The SwissStop pads are new to the team. It switched to the Yellow King pads after Redlands. Right now, the mechanics are experimenting to find a pad that provides consistent brake performance in every condition. So far they’re happy with how the Yellow King performs.
The SRAM cogset shaves weight, too.
Fabio Calabria is the smallest rider on the team. He rides a 49cm Orca that skirts the UCI 6.8 kilo limit. On our scale it weighed 6.94 kilos with Zipp’s 404 wheelset. He will ride Zipp’s 202 wheelset on Saturday’s stage to deal with the Brasstown Bald finishing climb. The 202 wheelset drops his bike’s weight below the limit and the team does not plan to add any weight to compensate. “They haven’t been checking the bikes that closely here,” said Davidson. "We’re not against the spirit of the rules, he continued, and we believe there is a certain level of flexibility, efficiency and understanding when it comes to interpreting them. We’re on production stuff that consumers can buy, it’s not like we’re showing up with stuff that no other team can have, so we’ll make sure the bike’s not flagrantly lower, but he’s going to ride the 202s on Brasstown."
Mickey with one of his newest designs that’s due out late summer. It’s a high-pressure road pump paired to an aluminum bottle cage. The pump has the same stroke as a full-sized frame pump, but collapses into a smaller package. The presta-only pump weighs 100-grams and is rated to a pressure of 160 psi.
The current line consists of the following multi-tools, pumps and seat bags, plus hydration packs.
Michael Kozuschek founded Truvativ, built it up and sold it to SRAM. As part of the deal he had to sign a non-compete contract. SRAM doesn’t make accessories so that’s where Mickey, as he’s known, directed his creative efforts and founded Lezyne. He’s shown here with one of his CNC machined mini pumps.
The SX stem is intended for heavier duty applications including cyclocross and mountain use. It will be available in 90mm, 100mm and 110mm lengths initially; a freeride version available in 70mm and 80mm lengths will be released later this summer.
The ágilis crank is CNC machined; the process includes a have hole drilled down from the top of the crank arm to a point just before the pedal threads to hollow both the drive and non-drive arm; the drill hole is then capped with the red bolt. On the non-drive side the bolt also offers adjustment to compensate for different bottom bracket shell widths.
The crank comes standard with a Rotor bottom bracket built with Enduro bearings. The bottom bracket design is also available in a ceramic version built in partnership with Ceramic Speed. The design is Shimano compatible.
Rotor’s ágilis crank now has the option of a mountain double spider with 110/74 spacing. The new crank will initially be available with a 40/27 Q-Ring chainring combination. The crank bolts use Rotor’s Dual Thread Tech or DTT, where the fixing bolts thread into both the bottom bracket spindle and the crank arm. The design integrates the bolt as a structural component of the crank as apposed to using it as a mere clamping mechanism, says Rotor spokesmen.
Wallace didn’t win Saturday morning, but just riding it makes him feel like a winner
Ridley added a decal in case the single chainring and cog didn’t tip you off
The bike is made out of the same 24-ton HM carbon used in some of its road and cyclocross models
And single speed dropouts
The new bikes are hardtails with plenty of tire clearance
Ridley has a new prototype mountain bike called the Ignite. Only two exist in the world, both bikes are owned by Thule employees. Eric Wallace and Karl Wiedemann raced their two-off bikes on Saturday morning in Sea Otter’s single-speed race.
While the caliper looks the same the size of the pads is increased over the previous version
The body of the caliper and master cylinder are made from magnesium. The lever is carbon and to put it over the top most of the hardware is titanium including the EBT (Easy Bleed Port) screw.
Magura has a new brake that is claimed to weigh under 300-grams with all of its hardware, including a stainless steel 160mm rotor.
Could Rival be the best group for cyclocross? We think so, and apparently Fidea does too. This is a prototype of the new lower priced ’cross cantilever brake.
As will a lower, 500 level, time-trial parts package.
The biggest news for the new group is the shifters and new OCT hollow forged aluminum crank
Ron Ritzler, SRAM road product manager presenting the new and improved Rival Group.
Cervélo SA is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Marx as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Company. A former World Team Pursuit champion, he shares with Cervélo an uncompromising pursuit of excellence.