PARTS AND ACCESSORIES
Cannondale CANNONDALE has focused a lot of attention to make its product appeal to female cyclists, going as far as hiring staff with plenty of experience in tailoring items to hold greater appeal to women. The women's specific track pump is evidence of the lengths the company is going to draw female cyclists. With a smaller diameter, soft touch ergonomic handle, the track pump is much better suited to female hands. The pump has a much lower vertical height, yet holds a double-chambered barrel for easier inflation. Like most things nowadays, it’s designed lightweight, upping its appeal further. Don’t be fooled though, the alloy barrel is built tough. Other features include a micro-adjust
Extra AVAILABLE from Extra, Hutchinson is one of the brands pushing the pace in the tyre market at present. Offering a diverse range of tyres and tubeless alternatives, as well as tubes and more, dealers will find a good choice of stock. Final prices are yet to be confirmed on the new Hutchinson line, because of the ever fluctuating exchange rate. However dealers will be able to get these details from Extra by the time this edition lands.
Chicken Cyclekit CELEBRATING 100 years of rim manufacturing, Rigida has become renowned for its customer support, high levels of service and accountability. Today, Rigida International is the world’s largest rim maker with subsidiaries in France, Holland, Hungary, China and Malaysia. Other new sites are in the process of finalisation or under consideration. Rigida has developed the Safety Line, Carbide Supersonic sidewalls, internal dimpled oversize spoke holes and its Star Assembly Technology. A retro-fit Tubeless Seal is the latest patent the company has BIKEBIZ.COM
Hope
Alex Rims
IN CONSUMER magazine reviews, the Hope Pro3 wheels have been described as a 'bombproof' set of wheels, suited to racing or touring. A continuation of the Pro 2 wheels, the new Pro3 SP (straight pull) wheels are a combination of lightweight, reliability and value. Again teaming up with world renowned DT Swiss, and using their proven Super Competition Triple Butted spokes and new XR 4.2d rims . Hope wheelsets are laced and hand-finished in the UK. The XR 4.2d rim offers superb construction, low weight and an ideal wheel build for general XC use through to all day epics and racing.
ACLASS, the wheel brand of the leading Taiwanese rim manufacturer Alex Rims has developed eight new models for 2009. These all focus on the aftermarket for light and exclusive wheelsets. AClass has developed complete new hubs for MTB and road wheels together with the European design company. All wheels still use ultrareliable DT Spokes. Alex Rims has utilised several
bleeder valve, a tough steel base providing maximum vertical support and rubber foot grips. A top-mounted easy to read gauge, segmented by PSI readings, adds to the spec-sheet. The HeadMaster valve head is compatible with both presta and schrader without modification, while the locking head ensures it won't backfire when pressure is applied.
An example tyre from the new line is the Cobra, an all round tyre suited primarily to dry terrain. This model was designed alongside Olympic champion and Team Orbea rider, Julien Absalon The tyre has a dense pattern of knobs for traction, while the tread is lowered in the centre to minimise rolling resistance. High lateral grips surround these, meaning the tyre will hold its grip through corners. Also weaved into the design is a 'skaneskin' pattern on the sidewalls, something likely to make it stand out from others on the rack. The Cobra is available in two widths, 2.10 and 2.25, both in 26-inch only. obtained. These innovations show that Rigida is continuously searching for products with advantages for its customers and riders. The safety line system also shows the wear out of the rim. Without this the rim sidewall would collapse immediately. The system gives a warning to replace the rim by a concentric groove at the brake-side of the rim and prevents potential accidents. The Carbide Supersonic sidewalls is Rigida’s highest quality for optimal braking, even in wet weather circumstances. Special brake blocks are needed, which can be obtained through Magura, Koolstop and Swiss-stop.
Seventies SHADOW constructs its wheels using some of the best aftermarket parts available. This effectively creates a high-end wheelset out of parts that would normally have to be purchased separately and then built, thus cutting down on sourcing the parts separately and then having to lace and true them, both of which can end up being time consuming and costly. The wheels are built using Shadow Rota rims. The front is paired with a Shadow Rant front hub - a lightweight, low flange, 10mm axle, sealed bearings, 36-holed hub - whilst the rear is paired with the Shadow Rant V2 cassette hub,
Coyote Sports COYOTE SPORTS carries a comprehensive range of tyres and tubes from DSI and under its own branded Konnekt brand, too. Coyote also carries a selection of Rubena tyres and tubes, which will be increased over the coming months. Coyote has a comprehensive range of wheels, with branded models from Skyways, Wilkinson Wheels, Cross wheels and a house brand of Coyote wheels. The Wilkinson wheel range covers a variety of
Internal dimpled spokeholes improve crossing of spokes for wheels and the stability of wheels with big hubs such as those on E-bikes. Rigida’s tubeless system is attractive in price and comes with a Tubeless Seal and rim tape for tubeless rims that can be fitted after the wheel has been made. It offers all the benefits of tubeless, but in addition, the advantage that in case the tubeless tyre is too heavily damaged to make on road repairs, a tube can be fitted with ease. The Rigida Group has pledged a 100 per cent commitment to continuous improvement in quality, delivery dates
technologies to make wheels as aerodynamically flush, light and strong as possible. For example, the R600 model is said to be the first and only 42mm aerodynamic alloy rim with a weight of less than 600g. Another highlight is the XCR Pro Scandium, the latest development of Alexrims. The rim is made of SSL (Scandium Superlight) material and has a weight of only 300g. The rim has already been used for over 18-months by the Merida Multivan Team.
which runs on a 14mm axle and comes in nine and ten tooth sizes. This hub takes a unique approach in cassette hub designs by inverting the spring and pawl mechanism, mounting them in the hub instead of the driver. This allows six double size pawls and individual springs to be utilised, creating an ultra reliable hub in a compact lightweight package. The wheelsets are available with black hubs and spokes with a choice of black, white, lime, purple or red rims. (The rear is also available with a Chrome rim)
24, 26-inch, 700c road and hybrid and 27 x 11/4. The Cross wheels come as a matching pair, boxed in single pairs with v-section, special spoke patterns and crosser rims. Coyote also stocks a huge range of BMX wheels, including the Premier Wheels and Sat-lite mags. New arrivals into the range include the much sort retro Skyway mags, great for dealers with an old-school following. For full details, visit www.coyotesports.com or phone the sales line on 01204 548903.
and product innovation. For the first time a complete selection of rims is now available in the UK from distributors Chicken Cycle-Kit. Early next year the first deliveries of Ryde Rigida wheels will come on stream. This delivery will include a selection of road and MTB wheels.
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