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VITUS ZENIUM TIAGRA

WE SAY…

Carbon frame, carbon forks, disc brakes, good finishing kit… what more could you expect for the price?

For the last few years, the standard £1000 road bike has had an aluminium frame, carbon fork and a Shimano 105 groupset with caliper rim brakes. Also making appearances have been mechanical cable discs and, as we’ve seen with the Boardman ADV 8.9, hydraulic brakes are a possibility. What is much rarer these days, however, is a full carbon road bike at this price, with Boardman’s £1100 SLR

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