Randoms - Taipei Show 2015

Mar 20, 2015
by Paul Aston  
Taipei


Gravity Grid groupset
  This new Grid line-up from Gravity was on display. No words from the brand, except that we should be expecting an announcement soon.


Gravity Gradient carbon bars and stem
  Gravity have also refreshed the Gradient product line with new graphics.


One Industries
One Industries had these 2016 samples to show the public. This technical soft-shell blurs the lines between riding attire and street fashion.
One Industries
Matching riding shorts, manufactured from 4-way stretch material.


Taipei Cycle Show 2015
  This girl was whizzing around on this miniature Segway-type machine. The single wheel had foot pegs on either side, just jump on and go.


SixSixOne
  This new entry-level Comp knee pad from 661 has an internal hard shell and is only $40 USD


Taipei Cycle Show 2015
  Next level leopard print.


Response 10-speed cassette
  Response had these 10 or 11-speed cassettes designed for a standard freehub body. The 10-speed version is available in 11-40/42 and weighs 255 grams, 11-speed comes in 11-42 teeth. The smaller cogs are steel, and the largest three are aluminium. The carrier is made from a carbon resin to save weight and should be available soon.


Taipei Cycle Show 2015
  This guy...


Taipei Cycle Show 2015
  Somebody got carried away at the CNC machine.

Inverted fat fork
  Inverted fat fork.


RST Ranger fat fork
  RST also had a fat fork called the Renegade. 80, 100 or 120mm of travel from an air spring and open-bath damper. There is an option for a 1-1/8 steerer for people who are looking to upgrade and can't fit a tapered steerer, and has a 150mm x 15mm axle (maybe this should be called MegaBoost). At 2200 grams it's heavier than the RockShox Bluto, but RST say it's torsionally stiffer. Available this summer in five colours.


140mm fat frame


Taipei Cycle Show 2015
  Imagine the fat skids you could lay down on this thing.


Taipei Cycle Show 2015
  Hopefully their potential clients won't Shun the product.


tiny carbon wheels
  If you still have some dollars left over after you've decked out your road bike with aero wheels, treat your kids to a 20" version too.


Taipei Cycle Show 2015


DMR Brendog and Lacondeguy boxes
  Probably the best packaging in mountain biking.


DMR Lacondeguy
  DMR's Lacondeguy pedal in 'oil slick' colour is available to order now at your local dealer.


Hyper BMX oil slick
  Talking of oil slicks, this Hyper race BMX was covered in the stuff.


Taipei Cycle Show 2015
  Now your kids can have a balance snow bike.


Taipei Cycle Show 2015
  OK, so this saddle is super weird, to make it even more weird, it pivots on the seat tube so that it can turn side to side as you pedal. Not as stupid as you may think, though, this design was banned by the UCI in the 70's as it increased efficiency and power output, which was proven by a study in a French University. It is also said to have other bio-mechanical benefits including relieving stress on your knees and lower back as your sit bones are not fixed in position.


Mavic clothes
  Will we be seeing a certain pro downhill rider, decked out in Mavic kit at an EWS race soon?


Taipei Cycle Show 2015


DaBomb
  Not sure what pure plum is, but pinners Robin and Niklas Wallner from Sweden have returned to DaBomb for 2015.


DaBomb
  Ex-European DH champion Robin Wallner, finished a respectable 17th place at his first proper enduro race last year in Finale Ligure. Maybe we will see him hitting a few more EWS this year on this DaBomb Dynamite.


DaBomb
  DaBomb also have a huge range of components including hubs, sprockets, rims and dropper posts.


Atomlab
  Atomlab had a new prototype bar. The SL Carbon comes in painted red or raw carbon. 760mm, six degrees up and nine degrees back sweep, weighing in at 195 grams.


Atomlab
  The Atomlab DHR hub with 7-speed freehub body.


Corsair Konig 4.6
  The Corsair Konig 4.6 comes with a Fox Float X as standard for 2015.


Corsair
  The Corsair Revo 160m enduro bike is designed around taller riders so there is no small size. Its in production now, and should be available in June.


Taipei Cycle Show 2015
  That guy again.


