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    CERVELO ZHT-5 RACE

    Nov 11, 2022 5 minutes

    £8,500 • 29in • cervelo.com

    NEED TO KNOW

    • First MTB from the premium road/triathlon brand

    • Super lightweight but lifetime tough 29er race hardtail

    • Punchy under power, but not a punishing ride

    • Steep angles and prices, but it is premium quality

    “We’ve ridden ‘roadie mountain bikes’ and we wanted to make very sure this wasn’t just one of those.” It’s a promising opening line from Cervelo’s marketing head, Brian Bernard. The last time Brian talked to me about an XC race hardtail was at the launch of the latest Santa Cruz Highball, a bike Brian had a big part in developing before he moved across to Pon family sibling Cervelo. So that was another promising aspect.

    But how different can a race hardtail really be? And does

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