Bicycle component giant FSA has followed its extensive revamp of both road and mountain bike lines in 2018 with an expanded range for gravel and adventure riders in 2019.
FSA’s carbon and aero topped K-Wing bar wouldn’t have been our first guess for a new gravel version, but the AGX is exactly that.
The 230g (42cm) carbon bar matches the ergo drop of the K-Wing with a re-profiled and sculpted cross-section for a better hold at the hoods. The compact (115mm x 75mm) drop is also flared for better control and clearance when descending.
SL-K Modular super compact crankset
FSA’s second-tier carbon line SL-K also joins the dirty drop bar party with the new super compact crankset.
The hollow carbon arms are mated to an AL7075 CNC-machined chainring pairing. It's available in both 46/30t and 48/32t combos. It tips the scales at 617g.
K-Force modular super compact crankset
If your pockets are a bit deeper, the new K-Force crankset could be an option.
The hollow carbon arms are finished with a smooth uni-directional carbon layer. The forged AL7075 rings and spider are machined and polished. Like the SL-K, it's available in both 46/30t and 48/32t combos. It tips the scales at a scant 572g.
AGX wheels
The AGX wheel line brings some off-road toughness to the all-road arena. The carbon asymmetric rim is 25mm deep, 26.1mm wide and fully tubeless compatible.
Like all of FSA and Vision’s wheels, these are completely built by hand. The hubs are both QR and thru-axle compatible.
Included in the package are QR skewers, tubeless valves, tubeless tape and freehub options for Shimano and SRAM XD drivers. These new wheels are also available in both 650b and 700c sizes with a claimed weight of 1,660g and 1,740g, respectively.
SL-K Off-road AGX
The SL-K, like the AGX, has a new asymmetric rim that’s 25mm deep with a 21.5mm internal width.
These are built onto FSA’s alloy P.R.A. hubs, designed around straight-pull spokes (in this case two-cross double butted aero spokes and quality brass nipples).
This wheelset is available in both 700c and 650b sizes and comes with QR’s and a Stan's NoTubes kit. It’s also available in standard and XD freehub specs and the claimed weights are 1,500g a pair (700c) and 1,450g (650b).
Warren Rossiter is BikeRadar and Cycling Plus magazine’s senior technical editor for road and gravel. Having been testing bikes for more than 20 years, Warren has an encyclopedic knowledge of road cycling and has been the mastermind behind our Road Bike of the Year test for more than a decade. He’s also a regular presenter on the BikeRadar Podcast and on BikeRadar’s YouTube channel. In his time as a cycling journalist, Warren has written for Mountain Biking UK, What Mountain Bike, Urban Cyclist, Procycling, Cyclingnews, Total Bike, Total Mountain Bike and T3. Over the years, Warren has written about thousands of bikes and tested more than 2,500 – from budget road bikes to five-figure superbikes. He has covered all the major innovations in cycling this century, and reported from launches, trade shows and industry events in Europe, Asia, Australia, North American and Africa. While Warren loves fast road bikes and the latest gravel bikes, he also believes electric bikes are the future of transport. You’ll regularly find him commuting on an ebike and he longs for the day when everyone else follows suit. You will find snaps of Warren’s daily rides on the Instagram account of our sister publication, Cycling Plus (@cyclingplus).
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