Eurobike report: New road bikes from Time, De Rosa, Wilier and Storck
- By Zack Vestal
- Published Sep. 4, 2010
- Updated Feb. 8, 2011 at 8:50 PM UTC
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2010 Eurobike report, Storck's Fascenario 0.6
Every year at Eurobike, Marcus Storck creates a special bike.
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2010 Eurobike report, Storck's Fascenario 0.6
This year, the new Fascenario 0.6 adopts the hidden brake design that Storck pioneered on last year's Aero 2 time trial bike.
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2010 Eurobike report, Storck's Fascenario 0.6
Regardless of the bike, hidden brakes always make for a clean profile to the bike.
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2010 Eurobike report, Storck's Fascenario 0.6
Storck's seatstays have to bulge somewhat to enclose the brakes.
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2010 Eurobike report, Storck's Fascenario 0.6
Up front, the brakes are likewise hidden. This time, in the fork blades and crown.
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2010 Eurobike report, Storck's Fascenario 0.6
After building the fork for his Aero 2, Storck probably didn't have to stretch far to use it on one of his distinctive road bikes.
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2010 Eurobike report, Storck's Fascenario 0.6
Storck's brakes are ultralight, carbon fiber side pull v-style cantilever arms.
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2010 Eurobike report, Storck's Fascenario 0.6
The short arms require a curved cable noodle as was used on mountain bikes back before discs.
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2010 Eurobike report, Storck's Fascenario 0.6
As you might expect on a bike with hidden brakes, the Fascenario 0.6 is built around Di2 with hidden wires.
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2010 Eurobike report, Storck's Fascenario 0.6
Even if Dura-Ace chainrings are bolted on, lighter carbon crankarms substitute for Shimano.
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2010 Eurobike report, Storck's Fascenario 0.6
The cranks turn around internal BB bearings.
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2010 Eurobike report, Storck's Fascenario 0.6
Once you've gotten the idea of internalized, hidden brake arms, it's hard not to look and then look again and again.
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2010 Eurobike report, Storck's Fascenario 0.6
Super slick on the Storck is a battery mounting rail that's molded in with the frame.
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2010 Eurobike report, Storck's Fascenario 0.6
Sign me up for a Fascenario 0.6. It's all unidirecional carbon but unfortunately costs 7500 Euro for the frame and fork.
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2010 Eurobike report, Storck's Fascenario 0.7
Next in line, the Fascenario 0.7 sports normal brake calipers.
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2010 Eurobike report, Storck's Fenomenalist
Storck's Fenomenalist is also popular.
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2010 Eurobike report, Storck's Fenomenalist
Check out the upcoming issue of VeloNews for Lennard Zinn's visit to the Storck workshop.
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2010 Eurobike report, De Rosa
Over in the Italian hall, De Rosa took center stage with a collection of gorgeous show models.
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2010 Eurobike report, De Rosa
Sparkly paint was the order for the weekend in the De Rosa stand.
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2010 Eurobike report, De Rosa King 3 RS
Photos just don't do justice to this King 3 RS.
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2010 Eurobike report De Rosa King 3 RS
De Rosa bikes are still prized for their graphics and geometry.
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2010 Eurobike report De Rosa King 3 RS
You could do worse than to ride a De Rosa King 3 RS.
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2010 Eurobike report, De Rosa Merak
De Rosa's Merak on display also wore a sweet paint scheme.
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2010 Eurobike report, De Rosa Merak
Graceful lines on a De Rosa Merak at Eurobike.
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2010 Eurobike report, De Rosa Merak
Beautiful paint on all the De Rosa bikes is deprived of justice through the lens of a camera.
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2010 Eurobike report, Wilier Cento 1 Superleggera
Wilier brought updated Cento 1 Superleggera frames to Germany.
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2010 Eurobike report, Wilier Cento 1 Superleggera
Red Campy brake hoods on this Superleggera highlight the graphics.
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2010 Eurobike report, Wilier Cento 1 Superleggera
A new outer weave on the Cento 1 Superleggera looks sharp.
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2010 Eurobike report, Wilier
We've seen something similar to this on the Wilier bikes ridden by Lampre riders at the Tour.
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2010 Eurobike report, Wilier
Lampre riders Damiano Cunego and Alessandro Petacchi rode Wiliers like this one.
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2010 Eurobike report, Wilier's Gran Turismo
Wilier's Gran Turismo is built for comfort.
