follow, but it’s not in the 2016 catalog, so there’s no need to rush! No new tubulars either, just
Froome’s Competition LTD prototype on display at the Shimano stand and the C50 wheel!
No tubeless either at Continental, still not up to
par in terms of performance according to them…Schwalbe is the THE future benchmark opposite, where the
new Tubeless Pro One was put forward, promising better performance
than their equivalent tire or the latest tubeless ONE.
However, the latest comparison available at Tour Int special lead between tires
and tubeless tires still leaves some room for improvement for the tires. THE future benchmark The GP4000s 2 25 mm, although equipped
with a heavy 100g butyl tube, does better than all current tubeless tires.
Concerning the wheels the trend of the wide water drop profile
is well established now only Lightweight continues to offer
ultra thin V profiles… strange and therefore out of time when we know the performance of
wide tires and an aero rim that goes with them… At Tune nice move with their
carbon clincher wheel at 985 g in 25 mm profile and 1250 g in 38 mm, heavyweights abstain
of course.
Among the major manufacturers, we now know the
Mavic orientation which tends to make carbon tires the 50 best sales trigger events for b2b sales leads that are not too heavy and resistant to heat ( link to presentation of Bike Equipment) with
the Carbon Pro SL but which also voluntarily skips tubeless. Restrictive
and without the performance of tires as specified in this ITW in English produced by Road Bike Action
Fulcrum
still has the Racing Carbon Zero at 1360g, which remains the most robust,
rigid, and lightweight solution on the market for those who
want to take the plunge into carbon clinchers. A new Quatro 40mm teardrop version
is planned for 2016 but seems quite heavy at 1550g. Campa’s Bora 35mm
clinchers at 1370g may interest climbers but seem less rigid than the
Fulcrum Carbon Zero according to a contact.
On the power meter front, we can note the
presence of Powertap chainrings which have just received the clean email Eurobike 2015 innovation award.