Post Three from the Taipei Cycle Show ...
Long days on the floor working and long nights posting some cool things for you all to enjoy.
Pics inside,I just uploaded over a hundred photos, I am not sure how many of them are going to make it into this post. So if you want to check them out go here ...
home-team.pinkbike.com/album/Taipei-Show-2010FUNN BRAKES
Funn has been working on improving modulation on their brakes, resulting in improved feel. With all production of their brakes done in house they have complete control over their product.
Release from FUNN:
The comfort of the lever under "one finger braking" is loads better, with it being wider and more molded around the finger joint it has a lot more comfort under hard braking. It also allows you to pull harder therefore brake harder. You don't have to pull as hard on the lever to achieve the same power as the old ones which are going to be great for longer tracks for reducing arm pump and I hope reduce the heat on the pads and the transfer of that heat to the caliper. Also with the new adjustment you can set the lever closer to the bar with the bite point still in the right place, which again will reduce arm pump and you can also have the lever in a position where you can pull it more efficiently. I think you will like the bend in the lever; when the brake is on, the lever is parallel to the bar so feels real nice.
KALI PROTECTIVES
Kali has recently released the new Avatar full face helmet. With a published weight of 849 grams it might be the lightest full face on the market. It is the lightest full face that I found at the show. Like all Kali helmets it is composite fused, which means that the shell and foam are one piece.
BEAR'S BIKE
Ben at Bear's has been working on a couple of different hubs. The first is a fixed gear hub which can be switched to a regular hub by pulling and pushing on a flange. He has also been working on making it possible to run left side drive with a disk brake.
He has also been working on complete fixed gear bikes.
Random Bike Pictures: These are just a few of the pictures I have uploaded.
BMX SHOW: They put on a little show every year here at the Taipei show. The riders this year are from Thailand, Korea, Taiwan ... there were a couple of westerners, sorry guys I can not remember where you were from.
I was riding around on a scooter for a lot of this afternoon. Scooters are a good way to pick up girls. This should make up for lack of technical information.
Keep Riding.
Rob Dunnet
Get all the products here ASAP!
As well as the show girls!
Why can't Vancouver host this kind of bike show? We just did the Olympic!!
"The bike has a chain therefore it must always have a chain."
That's the vibe i'm getting from you...and I find it quite ignorant.
Home Team - Too many photos and not enough info! None-the-less I always like a bike show post.
A. no changing the length for different stay lengths/gear ratios
B. the belt is one solid piece- you have to have a break in your frame to mount it. No more flex-free rear ends!
C. chain can bend more- to accommodate smaller sprockets.
And a carbon priced brake with a single bolt lever? Who designed this shit?
loving the two-tone colour on that 2STAGE!
ya scooter lady is dam hot
ps: gotta love the Nicolai!