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Lapierre Pulsium 900 Ultimate | First Look | Cycling Weekly Subscribe to Cycling Weekly here: https://www.youtube.com/user/CyclingW... Lapierre launches its latest Pulsium and Aircode models, with a focus on compliancy, stiffness and performance across the board. UPDATE: We’ve updated the page with our first ride impressions of the new Lapierre Pulsium 900 Ultimate. Lapierre’s new Pulsium and Aircode bikes have received a generous re-design, but for the French company the real intention has been to improve performance but also create a family DNA, a likeness across the brand. Input has of course come from the FDJ professional racing team, who have also drawn first blood on the new Aircode when Arnade Démare outpaced the pack to win stage two of the Critérium du Dauphiné. Lapierre Pulsium: First ride review As with the first iteration of the Pulsium in 2015, the bike is the intended ride for FDJ riders over the cobble sectors of the spring Classics. For the second generation, Lapierre has focused on integrating comfort even more thoroughly, with the aim of keeping the end consumer in the saddle for as long as possible. The distinctive looks remain, but Lapierre has improved upon its Shock Absorbtion Technology (SAT), an elastomer that sits in the top tube, just above the point where it blends into the seat stays. It’s now a one part setup, rather than the previous three part system, and the result is a smooth ride than ironed out the untidy roads of Frejus, France. This is partnered with a newly designed seat tube that now has a “flex zone” for increased comfort. Up front, the stack height is changeable by a whopping 25mm with the use of spacers, meaning you can dial the fit so it’s correct for you. The head tube is long, and Lapierre says it deliberately extended it to help with on bike comfort. Happily, it hasn’t negatively affected the handling. It’s not lightening sharp but the Pulsium rarely strayed from its line on the descents, carving the long corners of Frejus with ease. With the aid of the excellent Shimano Dura-Ace brakes, it’s a real confidence inspirer. But increased compliance and comfort can often mean a decrease in efficiency, and Lapierre has worked hard to avoid this. Its Powerbox technology is employed in the bottom bracket and down tube area, and the two top tier models, of which we rode the 900 Ultimate, come with a different carbon layup – one where more fibres are focussed in important, power-transfer areas. Lapierre has partnered this with a newly optimised down tube, that will, according to the French brand, increase lateral stiffness. It’s a similar story at the front end, and supposedly the head tube sees a 20 per cent increase in rigidity and the seat stays improve by 25 per cent, too. On the road, the Pulsium is pleasantly stiff, and it’s nice to see that despite a comfort orientation, there’s still performance to be pushed from the frame. There’s very little flex, or any real noticeable wasted energy at all. Out of the saddle efforts are rewarded with a direct response, especially from the built up bottom bracket and Powerbox area. Because of this, the Pulsium feels like an adept climber, and it skipped uphill comfortably. No doubt the excellent Mavic Ksyrium Pro Carbon SL wheels helped. Read more at http://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/pro... More at: Cycling Weekly: http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/ Facebook:   / cyclingweekly   Instagram:   / cyclingweeklymagazine   Google+: https://plus.google.com/1035528902685... Twitter:   / cyclingweekly