Poison's easy-to-use online modular system allows you to customise the bike to your own requirements - instead of the default configuration with Shimano's Ultegra components and Mavic's Aksium wheels, we were advised to choose a cheaper 105 with high-quality Ksyrium Elite wheels for the same budget. The riding position is very comfortable, but if you want a more sporty position, you should go for the Opiat model - the advice we received over the phone addressed this question in detail. The simple, neatly finished frameset is extremely stiff and offers heavy riders sufficient safety reserves. Lighter riders, on the other hand, are more likely to feel the limited comfort. We find two bottle cages and a set of Shimano pedals very useful.
Price 1,414 Euro
Weight 8.7 kilos
Reference/Info www.poison-bikes.de
Weight frame/fork/steering bearing** 1.856/659/67 grammes
Frame sizes*** 45, 49, 52, 54, 56, 58, 61 cm
Seat/steering angle 73°/73,5°
Seat/top tube/head tube 580/570/210 mm plus 15 mm headset cap
Wheelbase/caster 990/56 mm
Stack/Reach/STR**** 566/384 mm/1.57
EQUIPMENT
Steering bearing Poison, 1-1/8 inch
Brakes/gears/bottom bracket Shimano 105 (50/34 t., BSA)
Wheels/tyres Mavic Ksyrium Elite S/Mavic Yksion Pro
Handlebar/stem Control Tech Fuego HMS/Control Tech One
Saddle/post Selle Italia SLR/Control Tech One (31.6 mm)
*The frame set accounts for 40 per cent and the equipment for 60 per cent of the overall grade. The grades are calculated with all decimal places up to the final grade; however, for the sake of clarity, all grades are given 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): 1.36 means a very stretched, 1.60 an upright sitting position
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