Rider’s ride

3T Exploro Team Force, £4,500, saddleback.co.uk

The 3T Exploro was conceived for exactly this type of ride: going quickly on mixed terrain and sometimes into the unknown. The bike uses the same dropped chainstay design as the Open UP, which means it can fit 2.1in tyres on a 650b wheel size. For this ride we used a set of slightly narrower Panaracer Gravelking 1.9in tyres, which proved to hit a perfect sweetspot between fast and protective. The flared 3T Superghiaia handlebars seemed strange when I first saw them, but on a ride like this the extra bar width when in the drops proved invaluable on more technical terrain, where they offered a good deal more stability and control. The Exploro also uses aerodynamic tube shapes, which may seem a little odd for a bike destined for…

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Cyclist Off Road (Digital) - 1 Issue, Autumn 2019

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