2,483 euros | 8.5 kilos
After years of agony and several changes of ownership, the former Danish cult brand is now making a comeback. The carbon frame of the "RSL Weave C12T" offers a promising basis for this. It impresses with exceptional riding stability and refinements such as internally routed brake and gear cables and a particularly stable derailleur hanger. However, it is not exactly a lightweight, so that in combination with the heavy "Aksium" wheels, it has one of the highest weights in the test comparison. In the practical test, however, the testers still found the bike to be a pleasure to ride, with unshakeably smooth running, perfectly functioning components and a comfortable saddle that gave no cause for complaint. Only the pricing could be a problem for the bike. But Principia wasn't cheap in the past either.
PLUSstable driving
MINUS: heavy
Web: www.principia.dk
Weighted weights; **Test frame size greased; ***Projected dimension from centre of bottom bracket to top edge of head tube; ****Saddle to head tube rise at 75 cm seat height (centre of saddle frame - top edge of headset cap)
