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Zipp 2007, Record 2007 crankset installation guide
Zipp 2007 The Tour de France has begun since a few days and the first new parts could be spotted on the bikes.For example, CSC team has got some new Z serie wheels using the dimpled hub we once talked in this article . These hubs will only be used on...
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Mavic Full Carbon, 2nd part
Some days ago, a picture of a rider from Aix en Provence team using the latest Mavic Full Carbone wheels has been plugged in.The doubts regarding the general look and its structure are over now, so it's now possible to show you the pictures of the wheels...
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Zipp 2007, last part
TANGENTE tires Beside the dimpled hubs we spoke about in these articles (1, 2, 3 ), Zipp has worked as well on tires which will save from 1 to 3 Watts compared to the faster tires available according to their own tests. The clinchers or tubulars come...
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Lightweight 2008! [en]
The Lightweight Generation 2 have been unveiled almost one year ago. Lighter and stiffer than the previous model, the success is obvious since the shops and even the distributors are delivered sparingly.This difficult situation will certainly last since...
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Premère paire de Ventoux
LJ modérateur du forum Fairwheelbikes a eu un très joli cadeau d'anniversaire: la première paire de Lightweight Ventoux de chez CarbonSports. C'est la première paire destinée au public. LJ a opté pour la version des Ventoux avec moyeux TUNE (équivalentes...
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TIME 2007 [en]
During the TIME Megève this week-end, Etienne have been able to take some shots of the 2007 TIME news stuffs. Many new colors and new products as well are shown. The VXRS U lteam world's champio n paint The VXR The VXS The EDGE and the EDGE First The...
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Carbon transmissions... how do they hold?
We spoke about the carbon transmissions the last year, when we reviewed the chainrings and jockey wheels from Fibre-Lyte. Originaly we were quite reticent to use such a material for the transmission. Finally, we are very pleased with these high tech toys....
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FMB - Boyaux
Nous vous avions parlé de FMB, François Marie boyaux, il y a quelques semaines à l'occasion d'un reportage sur TF1 (LIEN). François Marie réalise de A à Z les boyaux à la main, de manière artisanale et dans un souci pointilleux de qualité. Nous avions...
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Campagnolo Record Front Derailleur/dérailleur avant
A few days ago I received a new Record front derailleur and noticed a few changes compared to the previous carbon version. However, I'm not sure whether this is a running change or new for 2006. Il y a quelques jours, j'ai reçu un nouveau dérailleur avant...
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10v pour le loisir || 10s for hobbies.
Les composants route Shimano pour cintre droits style vtt subissent quelques modifications pour être compatible 10v. Ainsi, les manettes RapidFire sont compatibles avec les groupes Dura-ace, Ultegra et 105 en double ou triple plateau. L'indicateur de...
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FMB - Tubulars
We spoke about FMB, François Marie boyaux, a few weeks ago when an important french TV channel presented his work (LINK). François Marie makes those traditionnal tubulars by hand for the highest quality. We were obviously very interested in this product...
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Michelin bibendumizes us!
Let's check back for a couple of minutes on the latest product from the Bibendum. Due for official presentation at Eurobike and available to the public in Q1 2008, Michelin claims the new Pro3 Race will be identical to the tyres used by the pros. Very...
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Zipp 2006; suite. [EDIT3/UP3]
Voici finalement la suite des nouveautés Zipp pour 2006 concernant les roues. Donc comme vous l'avez sans doute lu un peu plus bas, les jantes 280 qui équipent les roues 303 sont un peu plus lourdes que la version actuelle puisque le poids passe de 280gr...
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Bontrager 2006; suite.
Quelques nouveautés Bontrager annoncées dans ces articles respectifs: 1, 2, 3 sont finalement ajoutées sur le site du constructeur. Some news from Bontrager announced in these articles: 1 , 2 , 3 are finally add on the manufacturer website. Ainsi, les...
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Time 2008 - Frullani
Voici déjà une année que le fabricant français Time a acquis le brevet de Guy Frullani, "inventeur-créateur" des roues du même nom. Bien que profondément modifiées, les roues Time disposent toujours, d'une partie des spécificités qui ont fait la renommée...
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SRAM RED - Cassette [en]
The PowerDome, an ingenious pyramid... The brand new Sram RED cassette definitely scored a bull's eye when it was unveiled the last summer, during the Tour de France. Indeed, while most manufacturers didn't change a single element of the cassettes since...
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Michelin Pro 3 - l'ultime pneu?
Spécialiste incontesté du pneumatique, Michelin nous gratifie cette année du dernier Pro 3 Race, fruit de presque 120 années d'expérience dans le domaine. Comme son nom l'indique, ce pneumatique est le troisième de la série. Le premier, le Pro race était...
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Roues XEDDEX
Les roues XEDDEX dont les jantes sont fabriquées par l'ancienne société GIGANTEX ont été révelées ce matin par RoadCyclingUK. Elles sont basées sur des moyeux NOVATEC de la série A292, des jantes hautes de 50mm lacées de 20 et 24 rayons aerolite. Voici...
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Le vélo le plus léger de 2005 || 2005 lightest bike.
Click here for English translation Le vélo le plus léger du monde version 2005 a été soigneusement monté par Fairwheelbikes.com pour M2racer et sera présenté dans très peu de temps à l'Interbike. Ainsi, ce vélo atteint difficilement les 3588gr et n'est...
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Cervélo R3 Nano Edition [en]
Nano from Weightweenies finished to build his bike a few days ago and is kind to let Roues Artisanales write something about this gorgeous bike. It's not only flashy but reliable as well while using sturdy and light components; Frame: Cervélo R3 54cm...
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LJ's Pinarello collection
Fairwheelbikes forum moderator known as LJ has got a marvelous Pinarello collection. A nice topic can be found on the forum, it's related to his latest Paris' built, colors choice and is very interesting.He was really nice (and proud as well I think ;p)...
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Vélo Lemond 850gr
La marque de vélo du champion américain vainqueur du Tour de France sera revue en 2007 pour intégrer un nouveau cadre, le Lemond Triomphe qui sera disponible en deux versions. La première version atteindra 950gr tandis que la version Ultimate ne devrait...
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Eurobike 3; AX-Lightness, THM, Schmolke, BTP, Nokon
AX-Lightness is coming with a brand new stem, it is actually still a prototype that weights 68gr in 110mm. They changed the decals on the seatposts. The silver component line and the bottle cages have been cancelled because of the difficulty to get raw...
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Vinokourov's vuelta bike
In order to celebrate the Kazakh racer Alexandre Vinokourov, Astana team has changed the winner's bike to yellow / gold. The result is surprising and ALFUS could take some interesting pictures right there in Spain. The work seems to be done like the last...
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Mondial du deux roues 2007 [en]
Let's come back some minutes on the Mondial du deux roues 2007: the french bike and motorbike salon. Most of the news were presented during the Eurobike. Thus, the french show has not been an extraordinary edition. Taken as a whole, we can realize two...