The Italian Strade Bianche is a modern spring Classic raced partially on Tuscany’s dusty farm tracks – the 'white roads' that give the race its name. It’s a notoriously demanding race for riders and equipment alike.
Good on paper
Viner’s Italian-designed Strada Bianca looks like it would be a very tempting proposition for just such a challenge. It has a carbon frame, a SRAM Force 1 groupset with carbon cranks and 41mm-wide tyres. Its three-point-fixing rear rack mounts, easily serviceable external rear brake routing and internal gear cabling make it ideal for British cycling conditions too.
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The Strada Bianca has all the fixtures for the daily grind and the groupset is a definite bonus on paper
While Viner's parent brand Planet X sells mainly online, allowing for its aggressive pricing, it also has a couple of stores in Yorkshire where you can see the bikes in the flesh and size them up. But if you can’t make it to God’s Own County (why not?), we can tell you the reach is short for any given frame size, though the standard-issue 110mm Selcof stem means that the riding position doesn’t actually feel that cramped.
The long stem and slack head angle make it feel stable through the bar, but a shortish wheelbase stops it feeling too barge-like on the road. The San Marco Concor saddle came in for praise from our testers, particularly when we were too tired to stand and needed a stable shape to grind a big gear around.
Soft, yet harsh
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