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 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.
I would recommend this bike if you are on a budget and need basic transportation for getting around because it does the job and serves its purpose. As far as cheap mountain bikes go, overall the Havoc Hyper FS hyper bicycles mountain bike isn’t really all that bad. I was a bit surprised by this because the manufacturer should have sent us the part since the bike was just ordered brand new and we had the order number and receipt.
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 hyper bicycles 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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