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Interbike 2004
Las Vegas, USA, October 4-8, 2004
Interbike snippets
Some of the things you run across in a show the size of Interbike just don't
fit into simple categories. Here's a few of the interesting but unclassifiable
things we ran across in Las Vegas, as spotted by Tim Maloney and Jon
Devich.
Cyclingnews Vs. Jan? No Way; Bring On Lance!
Chris Carmichael (R)
Photo ©: Tim Maloney
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Cyclingnews caught up Lance Armstrong's coach Chris Carmichael at Interbike
Las Vegas, where he has teamed up with Lance's sports beverage sponsor PowerBar
to set up a unique training test. Carmichael, who heads up Carmichael Training
Systems (CTS) told Cyclingnews, "we've brought a high performance SRM ergometer
training system and have invited the media to have your results analyzed by
our expert training coaches from CTS. There are only three of these high performance
SRM ergometers exist in the U.S, and during a ten minute ride on the system,
set up to simulate key Tour de France stages, we measure your power ranges,
lactate threshold, cadence, heart rate and distance. Since SRM has the data
from Jan Ullrich in this year's Tour, we can then tell you how you stack up
against Jan."
But Cyclingnews was forced to decline Carmichael's offer, as we were only willing
to compare ourselves against six-time Tour De France champ Armstrong. While
contemplating, we did have a chance to try PowerBar's tasty new sports drinks,
Endurance and Recovery, both of which certainly helped our performance on the
floor of the Interbike trade show.
Cannondale cranks up the power
Feel the power
Photo ©: Tim Maloney
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New for 2005 on Cannondale's Interbike stand was a special version of the American
bike makers top of the line Six13 road bike. Cannondale's Jeff Titone told Cyclingnews
that "we've developed a Six13 with a built-in SRM Powermeter. This will become
team issue for the Saeco-Lampre team in 2005 and will be available as a complete
bike in late Spring '05. We also plan to offer this as an upgrade package if
your bike has a Hollowgram crank with the oversize bottom bracket."
Fender Bender
Mudguard man David Guettler
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Portland bicycle retailer David Guettler not only loves bicycles, but he has
taken his expertise in fine woodworking (he hand-built the interior and display
fixtures of his shop, River City Cycles himself) and combined it to create a
unique new approach to bicycle fenders: Full Wood Fenders. Guettler was walking
the Interbike show as a human stand when we caught up with him to check out
his unique wooden fenders.
Ecologically sound and regionally appropriate for the rainy climate of the
Pacific Northwest, Guettler's Full Wood Fenders are unique, durable and can
fit on any bike. Available in 1.5" & 2" widths and for both 700c and 20" diameter
wheels, they're available in a wide variety of wood finishes including Lacewood,
Purple Heart, Zebrano, Wenge and others. Another cool feature of the Full Wood
Fenders is that they are supplied with complete stainless steel mounting hardware,
essential for long-term fender use in wet climates.
Photos
The rear end of the CycleOps Pro
300PT.
Photo ©: Jon Devich
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Adjustability reigns on the Pro
300PT.
Photo ©: Jon Devich
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The main control center of the
Pro 300PT.
Photo ©: Jon Devich
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Sometimes you just gotta have a
little bling-bling.
Photo ©: Jon Devich
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Redline introduced this sweet new
chopper.
Photo ©: Jon Devich
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The looong front end
Photo ©: Jon Devich
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Redline chose a unique belt drive
Photo ©: Jon Devich
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Check out the size of the rear
tire
Photo ©: Jon Devich
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Another view of the chopper read
end
Photo ©: Jon Devich
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A new company on the hydration
pack scene is Wingnut.
Photo ©: Jon Devich
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Wingnut uses a very lightweight
sailcloth material
Photo ©: Jon Devich
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Bob Roll interviews Gilberto Simoni
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