£750 Bike VS £10,000 Bike - How Much Slower?

Is your expensive bike actually making you faster, or is it all in the legs? 🚴‍♂️💨 Alex puts four "cheap" bikes through a rigorous aero test to see if his retro-mod Trek Madone can actually take down a brand-new Orbea Orca Aero. From weight checks to high-speed laps, the results are shocking.

Chapters ⏱️
0:00 Cheap Bikes vs. The World
0:39 The Challengers: Meet the Bikes
1:45 The Test Protocol: 271 Watts Constant
2:23 The Baseline: Orbea Orca Aero
3:17 Run 1: Connor’s BMC
3:42 Run 2: Si Cannondale Super 6
4:16 Run 3: Ollie’s Storck Aenerio
5:05 Run 4: Alex's "Cheating" Trek Madone
5:58 The Weigh-In: Which is Lightest?
6:59 The Results: Crunching the Numbers
8:14 Why Body Position Trumps Everything
8:45 Conclusion: Is More Money Worth It?

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The results are in! Were you surprised by how close the Trek Madone came to the modern superbike? Or do you think the comfort and handling of a new bike are worth the extra thousands anyway? Let us know which bike you’d pick for a race! 👇

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