WIZARD SPARK 2.7 DISC

WE SAY… A comfortable and practical bike with a very modest price tag

izard is a new name to me and it’s the first of the company’s bikes I’ve tested, but the Wizard name offers a bit of a clue, as it’s actually the moniker Preston’s long-established Merlin Cycles uses for its own-brand budget bikes. Merlin describes the 2.7 Disc as ‘the perfect bike for the first-time road cyclist’, and the same bike is also available as the Spark 2.5 for £429 (RRP £599.99), with calliper rim