Lapierre says that its all-new fourth generation Pulsium endurance bike is designed to be more sporty and race-oriented than ...

Shimano’s Ultegra PD-R8000 are the best overall pedals for triathlon ... Shimano’s 105-level pedals have stayed the same despite the rest of its 105 groupset getting an overhaul in 2022. It’s probably ...

The Ultegra PD-R8000 pedals sit below Shimano’s top-of-the-range Dura-Ace PD-R9100 (£ ... Shimano didn’t update Dura-Ace or Ultegra pedals when the corresponding groupsets were last updated in 2021.

It is a little disappointing not to receive electronically-assisted gearing at this price point but Specialized has played things very safe with the near-bulletproof Ultegra R8000 set-up.