The Aircode from Lapierre is an aero-styled racing machine tested and approved by Team FDJ.frs riders on the WorldTour that has seen such results as Nacer Bouhanni’s best sprinter jersey at the 2014 Giro and Thibaut Pinot’s 3rd place on the final podium of the 2014 Tour de France. Lapierre have just released their 2016 version of the Aircode and before it even had a chance to hit the shops our man in France, Chris has been out testing the Aircode SL700 this past month.I first saw the Aircode up close when it was displayed at Eurobike last year and of course since then we’ve seen the Aircode under the guys at FDJ on their way to many victories and top performances in the WorldTour including Thibaut Pinot’s ride to 3rd in the Tour de France. In June this year Lapierre introduced their new version of the Aircode and I was lucky enough to get my hands on their SL700 model for a solid month of testing.What you getFirst up, this is a bike designed to be the best compromise between aerodynamics, rigidity and comfort but with the real emphasis being on the first two – it’s a racing machine through and through. The aero style of the frame is clear from the first look with the Kamm-tail down tube and seat tube being obvious indicators along with the remarkable ‘wave-style’ top tube that really stands out.The Kamm-tail tubing is a wing profile shape with a truncated trailing edge for...
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