2011 Fulcrum Racing Red Metal 29 XL Wheels Drop 100g, Get Stiffer

2011 Fulcrum Racing Red Metal 29 XL Wheels Drop 100g, Get Stiffer



Fulcrum racing has overhauled their signature Red Metal 29er wheel, with a new rim that saves 100g in overall weight, while making a stiffer, stronger package thanks to the use of new circular section aluminum straight-head spokes. Packed with technology, this tubeless wheel will make a great XC, all-mountain, or marathon racing wheel. See everything the Red Metal 29er XL has to offer after the break.

The Red Metal 29 XL starts with a new rim from the previous version, with a new profile design to make it more rigid. A special single milling process saves some weight during the creation of this rim, contributing to the 100g saved over last year’s model.

A hybrid spoke system adds strength and rigidity. The front wheel uses a 2:1 lacing ratio, with 14 spokes cross laced on the left side of the hub, and 7 spokes radially laced on the right side. The rear wheel uses the same ratio, with 8 crossed spokes on the left and 16 crossed spokes on the right side.

The Red Metal 29 XL wheelset is quick release ready, and the front wheel comes standard with a 15mm axle adapter for traditional style forks.
The total weight for this wheelset is a claimed 1750g, which is, again, 100g lighter than the previous model. The XL in the product name stands for “extra light”, an appropriate name, considering the wheelset is 278g lighter than the 2028g Red Metal 29 SL. The XL model boasts a 931g front wheel and a 1097g rear wheel.
The Red Metal 29 XL should begin shipping sometime this month.

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Callum Pettit- 09/10 Edit TGR

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Callum Pettit- 09/10 Edit from leo hoorn on Vimeo.

Here is some 09/10 TGR footage that didn't make the movies, plus a bit that did. Enjoy and have a good winter!

Edited by Leo Hoorn and Callum Pettit 

New Nano-K Carbon Road Handlebar, Oversized Pro-Level Stem and Colors from FSA

Interbike 2010: New Nano-K Carbon Road Handlebar, Oversized Pro-Level Stem and Colors from FSA

If you recall, the big news from FSA was the release of their all-new complete drivetrain group: Metron.

On the backside of their display, they had some updates and new products for their K-Force components. The new K-Force Light Nano K road handlebar has carbon nano tubes in the resin. During the curing and molding process, it fuses the nano tubes into the unidirectional carbon fiber to create a stronger, more impact resistant bar. It weighs in at 189g (about 20g lighter than the regular K-Force Light bar). MSRP is $350.

Below it is a new stem developed with pros in mind, and they have some new graphic color options. Peep ‘em after the break…

The new K-Force Light Road Stem (which officially debuted in May) is extremely oversized by request of Pro Tour teams that wanted something extremely stiff. It uses reversed bolts on the face plate for both aesthetics and to save a bit of weight because they don’t have to reinforce the face plate as much. It has a 1.25″ opening with a keyed insert to make it fit 1.125″ steerer tubes. $250.



New color options in the SL-K parts line. The pink will only have 500 of each item coming to the U.S. and a portion of the sales goes to breast cancer research.

Interbike 2010 – 2011 Look 695

 

Frederique of Look Cycle shows us the all new 2011 695 top of the range road bike. Look has integrated not only the seat mast, but the new HSC7 fork, headset, stem, and new ZED2 crankset. The 695 will come in two versions, the regular 695 which should be plenty stiff for most, but for those that are looking for all out stiffness, there is a SR (super rigid) version available as well.

Prototype Independent Fabrications Corvid Cyclocross Frame Spotted

Prototype Independent Fabrications Corvid Cyclocross Frame Spotted

Independent Fabrications has taken their sweet carbon Corvid frame (check these photos from NAHBS) and created a cyclocross variant.

The ‘cross version uses the same carbon lug and tube construction as their Corvid road bike, and the tubes will be sourced from ENVE Composites (you know, formerly EDGE) in IF’s Somerville workshop. Detail photos and specs of the yet unnamed model after the break…

Changes from the road bike are a PressFit 30 bottom bracket…

…and internal cable/wire guides designed with Shimano’s electronic Di2 in mind, making for a clean looking underside.

An oversized headtube is designed around an InSet headset.

Top of the top tube cable runs should keep things from getting too bogged down or rubbing you the wrong way on run ups.

Seeing as this frame is still in the development stages, it’d be really nice to see them take advantage of the UCI’s recent common sense and build in some disc brake mounts and hydraulic hose guides, you know, just to future-proof things a bit.

RoadCyclingUK reports that IF is looking for a name for this bad boy…any thoughts?

Happy Halloween: Independent Fabrication Titanium Factory Lightweight With New “Iftop” seat-clamp

Happy Halloween: Independent Fabrication Titanium Factory Lightweight With New “Iftop” seat-clamp


“Trick or treat?” Hmm, let’s see…should I take the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup, the weird, homemade popcorn ball, the candy apple with the razor blade in it, or…the Independent Fabrication Titanium Factory Lightweight with its new script decal, integrated seat-mast, and “Iftop” saddle adjustment device? Tough choice. The latter option has a few attributes that make it slightly more appealing than the former three. For one thing, it has a 44.5mm down tube (a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup doesn’t even have a down tube) made possible by the combination of a BB30 integrated bottom bracket and large diameter head tube, which is designed around the new 44cm inset headset standard.



The TFL is the first IF to, as my grandmother says, “rock,” the Iftop integrated seatpost mast. Apparently a fluorescent indicator will appear when the clamp reaches its maximum height. Another interesting fact about the clamp is that is is rated for use by a 500 Lb. rider. That’s right. As impressive as that may be, former Sumo champ, Chad “Akebono” Rowan is out of luck. If only he could lose those two pesky pounds, he could get an Iftop seat clamp on his bike. And while we’re on the subject of Akebono…do you think there’s maybe a Sumo wrestler out there with “Chad” as his nickname? Yoshikaze “CHAD” Masatsugu. Ya, that doesn’t really sound right does it?



If worked closely with aarn_wrks_dsn on the final 3D drawings for this snazzy new clamp.



Part of what allowed IF to use a 44.5mm down tube is the utilization of an over-sized bottom bracket shell and press-fit BB30 bottom bracket.



This is also the first we’re seeing of the 2011 script decal. The one pictured here is painted on, but the decal will be ready for production soon(ish).



These dropouts were designed specifically for the Factory Lightweight, “Featuring a smaller overall size, drilled out faces and an engraved backside.”



And yet, they still hold a wheel in the frame, just like their heavier, uglier counterparts.


That would be the over-sized head tube.

According to the guys at IF, this bike is not a comfy ti bike designed for a fat dentist; (My words not theirs. Hey, I had to make somebody cry today and fat dentists can not only afford Gucci Ti bikes, they can afford great Psycho Therapists as well.) this bike is a mean, racin’ machine, meant to put out MAXIMUM HORSEPOWER! Maybe they should have called the bike MAXIMUM HORSEPOWER! Nah, then it would sound like something made by Colnago.