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Mois : septembre 2008

  • Interbike, premier aperçu

    L’Interbike est le plus grand salon nord amĂ©ricain. Il prend place Ă  Las Vegas pendant trois jours: du 24 au 26 Septembre. Avec plus de 1000 marques et environ 23000 participants de plus de 60 pays, cet Ă©venement est similaire Ă  l’Eurobike en europe. Plusieurs constructeurs ont gardĂ© secret leur derniers composants et les prĂ©sentent…

  • Interbike, first sight

    Interbike is the North America’s largest bicycle trade event and show takes place in Las Vegas during 3 days from the 24th to the 26th of September. With over 1,000 of the top brands and nearly 23,000 attendees from over 60 countries, it is similar to the Eurobike in Europe. Several manufacturers did keep secret…

  • Grand test de roues 2008 – Partie 3 – RigiditĂ©

    Grand test de roues 2008 – Partie 3 – RigiditĂ©

    Tests de rigidité Photo by Alessandro Trovati Avec pas mal de retard, nous publions enfin la troisième partie du grand test de roues 2008: celle qui traite donc de leurs rigidités, notions aussi floues que compliquées.

  • Eurobike: les vĂ©los les plus spĂ©ciaux

    L’Eurobike 2008 a Ă©tĂ© très bon. Depuis plusieurs annĂ©es, la tendance Ă©tait Ă  allĂ©ger les composants, et amĂ©liorer l’ergonomie, sans sacrifier la fiabilitĂ©. Il semblerait que les limites soient atteintes avec les standards actuels et les constructeurs ont Ă©voluĂ© d’une manière diffèrente. La nouvelle tendance est Ă  rendre la tâche du cycliste plus facile (cf.…

  • Eurobike, the most special bikes

    Eurobike ’08 was really good. Since a few years, the trend was all about making lighter and lighter components, improving ergonomy, without sacrificing the reliability. It seems like the limits have been reached with the current standards and the manufacturers needed to evoluate in a different manner. The new trends are about making easier the…

  • Edge Composites 1.24 [en]

    The last fall, we featured the Edge Composites rims made in USA (see here). Since this article, the company based in Ogden extended its rim range: the clincher rims are on the market since a few weeks, and the first flat section rims are being delivered. « The finish is indeed raw, but keep in mind…

  • Edge Composites 1.24

    Nous avions mis en avant les jantes Edge Composites fabriquĂ©es aux USA Ă  l’automne dernier (voir ICI) . Depuis, la compagnie basĂ©e Ă  Ogden a dĂ©veloppĂ© la gamme de jantes: les versions pneus sont sur le marchĂ© depuis plusieurs semaines, et les premières jantes plates viennent d’ĂŞtre livrĂ©es. « La finition est brute, mais il faut…

  • Eurobike – 4 – miscellaneous

    Look ZED This is probably one of the most integrated component of the Eurobike. Look definitely pushed the enveloppe with its Zed crankset. Basically, this component is composed of a single piece of carbon, and a couple of metallic parts. Both arms and the bottom bracket/axle are integrated. Thus, the installation is extremely easy, we…

  • Eurobike – 3 – it continues

    X1000 The french company, making the newest full carbon monocoque wheels equips the belgian brand of the legendary champion Yohan Museeuw. Some of the specifications: 3K carbon fibre, paired spoking, asymetric rear rim, curved rims, oversized full carbon hubs, excellent finish. American Classic The american manufacturer improves the rotor of all its hubs, they receive…

  • Eurobike – 2 – Lightweight – DT – Tune – Zipp – Sram

    Eurobike, second part on the bike component we appreciate the most, i.e. the wheels. Lightweight First, Lightweight the famous wheel manufacturer, updates, or releases new components:  – the ventoux wheels are generation 3, they receive the full carbon spokes coming with 30% more stiffness  – the Standard generation 3 rear wheels are available with 24…

  • Eurobike 2008 – 1 – First pictures

    Good evening from Friedrichshaefen. We are happy to unveil the very first pictures of the 2008 Eurobike fair trade. You will be able to find below the first spied shots of a few manufacturers whose new products definitely interested us. German Carbon Group A quick shot at German Carbon Group to present a gorgeous bike,…

  • Lew Racing Convexo Convex [en]

    Convexo Convex. This barbaric name self explains the physical phenomenon Paul Lew, forerunner in bicycle wheels world, relied on for his newest invention. This time-trial disc wheel differs from the others by its shape, which converges on the rear, and features the swirl lip generator reducing the crosswind sensivity. The tests performed in a windtunnel,…

  • Extralite UltraRear SX – Tune 2009 [en]

    Extralite 2009 Extralite released the front SX hub some months ago. The italian company is now unveiling the rear version. Straight pull spokes and J bent spokes will be required to build this lighter than ever rear hub. As stock components, Extralite offers a hubset weighting in only 183g, 49g the front, and 134 the…

  • Lew Racing Convexo Convex

    Convexo Convex. Un nom barbare qui explique Ă  lui seul le phĂ©nomène physique sur lequel s’est appuyĂ© Paul Lew, prĂ©curseur dans le monde de la roue, pour sa dernière invention. Cette roue de contre-la-montre diffère des autres par sa forme, qui converge en sortie, et reprend le concept mis en place sur la jante Pro…