The .1R combines the best of the worlds of automotive engineering and design and road bicycles, relying on modern production technologies, high-strength materials, and attention to the smallest details. Small but pointed details are present throughout, like the use of the Aston Martin Valkyrie’s ultra-thin titanium badge, and a miniature replica of the hypercar’s wheel design on the titanium piston caps of the bike brakes. ‘Working in collaboration with Aston Martin we have not only taken our titanium bicycles to new heights but have also unlocked true innovation within the cycling industry,’ says Oliver Laverack.
The BASH/MTN used a similar-looking frame design to the rest of Serial 1’s e-bikes. These electric-assisted bicycles provide a versatile and accessible means of engaging in physical activity, catering to individuals of varying fitness levels. Riding an eBike encourages cardiovascular exercise, leg muscle engagement, and overall mobility. I’m looking for a cheap (i.e. about this price) ebike for food deliveries as I’m tired of pedaling up and down hills all day long. Of course, it’s the climbs most people care about, but even then, shaving a few hundred grams off a bike won’t transform anyone from a rouleur to a grimpeur. Giant also developed a new ‘ThinLine’ lightweight paint, bringing the total weight savings to 140g versus the already very light 2020 TCR Advanced SL Disc.
While the Dura-Ace Di2-equipped SL8 we have in for review weighs 6.76kg in a size 56cm, without pedals or accessories, Specialized says a special-edition, size-52cm version built for Remco Evenepoel to take on this year’s Vuelta a España weighed 6.8kg ready to race. This impressively low weight was almost an afterthought, though – perhaps because Canyon knows it can build lighter bikes. All in, the new hyper bike O2 VAM has a claimed frame weight (including the integrated seat mast) of 730g in a size 54cm, despite it retaining a number of aerodynamic optimisations. As a result, most riders opted for builds balanced between aerodynamic efficiency and weight. One particularly interesting detail is the wheel design, which features a 55-millimeter deep carbon tubeless profile with an internal width of 22 mm.
Bikes such as the Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL8, the latest Factor O2 VAM, Orbea Orca OMX, Canyon Ultimate CFR and the Giant TCR Advanced SL can all be built down to weights that tickle or even break the limit. They bite down on large 203 hyper bicycles mm rotors that are a full 2.3 mm thick, all but eliminating the chances of brake fade when bombing long downhill segments. No surprises, just great bikes that you can pay off with as low as 0% APR financing from Affirm on select bikes.
Riders at every level love marginal gains, but sacrificing aero for weight rarely pays off unless you’re racing a hill climb (if you believe the performance simulations). The Giant TCR has long been a prototypical climber’s bike, yet while the most recent update to the platform headlined with claims of improved aerodynamics, Giant also revealed it had found new ways to lighten it. Fast forward a year, to the start of the 2023 Tour de France, however, and the average bike weight had dropped to 7.45kg, more than 450g less than in 2022. They empower riders to choose the degree of assistance, enabling a gradual transition towards more strenuous workouts. This combination of exercise and mobility makes eBikes a valuable fitness tool for those looking to improve their health and well-being, while enjoying the great outdoors. The instructions were not completely helpful for assembling the bike because they were basic and very general, but overall I found it easy to do and I had the entire thing setup in about an hour or so.
That would have been fine, but we had already assembled most of the mountain bike and we didn’t want to repack the entire thing just to ship it out and get another mountain bike that we would have to reassemble. Simon joined BikeRadar in 2020, but has been riding bikes all his life, and racing road and time trial bikes for over a decade. As a person of little physical talent, he has a keen interest in any tech which can help him ride faster and is obsessed with the tiniest details. Simon writes reviews and features on power meters, smart trainers, aerodynamic bikes and kit, and nerdy topics like chain lubricants, tyres and pro bike tech. Simon also makes regular appearances on the BikeRadar Podcast and BikeRadar’s YouTube channel. Before joining BikeRadar, Simon was a freelance writer and photographer, with work published on BikeRadar.com, Cyclingnews.com and in CyclingPlus magazine.
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As part of its ambitious growth and investment plans to continue to supply cyclists with the most advanced an… In turn, each tube could be lighter, leading to a claimed weight of 685g for a size 56cm S-Works Tarmac SL8 frame – 115g less than an equivalent S-Works Tarmac SL7 frame. Despite the marketing focusing on its aerodynamic improvements, the latest Canyon Ultimate CFR nevertheless remains a feathery bike at 6.39kg for a size large (without pedals). Aston Martin and British bicycle manufacturer J.Laverack have joined forces to unveil what is being described as the most innovative bicycle in the world.