Although Cervelo Test Team had an incredibly successful 1st season, they are always looking to improve the equipment that they use.
S3 - Lightweight Aero Road frame, with a fabled comfort which has it's DNA in the R series bike. I'm loving the all black look, very stealth.
Zipp 404 Wheels - What can be said that hasn't been said before, well very little. They are great wheels and are often rebadged by other Teams when their sponsored wheels don't cut the mustard. Other change, PowerTap have come on board this year provided power measurement so a new rear hub for the Team this year.
SRAM - Red. Is it a performance advantage over Shimano, well in the weight front yes. The ergonomics of the shifters and how they work, well that's totally up to you, but I'm a big fan.
Rotor Cranks - after the first version of the cranks proved to be too flexy and seeing more than half the Team abandon them for the Spring Classics Rotor set about to make a crank light enough for Carlos and stiff enough for Thor. Reading reviews and listening to the Pros it seems like mission accomplished.
Showing posts with label Boys Toys. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Boys Toys. Show all posts
Wednesday, 24 March 2010
Thursday, 18 March 2010
Boys Toys 3 - Ag2R
This is Nicholas Roche bike. It's easy to identify by the Irish National Champ colours on the Bike.
Featured today
Kuota Frameset. Super light and stiff and very un-Italian sounding for an Italian brand.
Sram. Enough has been said about Red and it's benefits. The one accidental techy thing I like is the ability to shift while the lever is pulled close to the bar. This is a pretty useful thing for sprinters.
Reynold's Wheels. They always get good write ups from those who have had a chance to ride them. Techy note, the top end wheels are built using a DT hub.
Deda. Their Sponsorship spend must have gone through the roof recently as there are lots of Teams using their kit this year. It's nice kit and unfortunately not widely available.
Featured today
Kuota Frameset. Super light and stiff and very un-Italian sounding for an Italian brand.
Sram. Enough has been said about Red and it's benefits. The one accidental techy thing I like is the ability to shift while the lever is pulled close to the bar. This is a pretty useful thing for sprinters.
Reynold's Wheels. They always get good write ups from those who have had a chance to ride them. Techy note, the top end wheels are built using a DT hub.
Deda. Their Sponsorship spend must have gone through the roof recently as there are lots of Teams using their kit this year. It's nice kit and unfortunately not widely available.
Saturday, 13 March 2010
Boys Toys 2 - Milram
I'm pleased Linus won the other day. He's not had many breaks since he bagged the Yellow jersey back in '07. So to this Boys Toys post.
Focus Bike
Lightweight Wheels
Sram Red
Mavic Shoes
Vermarc kit
Item of clothing of note:
Customized Rain Jacket. Recently we have seen the best execution of this by Castelli with the Cervelo Test Team. A short sleeve Rain Jacket may seem crazy, but I'll explain why I think not.
Overheating is a major issue for a Pro Rider as they are typically putting out 200+ watts over a complete stage. Turn a 100 watt light bulb on and feel the heat, yes it's warm. So removing the sleeves on a jacket meakes sense from cooling as the long veins in the arms allow the body to regulate the body temp. Keeping the core warm allows you to remain warm, but not overheat, this is why a Gilet is an essential piece of cycling kit. The short sleeve allows the jersey to remain dry, so not making the rider cold.
Both Sportful and Castelli have 'nearly' waterproof arm/leg/knee warmers for this year. This makes so much sense as there is no negative effect when it's not raining. I can't think it'll be long before we see brushed bib shorts made out of this material as it'll give an advantage to any rider using it.
Focus Bike
Lightweight Wheels
Sram Red
Mavic Shoes
Vermarc kit
Item of clothing of note:
Customized Rain Jacket. Recently we have seen the best execution of this by Castelli with the Cervelo Test Team. A short sleeve Rain Jacket may seem crazy, but I'll explain why I think not.
Overheating is a major issue for a Pro Rider as they are typically putting out 200+ watts over a complete stage. Turn a 100 watt light bulb on and feel the heat, yes it's warm. So removing the sleeves on a jacket meakes sense from cooling as the long veins in the arms allow the body to regulate the body temp. Keeping the core warm allows you to remain warm, but not overheat, this is why a Gilet is an essential piece of cycling kit. The short sleeve allows the jersey to remain dry, so not making the rider cold.
Both Sportful and Castelli have 'nearly' waterproof arm/leg/knee warmers for this year. This makes so much sense as there is no negative effect when it's not raining. I can't think it'll be long before we see brushed bib shorts made out of this material as it'll give an advantage to any rider using it.
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