Eurobike 2023: Exciting Products from European Manufacturers - Part 1

Jun 21, 2023
by TEBP  
The European Bike Project is one of our favorite Instagram accounts because the feed is constantly updated with everything from tiny manufacturers to inside looks at European manufacturing. During Eurobike 2023, Alex is tracking down the most interesting products from small manufacturers for you.



Intend

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A pre-production CDuro bike with all the latest Intend parts.

It's always interesting to see what the team at Intend is working on. This year, they had a prototype of their Edge enduro fork with carbon uppers at the show, plus their new Trinity brake and the "Refrigerator" cooling fins for their Hover shocks.

Cornelius currently rides a pre-production CDuro frame (made in the Czech Republic) which we've covered in this article.

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A prototype Intend Edge fork with carbon uppers. Cornelius says the weight of this enduro fork (including axle) is roughly 2000 g.
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The Refrigerator cooling fins give the Hover shock an even more unique look.

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Amazing pattern on the upper tube of the CDuro bike.
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Intend Rocksteady crank and SB One pedals.

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The new Intend Trinity master cylinder and brake lever.
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Intend Trinity brake caliper plus "Massive" rotors.

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The Refrigerators can be retrofitted to your Hover shock.
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They are available as "Enduro" set (1 pair) and "Downhill" set (2 pairs).

The Refrigerators are available as "Enduro" set (1 pair, as shown on the CDuro bike) and "Downhill" set (2 pairs). 1 Pair costs 45 Euro and covers two thirds of one of the hard anodized tubes of the Intend Hover. According to Intend, their Enduro set makes the shock roughly 10% cooler, the Downhill set makes it 20% cooler.

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The founder of CDuro bikes, Ondrej Uher, was at the Intend booth and had some samples of refined frame parts with him.


- Website Intend: https://www.intend-bc.com/
- Instagram Intend: @intend_bc
- Website CDuro: https://cdurobikes.com/
- Instagram CDuro: @cdurobikes


Pinion

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Before we have a look at the new Pinion Motor Gearbox Unit, let's take a moment to admire this Gamux Sego.

Pinion won an Eurobike Gold Award in the "Components" category for their Motor Gearbox Unit (MGU), which is ceratinly one of the most interesting products at this year's show.

A very intriguing and highly tuneable bike that has no motor but an electronic trigger shifter plus a gear box (!) is the new Gamux Sego. Gamux is a Swiss bike brand that is constantly in the news due to its own racing team which tests their unique gearbox-equipped frames in the Downhill World Cup.

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The Pinion "Smart.Shift" trigger needs a small battery, but has proven itself in the World Cup.


The new Pinion MGU combines Pinion's proven gearbox technology with a made-in-Germany motor. The most important facts:

- Shifting: Pinion Smart.Shift, electric shifting (trigger-style)
- MGU nominal voltage: 48V
- Max. supported speed: 25 km/h or 45 km/h
- Max. mechanical output: 600 W (Speed: 800 W)
- Comparable Torque: 85 Nm
- Max. Torque: 160 Nm
- Max. Support: 400%
- Service interval: 10,000 km
- Frame connection: Pinion MGU Standard
- The Motor Gearbox Unit is made in Germany

To read more about the MGU, head over to our in-depth article.


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The MGU is based on the proven Pinion gearbox (left side).
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"Less junk in the trunk" as the Pinion team says - the MGU certainly lets manufacturers design clean bikes.

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One of the new Rotwild bikes with the Pinion MGU.

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The new Tout Terrain Pamir travel bike.
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A full-on 45 km/h Flyer bike.


- Website: https://pinion.eu/
- Instagram: @pinion.eu


DT Swiss

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A very unique Alutech Armageddon E-Bike (57° head angle) with all the latest DT Swiss suspension and wheels as well as Trickstuff brakes.

DT Swiss always has some interesting news at Eurobike. This year it was not only the amazing Alutech Armageddon E-Bike, but also new wheels, the new Revolite spoke and new suspension (stay tuned for a more in-depth article on this). They also have a professional wheelbuilder at their booth and a display of the manufacturing steps of their new spoke. It's certainly fascinating to see how quickly a pro wheelbuilder can build a perfectly true wheel and the fact that the life of a spoke starts as a wire never ceases to amaze.

