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    Festka Scout

    Jan 05, 2022 4 minutes
    Words JAMES SPENDER

    They could have called this bike the Victor Meldrew, because I don’t believe it! As I live and breathe, it’s a Rotor Uno groupset! Rarer than a spoon-billed sandpiper on a Sumatran rhino’s back.

    OK, technically this is the Rotor 1x13 groupset, the Uno’s successor, and technically this is a bike review, not a groupset review. But the groupset is attached to this, Festka’s latest gravel bike, so my jaw is dropping to the floor. Domf.

    Wheel choices

    According to Festka designer and founder Michael Moureček, the Scout is a natural addition to the stable, despite there already being a gravel bike in the lineup: the Rover.

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