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/
'Dale 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.
'Dale Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 Sorry for the repeated topic, Hub Members... I did not notice the others.
Matt Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 Okay, this is the 4th repeat of this article. http://www.thehubsa...._1#entry1368621 http://www.thehubsa...._1#entry1368705 http://www.thehubsa...._1#entry1368370  I've Merged them all.
Bos Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 I've Merged them all.   Can see its friday huh..Have you gents heard this news....? http://images.capetownmagazine.com/events/Red-Bull-F1-Show-in-Table-View/2011-03-27/11_37_53103 redbull are bringing a car to Blouberg next sunday. Burning it up four our pleasure. Pitty its the same day as the epic prologue If im not mistaken.
gummibear Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 Can see its friday huh..Have you gents heard this news....? http://images.capetownmagazine.com/events/Red-Bull-F1-Show-in-Table-View/2011-03-27/11_37_53103 redbull are bringing a car to Blouberg next sunday. Burning it up four our pleasure. Pitty its the same day as the epic prologue If im not mistaken. Don't forget your earplugs
doris Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011  Impressive however na thanx I will pass Where's the roof rack? Lamborghini had one...  Think they are adding a Tow bar this round
Minion Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 2.07kgs?!?!?!?!?damn!!!Pretty light for frame, fork and crank. A Scott Addict R1 with Red crank and Thomson seatpost comes in at 2180g. The fatty in this category, the Pinarello Dogma comes in at 2786g.
Minion Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 That is a beautiful colour scheme After noticing the orange on the top tube in Airbender's photo, I'm going to partially retract this comment. Blech. The matte black with red highlights is still really pretty, though.
patches Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 Maybe next they'll team up with Subaru/Renault/Honda to design a Mountain Bike. Honda did once make a MTB... ...and it made this Spesh McLaren's £5,000 price tag seem like pocket change... Enter the Honda RN01 (est. $70 000... if they were willing to sell one) http://www.sicklines.com/news-images/honda-RN01.jpg
Bos Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 Honda did once make a MTB... ...and it made this Spesh McLaren's £5,000 price tag seem like pocket change... Enter the Honda RN01 (est. $70 000... if they were willing to sell one) http://www.sicklines.com/news-images/honda-RN01.jpg Not quite comparing apples with apples though..  If it was as simple as making a carbonfibre mould and slapping in the carbon It would. The Honda wasnt made mass production, Everyone was handbuilt, CNC'd manhours....is $$
patches Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 (edited) Not quite comparing apples with apples though..  If it was as simple as making a carbonfibre mould and slapping in the carbon It would. The Honda wasnt made mass production, Everyone was handbuilt, CNC'd manhours....is $$ yeah true... they were custom made for the WC circuit. The gearboxes were so top secret that Honda would remove them from the bike after the race. Like you say, definitely not mass produced. But yeah, was just showing an example of what Honda had done MTB wise in the past. As stated earlier though... most times when a car manufacturer gets involved with bikes... the result is disastrous... take the Hummer MTB for instance... hideous cheap crap!http://www.bike-trend.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/hummer-bike-xtreme.jpg You wouldn't think that a brand that makes these would put their name on such a terrible bike:http://www.shrani.si/f/1b/iN/3nv2ZRXE/torqueomata235.jpg Edited March 18, 2011 by patches
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