Core Bike brings together a number of cycle distributors and is open to the
trade only.
Rebecca (Our production Guru, writer and track rider) and I strolled through
the corridors and rooms of Whittlebury Hall, and these are some of the bikes and bits that stood
out. We thought you might like a quick peek now and we will feature all
in greater detail at a later stage,
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New to us is Simplon an Austrian company that shifts
lots of bikes in Germany, which is now looking to make an impact in
the UK.
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ATB Sales had the latest Whyte E5 on show. We know from
talking to riders at Beastway, that the UK orientated bike is much loved
in the mud.
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Whyte E5's suspension set up and carbon swnig arm -
coool
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A Chorus equipped Mezzo folding bike with carbon straight
bars - 'drops' hinder folding
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Rebecca liked the Fox women's range
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The Shamal is gold - Campag's modern version of a classic
wheel
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2007 Campagnolo Shamal
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Just so cool - the 2007 Cosmic Carbonne from Mavic
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The latest full Carbon from Cinelli
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A women's specific bike from Cinelli
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Star of the Show was the Ferrari Colnago. Would you ride it or hang
it on the wall? Me? I would ride it!
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We tend to forget that if friends Colnago and Ferrari
hadn't got to together in the 70s the carbon bike craze may never have
happened
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Top of the Taiwanese Colnago's working out at about
£1,000 less than the Italian made models
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A Team Milram issue road frame
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The Kinesis KR 810, weighed less than Upgrade said
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It took two years for the Kinesis KR 810 to find life,
the first year's feedback saw changes made to the geometry and they worked
to get it right.
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More to follow in Part Two
