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Shimano Dura Ace 11 Speed Spy Shots
Well its finally been leaked ! the new Shimano Dura Ace 11 Speed Groupset concept.
Not much is known about the new groupset suspected to be available for 2013. The groupset has been one of the worst kept secrets in the bike world. Shimano’s official statement is that these are prototype parts and that some new road stuff will be announced June 1.
I guess we will have to wait a little longer. Keep your eyes on this site for the latest !
Trek Bike Recycling Milestone
Trek: Trek’s carbon recycling program keeps 70,000 lbs. of carbon from landfills in first year
Waterloo, WI) - One year after piloting the bike industry’s first carbon fiber recycling program, Trek Bicycle, in partnership with Materials Innovation Technologies is proud to announce that over 70,000 lbs. of carbon fiber have been recycled from its domestic manufacturing facility in Waterloo, Wisconsin. Since April of 2011, all manufacturing scraps, non-compliant frame components, and select reclaimed warranty frames undergo processing at Material Innovation Technologies’ South Carolina facility for repurposing in reinforced thermoplastic applications, including aerospace, automotive, medical and recreational applications.
“We’re really proud of the results that we have had in just one year,” said Trek’s Senior Composites Manufacturing Engineer Jim Colegrove. “Now that carbon has become such a commonly used material in cycling, it’s important for all brands to consider the entire life cycle of a product.”
Trek began manufacturing their OCLV-carbon frames in 1992 and has since grown into a world leader in carbon technology, developing road and mountain bike frames from the space-age material. The recycling program closes the loop on the life cycle of one of modern engineering’s most ubiquitous and complex materials.
The carbon recycling program is one of many sustainable efforts Trek has embarked on including, but not limited to, recycled aftermarket product packaging for the Bontrager brand, sourcing frames and components from neighboring factories to reduce shipping emissions, and converting their Waterloo, WI facility entirely to wind power
Mooloolaba Triathlon
The Mooloolaba Triathlon is back in town this weekend. Triathletes from around Australia are gathering in Mooloolaba for the 2012 Mooloolaba Triathlon. This years event will see the participation of olympic champion Emma Snowsill.
Saturday will see the running of the Mooloolaba Superkidz Triathlon, where hundereds of youth competitors will tear up the Mooloolaba course and send a message to the elite competitors of what is to come in the future.
Get down Mooloolaba and check out the festival over the weekend. The always poplular Expo will also be there this weekend showcasing all the latest products in Cycling, Running and Swimming. Show your support for this great event and have a great family day out !
Pro Cycles Caloundra 99 Reasons Episode 2
Brett Coleman Mini Edit
Hey guys check out We The People/Pro Cycles Team Rider Brett Coleman in this new mini edit. This a taste of the new edit that will be out soon.
Check out Brett tearing up your local park on his new WTP Sleepless V3 frame.
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Merry Christmas From Pro Cycles Caloundra
Pro Cycles Caloundra would like to wish everyone a merry christmas and a happy New Year!
Thank you for all your support in 2011
Bring on 2012 !
Get Your Bike Ready For Summer
Pro Cycles Caloundra is offering 1/2 price minor servicing for the month of december !
Book your bike in online for a minor service in the month of December, and recieve 50% of the minor service price.
Thats a $30.00 saving.
Dont wait till its too late. Make sure your pride and joy is running at its absolute best and enjoy riding today !
*Conditions Apply*
A Bit Of Bicycle Sexiness For Monday.
Here at Pro Cycles we love to see the newest innovations and technology in bicycles. We came across this custom hidden DI2 Road Bike from English Cycles and just had to share it with everyone.
Check it out !
Rob English has been featured here before for his sweet custom builds (here and here, for example), and we’ve even teased this particular bike. Called the English Cycles Di2 Special, it takes stealth integration to the next level. Here’s the foreword:
“It always seemed that the control box was an afterthought, being cable-tied to the brake cables. So I made a custom stem to house it underneath. By also making an ‘upside down’ headset arrangement, such that the steerer is part of the stem and bolts into the fork crown, I was able to run the Di2 cables completely inside from the stem to the derailleurs. Then of course the battery needed to be hidden too…”
- The battery uses Icarus’ custom internal battery with micro-USB charging port, and the port is cleanly integrated directly into the frame. The battery is about half the weight as 50% more capacity than the stock power unit.
- Rather than leave the control box zip tied to the brake cables, Rob fabricated a custom stem to hold it flush on the underside. Controls are still accessible, and wires are then run directly through the stem into the frame.
To make this work, the stem and steerer tube are one piece and the fork clamps to it at the bottom. It essentially uses an upside down Aheadset nut to tighten the fork and stem/steerer into the the headset, which is tightened into place from under the fork crown. Once that’s tight, the front brake is attached using a shortened bolt that, rather than running through the entire fork crown like normal, tightens up against a curved washer on the inside front wall of the fork.
The steerer tube has a cut out that’s smoothed edges to funnel the wires into the downtube. The hole allows the bar to rotate 90º, at which point it would hit the frame and stop anyway. Rob says the real stress points are where the steerer tube interfaces with the headset, so the hole doesn’t diminish the structural integrity of the system and that he thickened up the ends of the steerer tube, too.About the frame, Rob had this to say:
This bike’s been delivered to its owner after spending a few days in Fair Wheel Bike’s showroom. Now we just get to wait and see what he comes up with for NAHBS 2012!“The frame features a Columbus aero downtube, custom butted and ovalized seattube, my signature skinny wishbone seatstays and True Temper S3 chainstays. Retro Sweet Wings steel cranks complete the steel theme, but the bike still comes in under 15lbs.”
To See more of this amazing bike go to http://www.bikerumor.com/2011/11/10/sick-custom-hidden-di2-road-bike-from-english-cycles/