The names of Alberto Contador and Ivan Basso will be very familiar to anyone who has followed professional bike racing for a while. With nine Grand Tour Victories between them, albeit weighted 7:2 in Contador’s favour, they are two of the biggest names in the sport’s recent history.
What is probably much less well known is that together they own a bike brand: Aurum. Founded in 2020 and based in Spain, Aurum offers a very concise range, with just two road bikes and a gravel bike. Unsurprisingly, the models are unashamedly performance-biased with prices that perhaps slightly undercut the big brands. The model on test here is the second generation of its Magma road bike, the more race-focused of the two tarmac options.
