Condor’s shop on Gray’s Inn Road, London, has been a cultural hub for everyone from cycle couriers to Continental pro riders since 1948 and has been producing stylish machines for just as long.
The Super Acciaio blends that timeless style and experience with the fruits of its long relationship with Italian tube master Columbus to produce a sporting steeler.
- Highs: Efficiently effervescent responsiveness and handling with serious style and good value custom options
- Lows: Firmer, feistier ride than you might expect from steel
- Buy if: You want a classically styled, deep heritage, custom configurable steelie with a distinctively dynamic ride
If you didn’t know about the rich racing history of Condor – most recently in cahoots with Rapha and JLT – there are some clear clues in the Super A frameset. It’s gone through the lengthy and expensive process needed for UCI approval and the international racing clearance that provides.
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A tapered head tube keeps a firm (for steel) hold on the light Columbus Grammy Slim fork, it uses an oversize BB30 bottom bracket that is almost unheard of in steel bikes and stout, kinked chainstays end in oversized cowled dropouts. You’ll feel a different cross-section wherever you grab the triple-butted tubes too, with everything from round to oval to octagonal to rectangular and every permutation in between used for maximum power transfer and precision.
The oversized PF30 bottom bracket is a rare sight on steel steeds
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