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ARGON 18 Gallium Pro

From the toughest climbs to the steepest descents and high-speed chases, you will tear away from the pack with the Gallium Pro - it is a total racing machine! Frameset £3,399 Complete bike from £4,999

CANNONDALE Topstone Carbon

If you're after a go anywhere carbon bike, then the Topstone is probably going to be near the top of your list. It basically is good at everything! Fast and efficient, it eats up the off-road sections without bother, but feels alive like a traditional road bike when you hit the tarmac 😀 Complete bike from just £2,099

LOOK 795 Blade RS

The Look 795 Blade RS is all about speed, with its design focusing on stiffness and aerodynamics yet without a huge sacrifice to overall comfort. An impressive combination to achieve, and a very nice bike to ride! Frameset £2,999 Complete bikes from £4,999

CANNONDALE SuperSix Evo HM Disc

Although the main focus for the latest version of the SuperSix Evo was on aerodynamics and comfort, they have maintained the low weight and handling it has always been renowned for 😀 Complete bikes from £3,999

WILIER Zero SLR

Wilier Zero SLR is an ultra-lightweight racing bike with disc brakes and fully integrated cables. Wilier Zero SLR encapsulates the most complex concepts of lightness and total integration in simple aesthetics. These are the features the most demanding cyclists seek in the most technologically advanced racing bikes: ultra lightweightedness, high-speed stability and control, braking performance, electronic transmission, high aerodynamics and full cable integration. (Frame weight 800gms - in medium size matt finish) Frameset price £4,499 Complete bikes from £6,499

MAVIC TdeF Wheelset

There are still a few sets of the Tour de France Limited Edition wheelsets left! Endurance - Ksyrium Pro Carbon SL Fast & Light - Cosmic Pro Carbon SL Speed - Comete Pro Carbon SL Each version comes in either disc or rim brake spec and with the ability to be setup tubeless Price £1,800 per pair

CINELLI Superstar

The Superstar is Cinelli’s cutting-edge carbon fibre re-interpretation of the mythical Italian stage-racing bicycle that is the brand’s heritage and DNA. Frameset £1.099 Complete bikes from £1,999

ENVE Wheels

ENVE wheels now come with Lifetime Incident Protection So however you damage them - be it whilst riding or just by accident - ENVE will replace them free of charge, for the rest of your life!!!! You'll never have to buy wheels ever again - never have to worry if the weather/roads are too crappy to be using your 'best' carbon wheels - you can just use them all year round, in all weathers, on all roads and if/when they get damaged, ENVE will replace them for you, for free!! forever! Wheelsets from £2,700

TIFOSI Mons SL

The current Campagnolo test bike here at SWBB, is a Tifosi Mons SL with Super Record 12 and WTO wheels!! Complete bike £8,999

COLNAGO C64 Disc

If you're looking for the ultimate all-rounder, then this surely has to be on your radar! The power transfer and performance are unbeatable 😀 And the detailing on their latest blue colour scheme is awesome!!! Frameset £4,999 Complete bikes from £6,999

PINARELLO Dogma F12 Disk

The Dogma F12 Disk owes a lot of its improved performance over the F10 Disk to the new integrated MOST Talon Ultra handlebar. TICR - Total Integrated Cable Routing With these new bars, it means there is now no cable visible on the handlebar - this in turn means there is 5% less aerodynamic drag than the previous bars! Dogma F12 Disk Frameset with Talon Ultra bars - £5,950 Complete bikes from £7,999

VAN NICHOLAS Skeiron

Van Nicholas have invested a lot to create the Skeiron. So they wanted to appeal to the most amount of riders, therefore the geometry allows a good fit for both endurance all day riders and road racers alike! Frameset £1,799 Complete bike from £3,499

RIDLEY Noah Fast Disc

The Noah Fast Disc is a state of the art aero road disc frameset. Specifically designed to be able to cope with large amounts of power, it is still stable at speed, so great for sprinting! Caleb Ewen has certainly been showing what it can do at this week's Tour Down Under 😀 Frameset from £3,999 Complete bikes from £5,999

BMC RoadMachine

At first glance, it looks almost identical to the last RoadMachine. And it’s true, this one shares lots of design features with its predecessor, like BMC’s Integrated Cockpit System (ICS) that hides all of the cables completely. And you’ll still get BMC’s Tuned Compliance Concept (TCC), but it has also undergone a facelift. The asymmetric fork legs have been slimmed down, the seat tube has a cutout to help with compliance by allowing more flex, the chainstays are tapered, the seatstays are flattened to help with compliance as well, and the seat stays have also been lowered by about 1cm to the seat tube junction. And finally, the D-shaped seatpost has been redesigned. In short, you get the same great comfort as before, but better performance and clearance for bigger tyres 😀 Complete bikes from £6,499

