The black and red speedster from Zweirad Stadler's own brand scores with a complete "Ultegra" groupset and robust Citec "3000 Aero" wheels. Unfortunately, the rest of the equipment falls significantly short. The simple seat post with a technically outdated screw-in clamp and the Michelin "Lithion" tyres, which squeak when rolling and offer little grip when cornering, stand out negatively. The extremely stiff, relatively heavy aluminium frame offers no technical surprises. With the cassette from 11 to 28 teeth in combination with the compact crank, a wide range of gear ratios is available. However, the jumps between gears are quite large. The long wheelbase and the long caster give the bike good directional stability; the steering behaviour tends towards sluggish.
Purchase/info: Zweiradcenter Stadler GmbH, phone 0941/ 3788147, www.dynamics.de
Weight frame/fork/ headset bearing*: 1,656/539/78 g
Frame sizes**: 47, 50, 53, 56, 59, 62 cm
Seat/steering angle: 73.5°/72.5°
Seat/top/head tube: 530/580/177 mm
Wheelbase/ caster: 1,020/61 mm;
Stack/reach***: 591/404 mm
EQUIPMENT
Fork: Dynamics
Steering bearing: FSA, 1-1/8 inch
Brakes/ gears: Shimano Ultegra
Bottom bracket: Shimano Ultegra (50/34 t.)
Wheels/tyres: Citec 3000 Aero/Michelin Lithion
Handlebar/stem: FSA Omega/OS-190
Saddle/ seatpost: Selle Italia C2/FSA SL-250 (31.6 mm)
*weighted weights; **manufacturer's specification; test frame size greased; ***stack/reach: projected vertical or horizontal dimension from centre of bottom bracket to top edge of headset cap
