact. It climbs so effectively that a 39t
ring would suffice if the gradients don’t go
far into double figures. That said, on the
steepest of Bath’s numerous savage ramps
we were definitely grateful for the 34x26
bottom gear, and for the frame’s firm refusal
to flex.
The Veloce groupset impressed us a lot. It
simply doesn’t feel like a budget option. The
Ergopower shifters and noisy freewheel are
acquired tastes, but we like the Multishift
function that allows you to trim the front
mech for chainline and shift four sprockets
either way across the cassette in one go. It’s
ideal to cancel out a shift to the inner ring in
anticipation of an impending hill. Shifts are
really positive and the brakes are good too.
For all its performance, the Extro LC is
smooth and comfortable thanks to its curvy
stays and ovalised down-tube. Undoubtedly,
it would be a brilliant, fast sportive bike. It
had been with us for a week by the time we
had confirmation of the price; in the
meantime, most guesses were £1800-£2000.
When we heard that this spec could be yours
for £1450, everyone was impressed. It’s an
affordable taste of the pro life.
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THE VERDICT
These are great times for cycling.
With brands as strong and well
executed as these coming in, we’ve
never been so spoilt for choice.
Some, of course, have more going for
them than others.
The Gary Fisher Rail Super feels like
a £750 bike that’s caught the thin
end of the exchange rate wedge. It
has a few smart ideas, but whether
it’s performance or comfort that you
want, forking out another £100
would go a long way.
The Forme is aimed squarely at
new and fitness riders, and it caters
for those groups very well. It’s well
equipped, comfortable and
reassuring, but when the urge comes
to ride harder you’re likely to be
looking for a stiffer and more
performance-focused bike.
The Moda and Ciocc exemplify the
eternal frame-versus-kit struggle. The
Moda has the much better wheelset
and drivetrain, the Ciocc a far
superior frame. On the scales they
weigh a similar amount and they
both dazzle on the road. Moda is a
brand set for big things and the
Tempo is a great way to introduce
the name to the market. If you have a
budget of £1600 then it should
definitely be one to consider, and it’s
a great indication of what’s to come
from this British brand.
The Ciocc is a real star. It rides
brilliantly, and if the £150 price
difference to the Moda had been
used to spec better wheels, it would
be a rocket – if that isn’t a mix of
astronomical metaphors. And
remember, you can also have this
bike made to measure in your
favourite colours for no extra cost.
Maybe having 60 years of heritage
and experience is an unfair
advantage in a test of ‘new’ brands,
but the Ciocc Extro really stands out
for value and performance.
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GARY FISHER RAIL SUPER
Underwhelming and poorly
equipped for its price
5
Good package for new and
fitness riders
7
Great ride and spec,
aluminium isn’t over yet
8
FORME VITESSE
MODA TEMPO
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New brands
GARY FISHER RAIL
FORME VITESSE
MODA TEMPO
CIOCC EXTRO LC
£900
www.fisherbikes.com
£999
www.formebikes.co.uk
£1599.99
www.eurobike.uk.com
£1450
www.grupettoitalia.co.uk
XL
SIZE TESTED
55cm
56cm (58 c-t)
58cm
SIZES AVAILABLE
49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61cm
51, 53, 56, 58cm
48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58cm
S, M, L, XL, XXL
WEIGHT AS TESTED
9.26kg/20.4lb no pedals
9.38kg/20.7lb no pedals
8.05kg/17.7lb no pedals
8.16kg/18lb no pedals
FRAME WEIGHT
1500g/3.3lb
1740g/3.8lb
1550g/3.4lb
1080g/2.4lb
FORK WEIGHT
535g/1.2lb
499g/1.1lb
530g/1.2lb
400g/0.9lb
FRAME/FORK
TIG-welded 6066 T6 shaped aluminium,
machined head-tube, replaceable gear
hanger. Fork: Carbon blades, alloy
dropouts, 1 1/8in steerer and crown
TIG-welded triple butted, shaped alu,
buttressed, reinforced BB, replaceable
gear hanger. Fork: Carbon blades, alloy
dropouts, crown, 1 1/8in steerer
TIG-welded triple-butted 7005 oversized
and shaped alu with replaceable hanger.
