3T Racemax With Ekar 13 Speed

LAUNCHED IN 2016, THE 3T Exploro filled a void the vast majority of us didn’t even know existed. Described as a ‘Gravel Plus’ platform, the premise was to add aero efficiencies to the humble gravel bike and to ‘go slow faster’.

This was primarily achieved through frame design, most noticeably the unconventional ‘Squaro’ down tube with an upper width of 50mm. The chunky box section had an exaggerated curve on the underside to help pick up airflow from wider front rims and tyres.

With spacious, aero optimised forks, along with oodles of room within the rear triangle, there was space for at least