CORE BIKE 2012 REVIEW >>> CHICKEN CYCLEKIT
OEM interest in the Monolink system is growing
DRAWING INTEREST to its exhibition with a Campagnolo EPS-equipped Deda Absolluto RC rigged up to a Jet Black trainer, Chicken Cyclekit offered test rides, a first chance for many to hop aboard a bike built with the rapid firing electronic system. There was plenty more for the speed freaks to ogle too,
including a number of handlebars that look like they may have been inspired by glidy underwater creatures. The first of these is Deda’s Bandito bar, retailing for £599.99. This, as the price indicates, is exclusively for the serious time trial athlete. Finished in a matte carbon effect, this 540-gram bar
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has an adjustable lift angle, vents for airflow running through the centre of the stem and is in stock with Chicken in three sizes – 100, 110 and 120 by 42. Also created with
aerodynamics at the forefront of its inspiration, Cinelli’s Ram 3 handlebar (pictured centre) now has a T700 monocoque carbon
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fibre body, reduced palm area, improved channels for resting thumbs and weighs in at 410- grams. The Ram 3 retails for £434.99. Meanwhile, Cinelli also has a new 6061 aluminium bar for the fixie crowd, called the Mash Bullhorn, at 40cm long and weighing 290-grams.
Gusset’s Nitro pedal, set to retail for £80
GUSSET HAS been busy quietly developing its jump and race offerings, presenting a prototype or two at Core Bike.
Spotted among the new bits
was a sample BMX race style stem, shown at Core in four colours and machined down to a lightweight 218 grams. Changes are still to be made, but the designer behind the stem told BikeBiz: "It’s designed to fit with everything else in the range, with coherent angles and design values." Also spotted is Ison’s answer to the increasing competition on the jump pedal front – the Nitro – set to retail for £80, undercutting it’s main rivals,
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again in four colours. You might have missed it thanks to its small size, but ODI has some new fork bumpers, compatible with Boxxers, Fox 40 and soon Marzochhi’s downhill forks. At £14.99, these will firmly fix to the uppers and prevent any nasty marks or dents. In another of Ison
Distribution’s three rooms, Minneapolis brands All City and Civia proudly displayed a few new bikes to their hometown- inspired line. One of these is the new Space Horse – a hybrid cyclocross and urban bike, designed simply to be whatever it’s rider wants it to be – sporty, or practical.
MOVING ON from its early semi-rigid flight bag, Polaris now offers a 10.5-kilo hardcase alternative.
Made in the UK, the £475 plastic unit is custom moulded to hold a frame of up to 64cm and with an integrated seatpost of a height up to 60cm. Inside, two separated wheel compartments are found either side of the main chamber. The frame is suspended via a series of straps in transit, preventing any dings to the case getting a dig at the bike. A key lock, internal padding and wheels on the base further add to this case’s credibility for transporting a bike in safety. The brand’s footwear
catalogue continues in its quest to offer competitively priced
cycling footwear, from low-cut, lightweight road shoes, through waterproof boots for mountain bikers and walkers. An example of the latter is the £115 shredder boot. Hosting a Vibram sole and a waterproof liner, this is a boot as capable of trekking through the undergrowth as it is cycling, much thanks to a recessed cleat system bedded in among the boot’s tread. Bang on £50, retail price, shops with a big urban following should also look out for Polaris’s Radar backpack from the RBS (Really Bright Stuff) range. This 30-litre unit is bladder compatible, reflective, has a transparent rear light pocket and pockets on the belt, ideal for quick grab items like keys and energy gels.
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