Everything about the new ALFA is balanced. Its intuitive handling is reactive, but not twitchy; fluid, but not sloppy. It responds to watts with snappy efficiency like the racing bike it is, but the tube shaping and carbon lay-up schedule take the punishment out of road noise. The tubes are adapted from NACA profiles and then balanced for the variable chaos of real-world conditions using CdA analysis done on the road. Even the frame lines are balanced, maintaining a clean, classic silhouette that recalls the bikes of cycling’s halcyon days.
Is it an ultralight climber? Yes. Is it an ultra-efficient aero superbike? Mm-hmm. Is it also a blast to ride? Absolutely, and we refused to make it until we had it dialed across all three categories. It took us over two years. The results speak for themselves.