Easton cheats the wind
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The aero front hub uses narrower flanges
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Ouch!
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…and only at the finish of the race
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The EC90 SLX is Easton's lightest model
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Easton's R4 hub design
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…adjustable bearing preload
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The EC90 TKO is ready to hit the velodrome.
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Easton's proprietary spline attachment system
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Easton introduces a tubular version
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The relatively light weight
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The EA70 SL wheels use a higher spoke count
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The EA70 line uses Easton's older R3 hub design.
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The Easton EA50 wheelset offers an excellent value.
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The EA50 wheels get upgraded
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Easton expands the XC One cross-country wheelset lineup
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…as well as a singlespeed-specific rear wheel.
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The singlespeed version of the XC One
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The new XC Two offers much of the performance
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Easton showed off an early sample
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The spoke flanges of the new DH front hub
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The Havoc rear hub can be used with 12mm thru-axle setups…
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…or bolt-on applications with the new
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All of Easton's aluminum stems
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According to Easton, the lightest XC setup
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The Easton Equipe SLX³ bar
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The EC90 Aero bar is decidedly more radical
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Easton also plans to launch a new carbon crankset
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FSA's new 'drink system' looks a bit funny
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The 'drink system' bears distinct resemblance
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Dual bladders separate plain water
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A wind's-eye view of FSA's new 'drink system'.
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Dual flexible straws mean that riders will be able
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The versatile attachment system
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A small bag at the rear of the 'drink system'
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Parlee's razor-edged TT frame
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In spite of the deep aero tube sections
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Not much to see here
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The Parlee TT incorporates a semi-integrated seatpost…
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…but a short telescoping section up top
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A deep cutout behind the seat tube
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Airflow should supposedly flow smoothly
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In typical Parlee fashion
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Internal cable routing
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This showstopper commanded a retail price
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Nearly every part of this machine was custom-painted to match…
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…including the saddle and post…
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…carbon bottle cages…
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…carbon brakes…
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…carbon crankset (and chainrings!)…
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…Campagnolo Record rear derailleur…
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…and even the Ergopower levers. Wow.
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This Parlee was hand airbrushed a fantastic
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Good luck finding this level of detail
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Um… there's a lot of stuff missing from this bike, right?
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Nope. The new Delta 7 Arantix uses a patented
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The IsoTruss tubes on the Delta 7 Arantix
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Control lines simply pass right through the 'tubes'.
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Currently, the IsoTruss structure is incredibly labor-intensive
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The redundant structure of the IsoTruss design
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Beefy carbon fiber sections join the IsoTruss members.
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The bottom bracket shell
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Who needs cable stops?
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Get used to seeing this logo.
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Cleanly CNC-machined dropouts
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Can you do this to your frame?
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