The new heavy duty FR 1500 wheels are based on DT's proven FR541 rims, 240 hubs and Comp spokes. They are currently being used in the Downhill World Cup. Interestingly DT Swiss opted for 28 spokes in the front wheel and 32 in the rear, which they say gives them the best results. The internal rim width is 30 mm and the wheels come in 27.5" and 29".


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The new FR 1500 wheels.

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If you come to Frankfurt, make sure to have a look at the different steps of the manufacturing process of the new Revolite spokes.


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Vali Höll was running FR 1500 wheels when she won the DH World Cup in Leogang a few days ago.



- Website DT Swiss: https://www.dtswiss.com/en
- Instagram DT Swiss: @dtswiss
- Website Alutech: https://alutech-cycles.com/
- Instagram Alutech: @alutechcycles


Lupine

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The Lupine SL Mini Max AF bike light.

The experts from German bike light manufacturer Lupine had some exciting products at their booth. Even though the SL Mini Max AF has up to 2400 Lumens, a beam distance of 260 m and 260 Lux it was nevertheless approved under German traffic regulations and can be used on German roads ("StVZO"). It uses a 5.0 Ah SmartCore battery that allows you to run the light for 1h 20 min up to 17h 30min (depending on settings).

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The Lupine SL Mono comes with an integrated, rechargeable battery, 700 Lumens and a quick release. Perfect for your daily commute.
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Lupine also offers lights that connect to your Garmin via Bluetooth, so you can adjust your light with your Garmin.

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The Alpha bike light takes things to the next level with 8600 Lumens / 600 Lux, a beam distance of 500 m and a weight of 225 g (lamp) / 430 g (battery). A very powerful light in case your ever get lost on the dark side of the moon, or in case your want to illuminate a soccer field at night.

- Website: https://www.lupine.de/
- Instagram: @lupinelights




Hutchinson

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The new Hutchinson Wyrm tire.

The new Hutchinson Wyrm tire fills a gap between the more XC-oriented Kraken and the AM/Enduro Toro and Griffus options. The universal tread pattern means the tire will work fine in the front and rear. Depending on your preferences, Hutchinson says you could run the Wyrm in the rear and a Toro or Griffus in the front, or run the Wyrm in the front and a Kraken in the rear.

The weight for a 29x2.4" tire is around 950g and it comes with Hardskin Reinforcement, Race Ripost XC compound and a 66 TPI casing.

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The Wyrm
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More gravity focused options include the Toro and Griffus 2.4 / 2.5.

- Website: https://cycling.hutchinson.com/
- Instagram: @hutchinsoncycling


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98 Comments
  • 108 0
 @mikelevy did you get a job at alutech? e grim donut review tomorrow?
  • 9 0
 Made you look. That’s all they need you to do right now. Their Eurobike ROI is gonna be good this year
  • 6 2
 Stolen design? Lawsuit coming?
  • 1 0
 exactly thinking that
  • 6 3
 @tacklingdummy: Nah, Alutech made the unassisted Armageddon when Pinkbike was still thinking in numbers. Lawsuit would be a funny one. "We sue you because we invented the 57deg HA and now you built it".
  • 6 0
 @vinay: Just a joke.
  • 4 1
 Is it true that Levy is gone? If so, bring him back give and him a raise .
  • 1 0
 @tacklingdummy: I think there will be a line of attorneys willing to take this case on contingency.
  • 3 0
 Inverted forks. Gear boxes. Egravel bikes…change the name to LevyBike already.
  • 1 0
 @jaytdubs: Of course there would be.
  • 31 0
 Sleeper product. DT Swiss new Wheel. No one will care. Everyone will ride it. Gray man product of the year.
  • 5 1
 Gray man product is to buy a set of 350s (instead of 240s), a set of FR541s and the spoke config you prefer and have the wheel built for you (ideally do it yourself).

