CORE BIKE 2012 REVIEW >>> SILVERFISH
IT WAS new gear galore on the Silverfish stand and thanks to the end-to-end cover of marketing man Pete Drew, we’ve plenty to talk about. First up and of particular
E.Thirteen’s new pedal with replaceable plates
interest to retail, Cove now has stock of seven complete bikes, meaning customers can now have their Stiffee ready to ride, right after a small tweaking in the workshop. Let’s see if that sentence makes it past proofing…(Ed: it did) Race Face has a new crank at either end of the market, introducing the Chester crank with external splined BB. For many hundred pounds more (£549.99), customers can take home the new carbon version of the Six crank. The Six C is a full hollow carbon unit with a steel insert for the pedal thread. Sticking with RaceFace, a new high rise version of the Atlas bar
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is now on sale with a 1.125 inch rise, or available in a flat alternative.
E.Thirteen has been busy too, showing its unique take on what a freeride pedal should be with the LG1+. Made from the same
tough material as its bashguards, this pedal has a replaceable, clip on body for each side of axle, which is then bolted down by the pedal pins. The LG1+ will be available in black and white. Formula had an expanded
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product line on show, but the highlight came from the RD brake – a world first of sorts, in that it’s ovalised piston and pad combination offers 18 per cent greater braking force than it’s rounder counterparts.
Italian racing fans rejoice; Campagnolo’s history and a guide to the
country’s most iconic
racing bicycles from one publisher
CORDEE’S ROOM can be summed up with the phrase ‘something for everyone’. A simple £5 packet of Top Trumps perhaps drew the most excitement from trade members eager to pit their Chopper against other classic bikes in the card deck. Games are won and lost on comparisons of weight, price, gears, year produced, number made and more. For those with creative customers, a great countertop book would be the new Feed Zone cookbook for athletes. It’s not shy of including some of the
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more calorie filled delights, either, offering a good mix of food groups in its recipes, including the two most important, cheese and bacon. At £17.95, The Feed Zone is not only a comprehensive cookbook, but
something for the kitchen-savvy cyclist open to experimenting with DIY energy bars. Stock is due with
Cordee in March. Italian racing and
brand fans are catered for too in the form of both Campagnolo’s history book and a guide to Italian Racing bicycles, a current best seller. Both are £30 at retail.
NOT A huge amount to report here, given the wide plethora of changes brought in last year, yet SealSkinz did introduce some items of interest at Core, as well as a logo revamp to give the brand a stronger identity on all packaging.
SealSkinz has introduced a
£45 performance orientated cycling glove for the roadie. Both
waterproof and windproof, this is an ideal garment for winter rides and should last a few seasons too, offering a Pittard’s leather palm and stretchy outer fabric. Two new cycling caps, including a Belgian style cap with lowered neck warmer features, as does a new child’s beanie designed to match the kids gloves.
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