Monday, July 11, 2011

Spy Photo......

Spy Photo of a new AT (alpine touring) Binding from our friends at Atomic/Salomon.....

Looks like Seth Morrison is testing it out in South America.

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Tour de France TT Tech

Yep the Tour de France started last weekend.  Here are a few pics of the Time Trial Bikes from Sunday....


The New BMC Time Machine TT01
BMC debuted its new Timemachine TT01 during the team time trial.

Flip-flop stem heads in different sizes and interchangeable shims and wedges provide the bar position adjustment on the BMC Timemachine TT01.
Flip-flop stem heads in different sizes and interchangeable shims and wedges provide the bar position adjustment on the BMC Timemachine TT01

The new BMC Timemachine TT01 uses a telescoping seatpost.
The new BMC Timemachine TT01 uses a telescoping seatpost.

Moving the rear brake down below the chain stays allowed BMC to equip the new Timemachine TT01 with a much cleaner rear end.
Moving the rear brake down below the chain stays allowed BMC to equip the new Timemachine TT01 with a much cleaner rear end.

BMC tucks a set of mini-V brakes underneath the chain stays on its new Timemachine TT01.
BMC tucks a set of mini-V brakes underneath the chain stays on its new Timemachine TT01.

The front brake is hidden inside the fork on the new BMC Timemachine TT01.
The front brake is hidden inside the fork on the new BMC Timemachine TT01. (trekspeed anyone?)

The BMC Timemachine TT01 includes a dedicated compartment in the back of the seat tube for a Shimano Di2 battery.
The BMC Timemachine TT01 includes a dedicated compartment in the back of the seat tube for a Shimano Di2 battery.


Team Sky Pinarello Graal
Internal routing and clean lines on Sky's new Pinarello Graal integrated carbon aerobars present minimal profile to the wind.

Internal routing and clean lines on Sky's new Pinarello Graal integrated carbon aerobars present minimal profile to the wind.

The internally routed cables on Sky's new carbon fiber base bars exit on the underside.
The internally routed cables on Sky's new carbon fiber base bars exit on the underside.

Sky's new Pinarello Graal integrated carbon fiber aerobars are adjustable in length.
Sky's new Pinarello Graal integrated carbon fiber aerobars are adjustable in length.

Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 shift buttons are perfectly integrated into the base bars on Sky's Pinarello Graals.  For the record, Shimano denies any involvement.
Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 shift buttons are perfectly integrated into the base bars on Sky's Pinarello Graals. For the record, Shimano denies any involvement.

Sky has changed its team color from blue to green to help draw awareness to its rainforest rescue operation in Brazil.
Sky has changed its team color from blue to green to help draw awareness to its rainforest rescue operation in Brazil.

Honda CB750

Anthony, Can we turn your bike into this?Honda CB750 cafe racer

Honda CB750 cafe racer

Honda CB750 cafe racer

Honda CB750 cafe racer

Honda CB750 cafe racer

Honda CB750 cafe racer

It looks like brown is a trending color in the custom motorcycle world. First the Wrenchmonkees CX500, and now this latest bike, “Cíclope”, from Spain’s Café Racer Dreams. CRD #5 is a 1980 Honda CB750—a KZ model—and the glossy brown-and-black color scheme works brilliantly. The bike was built over three months and the overhaul includes a slight power boost, thanks to new Keihin carburetion, free-flowing air filters and a Megatron muffler. More importantly, weight will be lower too, thanks to the stripped down bodywork, mininiaturized instrumentation and headlight, and compact battery (which is now concealed in an aluminum box near the swingarm). The original CB750 fuel tank has been cut and repositioned for a sleeker look, with the ignition lock positioned on the righthand side and a manual ‘choke’ on the left. Up front are Renthal Ultra Low bars married to enduro-style switchgear, and the bike rides on vintage-style Coker Diamond Tread tires. It’s sleek and classy and a welcome new spin on the evergreen CB750 platform. And before you ask—yes, Cíclope has already been sold.

(Borrowed from BikeExif.com)