2018’S HOTTEST BIKES

New year, new resolutions… New bike? We try out some of 2018’s hottest speed machines

MATTHEW PAGE

ON TEST CANYON AEROAD CF SLX DISC 9.0 DI2 £6,349 3T STRADA £3,700 Frameset only (est. £10K as tested) CANONDALE SYNAPSE HI-MOD DISC RED ETAP £6,499 Will 2018 be remembered as a giant leap in terms of bicycle technology in years to come? With bikes featuring disc brakes recently announced as being accepted in British Cycling road races for the year ahead, as well as the UCI continuing their trial in the pro ranks and significant steps already made in 2017 with the first race win, it seems inevitable that discs are now here to stay. Barely any manufacturer would risk releasing a new bike without disc brakes, or at least having a disc-brake version available. We’ve picked three bikes, each with a different appeal, to see if these really…

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Bikes Etc (Digital) - 1 Issue, February 2018

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