COREBIKE REVIEW Endura’s new kit bag
travel case. The travel case is a substantial unit, perfect for the travelling athlete, with compartments for footwear both clean and dirty, a handy pull out change mat and dedicated areas for laundry. What’s more, it’s a robust unit too, with buckles protected by neoprene covers, a thick telescope handle and micro scooter sized wheels for easy transportation. Expect this kit to hit shelves in July.
On to the helmets and Endura has a simple line of three to begin with, each in four colours and coming with a free case while stocks last. The road going ‘Airshell’ comes in at £89.99 and weighs 220 grams, with venting galore as you’d expect. The off road ‘Snype’ will retail for £69.99. Both are a in-mold construction and carry a three step adjust bar for cradling the rear of the head and a dial adjust. Three sizes are to be stocked.
E4/EBC The electric bike market, in particular the E4 group, has made some stellar efforts in recent months to convince dealers that now is the time to reconsider stocking electric bikes. We spoke to Paul Stanforth of EBC/E4 about
why 2013 was the perfect year to exhibit at Core and he said: “There’s a brilliant quality of dealer here. They’re all clued up to what’s going on in the market and we will be doubling our space at Core next year to make the most of this opportunity. Our job in recent times has been to demonstrate to retailers that the technology has come on leaps and bounds, no longer will you suffer in the workshop or with customers returning with complex problems. Plenty of the people we’ve seen here are open minded to the potential of the market and increasingly ready to do business, it’s very encouraging.” Within the EBC and Hero Eco shared room,
POLARIS Dealers visiting the Polaris room would have been lead through the Venom and Vapour lines, covering road and mountain biking respectively. Landing with the distributor from mid-
February, the Venom line has added long sleeve jerseys with thermastretch fabric for holding on to any warmth and reflective detailing across the shoulders and with detailing on the cuffs. The new bib shorts house a branded Italian
gel pad for any customers looking for top quality comfort. Meanwhile, new laser cut mitts, housing mesh panels, an Amara gel pad palm and bonded construction throughout are added to the Venom line. On the mountain bike front the Vapour
jacket is the highlight, designed to strike a balance between waterproof and breathability it’s no ‘boil in a bag’ jacket and provides ventilation in all the right places. With a microfleece lining and drawcord adjustment it will keep the rider warm if the temperature does dip.
Polaris debuted new Venom and Vapour product
SADDLEBACK Ceramic Speed make kit for anyone serious about shaving any resistance from their ride and CoreBike gave us insight into what they’ve been developing. Most notably the firm now carries press fit 4624 road cups, as well as a 30 to 24 press fit. If you’d had a roll of the test bearings on ceramic Speed’s demo unit the difference in drag is noticeable, though the price is too, so these will be upgrade items for the customer who has to have the best. Sportique showed off a countertop unit filled with warm up creams at £14.99 for a 180ml tube, protective Elements creams for £16.99 and warm up oils from £9.99. It’s a £75 buy in for a unit decked out with a variety of the above and the resell value is £180.85. Saddleback had also added a mounting
ENDURA Plenty of exciting developments from Endura, so if you were considering a new clothing label for your shop, you may now get a whole load more. Core provided the launch platform for the
brand’s helmets and new luggage. Starting with the luggage, there’s two new daypacks and a
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hardware brand called Raceware, which produces colourful mounts for GoPros, Garmins and a variety of other devices. Steve Peat’s Santa Cruz decked out with the
Catlike’s new POS stand
best of ENVE’s downhill kit was also on show, with the ‘world’s first all carbon downhill clincher’ the highlight of the decked out build. ENVE now say their wheels corner faster than any they’ve tested before.
A prototype POS stand from Ceramic Speed
Stanforth pointed to AVE’s new Alfine eight- speed, hydraulic brake build, coming in at £1,299 as a strong quality build at a strong price point. Having been the favourite in a Sunday Times
‘commuter group test’, EBC’s own UCR-S0 at £999 is also a bike the firm is keen to get in front of dealers. Elsewhere Solex has a new 36v battery build coming in at £1,399.
I-RIDE It was unavoidable for many as soon as you entered i- ride’s room, so we’ll cut to the chase. Thompson’s prototype dropper post isn’t available just yet, though it’s
expected to come
in around the £350 when it does land. For that figure your customer will get a custom sealed 125mm travel post in 30.9 and 31.6 diameters. It’s cartridge based and has an easily serviceable trigger and cable actuation, which won’t take up acres of space on the handlebar. Side to side play shouldn’t ever be an issue either thanks to rubber dampers that ‘expand with use’. As a prototype, it’s currently weighing in at 450 grams and when asked about 27.2 versions, we were told that a road version is likely to hit before the thinner model comes to fruition. This will aparently have a ‘PAVE’ function where the post provides a sight element of suspension over cobbles and rougher tracks. Elsewhere, Spanish helmet label Catlike have a new point of sale stand available to all i-ride customers.
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