BIANCHI Oltre XR4 Tavolozza

Whether you're a fan of the Giro, the Tour or the Vuelta, you can have an Oltre XR4 in the colour of the leader of your favourite Grand Tour!! Frameset £4,999 Complete bikes from £6,999

CERVELO P3X

Long story short, the new P3X is a P5X that has been on a diet!! Using a different carbon layup (lighter and stiffer than the one used for the P5X) and moving production to Asia, means that the P3X is 17% lighter than the P5X and a third cheaper! 😀 Complete bikes from £6,999

SRAM Force eTap

You get the same performance as SRAM Red but with a 300gm weight penalty - on the plus side it's £1,000 cheaper! SRAM Force eTap AXS groupset - £2,175 inc fitting SRAM Force eTap AXS Disc groupset - £2,280 inc fitting

PINARELLO Dogma F12 Disk

The Dogma F12 Disk owes a lot of its improved performance over the F10 Disk to the new integrated MOST Talon Ultra handlebar. TICR - Total Integrated Cable Routing With these new bars, it means there is now no cable visible on the handlebar - this in turn means there is 5% less aerodynamic drag than the previous bars! Dogma F12 Disk Frameset with Talon Ultra bars - £5,950 Complete bikes from £7,999

*** NEWS ***

Back in the 90s the De Rosa Merak was a common bike in the pro peleton, achieving victories over various types of terrain, including the 2000 version of the World Championship - it was an aluminium framed lightweight 'superbike' of its day! For 2020, the new fully integrated carbon version is being ridden by Cofidis!! Frameset £3,999 Complete bikes £5,999 Pro Level superbike with Campag SR EPS Groupset (SRM) £13,999

CEEPO Katana

If you're an Ironman triathlete and travel a lot to get to events, then the Katana could be the bike for you Not only is it one of the lightest full-distance triathlon frames on the market today, the Ceepo Katana is the perfect weapon for the athlete that wants an all-round race frame to tackle all type of courses, even the hilliest ones. Ceepo's forward geometry allows aggressive positioning and safe handling.  Frameset £2,799 Complete bikes from £3,999

QUARQ Powermeter

There are so many options nowadays in the powermeter market! If you just want a relatively basic readout, then pedals or a NDS crank will suffice At the other end of the market, an SRM Origin gives you more data than you could possible wade through before it's time for your next ride 😀 The Quarq crankset sits in between the two options above! More/better data than from the pedals/NDS Crank but not as much as the SRM!!!! Quarq Powermeter Crankset from £799

CAMPAGNOLO Bora WTO 33 Wheels

For 2020, Campagnolo is offering a 33mm option of their Bora WTO line. That’s Campagnolo’s acronym for Wind Tunnel Optimized, or a wheel that is designed to help cheat the wind. This new Bora WTO 33 is the lowest profile option in the WTO line, but according to Campy, it still offers noticeable aero benefits compared to a non-optimized wheel. Available for both rim and disc brakes Price £1,849

LOOK 795 Blade RS Disc

The Look 795 Blade RS Disc is all about speed, with its design focusing on stiffness and aerodynamics yet without a huge sacrifice to overall comfort. An impressive combination to achieve, and a very nice bike to ride! Frameset £2,999 Complete bikes from £4,999

THM Carbones Road Cranks

THM Carbones's road cranks offer by far the best stiffness to weight ratio! The standard cranks come in at just under 500gms 😀 (just over 500gms if you want them custom coloured!! 😭) Pricing - standard matt/gloss carbon £1,250 (coloured cranks are extra depending on which colour you choose)

LYNSKEY Pro GR

When it comes to gravel riding, the Lynskey Pro GR is all business. It’s high-performance titanium for gravel whilst suitable to be a race bike when needed! It is best suited for riders who need a bike that can handle the toughest conditions on any day, but demand a titanium comfort ride with a smooth finish. Frameset from £2,750 Complete bike from £4,750

SCOTT Addict RC Disc

One of the greatest cycling moments of 2019, was Annemiek van Vleuten's epic 105km breakaway to win the Women's World Road Race Championships in Yorkshire So for 2020, Scott have created a stunning bike for her to ride the season in the Rainbow jersey Frameset £1,999 Complete Bikes from £3,999 (be advised the prices are for Scott stock colours - the World Championship colourway is deservedly for AvV only!!)

