A pretty nice, decent bike at a price cheaper than a second mortgage?! No way! 

Ok excuse the sarcasm, but… well, you get me.

Here is the good looking, brand‑new 2026 aluminium Cinelli Zydeco Washboard, with some weird ‘cool’ photography that probably isn’t meant to put you off buying one, but just might.

It’d be nice to see a smile sometimes folks…

Anyway, designed as a versatile gravel bike that’s just as happy on daily commutes as it is on rough trails, this Italian‑engineered ride comes in two versions: the Sport (below) at €2,300 and the Allday at €1,500 — like I said, decent.

Cinelli’s gravel bikes get their ‘Zydeco’ name from the up-tempo music genre that originated in Louisiana. The music is often played with a washboard, which yeah, is a bit weird.

It has thoughtful features like tons of mounts for racks and gear to modern clearance for up to 45 mm tyres, which is really good – would make a good ‘bad weather’ gravel bike for the serious folk and a great starter for a beginner. The bikes come with Shimano Cues entry-level groupset, which ain’t all that bit, it ain’t nothing either. Weight is around 10.5kg, which unless you are racing is ok, a good workout.