This week, we’ve been inspired by the improving weather and the cobbled classic races – including today’s Tour of Flanders – to upgrade our bikes. If you’ve been riding through the winter, this might just be the moment to replace your worn groupset with Shimano’s top of the range Dura-Ace Di2. Or you might fancy a shiny new Fizik saddle.
Or if you’re looking to hammer over some rougher surfaces, a new set of Challenge Strada Bianca tyres should help smooth the way for you.
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Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 R9150 complete groupset was £3099.99 now £1849.99
If you’re looking to upgrade your groupset, Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 is pretty much king of the 11-speed electronic roost right now. And you can save £1250 on the rim brake option with this deal.
Or if you’re a disc brake bike rider, there’s almost £1000 saving on the Dura-Ace Di2 R9170 groupset, now selling for £2249.99.
Fizik Arione R3 Kium saddle was £134.99 now £84.95
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Saddle looking a bit the worse for wear after the winter? Merlin Cycles is offering the pro-looking Arione R3 saddle with £50 off the SRP right now. It’s for the Snake who’s flexible enough for a low riding position. If you fit into Fizik’s Chameleon or Bull categories, there are similar deals on a range of other Fizik saddles too.
Challenge Strada Bianca Open tyre was £58.99 now £29.99
If you’ve been inspired by the cobbled classics and last month’s Strade Bianche to take on some rougher road surfaces, Challenge’s extra-wide tyre will help smooth the way for you. It’s available in either 30mm or 36mm options, if you’ve got wider tyre clearances on your bike.
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.
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