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136 Comments
  • 109 3
 Leave it to the UCI to ban progression in the sport that helps to improve rider efficiency and comfortability and perhaps long-term rider longevity.
  • 17 3
 Maybe because it's ugly, like the skin suites.
  • 44 1
 Will they allow the revolutionary boost hubs?
  • 9 0
 Well ,fugliness to efficiency ratio seems to be pretty damn high
  • 7 2
 Sounds like the FiA with formula 1...
  • 5 2
 Well, the study was done by the French...
  • 63 0
 "this design was banned by the UCI in the 70's as it increased efficiency and power output, which was proven by a study in a French University. It is also said to have other bio-mechanical benefits including relieving stress on your knees and lower back as your sit bones are not fixed in position"

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  • 56 0
 I couldn't get that seat so I started doping and IT WORKED!
  • 18 0
 So that's why so many dropper posts have so much side to side play. I guess I'll go back to my Joplin.
  • 11 0
 Was going to say "Joplin owners rejoice, you are now more efficient".
  • 2 0
 does anyone know the brand of the swivel saddle? might try one for my GF who has a lower back issue
  • 2 0
 terryboyd did you find it? I would like to try one too as long as the price is reasonable.
I found a list of 2015 exhibitors, but there's over 1000 and more than one have saddles: www.taipeicycle.com.tw/en_US/exh/show/prefix/list.html?sFuncID=466912D5EFA5A66ED0636733C6861689
  • 1 0
 The idea of pivoting ergonomic saddles got me doing a bit of research. Found the cheapest ergonomic saddles over at Radsport USA blowing out 66sick and SQlab saddles.
  • 51 0
 Heard about those swivel saddles. Seems dumb to ban something that is good for your body.
  • 16 3
 Part of the UCIs rules involve keeping bikes looking somewhat like bikes when racing started. If they allowed recumbents with fairings in TDF, for example, they'd kill normal bikes. You can't even have bikes without two triangles in road racing, that's why RAAM bikes aren't UCI legal.
  • 7 2
 @groghunter - if the TDF was all flat then recumbents would rule but they suck for climbing so even if the UCI allowed them, they would be at the bottom of the standings.
  • 4 8
flag groghunter (Mar 20, 2015 at 9:41) (Below Threshold)
 They'd make it up on the descents & flats, easily.
  • 12 2
 ^^^You wouldn't even make it up one of those beyond cat or cat 1 cimbs on one of those things. Or it would take you hours.
  • 6 0
 @groghunter - not a chance you'd make it up on descents. The stability and traction of a recumbent is not good on a twisty downhill. Some time on the flats but not enough to overcome the deathly slowness on the big climbs and descents.
  • 6 2
 one good thing the UCI has done with road cycling is keeping things standard. there isn't nearly as many "standards" in road bikes than mtb
  • 1 0
 SOrry to come late, but with drafting, the peloton, and teams, the recumbents don't really have an advantage, even on the flats.
  • 34 1
 Those pedals maaan ....
  • 14 19
flag deeeight (Mar 20, 2015 at 8:58) (Below Threshold)
 If you want them without his name, you can get them and other oil-slick finish parts already on ebay (and have been able to for a couple years now).
  • 8 11
 Look sexy, but have a lot of competition that perform better? They're not bad, but I'd take Crampons, ethirteens(my current fave,) those newer origin 8 pedals, Those Funns we saw yesterday, or a couple different pedals xpedo makes over vaults.
  • 41 3
 Why wouldn't I want his name on there, Lacondeguy is the man.
  • 1 1
 I would have to say pedals performance depends more on foot size and the person when it comes to the top model/brands
  • 9 0
 The Vault is a good pedal. Of course it's preference. Vault is light, slim and big. Good solid choice.
  • 3 2
 Point 1 racing now gamut r the shiznit
  • 4 3
 Not saying it's a bad pedal, but when you look at how thick it is, & what you can get from say, xpedo for the same money, from a pure performance standpoint, it's hard to pick the vaults. spend $20 more, & you'd be hard pressed to not find something better than vaults, regardless of what you find important in a pedal. They've been making them for what, a decade? They were better than anything going back then(i was riding those bulletproof BMX monstrosities,!) but I feel like they've really been dethroned, especially in the last year or two, especially for the price(ESPECIALLY especially for what they want for Lacondeguy & Brendog models.)
  • 9 0
 A lot of thinner options are that way by going with external bearings and/or super thin axles. They Vaults have been solid and reliable for me.

