When Liv was born in 2008, the Avail was its calling card. Here was a versatile and capable road bike that epitomised the brand’s ethos of creating functional, high-performance cycling products specifically for women. “This wasn’t merely a smaller, ‘prettier’ version of a men’s bike,” says Meg Hung, global Liv on-road category manager. “We started from scratch to optimise every detail – from frame geometry to component selection.” And so it continues.
The fifth iteration of the Avail, offered in the Advanced Pro and