- As you can see, I am here at the Ironman 70.3
World Championships in Nice.
And behind me is an expo.
And it would be rude not to go have a visit
and see what tech we can find.
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- You've probably heard us mention Deboer on GTN before.
Well that was talking about their wetsuits.
Well they now have a new swimskin out
and this is a Tsunami 1.0.
And first impressions, it's a little bit thicker.
Well this is apparently because it's got 36% lycra.
So it does make it a bit thicker.
But that also means it can have more compression,
which will in theory help you move through the water
that bit faster.
And it also has a different coating on the outside
and the inside, which repels water.
It's C-6 coating, but this is also
more environmentally friendly than teflon, too.
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All right, what have I found here?
Well I am at the Ameo stand,
and this is their Powerbreather.
So I'm sure they won't like me saying this,
but it is a snorkel.
But a very different style of snorkel.
As you can see it has two vents
and the mouth piece here.
So you breathe in through this bit,
which obviously takes the air from above.
But instead of blowing the air back out through the vents,
the air actually comes out this little section here.
And it means then, the water can drip through.
So that's the sort of technical side of it.
But the importance or the significance of that being,
obviously, as with a snorkel,
the idea is you can focus on your technique,
'cause you can keep your head still,
and you don't need to think about your breathing.
And interestingly you can actually, apparently,
get more oxygen in, so it's easier to use
for interval type sessions
because you're actually breathing the fresh air
from outside as opposed to rebreathing the air
that's going to be stuck in here.
So it really is multi-use.
And if you're swimming hard as well,
it's got a head adjustment,
so you can make sure that it's securely on your head.
But I've just discovered a new wheel.
And this is a little bit different.
I'm at the Incisiv stand here in Nice.
And these are still prototype.
As you can see, this is the section wheel,
which might look like a normal deep section wheel,
but actually, this is clipped on to the basic rim.
So it's all carbon and incredibly light.
But when you buy a set you can have a 30 mil deep wheel,
you can have a 50, an 80, and even up to 110.
And you can actually chop and change as you go.
So much so that apparently, they're going to be so easy
to take off that the valve isn't even left showing.
So that if you do need to get to your valve,
you just simply unclip.
But as I say, this is a prototype at the moment,
so we can't actually show you here.
But these are going to be incredibly light
and quite an exciting new invention.
There's some exciting news form Cervelo.
I am next to their brand new P Series bikes,
which have only just been released.
And the most obvious thing to me is the disc brakes.
Cervelo are no longer doing any rim brake bikes
in any of their lines, so all disc brakes.
Now the P series range right up through from the
Shimano 105 Mechanical, up to the Shram Red Etap Access.
So that's where the protocol changes.
They're all called the P series.
But interestingly, apparently the bike frame has
been designed from the P at the front,
and then the S bikes at the back.
Now I've been riding the Cervelo S3 in the past
and I love how it handles.
So apparently they're taking the handling aspect of it
and that's where they've combined the frame.
It's also got an aero bottle here on the down tube.
Now this one has got zip handle bars,
but they're going to be using vision for the others.
And as a result of that,
they can actually put hydration on the front as well.
And then finally, there's a little unit here
on the seat post which will allow for
bottle cages to be attached behind as well.
We're just outside of the expo
and come across the road
and found a lot of bikes lined up.
Now this is not the transition area.
These are actually bikes in transit.
Well pretty much at the end of their transit,
because this is Tri Bike Transport behind me.
Now they come and collect your bike
from your home and bring it to the race for you
without even taking it apart.
So how you see it when it leaves your house
is exactly how it arrives here.
These are still waiting to be collected
and then the athletes will literally have to just
take them out of here,
walk them across the road and into transition.
So if you've got a lot of really lovely tech on your bike,
or you just love your bike
and you want to make sure it gets to a race safely,
it's a pretty nice way to do it. And I must admit,
I hate dismantling my bike,
putting it in a box, and taking it out on the other side.
And there's always that worried moment
when you think is anything actually survived the journey.
You can take the worry out of it.
And I know I would absolutely love that.
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Right, you know that at GTN we love socks.
So we have just spotted
these special edition Lucy Charles socks.
How cool are they?
A little mermaid,
and then on the other side,
Lucy's actually got her name on these socks.
And if you're really lucky,
you get here in time,
can actually get a signed pair.
So as you can see,
they've got the blue and the pink.
And I can't decide which ones I prefer.
