All specs of the Xelius are fitted with Shimano electronic groupsets, ranging from 105 Di2 up to Dura-Ace ... steps up to a semi-compact Shimano Ultegra groupset with the same alloy wheels.

Shimano's GRX Di2 gravel groupset combines servo motors and the brand's HG+ cassettes ... The brake callipers are borrowed from the mechanical group, the cassettes are 105 and Ultegra, and the chain ...

Lapierre Pulsium 7.0 Lapierre Pulsium 8.0 Then a 4400€ Pulsium 7.0 with a Shimano Ultegra Di2 groupset and alloy wheels (at 8.5kg), or the range-topping 5700€ Lapierre Pulsium 8.0 with the Ultegra Di2 ...

The 4800€ Lapierre Xelius DRS 7.0 goes back to Shimano, with an Ultegra Di2 build kit ... There you again get a Dura-Ace Di2 groupset, carbon cockpit, and an even lighter 35/45mm DT ERC1100 wheelset ...

The Ultegra PD-R8000 pedals sit below Shimano’s top-of-the-range Dura-Ace PD-R9100 (£234.99 / $280) and above the dependable 105 PD-R7000 (£124.99 / $150) in its road pedal range. They are among the ...

The best budget road bikes benefit from trickle-down tech from much more expensive models. Although many of the best road bikes are increasingly unaffordable for the average rider, bike ...