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ORBEA CARPE 40

WE SAY…

While it’s the most agile bike in this test, the Carpe has a few flaws

The Carpe frame is made from quality aluminium tubing, and features all the fixtures and fittings that we’d look for to cater for mudguards and a rack. The internal cable routing keeps the bike looking clean and I like that the Carpe has flat-mount disc caliper fittings. It wears its fixed-gear inspirations on its sleeve with a frame that combines steep angles, an arrow-straight fork (1) and

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