Been running that config since late last year and it's been bomb proof.
  • 2 1
 @pensamtb: People don't want to pay to have wheels built, they just want to get them as a complete product. You're talking about a more boutique service that far fewer people use because they don't really want to, and because you can't necessarily trust "wheel builders" everywhere.
  • 3 0
 @pensamtb: dt swiss wheelbuilders will do a better job than you or any lbs wheel builder though. I love building my own wheels, and am currently running wheels I built myself, but it’s hard to compete with the generational knowledge and tooling they have in the factory
  • 29 1
 That Gamux is one of the most beautiful bikes I've ever seen! It's like an Unno, Appalache, Millyard Racing and a Balfa had a baby that transcends all generations!
  • 3 0
 I was about to say the Unno can eat my ass, that Gamux is amazing
  • 1 0
 Sort of "shup up and take my money" looks for me. All I need to do is to find said money Smile
  • 27 0
 “According to Intend, their Enduro set makes the shock roughly 10% cooler, the Downhill set makes it 20% cooler.“

Actually either one of them makes it 100% cooler.
  • 1 6
flag vinay FL (Jun 22, 2023 at 2:43) (Below Threshold)
 I think it really depends on how much it gets caked in dirt. The original shock body is smooth and dirt will slide right off, this one not so much so. Of course a muddy British jibby session won't be such an issue but I can imagine something like a Megavalanche where you start in the wet and cold but do a long descend to warmer pastures, it might be.
  • 5 1
 @vinay: Sorry- it won't make you 100% cooler, it's a lost cause
  • 1 3
 @chrsei: It isn't about making me 100% cooler. I'm cool enough. It was about the rear shock. Read the article, then come back and try again.
  • 3 0
 @vinay: statements like that are just proving @chrsei to be right.
  • 1 0
 @nickfranko: That's true, we didn't disagree so we're both right.
  • 2 0
 Cool-ness jokes aside, given the photo (showing the attachment apparently being via adhesive tape) I'm skeptical that any meaningful cooling is happening since the tape will act as a thermal break. The tape should have no effect on cool-ness, though.
  • 1 0
 @Inertiaman: Yeah, most likely it is dual sided tape with a foam layer so that won't help. But maybe it is actually some tape that does conduct heat and fills any gaps to give a better heat conduction. Anyway, Intend isn't quite a company which I'd suspect to make empty claims. So maybe they do indeed reach those numbers and maybe it could have been better if they'd use a different method of adhesion. I wonder whether those tubes of the shock body are custom extrusions. Metal extrusion is relatively cheap so it will already be worthwhile for small quantities. In case it is, they could integrate ribs in their next iteration of that tube. That would solve this right away. But yeah, only when it is time to replace the extrusion die. One potential issue I could think of would be that the sink marks on the inside (because of the ribs) would cause issues with sealing the piston inside. But if sizes are critical anyway, I expect them to ream the bore to their exact specifications so any irregularity would be gone.
  • 2 0
 @vina: plenty of excellent heat conducting double sided tapes around these days.
Commonly used in electronics.
Like fins or some other sort of sink on the processor of every laptop made in the last 20 years. Getting heat out of cell phones. Stuff like that.

You are inventing a problem where non is and your solution is not grounded in reality.
Thanks for the suggestion.
  • 23 3
 Shame on Alutech thinking they can try to usurp the Armageddon name. Real ones know the OG. Also that head tube / top tube junction looks like it went through a trash compactor.
  • 10 0
 I'm 100% on board for an e-Karpiel Armageddon. An Emageddon. On sale wherever your chairlift or helicopter to the top is currently out of service.
  • 27 0
 Looks like a donut.
  • 5 0
 You would think they would do even a quick search to see if the name had been used before.
Not even the first bike company to do it too. My DH bike is a KATIPO DH. (NZ steel)
The builder hasn't made bikes for over 10 years... then along comes Zerode (also a kiwi company) and name thier bike the katipo!

