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We don’t intentionally crash-test bikes, but we’d be lying if we said we weren’t surprised that this stiff, full-carbon racer survived a high-speed wreck completely unscathed, save for some scratches on the Ultegra SL brake levers. Even testers who found the workhorse Mavic Ksyrium Equipe wheels a bit too sluggish for racing were amazed that they held their true. Said one heavily bandaged pilot, “It’s a very solid platform with only minimal bottom-bracket flex.” The longish top tube left a couple of testers feeling too stretched out, but the BH was still a unanimous “good value.” $3,800; 16.8 lbs (56 cm);
