Bianchi Oltre XR3 gets a disc brake option

Now you can get disc brakes on Bianchi’s aero machine

Bianchi says that it’s introduced the Oltre XR3 Disc to add increased braking power and improved modulation over rim brakes on its aero road bike. Like the majority of newer disc brake road bikes, the Oltre XR3 uses flat mount calipers and 12mm thru-axles. Bianchi says that it’s compatible with 140mm and 160mm rotors.

Bianchi launched the rim brake Oltre XR3 just under a year ago. It brought the brand’s Countervail technology to an aero machine at a lower price point than its premium Oltre XR4.

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Paul Norman

Paul started writing for Cycling Weekly in 2015, covering cycling tech, new bikes and product testing. Since then, he’s reviewed hundreds of bikes and thousands of other pieces of cycling equipment for the magazine and the Cycling Weekly website.

He’s been cycling for a lot longer than that though and his travels by bike have taken him all around Europe and to California. He’s been riding gravel since before gravel bikes existed too, riding a cyclocross bike through the Chilterns and along the South Downs.