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SHOW DAILY sHOw Day 1 3 ‘THE SUN IS SMILING’ AS CONTENTS dEMO dAY TURNS fIVE fEATUREd IN THIS ISSUE … “Everything is great!” exclaimed Dirk “It’s fantastic. It’s crowded. It’s Sandrock, founder of O-Synce, as he took a great atmosphere. everyone is Eurobike Turns 20 excited,” said Joshua Hon, general German retailers ride out storms part in Demo Day yesterday. “The sun is manager of new folding bike 04 smiling, the people are smiling—what more company Tern Bicycles. “It’s good could you ask for?” for us. The urban segment is big Vitus Signs over here. even if there are many 05 Chain Reaction meets the media sportive bikes around—the interest for many attendees, Demo Day “we want to keep people’s in the urban market is huge.” was about as good as it gets. attention with these new Vox Pop eurobike’s fifth Demo Day, amid technologies. They are all at Thun, which was exhibiting for 07 Has financial crisis affected you? the green, tranquil pastures relevant, and I think the target the first time, “for us it was super,” of Ratzenried, attracted 1,840 group’s perfect. we will see the company’s Janine Neumann The Force is With Him retailers and—almost as important after this day if there was a said. “and even if this test event is young designer brakes into field for many exhibitors—more than lot of interest or not.” more focused sports bikes, we 10 600 journalists from 24 countries. But for most exhibitors, were able to get some mountain some 116 companies and brands Demo Day was about getting and road bikers on our new Aero Exercises participated. as much product on or under pedelec system. we received a 16 How far will aero road trend go? as many people as possible. really good response for it.” “we couldn’t have a better trade show opener. eDD offers a A New E-Bike Formula unique mix of a trade show and a 18 formula 1 driver helps JD bike festival, and is well appreci- ated by our customers,” said Big Wheels Keep Turning klaus wellmann, CeO of Messe shows big love to 29ers friedrichshafen. 24

One gauge of Demo Day’s Day of the Concor success was the empty exhibitor selle san Marco revives classic tents. 25

“The sun is shining, the bikes are Speed Thrills Fast pedelecs out,” said arthur Gala of kona, 28 need better safety who stood amidst a completely empty tent except for a bike on a stand that a mechanic was Bold Statements New apparel prepping for its next customer. 30 explodes with color “last year, because of the rain, it was not as good.” Di2 Moves Downstream makes ultegra electric Nearby at , a nearly 32 identical response. “every bike is out. everything is good,” Painting Sundern Orange Colnago’s eugenio Conti said. 34 sks' new conference center Not all exhibitors cared about having products for visitors DT Swiss is Going Places to demo. schoeller, the swiss 40 Company expands globally manufacturer of technical fibers and fabrics, attended MORE THAN 2,400 RETAILERS ANd jOURNALISTS ATTENdEd A Charged-Up Market Demo Day for the first time to YESTERdAY’S dEMO dAY. © Bw Germany takes lead in e-bikes spread the word about the tech- 43 nologies—such as ColdBlack, “we are super happy,” said Retailer Hofmann Helmut, who Nanosphere, energear, and frank stollenmaier, general owns Hofmann Bike shop in New Products others—that its partners use in manager of Brake force One. Halblech, Germany, said he’s been 45 see the latest and greatest their apparel lines. “The weather here is much coming to eurobike since it started better than it was at Bike 20 years ago. “Today the weather “Demo Day is new for us, and we expo’s Demo Day. Over there is perfect for bike testing,” Helmut thought we’d give it a try,” said we had a lot of rain,” he said said, adding that he planned to try ansgar fritschle of schoeller’s ON THE COVER: SABRINA LAwSON, referring to an earlier show in e-bikes and then some mountain marketing department. "MISS OBERSCHwABEN," AT dEMO dAY. Munich. bikes. ■ DM © BERNHARD WROBEL 4 SHOW DAILY sHOw Day 1

