The Bianchi Dolomiti is a blend of old and new
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Old-school lettering on the logos
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Some more subtle chrome work is found out back.
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The chromed bottom bracket lug is home
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Framebuilders once used angled brake bridges like this
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Nope, you're not seeing things.
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Lapierre's Race 900 adds another viable option
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Carbon hardtails have enjoyed a bit of a resurgence as of late
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The S-bend seat stays are relatively slender.
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The flattened chain stays add a bit of vertical flex
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The bridgeless chain stay design
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And who said hardtails were dead?
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Derailleur cables are internally routed
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Marin's carbon hardtail sports a unique seat stay arrangement.
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Simple aluminum dropouts are bonded
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Marin's Mount Vision uses an aluminum front end…
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…but a carbon rear for more precise tracking.
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Replaceable dropouts are convertible for quick release
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Marin's Quad Link suspension system
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Marin displayed this handy demonstrator
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The Marin Stelvio is available with either Dura-Ace or Ultegra build kits.
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Marin use a similar design for their carbon road frame, too.
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The Delta 7 Arantix continues to be one of the most striking
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Delta 7 uses a more conventional molded unit up front.
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There's no need for cable stops or housing guides
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The rear end of the Arantix is finished
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The aerodynamics pundits will likely have a field day with Delta 7's Ascent
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The front end of the Delta 7 Ascend road frame
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Delta 7 claim the unique frame 'tubes' provide better stiffness and strength
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Titus have completely redesigned their X Carbon cross-country flagship
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Titus continue to use four cartridge bearings
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The I-beam profiled top tube is still heavily reinforced
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The carbon fiber linkage drives a Fox Racing Shox Float RP23 rear shock.
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The burly-looking machined aluminum dropout
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Titus don't currently list a DT Swiss fork on their online kit specs
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Titus are offering several special-edition build kits
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It'd be hard to miss this coming down the trail.
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Trek Advanced Concepts Group's Ray Waxham
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Waxham swapped out the standard dropouts
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A pair of tiny remote levers borrowed from a Crank Brothers Joplin seatpost
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Trek World Racing showed off some team bikes at Sea Otter
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Gravity riders will utilize the Trek Session 88.
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Trek wisely left the chain stays bare
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The Corsair Crown incorporates some clever design features
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Corsair claim the center-mounted swingarm pivot
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The twin top tube design makes room for all of the innards
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A small idler puller just aft of the crankset
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The optional secondary shock tucked in front of the bottom bracket
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The adjustable head tube can be set from 64 to 66 degrees.
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Carbon fiber for a downhill bike?
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GT use a stout linkage for their carbon downhill bike.
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Oregon-based importer Unique Sports Company
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The Quad Link design uses only four pivots
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Whyte's Big Gripper dropouts
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Sonoma Chainless Bicycles look to bring shaft-driven bikes
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The fully sealed shaft drivetrain is clean and tidy
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