- Welcome to GCN Down Under.
Where we're gonna be showing you,
the latest and greatest in bike tech.
Now, a real beauty and luxury
of being at an event like this, is I can get up close
and personal with the pro-riders' bikes.
And this looks to be a prototype saddle from Bontrager.
The shape of it appears to be somewhere in between
that of a Montrose and the Paradigm.
So, if you keep your eyes peeled,
maybe we'll see something like this
coming out in the future.
So I'm here, joined by George Bennett.
Check out these. He's got customised shoes.
Tell us a little bit about them.
- [George] Well, these were a pair
of Shimano S-Phyre cycling shoes.
And had a few custom design pairs done
by my talented girlfriend, Caitlin Fielder.
Here this her latest pair.
She was just sort of sketching around,
on a bit of paper a few weeks ago,
and this is what came out of it,
and looked pretty cool and we chucked them
on as a last minute thing before
I jumped on the plane to Aussie.
The pair that's coming out next, is all my influence.
It's all our favourite artists,
and a lot of musical influences gone on those.
- [Jon] Brilliant, so keep an eye out for George Bennet.
Instagram I reckon.
I think that's where we're gonna see them.
There's gonna be some music influence
and it's gonna be his design largely,
so keep your eyes peeled.
- Now, this is the Specialised S-Works Evade 2 helmet.
And this is actually the second model of the Evade.
It's coming in at 247 grammes on my scales.
Which is 11% lighter than the previous model, which was 278.
And I'll tell you what, you're gonna spot Quick-Step Floors
a mile off aren't you,
when they wear this colour combination.
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- Right, I'm here with the Colnago V2-R,
of UAE Team Emirates.
It's a lovely looking bike.
It's based largely around old Italian componentry,
bar a couple of little bits here and there.
We've got a full Campagnolo Super Record EPS group set.
Campangnolo Bora Ultra wheels.
In 50 millimetre depths.
Victoria Corsa tubular tyres.
And of course the Deda handle bars and stem.
Let's not forget, topped off with a Prologo saddle,
Power2Max power metre, and these Look Keo pedals.
Interesting little bit of gaffer tape used on there as well.
And a lovely little number holder there on the seat post.
Big fan of little bits like that.
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- So, Team Katusha-Alpecin and also Team Dimension Data,
will both be using the range of Oakley helmets.
This one is the Oakley AR05.
And this one in particular belongs to Scott Davies,
who's newer pro for Team Dimension Data.
On our scales it weighs in at 297 grammes.
It's got a Boa fitting system,
something which is commonly seen on cycle shoes.
As well as a Mips liner inside.
There's also quite a neat vent, or port,
on top of the helmet.
It's gonna suck in air and
try and cool down the rider's skull on the rear.
Look at this. Snapshot. The new Shimano S-Phyre sunglasses.
What you reckon? Any good?
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So, the bike here of Georg Preidler of FDJ,
actually features these nifty little shifting buttons
here on the tops of the handle bars.
These are the R9150 buttons and they're ideal for climbers.
And also, I wouldn't be surprised if we see those
in races like Perry-Roubaix,
where you're on the tops of bars
and can easily change geer with just your index fingers.
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Now first up is actually the HJC Furion helmet.
Which is here.
Now this is the more aerodynamic version of the two.
And for a medium size comes in at 210 grammes.
So that's pretty impressive there.
And the other model that the team are offered,
is actually the IBEX.
And that's slightly more vented,
so better in the heat really.
That comes in at 225 grammes.
It looks pretty smart. I like that.
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So, this time last year,
I actually saw this Pinarello Dogma F10 disc
in Mallorca at the Team Sky training camp.
Fast forward a year, I'm in the sunshine,
and here it is again.
Now, the paint work and graphics on this
particular model is actually called Mars Orange.
I'll tell you what. I quite fancy that.
Now, coming in from Italian manufacturer Wilier,
is this, the Cento 10 NDR.
It's a pretty unique bike in that you can actually
mount disc brakes as well as direct mount brakes to it.
So, that' pretty good if you're looking to buy a new bike.
But thinking, hmm, maybe disc brakes
aren't quite for me yet.
And you wanna future proof yourself, I do like that idea.
And also there, is an Elastomer,
giving you a little bit of a softer ride.
Now the Pinarello Nytro was actually launched
to us a couple of months back.
And initially, when I saw this bike from a distance,
I didn't see anything special about it.
At first, I just thought that was a humongous
down tube like what we saw
in the early 90s on mountain bikes.
However, up close, you can in fact see the battery there.
The one thing that certainly does give it away,
is the control unit on the handle bars.
So obviously adjust your speed accordingly.
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So, the Team of AG2R La Mondiale are using this.
It's the oversized pulley wheel system from CeramicSpeed.
Now by using this system, apparently riders save
about four watts once they reach 40 kilometres an hour.
How do they do that?
Well, instead of taking the usual short route of a chain,
it's taking a slightly longer one.
But in doing so, is a smoother run.
Now one of the things I love about coming to races,
is you can get up close and personal with bikes.
You can truly see all of those truly unique bits of kit.
Check out this.
It's a custom made SRM mount to go
underneath these new Vision Metron bars.
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So I'm here with the Specialised S-Works Tarmac,
of triple world champion, Peter Sagan.
The hat trick hero, himself.
Now, what features are on this bike?
Well, for a start you've got a very subtle
iridescent style paintwork that stands out,
yet doesn't overwhelm you.
And at the front there, we've got an old Zipp's stem
with the logos blacked out.
(swoops)
So on a recent episode of the GCN Tech show,
Simon Richardson and I touched
on a rumour that we'd heard,
about Specialised producing a power metre.
And what I can say, is it does look remarkably
like that of a 4iiii power metre.
In fact the cover, just looks exactly the same,
but with a Specialised "S" symbol logo.
This is on Michael Morkov's bike,
he rides of Quick-Step Floors.
Have a look at it yourself,
and you let me know in the comments down below,
what you think of it.
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Right, so this is the Concept 74 bike,
by bike manufacturer Specialised.
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Now the Concept idea is actually to be the most
advanced E-powered bike in the world.
And the features on there include,
a removable battery, as well as, motor.
How about that? Now why would you want to do that?
Well, apparently they actually want it.
So, a complete system can be built,
and you can then put that battery and that motor
into different bikes.
So, side-cross bike, mountain bike,
commuter bike, hell, even a kid's bike.
Okay, as you can see, there's only a single-sided fork
at the front, so no right hand fork blade.
And the disc brake there is nicely integrated
and hidden away, I do like that.
As well as a pair of tri-spoke wheels,
they're making a comeback that's for sure.
And at the rear of the bike,
there's just that single seat state.
Again, the disc brake is hidden away in there.
Not to mention, that removable battery.
Now, tell you what.
That saddle doesn't look very adjustable.
Right, I do hope you enjoyed looking at these new bits
of bike tech and equipment.
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