EUROBIKE CELEBR ATES SUPPORT wILdCATS wITH 20TH AS GERMANY'S VELO & GET A SENSO RETAILERS RIdE OUT wILdLIfE T-SHIRT Velo Enterprise has partnered with South African TURBULENT wEATHER Airways, South African Tourism, bike magazine aktiv Radfahren and the conservation organization Panthera, Germany’s bike business continues to do well despite to support the preservation of wild cats. economic turbulence, according to industry organiza- tions and business leaders who spoke at yesterday’s since april 2011 a sweepstakes Eurobike press conference. in which two winners are given a trip to south africa has stirred B2-503 interest for the senso wildlife It is the turbulence from real weather in the first half, to 1.83 million units. campaign ending on October that has had the most impact The average value of imported units 20, 2011. on sales. Retailers in Germany rose by about 10 percent compared experienced an exceptional start to with the previous year. Throughout the promotional the sales season, but poor weather in period, a portion of the June, July and august largely erased In terms of volume, Thailand has proceeds from the sale the early gains. Overall, it’s expected overtaken as the largest of senso saddles are desig- that 2011 sales will be on par with last bike exporter to Germany, thanks nated for the conservation year’s numbers. to shipments from strongman and organization Panthera, a Bangkok Cycle. Domestic consump- leader in advancing actions Messe friedrichshafen CeO klaus tion (production plus imports minus globally to preserve wild wellman took a back at the exports) was 2.9 million in the first cats. half, up about 2.1 per cent. development of the world’s biggest Take part in the senso bike show, which started 20 years wildlife contest by completing ago. The trend towards e-bikes continues unabated, Neuberger said. However, the form at Velo’s booth and receive a free senso wildlife The original eurobike began with rising e-bike sales have not led to T-shirt. just 268 exhibitors at the “old” overall market growth. Consumers fairground, much smaller than today’s instead are apparently deciding to modern complex. This year the show buy an e-bike instead of a city or welcomes 1,180 exhibitors from 45 trekking model. The impact on sales countries, with over 300 products value has of course been substantial, premiering exclusively at eurobike. and ZIV expects this to continue. BE qUICK, GR AB A B2-102 Originally known as a mountain bike Giving the perspective of Germany’s fREE C-BOLT event, the show now covers every bike retailers, VDZ CeO kunz said aspect of the bicycle business, turnover in 2010 was about €3.2 The first 25 IBD visitors to the Cratoni booth attracting over 40,000 visitors from billion, with bicycles accounting for 53 will walk away with a free C-Bolt helmet. This offer is percent of revenues. The remainder around the world along with 1,700 first come, first served and is for today only. journalists from 35 countries. came from sales of accessories and services. average bike prices rose The panel at the opening press from €446 in 2009 to €460 in 2010, The C-Bolt was the winner in conference traditionally includes two an increase that is largely explained a Roadbike-Magazin helmet representatives from industry associa- by the increase in e-bike sales. test report. tions and two business leaders. Derby Cycle boss Mathias seidler Cratoni's general manager, This year, siegfried Neuberger, CeO explained the reasons behind Günter krauter, promises of ZIV (Germany’s Two-wheeler his firm’s stock exchange listing that if the correct size of Industry association) and Thomas earlier this year, including access to C-Bolt isn’t available at kunz, CeO of VDZ (association for the investment and the company’s desire the booth, the company two-wheeler business) presented their to remain independent. Derby is the will mail one after the takes on the state of manufacturing market leader in e-bikes in Germany, show. and sales in the German market. and seidler expects continued strong Neuberger said that total production growth in the segment. in Germany rose slightly in the first half of 2011 to 1.73 million units—up 3 specialized VP Bob Margevicius percent compared to the same period also spoke about his vision for the last year. future of the industry, starting with a story about a young cyclist he met Bike imports rose by about 4 percent in southeast asia. “This kid was ORdER R&M’S PEdELECS, on a domestically made bike. His TAKE AN IPAd2 wITH YOU equipment was not the best, but he was well able to keep up with me Here’s an enticing offer: and he had dreams of cycling in the Order at least 12 Riese Olympics,” Margevicius said. “This is the future of cycling.” & Müller hybrid bikes (the name they give their Pointing to double-digit sales growth pedelecs) for 2012, and get a for recreational bikes in China, new Apple iPad2 for free. he emphasized how important the markets in China, India and southeast asia were becoming for the industry. In the developed world, he stressed the need for education and advocacy to reverse the A2-306 disastrous decline in bicycle use by school-age children SIEGfRIEd over the last 40 years. ■ TK It’s Riese & Müller’s way of saying your pedelec line-up for next NEUBERGER, CEO Of GERMANY’S TwO- “thank you” to their current—or season, this may be just the push wHEELER INdUSTRY prospective—retailers. so, you need to help you decide. ASSOCIATION. retailers: If you’re thinking about SHOW DAILY sHOw Day 1 5 CHAIN REACTION COURTS THE PRESS AT dEMO dAY Chain Reaction Cycles of Northern Ireland Chain Reaction is producing is a big online bike retailer whose aggres- a signature Vitus bike and will make 75 of sive pricing, has long ruffled feathers, from them this year, retailing for its home market as far away as Australia. £2,999 (€3,400.) so Chain Reaction’s “eurobike offers a huge The carbon monocoque presence at Demo Day opportunity to meet the frame has geometry turned some heads. was world’s bike media.” supplied by kelly, including a the Internet bike store about Vitus has been the house shorter-than-usual top tube. to offer its house brand of brand for Chain Reaction The bike is equipped with bikes to brick-and-mortar since 2010, when the family- Dura-ace, but not Di2. kelly retailers? owned business bought the said he prefers the feel of mechanical gears. Not exactly. Chain Reaction brand name from its french came to Demo Day because owners. In 2010, CRC made 13 it’s also a great place to see Vitus was big in the 1970s Vitus models; this year that journalists from around the and 80s and was noted for expands to 23, including world, not just retailers. its lugged aluminum frames. full-suspension mountain In the early 1980s, Vitus was and the company is getting bikes and a 29er city bike. one of the first companies some help from former to start producing carbon ■ CR professional cyclist sean bikes. kelly. Professional rider sean kelly “we’re here at eurobike of Ireland won many of his to give the press a sneak sprint victories—and Tour de preview of the new range,” green jerseys—on a said Damien Duggan, Vitus aluminum bike. kelly A5-411 Chain Reaction’s marketing is now the “brand ambas- manager. sador” for Vitus. CHAIN REACTION’S dAMIEN dUGGAN (LEfT) HANdS A SEAN KELLY VITUS TO … SEAN KELLY HIMSELf.

