Rouleur Stay is the normal final cease for the season by way of bike reveals. Yearly within the ever-so-fashionable Spitalfields space of London present and former professionals from highway and gravel congregate to offer some talks, meet the general public, and have a number of drinks. On the identical time, there’s additionally three rooms filled with present bikes to ogle in between listening to Tom Pidcock answering questions on whether or not he’s staying at Ineos for the thousandth time.
Not like reveals like Eurobike the place there may be a number of OEM components and a number of consumer-facing merchandise, Rouleur Stay is simply stuffed filled with hyper-premium present ponies. There may be hardly ever something new by way of tech – although there may be often a smattering – however for one-off bikes, customized builds, and particular editions utilizing essentially the most bling elements in the marketplace (and off it), it’s just about unmatched.
I spent hours on Thursday roaming the halls to carry you the very cream of the crop, so get the kettle on, brew up a flowery single-origin espresso as is befitting, and have a scroll via all of the tech that, in all probability, you and I’ll by no means be capable to afford.
To kick off with some Olympic tech, right here is Wout van Aert’s Cervelo time trial bike from Paris, with a double disc wheel setup that was claimed to be 17 watts sooner.
Very customized wishbone TT extensions, a 3D printer pc mount and low profile grips hold issues slippery on the entrance. If reminiscence serves me accurately he used Imaginative and prescient extensions, not these, not less than within the race recon.
Taped over bolts are a standard theme on TT bikes these days the place races will be received or misplaced by thousandths of a second. The arm cups look to be customized 3D printed to suit the Belgian’s forearms.
No Visma Lease-a-Bike colors for the Olympics, simply beautiful mottled sponsor logos in vaguely Belgian flavours.
The bizarre trying saddle is from small model Sprint, that tends to give attention to TT and triathlon saddles.
A T-Rex, on a Canyon? It may well solely be Alec Briggs’ Aeroad in Staff Tekkerz livery.
Customized chrome painted Light-weight wheels actually are a uncommon factor certainly, however the go well with the brash visible id of the group right down to the bottom.
You get to see professional bikes from the massive races, on this case the polka dot Cannondale SuperSix Evo Lab71 of Richard Carapaz.
Pinarello had a particular Zwift version of the brand new Dogma F. Solely a handful are made, and anybody who buys one will get a corresponding bike within the in style indoor coaching app.
Within the impartial builder corridor Mosaic was exhibiting off some significantly lovely paint.
An identical stem is a giant flex, as is the color matched Chris King headset.
Matching anodised Chris King hubs too? Oh go on then!
To not be outdone, simply throughout the room titanium stalwart Enigma had a equally good-looking headtube and customized painted carbon fork.
Australian lugged specialist Bastion confirmed off this carbon and titanium steed.
Simply if you thought Light-weight wheels could not get any extra unique, some restricted version ones pop up on the present.
I consider the coating on the lugs and these 3D printed OSPWs is a few type of Cerakote. In any case it is a tremendous little bit of matchy matchy.
The carbon weave on the tubes is achieved by weaving carbon fibres on an enormous loom, which might then be reduce to size and bonded into the lugs.
Even the seatpost topper has a quantity on it so you understand precisely which of the 88 restricted editions you’ve gotten.
Recent from smashing the around the world file, Lael Wilcox’s Specialised Roubaix was on the SRAM stand.
A customized 3D printed pc and dynamo gentle mount caps Wilcox’s aero extensions.
It is uncommon at Rouleur Stay to see issues as retro as clip on lights, however this bike is utilitarian at the start.
Wilcox is masterful at packing gentle, and the drybag slung underneath the bag is nearly all she packed in a superbly minimal setup.
Up prime a GPS tracker and a telephone mount hold communications shut at hand.
A Revelate Designs prime tube bag usually homes snacks. Wilcox has been seen stashing fries in it from time to time.
There have been loads of superbly painted Trek bike son present. This prismatic Madone definitely drew a crowd.
