How can a complete bike with the latest SRAM Red groupset cost 2500 euros when the groupset alone costs over 2000 euros when sold individually? Only the Bonn-based mail order company H & S, which is behind Radon, knows the answer to this question. But we can provide an explanation: The cassette comes from the predecessor series of the current Red; the tyres are also older stock. Savings have also been made on the saddle and seat post as well as the cables, which run more sluggishly than the originals. If you can live with the resulting limitations - the hardness of the saddle is particularly noticeable - you still get an excellent basis for future upgrades. However, there is not much to invest. Citec wheels are known to be durable, while the Syntace handlebar/stem combination fulfils higher demands.
Price 2499 Euro
Weight 7.2 kilos
Available in specialised shops and by mail order
Reference/Info www.radon-bikes.com
Weight frame/fork/steering bearing** 1,182/381/92 grammes
Frame sizes*** 53, 56, 58, 60, 63 cm
Seat/steering angle 74°/72,5°
Seat/top tube/head tube 565/560/165 mm plus 12 mm headset cap
Wheelbase/caster 995/58 mm
Stack/Reach/STR**** 562/392 mm/1.43
EQUIPMENT
Steering bearing No-name, top 1-1/8, bottom 1-1/2 inch
Brakes/gears/bottom bracket SRAM Red (50/34 t., press-fit)
Wheels/tyres Citec 3000 Aero/Schwalbe Ultremo ZX
Handlebar/stem Syntace Racelite 2014/Syntace F109
Saddle/post Radon/RFR (31.6 mm)
*The frame set accounts for 40 % of the overall grade, the equipment for 60 %. The grades are calculated up to the final grade with all decimal places; 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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