The Simplon Mr T. was a site to behold. The wild design, Xentis Mark TT wheels, Selle Italia SLR Ti saddle, Syntace bar combo and Dura-Ace build caught our attention.
We spotted these Simon Whitfield designed Pro Stealth Evo clip-on bars and had to shoot a photo of them. Simon Whitfield is an Olympic Gold medalist (Sydney 2000) in triathlon and assisted Pro in coming up with simple and sleek clip-on bars for shorter distance triathlons or time trials. Very nice.
We had a chance to see the new Time I-clic pedals at their
factory during the Tour de France. Seeing them again reminded us how much we want to get a pair to test. The carbon body and hollow ti-axle combined with the CarboFlex (flexible carbon blade that acts as the engagement system) have us very interested. We will keep you posted.
This bike has a story: The frame is made in Israel (from Magnesium-think Pinarello) that is harvested from the Dead Sea, then sent to Segal in Holland where a new ceramic layer is added outside the frame. For all those who like new frame materials you can learn more at
www.segalbikes.eu
For those who must have a unique go-fast bike, quickly wire $7500 euro to dreamland for this 7.6 kilogram, carbon monocoque Stevens Volt with Shimano Di2.
Speaking of dreamland: We got to ride a set of Lightweight wheels for our current issue (Focus Izalco Team review) and were quite impressed. Throw the Tour de France polka-dot jersey graphic on them and they are even more enticing.
The E-bike market has now reached the 3-billion dollar mark, which evidently gave this company the right to steal America's favorite Acronym "SUV" and change it's meaning to-Shopping Utility Vehicle. Nice.
Inspired by the E-bike madness at Eurobike, we made our way out to the E-bike hall and watched hundred of people fueled-up on German sausages, race around the course on a variety of electric-assisted bikes and scooters. We have been slow to embrace this technology in the US (and at RBA) but we are working on it. For starters, we want the ARB for our lunch rides. After some hands on research, it's clear it has some serious torque. Throw in some good old-fashioned pedalling and the thing gets moving.