I’ve been enamored by Battaglin’s ever-evolving modern chromed & lugged steel road bikes for several years, but now the ultra ...

What to look for in a steel road bike 1. Brazed, lugged, or welded . Steel frames are made up of cut-to-length tubing, which will be bonded together in one of three ways.

It has, until now, had two high-end road bike models for riders to choose from (assuming you mean carbon): the new Colnago V4Rs, and the C68, which utilises a lugged carbon fibre construction.

All the bikes roll on Pirelli Cinturato Gravel H, 700c x 40mm. Advertisement As you would expect from a carbon-lugged, carbon-tubed, made-in-Italy bike with a high-end spec, the C68 is very expensive.