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It’s the product of 100 hours of wind tunnel testing and rides as fast and stiff as it looks. Cube claims that the latter can weigh as little as 6.6kg, whereas the Aero which we tested comes in at 7.9kg for a size 58. The Litening C:68X Aero, which we’ve tested, sits alongside the newer, lighter Litening C:68X Air.

Slightly chattery ride might be improved by a switch to 28mm tyres.

Quality frame shared with higher spec bikes.

Buy the 3T Strada from 3T Bikes (from £5,500).

The original Strada’s 1×-only design was controversial, but 3T has hedged its bets with the new model, offering separate models with and without a front derailleur hanger. It’s a comfortable aero bike that feels fast, although the relatively high weight of its predecessor has persisted, which along with the wider tyres doesn’t give quite the sense of sprightliness of some competitors. Its front end has also gone integrated, in line with current bike design. It will now handle 30mm tyres and has deeper tube and fork blade profiles, taking advantage of the latest changes in the UCI’s design rules.

Fast and aero, if a little heavy at 8.1kgģT has updated the Strada, six years after the original was launched.

Updated Strada with deeper aero sections.

Read our Giant Propel Advanced SL 0 review.

It’s a bike that feels exceptionally quick over all terrain. The new internal cabling system is easier to live with and although Giant has kept the seatmast, there’s 45mm of height adjustment. Giant says that the frame is some 225g lighter too and our test bike with top drawer Cadex wheels weighed just 6.9kg. The latest Giant Propel is less aggressively aero, with the tubes around the rear triangle thinned out for a more compliant ride, while front end stiffness is retained.

Easy adjustability to bars and adequate saddle height range.

Rear end compliance but with a stiff headtube.

B uy the Factor Ostro VAM from Factor Bikes (from $5,500).

That’s with 25mm tyres, but there’s room to head out to 32mm. Its light weight makes for fast climbing and handling on descents is superb too. It shares its geometry with the Factor O2 VAM climber’s bike and mixes frame stiffness with a comfortable ride – something that’s difficult to achieve. The Ostro VAM is part of the aero/lightweight bike crew, making it one of the best all-rounder race bikes out there, with our review bike weighing just 7.2kg.

Top specs of the bike are very expensive too. There’s a similar saving from the new cockpit with its flared bars, although we found the narrow tops took some getting used to, particularly when climbing out of the saddle. It’s a design that Trek says saves around 10 watts on the previous model. The new design and new OCLV 800 carbon fibre shave around 300g off the bike’s weight.

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The seventh generation Trek Madone SLR has had a radical update that has dispensed with IsoSpeed, as found on the previous generation Madone SLR 9, in favour of IsoFlow, which has a huge hole in the seat tube, with the saddle cantilevered over the rear of the bike. Claimed 20 watts aero gains from previous model.Here’s our pick of the freshest, fastest and most stylish aero bikes on the market. We’re riders like you who care about the whole experience of owning a bike, not just the numbers. Our team of expert reviewers led by tech editor Sam Challis has a wealth of experience riding bikes of all types. How we test and why you should take our word for it Lizzie Crabb / CyclistĪt Cyclist, we’re constantly out testing and evaluating a huge range of bikes from the budget to the most expensive, putting in the miles on roads we know well to pick apart what works and what doesn’t.

lightweight bike: Which is better for climbing? There are a couple of bikes here which fit into that mould, like the Specialized Tarmac SL7 and the Factor Ostro VAM, but you’ll find even more like the Bianchi Specialissima in our main guide to the best road bikes. The modern trend is to mix lightweight and aero. They’re lighter and more rigid, while still giving the aero benefits of a much longer tube with an aero tail.

The first aero bikes like the Cervélo Soloist had teardrop shaped tubing, but now Kammtail truncated aerofoil shapes – where the tail of the aerofoil is sliced off – are the norm. What is an aero bike? Matthew Loveridge / CyclistĪero bikes are road bikes designed to give you an extra turn of speed through aerodynamic features that streamline the bike’s frame.

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