Catatonic_Joe Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 (edited) Hey, I'm not a roadie, but I love F1 and I LOVE McLaren. Anyway, interested to see Mclaren and Specilized have come together to create a gorgeous looking road bike. See more Here Edited March 18, 2011 by Catatonic_Joe
101SCC Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 At a cost of 5,000 british pounds! Frame, fork, post and crank me thinks I will not be on the waiting list!
Catatonic_Joe Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 Maybe next they'll team up with Subaru/Renault/Honda to design a Mountain Bike.
Mackie Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 Burry on his Twitter this morning said, he wants one badly.We will be astounded to see how many of these will be sold. R60k is not actually that much if you think about it, a new S-Works Epic retails for R75k.
Edge_Design Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 At a cost of 5,000 british pounds! Frame, fork, post and crank me thinks I will not be on the waiting list! I might be wrong, but aren't the top end Treks around R60k? This would then be competition for the Italian premium bikes on price as well (and I would probably take the Spesh personally if I was in that market).
AndreZA Posted March 18, 2011 Author Posted March 18, 2011 Calm down there are more colours..and this one is not coming to SA. There is a Black/Red frameset coming and the Full Sram Red Bike in White/Red. http://www.specialized.com/us/en/bc/SBCProduct.jsp?spid=60781&scid=1001&scname=Road This matt black one looks the best.
gummibear Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 It is a very nice looking bike but i would rather go for the Felt AR. http://www.feltbicycles.com/Resources/ProductPhotos/Bikes/AR0_2011_zipp_v2_INT_SMALL.jpg
Eugene Oppelt Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 (edited) http://cdn4.media.cyclingnews.futurecdn.net/2011/03/17/1/velodramatic_specialized_mclaren_venge_5073_600.jpgI am a Cannondale follower. AND THIS MADE ME TURN MA HEAD!http://cdn3.media.cyclingnews.futurecdn.net/2011/03/17/1/velodramatic_specialized_mclaren_venge_5071_600.jpg Specialized today unveiled the jewel in their road bike crown - the McLaren Venge. The bike is the result of a nine month collaboration with the Formula One racing giants McLaren. It will be used in competition for the first time at Milan-San Remo this weekend by a select group of riders from Specialized-sponsored teams, including Mark Cavendish (HTC-Columbia). http://cdn0.media.cyclingnews.futurecdn.net/2011/03/17/1/velodramatic_specialized_mclaren_venge_4923_600.jpg Edited March 18, 2011 by AirBender
AndreZA Posted March 18, 2011 Author Posted March 18, 2011 (edited) Okay, this is the 4th repeat of this article. https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/101417-specialized-mclaren-road-bike/page__p__1368621__hl__mclaren__fromsearch__1#entry1368621 https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/101400-specialized-mclaren/page__p__1368705__hl__mclaren__fromsearch__1#entry1368705 https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/101408-specialized-mclaren-venge/page__p__1368370__hl__mclaren__fromsearch__1#entry1368370 Edited March 18, 2011 by Mampara
Eugene Oppelt Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 atraut, headhunter, fakes... hope you're online for this sometime soon!
Gobbo Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 WOW WOW WOW , that is HOT !!I wonder what the price will be ?
Wyatt Earp Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 WOW WOW WOW , that is HOT !!I wonder what the price will be ? https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/101400-specialized-mclaren/
Eugene Oppelt Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 Key specifications The specifications for both models of the Venge are certainly interesting, subject to further verification. Claimed weight for the frame only is 950g, with the complete module (frame, fork, seatpost, crankset) tipping the scales at 2.07kg for the McLaren and 2.18kg for the S-Works Venge. Aero savings are interesting too. Specialized have conducted track testing with the Venge against their current top line race bike, the Tarmac SL3. Claimed watts saved by the Venge range from 3W at 20km/h to a whopping 23W at 45km/h, and presumably a lot more than this at Mark Cavendish's sprint speed of around 70km/h. Giving a professional rider that sort of advantage is incredible and should be apparent from very early on in the season. Claimed torsional stiffness to weight ratio between the head tube and rear dropouts is high too: 80.4 (Nm/deg)/kg for the S-Works Venge and 89.7 for the McLaren Venge. To put that in context Specialized say their 20t10 S-Works Tarmac SL3 is 124.3 (Nm/deg)/kg (stiffer, but not an aero road bike) but the 2011 Felt AR1 aero bike is only 56.4 (Nm/deg)/kg.
Eugene Oppelt Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 Sorry for the repeated topic, Hub Members... I did not notice the others.
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