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The road
test
 We tried long and deeply this bike on roads that have gone from high
road to really disjointed, with a small bet on the white road. Just
riding assumes a normal position and the feeling of confidence is
remarkable. After walking seems to have been a lifetime. Keo pedals have
a good hook and a great base of support. At the maximum voltage coupling
really consistent, but for beginners or for turist cyclists council to
regulate the strength of coupling to a minimum: it is easier and quicker
release the shoe and pedal anchor remains safe. The handlebar grip is
natural and comfortable, but
those with smaller hands (say the measure down M) will have some
difficulty in forging good handlebars. For the latter, I would recommend
taking a regular turn round. The grip is low suitable for all and
ergonomic curve ensures an ideal. The tape series integrates well with
the width of the bicycle, and ensures a safe and comfortable, even if we
would have preferred a more rugged fur to the touch, so as to ensure an
even more secure (especially thinking of the summer periods where
sweating is greater). Even commands Campagnolo Chorus present an
excellent ergonomics, with the possibility of scaling or increase more
marches in a single motion. This option is very useful when dealing
reaching a rapid ascent from a descent (and vice versa), and in general
all those occasions when there is a remarkable and rapid change in
altitude or pace of race. Again those who have big hands will find great
advantage: with small hands, in fact, often are unable to exploit its
full potential of the system, since the trip lever, reduced to a single
gear change, it becomes remarkable when you want to change more than two
reports with a single movement. The saddle Selle Italia SLK presents, at
first sight, an unexpected comfort. On the move
 shows the great comfort
of this bicycle. Technicians Viner have no doubt centered the goal of
obtaining a bike comfortable over long distances and the disconnected.
The frame can filter so remarkable all the roughness asphalt and this is
also for the fork. The monocoque seat helps further the work of the
frame, and at the saddle and back arrive very few repercussions, very
mitigated and padded. More rigid, however, the behavior of the attack
and the bends. Do you feel that these components are more rigid and less
filter blows: a pity, because the fork, however, works very well. It is
hard but can absorb the disconnections good soil. At this valuable
behavior on disconnected contribute, without doubt, the shares of
cycling frame, really guessed. Stability is, in fact, exemplary and even
at high speed the sense of security
 and control is always present. In
the long descents technical bike runs fast and secure trajectories with
surgical precision. Above all, then, where the asphalt is ruined, the
supremacy of this frame emerges. You can go fast with maximum safety,
with inputs cornering not fulminant but gradual and safe. Once the bike
path follows safely, even if on disconnected without abnormal behaviour,
almost as go on a track, so you can soon sow all, with confidence and
ease. The sensitivity to lateral wind is never excessive and with a
little effort you can keep the right trajectory. With this framework it
is easy to stay in the saddle for hours with a comfort unknown to the
competitors (all, then, without resorting to frame solutions
extravagant). Lots of convenience must not think of a frame "outermost":
responsiveness is excellent, but always balanced and gradual. The bike,
reviving action on the pedals, it is always very little breaks, but is a
long way anyway. It has, in short, that nervous behavior of
 other bike
and this could mislead. It seems, in short, just reactive, but it is
only a sensation due excellent stability and directionality of the
chassis: a value and not a defect. Compared to the chassis reputation
for being super hard, if there are these differences should be minimal
and really not evaluable in common. Furthermore, if a frame is not
"even" drive would not have been used by the team Miche. By contrast,
the apparent comfort, especially after many hours in the saddle, when
compared with other bicycles was still perfectly relaxed. In uphill the
bike runs fast and is easy to go a long way standing on the pedals. On
climbs appear even the behaviour of Fulcrum Racing 1, really light and
sliding. In these conditions is easy to get up on the pedals with a
ergonomics of the command almost perfect: it is easy to move from one
relationship to a great little more difficult to make the step reverse,
because the lever of command is somewhat most backward. In plain, with
the classic belly on the ground, namely with their hands on the low
hold, the bike is fast and ergonomics command is perfect to increase
that to climb the marches. The lightness of the bike, already
appreciated in height, is reflected positively even in these
circumstances, where it is easy to reach high speeds or raise the rhythm
in out of saddle.
 On undulating ground then it is a pleasure to get up
in the saddle to overcome an off without scaling relationship. In this,
in addition to the lightness and responsiveness of the frame, also
contribute much wheels. The Fulcrum Racing 1 showed during the test all
their goodness. Safe and reliable, show good glide and weight really
helps content changes in rhythm and uphill, where their response is
always excellent. In nearly 1,000 km, most of them on roads not in good
condition, no problems whatsoever, maintaining his excellent centering
in the right voltage rays as well, do not suffer much wind side. The
sides corrected also help the work of improving the modulated brakes. A
pair of good wheels. The Schwalbe Stelvio 700x23 tyres inflated to the
maximum allowed (10 bar) showed a fluency: by running on secure, while
the slick profile practically requires some attention on wet. In this
case it is advisable to reduce the pressure 6 bar, in order to find the
maximum confidence and security at the expense of a wire rolling. They
are very good tyres, suitable for everyday use and intensively to 360
degrees. The Skeleton Campagnolo brakes play their excellent work:
strong and resistant to fatigue. The front brake is great for power and
modulability; the rear needs to be more juice for power decelated. This
is a behavior from the same Campagnolo wanted to
 avoid jamming the rear
side. The neophyte will find ample benefits from this system but,
perhaps, most experts would have preferred a more responsive command. By
contrast, in wet conditions all appreciate this modular back. Even in
the long descent, overwhelmingly repeatedly called into question, have
never betrayed expectations, providing safe and modular deceleration.
Even in the wet their behavior is always excellent result. The exchange
and derailleur are fault-tolerant. Several times have never abused
wrong, even in the most disparate crossings or changing one or more
marches with the chain strong shot. The controls are fluid and changing
ratio of a need for excessive effort. The transition from one to another
relationship is fluid, fast and silent. Only with the latest reports,
changing without alleviate the coup pedal, it appears more noise and
less fluidity of change, but it is a behavior that is the limit (and
perhaps beyond) of the exchange. The derailleur has the same qualities
and useful exchange rate is the ability to move in three intermediate
positions, before changing statment, in order to prevent crossings
maximum chain smears against the derailleur. The crank Ultra-Torque has
put on display all his skills rigidity and its compact, which allows the
shoes to run close to the frame, in a prime position from the viewpoint
of biomechanics of the pedal. Finally, the seat SLK has proved the ideal
choice for this bike: even after many hours comfort remains high and no
pain on intimate parts, primarily perineum.
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