Tag: road bikes
Team Europcar
Another wildcard team for this year’s Tour de France, this might be the last year that the team rides under the Europcar banner, a French rental car company. Last year Thomas Voeckler became a media darling after taking stages 10 and 16 in the Tour, and winning the King of the Mountain jersey, while Pierre Rolland took stage 11. Yes, that’s Voeckler doing a wheelie … Continue reading Team Europcar
Lotto-Belisol
Lotto-Belisol is the Belgian version of French team FDJ: Primarily Belgian riders, sponsored by the Belgian lottery and Belgian corporate sponsor, riding, of course, Belgian Ridley’s. They took three stages last year, all by pure sprinter André Greipel. A German – close enough. 🙂 The team rides on Ridley Noah and Ridley Dean TT bike, equipped with Campagnolo’s electronic Super Record drivetrain. Continue reading Lotto-Belisol
Museeuw vs Battaglin
New Look 695 Aero Light
Here’s a quick look (no pun intended) of the 2014 Look 695 Aero Light. Integrated brakes in the front fork and below the bottom bracket (the latter à la Trek Madone and Museeuw MF-XX) eschews a disc brake set up. Interesting. Other highlights include Look’s adjustable Aero Stem, internal cable routing, and integrated seat mast. It certainly makes for a clean and smooth looking ride – … Continue reading New Look 695 Aero Light
Factor Vis Vires
Factor, the maker of the fabulously (or ridiculously?) priced £25,000 Aston Martin One-77 bike, has just released its £10,000 more (or less) conventionally-designed model, the Vis Vires. More pics on our Facebook. Here’s a teaser video the company just released: Continue reading Factor Vis Vires
Drössiger vs Azzurri
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