The GT Grade adorns the model range of the traditional US manufacturer, which, like Cannondale, is part of the Cycling Sports Group conglomerate, for the 2015 model year. The bike aims to bridge the gap between a comfort road bike and a cyclocross racer. A long bike ride on asphalt should be just as possible as a decent detour on dirt tracks.

The bike is built in an aluminum and carbon version. Both versions will have a filigree seat stay construction in common, which should filter out many vibrations from the road surface. Of course, GT's characteristic triangular construction at the point between the seat tube, seat stays and top tube, the so-called triple triangle, is also on board.

"With the Grade, we have added an innovative component that is designed for riders who want to redefine the standards of road bikes," said Tim Inall, Managing Director at GT Bicycles about the new bike.

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