Eisa Longo Borghini’s pink Giro successful Madone additionally caught many a watch.
I consider Alex Yee was the one athlete on the Paris Olympics to win gold aboard a Trek, and so the Wisconsin model went all out on his gold Madone.
The painters managed to attain a glance of just about tarnished metallic coated in fingerprints. A tremendous achievement.
Right here it’s in all its gold glory. Happily the model averted going completely overboard with an identical cockpit.
This pastel Madone is an official collaboration with Pantone.
Ribble, not usually thought of an excellent premium model, was exhibiting off its model new titanium all highway bike, with a color scheme fairly much like the Bastion it have to be stated
The titanum was properly polished, and once I obtained to it not less than it was largely away from grubby fingerprints from curious attendees.
On an all-white Ribble Extremely SLR this mad AbsoluteBlack OSPW improve was noticed.
Warwickshire primarily based Meteor Works had the one THM crankset that I noticed on the present on its highway bike.
Nonetheless, its gravel bike had maybe essentially the most bling set of wheels I’ve seen lately. Gold Onyx hubs laced to Princeton Carbonworks rims with Berd nylon spokes.
Metal bikes can have light-weight components too, on this case a really slender carbon bottle cage.
Here is a have a look at the marginally mad lacing system of the wheels. The spokes simply hook onto the hub and are completely floppy like string when not tensioned.
Onyx is not a model you see a number of within the highway world, coming primarily from BMX racing. Its rear hub contains a freehub ratchet that completely disengages when freewheeling for a very silent journey.
Have you ever lately purchased a vibrant inexperienced Festka? Why not get an identical set of Lake CX 333 leather-based footwear to match?
Whereas he did not make an look himself there was no escaping the presence of Tadej Pogačar via his many bikes on the present, on this case his Tour-winning Colnago V4Rs.
The Enve decals have a number of element in them, together with Didi the satan.
It wasn’t the one yellow Colnago on the present, however it was the one trendy one.
There was additionally a motorcycle to commemorate the Slovenian’s spectacular season, additionally full with customized Enve decals.
That is an nearly actual reproduction of what Pogačar rode to his world championships win, in addition to the tyres and some small particulars.
As I stated, it was exhausting to flee his presence.
Whereas Light-weight wheels are sometimes seen on the present, however a Light-weight cockpit is a a lot rarer beast. This one was fitted to a black Colnago C68 for an especially bling bike.
This was maybe my favorite factor on the present as an enormous sun shades nerd. On the left are Fausto Coppi’s authentic Persol sun shades, picked up by a gaggle of fans off ebay when. aBelgian museum closed down. The group then spent over £9,000 recreating them in a restricted run, as seen on the suitable. A real ardour undertaking if ever there was one.
Some classic bikes had been nonetheless on present, as they at all times are. This one that includes a very historical transmission system.
It could appear to be it’s 3D printed titanium, however this Storck is an all carbon, all aero machine.
Its Scope wheels characteristic a fish scale sample stated to assist aerodynamics.
The Scope hubs are nevertheless 3D printed titanium, and left uncooked in a really restricted run of instances.
The pinnacle tube is especially deep, even amongst trendy aero bikes.
The particular black version of Campagnolo Tremendous Report, with a particular crest… as a result of the usual black Tremendous Report is not fairly unique sufficient.
A Look bike was being painted reside on the present too, happily with a light-weight airbrush to avoid wasting protecting the punters.
Danni Shrosbree’s Felt Breed was the very first thing the general public noticed upon getting into the present, contemporary from a season of gravel racing within the States.
Whereas the body can accommodate 50c mountain bike tyres, it was working narrower Kendas on this case.
A Lauf fork gives additional compliance, and the carb stickers add a little bit of enjoyable.
Curiously Shrosbree opts to make use of Wahoo energy pedals often solely seen on the highway. In case you by no means put your foot down do you even want gravel footwear and pedals?
