Delta 7 Sports - IsoTruss Hardtail

Delta 7 Sports announces the development of the most advanced composite mountain bike frame in the world. The new frame is manufactured using patented IsoTruss technology developed by Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah (www.isotruss.org) and licensed exclusively through Advanced Composite Solutions, LLC and Delta 7 Sports.

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Wireless SRM system

It has been spotted among the peleton for some months, at Eurobike SRM presented a powermeter incorporating a solarpanel for charging the buffer battery.

At Interbike in Las Vegas SRM will finally reveal its new wireless version to the public. It uses the already described ( here ) ANT+Sport™ technology. The crank can be used with a newly developed wireless version of the PowerMeter or other third party devices like the new Edge 705, which use the same radio technology. Further details can be found in the official press release.

Breaking News: SRAM acquires Zipp

Chicago, IL, September 21: SRAM and Zipp announced today that they have signed a Non-Binding Letter of Intent for SRAM to acquire Zipp. The acquisition is expected to be completed within 60 days. Stan Day, CEO of SRAM says: “Zipp is a great company and respected brand, with a strong management team, advanced technology and superb manufacturing capability.”

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Bora Art: it’s time to vote

Vicenza, September 21 - The voting stage of the Campagnolo Bora Art Contest begins. The Campagnolo quality jury has drawn up the list of the ten finalist works. Now it is all in your hands. Examine the selected works carefully, judge them and take your time to decide who to give your single vote to.

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Stoeckl breaks speed record

Austria’s Markus Stoeckl, 33, set a new world record for series mountain bikes in the Chile’s Alps when he hit a speed of 210.4 km/h. He shattered an eight-year-old record by an incredible 23 km/h. Stoeckl, member of Team MS Intense Racing, is one of Shimano’s official test riders. In his successful record attempt he relied completely on components provided to him by Shimano Europe like a Saint crankset and rear derailleur and the new Deore XT disc brakes with 203mm rotors for front and rear that gave him the controllability and brake power to stop savely after this amazing speed.

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Our Light-Bikes Gallery…

We are pleased to announce the launch of our new bike gallery. Interested people can find there complete bikes with detailed part lists and weights to gather inspiration for their own projects or just to collect information.

We invite you to add your bike to the gallery by simply sending a picture with one of these part lists ( road / mtb ) via email to rainer@light-bikes.de . You can browse the gallery here or just by clicking on the link at the topbar. We look forward to your contributions and don’t forget that we have also a part on scale gallery for weights of single bike components.

Principia Prototype?!

New frame from Principia, spotted in Danmark at Århus Festuges Gadeløb Race. Meanwhile there are some unconfirmed information available. The source says that the frame uses a newly developed hollow carbon fibre, successor of the C60T fiber used in their limited edition. The seattube is carried out in a one piece design ( bottom bracket to seatpost ), which is supposed to increase stiffness according to the manufacturer. The weight for a 57cm sized frame is about 740g, with a STW value which beats the current market benchmarks. Pretended market launch in March 2008.

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New RockShox SID for 2008

Complete Make-Over for Race Legend SID

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Shimano Dura-Ace carbon crankset

Shimano is introducing a carbon fiber Dura-Ace crankset FC-7800C with an aluminum core to realize a lightweight yet very rigid construction.

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