'Dale Posted March 16, 2011 Posted March 16, 2011 http://cdn2.media.cyclingnews.futurecdn.net/2011/03/15/1/1299864262170_piti8evg96ms_950_75_600.jpg SPECIAL MENTION TO 'FAKES', 'HEADHUNTER' & 'ATRAUT - MEN THAT I ENJOY TRAINING & RACING WITH. From cyclingnews.com: The Specialized Shiv is one of the most striking time trial bikes we've seen. Its elongated front end – a combination of a large nosecone and a deep head tube – gives it the appearance of an icebreaker, while the rest of the frame is sleek and streamlined to have minimal impact on the air flowing around it. We've previewed the Shiv in the past, but we've now got our hands on a live one for testing. It's been squirreled away for the winter in the BikeRadar workshop, avoiding the mud and snow. But it's now March – time to take it out of cotton wool and get it on the road. The frameset we have is the version ridden by Fabian Cancellara to victory in the 2009 World Time Trial Championships. Back then it was okay under International Cycling Union (UCI) rules, but not any more. Specialized do have a new UCI (probably) legal version but it's not available to the public yet. UCI legality isn't crucial unless you're going to be racing in UCI races though. The Shiv is legal for most UK and US time trials (save for the national championships) and non-draft triathlons. Sizing of the Shiv is different to most bikes. Specialized have specified the frame in terms of reach (centre of bottom bracket to effective centre of head tube) and stack (centre of bottom bracket to top of top tube) instead of the usual top tube and seat tube lengths. You'll notice from this diagram that stack height is the same across all models, which means you choose your model on the basis of reach.http://cdn3.media.cyclingnews.futurecdn.net/2011/03/15/1/1299864293929_1s7mkbdi3j859_950_75_600.jpg
SL7 Posted March 16, 2011 Posted March 16, 2011 Wow I like this bike - it even has my initials on the back wheel!
'Dale Posted March 16, 2011 Author Posted March 16, 2011 Wow I like this bike - it even has my initials on the back wheel! F F Ice cool!
andretraut Posted March 16, 2011 Posted March 16, 2011 What a missile! X rated porn, Bender, x rated!
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