At the time i commented that it was like giant releasing a bike called Trek. or the GT Specialized
  • 2 0
 Taste the power
  • 18 0
 @FatTonyNJ: Ermagerdon?
  • 6 0
 @FatTonyNJ: the Ermagerrdon
  • 3 1
 Fun fact: 'Armageddon' was the name of the poodle of the Alutech owner - the dog just passed away around the time the prototype of the bike was made, so Jürgen took the name for the memory. Actually his new dog is named 'Crash' - maybe not the best name for a bike? Especially concerning that the Armageddon prototype is still running well.
  • 1 1
 You mean from the book of Revelation in the New Testament??! (thanks wiki!)
  • 1 0
 @mountainjew: Or Surly releasing a Ghost Grappler (which they promptly renamed to just the Grappler, after a complaint from Ghost).
  • 1 0
 @fiatpolski: I didn't see this post when I wrote mine. Upvote this person, it me! Lol
  • 1 0
 Not me*
  • 13 0
 I came here for the Grim-e Donut
  • 10 0
 Or perhaps the 'grimy donut', which sounds like a particularly worrying euphemism
  • 2 0
 @Woody25: not now mind's eye
  • 9 0
 @BenPea: I encourage you not to consider Mike Levy's Grimy Donut
  • 7 0
 All I can see on that alutech is a snapped-off headtube in the future. a 57 degree head angle -- especially on an ebike -- is pretty wild.
  • 5 2
 The Alutech is to mountain bikes what a chopper is to motorbikes. It's all about the looks and nothing about the performance. It would make awesome wall art, the thing looks a million miles an hour while sitting still!
  • 9 0
 @mooreoutdoors: Yoann will tell you differently. lol
  • 7 2
 Everyone says e-bikes should be long travel and progressive geometry wise, but realistically the target audience is wealthy people with bad knees and they definitely arent hitting 20 foot drops and double black trails on a daily basis. The only people doing big shit on e bikes are the sponsored riders getting paid to make an advertisement haha
  • 1 0
 @mooreoutdoors: I've never seen a bad review about an Alutech bike so I thought they were pretty good actually. Could you point me at the review which helped you shape your opinion?
  • 1 0
 @jackfunk: Long travel e bikes means a more comfortable ride and better climbing and downhill capability. So yes, E bikes should be long travel with progressive geometry. If you have a motor there isn't much disadvantage in longer travel e bikes and I have yet to hear a good justification for short travel e bikes unless you are just riding smooth flat trails all the time.
  • 2 0
 @jackfunk: who said anything about 20 foot drops? I’ve seen plenty of e-bikes riding EWS caliber tracks at Maydena and Derby, there’s very little downside to progressive geometry.
  • 1 0
 @dsut4392: I put a 170mm fork on my ibis and the HA is like 64.5 now and I feel like I really have to be over the front already.
  • 2 0
 @mooreoutdoors: Agree!

It's like the TRON bike or the Akira bike... horrible handling. But as Joe Dirt says, "Dannnnnnng!"
  • 1 0
 @jesse-effing-edwards: but does your Ibis do the job?
  • 1 0
 @dsut4392: definitely
  • 4 0
 "A very powerful light in case your ever get lost on the dark side of the moon"
Hi childrens reading this, did you know the sun shine equally on every 2 flat parts of the moon?
  • 1 1
 there is a dark side of the moon though. whatever side the sun isn't shinning on, is in fact dark. It just isn't always the same side...
  • 2 0
 @Mtbdialed: the dark side of the moon actually is talking about the side that doesn’t face the earth. The moon orbits the earth at the same rate that it rotates, so we actually always see the EXACT same side of the moon. That being said, the “dark side” does often face the sun
  • 1 1
 @olafthemoose: correct. the moon has no rotation, but since it's geosynced to the earth, the dark side of the moon is in fact, the side we see(or don't for an entire day) when there is a new moon!
  • 6 0
 What in the grim donut is going on with that Alutech?
  • 9 0
 Homework was copied.
  • 1 0
 @FaahkEet: Homework? Levy jotted down some numbers, Alutech actually built the bike well before Levy went back to drawing board to cut back on the number of bottle cages.
  • 6 0
 There it is! A regular non-e-bike pinion gearbox with electronic shifter!
  • 1 0
 Yeah, I noticed it in the Matt Beer video indeed. Really nice and I still don't see why Rohloff can't make it happen.
  • 9 5
 How fvcking ugly now are standard drivetrain bikes compared to that Gamux or any Pinion equipped bike. Insisting on standard drivetrain has become stupid, IMO.
  • 7 0
 Agreed, derailleur bikes look like shit once you see that clean back end. I look at those two commuter bikes then see the Alutech and am like wtf is that heinous contraption hanging off the back of a mountain bike??
  • 3 0
 The future of e-bikes is gearbox, 100%. Weight and drag is irrelevant. Looks, maintenance and weight distribution improves. Pinion is going to clean up.
  • 3 0
 Need to know more about this pinion gearbox with electronic shifting and no motor...
  • 3 0
 That Pinion MGU screams high pivot EMTB! Please somebody get busy.
  • 3 0
 Lupine lights burn a path through the forests in front of you!
  • 2 0
 The Alutech bike, in my mind, is what Orange could have been if they would move out of the 90's
  • 1 0
 I think that intend is proof that bikes are already pretty good. It's lots of little tweaks on stuff that already works great.
  • 2 0
 [delete - read product wrong]
  • 2 0
 "It uses a 5.0 Ah SmartCore battery"

