Glad Friday!
So when you had been sitting round scratching your ass and watching Hulu this man simply went forward and invented the dropper handlebar, that’s all, no huge whoop:
Not solely does it have suspension, however it means that you can regulate your bar top on the fly:
This dangerous boy might be on the brand new Specialised Diverge throughout the subsequent 5 years, and I hereby bestow upon it a well-earned Simply Purchase A Rivendell (JBAR) Award, which is only one of this stuff spraypainted gold:
In different thrilling tech information, you could recall that the most recent development in wheel know-how is the hookless rim, which permits for tire blowoffs while yielding completely no tangible advantages:
Properly Zipp have now solved the issue properly-designed rims had already solved by partnering with the blimp folks on a particular tire:
Now, it’s vital to keep in mind that the very fact Zipp wheels can’t maintain a tire on whenever you experience over a bump was by no means Zipp’s fault; fairly, it was the floor of the Earth’s fault for being bumpy:
Actually it’s so not their fault that you simply actually ought to use this particular tire:
Inside 10 years you’ll completely have to make use of very particular rim and tire combos solely, and on prime of that you simply’ll most likely must have your tires professionally put in, however the upside of all that’s that whenever you make your service appointment it’s also possible to have them do a bar top adjustment whereas the bike is within the store:
All in that oughta run you a few grand in components and labor, however they’ll throw within the drivetrain battery diagnostic at no cost.
Lastly, talking of the Diverge, it’s a cousin to the Roubaix, which for years has been the final word JBAR bike–and I assume there’s a brand new one now:
And it after all options the Future Shock entrance suspension cartridge:
They name it the Future Shock as a result of for those who ever want to exchange it sooner or later you’ll be shocked by how a lot it prices:
Although the worth and the notion that it makes you a greater descender is price it for the “imbalance by way of experience high quality” you’ll get pleasure from the remainder of the time:
It’s sufficient to make you pine for the outdated days when the Roubaix used to come back with Zertz. For those who’re unfamiliar with Zertz, it could sound like a model of cough drop, however it was a supposedly magical vibration-damping insert they used to stay within the frames and the seatpost:
For those who wished to benefit from the vibration-damping qualities of Zertz on a non-Zertz-compatible bike, they may very well be inserted rectally, although Specialised didn’t formally assist this and wouldn’t be held accountable for any medical payments you may incur consequently. (Don’t ask me how I do know, I came upon the arduous means.)
It’s noteworthy that on the time Specialised opted for the doubtful good thing about the Zertz after they might have as an alternative harnessed the plain advantages of medium-reach and wider tires…but as an alternative like the remainder of the business they waited till discs took over then immediately you bought not solely the vast tires but additionally an costly and proprietary suspension system to close you the fuck up as soon as and for all.
You may as nicely simply purchase a….do I even must say it?
