5 ULTRALIGHT Hill Climb Bikes | 2023 National Hill Climb Champs

Published at : 23 Dec 2025

The UK hill climb season is defined by bikes and tech pushed to the limit of lightness.

The 2023 UK Hill Climb National Championships had no shortage of boutique lightweight tech, weight-saving hacks and sanded carbon on show.

In this video, we take a look at our favourite tech from the day.

00:00 Intro
00:27 Chris Hall’s super light Cervélo R5 disc
03:01 Ben Mackinson £1.5k Trek Emonda SLR
06:05 The Struggle course preview
09:14 Dannielle Watkinson's modified Specialized Tarmac SL3
11:51 Jason Holder’s incredible Trek Emonda SLR RSL cheap
14:31 Sam Marshall’s rim brake Pinarello Dogma F
16:19 Outro

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→ Jason Holder’s AMAZING Emonda SLR RSL: https://www.bikeradar.com/features/pro-bike/jason-holder-trek-emonda/

→ Hill Climb Diaries: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhX4qGpWXV9saA5CHUJuZm5LuZfc8e9Bk

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