I have been riding my Vaults through 5 years of DH, DJ all mountain maintenance free abuse with any number of rock strikes and crashes. When they do finally die I will be buying another pair.
  • 2 4
 While that is true, some aren't. no external bearing, or excessively thin axle on my LG1 pedals, for example. But even my $20 pair of cheapy thermalites, with a big nasty axle, are thinner than vaults.
  • 3 0
 Are you thinking of the right pedal @groghunter The Vaults are roughly the same exact thickness of the e.13. 17mm thickness in the center the e.13 is actually 18 at the axle 15 in the concave.
  • 3 4
 Yes, which is why they don't have a ridiculously thin axle. ethirteen didn't go overboard on thinness, which is part of why I prefer them to some of the other options out there. The thermalites aren't concave, & are a little thinner than my ethirteens (at the edge.) that said, many of the other pedals I listed are thinner than both.
  • 3 0
 But they are not thinner. That's what I'm saying, the DMR is not the thinnest but in fact a fairly slim pedal.
  • 3 4
 Which "they" are you referring to?
  • 3 0
 You originally implied the e13 was a proper low profile pedal. I see what you meant now but you go on to say "even my cheapy thermalites with a big nasty axle are thinner than vaults" implying they are thick. I would say they are not. That's all I'm referring to.
  • 2 5
 Compared with Crampons, those Origin 8 ultim8 pedals, Those FUNNs, Xpedo Sprys, etc, Vaults ARE thick. ethirteens are thinner than them where it matters for foot feel, at the axle. Worse is that vaults have no concave, if you're going to have a fairly thick pedal, it should at least have some concave. Concave is what makes the extra thickness at the edges of my ethirteens worth it.

Let me put it this way: if somebody else came out with a 17mm thick pedal, with no concave, at the the vault pricepoint, today, these comments would be full of people pointing & laughing.
  • 4 0
 The e.13's are 1mm THICKER at the axle. 2mm thinner outboard of it, and thicker at the outside. The Vaults DO have a concave. Not being argumentative, It's just that you are not quite making sense here. The Vault pedal seems to be keeping pace just fine. Also, there are lots of pedals with very similar dimensions and pricing and people seem to like them. Also, the Xpedo Spry is a flimsy overly thin trail pedal and not in the same class. Don't know on the others of the top of my head.
  • 2 6
flag groghunter (Mar 20, 2015 at 14:18) (Below Threshold)
 So, I was using the measurements you listed on the ethirteens, rather than checking myself. you earlier said that the ethirteens were 15mm in the middle: I assumed you actually meant the middle, not outboard of the axle(not that you couldn't remove quite a bit of the plastic at the bump, but that out of scope of this conversation.) As far as the vaults being concave, are you talking about the small indentation at the axle? because otherwise, no, they are not, & I wouldn't even really count that.

