Bianchi Oltre Pro RED Disc Road Bike With its radical carbon frame, integrated aero components and fully wireless groupset, Bianchi’s Oltre Pro RED Disc Road Bike is an extremely rapid ride. The carbon frame features dropped and flattened seatstays, a seat tube cut out that wraps around the rear wheel and a concave downtube for the front wheel to fit into, all in the pursuit of drag reduction. Air Deflector fairings on the headtube marry up with the downtube’s sculpted shape and, along with the large hole in the handlebar, create a low-pressure area behind, reducing the effect of the wind on the bike and rider for better aerodynamics. The combined effect of these developments means that Bianchi claims the new frame saves 17.1 watts at 50kph and is 45 seconds faster over 40km than the Oltre XR4, their previous aero bike. Whilst the frame’s design certainly concentrates on extracting every ounce of speed from the rider, this isn’t at the expense of comfort, with Bianchi’s Countervail carbon technology ensuring that long rides or poor road surfaces don’t become uncomfortable. 50mm deep, tubeless-ready carbon wheels complement the fast frame perfectly as they are from Bianchi’s in-house brand Reparto Corse, and offer a suitably aerodynamic profile to the wind that is effective at a wide range of yaw angles. Frame clearance allows the use of tyres up to 30mm wide. Without any cables to degrade performance, SRAM’s RED eTap AXS drivetrain is responsive and intuitive to use, with gear changes operated by a light press on the lever. Their X-Range technology has been designed to provide a wide range of gears whilst still minimising any jumps between ratios by using different-sized sprockets to a traditional setup. Bluetooth connection to the AXS app allows customisation of some shift functions and compatible GPS head units can show battery levels and gear choices. Highlights Bianchi Oltre PRO carbon frame and fork with CV System and Air Deflector Bianchi Integrated Aero handlebar SRAM RED eTap AXS wireless 12-speed electronic groupset SRAM RED hydraulic disc brakes Tubeless-ready Reparto Corse Carbon 50mm wheelset
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