Our challenge was to improve our best-selling carbon road bike. How do you actually improve an already perfectly balanced bike? The R872 has been so popular with road racers & triathletes alike that we listened to their needs for an even stiffer & even faster ride. At the heart of the R872 is a thoroughly modern, cutting edge, full carbon frameset featuring internal cable routing, a tapered head tube, a stiffened up bottom bracket area & deep chain stays for enhanced power transfer. Its also Di 2/electronic ready. The R872 tubing profile & carbon layup has been significantly re-designed for 2017. There is new, integrated designing between the fork & down tube to improve the bikes aerodynamic efficiency. Not only is the new R872 head tube tapered, but its also shaped to cut through the air with ease & the frame boasts new carbon drop outs. The only aspect that we were unable to improve upon in some way, however small, was the race-proven geometry which remains unchanged. The new R872 retains its small head tube & short, racy top tube which has made it such a favourite on the amateur race scene. Take a read of some of these stiffness statistics when compared with the previous model which means that the R872 stays competitive in races with even better power transfer features. Fork in-line (front/back) stiffness
- Increased 16.4% Fork lateral stiffness
- Increased 26.5% Frame head tube stiffness
- Increased 8% Frame BB stiffness
- Increased 15.4% Frame chain stay stiffness
- Increased 14% The R872 remains a stiff & well balanced race bike. Its ready to take on big mountains or your local climbs & its stealthy features make it equally fast on the flat. What are you waiting for? What the press said about the original R872
- The R872 offers all-day comfort with excitement & verve Cyclist Magazine Delivers gold for the price of silver (or bronze) Cycling Tips