Exhibitor Profiles and Their New Products
Booth
No.
M814
Shimano Inc. First Full Model Change for XTR in Four Years Visitors to the Taipei Int’l Cycle Show see trend-setting products every year. Components giant Shimano is one of the most important trend leaders. The company has been making mountain bike drivetrains for more than three decades, including eight generations of Deore XT, the original off-road drivetrain, and six generations of its flagship XTR group. Shimano has made a full model change of the XTR for the first time in four years. The complete model change, including an upgrade from 9-speed to 10-speed, is a next generation drivetrain which produces the most optimal performance in co-existence with the latest MTB designs. The new XTR, featuring “dynamic power transfer” and “system optimized stability”, offers a new shifting system for the latest MTBs, a very stable shifting operation even in the toughest riding conditions, and extremely smooth shifting. Another important point of the new XTR is that it uses XG-X chain. The XG-X chain is a 10-speed model, particularly designed for mountain bikes, with excellent durability and mud-free performance. The new XTR’s front chainwheel FC-M980 offers 3x10 wide gear range to respond to any conditions. The FC-M985 2x10 is also available. The rear derailleur RD-M980 features a new system to assure toughness and stability in the latest MTB environment. The shift lever SL-M980 proves to be an improved ergonomic design, which offers “vivid index shifting”. The XC race wheel is equipped with a super-lightweight scandium 19C tubeless rim, and t h e Tr a i l w h e e l i s equipped with a lightweight scandium 21C tubeless rim.
Booth
No.
M1231
Cat Eye Focused Models Include New Safety Lights Cat Eye, an Osaka, Japan-based maker of cycle computers, reflectors and headlights, is also one of the regular exhibitors of Taipei Int’l Cycle Show. At this year’s Taipei CYCLE, the company will present a wide range of new computers, reflectors and lighting systems as usual. One of its focused products is a new range of safety lights. The Reflex Auto TL-LD570 safety light features three modes for runtime. Two pieces of small alkaline battery allow up to 60 hours of runtime in the Rapid mode, 120 hours in the Long Life mode and 30 hours in the Pulse mode. This new safety light weighs 82g (including a bracket and batteries) and can be easily mounted to and removed from the seatpost or the carrier.
Reflex Auto TL-LD570
The new XTR: full model change
Booth
No.
J1006
CN Spoke New Generation Titanium Spoke Taipei-based CN Spoke is known as a dedicated maker of high quality spokes for medium- and high-class bikes. The company supplies approximately 60% of output to Taiwanese bike assemblers and to rim and wheel makers, with the remaining 40% being shipped, mainly to Europe and the U.S. as direct exports. One of the firm’s new model highlights is the Ti-Duo Aero, a new generation titanium spoke. Using Ti-805 and multiforging process, this new titanium spoke, weighing 2.9 grams, features lighter weight and higher strength.
Ti-Duo Aero spoke
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