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2025 XDS X-Lab AD9

Chinese X-LAB AD9 aero road bike as used by Astana on cycling’s WorldTour now for sale to the public at £2,553 for the frameset

XDS Carbon-Tech has taken naming rights for the XDS Astana pro team, and the bike their riders are racing on this season is now available to buy in the UK

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2025 Quintana Roo Service Course aero road bike – blue

Triathlon specialist Quintana Roo unveils new “all speed” aero road bike — and it’s actually quite reasonably priced

Coming with claims about it being the brand's "fastest-ever UCI-legal aero road bike", the Service Course starts at £3,575 with a 12-Speed Shimano 105 Di2 groupset or £5,050 with Shimano Ultegra Di2 and Enve 45 Foundation carbon wheels

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Bike at Bedtime – Baldiso One Jan 2025

The seat tube-less Baldiso One aero bike laughs in the face of UCI rules, and it’s now available to buy

1,500 of these 3D-printed aero frames will be produced, and if you want one then complete bikes are available from €12,430. Builds can come in as light as 6.4kg

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2025 Van Rysel RCR-F – 1

Coming soon! Van Rysel RCR-F “setting a new standard for aero bikes”… says Van Rysel

New RCR-F has been developed with aero wheel outfit Swiss Side and will hit the peloton next season; will Decathlon offer it at a bargain price?

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2025 Trek Madone Gen 8 SL 7

Trek unveils radically updated, lightweight Madone and ditches the Émonda. Here’s why we think it’s the biggest bike launch of the year so far

Trek merges its top-end road bikes, with the Madone Gen 8 said to be as aero as the previous model and 320g lighter, marking the end of the road for the carbon Émonda. Full builds start at £3,250 for the SL model, rising to £12,500 for the flagship SLR

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Are endurance bikes actually slower than road race bikes in the real world? We did a speed test to find out

Endurance bikes are the type of road bike most of us should be riding, so we're told nowadays... but aren't they a bit slow? Time for a light experiment

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Giant unveils the “lightest, most efficient TCR ever” – but is it enough for it to remain the brand’s flagship road race bike?

Less weight, hidden cables, lower drag. It's make or break for the TCR and here's everything you need to know...

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Simplon Pride II bike at bedtime hero

Simplon claims its Pride II is still the fastest bike on earth – and this custom version certainly looks the part

Well, that's what was claimed in 2021, but this newly built custom edition is surely still fast as!

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2024 Factor Ostro VAM – 12.jpeg

Factor releases new Ostro VAM as “the benchmark aerodynamic, lightweight race bike”

Updated road bike has better aero efficiency than Specialized Tarmac SL8 and Cervelo S5, according to Factor

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2023 Orro Signature Venturi STC limited edition dream bike – 1.jpeg

Check out the Orro Signature Venturi STC limited edition dream bike, that is (perhaps) not as pricey as you might think

This aero road bike comes with Shimano’s top-level Dura-Ace Di2 groupset and Zipp 404 Firecrest wheels, and by today's standards, the price tag isn't too outrageous

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