Condor Baracchi review

Condor Baracchi
Cycling Weekly Verdict

The geometry isn't crazy steep or low, so will lure in some riders who are looking for a ?sporty' bike. But make no mistake, this is a race bike and will make you ride like a racer - even if you don't want to. £1699.99 for frameset only

Reasons to buy
  • +

    Ready to race

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    Lighter than previous version

Reasons to avoid
  • -

    Price

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Hailing from one of Britain's best-known bike shops, Condor's Italian-named Baracchi is going to sound familiar to some of you. That's because we've seen it before, back in November 2005 to be precise. But thanks to a 2013 overhaul we find ourselves astride it once again.

Nestled in the middle of the Condor frameset price points, the Baracchi is actually second in line to the carbon throne, which belongs to the Leggero - used by the Rapha-Condor race team.

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Hannah Bussey

Hannah is Cycling Weekly’s longest-serving tech writer, having started with the magazine back in 2011. She has covered all things technical for both print and digital over multiple seasons representing CW at spring Classics, and Grand Tours and all races in between.

Hannah was a successful road and track racer herself, competing in UCI races all over Europe as well as in China, Pakistan and New Zealand.

For fun, she's ridden LEJOG unaided, a lap of Majorca in a day, won a 24-hour mountain bike race and tackled famous mountain passes in the French Alps, Pyrenees, Dolomites and Himalayas. 

She lives just outside the Peak District National Park near Manchester UK with her partner, daughter and a small but beautifully formed bike collection.