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KHE
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Having appointed Avocet Sports as its UK distributor, KHE is back in Britain after a brief absence.
The 2014 line makes use of the firm’s latest
innovation – the Affix Rotor – or Gyro 2.0 as many will see it. The system allows unlimited bar spinning without cable binding thanks to a proprietary dual rotor design which sees the frame’s headtube modified to allow for all the internal goings on. It’s up to 300 grams lighter than the Gyro in its current form and requires no ball bearings and less cable work that required by the original detangler. All but one 2014 complete bike will feature the system, which KHE says is cheaper to produce and now open to other bike manufacturers for license on their jump bikes.
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As you may have read earlier this month on
BikeBiz.com, the big news from Ison’s stable relates to MRP’s acquisition of Elka Suspension and the merging of the White Brothers label into MRP. The results of the company’s business is
already evident in products such as Elka’s Stage 5 coil-spring shock now branded as an MRP product, as well as each fork in the catalogue no longer carrying any White Brothers livery. There is a new fork for both 26 and 27.5
inch wheels too in 15mm axle only. Geared toward the endure and all mountain riders out there, the Stag line offers 150,160 and 170mm of travel. The travel on each fork is able to be adjusted by 10mm internally if desired. For the those retailers with customers contemplating road discs, Halo’s new Carbaura RD wheelsets are a disc-ready clincher in 38,
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50 and 58mm depths – each tubeless ready and with a 23mm wide section. Another of Ison’s in-house labels, Society, has a new dropper post on the market for riders with a 30.9 seat tube diameter. The £150 sealed cartridge unit has the necessary damping control to ensure you’ll not get any surprises when the post returns and the rider can make use of 125mm of drop. Ison also debuted a new helmet label, for
SKS’s Eurobike Award winning Airmenius
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which just one lid is currently available. This brand is Dux Helm and the Eurobike debut was based around a lid so light that it was floating on a magnet. With integrated eyewear, customers will be able to buy single lense units for £125, or a helmet, plus a trio of lenses for £150 at retail.
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Chuffed to be on the receiving end of yet another Eurobike award, SKS gave the new Airmenius track pump pride of place on its stand. Capable of producing up to 174 psi, the pump’s handle is made from an eco-friendly cork grip, while the base sports an enormous 100mm pressure dial, making it ideal for workshop use.
Schwalbe 14
Plenty of fresh rubber on the never-quiet Schwalbe booth. The Schwalbe One, as used by Jens Voight, becomes the firm’s range topping tyre. While offering more meat on the shoulders of the tyre than the Ultremo, we’re told it has a lower rolling resistance and makes use of a new compound. Expect these to come in 23, 24 and 25c in either tubeless or handmade tubular versions. For the serious athletes out there, Schwalbe now has an
‘Ironman official’ 22mm wide clincher, also available as a tubeless or handmade tubular. As far as aerodynamics go, this is the tyre for your time second shavers. Eurobike also saw the debut of an ‘Insider
29er’ turbo trainer tyre for big wheels, as well as a range of eight 27.5 tyres with various treads on offer. The popular Marathon Plus line is largely
revamped with new tread patterns. Having gone a decade without too much change, the sidewalls have been upgraded with an anti- aging rubber. Expect stock of the new Marathon Plus in March.
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Another firm branching out beyond its traditional territory, Fi’zi:k introduced a new category based around what it calls the ‘Spine Concept’, which has been present within the saddle catalogue for the past five years. There are now a series of handlebars, stems and seatposts to sit alongside a customer’s saddle, which is paired to them based on their posture. Using a simple posture test, a dealer can now determine whether a customer is a ‘Bull’, ‘Chameleon’ or ‘Snake’ – or in plain English, whether a rider is loose in the saddle, or has a more rigid posture. There are now a selection of handlebars, for
which you’ll find a low, mid and high-end price point. The latter two handlebars – the R1 and R2 – will be carbon fibre constructed. Two seatposts and two stems will also be
sold, with the stem offering a 20 degree incline, making it flipable as a riser or dropper. These will be available in 80 to 130mm reach. Fi’zi:k also debuted its first ever noseless saddle in the Tritone. The on-piece body offers a deep channel for perennial relief and comes
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