785 Huez R38D Interference Red Mat Glossy

It's biased toward performance over comfort-focused choices. When the riding is smooth, speed comes down to resistance and weight, and that's what this rating emphasizes. Most of the story comes from narrow road tires that keep resistance low, an aero-leaning setup that reduces drag at higher speeds, and a solid drivetrain that supports efficient riding.

If your rides include hills, it rates 2.1/10 for climbing. Within Road bikes, it sits below average. You may find yourself pushing a bit more on steeper grades. The easiest gear works out to about 31.5 gear inches. In its peer group, it lands around the easier ~29% for low-gear climbing. “Gear inches” sounds nerdy, but it’s just a quick way to describe how easy your lowest gear is to turn uphill. Lower usually means easier. A good middle-ground if you want mixed routes that include some hills. Build kits can differ by size and spec level, and not every detail is published by every brand, so use this as a practical guideline.

Looking at it as a race-focused setup, that 7.3/10 aero rating suggests that it sits in the ‘good enough everywhere’ aero zone so it won’t hold you back on normal fast riding. What that means on the road is: it’s a balanced middle ground: some streamlining, but not an extreme aero setup. The race tag is a useful clue for how wind efficiency ranks among the priorities. The fit looks fairly neutral, so aerodynamics depends more on the overall design and components than on an extreme position. This tyre size generally plays nicely with aero goals compared with very wide all-road tyres. Specs can vary by market and model year, so the summary follows the strongest published signals. That typically means solid everyday speed without forcing an aggressive position or race-only parts.

Sporty fit - you'll lean forward more and feel ready to push the pace. It feels this way because the bar sits about 107 mm below the saddle (a large drop), and you'll be stretched forward about 564 mm in total (long). Expect a lean angle around 40 degrees.

What affects adjustability on this bike: Standard cockpit parts make it simpler to fine-tune your position over time, Less routing complexity makes swaps and adjustments more practical. At the same time, A round post makes fit changes simpler than proprietary shapes. That is why it is classified Highly Adjustable. Put simply, it describes how practical it is to reconfigure your position later.

This scores 2.2/10 for comfort, so it feels very firm out on the road. So it’s tagged Race-Stiff overall. It’s running about 25 mm tires on 700c wheels, and you feel more of the road texture with narrow tires on chipseal and broken pavement. The posture is neutral (posture 6/10, torso ~40°), which balances comfort and responsiveness pretty well.

The value looks a bit weak compared with similar options. The value score is 1–10. Higher means better value for money; lower means the price is high for what you get. Uses MSRP as a baseline; real-world prices can be lower (discounts can change the value). On the spec comparison, it sits roughly 28% above what similar builds typically cost. Among comparable bikes, it sits around the middle on price (cheaper than about 47% of listings). Quick reference: €6.290 listed versus about €4.926 for a comparable build. Bottom line: you may be paying extra versus similar options.

This bike is built for smooth pavement and fast road riding. The tire size is around 25 mm, which is typical for fast road setups. Overall, the setup matches this surface range well.