Road Bikes
Road Race, Endurance, Aero, Women’s, Adventure, Entry-level, ebikes
Trek Émonda SLR 8 Disc $10,250
Trek dubs this Émonda a hero’s chariot, built with the company’s lightest oclv carbon frame, a Dura-ace groupset, Bontrager Aeolus Pro 3 Disc carbon wheels, Bontrager R3 Hard-case Lite, 120 t.p.i., aramid-bead, 700 x 25c tires. It’s everything you want in a super-lightweight racing bike: stiffness and responsiveness with lightning quick accelerations, plus hydraulic disc brakes for extra confidence around highspeed corners. Weighing in at a featherweight 675 g (frameset only), it’s spec’d for pros. After one ride, you’ll see why. ( trekbikes.com)
Cervélo R3 Ultegra 8000 $4,700
The R3 is a no-compromise, premium road machine. It’s built with Cervélo’s Squoval Max tubing, an asymmetrical 79-mm bottom bracket and near-weightless carbon dropouts. Handling on the R3 rivals any of its higher-priced competitors. Available in classic navy/red or fluoro frame, the Shimano Ultegra r8000 build comes with fsa Energy handlebars, an 11-speed, 11-30 tooth cassette, Mavic Aksium Elite wheels and is future-proofed to accommodate derailleur and braking system upgrades. Almost Joe Average price but hands down, a pro-spec bike. ( cervelo.com)
Time Alpe d’huez 21 $4,000
This bike is made for the mountain goats. It’s an ultralightweight road-race machine from Time, envisioned with big ascents and comfort in mind. The 930 g frameset comes with an optional Aktiv fork – which has dampers in each fork blade – to cut roughly 30 per cent of front-end road vibrations. The 21 model has an Ultegra r8000 groupset and Mavic Ksyrium wheels. As with every Time bike, the Alpe d’huez is made in France. ( time-sport.com)
Colnago C64 $7,540 (frame, fork, seatpost and headset)
The C64 is the latest model in Colnago’s C series, which features lugged carbon-fibre construction. With this model, the Italian company has found weight savings, some through novel tube shapes, such as the indents on the fork blades and in the head tube. The frame and fork have clearance for 28c-wide tires. While the sloping top tube and the elastomer in the upper headset cup (to address some road vibrations) are quite modern, the handling is classic Colnago. ( colnago.com)—markcohen