It deserves it, because what the manufacturer from the Bavarian-Czech border offers for the moderate price is impressive. The modern carbon frame has a slightly different geometry to the "men's model" Litening - there's no real explanation as to why. The fact that this is a model specifically for women is not immediately recognisable and would not have bothered our male testers. The equipment is also top: complete Ultegra as a triple version, solid wheels, handlebars that are comfortable to grip and tyres with good grip. The only change we would like to see is a different seat post. The thick aluminium stem makes the bike less comfortable than necessary. The comfortable saddle compensates for this shortcoming to some extent.
Price 1,999 Euro
Weight 7.8 kilos
Available in Specialised trade
Reference/Info www.cube.eu
Weight frame/fork/steering bearing** 1,177/461/83 grammes
Frame sizes*** 47, 50, 53, 56 cm
Seat/steering angle 75,5°/71°
Seat/top tube/head tube 430/515/110 mm plus 18 mm headset cap
Wheelbase/caster 980/66 mm
Stack/Reach/STR**** 504/383 mm/1.32
EQUIPMENT
Steering bearing FSA, top 1-1/8, bottom 1.5 inch
Brakes/gears/bottom bracket Shimano Ultegra (52/39/30 t., press-fit)
Wheels/tyres DT Swiss CSW RA 2.0 Race/Schwalbe Ultremo ZX
Handlebar/stem Syntace Racelite 2014/F149
Saddle/post Selle Italia X1/ Cube (31.6 mm)
* The grades are calculated up to the final grade with all decimal places; for the sake of clarity, however, we indicate all grades with rounded decimal places.
**Weighed weights.
***Manufacturer's specification, test size bold.
****Stack/Reach: projected vertical/horizontal measurement from the centre of the bottom bracket to the top of the head tube; STR (Stack to Reach): Values 1.38-1.48 mean a sporty riding position, below that race-like, above that comfortable.
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