Wilier Cento Uno Superleggera review

Wilier Cento Uno Superleggera 2011
Cycling Weekly Verdict

The Cento Uno Superleggera is best described as a master of all trades but champion of none. While the ride quality and experience is hard to fault, it's not the lightest, nor the stiffest, nor the best handling bike out there. It just does everything very well, which is obviously no bad thing, but sometimes I want a bike to show me something a little bit extra special, and for me the Superleggera didn't feel like it had a cheeky glint in its eye. £4,299 for the Superleggera frame does rather make its predecessor, the standard Cento Uno - now some £1,500 cheaper - look like a great deal. The Superleggera seems like a lot more money to get a fancy 3D weave and save 130g.

Reasons to buy
  • +

    Looks fantastic

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    Great ride quality

Reasons to avoid
  • -

    Not the lightest or stiffest

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When it arrived in the CW office, Wilier's range-topping Cento Uno Superleggera was like one of those ‘human statue' street performers - it stood there, never moving, but always seemed to have a crowd of onlookers gawping at it.

The main attraction seemed to be the ‘snakeskin' carbon weave that really gives this Wilier a special and unique appearance. Wilier claims this outer 3D wrap has more than just aesthetic qualities, as it supposedly brings vibration damping and impact resistance to the table too.

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