Might have to get both.
Okay hang on a minute,
I've just found another pair of socks.
And yes you're going to get bored,
but look at these.
1000 WATTS.
Guess whose socks these are?
Okay, here's a little hint.
It is uber biker Andi Dreitz,
who's designed his own socks with Sporcks.
And apparently the rumor on the street,
it did say 500 WATTS,
he's changed it to 1000.
I love that.
I've just come along to Gram Carbon Cycles.
And I know I'm pretty strong,
but have a look at this.
This frame is incredibly light.
Now other than being incredibly light,
I don't know much more about it.
So Joe, if you can tell me a little bit about the background
to what's so special about this frame?
Other than it being light.
- Okay so, it weighs around 700 grams
depending on the size.
It's a full monocoque build,
so it's all one piece.
A true monocoque.
And what that means is,
so there's no joints.
And typically where you have joints,
and most bikes are made,
most bike frames are made with
either tube to tube,
or tube to lug construction.
Which means that every joint you have
some form of glue,
some kind of reinforcement
because a joint, essentially is a point of weakness.
So there's no joints,
no points of weakness.
And it's also extremely strong.
So it's guaranteed for life.
- Wow, okay.
- Yep.
- That sounds quite a big statement.
- Yeah it's a big statement,
but whilst it's light
it's also extremely robust.
- I know making TT and road bike frames.
- So yeah, so you can,
we build bikes in either road configuration
or TT configuration.
And what you can also do is buy,
what you need to do it change the seat post.
- Yeah.
- And the handle bars to make the change.
So you can buy a frame.
- Okay so it's one frame.
- Yeah, buy the necessary components.
- Well you might've seen in the past
a swim skin from Zoot,
but they discontinued theirs
and they had a long period without.
So now, they have their brand new swimskin.
It's the Ultra,
and it is out ahead of Kona
which you might recognize
from some of these designs here.
Now they've paid attention to detail with this suit.
You've got the silicone bits at the bottom of the legs
to keep it in place.
Now apparently one of the unique features,
it doesn't have a coating on.
But it's still going to make you swim faster
from the special nano technique that's used.
And as a result of that,
it doesn't actually wear off.
So as opposed to normal suits,
which would actually start to
lose that ability to help you swim faster
after a few wears,
this in theory should last much longer.
On the back here you've got a padded piece
under the zip just to make it more comfortable.
And talking of comfort,
the seams on all of the junctions
have just basically,
well, they're not seamless
but they're stitchless.
So there's no rubbing parts there.
All in all it's quite a cool suit.
This is the man's version
and the women's is a pinky orange color.
All right we've just got a sneak peek
at this rather exciting new Castelli Tri Suit.
Brandon, can you talk me through
this new design, please?
- Yeah, this is a completely new suit.
It's called the PR Speed Suit.
It has been developed for more than a year,
almost one and a half year.
Our key, who was involved
in the developing process,
was at the beginning Cameron Wurf
until couple last years.
He was using the first prototype
in Kona last year,
set up a new bike course record.
And in the follow up process
after Kona last year,
we involved further athletes
in the developing process.
So Patrick Lange is using the suit right now,
and also Laura Philipp.
- Okay.
- So these three athletes were key
in developing this project.
It's optimized for speeds around 45 K's an hour.
- Okay.
- Not just an average speed,
but also think of a long, flat sections
like in Kona, for example.
Or really fast courses,
or where you have some,
a lot of up and down, up and down
with a lot of fast down hills and descending.
- [Brandon] The most...
- So this the most obvious difference.
- [Brandon] The most obvious news about this suit
is the speed grips on the sleeves.
So these grips
help us to have a really, really beneficial
airflow around the upper arm
and the shoulder section.
And it helps to keep the airflow lower
attached to the body,
which is much better for best aerodynamics.
- Well that was a pleasant surprise.
There was loads more new tech in there than I expected.
And some really great pieces.
And especially surprising,
because Kona just a few weeks away.
So there's bound to be a lot more coming out then.
And I know, hands up,
I am guilty of being a little bit like a magpie
and going to some of those bright
and exciting new colors.
Socks may be included.
But anyway I enjoyed myself,
hopefully you guys have too.
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And talking of socks and Lucy Charles,
well if you want to see a video we did with her,
looking a little bit more in detail
of how she got to the level she's at now,
you can find that one just down here.
And if you love tech,
then our most recent other tech video
is just down here.