Specialized's women's model Dolce is somewhat out of competition: the bike is aimed less at sport and racing and more at touring and everyday cycling. It is consistently designed for this purpose. Thanks to wide folding tyres, a comfortable saddle, easy-to-grip handlebars and plenty of seat post extension for good suspension, women can sit comfortably and relaxed even on longer rides. The angle-adjustable stem allows the riding position to be customised to a certain extent. Further arguments are the mountain-compatible gear ratio, stable wheels that can also carry luggage and a variable frame with threads for mudguards and rear pannier rack; unfortunately these are missing on the fork. You have to accept the rather high weight of more than nine kilos.
Price 1,399 Euro
Weight 9.5 kilos
Available in specialised shops
Reference/Info www.specialized.com
Weight frame/fork/steering bearing** 1,557/627/75 grammes
Frame sizes*** 44, 48, 51, 54, 57 cm
Seat/steering angle 74,5°/72,5°
Seat/top tube/head tube 460/530/164 mm plus 21 mm headset cap
Wheelbase/caster 990/52 mm
Stack/Reach/STR**** 565/370 mm/1.53
EQUIPMENT
Steering bearing No-name, 1-1/8 inch
Brakes/gears/bottom bracket Shimano 105 (50/39/30 t., BSA)
Wheels/tyres Axis 1.0/Specialized Espoir Sport 25C
Handlebar/stem Specialised/Specialized
Saddle/post Specialized Riva Sport/Specialized (27.2 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): 1.3 means a very stretched, 1.55 a very upright riding position.
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