Bianchi Oltre is Born: the first Hyperbike

[MORNE]

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😅

[MORNE]

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

[BrentCGP]

How much faster do you really need to get to the coffee shop on a Saturday... 🙄

[DJuice]

1 hour ago, splat said:

Nobody has mentioned Cervelo's stem yet...

Agree, Giant Propel from few years back at the rear.

[Jbr]

Not impressed

[Furbz]

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

[Madone69]

As a Bianchi owner of the XR and now a XR4....whooooo this is just plain wrong☹️

[Bub Marley]

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.

[babse]

please stick to campy... no need to drag SRAM and Shimano down like that

[Schnavel]

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...

[Sid the Sloth]

The sworks venge MY19 was the original hyperbike and no one can change my mind 😉

[bikebloke]

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 😜

[Jbr]

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

['Dale]

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

[MORNE]

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

[Headshot]

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.