Bowman Palace road bike review

The first road bike from British brand Bowman, the Palace, is designed with an eye for detail

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Cycling Weekly Verdict

An innovative aluminium frame that performs well and accommodates a high end build

Reasons to buy
  • +

    Wide tyre clearance

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    Quality aluminium frame

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    Handles well

Reasons to avoid
  • -

    No mudguard mounts - spot-on for racing, but less good this time of year

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The Palace is the first road racing frame from new British bike manufacturer Bowman. Designed and developed in Kent and built in Taiwan, the Palace is part of Bowman’s current range of three aluminium frames, all with names that nod to their English cycling heritage; the Palace’s stablemates being the Foots Cray cyclo-cross frame and the Pilgrims all-road adventure bike frame.

The attention to detail is evident

The attention to detail is evident

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