Reviewed: Specialized Amira SL4

Lab data: 19.2/20 (.76mm head tube deflection; .2mm BB deflection)Build: 14.0/15Comfort: 13.8/15Value: 11.7/15Handling: 14.3/15Pedaling response: 13.9/15Aesthetics: 4.9/5

Overall: 91.8/100

Women who demand the best, lightest, and most race-worthy bike available can thank Specialized for delivering. The big, red “S” didn’t cut any corners when designing this much-needed top-of-the-line option for women who ride hard.

Built with Specialized’s Fact11r carbon layup, the company’s highest quality carbon, the Amira delivers a stiff and nimble ride at a staggeringly light 14.84 pounds (size 56cm). Sharp climbs are no match for this lightweight ride as it prances up canyon roads, responding immediately with every hard pedal stroke. This responsiveness is echoed on descents. Zipping through twisty corners, the bike stuck to our lines with ease and swooped around sharp hairpins on some of Boulder’s steepest descents.

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