& if you're really going to discount anything actually thin as "a flimsy overly thin trail pedal" then we're going to be here all day: Crampons make sprys look like hamburgers, & they're know for being rock solid.
  • 4 1
 All I'm saying is that a lot of folks find the Vault to be a good, competitively weighted and sized pedal. They certainly are concave, I can promise you that because I have owned a pair but you can also do a quick search of reviews on this pedal to find out they are. In any case, it's a good pedal imo.
  • 3 1
 In fairness so is the e.13 @groghunter
  • 7 1
 You all got this wrong. Crankbros pedals are were its at. Just keep in mind that each pair lasts about a week so it's better to just go ahead and buy in bulk.
  • 1 0
 I agree, 5 years ago when they came out. But hey, the obviously flat pedal in the second picture down here: ride.io/reviews/dmr-vault-pedals-first-look is apparently concave, so what do I know?
  • 3 0
 They are man, I don't know what to tell you.
  • 3 0
 Ok Grog so front to back I guess they are the same thickness as I just went and looked at them but with the longer pins at each end and the center concave over the axle they feel quite secure. One of my fav's honestly.
  • 25 0
 The AtomLab 7speed hub is THE only thing that's excited me about cycle trade shows for about 5 years
  • 3 0
 I'm digg'n their cf bars!
  • 1 0
 Yea those CF bars are going on my bike one day. No doubt.
  • 1 0
 That black an purple !!!!
  • 19 0
 10 speed 11-42 cassette that's lighter than a XT 11-36?!? sign me up!
  • 2 0
 Ya that cassette looks and sounds good, more info on that please. I tried looking for their website but came up with nothing.
  • 2 2
 They fall apart pretty quickly.
  • 2 0
 any more quickly than a one-up setup?
  • 2 0
 Price is a question I want answered, the leonardi one is almost double the cost of a XT plus one-up, the Praxis one is only about 10 dollars cheaper(but only 40t & untested.) Get's worse if you look at cheaper options, SLX cassette plus one of those cheapy absolute black rings is only $70 US.
  • 2 0
 I found their website, they don't have the 11-42 yet but the 11-40 is quite pricy at 306usd.
hbmtb.com/HB/product/item/5
  • 5 0
 Off the table for me then. I'd have to be having serious problems with my expander setup to consider dropping that kind of coin, but it's been flawless.
  • 1 0
 Much faster than any ring swap setup.
  • 16 0
 Those bars with giant CARBON printed on them. You think those might be carbon bars?
  • 13 0
 Caught that did you...so much for subtle! The bar will be the SL Carbon so the graphic will be part of the name.
  • 23 0
 It would be hilarious if they were aluminum though.
  • 14 0
 @Pedro404 or low carbon steel alloy.
  • 19 2
 Kashima seems to have lost the prestige it once had.
  • 8 0
 So Much Want for that Corsair Revo!
  • 7 0
 Thanks, the wait is almost over!
  • 6 0
 Yey for 760mm bars. Finding my goto 760mm bars with a 25mm rise is a pain in the ass.
  • 4 1
 We have three bars in 760mm.
  • 1 0
 Do you have an sl in 785mm?
  • 2 0
 @Atomlab-Components what's up with your website? Its just a splash page at the moment?
  • 3 0
 @sbrdude1 we have the DHR bar which is 800mm...but no 785mm right now.
  • 7 0
 @mbl77 Our website needs a flogging...new one coming soon.
  • 6 0
 I wonder how the brake works on the kids snow bike
  • 4 2
 That saddle has the potential to be the next big thing....who cares if the uci banned them for competition, if they really work (and can be designed to look better) then the rules can be changed in time. Did anyone else think the Alfton looks just like a re-branded Giant?
  • 6 1
 No nose means no sliding forward for climbs, no pushing against it with your legs for descents. That'd be the first thing I'd fix.
  • 1 1
 I think the alfton looks more like an 09 fluid LT1
  • 5 0
 Hats off to Response, 10 and 11 speed cassettes that go on a standard freehub ... why didn't SRAM do that ?? ....
  • 3 0
 cool that corsair makes such rad shit thats never available. where do you buy? i love my Konig and want to try the newer model but the rep wont give me anything and the website is the furthest from helpful.
  • 1 0
 Hard to get even in usa? Wanted to buy a konig a few years ago but it was impossible.
How do they survive if no one can buy it?
  • 5 0
 Just shoot an email to corsair@singletrack-minds.com and they can get you rolling.
  • 3 0
 I tried one of those seats out and they sucked big time. I kept sliding off the front and constantly had to push against bars. I could not wait to get off it.
  • 1 0
 LOL! Ya gotta love the wacky names and things you see in the Taipe coverage. No flex in those spider web chainrings, they must shift and wear awesome! I wonder if a bruiser bike flexor, we're here to pump you up, could either fold or collapse those rings with some high torque loading. Oil slik is the new mystic? That fad will come and date quickly. Cool in small doses like the pedals but the frame would get old quickly I think.
  • 1 0
 anyone know a company or something that i can send parts to who can do that "oil slick" treatment? i want that on my dirt jumper!
  • 1 0
 Earth to Pinkbike: What is the brand of the pivot saddle? That's not cool to leave a picture of a product many of us want and not tell us how to get it.
  • 1 0
 Found the saddle!!!!

www.dimarusa.it/un-saddle/saddle.htm

It's not cheap however.
  • 3 1
 That saddle looks so odd and "stupid." But I need to know more. Tell me more...
  • 4 0
 It was used by Scott Morris in his 4 months bike trip down the continental trail. Check out his website for saddle review
  • 1 0
 @Coppermine do you have a link, I can find the blog on his trip, but no information on the saddle.
  • 3 0
 Are those cnc'd "pie plates" for behind your cassette? HAHAHA
  • 3 0
 7speed cassette spacer
  • 3 1
 Equally useless!
  • 1 0
 The 661 Comp pads surely aren't new? My girlfriend has been using them for quite some time now and those in the picture don't look like anything has been changed.
  • 1 0
 Are they good for a lot of pedaling?
  • 2 0
 My other half says they're just a bit warm, but nothing major (which pads aren't). Otherwise, they're flexible and comfy, don't tend to move around. She's spent some long days in the saddle in proper mountains without taking them off (you have to remove your shoes to do that) with no complaints. She'd recommend them.

