Jamis Ventura Race (2013)

Lightweight aluminum alloy construction and smart component choices make our Ventura series a perfect choice for sagged multi-day cycling tours and long weekend rides, which is why you’ll see them on gran fondos, on multi-day fundraisers and in the pages of Bicycling Magazine winning yet another of their coveted Editor’s Choice awards.

The Ventura’s handling is impeccable—stable, easy to ride, with just a hint of edginess that makes slinging into corners a joy. The butted alloy frame is extremely light, and if you opt for the Ventura Race you’ll even get a carbon fiber monostay rear end that sheds a few grams and smoothes the ride out on those high-mileage days.

Compact cranksets give you double-chainring shifting performance and and weight, but with a 15% lower climbing gear compared to a “standard” double, while trading away just 6% off the top end—so you get triple-ring help on the hills without resorting to the heft and complexity of triple rings.