what make/model is it? (link pics)

went to Harrods yesterday and spent a few minutes looking at this beauty

you know the one with the electric shifters etc £40000 pounds.

Factor 001?

I thought that said Halfords at first glance

"optimise without compromise"

eh? isn't optimising about finding the best compromise?

thats the one cheers,

The ride belies the weight of the machine.

So it's heavy then???

Why is the front brake on the 'wrong' side?

Not only does it like shite, you also wouldnt be able to race on it.

I like this bit

to approach the design of the bicycle with no respect for rules or restrictions.

….. so they built a normal bike with flat tubes. Genius 🙄

"laboratory-quality data in a real-world environment"

Erm, right then.

yunki – Member
I thought that said Halfords at first glance

Same here.

Factor001? Daft bike AND sunburn.

I happen to know company that makes that bike (applied for a job there once…). They actually do a lot of good stuff for F1. Unfortunately, like most car-based companies they know fork all about bikes (see the BMW thread).

There was a writeup on it the other day on Pistonheads and as a money no object sort of thing it is quite cool. Yeah it is against UCI rules but I still think it's wicked.

disc brakes on a road bike? no need, you'd lock up constantly

sadly a lot of the top end carbon fibre companies stay well clear of bicycle parts/frames for insurance reasons

disc brakes on a road bike? no need, you'd lock up constantly

No you wouldn't. Unless you have the finesse of a gorilla. Road tyres have a huge amount of grip you know…….

so what brakes are they, I can't see from the pics.

WTF is "negative torque"? How can the steering of this bike be "more efficient"?

I would guess it's to do with the force you pull up on the pedals. PowerTaps also give crank torque for a lot less money!

It doesn't appear to mention power, although there's a number of references to torque, which on a bike is **** all use!

I'd be interested to try the carbon-ceramic discs, considering how hot they have to get on cars to be of any use I really do wonder if they're up to much on a bike! Dry use only too, guess they can't be any worse than carbon rims. I wonder what the wheels weigh too, obviously tubs, they may have managed to make them reasonably light.

Didn't trek build some lance armsrong relplicas in that horrible brown/gold colourscheme for silly* money?

*because you could buy a lighter bike from their range for less.

Never saw the point, if your going to flaunt the UCI rules, why not go the whole hog and build a fully faired recumbant?

I'm off to Halfords to have a look….