In addition to its main business with mountain bikes and trekking bikes, most of them with electric pedal assistance, Corratec has also recently intensified its involvement in the road bike sector. The portfolio is led by the CCT. A competition-oriented classic in the range of the Upper Bavarians, which has developed over the years into an aero-optimised racing bike and has been on the market in its latest development stage since last year. We tested the Team Pro version, which is the only model to fall into the price window of around 5000 euros and is the cheapest bike in the test field.
Corratec CCT Team Pro: Beautiful, but hardly competitive
The frame design of the Corratec is unique: The head tube with its angular transition to the top and down tube, the beautifully integrated fork and the curved seat stays set the CCT apart from the competition and, according to the manufacturer, serve one purpose: better aerodynamics than its predecessor. In the GST wind tunnel, the racing machine with flat carbon wheels from the Italian specialist Ursus achieves 217 watts, making it one of the aerodynamically weaker bikes compared to the competition. Even with our reference wheelset (Zipp 404), the Corratec lags behind and is on a par with race all-rounders that pay attention to weight as well as aerodynamics. However, the Team Pro also has weaknesses in this discipline, taking second last place among the test candidates and rolling rather sluggishly over the tarmac due to its tough tyres and long wheelbase.
Despite the voluminous tube shapes, the frameset is not particularly torsionally stiff, which means that it tends to have a somewhat doughy steering behaviour on winding descents. Although our 1.80 metre tall test riders had to extend the carbon seat post on the size 54 test bike, it and the simple aluminium handlebar/stem combination react unyieldingly to bumps. To summarise, the stylish and visually fast bike struggled to keep up with the test field. The Evo version with higher carbon quality could probably close the gap, but is at least 1700 euros more expensive.
Corratec CCT Team Pro
- TOUR grade: 2,7
- Price: 4299 Euro
- Weight of complete wheel: 8.4 kilos
- Aerodynamics: 217 watts
- Frame sizes: 46, 48, 51, 54, 57, 60 (test size greased)
Geometry
- Seat/top/head tube: 490/555/144 millimetres
- Stack/Reach/STR: 567/385 millimetres/1.47
- Stack+/Reach+/STR+: 600/564 millimetres/1.06
- Wheelbase/caster: 1000/61 millimetres
Equipment
- Drive/gear shift: Shimano 105 Di2 (2x12; 50/34, 11-34 t.) | Shimano 105 Di2 (2x12; 50/34, 11-34 t.) Grade: 1.0
- Brakes: Shimano 105 (160/160 mm) | Grade: 2.0
- Tyres: Pirelli P7 Sport 26 mm (eff.: 27 mm) | Grade: 2.5
- Impellers: Ursus Miura TC37
- Impeller weights: 1344/1833 grams (front/rear)
Advantages and disadvantages
- Plus: favourable, very small frame sizes
- Minus: heavy, moderate aero performance, simple brake discs
Julian Schultz
Editor
