CSG UK PREVIEW
A demo of the Polartec fabric’s waterproofing vs breathability vs GoreTex
your customer may be smuggling into the skate park. Both black and camo styles will be available. Dealers were pointed toward an interesting
And Sugoi’s new £250 jacket using the fabric - sold in road or MTB versions
new development on the Sugoi stand, which has come about thanks to a one-year bike market exclusivity agreement of the Polartec fabric. The result is the RSE Neoshell jackets, available in a slimline road cut or relaxed, off- road removable hood version, both of which will sell for £250. Why the high-ticket price? Well Sugoi had a demo set up to prove the jacket’s waterproof and breathability credentials against a Gore Tex equivalent and the results are worlds apart as you may see from the image. So confident is Sugoi in the Polartec fabric’s breathability, that you’ll find no venting anywhere on either jacket. Both models carry reflective decals, while the pockets are carefully considered and placed in the regions where they will be most helpful to either the road or dirt rider. Predictably it was Cannondale’s presence at the show that had many dealers planning out loud for the season ahead. The big news from CSG’s point of view is
that there’s now an ‘Evo for everyone’, with the flagship platform’s line now spanning £1,699 through to the clean lined £8,499 Nano black, or £8,299 for the electronic shifting clad Evo HM Di2. The Synapse catalogue is developed further
Cannondale’s super slick range topping EVO
too, with a disc clad 105-spec now available at £1,099 retail price. An Ultegra spec based around the same 6061 frame will come in at £1,399, both carrying FSA Gossamer cranks and the same tidy internal cable routing found elsewhere in the Synapse range. Elsewhere, the 1X11 trend continues to
develop with the Scalpel Carbon 1 29er loosing the front derailleur. Mongoose has come in with a very
affordable full suspension entry-level 29er with the Salvo, which will retail for just £899. For that price your customer is taking home a 100mm travel build with a Suntour Raidon shock and XCM fork up front. For your every day sellers, Mongoose’s three
GT has branched into accessories
GT helmets start at £29.99
out of a ‘pearlescent grey’ paint finish that ‘by chance’ proved to be popular last year. Clark also hinted that on the back of the
huge success of the new Scoop saddle, a road- orientated version has been considered for the future. Three new bar tapes join the accessories catalogue for 2014 too, set to retail for £9.99 (U-bend), £14.99 (U-bend 45) and £17.99 (U-bend 90). Few will have missed Charge’s Cooker Maxi
FatBike at the show’s entrance. These are available in limited numbers and will come in at £1,199, sporting a trail-tuned geometry and 4-inch wide fat tyres. On to WeThePeople and a sector that Gosling says CSG remains “totally committed to, despite a widely felt slow down in recent years. In fact, more of our marketing budget has gone into BMX than on the likes of Cannondale.”
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New disc clad Synapse builds
WeThePeople does have an advantage or two over competition however. As the parent of brands like Eclat, Salt and Salt Plus, as well as footwear line Almond, the manufacturer is able to spec its own customised parts on the entire complete bike range, requiring no additional OEM input. The Scorpio complete took pride of place at the show in both a one off Red Bull custom finish and an all chrome build. Hidden in plain site though dealers now have access to WeThePeople’s first freecoaster specced complete in the Crysis at £499. The hub in question is Salt Plus’s new freecoaster, also to be available aftermarket. WeThePeople are also set to introduce a bang on trend £42.99 ‘fat’ saddle dubbed the ‘Smuggler’, which will house a hidden pocket in the rear of the saddle to hold items like the included allen keys, or anything else
“We remain absolutely commited to BMX and
marketing our labels...”
Clive Gosling, CSG
bike Artery range now hits £379 with Altus spec, £429 with Acera and £499 with Alivio, all based around a 6061 alloy frame. Finally, GT has plenty in the way of bike builds and framesets to report on, but dealers may be particularly interested to have seen the launch of an affordable accessories line, which includes a well-designed £49.99 hydration backpack, a deep selection of replacement disc pads, track and hand pumps, helmets, four multi-tools as well as alloy and carbon bottle cages. Much of the above will be available to order
in box quantity buy ins and the disc pads will be some of the ‘best value’ replacements around. On the multi-tool front, four choices spanning £8.99 through £21.99 are on offer, with the upper three carrying a chain tool. 8, 11, 12 and 19-function units are in stock now. GT branded front and rear lights will also land in September. The helmet line will retail from £29.99 to £69.99 and cover both on and off road. The lower priced unit utilises the same fit system as the higher-end models.
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