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seeking a multifunctional jacket at a good price.
Trade accounts can get in touch with Dare 2b on
sales@dare2b.com, or via 01617491348.
speed cassette will be one for the Christmas list. At £334.99, it's not cheap, but it's feathery light and offers a 11-23 range. Perhaps more accessible is the ten-speed
chains in gold or silver at £72.99 and £55.99, respectively. At 245 grams for 110 links, this is again a lightweight solution to 'blinging' a bike from the spokes upwards. Another classy finishing touch comes in the
form of the iLink cable kit at £49.99 per unit. Containing ferrules, inner, snap together linked outers for perfect length adjustment, liner cables and comes available in multiple colours, this kit is designed to outperform standard cables, as well as look good.
Jungle Products ISAAC ARE back, this time within Jungle's RAW Bamboo Bikes
IF TWITTER IS anything to go by, the Bamboo Bike was the talk of the show. Found on the test track, as well as among the stands, BikeBiz gave the bike a quick blast on the test track to see if the vibration-dampening properties of bamboo live up to the hype – and we'll gladly report that smaller vibrations did indeed seem to be absorbed quite well. Enough about journo-jollies, though. Back on the stand founder Rachel Hammond told us that each frame takes around two days to produce and costs £1,000 at retail. Built in Yorkshire using imported bamboo and flax fibre, the frame uses metal inserts in order to accept the rest of a bike's components, though once these are inserted they won't be coming back out. Cable guides are attached via a super-tough adhesive, as drilling into bamboo would cause fractures. At present, the only retailer on the brands books is Edinburgh Bicycle Co-op, so there are opportunities to take on this unique brand across most of the UK. SLX and Deore-specced complete bikes are available at £2,000 and £1,750, respectively.
shack. After a brief bit of uncertainty about the future of the brand, it's now alive and kicking once more, thanks to Tehava investment and a lot of acquired research and development. With dealer positions now sought across the UK and possibly Ireland, Jungle can offer the dealer a line spanning £1,880 for the entry level
Dawes has a new line of electric bikes and the licence to print Team GB branding
the Dirty BMX line, due to land on shop floors during October and priced from £199 to £329. Each has micro gearing and is what Dawes describe as a "good base to build on for budding BMX riders." Entry level aside, each is fitted with a three-piece crank and carries branded Amnesty hubs. Lawrence Cox of Dawes told BikeBiz that
most exciting of all was the new electric bike line, dubbed Boost. He said: "It's amazing how much of the trade has now dabbled in electric bikes. Dawes held back for a while, but we believe we've stepped in at just the right time as the market begins to offer a real demand to dealers. The battery and design quality has come on leaps and bounds in recent years."
Zaboo
NEW TO THE UK and on the hunt for dealers nationwide, Swiss designed 29er exclusive bike brand Zaboo debuted at Cycle with three complete bikes and a handful of frames. Director of the firm's UK operation told
105-equip Kaon, through to the Muon, a £5,880 time trial rig with Shimano Di2, Vision carbon finishing kit and carbon tubular wheels. Jungle MD Dickon Hepworth told BikeBiz: "Isaac fits very well within our catalogue, complimenting Niner and Santa Cruz. We have top-end specialist dealers who can sell this gear. Everything's in black or white, so as to keep it simpler and saleable and most of the bikes come Di2 compatible, which seems to be the way the market is heading. There's a cyclocross bike in the works too." Each and every bike in the Isaac range is name after a particle, keeping true to the brand's Isaac Newton inspired heritage. The artwork on certain models even uses the symbol for carbon to stylish effect.
Dawes Clee Cycles
DISTRIBUTORS OF bike bling Clee Cycles had all sorts of shiny finishing kit for the customer with a penchant for customisation. For those looking for the very lightest kit around, KCNC's 113-gram full titanium ten-
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THE NEXT YEAR leading to the Olympics may hold a few surprises from Dawes, which has been granted the right to print licensed Team GB goods. Two mock up bikes were present at the Cycle Show, though these examples are not set for production as yet. Further to the main attraction on Dawes’ stand was the refresher of
Zaboo is 29er exclusive and seeking retail partners in the uK
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WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE: Isaac has landed in the UK once again with Jungle Products
BikeBiz: "I think we've had the only hardtail 29er on the test track at the show, so with any luck plenty of people have given Zaboo bikes a whirl here in Birmingham. We're very focused on expanding a presence in the UK and I'm looking to give between six or ten dealers a good territory. We've got a full e-commerce website up to assist trade sales and I'm contactable on 07500 789 799 for any enquiries." For £2,900, Zaboo's entry-level hardtail
carries a Stan's No Tubes tubeless set up, with SRAM X9 and Avid 9 finishing kit. Further up the line the Terra 29er comes available to dealers in an X9, X0 or XX spec at price points ranging £3,300 to £4,900. Framesets are also available on request.
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