Eurobike show

Germany, August 31-September 4, 2005

Photography

Part 9

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• Deda's Fulvio Acquati finds inspiration in his garage!
• Giovanni Battaglin poses with his latest top model, the Battaglin RS Limited Edition
• A closer look at the Battaglin RS Limited Edition
• Blackburn Delphi and Neuro - new computers just bristling with features.
• Full Dynamix M1 carbon - carbon is slowly but surely laying siege to aluminium's stronghold of lightweight hardtail MTBs.
• fi'zi:k free:k in rather unusual packaging.
• Gary Fisher with his latest freeride rig in the background.
• Litespeed Blade - another look at Litespeed's OTT but wonderful titanium tandem.
• Litespeed Ghisallo - the new lightweight world champion.
• Nike Lance Limited - a top view of the latest version of Nike's high-end road shoe

Images by Deda

• Deda Campione - a classic Italian round shape in up-to-the-minute materials
• Deda Aeroblack Zero - Deda's latest carbon aero bar uses monocoque construction.
• Deda TT stem with a bonded carbon fiber mid-section

Images by fi'zi:k

• fi'zi:k free:k - a side view
• fi'zi:k free:k from the top.

Part 8

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Images by Chipps/www.singletrackworld.com

• Lake goes custom - Lake's new range of carbon-soled shoes are custom-fit by the dealer to perfectly cradle your feet.

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• Selle Italia gets rare - only 200 of these Preziosa saddles will be made. With 18K gold lamination and a silver name plate they could be the ultimate in bike bling.
• De Rosa Protos - the production descendent of Stefano Garzelli's Prototype 1 from the 2004 Giro.
• The brothers De Rosa - Danilo, Cristiano and Doriano De Rosa (L-R) pose with their new "capolavoro", the De Rosa Protos.
• De Rosa Dual HF combines slightly wavy carbon stays with a hydroformed front triangle.
• De Rosa Dual HF up close
• The Dual HF fork with square shape crown that echoes classic De Rosa shape
• De Rosa Avant Il marchio del cuore's new mid range carbon fibre monocoque road bike, inspired by the King, with the always elegant De Rosa look.
• De rosa Avant front end with integrated headset in monocoque frame

Part 7

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• Salsa's new road bike in True Temper S3 - very sleek, very light.
• Selle Italia Thoork - very minimal, very fast-spinning
• Shimano gets deep - deep-rimmed, that is, with the official peek at a rim that has been popping up on pro bikes this season
• Kyptonite's beefy Fahgettaboudit lock
• Jen Voigt signs up for helmet maker Bell
• Gore Bike Wear's very very shaped jacket - it might look a bit odd, but it should be practical for European winter weather.
• Brooks Swallow - do you break in a Brooks saddle or does it break you in? Either way, they're among the most comfortable seats - eventually!
• Nike Tete de la Course jersey - in wool, Nike's latest high-tech wonder fabric (we're kidding, but it is slightly unexpected to say the least!)
• Kona King Zing - a very tidy road rig from the company better known for off-road antics.
• Kona King Zing - a closer look
• Rocky Mountain Blizzard - truly a modern classic
• Carbon. Custom. Seven. Nuff said
• Wool. Seven. Nuff said.
• Kore gets versatile with this hub that will take either splined or bolt-on rotor
• Spot the new chainset - compact comes to Campagnolo Mirage level

Part 6

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• Cannondale Six13 - the latest version of Cannondale's carbon and aluminium flagship has an aluminium seat tube instead of the previous model's carbon. That simplifies construction and reserves carbon for the bigger tubes, where it has most benefit.
• Cannondale Scalpel in carbon - already ridden to a silver at the world MTB championships by Christophe Sauser, the carbon/aluminium incarnation of Cannondale's cross-country suspension racer promises to shave weight of an already light platform.
• Litespeed's litest - Litespeed officially unveiled the 2006 version of its featherweight Ghisallo frame at Eurobike.
• Every little counts - Litespeed has fabricated a bottom bracket shell for the Ghisallo from three separate pieces, to put thicker material under the outer portions of thread
• Litespeed Ghisallo top tube and decal.
• Ghisallo dropouts are as minimal as a very minimal thing.
• When too much titanium is never enough - Litespeed presented this totally go-faster twofer with Zipp wheels and an aero bar.
• Cantilevers just won't die - the centre-pull brake design continues to be popular with cyclo-cross and touring riders and these Cafam brakes from IRD are 'Mafac like', hence the name.
• Interloc also showed these carbon cranks - the 135mm BCD version uses a hidden fifth arm on the spider, and there's a compact option too.
• And cranks too - SRAM's road group will also include carbon fiber cranks from the company's crank arm, Truvativ.
• Kryptonite New York lock - Kryptonite will probably be forever remembered as the company whose locks could be opened with a pen top, but is bouncing back with renewed emphasis on high-security items like its beefy New York lock.
• CSC's Jens Voigt took a break from winning races to sign autographs
• Giro has some snazzy helmet colour schemes including this version of the Atmos with a lone star in yellow. Just the thing for a certain Texan's threatened comeback.
• Giro's Discovery Channel team lid
• Sugoi has a plan - Step 1: Gnomes. Step 3 - Profit! Underpants not included.
• All the colours of Crank Brothers - if you can't find a Candy to match your bike, consider a new paint job.
• Nike Lance shoe - here's a look at the top of Nike's new Lance shoe which features nicely understated sliver and black styling and a ratchet strap that's integrated with the heel cup to keep your foot well and truly in place.
• Seven Diamas - US maker Seven cycles made the trip over to Eurobike to show off its dramatically-styled new custom carbon Diamas.
• Storck PowerArms - at a claimed 315g per pair (without rings) these German carbon cranks are some of lightest around
• Steel's still real - and still available from Derosa in the shape of the Primato. A handful of other marques showed steel frames at Eurobike, showing that there's life in the classic frame material yet.
• BMC pro machine - used for the first time at this year's Tour de France by the Phonak team, BMC's all-carbon lightweight will be available to the Rest Of Us in 2006.
• BMC's trademark seat cluster executed in carbon on the Pro Machine. We're not convinced there's a big benefit over standard seat cluster, but it sure looks cool.

