Astana Team’s Italian star Vincenzo Nibali has won the Italian national road title recently. The Kazakh team prepared for him a new jersey. And the “Shark” has a new bike – a dangerous-looking Specialized Tarmac.
Nibali’s new Specialized S-Works Tarmac is mainly black and white in color and has a shark figure with sharp teeth in the head tube. Campagnolo Super Record drivetrain, Corima Viva wheels, and FSA components are completing the kit.
I bought a pair of Bontrager R2 clincher folding road tires, and I rode over 560 km with them in 8 days. Here is a quick review.
First, some specifications:
In late January 2014, Hampsten cycles launched two new road bike models under the same name: “Maglia Rosa”. Andy Hampsten, the first and only American to win the Giro d’Italia (in 1988, including the title of “Gran Premio della Montagna”, the Giro equivalent of Tour de France’s “King of the Mountains”), is a fan of Italian lifestyle and culture, and you can see this in the bikes that he produced (also in the model names).
Normally, the Hampsten Cycles offer a unique line of full-custom road bike frames and whole bikes, but the Maglia Rosa project is a slight departure from this norm. This project is more about non-custom, carbon, and steel road bikes. These two models below, the “Superissimo” and the “Il Carbonario” are first out of the gate for project Maglia Rosa.
Campagnolo has launched entirely new Super Record, Record, and Chorus mechanical groupsets, and the Italian company’s third level groupset, Chorus now has an electronic version – Chorus EPS (“EPS” is the acronym for “Electronic Power Shift”).
Previously, the prototype of the new Campagnolo Super Record groupset spotted at Giro d’Italia, on the Colnago C60 of Europcar rider Maxime Mederel.
Lotto Belisol’s Australian Adam Hansen produces his own carbon cycling shoes by himself. They are so lightweight (the claiming weight is 95 grams for one shoe!). They also look sleek and simple with neither laces nor buckles. But then, how he keeps his shoes tight? Hansen gave the answer via Twitter with a photo.
Pinarello has revealed its 2015 bicycle models. The admiral ship of the collection is Pinarello Dogma F8 2015, the Tour de France winner frameset. This year, in the Tour de France, UCI Pro Team Sky Procycling and its GC leader Chris Froome (last years’ winner) will use the brand new Dogma F8. It is said to be lighter, stiffer, and more aero than before. It has been approved by the UCI and will debut at the Critérium du Dauphiné 2014 which begins in Lyon on 8 June.
Baum Corretto is the winner of BUKHBS 2014 (Bespoked UK Handmade Bicycle Show). The Corretto is (corretto means “correct” in Italian) equipped with Campagnolo 80th Anniversary Groupset.
From Baum Cycles’ website:
Japan bike parts manufacturer Shimano’s medium-level road racing groupset Shimano 105 is now has 11-speed. According to Shimano, the new groupset also has increased braking power.
Colnago has released its new model, C60. It is lighter, stiffer, and still respects the Italian brand’s history: the Colnago C60 retains the company’s famous Master star-shaped tubes, a shape that has become synonymous with the Colnago.
The new C60 also coming with a few unique design elements, including a “ThreadFit” bottom bracket shell that features a closely machined steel insert. And various cross-sections of tubes have increased volume, thinner walls, and drastic tube profiles.
Colnago C35 equipped with Campagnolo Super Record gold: it is not only an artwork, but it is also a milestone in the history of cycling technology. It was produced in 1989, as a commemorative model created in celebration of Colnago’s 35th anniversary. Developed from the work with Ferrari Engineering, it was one of the first frames to be manufactured using a carbon fiber composite and was equipped out with a gold-plated Campagnolo Super Record groupset.