Italian bike manufacturer Bottecchia has revealed its 2015 model road bikes. This year there are eight different road bike models. Bottecchia is a historical bicycle company, founded by Ottavio Bottecchia in 1924 (1 August 1894 – 14 June 1927), the first Italian to win the Tour de France (1924, 1925). He is not only the first […]
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Chesini bikes, Verona
About two years ago, I’ve posted an article about Chesini bikes and the beautiful city of Verona, titled “Verona and Chesini“. In that article, I wrote about how I paid an accidental visit to Chesini shop at Ponte Navi, Verona. Chesini was founded in 1925 in Verona by Gelmino Chesini, who had been a bicycle mechanic […]
Efneo launches 3-gear front gearbox
Many cyclists, especially commuters will love this: Efneo Gearbox is a front gearing system that has one cog and three internal switches. Inspired by internally geared rear hubs, it replaces a bike’s front derailleur, probably the most disliked part of bicycles.
Jaegher Interceptor and Ascender
Jaegher is a Belgian company, building tailor-made steel frames since 1934. It is founded by Odiel Van Eenooghe, a Belgian cyclist who participated in Milan-San Remo and in 1932 he won the toughest stage in Tour of Belgium. Their slogan is “the steel feel is impossible to translate into numbers & tables”.
Pinarello Dogma 65.1 2015
Until last year, Pinarello Dogma 65.1 was the admiral ship of the Italian bike manufacturer. This year Pinarello Dogma F8 is carrying the flag. But still Pinarello Dogma 65.1 2015 models are really high quality road bikes.
Cannondale 2015 Road Bike Series -III- CAAD8
CAAD8 is a good entry-level racing geometry road bike. If you want to enter the road biking world, but don’t want to spend a lot of money, this is a really good option. Tubes inspired by its CAAD10 sibling, a lightweight frame (Cannondale claims it’s the lightest in its class), with more forgiving Heads-Up Race […]
Cannondale 2015 Road Bike Series -II- CAAD10
“Lighter, stiffer and smoother than many elite carbon frames”. This is the slogan of the Cannondale CAAD10, American bicycle manufacturer’s most popular aluminium frame series. CAAD10 is lightweight, stiff, and fast. Its EVO-like geometry gives you razor-sharp cornering and aggressive race positioning. This year also two disc build options are available, for the first time.
Cannondale 2015 Road Bike Series – I – Super Six EVO
Cannondale has revealed its 2015 model road bike series. Like the previous year, there are 3 elite road models (Carbon SuperSix EVO, aluminum CAAD10, and CAAD8) and 2 endurance road models (Synapse Carbon and Synapse). SuperSix EVO is the admiral ship of the American bike manufacturer. Price ranges of SuperSix EVO carbon series from $2270 […]
TIME 2015 Series -II- Performance (Endurance) Geometry
French bike manufacturer TIME have announced their 2015 series road bikes. Here are the performance (endurance) geometry bikes in the collection. There are two models in the endurance geometry bike of Time 2015 collection: Fludity Aktiv and Fludity.
TIME 2015 Series -I- Racing Geometry
French bike manufacturer TIME have announced their 2015 series road bikes. Here are the racing geometry bikes in the collection. There are four models in the racing geometry bike of Time 2015 collection: Skylon Aktiv (aero), Skylon (aero), Izon Aktiv and Izon.