R18 Drop Bar

Beautifully Designed High Quality Road Bike at Great Value (if you can assemble it)

Bike is beautifully designed, stylish, sturdy, and decently fast. It is marketed as a city commuter/road bike hybrid rather than a full sporty road bike, but even if shopping for the latter its drivetrain and components far outclass competitors at this price point. Though the frame is slightly heavy since it's made of steel rather than aluminum, but only by a few pounds while being significantly more sturdy and a smoother ride. Bike is fast with smooth shifting in Shimano Sora groupset. Overall highly recommended if shopping for a new road bike at this price point. The only reason I am not giving this a glowing 5 stars is the assembly. Be prepared to spend many hours if doing the regular/non-Ready-to-Ride option. There is no real assembly manual included, torque specifications are wrong in the generic one, and the brand/model is not well-known enough to have YouTube video guides. The derailleurs needed significant indexing, and wheels were not trued which messed with the fenders. Shifters were sticky, and cable tension needed significant effort to get right. The Ready-to-Ride option should be the default instead of an upcharge, or at the very least, provide an assembly manual with detailed specifications (torque, geometry, basic assembly, maintenance, etc) for this specific bike model.

This bike is excellent quality and so beautiful! Very happy to have ordered it ready to ride. The seat is stylish, though a bit uncomfortable, but im sure I can can upgrade it at some point in the future.

Great product! Well designed it’s pretty heavy-but I’m used to a carbon fiber bike so I’m a little biased. I’ve been using it for commuting. It’s fantastic.