This is a custom build from frame to finish.
2012 Wilier Imperiale frame
campagnolo chorus 2 x 10 50/34 13-29
2 carbon fiber bottle cage.
speedplay pedals and specialized Romin expert arent included
carbon fiber drop bar.
For the better part of a decade the road bike marketplace has been defined by a singular arms race: With each passing year carbon frames have gotten lighter and lighter to the point where sub-800g no longer astonishes. Sure, we're glad we're no longer racing on a 1250g frame, but likewise common sense tells us there are diminishing returns once you get below ~900g. The cost, the flex, the paranoia about possible fragility: these are things we wouldn't mind sparing ourselves. We're smart enough to know that the goal is to ride faster for a given power output, and that at a certain point your focus shouldn't be on shedding grams of mass and instead should be on shedding grams of drag. Cervélo built their powerhouse brand based on this principle. Ridley revitalized their brand along the same lines. And with the Imperiale you're seeing the same from Wilier, one of Italy's most-respected frame manufacturers.
Wilier spent considerable time pondering aero issues in the development of their Cento Crono family of TT bikes. They consulted with aero mastermind John Cobb, and they've combined these lessons learned with details from the Cento1 to make their first-ever road frame specifically designed to maximize speed by minimizing drag.
