MORNE Posted October 19, 2022 Share 35 minutes ago, capediver said: Ahaha, the favourite biking engineer everyone loves to hate has a few things to say about this new model... Haha, To his credit, calling him a bike engineer would be an insult. He’s a well experienced mechanical/aeronautical engineer who ‘frolics’ with bike stuff on YT, and ofcourse likes to call out the BS ‘bike engineers’ and their marketing cheerleaders like to spew he’s awesome😅 Irvin85, Headshot, Andymann and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORNE Posted October 19, 2022 Share Also…watch this to get an idea of the absolute bs the bike world spews when it comes to aero. spoiler: Obree’s 90’s washing machine bike and his odd riding position is still faster than a modern TT bike in a formula 1 wind tunnel. Edited October 19, 2022 by MORNE cfcjim and Zebra 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrentCGP Posted October 19, 2022 Share How much faster do you really need to get to the coffee shop on a Saturday... 🙄 MORNE , RoadNoob6, babse and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJuice Posted October 19, 2022 Share 1 hour ago, splat said: Nobody has mentioned Cervelo's stem yet... Agree, Giant Propel from few years back at the rear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbr Posted October 19, 2022 Share Not impressed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furbz Posted October 20, 2022 Share I'm really trying but i cannot warm up to this. its hideous. its like a Felt, Merida and Cervelo got freaky with Microsofts AI chatbot and created something the laws of nature is uncomfortable with. or maybe just my eyes are uncomfortable with. that Reparto Corse on the DT - looks like a cheap Chinese brand it has lost all its Italianess - maybe a good thing? the Bianchi Specialisma has Italian deliciousness to it - its gorgeous. this... eek. Edited October 20, 2022 by Furbz RoadNoob6, Akon, Underachiever and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madone69 Posted October 20, 2022 Share As a Bianchi owner of the XR and now a XR4....whooooo this is just plain wrong☹️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bub Marley Posted October 20, 2022 Share Still trying to figure out what the hell is going on here. As much as I appreciate the gains, a bike needs to look the part first and foremost. This is the ugliest bike that has come out of their factory. Akon and babse 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babse Posted October 20, 2022 Share please stick to campy... no need to drag SRAM and Shimano down like that Mongoose!, DieselnDust, RoadNoob6 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnavel Posted October 20, 2022 Share 16 minutes ago, Furbz said: I'm really trying to but i cannot warm up to this. its hideous. its like a Felt, Merida and Cervelo got freaky with Microsofts AI chatbot and created something the laws of nature is uncomfortable with. or maybe just my eyes are uncomfortable with. that Reparto Corse on the DT - looks like a cheap Chinese brand it has lost all its Italianess - maybe a good thing? the Bianchi Specialisma has Italian deliciousness to it - its gorgeous. this... eek. Agreed and with that eyewatering price tag... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid the Sloth Posted October 20, 2022 Share The sworks venge MY19 was the original hyperbike and no one can change my mind 😉 Jbr and throttles 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikebloke Posted October 20, 2022 Share 16 hours ago, Nico van Loggerenberg said: I want to joke with but then I saw the exploded animations in the promo video and began to desire one same.... want 😜 ChrisF and Akon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbr Posted October 20, 2022 Share I can not believe that this mosquito catcher can do anything else than add drag Can't wait for lunch to have a listen to Hambini's opinion RoadNoob6, DieselnDust, Sid the Sloth and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted October 20, 2022 Share Nee dankie - don't think it'll be in the peloton? Saw somewhere it's not You See Eye compliant Edited October 20, 2022 by 'Dale RoadNoob6 and Sid the Sloth 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORNE Posted October 20, 2022 Share 1 hour ago, Jbr said: I can not believe that this mosquito catcher can do anything else than add drag Can't wait for lunch to have a listen to Hambini's opinion Nice place to stash your used gels and banana peels ps: my armchair aerodynamics from spending years on motorsport forums tells me that sometimes a hole/channel/tunnel like this is to catch a vortex or disturbed air so that the airflow around it or further downstream is less affected by said ‘dirty’ air…but again, as i’m sure hambini will go off on a tangent about it haha- the big moving fleshy mass on the the bike is where all the drag is anyway Edited October 20, 2022 by MORNE DieselnDust, Jbr and ChrisF 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headshot Posted October 20, 2022 Share Ludicrous looks and price. The push bike industry is worse than just about any other for overcharging for very dubious performance gains. No doubt a few CEO's will take the bait though. At least for a R250k ebike you're getting a motor and other real hi tech bits. I learned early on that fancy road bikes get you very limited gains for the money. Especially when you're roaring along in the peleton. I rode a 11kg steel road bike with badly warped wheels to a sub three many years ago on the CTCT. RoadNoob6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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