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Interbike 2004
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Dirt Demo |
A Class-DT Swiss |
Ellsworth-Hayes |
Intense-Marzocchi |
Maverick-Scott |
Shimano-Yakima
A-Class wheels come from Alex Rims. The San Remo wheels pictured here use a 40mm tall, 19.1mm wide carbon fiber rims and a carbon hub with an aluminum axle, laced together with stainless steel spokes. The front wheel should weigh around 750g with the rear coming in at 900g.
The Bianchi G.U.S.S. gets an Easton Ultralite frame with all the right swanky race gear. Available in two-inch increments from 13.5" to 21.5". Also available as the P.U.S.S. in pink, of course.
Over the years, Bianchi has maintained an interest in both entry-level and top-of-the-line track bikes. For '05, you can get the Pista Concept as a complete bike, with Mavic Ellipse track wheels, a Sugino 75 Track crankset (48tx16t) and Bianchi's own carbon fork.
Awhile back, Marzocchi worked with Formula to develop their disc brakes. Now they've teamed up with motorsports brake makers Brembro to make this ultra-expensive ($1000 per wheel) 8" rotor brakeset that offers great modulation, durability and easy maintenance.
The boys from Brooklyn Machine Works brought their personal bikes out to the show...among their quiver of downhill, street and jumping bikes is this prototype 26" wheeled frame. BMW's Doc says that "we may come out with it next year." This 7 pound frame uses gigantic 4130 tubing with a 70° head and 68°seat angle, 13.5" BB height, 16.25" min chainstay and 23" top tube.
If your Rivendell needs another piece of retro gear, take a look at Brooks' line of leather traveling bags. The Challenge Tool Roll, modeled exactly after the early 1900s gear, buckles to the back of your saddle and has individual slots for six tools.
For those of you with a Santa Cruz Bullit looking for a stiffer swingarm (and an extra inch of travel), Tonic Fabrications brings this beautifully crafted steel swingarm. Notice the metal seatstay cap—for increased safety out on the trail.
Burros kick ass! Their 20" wheels with 3" wide tired bikes have been around for awhile, but are now available as complete bikes for $2000. The Burro-ZVO seen here comes with fittings to allow easy, direct mounting of ZVO's proprietary electric drive motor. Don't hate them cause they aren't human powered—love them cause they'll get more people on bikes!
Craig Calfee has been working with carbon fiber since 1987, and he's convinced it's the best material for bicycle racing frames. To get back to his roots, he crafted this carbon-lugged bike out of bamboo. That's right, bamboo. They're way expensive and hard to get. No warrantee against pandas.
Cane Creek worked closely with their motorcycle neighbors, Ohlins, to make this DH-specific shock. It features speed sensitive damping (as opposed to many other shock makers' preference for position sensitive damping), a unique pressurization system, low gas pressure and shock top-out control.
Chris and Lance Canfield are known for their 203mm travel, 12.5lb. Formula 1 frame. This year, they've expanded their horizons to the realm of "all mountain" (that's in quotes because everyone has a different take on what a 5Ð6" travel bike is called) bikes. This $1400 6.5lb. frame gets 110Ð130mm of travel and is made from 7005 aluminum. The curved lower machined linkage looks much like Giant's Maestro line.
The Prophet is Cannondale's latest stab at a 5.5" trail bike. It features the increasingly popular hydroformed tubes and their Delta V front triangle, which, along with oversized tubes, has been a mainstay of their full suspension bikes since their creation in the late '80s. The entry-level Prophet starts at $1600. The Lefty Max Carbon 140 that comes on the Prophet 1000 ($2600) includes a reconfigured damping cartridge using Manitou's SPV technology.
This cutaway of a Cannondale Prophet frame illustrates tube butting. The machined portion of the swingarm is supposed to provide maximum stiffness with minimal material. Cannondale calls it the Hot Box. What were they smoking?
In the "too bad it didn't come three years ago when ISIS problems weren't as apparent" department, comes the Crank Brothers Cobalt crank. This crank is unlike anything else, with a forged 7075 aluminum spine fused together with a stainless steel outer plate and replaceable aluminum pedal inserts. The 605g (with rings) 175mm crankset will be available in the spring of '05 for about $400.
One of the best parts of Interbike is seeing the zany designs that make their way to Vegas. Really, what's this all about?
DT Swiss hasn't stopped pulling out new product. The HVR 200 (Hydraulic Valve Regulation) is meant to serve the cross country and freeride crowd. It features on the fly adjustable pedaling platform with a bar mounted adjuster.
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