After the slip-up in the last test (see TOUR 4/2013->), mail-order company Poison can rehabilitate itself in the € 1,500 class with the Oxygen. Although the simple carbon frame lacks a little temperament, it is cleanly finished and delivers decent technical values. The equipment is appropriate for the price, the Ksyrium-Equipe wheels are even above the class level. The simple, thin FSA handlebar, on the other hand, is not only uncomfortable to grip, it also doesn't really fit in with the pleasing overall look. In practice, the bike turns out to be a smooth straight-line runner, with which you can scrub many fast kilometres in the deeply shaped lower handlebars. One of the Neuwied-based mail-order company's plus points is the option of customising each bike according to the customer's wishes.
Price 1,499 Euro
Weight 8.1 kilos
Available via mail order / modular system
Reference/Info www.poison-bikes.de
Weight frame/fork/steering bearing** 1,260/514/88 grammes
Frame sizes*** 47, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60 cm
Seat/steering angle 74°/73°
Seat/top tube/head tube 560/560/154 mm plus 16 mm headset cap
Wheelbase/caster 995/57 mm
Stack/Reach/STR**** 556/396 mm/1.40
EQUIPMENT
Steering bearing FSA, top 1-1/8, bottom 1-1/2 inch
Brakes/gears/bottom bracket Shimano 105 (50/34 t., BSA)
Wheels/tyres Mavic Ksyrium Equipe/Mavic Yksion
Handlebar/stem FSA Energy
Saddle/post Selle Italia SLS/FSA SL-K (31.6 mm)
*The frame set accounts for 40 % of the overall grade, the equipment for 60 %. 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 an extremely race-like riding position, 1.60 an extremely comfortable riding position. A typical sporty position is in the range of 1.44 to 1.49.
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