London Cycle Show

London, Great Britain, October 9 - 12, 2008

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London Part 1

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• Condor's Leggera gets a completely new look for 2009 and is the team bike of Rapha-Condor-Recycling.co.uk.
• To stiffen the Leggera's front end the frame now has a tapered head tube.
• The Condor Lavoro comes in a similar team issue paint scheme.
• The Condor Ultima also comes in team colours…
• … as does the Terra cyclo-cross frame.
• The Condor Baracchi is now a wrapped tube-to-tube carbon frame instead of the previous semi-monocoque.
• The Baracchi's top tube keeps its contoured styling for 2009.
• The Condor Diamante now comes in stealthy black.
• Condor now makes a limited edition bike bespoke London tailor Richard James.
• Condor's titanium Moda also gets a new look in keeping with the new graphics on the rest of the range.
• The Condor Classico gets a new cream paint scheme…
• … and an even more retro graphics package where the other frames go more modern.
• Condor apparently has its own lugs as a base for the Classico frame.
• Condor still makes frames under the revived Paris name.
• The Classico still comes in a Pista version that has routing for brake cables for road use (if you want them!).
• The Condor Pista gets a new modern graphics package…
• … and comes in a number of coordinating colour schemes.
• The turqoise and gold option might suit an Astana rider…
• … while the blue and yellow really stands out!
• Enigma's range-topping Eulogy now comes without the extended seat tube though it's still available as an option.
• Enigma has beefed up its bespoke titanium dropouts across the range for more rear end stiffness.
• The Enigma Elle is the company's first stock female-specific frame and uses a compact geometry with a noticeably shorter top tube.
• The Enigma Elite proves that steel is still real.
• Despite the Elite's tubes being larger than traditional steel frames the frame still carries a non-integrated headset.
• The carbon fibre Enigma Eikonic isn't yet in production but it might be soon depending on what the company hears from the public.
• More steel frames are available from Enigma in the form of this touring/audax frame.
• From the Enigma Lab comes an in-house mirror polished stem.
• Enigma is expanding its accessory range to include a pair of titanium mountain bike bars.
• Some people still don't trust carbon so for them Enigma can make a titanium fork.
• The Kinesis Gran Fondo is made from flared and butted Easton GX2 scandium tubing.
• The Gran Fondo's stays are designed to fit mudguards and a rack but still be race ready.
• The Gran Fondo's head tube is long to give the frame a comfortable long distance riding position.
• The new Kinesis KR510 is a mid-range aluminium race frame.
• The KR510's aluminium main tubes are shaped using the company's new SPF method.
• Despite being mostly aluminium the new KR510 has carbon seat stays in common with many others.
• The Kinesis KR210 is a new women's-specific road racing frame complete with appropriate geometry and feminine graphics.
• The Kinesis XC210 is the company's new women's mountain bike frame and has a similarly subtle feminine appearance to its road counterpart.
• Kinesis' flagship KR810 frame is now also available in white.
• Pearson's flagship Carbon Pro has been upgraded for 2009 with a stiffer front end.
• The Carbon Pro's steerer tube now tapers from 1 1/8" at the stem to 1 1/2" at the crown.
• Moderately oversized chain stays help maintain rear end rigidity for the Pearson Carbon Pro.
• The Pearson Pavé has been developed for long distance and sportive riding.
• The Pavé still weighs just 1kg despite its relaxed position and lower price.
• The Pearson Audax Pro is similar to the Pavé but is designed to take mudguards for a quality winter ride.
• The Headrush is Pearson's top time trial frame and has also been upgraded for 2009.
• The Headrush's aero seat tube hugs the rear wheel as close as it dares.
• Shaped and contoured chain stays are fitted to the back end of Pearson's Headrush.
• Like most bike companies in the London area Pearson has a range of fixies, in this case built around the Touché frame.
• The Pearson Touché + is built to allow for mudguards for wet weather fixie riding.
• Steel aficionados can opt for Pearson's Hanzo fixie frame.
• At the top end of the Pearson fixie range is the full-carbon Cartouche.
• The Qoroz Race Won is the new company's full-on titanium racing frame.
• The Race Won has an aero section seat tube with a matching custom-built post.
• Unlike many frames these days Qoroz uses a non-integrated head tube fitted with a colour coordinated Chris King headset.
• The Qoroz Road Won is designed for more long distance comfort than the Race Won.
• Like the Race Won, the Road Won has a non-integrated head tube, but has rounder tubes and is designed to have more vertical compliance.
• Qoroz' time trial machine is called the Time Won.
• The Time Won has a novel rear facing seat post clamp.
• Qoroz also goes off-road with the Mountain Won cross country frame.