Looks cool.

I think it’s not so much about covering the brake as covering the post coming out of the bottom of the alpha one. Let’s you get a clean look without trimming the post flush.

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This is clever. I like it.

I do wonder if a $50 Tektro center-pull will work in there instead of just the Omega - which you're right, no point in an aero brake underneath that thing.

I don't think you'll have any problem with small-time U.S. TTs. The bridge has already been crossed with proprietary covers/beards. If some official tried to make me take this off I'd make a big ghetto scene and start pointing at all the P5s and Speed Concepts until the blue shirts backed down.

The Universal Cover is really a conceptual extension of the cover that already comes with the Omni. The new Universal Cover is indeed a bit larger, to cover the Alpha One Monopost, but that's not the only purpose.

In our testing of Omni, we were able to make a faster complete system by adding the cover; it's faster than Omega X alone, and even faster than no brake at all! See the "Brake Testing" section at the bottom of the Omni Wind Tunnel Report for more. But here's the money shot:


The Universal Cover takes that concept and extends it both to accommodate Alpha One, but also many other bikes other than Omni. So we keep this aerodynamic benefit for Omni, and also offer it to many other folks who don't have an Omni.

Regarding what brakes fit inside, we haven't tested anything other than Omega X. But there's nothing that requires it to be Omega X, so if there's another brake with a small enough footprint, it might fit. Of course, for best *braking* performance, make it an Omega.

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Will it be offered only in glossy black? Any pricing info that can be shared yet?

When is the cover available?

Edit; I have the Alpha One in my cart and some hope of a cover before next season is all I need to place the order. The cover really finishes the integration IMO.

Scott

Read the site. There is no ETA yet.

I’ve read the site. Figured Nick might provide insights here that go behind that blanket statement.

I won’t tell you what he says if you don’t want to know.

Scott

It looks pretty good on the Orbea, but I question how good it would look on other bikes. I get that integrated straight 1-1/8 front ends will be pretty similar, but the Orbea has a unique flared out fork. Plus the need to trim the top precisely. It'll be interesting to see how it works out.

Hello colnagoguy and All,

colnagoguy writes in part: "But this is such a blatant fairing?"


Perhaps it will hold water and be a legal water bottle.

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Very interested in this one. This is what I'd like to see:
-Compatible with "old" Shiv. -gosh, still sounds weird to me ;-)
-I'd prefer not to have to cut it myself, so I'd like to see us providing bike amle and size, and receiving the already-cut piece (this could be only for a limited number of very popular bike models?) Additionall, uncut piece for the rest of the compatible bikes.

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Yes, I do wonder if the Orbea was chosen as it models the product wonderfully! I love the idea, but not sure how it would look on my gen 1 SC7 with the tapered head-tube, which I've decided to keep and simply optimise and respray.

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Nick, if you ever need an excuse to upgrade some photog gear: That purple fringing on the base bar is really distracting, a new lens would do the trick 😉

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Or, (yes, I know a horrifying thought): don't shoot with the aperture wide-open. The bokeh will still be fine at f/2.8!

Far be it from me to ignore a fellow photo nerd! I ran some green and purple defringe on the photos, hopefully they aren't offending your eyes any longer ;-)

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It feels like this thing was announced forever ago. Still not available. I know it doesn't have a significant aero penalty, but I don't want the stub of the Alpha One monopost sitting under my base bar, and so the cover would grease the wheels for me to move to the Alpha One from the Alpha X on my P5. Sounds like there are others similarly waiting.

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I can't speak for the P5s but on the SC the brake cover has a functional purpose. It keeps the brake wedge from popping out.

I think this would be a more gray area since it look like its integrated and part of the bike more than a blatant faring addition.