They are quite similar in weight, style and construction to my One Industries Enemy pads, which I really like for being light and pedal-friendly. The 661s have wider straps and reach further up above the knee, so I believe they should have slightly less ventilation, but stay in place better in return (the Enemies can move a bit).

Watch out for the sizing, though. If that hasn't changed, they come really small. XL 661 Comps are actually smaller than M Enemies, despite what the sizing tables say.
  • 1 0
 Cool. Thanks
  • 2 0
 Kawasaki bike with Hookworms. Time to break out the street riding. Trials that hog.
  • 4 5
 Although I hate carbon fibre with an absolute passion those Atomlab bars look the tits with a nice 9° back sweep too. On another note I'm am f*cking sick to death every time I open up one of these reports there is always a pissing fat bike!
  • 3 0
 No worries I would genuinely buy those! So nice to see a company making a proper back sweep rather than a straight one and they look amazing too. Bring them out soon!
  • 2 0
 Good to see Corsair Bikes back with some Goodies ! And Andreus DMR Pedal is a sexy Motherf....r
  • 2 0
 Thanks!
  • 1 0
 I bet Adriana La Cerva would just loooooove that trailery helmet.

You know what this one loves? Petrochrome Legendeguy peds!
  • 2 0
 Vaults look great They ride great There build to good high standard Love em
  • 3 0
 Hyper could use a lesson on installing stems...
  • 2 0
 that guy pulls bitches! I aspire to be like him.
  • 2 0
 Pure plumb means a direct vertical line....
  • 3 1
 Dude... The 661 pads and Da Bomb is back.... Pretty nice
  • 2 0
 Oh I know what brand my next pedals will be...
  • 2 0
 One ind is on the right right track with mtb/streetwear style!
  • 2 0
 This oil slick/jet fuel color is so sick! Anybody knows how its made?
  • 1 0
 jeez this has got to be the only feature I've seen where I want everything on display ...
  • 3 0
 Don't be such a Dorcus
  • 1 0
 I'm curious about that @Atomlab-Components crank! All these hot new products, and the site is still not up!
  • 1 0
 We showed a DH and an AM crank, pretty sweet huh? The crank project is on hold while we figure some other items out. The cranks aren't hitting the price point that we would like.
  • 2 0
 ALF-TON??
  • 2 0
 that guy again! Lol
  • 1 1
 Fat bikes with suspension? Isn't the the whole fat tyre thing supposed to circumvent suspension?
  • 1 0
 I love the MST3K vibe I get when reading these updates from Taiwan.
  • 1 0
 I encourage you to check into the price of those DMR Oil-slicks :]
  • 2 1
 That DaBomb straight pull hub, will they be selling just the hub itself?
  • 3 0
 Good question. FWIW, you can get DT swiss hubs in straight pull easily. Only brand I've seen that true of.
  • 1 0
 I'm liking the look of what Response is making
  • 1 0
 Those SHUN cranks look like rebranded XX1 cranks.
  • 1 1
 woaw 195 g for that atomlab bar ??!!!!???? incredible that s a record theree
  • 2 1
 "This girl was whizzing around"
I didn't see her peeing, did you?
  • 4 0
 Different website for that bit.
  • 1 0
 Imagine the fat kids you could lay down on this thing.
  • 2 0
 Lol was this intentional?
  • 1 1
 No comments on how hot the woman is standing next to the Intertek mascot in the first pic? Really??? Letting me down PB!
  • 1 0
 After market casettes with 40 and 42 tooth cogs. YES!
  • 1 0
 LOL at efficiency tests from the 70s. Smoking was good for you back then
  • 1 0
 i want that helmet
  • 2 1
 Twin Cheeks
  • 1 2
 Oil slick is spreading like a disease...
  • 7 0
 Like an oil spill







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