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SECTOR GUIDE |WHEELS, TYRES, TUBES AND PUMPS Sonic Cycles
CITEC IS a German company that designs and produces all its wheels in its own factory near Berlin. In the late 1980s it started with dynamic disc wheels, now advanced enough to produce clincher disc wheels weighing no more than 895 grams. Citec holds numerous patents, including for the Power Block System, which allows Sonic to guarantee its spoked wheels for five years against spoke breakage. With the aid of the EU and county
grants Sonic has developed a new carbon aluminium composite rim, which makes the 6000CX wheel set the lightest of its kind in the market, according to the firm. Recently another patent has been added – the Concave System – which produces a super light but very strong aluminium profile for road as well as ATB wheel sets. Sonic is working with Citec to bring these
Windwave
PUMPS have been one of the key categories for BBB for over a decade. The OvalIntegrate minipump took home a Eurobike design award and they’ve reviewed well in the press too. New is the AirBlaster, a new high-pressure floorpump with a polished aluminium barrel providing a stable platform for up to 18 bar / 260 psi. The AirBlaster’s retail price is £99.95. The new WindRush (£11.95 to £13.95)
and WindGun (£14.95 to £16.95) pumps are designed to make tyre inflation easier. How? By providing a higher air pressure. With the 230 mm length a pressure of seven bar is easily reached,
Upgrade
UPGRADE’S REYNOLDS ‘Spin it Up’ demo programme is an ideal way for dealers to introduce customers to the benefits of better wheels. New for the 2012 road line is the Eighty-One, an 81mm deep rim section road wheel with revised swirl lip generator (£2,099 clincher). Reynolds offers wheels with tubular and clincher options, proven with the AG2R international team. The MTB line is totally revised for 2012, now with a carbon 29er wheel set. DMR now offers a custom wheel
programme to support its pre-built wheels. Custom wheels are hand built at Upgrade and dealers can choose from any combination of DMR or Atom Lab rim and hub, plus a wide choice of
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technologically advanced wheels to the UK. Dealers can take advantage of the Key Dealer package, consisting of a set of 3000 s Aero at cost (around £250) as well as two wheel sets of their choice with a 15 per cent discount off trade price. Email citec@soniccycles
.co.uk or call 020 7243 2848
the 280 mm provides a pressure of eight bar. The lightweight 6063 T6 aluminium barrel with 25 mm diameter provides a higher air pressure too. The metal piston shaft provides fast high-volume pumping, while the dual head pump head with thumb lock lever secures a leak-proof connection. Due to the T-type handle with Kraton insert the pressure on the palm of your hand is
spread out while
pumping. The WindGun is provided with in-line air pressure gauge. 023 9250 5320
spokes. Stock wheels are best represented by the DMR Comp that is available in either 24-inch or 26-inch (£79.99 front / £79.99 rear).
DMR tyres has a
range of five tread designs and the Moto R/T has topped the sales for several years (£19.99 wire bead / £26.99 kevlar
bead). Freedom’s range includes the headline tyre Thick
Slick, now available in white with prices from £16.99 – £27.99. Lezyne has made further innovations
to its legendary pumps and introduced ABS, Air Bleed System, across mini and floor pumps. New in the mini pump range is the Tech Drive. Find out more from Upgrade at:
info@upgradebikes.co.uk
Velocite
TAIWANESE carbon fibre bike specialist Velocite has a range of own-designed, premium road and MTBs and an in-house component and wheel range set to land in the UK, with major marketing and sponsorship underway. The current wheel range comprises the Tenax and Noir wheelsets with more options appearing soon. The Velocite Tenax wheelset is pitched as an upgrade or training wheel option weighing in 1,698g for an RRP of £310 for the set. With 20 front and 24 rear stainless steel spoke counts this high value wheelset is nine and ten speed SRAM and Shimano compatible. The Velocite Noir range of race-
ready, aero wheelsets feature advanced technology carbon tubular wheels in 38mm, 50mm and 90mm profiles as well as strength and rim stiffness from
2pure
DID YOU know that Crankbrothers has a wheel under £500? The brand has worked hard to improve the strength and stiffness of its wheels and through 18 months of development the hub strength is now over 10 times stronger than the previous generation. The rim is now 30 per cent stronger and stiffer than the original models, yet despite that the weight has actually been reduced.
The Iodine 2 All
Mountain is light enough for serious climbing and
Coyote Sports
COYOTE’S WHEEL portfolio covers BMX/Freestyle with a 48 spoke version, 9t cassette coloured wheels and the Skyway range of Magi Wheels. Coyote’s MTB wheel range has a variety with fronts, rears and pairs, with an abundance of colour options. The new range of Fixie has flip flop hubs wheels in pairs, in green, white, silver and blacks becoming a much sought- after set, Coyote tells BikeBiz. Coyote offers brands from Skyway,
Wilkinson, Crosser and its own Coyote range, spanning over 150 wheels. It stocks its own brand of tubes that covers popular sizes from 12-inch to 700c, as well as a range of Rubena tubes. Coyote offers its own branded tyres and new for next year
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its unidirectional carbon layup. EZO bearings are upgradeable to ceramic bearings and prices range from the 1194g Noir 38/38 wheelset (38mm depth) at £1160 RRP to the 1750g Noir 90/90 (90mm depth) for £1480. All wheels are available immediately with strong dealer margins and retailer marketing support from Red Cloud.
www.velocite-europe.com
robust enough for fast descents. The Iodine 2 are 1690g per pair £499.99. The Cobalt 2 XC offers excellent strength to weight ratio and has a 29er option available. The Cobalt 2 comes in at 1850g per pair, for £499.99. Crankbrothers also makes a
top-notch pump, the Power Pump Ultra. It’s a very compact alloy pump and its dual piston and high volume/high pressure settings allow it to pump fast and reach road bike pressures. So confident is crankbrothers of the pump, it has given it a five year warranty. It costs £24.99.
trade@2pure.co.uk
will be BMX tyres in an array of colours. Coyote has just introduced its own range of entry level pumps including the main fast selling lines of MTB pumps. Coyote also carries Giyo, Beto and Ventura pumps, with MTB, road, shock and track pumps on offer. 0161 727 8508
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