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3T Exploro Ultra

The Exploro Ultra is technically the third iteration of 3T’s popular but controversial aero gravel bike, but rather than being an update of the second bike, it is more like the yin to the second bike’s yang.

While both bikes have a maximum tyre clearance of 61mm x 650b, 3T says that where the Exploro Racemax (the second bike) has a frameset aerodynamically optimised around 35mm-42mm 700c tyres, the Ultra has been shaped to work best with 650b tyres at the upper end of its clearance range, around 55mm-61mm.

The bikes will sit alongside each other in 3T’s range, each aiming to cater

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