Cavalo Gara Disc Road Bike

There's no better means to take the plunge into the wonderful world of disc brake road bikes than the Cavalo Gara Disc Road Bike. It's quite a package deal replete with an aluminum frame, carbon fiber fork, Shimano 105 11-speed components, Mavic Aksium One wheels, plus, of course, a set of mechanical disc brakes to keep your speed properly in check.

The Cavalo Gara disc road bike sports a custom-butted aluminum frame with sculpted tubes and a tapered 1 ⅛" to 1 ½" headtube that's light, stiff, and rides like a dream. There's a full carbon fork with the corresponding tapered steerer tube fork that inspires confidence courtesy of its rock solid and utterly predictable handling.

Shimano's superb 105 5800 groupset delivers a perfect 10 for value, craftsmanship, and performance as it makes the leap to 11-speed. You'll be blown away by how well this stuff works as so much functionality, precision, and reliability has trickled down from big brothers Dura-Ace and Ultegra. The shifter/brake levers, front derailleur, rear derailleur, crankset, and cassette all fly the 105 11-speed flag and if these parts were logo-free you'd be hard pressed to distinguish their performance from its much higher-priced Shimano siblings.