Basso Venta Ultegra vs. Canyon Ultimate AL SLX 9.0 aero

Two Bike of the Year contenders go head to head in this rim-brake race bike rumble

Who will come out on top in the rim brake race bike head to head?

Jack Luke

Published: March 31, 2017 at 7:00 pm

Basso Venta Ultegra vs Canyon Ultimate AL SLX 9.0 Aero

In the search of the very best road bike of 2017? Cycling Plus and BikeRadar gathered numerous arch rivals and pitched them against each other and in this video, the second from the series, the Basso Venta Ultegra battles it out against the Canyon Ultimate AL SLX 9.0 to determine which is the rim-brake race bike of the year.

Despite differing in construction — the Basso being carbon and the Canyon alloy — the bikes are very similarly minded, with both designed for great all-round race performance and with geometry that won’t destroy your back.

Stay tuned to BikeRadar for further video head-to-heads; we’ve still got disc brake race bikes, ultra-comfortable bikes and value-based categories to cover, as well as announcing the 2017 BikeRadar Road Bike of the Year.

Basso Venta Ultegra

Basso's Venta Ultegra
  • Price: £1,799
  • Weight: 7.8kg (58cm)
  • Frame: Carbon
  • Fork: Carbon
  • Wheels: Microtech MCT38
  • Drivetrain: Shimano Ultegra 50/34t, 11-28t
  • Brakes: Shimano Ultegra
  • Saddle: Selle San Marco Era
  • Tyres: Michelin Dynamic 25mm
  • Finishing kit: Microtec stem, bars and seatpost

Canyon Ultimate AL SLX 9.0 Aero

Canyon's Ultimate AL SLX 9.0 aero
  • Price: £2,399 / $TBC / AU$3,899
  • Weight: 7.4kg
  • Frame: Alloy
  • Fork: Carbon
  • Wheels: Reynolds Assault Carbon SLG SE
  • Drivetrain: Shimano Ultegra 6800 52/36, 11-30t
  • Brakes: Ultegra 6800
  • Saddle: Fizik Antares R5
  • Tyres: Continental GP 4000S II 23mm
  • Finishing kit: Canyon V13 stem, Canyon H17 Ergo AL handlebars, Canyon S13 VCLS CF seatpost

Jack Luke

Deputy editor

Jack Luke is the deputy editor at BikeRadar and has been fettling with bikes for his whole life. Always in search of the hippest new niche in cycling, Jack is a self-confessed gravel dork, fixie-botherer, tandem-evangelist and hill climb try hard. Jack thinks nothing of bikepacking after work to sleep in a ditch or taking on a daft challenge for the BikeRadar YouTube channel. He is also a regular contributor to the BikeRadar podcast. With a near encyclopaedic knowledge of cycling tech, ranging from the most esoteric retro niche to the most cutting-edge modern kit, Jack takes pride in his ability to seek out stories that would otherwise go unreported. He is also particularly fond of tan-wall tyres, dynamo lights, cup and cone bearings, and skids. Jack has been writing about and testing bikes for more than six years now, has a background working in bike shops for years before that, and is regularly found riding a mix of weird and wonderful machines. Jack can also often be seen zooming about with his partner aboard their beloved tandem.
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