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Gravel cycling, gravel biking or gravel grinding [1] is a sport or a leisure activity in which participants ride bicycles, mostly on gravel roads. While often performed on a specially designed gravel bike, any bicycle capable of covering the terrain can be used.
LeMond on carbon fiber in the 1991 Tour. Greg LeMond was a pioneer in the use of carbon fiber bicycle frames in European professional road cycling, and his Tour de France win in 1986 ahead of Bernard Hinault was the first for carbon. [2] LeMond rode a "Bernard Hinault" Signature Model Look prototype that year.
1988: The company unveils the "Nitro" full-suspension mountain bike after collaboration with Keith Bontrager; 1989: World's first carbon fork, the EMS; 1989: Kestrel is the first company to use higher stiffness, "intermediate modulus" carbon fiber in the 200 EMS. 1989: World's first all-carbon triathlon bike, the KM40
A carbon fiber frame racing bicycle by the French company LOOK A road bicycle made by Scott Lance Armstrong riding in a posture often used on a road bicycle. A racing bicycle, also known as a road bike, is a bicycle designed for competitive road cycling, a sport governed by and according to the rules of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI).
Colnago Ernesto & C. S.r.l. or Colnago is a manufacturer of road-racing bicycles founded by Ernesto Colnago near Milano in Cambiago, Italy.It remained a family-controlled firm until May 4, 2020, when it was announced that the UAE-based investment company, Chimera Investments LLC, had acquired a majority of the Colnago shares from Ernesto Colnago, although the headquarters will remain located ...
The Scalpel was a light-weight full-suspension bike designed for cross-country racing with flexible carbon-fiber chain stays instead of a pivot, providing 63 mm of rear travel and 67 mm from model year 2003 on. In 2008, Cannondale introduced an all-carbon Scalpel, and moved the rear shock to enable 100 mm travel.
Rim brakes are so called because braking force is applied by friction pads to the rim of the rotating wheel, thus slowing it and the bicycle. Brake pads can be made of leather, rubber or cork and are often mounted in metal "shoes". Rim brakes are typically actuated by a lever mounted on the handlebar.
Tubular tyres can be less safe with rim brakes on long descents because the heat generated by braking can cause the glue holding the tyre to the rim to fail. [8] Additionally, excessive heat from rim brakes an cause the tyre pressure to increase so much that the tyre can explode, [9] but this problem also applies for clincher tyres used with ...