12 of the best road bikes for summer adventures

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Best All-Round Race Machine

Specialized Tarmac SL8

A true “quiver killer”, ready for mountains, crit races or café sprints. The SL8 is lightweight with a 685g frame (complete builds are in the optimum 6kg-7kg range) and stacks up on the aero front: the…