Cobble crushers

With these bikes, the only vibes you’ll feel this spring are good ones

MARC ABBOTT

Whether your biking plans include a channel-hopping attack on the Tour of Flanders sportive, or simply negotiating the UK’s pothole-blighted roads, the one thing you’ll need from any new bike is the ability to flatten the tarmac. The good news is that bike manufacturers feel your pain, and have begun employing a number of techniques to stop your fillings falling out on a monster ride. Which is plainly evident from the three bikes on test this month which all have comfort-focused features ranging from shock absorbers to fat tyres. Firstly, Trek’s long-lived Domane series puts forward its SL5 Disc model for your consideration. Featuring 32c tyres, race-proven performance on the unforgiving parcours of northern Europe’s Spring Classics, plus Trek’s clever IsoSpeed decoupler to eliminate vibration. Second up, is BMC’s Roadmachine…

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Bikes Etc (Digital) - 1 Issue, May 2019

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