Sure but at what voltage?
  • 4 0
 7.2 V
  • 3 0
 Take my money Alutech.
  • 1 0
 Can I retro fit more than two of the Intend refrigerator fins to my Greyp E Bike to make it look cooler?
  • 1 0
 Retro fitting cooling fins with an insulation barrier makes me question the effectiveness.
  • 2 0
 It's probably a conductive material, like is used for connecting heat sinks to CPUs
  • 1 0
 @dantecusolito: thanks mate, a quick Google search produced many results and surprising affordable prices for quality adhesive tapes.
  • 1 0
 More unique…
More; being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else.

Pet hate, sorry, not sorry.
  • 2 5
 The Intend bike- yeah, I need fins on my shock, because the aerodynamics of my bike don't allow enough air to flow over the shock as it is. I mean if you have fins on the rear shock are you designing fins for the front fork too
  • 5 0
 The fork is already much larger than a shock, I'm not sure it really needs its surface area increased for better cooling. I've thought about rigging up heatsinks to my shock for some runs where it gets quite heated keeping the hits at bay but I'm not sure the time put in to do that is worth it.
  • 18 0
 Rear shocks generate a ton of hea, t the fins create a lot more surface area for Passive Cooling.

I question how they attached it though? Almost looks like double-sided tape, which would be insulated barrier between the two?

would need to use thermal paste to attach it so it would be a conductive layer between the shock body and the cooling fins
  • 3 0
 Am I the only one that sees a roll of film in that one photo of it?
  • 3 0
 @nert: I was thinking the same exact thing regarding the possibility that it is stuck with 2 way tape....
  • 5 0
 @nert: there is double sided thermal tape, not sure how good it is.
  • 2 0
 @FaahkEet: fair enough, if they've thought enough to design a shock and have a carefully machined set of cooling fins, I'm sure they would have used something like that.

Whenever I have nerded out with high powered LED CREE emitters mounted on aluminum heat sink I've always used thermal paste/epoxy
  • 2 0
 @FaahkEet: I’ve used it for DIY LED projects and it works just fine. I wouldn’t use it for say, mounting a heat sink to a CPU, for an application like these shock fins I’m sure it does the job
  • 1 0
 @adamstraus: I doubt it - when there is less delta T you need better convection between materials to make a difference! I would suggest just selling a finned reservoir instead... however fin orientation is also questionable
  • 1 0
 Brb putting thermal compound on my shock piggyback
  • 1 0
 Would love to see the FEA on the Cduro.
  • 1 0
 @hevi: For that stats, or for the pretty rainbow of colors that would rival the best tie-died t-shirts?? lol
  • 1 0
 I'm here just for the Alutech, tell us more
  • 1 0
 Mike Levy should knolly Alutech on this one.
  • 2 1
 Boys are Girls Girls are Boys Motorcycles are Bicycles
  • 1 0
 Whoever welded up that Alutech…..needs more practice.
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  • 1 0
 Karpiel is crying....







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