When the bar was set ~700grams of drag, yes it was, those were bikes designed in '05/'06
There is a new standard.
When will Felt have a bike that meets the new standard?
-JM
Tuesday.
Better ~15 y late than never, right? 
(Hooker broke the 700 g barrier back in the mid-90’s.)
and in the mid 90s, the barrier was ~500g again…
When the bar was set ~700grams of drag, yes it was, those were bikes designed in '05/'06
There is a new standard.
When will Felt have a bike that meets the new standard?
-JM
Tuesday.
Better ~15 y late than never, right?
(Hooker broke the 700 g barrier back in the mid-90’s.)
So far we have seen prototypes from:Giant, Scott, Specialized and Kestrel. I really curious to see what felt is working on. Sure the DA is a great bike, hell Dave Z doesnt seem to do so bad on it, but they got to be working on something.
Not moving forward with bike design is not the same as standing still.
I await the new bike on opening day of the TdF.
Clarification…when will it be available to the consumer market and available at the LBS?
Must be something special if it takes 7 guy to build it up.
I rember a few years ago dropping in at the Bike Barn in Penticton in the week before IMC and watching the guys building up Lori Bowden’s old Cheetah - pratically took them all day and then, I think a part was broken and they had to have it air-expressed in from somewhere else which took another day. I admit these bikes are cool and great looking but there is something that is nice about the standard bike build - it’s easy to put together and if something is busted, you can get a replacement at just about any decent bike shop.
A couple more pics on flicker http://www.flickr.com/...0347/in/photostream/
Fabian and Andy on the TT Machines
The photographer from SRAM can’t tell the difference between Andy and Fränk.
just call him Frandy Schleck and that'll do it.
Cancellara had an extra set of armrest pads added between the prologue and team time trial.
http://www.tourderomandie.ch/...rse/etape1/index.lbl
http://cyclingnews.com/…=results/romandie093
2009 Tour de Romandie - Prologue
http://www.dotcycling.com/main/category/galleries
http://www.flickr.com/...ts/72157617448516232
2009 Tour de Romandie - Stage 3 - Team Time Trial - Yverdon Les Bains
http://www.flickr.com/...ts/72157617565737374
I’m a little late to the party, but …
In my local TT series, over the last 3 races myself, and another rider have been 1, 2 in our AG. Total distance over the 3 races about 52 miles. I’ve won 2 he has won 1. Total cumulative time differential is 6 seconds in his favor.
My thinking is neither of us would turn down the newest TT bikes or wheels that the pros have if offered
Styrrell
Where is the new Felt? Can you share anything with us since it is Tuesday?
Where is the new Felt? Can you share anything with us since it is Tuesday?
downstairs. yes.
hahaha you’re awesome. This gets funnier as it goes on.
I can’t beat that…
So, can you post pictures and/or provide any more detailed and/or technical information that may or may not be useful; including, but not limited to any and all photos, information (written or oral), press releases and any other items which may be deemed reasonable and relevant to the request not covered in the above regarding a new Felt TT and/or Triathlon frame or bike, which may or may not exist for either professional or consumer individuals that are or not related to Felt Bicycles
New Specialized Transition is supposed to be in stores starting in August.
First victory for Cancellara on the new Specialized TT bike.
He completely dominated the Tour de Suisse 7.8km short TT.
19 seconds ahead of the runner up on a 7.8km TT course in the last stage-race just before the National Championships and TdF is a lot.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/...id=results/suisse091
Results
1 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank 9.21 (50.053 km/h)
2 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas 0.19
3 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana 0.22
4 George Hincapie (USA) Team Columbia - Highroad 0.24
5 Tony Martin (Ger) Team Columbia - Highroad 0.31
6 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Columbia - Highroad
7 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team Columbia - Highroad 0.32
8 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Cervélo TestTeam 0.34
9 Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank
10 Rui Alberto Faria (Por) Caisse d’Epargne 0.35
11 Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank
12 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step 0.38
13 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervélo TestTeam
14 Marcel Wyss (Swi) Cervélo TestTeam
15 Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
16 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha
17 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Rabobank 0.39
18 Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
19 Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
20 Andrey Amador Bikkazakova (CRc) Caisse d’Epargne
Notice how he has raised the extension bars a lot since his last race.
Looks like some un-aero square alloy blocks were uses to raise his position.
Initial position:
Andy Schleck’s spacers looked more aero:
And Fränk Schleck’s too:
Notice how he has raised the extension bars a lot since his last race.
Looks like some un-aero square alloy blocks were uses to raise his position.
I find it quite humorous to think that they didn’t know his fit coordinates and/or weren’t able to transfer them to his new bike prior to the first use…
I find it quite humorous to think that they didn’t know his fit coordinates and/or weren’t able to transfer them to his new bike prior to the first use…
You’ve never tried anything different? Dang … It’s rare if I race my bike in the same configuration twice. I’m always trying something new. Cancellara has expreimented with a few position changes over the years. I recall a few years back when he showed up with the mantis thing goin’ on at the Tour of California prologue. That disappeared pretty fast.
perhaps those aero spacers are too flimsy for him so he tried to go without at first? Or he tried for a more aggressive position to match his more aggressive bike?
I read somewhere that Cancellara received two different frame sizes of the new TT-frame to test out.
Maybe the bike with the spacers use the smaller of the two frames and the previous position without spacers is on the larger frame.
I recall a few years back when he showed up with the mantis thing goin’ on at the Tour of California prologue. That disappeared pretty fast.
I think that disappearance was a result of UCI rule enforcement or interpretation (or misinterpretation).
Rik
First victory for Cancellara on the new Specialized TT bike.
He completely dominated the Tour de Suisse 7.8km short TT.
19 seconds ahead of the runner up on a 7.8km TT course in the last stage-race just before the National Championships and TdF is a lot.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/...id=results/suisse091
Results
1 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank 9.21 (50.053 km/h)
2 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas 0.19
3 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana 0.22
4 George Hincapie (USA) Team Columbia - Highroad 0.24
5 Tony Martin (Ger) Team Columbia - Highroad 0.31
6 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Columbia - Highroad
7 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team Columbia - Highroad 0.32
8 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Cervélo TestTeam 0.34
9 Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank
10 Rui Alberto Faria (Por) Caisse d’Epargne 0.35
11 Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank
12 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step 0.38
13 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervélo TestTeam
14 Marcel Wyss (Swi) Cervélo TestTeam
15 Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
16 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha
17 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Rabobank 0.39
18 Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
19 Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
20 Andrey Amador Bikkazakova (CRc) Caisse d’Epargne
His new prototype TT frameset still seems to do the job fine.
Today Cancellara won the Tour de Suisse GC after completely dominating in the last 39km TT in his hometown of Bern, finishing 1:27 ahead of number #2.
Results, stage 9 (39km ITT):
1 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank 0:45:59
2 Tony Martin (Ger) Team Columbia - Highroad 0:01:27
3 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Silence-Lotto 0:01:42
4 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team Columbia - Highroad 0:01:43
5 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step 0:01:48
6 Cameron Meyer (Aus) Garmin - Slipstream 0:01:50
7 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas 0:02:00
8 Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas 0:02:02
9 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana 0:02:09
10 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervélo TestTeam 0:02:14
11 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha 0:02:21
12 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. 0:02:24
13 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Cervélo TestTeam 0:02:33
14 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.
15 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 0:02:37
16 Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank 0:02:40
17 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervélo TestTeam 0:02:41
18 Francis De Greef (Bel) Silence-Lotto 0:02:43
19 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step 0:02:44
20 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Slipstream 0:02:46
21 Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram 0:02:47
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