Reviewed: SwiftCarbon Hypervox

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Lab data: 17.4/20 (.58mm head tube deflection; .76 BB deflection)Build: 13.5/15Comfort:7.5/15Value: 10.6/15Handling: 13.9/15Pedaling response: 12.3/15Aesthetics: 4.3/5

Overall: 79.4/100

No one can accuse the Hypervox of being a “me too” design. From the love-it-or-hate-it paint job (it grew on us) to the unapologetically race-bred handling and premium price, SwiftCarbon definitely went its own way here.

Lab scores for the Hypervox were lower than we expected, though they were far from poor. Frankly, it rides stiffer than the lab seems to reflect. Perhaps that’s a function of the burly Zipp stem (the same one used by Marcel Kittel, though his is unbranded) and handlebars, or the aerodynamically shaped seat post, which …

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