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£4970 Sporty UK-built steel endurance road bike

The Resolution is Mason’s steel allroad bike and, back in 2018, it was updated with 12mm thru-axles, flat-mount brakes and handsome custom dropouts designed by Bear components. Constructed from a mix of Columbus Spirit and Life tubes, the frameset is welded by Mason’s contractors near Venice and assembled to spec in the UK. Out of the box with no pedals fitted, our size 56cm test sample weighs 9.05kg on the nose, which is on the lighter end of average for a steel bike. The bike

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