EICMA 2004

Milan, Italy, September 17-20, 2004

La Bella Bici

The trade show season now moves to Milan, the renowned style capital of the world. With the World Championships in Verona just a week away, EICMA 2004 boasts record attendance and 665 brands on display as cycling in Italia reaches fever pitch. Tim Maloney is your host as we walk the floor.

Colnago's President LdV model Photo ©: Tim Maloney	Colnago pays homage to Leonardo da Vinci With his new President LdV model, Colnago pays homage to the legendary Italian inventor and artist, Leonardo DaVinci. "DaVinci was a genius," Ernesto Colnago told Cyclingnews at the EICMA Milano show, where he presented his special limited edition model President LdV. "This new model is a limited edition of our President model, which has been updated for 2005 from the previous Anniversary model with a new, lighter high-modulus carbon fibre in a new twill pattern that reduces the weight by 200 grams over the previous model.
De Rosa's Protoype 1d Photo ©: Tim Maloney	De Rosa smiles We got Ugo De Rosa to crack a smile by asking him if the manneqino on his right was Stefano Garzelli... Ugo's response was a chuckle and a "No, he's at the Vuelta..." Half a century into building some of Italy's most loved specialissime, Ugo and his three sons have a great lineup for 2005. The special Prototype 1d pictured is a special lightweight version of De Rosa's King model as ridden by Stefano Garzelli, who has recently been named for the first time to the Squadra Azzuro for upcoming World Championships in Verona, Italy.
Pinarello's swoopy Montello Crono Photo ©: Tim Maloney	Fausto & Friend Fausto Pinarello has a good reason to smile at the 62nd EICMA Bicycle show. His Treviso, Italy firm has presented a fantastic collection for 2005, for both the Pinarello and Opera brands. Already winner of the 2004 Tour de France prologue with Fabian Cancellara, Fausto's swoopy new full-carbon Montello Crono is the son of the original Pinarello Carbon monocoque first used by Miguel Indurain and later by Jan Ullrich. Designed for time trials, Montello conforms to all current UCI regulations.
We Three Kings Photo ©: Tim Maloney	We Three Kings Three legends of Italian cycling compare notes at the 62nd EICMA show: (L-R) Felice Gimondi, Ernesto Colnago and Vittorio Adorni.
Vittoria's newest road tire, Photo ©: Tim Maloney	Flip-flop rubber Vittoria's newest road tire, the Revolution KXS, is claimed to offer alternatives like no other previous bicycle tyre. After years of technical development, Vittoria has succeeded in vulcanizing two different treads on one carcass. Revolution KXS offers various tread possibilities: slick front and rear; tread front and slick rear; and tread front and rear, depending on the road and weather conditions. With a corespun 290 tpi poly-cotton casing, two different treads (that adds only 10 grams in weight) and PRB (Puncture Resistant Belting), Vittoria's Revolution KXS may be a real revolution in bicycle tyres.
The Morpheos Photo ©: Tim Maloney	Race no. 666 Little known Italian carbon fiber firm Tec had this Morpheos model as the star attraction on their stand at EICMA Milano. Although it looks like a wicked rad road machine, Morpheos is actually a downhill bike, designed for one final descent to Hades.

Photography

Images by Tim Maloney/cyclingnews.com

• With his new President LdV model, Colnago pays homage to the inventor of the bicycle, Leonardo da Vinci.
• De Rosa's Protoype 1d is a specially-made lightweight version of their all carbob King model as ridden by Stefano Garzelli.
• Pinarello's swoopy Montello Crono is the son of the original Pinarello carbon monocoque first used by Miguel Indurain, and later by Jan Ullrich.
• We Three Kings - three legends of Italian cycling: (L to R) Felice Bianchi, Ernesto Colnago, and Vittorio Adorni.
• Vittoria's newest road tire, the Revolution KXS, exemplifies the vulcanizing of two different treads on one carcass, and offers various tread possibilites.
• The Morpheos is made by little-known Italian carbon fiber firm Tec, and although it looks like a wicked rad road machine, it is actually a downhill bike.

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