Tech of the week: new bikes from Spesh, Lapierre and Bianchi and more

Specialized has been making news this week with a trio of bike launches, but we’ve also had new machines from Bianchi and Lapierre

New road, gravel and cross bikes from Specialized, new bikes from Lapierre and a new aero Bianchi

First up is the all-new Allez. For £1000 or less, the entry-level alloy bike gets new geometry with a higher head tube designed to suit first time buyers. The seat stays too are lowered for increased comfort. There’s room and fixtures for mudguards, internal cable routing and a new all-carbon fork. We’ve run through the range.

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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.