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After many years with the same display, Campagnolo has a new booth to celebrate the introduction of 11-speed.
After many years with the same booth, Campagnolo has a new booth to celebrate the introduction of 11-speed cogsets to the world.
Isaac managed to snag it first.
... but Isaac managed to snag it first.
Isaac’s Aerotic
It seems amazing that nobody has thought of using “Aerotic” as a model name for a time trial or triathlon bike before ...
P9030016Trek’s EX, Top Fuel full-suspension and 9 Series hardtail mountain bikes get the super-wide, net-molded bottom bracket.
Trek’s EX, Top Fuel full-suspension and 9 Series hardtail mountain bikes get the super-wide, net-molded bottom bracket shell like the Madone; the bearings press in (by hand) into net-molded (not machined after molding) bearing sockets.
Mavic is back in the pedal business now.
Mavic is back in the pedal business now. Having been on the cusp of the date when Look’s patent ran out, the company changed the Look cleat design slightly to avoid a conflict. Nonetheless, the system works essentially the same as a Look or a Shimano SPD-SL, and the cleat looks similar.
“OS-Fit” adaptors for frames with over-sized bottom brackets.
On a standard threaded bottom bracket, the lateral position of Ultra-Torque cranks is held in place by means of a snapring on the drive side that locks the drive-side bearing inboard of holes in the threaded external bearing cup. But what about a current Trek Madone or a BB30 frame? Campagnolo, and, in this case, its fully-owned subsidiary, Fulcrum, have come up with new “OS-Fit” adaptors for frames like this and a tool for installing them.
The Campagnolo Ultra-Torque crank system
The Campagnolo Ultra-Torque crank system has a problem with press-in bottom bracket bearing systems, because the bearings are attached to the crank spindle and are not pressed into threaded cups or into the frame.
The Olympics over, coach Neal Henderson is back in the states.
Neal Henderson is the Sport Science Manager at Boulder Center for Sports Medicine. He is a USA Cycling certified coach and works with a diverse clientele at BCSM. He has been Taylor Phinney’s personal coach since 2006 and traveled with Phinney and his family in the lead-up to the Beijing Olympics. This is his wrap-up column following the Olympics. The 2008 Olympic Games have officially ended and Taylor Phinney had the best finish for an American men’s individual pursuit rider since Steve Hegg won gold in 1984.
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