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    Open UP €3,200 (frameset only) | 8.61kg

    Jun 30, 2022 5 minutes

    The motto at Open is “working hard to stay small”. This Swiss brand was founded 10 years ago by Andy Kessler (ex-CEO of BMC) and Gerard Vroomen (co-founder of Cervélo) – who can both safely say that they’ve done “the big company thing”.

    The UP is now in its third generation. Its focus is around the middle of the gravel spectrum – it’s not an expeditionready bulldozer nor an endurance bike with wider tyres. Instead, it’s designed to be light, nimble and capable; able to go fast both off-road and on – and, perhaps most importantly, to be fun to ride on both too.

    This review is of the frameset only, but the bike was built up with a Campagnolo Ekar groupset, Campagnolo Levante wheels and dressed in Deda

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