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Lamborghini Gets Dirty With 3T For Exploro Racemax x ‘Huracán Sterrato’ Gravel Rig

The 3T Exploro Racemax alongside the Lamborghini Huracan SterratoThe 3T Exploro Racemax alongside the Lamborghini Huracan Sterrato. Photo c. 3T, Lamborghini
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The phrase “made in Italy” invokes a certain aesthetic. In the worlds of cars and adventure sports, what springs to mind are attractive people doing adrenaline-filled things in beautiful places before jaunting off to a villa to stare lustily at each other over negronis.

A recent bike collaboration between Italian companies 3T Cycling and Lamborghini checks pretty much all those boxes, at least in spirit. The two brands partnered to make a high-end gravel bike that would be right at home in the kind of cologne commercial that’s shot in black and white.

The Exploro Racemax X Huracán Sterrato is a slick-looking carbon-fiber and titanium ride based on Lamborghini’s Huracán Sterrato, a “super sports” car that can apparently handle some gravel of its own.

Behold the appropriately Italian promo video:

 

“Like Lamborghini super sports cars, the use of carbon fiber and lightweight materials is predominant,” said Gerard Vroomen, Head of Design at 3T, in a press release.

“The Racemax frame, which is the beating at heart of the bike, is crafted in-house in Italy using 3T’s own carbon fiber technology. The 3T Torno, the world’s lightest aero crank, is also made in-house using the same materials. Inspired by Lamborghini, titanium and aerospace-grade alloys and steel are also present on the bike parts and details,” he continued.

The Exploro Racemax X Huracán Sterrato. All photos c. 3T, Lamborghini

3T and Lamborghini debuted the Exploro Racemax X Huracán Sterrato on Dec. 1 at Art Basel Miami Beach, a yearly art festival that brings together creatives from all over the world for a weekend of creative inspiration, and, presumably, killer parties. If any of the attendees were to hop on the bike for some sweet Florida gravel riding, here’s what they’d find.

The Exploro Racemax X Huracán Sterrato is available for pre-order now, with delivery in March 2023. MSRP, which we will list here without further comment, is $15,000.

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Chris
Chris
1 year ago

Made in Italy. Running SRAM. Why no Campag?

J C
J C
1 year ago
Reply to  Chris

It would be an MSRP of $21k with Campy.

Gerald
Gerald
1 year ago
Reply to  Chris

I do agree, Italian bikes deserve Campagnolo. The funny thing is two days ago the car showed up on Car and Drivers website and I responded with” Its the Gravel Bike of Supercars”.

Nope
Nope
1 year ago
Reply to  Gerald

Nope. Italian groupsets perform like crap and are wholly undesirable. The demographic who still like Campag won’t be able to ride anymore in a couple years as their bodies give way. The ultimate groupset is a Dura-Ace or RED with CeramicSpeed, THM and Carbon-Ti mods. Nobody cares about Super Record.

Tom
Tom
1 year ago
Reply to  Nope

yeah, I’m 55 and their stuff just plain works on the road, it’s light, durable, and gorgeous, been very happy with it. Though I don’t know about the gravel stuff.

Pyreneenvic
Pyreneenvic
1 year ago
Reply to  Tom

Ekar work brilliantly the brakes are impressive way better than Sram

Grillis
Grillis
1 year ago
Reply to  Chris

An earlier post about the internal route situation indicates it does not work with mechanical.

Gerald
Gerald
1 year ago
Reply to  Grillis

Campagnolo has EPS.It’s electronic.

Exodux
1 year ago
Reply to  Gerald

Campy Ekar is not electronic, but I also believe Italian bikes are better with Campy

Gerald
Gerald
1 year ago
Reply to  Exodux

There is nothing wrong with using Campagnolo EPS on a gravel bike as some of us would rather ride with a 2X. Now mind you, you have to put out a lot of cash on Super Record, but then that 3T frameset isn’t cheap, so you can justify that upgrade. I’m running a 2X Chorus mechanical.

David
David
1 year ago
Reply to  Chris

Campagnolo just isn’t a high quality product. Its a shame to say it but they simply can’t match any of the function or performance of Sram and Shimano. If the next generation GRX performs as well as the latest DA and Ultegra it is going to be incredible!

paquo
paquo
1 year ago

i want one just to look at

Tom
Tom
1 year ago

I expect to see these collaboration bikes coming in at astronomical prices. This one is, by cycling standards, not as extravagant as usual. And it does look cool as hell.

Tom
Tom
1 year ago
Reply to  Tom

though I do wonder about the clearance between rear tire and seat tube

Roger Pedacter
Roger Pedacter
1 year ago
Reply to  Tom

These suck in the mud. My friend has one and that area is absolutely ruined. The paint is mostly gone and there’s *deep* gouges from rocks and grit getting dragged through. It’s a couple years old and basically done.

Tom
Tom
1 year ago
Reply to  Roger Pedacter

guessing the solution is application of helicopter tape, with frequent replacement. Anything to save a watt, right?

David
David
1 year ago

Beautiful looking bike.

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