The "Road Master" lives up to its name. High riding stability, good bottom bracket stiffness, balanced steering behaviour and a sporty riding position make this bike, designed in Berlin and built in Russia, the first choice for riders with racing ambitions. The workmanship with clean weld seams, the tapered down tube that gets thicker towards the bottom bracket and curved seat stays is hardly inferior to the often much more expensive titanium creations from the USA. Plus the cool Cyrillic lettering - what more could you want? At best, a more upmarket spec, although the mix of Ultegra SL groupset, Fulcrum wheels and WCS components from Ritchey offers little cause for complaint. The only noticeable improvement would be better tyres, and the Selle Italia saddle is very narrow.
Conclusion: Racy racer from Russia: A bike with good comfort values, for sprinters and downhill riders alike.
Web: www.kocmo.de
*Weighed weights, complete bike without pedals; **Test frame size greased; ***Projected dimension from centre of bottom bracket to top edge of head tube/seatpost/head tube rise at 75 cm seat height (centre of saddle frame - top edge of headset cap)
