Here's some of our favorite things we saw at the show.
MKS was there with some awesome new stainless steel toe clips.
We saw a brake lever mounted with a Sturmey Archer 3 speed shifter. Check out the Soma Highway 1 bars!
We woke up to fresh snow on Sunday morning.
We just barely made it back to the bay. A lot of other people were't so lucky and had to spend the night in the airport.
KVA had the new Soma Stainless Triple Cross frame on display in their booth. Those fillets looks mighty nice!
Jeremy Sycip won best Alfine Belt Drive bike for his City Bike build. A small LCD screen displays the gear on the handlebars.
The brass Tanaka Fenders and Cardiff Mercia saddle were a striking accent.
Rick Hunters long tail fat bike was my personal favorite from the show. The custom frame bags and panniers offer tons of storage for back country adventures.
Speedhound had this interesting fender support. Looks like it's designed to hold up a seat bag.
VP was showing off some crazy thin titanium pedals.
Nitto had their integrated decaleur on display at their booth. It mounts to the back of a Pearl stem and replaces the threaded nut. They told me a Technomics compatible version is in development.
Shinnneeyyy!
Bilenky had the loudest paint job at the show. Peep the 2-tone Bennotto bar tape job.
I was super excited to see this mini Ostrich bag for the ENE Ciclo mini rack. What a perfect combo!
Level had some wold class Keirin bikes on display at their booth. Not as many builders were showing off track bikes this year, but these really caught my eye.
They won the President's choice award for this beautiful track bike.
Kerin Jerseys!
I spotted this white Soma Everwear mounted to a wooden Ghisallo clincher rims. Looks at those Curtis Odom high flange hubs!
Blaze Bicycles use the Soma Lauterwasser bars with hydraulic disc brakes.
There were Soma bars on quite a few bikes this year. This one is from Doneylope Bicycles from Bellingham.
For those of you who don't follow us on Facebook, here a picture of the Grand Randonneur prototype from the Boulder Bicycles vintage Rene Herse exhibit Saturday night.
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It was good to see the Grand Randonneur going into production. Why the threaded steerer?
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Will
William M. deRosset
Fort Collins, CO
Hi Evan,
ReplyDeleteWhen can we expect to learn more about sizing, price and delivery of the Grand Randonneur?
Thanks.
-peter-
Finally a good pic of the Triple Cross. When might we hear about pricing? Pre-orders?
ReplyDeleteThanks for the highlights.
That lever with the shifter mount has been around for a while. That's the way STI should have been done in the first place. But then how would big companies make money and how would engineers express their creative side and get paid heaps for their contemplation. You can't change gears in a sprint so that justifies the cost. You very rarely see recreational riders look comfortable on a racing let alone see them sprint anyway.
ReplyDeleteHow disappointing and needlessly retro to have a threaded steerer tube. You do realize that in 2013, we have a stronger, lighter, cheaper and simpler way to attach a fork to a frame, right?
ReplyDeleteA quill stem is better on a randonneur bike because you can easily change the stem height when your body starts to ache. It shifts the pressure points around. And it only takes ten seconds instead of ten minutes.
ReplyDeleteare you going to carry the Ostrich mini bag at Soma? I thought you were going to carry their larger bags too.
ReplyDeleteHey Evan,
ReplyDeleteAny updates regarding the Grand Randonneur?
Thanks.
-peter-
Awesome! I'm excited to hear the details. Thanks for following up!
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