Pearson HammerandTongs £5,650 | 8.2kg

Simon Smythe relishes a ride that perfectly blends pace and plushness

- Simon Smythe

AERO SEATPOST Proprietary aero seatposts have been falling out of favour of late, but Pearson’s has a user-friendly wedge in the top tube and didn’t slip a millimetre

CARBON INTEGRATED BAR AND STEM Pearson has gone down the (internal) route of an increasing number of brands by speccing a bar and stem that house cables and hoses internally but are two separate components

SHIMANO ULTEGRA DI2 GROUPSET The HammerandTongs now comes with the new version of Ultegra Di2, the R8170 – we have the 2021 version on our test bike. You can choose your ratios at point of sale

PROS

• LOVELY RIDE QUALITY
• BALANCED GEOMETRY
• CLEARANCE FOR BIG TYRES
• AERO EFFICIENCY

CONS

• HIGH PRICE

SPECS

Frame High-modulus carbon

Fork All carbon tapered fork

Groupset Shimano Ultegra Di2

Wheels Pearson Hoopdriver Tooth & Nail

Tyres Continental GP5000 TL

Bar Pearson carbon integrated

Stem Pearson carbon integrated

Seatpost Pearson carbon aero

Saddle Pro Turnix

Weight 8.2kg

Contact www.pearson1860.com