Part 5

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• Deda RS Corsa - now available with 'none more black' sidewall.
• DedaTre Grinta - a new training tyre for those days when you don't want to wear out your Corsas.

Part 4

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• If I had a hammer... - Thor is Wilier's new midrange platform
• Wilier Triestina Lavaredo - with hydroformed aluminium frame
• Shaped tubes on the Wilier Lavaredo
• Lampre's 2006 bike - it's unofficial at the moment, but Wilier will replace Cannondale as the bike of the Lampre-Valsir team in 2006.
• Chain Haway shoe for quick getaways in traithlon transitions
• Nike V-Spine sole - as used on Nike's new Lance shoe
• SKF bottom brackets - the Swedish bearing giant as come up with tough new BBs that use different bearings either side for long life
• adidas goes retro - clothing maker adidas showed this cool retro wool jersey.

Part 3

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• SRAM under glass SRAM is still keeping the lid on how its new shifters work - at Eurobike they're protected by glass!
• SRAM's road derailleur bears a very strong family resemblance to the company's MTB mechs - no real surprise there.
• Colnago Cristallo shows off Colnago's striking new finishing process in an 1,100g carbon frame
• Colnago Cristallo
• Colnago Extreme C - looking moody, here's the production version of the bike ridden by several Colnago-sponsored climbing specialists in recent years.
• Colnago Extreme C - the main triangle
• Colnago Extreme C - the back end
• Pinarello Paris and Fausto Pinarello with his company's new top-of-the-line carbon fiber wonderbike.
• Zapata chainset - a compact carbon option
• Pinarello Paris - the top tube echoes the chape of Pinarello's hydro-formed aluminium bikes
• Opera Leonardo - upgraded to the same carbon as the paris from sister company Pinarello

Part 2

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• Trek's beefy Session Ten is the company's most promising entry yet into the huge 'freeride' mountain bike arena
• A single pivot and massive swingarm keeps the Session Ten rigid.
• Trek Madone SSLx - developed for Lance Armstrong and ridden to victory in the 2005 Tour, Trek's lightest and stiffest frame ever will be available to the rest of us in 2006.
• The T-Mobile TCR Advanced - as ridden by Jan Ullrich and the top German squad.
• Giant TCR Advanced Track - you know track racing's profile is on the up when a company like Giant decides to get involved. Keeping the bike weight over 6.8kg might get tricky though...
• The TCR Track's rear triangle is clearly derived from Giant's road bike, with the characteristic dimple behind the seat tube.
• Giant TCR Advanced falls into the '60kph-standing-still' department.
• Giant SCR has Giant's light weight carbon construction in a more upright geometry that also looks to have a bit more clearance for the fatter tyres preferred by recreational riders.
• Carbon-Ti mixes materials combining carbon fiber and titanium for some seriously lightweight widgetry that should be a big hit in among weight weenies
• Guido Tschugg and his shovel - no more Eric Olthwaite jokes please, Tschugg's Shaper Shovel should be invaluable to trail building and maintenance crews.

Part 1 - Award-winning widgets

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• BMW kids' bike - autophobes might sneer at a bike from a car company, but at least it's getting the young 'uns on two wheels instead of four!
• Fully enclosed chain to protect valuable OshKosh is a feature of the BMW's bolt-on drive train.
• Deuter Attack backpack - the German ru8cksack specialist has long made well-regarded hydration-capable packs. The Attack gets a Eurobike award for its tidy design and internal padding.
• Erox Zipper shoes - Zip and go with these novel shoes from Swiss triathlon gear company Erox.
• Mavic Ksyrium ES - red is the new silver.
• Mavic Ksyrium ES
• Selle Italia SLC Gel Flow takes split saddles about as far as they can go without falling apart...
• Seven Alta - not an award-winner, but elegant nevertheless.
• Tidy welding has long been a feature of Seven frames
• SRAM's attack bots are protecting the secrets of the company's future road bike group.
• Storck Scenario CD 1.0 - claimed to be the stiffest carbon fiber frame yet.
• Beefy head tube and fork on the Storck Scenario CD 1.0