I'll be sharing my full thoughts after a loaded weekend of gravel bike riding to let you know whether it is worth the €4,000 price tag.Īs for the groupset, the Shimano GRX 12 speed performed pretty much as expected - which is no bad thing when Shimano's heritage of build quality is considered. The package felt pretty lightweight too, I didn't get to weigh the bike, but given the rugged build, the Adlar is certainly light on its feet. The longer reach and slacker head angle made light work of the single track, which at times, could have warranted a hard-tail mountain bike. Wilier seems to have succeeded in producing a bike with excellent handling for rougher gravel and bikepacking. As well as progressive geometry and healthy tire clearance the new Adlar can also be specced with front and rear luggage racks that are rated for a total of 35kg of luggage.Įarly impressions are great. Wilier's new Adlar gravel bike is aimed much more at the exploration end of the spectrum. The testing grounds weren't half bad too - some pretty special gravel terrain in Follonica, home of Grinduro Italy. We have also been lucky enough to get a first ride in on the brand new Wilier Adlar gravel bike, which was dressed up in the latest Shimano GRX 12 speed groupset. Certainly Ganna’s victory in the time trial won’t have deterred the Ineos boffins to continue to look for any advantage they can find, no matter how small. (Image credit: Getty Images / Tim de Waele)Īfter the obligatory internet speculation, Dan Bigham, Ineos Grenadiers' Performance Engineer, confirmed to Cycling News that the tape and the chosen position was “down to aerodynamics” but that in reality the savings equated to less than a watt.
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