Fork: Carbon blades, alloy crown,
dropouts and 1 1/8in steerer
Full 12k monocoque carbon with forged
alloy dropouts, alloy BB insert,
replaceable gear hanger. Fork: All carbon,
1 1/8in steerer, alloy dropouts
FRAME ALIGNMENT
Perfect
Good
Perfect
Good
CHAINSET
FSA Vero forged 3 piece alloy, 172.5mm,
110mm bcd spider, 50t alloy, 34t steel
ring
Truvativ Elita forged alloy compact
2-piece with steel spindle, 175mm arms,
110mm bcd spider with alloy rings
Shimano Ultegra forged alloy 2-piece,
steel spindle, 172.5mm arms, 130mm
bcd, alloy rings
Campagnolo Veloce CT forged alloy
2-piece, steel spindle, 172.5mm arms,
110mm bcd, alloy rings
BOTTOM BRACKET
FSA Powerdrive sealed cartridge with
steel cups and spindle
Truvativ external type alloy cups with
sealed cartridges
Shimano Ultegra external alloy cups,
sealed cartridges
Campagnolo Veloce external alloy cups,
sealed cartridges
TRANSMISSION
FREEWHEEL
SRAM 12-26 9spd steel cogs
Shimano 105 10spd 12-25, steel cogs
Ultegra 12-25, steel cogs, alloy spider
Veloce 10spd 13-26 steel cogs
CHAIN BRAND
SRAM PC 971
KMC DX10SC
Shimano Ultegra 10spd
Campagnolo 10spd
DERAILLEURS
Shimano 105 alloy rear, Tiagra alloy
clamp-on front, 34.9mm clamp
Shimano 105 rear, 105 clamp-on
34.9mm front, alloy
Shimano Ultegra alloy front/rear,
34.9mm front clamp-on
Campagnolo Veloce, alloy, braze-on front
with 34.9mm bracket
GEAR LEVERS
Shimano Tiagra STI 9spd
Shimano 105 STI
Shimano 6700 STI 10spd
Campagnolo Veloce Ergo 10spd
12 13 14 15 16 17 19 21 23 25
34 77 70 66 61 57 54 48 44 40 37
50 113 104 96 90 84 79 71 64 59 54
Sprocket
12 13 14 15 16 17 19 21 23 25
39 88 91 75 70 66 62 55 50 46 42
53 119 110 102 95 89 81 75 68 62 57
Chainrings
12 13 14 15 17 19 21 23 26
34 77 71 66 61 54 48 44 40 35
50 113 104 96 90 79 71 64 59 52
Sprocket
Chainrings
Sprocket
Chainrings
Sprocket
Chainrings
GEAR RATIO (IN)
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 23 26
34 71 66 64 57 54 51 48 44 40 35
50 104 96 90 84 79 75 71 64 59 52
WHEELS
American Classic Victory 30 pre-built,
deep section alloy aero, forged alloy
sealed cartridge hubs, stainless bladed
spokes, 18 radial front, 24 two-cross rear
Fulcrum Racing 7 pre-built machined
alloy aero, forged alloy sealed cartridge
hubs, black stainless spokes, 20 radial
front, 24 two-cross/radial rear
FRONT & REAR
Bontrager SSR, machined alloy aero
section, forged alloy loose ball and cone
hubs, black stainless spokes, 24 radial
front, 24 two-cross rear
Shimano R500, machined aero rims
with forged alloy standard ball and cone
hubs, black stainless spokes, 20 radial
front, 24 two-cross rear
TYRES
Bontrager Race Lite 700 x 23
Kenda Kontender lite 700 x 23
Kenda Kaliente L3R Pro 700 x 23
Deda TRE RS 700 x 23
WHEEL WEIGHT
F 1355g R 1810g
F 1220g R 1732g
F 967g R 1446g
F 1130g R 1655g
STEM
10.5cm Bontrager SSR TIG-welded and
forged alloy, 4-bolt oversized bar clamp,
twin-bolt 1 1/8in steerer clamp
10cm Forme forged alloy, 4-bolt
oversized bar clamp, twin-bolt 1 1/8in
steerer clamp
10cm Barelli forged alloy, 4-bolt
oversized bar clamp, twin-bolt 1 1/8in
steerer clamp
12cm Deda Big Logo forged alloy, twinbolt oversized bar clamp and 1 1/8in
steerer clamp
HANDLEBAR
Bontrager SSR 6061 alloy shallow
anatomic, oversized clamp, 42cm c-c
Forme alloy shallow drop anatomic,
oversized clamp zone, 46cm c-c
Barelli alloy shallow drop anatomic,
44cm c-c
Deda Big Piega deep anatomic, 42cm
c-c
HEADSET
FSA fully integrated sealed cartridge
1 1/8in aheadset
FSA fully integrated 1 1/8in aheadset,
standard contact sealed ball and cone
Sealed cartridge 1 1/8in ahead with
semi-integrated alloy inserts
FSA integrated 1 1/8in aheadset, loose
ball and cone semi-cartridges
SADDLE
Bontrager R1 with steel rails
Forme with chromoly rails
Barelli, steel rails
Selle Italia Q-bik, steel rails
SEATPOST
Bontrager full carbon, 27.2 x 330mm,
forged alloy single-bolt clamp
Forme alloy, 31.6 x 350mm, single-bolt
alloy seat clamp
Barelli forged alloy 31.6 x 350mm, twinbolt forged alloy seat clamp
Deda Metal Stick 6061 alloy, 31.6 x
330mm, single-bolt alloy seat clamp
BRAKES
Forged alloy dual pivot
Shimano 105 dual pivot
Shimano Ultegra forged alloy dual pivot
Campagnolo Veloce Skeleton, forged
alloy differential callipers
ACCESSORIES
None
None
None
None
OTHER COMPONENTS
72˚
50cm
41.3m
Mounts: 2x
bottle, single
eyelets front
dropouts
Fork offset
4.5cm
BB height 27.5cm
100cm
Trail
6cm
Standover 81.5cm
56cm
72˚
73˚ Mounts:
2 x bottle
54cm
40.5cm
Standover 82cm
57cm
73˚
73.5˚
Mounts:
2 x bottle
53cm
Trail
6.5cm
Fork offset
BB height 28cm 4.6cm
Bike dimensions
73˚
Cockpit 72.5cm
Cockpit 73cm
Bike dimensions
Cockpit 73cm
Bike dimensions
Bike dimensions
Cockpit 71cm
Standover 80cm
56cm
Trail
5.8cm
Fork offset
4.7cm
BB height 26.5cm
40cm
100cm
98.5cm
Standover 80cm
57cm
73˚
73˚
Mounts:
2 x bottle
48.5cm
40.5cm
Trail
6.2cm
Fork offset
BB height 26cm 4.3cm
99.5cm
CIOCC EXTRO LC
Mega performance and value,
upgradeable into a superbike
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