Just always remember you’re sitting on top of a wild racing horse. The Bastion feels very responsive on descents and – if you’re experienced enough – you can even let it loose. Not for beginners: the Bastion Road Disc needs an experienced hand. Even small steering inputs initiate razor-sharp movements, some malicious tongues even claim it’s “nervous”.īut if you handle it with expertise you’ll be rewarded: together with the stretched riding position and the light weight the Bastion is a true uphill-missile that will give you a true speed-rush. Still you have to be vigilant and focused at all times, relaxing is no option. The Bastion doesn’t like being rocked up the hill gently, it wants you to kick it up the mountain. When riding uphill the Bastion feels very nimble, efficiently translating every watt into propulsion. If you’re looking for a comfortable ride the Bastion Road Disc is the wrong bike. With the deep ENVE SES 4.5 AR Disc-On rims the bike is so much fun on long highspeed sections. The 25 mm Continental Grand Prix 4000 II tires also add a little comfort. That’s where the ENVE cockpit and its excellent balance of self-damping properties and stiffness comes in handy, providing at least a hint of comfort on the front end. With its aggressive, stretched riding position and the 55 m- deep ENVE rims the Bastion feels at home on long high-speed sections without showing any signs of susceptibility to side winds.Įspecially light riders will find the frame extremely stiff, which is why you can feel the vibration of every single pebble right through the tip of your toes. The moment you swing your leg over the saddle you realise that the Bastion is only interested in one thing: speed! The stiff bottom bracket and the fast wheels provide for an outstanding acceleration.
The Bastion Road Disc just wants to do one thing: go as fast as it can! Since our 65kg test-rider described the configuration of our test bike as “damn stiff”, we would recommend a “regular” frame to all light riders with a more relaxed riding style. The long top tube (460 mm from the tip of the saddle to the steering tube), the high saddle-to-bar drop (86 mm) and the steep head-angle (72,8° ) are clearly saying: race! The “stiff“ configuration of our test bike is more than enough for a small frame size considering you could also get an “extra stiff” version. Our test bike in size 52 has a very sporty geometry. Test Bastion Road Disc – how does our 15 Grand Australian ride? Very pretty: the optical structure of the carbon The Chris King R45 CL hubs work smoothly and look pretty. This allows you to check all of the construction details carefully before placing your order – a dream for custom-bike enthusiasts. The report also warns customers of possible drawbacks such as a strong toe overlap. The report will also include a detailed description of the handling characteristics the bike is expected to have and several graphs comparing the customised geometry with other pre-existing designs.
Once they’ve decided on the optimal configuration, Bastion customers will receive an engineering report with all the details regarding geometry and colour scheme.
And of course there is also a paint-to-sample option available for all the options above. Even the logos on the frame and fork come in three options: gold, silver and black. The individualisation options don’t end here tough: customers can decide which colour they want the titanium connectors to be (elegant black chrome or reserved matt silver) and also choose the colour of their fork. Once the geometry is sorted they can choose the thickness of the material to achieve the right balance between comfort and stiffness in “regular”, “stiff” or “extra stiff” frame configuration. Since the titanium joints are printed individually customers can choose to either use one of the existing templates or supply their own geometry design. The concept is nothing short of awesome: instead of using a frame made entirely from carbon, the Bastion Road Disc relies on 3D-printed titanium-joints to connect the tubing. When the Toyota plant in Melbourne James, Benjamin and Dean worked at closed down, the three men put their visions together and started an exciting journey in search of the perfect racing machine. It takes more than just one ingenious mind to come up with such an exciting bike concept.
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