Powerful drive: Wilier Urta SLR on test
The product managers have rectified points of criticism such as the missing dropper post for the 2022 model year. However, the Urta SLR can't hide its biggest weakness this year either: in our test lab, the frame once again delivers stiffness values that are far below average. The test impressions on the race track confirm this. On rough trails and when cornering at speed, the bottom bracket area in particular twists noticeably. The Urta is reluctant to turn precise steering movements into snappy changes of direction. On the other hand, the Wilier scores points for acceleration.
Conclusion on the Wilier Urta SLR:
Peter Nilges, BIKE Test Manager: With the Urta, Wilier is launching a successful attack on the established racefully celebrities. For 2022, the Italians have upgraded the dropper post, which means that the lightweight can now also cope with the most technical race tracks.
Technical data Wilier Urta SLR
General information
- Price: 8900 Euro
- Info: wilier.com
- Weight: 10.3 kg
- Frame material: Carbon
- Frame size: M / L (tested in L, 48 cm)
Equipment
- Fork: Fox 32 Float Factory SC Fit4
- Shock: Fox Float Factory
- Crank: Sram XX1 Eagle
- Gear system: Sram XX1 Eagle 1 x 12
- Gear ratio / bandwidth: 32; 10-50 / 500 %
- Brake system / disc (front / rear): Shimano XT BR-M 8100 / 180 mm / 160 mm
- Telescopic seatpost / stroke / Ø: Kind Shock E30i / 100 mm / 27.2 mm
- Wheels: Michelin Carbon
- Tyres: Vittoria Barzo Graphene XC-Race 29 x 2.25
- Ease of maintenance: weak
All test results for the Wilier Urta SLR in the big comparison test of the 9 race bikes from BIKE 6/2022 can be conveniently downloaded as a PDF below the article.
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