George Fox broke the British 10 mile TT file aboard this ‘highway bike’, which was really a closely modified, however not unlawful, TT bike. These bars definitely would not reduce it in a UCI race although.
Continental’s Aero111 entrance tyre was clearly a should match part.
The entrance and rear brakes featured neat cooling ducts and fairings.
A particularly deep head tube right here, together with a customized stem to permit using these tremendous slim drop bars.
No one name the commissaires please!
This appears to be a do-it-yourself fairing, although it does bear a resemblance to the CeramicSpeed OSPW system.
Each uncovered bolt was taped over in a no stone left unturned construct. Even the derailleur hanger was taped off.
Monster watts wanted to show this 66 tooth entrance chainring, naturally arrange 1x with a waxed chain.
Two empty bottles, there as a fairing slightly than for hydration, and inside the guidelines.
Behind the corridor British model Reap had this impressively cantilevered seatpost atop a triathlon submit.
It additionally had this prototype gravel bike on present. You’ll be able to learn extra about it within the story under.
The chainstays had been nearly razor skinny.
The built-in seat submit is by far essentially the most chunky I’ve ever laid eyes on.
This lovely carbon and metal head tube belonged to a hyper unique Officina Battaglin.
Beneath which stood a really fancy Aurum, full with black and gold matching Princeton Carbonworks wheels.
All it wanted was the gold one hundred and fiftieth anniversary version Pirelli tyres and it might have been full… alas.
As promised, the second yellow Colnago of the weekend. This one was ridden by legend of french biking, Thomas Voeckler on his lengthy, however in the end futile stint within the yellow jersey.
The tight spacing of this 11sp Campagnolo Tremendous Report groupset appears positively quaint these days.
One factor I am at all times going to cease and snap is an identical Silca Impero body pump, right here slung underneath the highest tube of a Stelbel.
A 3rd yellow bike? Oh go on, twist my arm. This time it is Kasia Niewiadoma’s Canyon Aeroad.
Because it was on the Canyon stand the bottle cages and bar tape had been swapped to Canyon items.
An ergon saddle is a reasonably common sight within the girls’s peloton, with groups typically breaking sponsor commitments within the identify of consolation.
You may have most likely seen the leaks by now, however of not I’ve linked them down under. There’s one thing new on the best way from Wahoo.
Princeton Carbonworks’ stand had a slew of extremely premium wheels, together with these tri-spoke numbers.
On the entrance Scicon was exhibiting off its rainbow sun shades, made for Tadej Pogaçar.
James Shaw’s crashed POC helmet was on present, following his crash on the Tour de France.
Lachlan Morton’s POC helmets had been additionally on present from his record-setting lap of Australia, noticeably sun-faded after hundreds of miles.
His footwear had been additionally on present too on the Fizik stand, although I used to be suggested to not sniff them.
These are apparently a brand new set of gravel footwear from Fizik, with no identify as but although it will be one thing just like the Powerstrap X.
New sun shades too from Koo, the ‘Hype’ mannequin, which will likely be on the faces of Bora Hansgrohe subsequent season.
This is not strictly bike tech, however my good friend David was portray a beautiful mural all weekend so I needed to point out him off too.
A robust contender for essentially the most bling chainset. Cane Creek cranks mated to CarbonTi chainrings.
Pinarello had by far the largest stand. Amongst the assorted Dogma, F, and Dogma X’s there was the brand new Bolide time trial bike.
Each the seatpost and seat tube are scalloped for aero good points.
Chinese language model EXS introduced a load of superlight goodies to the present, together with this all titanium cassette.
This lovely hub even had the freehub physique anodised, which is superb consideration to element for part of the bike that’s nearly at all times hidden.
This 3D printed titanium bottle cage would cap off any superlight construct.
Castelli had a full set of Gabba jackets, previous and current, together with this Soudal-Quickstep Gabba R. I used to be instructed that in making use of the logos the jacket really shrinks half a measurement.
On the time of writing, tickets are nonetheless accessible for Rouleur Stay on Saturday and will be bought right here.
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