After trying on the bikes and frames, our consideration turns to the cockpit and element array at Taipei Cycle Present. Just like the bikes, a lot of what’s right here is to showcase a producer’s capabilities. A few of it’d get relabeled below a model we all know, some shall be offered instantly from the manufacturing unit, and a few is simply exhibiting off technical prowess or introducing a brand new design thought.
The Windner Brachii crankset makes use of opposed rectangular carbon tubes to imitate your forearm bones, offering stiffness in all instructions. They’re additionally depraved gentle, below 400g for a set (excluding spindle):
It’s a Pink Dot design winner with a modular design that permits you to use completely different spiders. That makes it suitable with analog and electrical bicycles. It’s nonetheless present process certification, however contemplating SRAM’s new T-Kind XO crankset has holes in it, it’s not such a wild thought.
In addition they make full carbon saddles with little texture nubs below the clearcoat to maintain you from sliding off. And carbon fiber shoe horns with gold leaf, of which I’m now a proud proprietor.
Vazalab’s B3F Formega seatpost makes use of an elastomer damper below the saddle clamp to offer three-axis movement (video right here).
It absorbs shock and lets the saddle tilt and sway below you, however with out bobbing in ways in which may sap energy out of your pedal stroke. Should you’ve ever ridden behind somebody that appears to be sitting off heart (you understand you might have) otherwise you really feel such as you’re all the time placing extra stress on one aspect than the opposite, possibly this solves for that.
Deda Elementi and Selle Italia have mixed forces on their ID Match idea.
Launched with insoles, the ID Match lets bike fitters place completely different shapes and widths and stuff on a match bike (or your bike in a match) to establish one of the best components on your anatomy and suppleness.
As soon as your match is dialed, the Deda Gera gravel lineup expands from the authentic cockpit components to forks, providing two choices for gravel, journey, and bikepacking rigs.
The Gera Curvy DCR above is the extra geared up with rack, fender, and accent mounts, plus these candy offsets that allow you to carry the gear ahead (or backward?) to slim the profile, clear different accessoreis, or simply accommodate completely different form baggage.
The shapely legs clear a 29×2.2″ (700×57) or 27.5×2.6″ tire. Dynamo and brake hose routing are totally inside, a part of their DCR design:
Appropriate cockpits, which they make loads of, can run hoses and cables and wires contained in the handlebar and stem, by the headset, after which into the body…or fork:
A flattened entrance fringe of the steerer tube makes room for management strains to sit down in entrance of it, and ports simply above the taper are the place dynamo wires and brake hoses enter.
On the left is the Gera EDG DCR fork, the racier of the 2 choices. It slims down tire clearance a bit to 700×45 or 27.5×2″ and loses the accent mounts, however retains the interior dynamo and brake routing. Each forks are €625 every plus VAT. Extra particulars at DedaElementi.com.
Sister model Selle Italia’s new Novus Increase EVO 3D Package Carbonia SuperFlow has a brilliant lengthy title and a brand new 3D printed design on its cushioning. In comparison with the SLR launched at Eurobike 2022, this one makes use of various density from from to rear to enhance consolation for lighter riders.
Denser latticing on the rear helps sit bones, however extra space towards the entrance will get squisher below the mushy tissue as you lean ahead to climb or get into the drops. Launches this summer season, most likely. Measurement is 145x248mm, coming first in full carbon with 7×9 carbon rails.
After launching “brief” variations of their saddles final summer season, Selle SMP follows up with a gravel lineup primarily based on their VT20C, VT30C, and Effectively fashions. Apart from the enticing grey clay colour, I’m guessing the distinction is padding materials, however…effectively…I didn’t ask. The “C” refers to Compact, which is the shorter 255mm size, versus a really lengthy 283mm for his or her common variations.
ReadyGo’s Lumis LF01 Glow Bike Fender gained a design award from the present for integrating a lightweight beneath that bounces the illumination off the underside of the fender to present the rider a bigger visible presence at night time.
LightSkin has been making handlebars and seatposts with built-in lights for years, however now they’re making them brighter. As in, brilliant sufficient to see the place you’re going, not simply assist drivers see you.
The replace brings a brand new lens ingredient, cleverly displayed right here like a diamond ring, that has 40 distinct angles on its face to direct the sunshine the place it must go – on the bottom, in entrance of the bike. That lets it adjust to European, and German specifically, requirements. Max output is 50 Lux of clear white gentle. Coming quickly for normal and e-bikes, the previous getting a brand new dual-battery system for longer run occasions, and the latter being powered by the bike’s battery.
IB Grips 1.0 model has integreated flip indicators with stealth buttons on the inboard aspect that allow you to flip them on, off, and point out your change of course. The arrows face backward, too, so drivers behind you possibly can see what you’re planning on doing.
Operating lights add a bit extra visibility, and accelerometer-based brake lights present extra security and communication to these round you. The two.0 model is coming quickly and can add sound to the flip indicators, with an amber colour for the sign arrow so it’s extra discernable. It’ll additionally add the abilitiy to be dynamo or e-bike powered.
Ebon is a handlebar tape provider (one in all many) that had some cool designs. You’re unlikely to see them in outlets below their model, however these present just some of the prints they will do.
Ciclovation, nonetheless, had a retail web site for his or her very colourful, metallic, reflective, and glossy tape. Tons of choices, be aware the reflective ends on the highest proper.
Ridenow makes some extremely light-weight TPU tubes, with numerous people claiming they’re thinner and lighter than Tubolito. At simply 24g for a street bike tube (different variations can be found, and with black valve stems on all of them, they may be price a strive…for those who don’t thoughts ordering from overseas. And so they’re low-cost, as little as $5 every for those who search round.
Within the US, Rockbros is mainly an Amazon model, nonetheless they appear to get good marks. Their show assortment of body and saddlebags use Fitgo dials (like BOA, however not) to tighten the straps across the body, saddle rails, and so forth., to connect them to the bike. These aren’t on their web site but, however positively look a step up from present choices.
The white seems to be good, too (till it doesn’t), and bungie straps alongside the skin allow you to shove small, mushy issues in there with out having to cease. Is likely to be an reasonably priced strategy to dabble in bikepacking as soon as these launch.
Keep tuned for extra roundups and tech from the 2023 Taipei Cycle Present!
