The bike maintains speed well too and, with the relaxed position being easier on your lower back, smashing out the long miles is a breeze. Once you’ve adapted to it, the Cube will surprise you with how racy and fast it can be. The 56cm model has quite a tall head tube at 182mm and can feel a little upright at first, but that feeling doesn’t last long. It's not a bad weight either (our 56cm model weighed 8.77kg) and certainly feels responsive to your input, making it fun to ride fast as well as comfortable for longer, more sedate jaunts. The Attain GTC SL is a mid-price option in Cube's endurance range, and makes it into our roundup thanks to a very good combination of comfort – both from the frameset and the geometry – and performance. Why it's here You really can’t ignore the price when the performance is considered. The slightly higher stack from the taller head tube lifts your centre of gravity, and this is the only thing that just takes the sharpness off the steering when entering really fast, technical sections.Ĭanyon’s Endurace AL Disc 6.0, equipped with a Shimano Tiagra groupset, is £1,2. The disc brake-equipped Endurace has just a 5mm-longer wheelbase than a rim-braked Aeroad, so while there is a little bit of extra stability it's minimal and never feels ponderous through tight turns. Slight shifts in bodyweight have the desired effect on the handling and you can really carry some speed through the bends without feeling the need to cover the brakes. When it comes to carving your way down a technical descent, the Endurace AL is a very confident bike and responds well to your input. The drops are accessed easily, and you can get into a decent enough tuck for descending or battling the wind. The position doesn’t feel too upright though. Adding to this is the compact, sloping top tube frame design which allows you to expose a lot of seatpost.īeing an endurance bike, the geometry is a little slacker than that of Canyon's Aeroad race bike, with the most noticeable difference being the height of the head tube: 167mm in length on this medium, with a similar sized Aeroad measuring just 146mm. The Endurace offers a comfortable ride which is helped by the carbon fibre fork up front. We’d say that Canyon has got the balance of providing feedback and killing road buzz just right.
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You feel everything that is going on between the tiny contact patch of the tyre and the road, allowing you to react instantly. The amount of feedback you get from an alloy frame is often criticised, but it can create a machine that really speaks to the rider, so long as it isn’t too harsh. It earns a place on our list because it's a great package for the money too.
The Endurace AL Disc 6.0 may be the entry point to Canyon's endurance bike range, but its stiff yet comfortable frame delivers a fun ride with plenty of feedback. Starting at number 7 – because, why not? – let’s take a look at the very best sportive and endurance bikes reviewed on over the past year. Past Sportive and Endurance Bike of the Year winners include the Triban RC 500 Disc, Specialized Roubaix and Cannondale Synapse. One thing that you can be sure of looking through our rundown is that you’re getting better features for your money than ever before. Prices vary from £999 all the way up to £3,600 ( any road bike with a price of £4,000 or more is dealt with in Superbike of the Year 2020/21), and all of the bikes feature disc brakes simply because that’s the way that bike design is going, particularly at mid and high levels (sorry rim brake fans). Our list of the best includes bikes made from steel, titanium, aluminium and carbon-fibre, representing the diversity of the market. Manufacturers looking to improve comfort over rough roads tend to spec wider tyres than you’ll typically find on a race bike – you’ll often find clearance for tyres over 30mm wide – and they sometimes offer practical features such as mudguard and rack mounts for increased versatility, realising that these bikes might also be used for commuting during the week as well as for getting in the long miles at the weekend. Sportive and endurance bikes have a lot in common with road race bikes in that they’re intended to be quick and efficient, but designers usually give them a more relaxed geometry and incorporate features designed to add comfort – and these are the best that we reviewed in this extremely competitive category during 2020.
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