PINARELLO Dogma F12

There is no doubting the all-rounder credentials of the Dogma F12 - it already has a Grand Tour victory to its name. It's not particularly lightweight though, so if you are looking for an out and out lightweight climbing bike, then maybe not the best choice, but if you're looking for a bike to get your best time on a century ride and you have the budget, then it is worth considering Frameset (inc handlebars) £5,750 Complete bikes from £7,499

BMC TimeMachine Road 01

This aero road bike from BMC is a very firm ride - it makes for great handling, you can proper throw it into the corners on a descent!! Frame module £3,999 Complete bikes from £5,999

MICHELIN Power Tyres

For 2020, Michelin have added a tubeless ready version of their road tyre and a TT specific tyre

HUNT Carbon Aerodynamacist Wheels

For Summer 2020, Hunt are launching a new range of rim brake carbon wheels Ready to fly past the competition, whether in road races, time trials or triathlons, they've taken the principles found during the Limitless research project (widening profiles below the edge of the rim to improve performance and stability across multiple yaw angles) and applied these to rims that make the most of the space offered inside a conventional caliper brake. Three depths - 52mm, 62mm, 82mm And they come with CeramicSpeed Hub Bearings 52mm - £1,189 62mm - £1,249 82mm - £1,329

*** NEWS ***

Over the past few Olympics, GB have been dominant on the track, but the French want to get in on the act at Tokyo, so have launched the T20 to try and give them the edge needed to win gold!!

RIDLEY Helium SLX

The Helium SLX frame is simply at the highest level when it comes to stiffness to weight ratio. Designed to be as light as possible, it is ideal to tackle the longest, steepest climbs, yet it is stiff and durable enough to expertly handle the power of a sprint. Hence, weight as well as performance is built into this frame, so as to satisfy the most demanding of cyclists. The Helium SLX is a light frame, barely tipping the scale at 750g for a size medium (100gms lighter than the new Dogma F12!). It’s a mixture of 60/40/30-ton high-modulus carbon fibre. If vertical speed is your thing, this is the ideal bike for you. Simply tap on the pedals and up you go! It is also incredibly stable through high speed turns and descents. Complete bikes from £3,999

*** NEWS ***

The 78th edition of Paris-Nice  will follow a familiar format, with early stages exposed to the wind followed by a time trial, then a summit finish on the penultimate day before a finale in the hills behind Nice.

SCOTT Foil Disc

The Scott Foil has been a grand tour stage winner many times over and is also proven in one day classics, such as Milan San Remo, Liege Bastogne Liege and Paris-Roubaix - it is safe to say that the Foil is one of the most versatile aero bikes on the market - and now it comes in a disc brake version! Frameset £2,999 Complete bikes from £4,999

TREK Madone Disc

The Madone Disc is expensive, but it does offer stunning handling and is seriously fast! The pick-up is instantaneous and the acceleration is everything you’d expect from a superbike 😀 Frameset from £3,999 Complete bikes from £4,999

BMC TeamMachine SLR01 Disc

For many years now, the SLR01 has been at the very forefront of the peloton, winning the Tour de France, the Olympic Road Race, the World Championship Road Race, the list just goes on and on!! And now it comes in a disc brake version So if you are in the market for a high-end race bike, the BMC should join your list of contenders. This bike doesn’t rely on any amount of outlandish bells or whistles to gain attention, the frame is distinct and exudes a sense of Swiss personality with great geometry and a very purposeful ride. Frame module £3,999 Complete Bikes from £5,999

LOOK 795 Blade RS Disc TT

The 795 Blade RS Disc is all about aerodynamics! And with it's relatively low front end, it can easily be setup as a TT/Tri bike too 😮 Frameset £2,999 Complete bike from £4,999

CERVELO S3 Disc

If you're after an aero road disc brake bike for this year's crit racing season, you probably came across the Cervelo S5 Disc - The S3 Disc is a cheaper version of more or less the same bike! Complete bikes from £2,999

PINARELLO Dogma F12

There is no doubting the all-rounder credentials of the Dogma F12 - it already has a Grand Tour victory to its name. It's not particularly lightweight though, so if you are looking for an out and out lightweight climbing bike, then maybe not the best choice, but if you're looking for a bike to get your best time on a century ride and you have the budget, then it is worth considering Frameset (inc handlebars) £5,750 Complete bikes from £7,499