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FEATURES: VEGAS HANGOVER PART 2
Philip Booth
October 2, 2009
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Eddy Merckx has been working with Pinarello and the result is the
EMX-5. The EMX-5 features Merkcx's classic Century geometry and the
same Toray carbon fiber Pinarello uses in their legendary Paris. While the
look is still Merckx, the Pinarello influence can be seen in the curved
seatstays and wave shaped fork. Along with design influences, the EMX-5
on display also featured Pinarello's in house brand carbon seatpost and
stem and bar combo.
First seen at the Giro d'Italia under team LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini riders Danilo Di Luca and Alessandro Petacchi. The De Rosa King 3 RS is reported to be 100-grams lighter, yet 18-percent stiffer than a standard King 3. De Rosa accomplishes this with a new tubeset design, carbon layup and and a straighter more responsive fork.
Standing out from all the high end carbon fiber wonder bikes was this beautiful black and gold plated Colnago 55th anniversary limited edition Master. The bike was outfitted with a full Campagnolo Carbon Record group and host of black and gold carbon components. Needless to say it grabbed a lot of attention.
Ceepo is a company that specializes in only Tri-bikes. While this limits their market share it allows them to focus on one thing – speed.
With the trend toward tapered head tubes, along with multiple types of headsets, the number of possible top and bottom headset bearing combinations has grown to 28. Cane Creek as made a wise decision and now offers top and bottom bearing assemblies separately. To aid shops and customers in finding the right type and size of headset, Cane Creek has developed a robust online catalog that incorporates most manufacturers' information. If your bike is not listed the catalog allows you input information to help find the headset you need. The site is www.canecreek.com/headset-fit-finder
The new Thule Traverse roof rack foot is a universal fit system for cars without factory racks. The new system allows the rack feet to be same for all cars with only the rubber contact pad and mounting plate to be switched out. This makes it less expensive and easier for the customer to switch their racks to a new vehicle.
Mavic has updated their Zxellium Ultimate shoes with the addition of an added energy frame on the anterior portion of the shoe. The addition of the extra material provides more support for larger or more aggressive riders. For 2010 the Zxellium Ultimates are available in Mavic's iconic and popular yellow color treatment. The Zxellium Ultimate shoes retail for $450.00
 In 2010 Bell helmets will be producing their popular Volt helmet in a Team Saxo Bank edition.
Lezyne is now the official pump supplier of the Columbia–HTC team and at the show they were showing off the Micro Floor Drive HP pump. It has an optional hose/gauge and will pump up to 160-psi. Weighing only 174-grams, it's a bargain at $39.95.
New for 2010, Northwave is launching the Razor cyclocross shoe. The Razor features medium depth tread blocks that split the difference between a fully cleated mountain bike shoe and a minimal traction road shoe. The Razor's sole features a carbon plate in the front half the shoe mated to a nylon back half. This allows for solid power transfer, but with a bit of flex for running. Northwave uses a three strap system with a top strap ratcheting buckle to keep the rider's foot in place.
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