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2010 Eurobike report, Wilier's Gran Turismo
Extremely slender seat stays on the Gran Turismo are meant to absorb road vibration.
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2010 Eurobike report, Wilier's Gran Turismo
Wilier's Gran Turismo seat stays neck down considerably at the rear dropouts.
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2010 Eurobike report, Wilier's Gran Turismo
An extension of the seat tube accomodates a sloping top tube and traditional seatpost on Wilier's Gran Turismo.
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2010 Eurobike report, Wilier's Gran Turismo
An oversized, tapered head tube on the new Wilier will maintain precise handling.
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2010 Eurobike report, Wilier's Gran Turismo
With bikes like the Gran Turismo, its clear that builders want to maintain race performance but with comfortable frames.
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2010 Eurobike report, Time RSRS Ulteam
Time's new RXRS Ulteam frame module has a number of cool features for 2011.
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2010 Eurobike report, Time RSRS Ulteam
Time built the Ulteam to be aerodynamic, but it's got major vibration damping technology built in.
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2010 Eurobike report, Time RSRS Ulteam
Time's Resin Transfer Molding construction method joins carbon lugs and tubes in precise fashion.
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2010 Eurobike report, Time RSRS Ulteam
Time was one of the first with an integrated seat mast.
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2010 Eurobike report, Time RSRS Ulteam
New for 2011 on the Ulteam frame platform is a BB30 bottom bracket shell.
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2010 Eurobike report, Time RSRS Ulteam
The chainstays on Time RXRS Ulteam frames are asymmetrical.
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2010 Eurobike report, Time NXR Instinct
2011 brings new color options for the Time NXR Instinct, a bike that blends the stiffness of an Ulteam with the comfort of smaller frame tubes.
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2010 Eurobike report, Time NXR Instinct
Time's construction process results in remarkably clean frame tubes, as shown by this cutaway.
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2010 Eurobike report, Time NXR Instinct
Time also pioneered the use of larger lower headset bearings nested directly in the head tube.
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2010 Eurobike report, Time NXR Instinct
Even at a complex fork crown junction, Time's molding yields smooth inner walls on the structures.
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2010 Eurobike report, Time NXR Instinct
In addition to molding their own frames in house, Time also weaves its own carbon fiber cloth.
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2010 Eurobike report, Time time trial bike
Time trial bikes are not a big part of the company's catalogue, but this wild looking bike lurked in the corner of Time's booth.
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2010 Eurobike report, Time Ulteam Di2
Possibly the sweetest option in Time's stand is this Ulteam DI2 bike with wires pre-routed from the factory.
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2010 Eurobike report, Time Ulteam Di2
Even during the manufacturing stage Time accounts for the Di2 wiring if that's the bike you order.
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2010 Eurobike report, Time Ulteam Di2
With a pre-routed internal Di2 wire kit on the Time Ulteam RXRS, all you have to do is charge the battery.
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2010 Eurobike report, Time Ulteam Di2
Time chainstays haven't reached the oversized proporions of some of their competitors, but still should deliver plenty of stiffness.
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2010 Eurobike report, Time Ulteam Di2
If you prefer Shimano cranks, an internal BB86 bottom bracket option is available from Time.
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2010 Eurobike report, Time Ulteam Di2
Everyone seems to have a different solution to the Di2 battery pack, but Time's is certainly unique on the Ulteam.
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2010 Eurobike report, Time Ulteam Di2
Vibraser fiber in Time forks helps deaden road vibration.
De Rosa paint jobs are always show stoppers
VeloNews tech editor Zack Vestal continues to peruse the massive Eurobike show in Germany this week. Today he sends back a batch of photos of some flashy new bikes from De Rosa, Time, Wilier and Storck. Check out all Zack’s Eurobike reports.
FILED UNDER: Bikes and Tech / Eurobike / Gallery / Road TAGS: de rosa / Eurobike / Gallery / Storck / tech-news / time / Wilier
Zack Vestal
Zack joined VeloNews in 2009, bringing 15 years of industry experience to the Tech Editor position. Most recently manager and mechanic for the Trek-VW mountain bike team (2004-08), he has an unused geology degree from Whitman College (and a well-worn Ph.D. from the school of hard knocks). Vestal covers the latest in cycling gear online, and brings in-depth perspective to the magazine.
