M5 crankset is coming up
August 23, 2007 by Alexander Köhler
Filed under Light News
Last year M5 ligfietsen, a dutch company owned by Bram Moens, announced a new crankset with a claimed weight of 238g. The concurrently developed bottom bracket has a target weight between 120g to 140g including cups & bearings. The market launch was targeted for January 2007.
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New M5 hubs
February 27, 2007 by Michael Maage
Filed under Light News
M5, well-known for their extravagant brakes, have introduced a number of new lightweight bike-components.
One of them is the M5 lightweight hubs-set with flange.
M5 brakes - Test Report
February 27, 2007 by Michael Maage
Filed under Light Test
After a short preview of the M5 brakes some weeks ago, we can now present you the final test report.
Let’s take a closer look at the construction of the brake. All the aluminium parts are CNC-machined and black anodized. The brake-shoes – they have to be purchased individually by the way – are Shimano compatible. Consequently, besides the Corima cork-pads provided by M5, you can use the “Flash” brake-pads made by SwissStop, which we will also review. The installation is quite easy.