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ALL DAY Taler Sports & Protective roll out the red carpet EUROBIKE AWARD 2011 Hall B5-503 foyer west Corratec Event: Revolution & EUROBIKE VISION Aerody- X-Bow namic bicycle construction Hall B1-300 foyer west 16:00 Stars on stage foyer east EUROBIKE Fashion Show foyer east 11:00 17:00 EUROBIKE Fashion Show foyer east WFSGI Open Meeting: CSR SELLE ROYAL INVESTS IN for the bicycle industry Corratec Event: Revolution & Room schweiz, Conference RETÜL BIKE fITTING fIRM X-Bow Center west Hall B1-300 Selle Royal Group Rosin, a sales and marketing 18:00 has invested in Retül, director for selle Royal. 13:00 EUROBIKE AWARD – Awards a Boulder, Colorado Retül, founded in 2007, provides company that invented a Storck Bicycle GmbH Ceremony high-tech bike fitting, education Hall a3 - 100 bike-fitting technology. and software that is designed to foyer east help bike fitters make objective and 14:00 18:30 selle Royal, the Italian saddle and accurate fit decisions. component manufacturing giant, euROBIke fashion show Lightweight Night-Ride says Retül fits with its focus toward according to Retül, a proper bike fit foyer east is one of the single most important Powered by Sigma. For further helping riders find products that will info, call +49 (0)176 3811 5965. work best for them. factors for optimal performance and 15:00 efficiency, injury prevention, and Meeting Point: entrance west “while we will all continue to develop comfort on the PowerBar Press Conference endura 18th Birthday Party and improve product, we should bike. ■ TK Hall a1-206 B5-204 all be accountable for how people A5-401 interact with their bike,” said Nicola 6 SHOW DAILY sHOw Day 1

THE SECRET TO GRUBER'S dOwNHILL, UPHILL; IT’S ALL fEATHER-LIGHT E-BIKE? LOOK THE SAME wITH THE E-RIdER IN THE SEAT TUBE Conway is going after power-hungry downhillers who want to have as much fun going up the Austrian e-bike kit supplier Gruber Antrieb has joined mountain as coming down. forces with Steinbach Bike, another Austrian company that is equally fanatical about saving weight. The new e-Rider extreme is an since the e-Rider extreme isn’t to electric bike married to a rugged be ridden like a standard pedelec, “Vivax assist is more quiet than downhill model. But this isn’t a city it’s difficult to estimate a range for before and moves on a smoother pedelec. It boasts a 1kw motor battery life. Instead, Banse said a frequency.” (that’s more than one horsepower) cyclist should be able to ride with and a monster 695 wh lithium-ion battery assist for about two hours according to the battery, said andreas Banse, before charging. product manager. all of that fits fG-AK3 company, the kit does within a relatively sleek 20-kilogram The e-Rider extreme will retail for not use sensors. It is (44-pound) package. It’s fitted with €6,999.95. The e-Rider Perfor- powered by what the 26-inch wheels and a fork with mance, with a 324 wh motor, will company describes as a helical, 160mm of travel. retail for €5,499.95. ■ DM maintenance-free bevel gear-pair. Including the battery pack the kit “It’s a bike for a lot of fun,” Banse weighs only 1.8 kg (4 pounds). said. “It’s not only a downhill bike, it’s a daily tour bike.” B4-502 GRUBER’S ULRIKE TREICHL wITH How did they do it? One clue is that THE STEINBACH LOdRON 29ER. The e-Rider extreme drew crowds you don’t see a motor on the bike— at Demo Day. Development of the not on the front, not in the rear, bike has been in the works since Together, the two have launched the not in the middle. Instead, Gruber 2007, with well-known designer “steinbach lodron,” a 29er mountain makes its kit invisible by mounting it Thomas kamm from GeRMaN:a bike that Gruber calls the lightest in the seat tube. involved. Conway showed a e-bike on the planet, weighing less prototype at last year’s eurobike, than 10kg (22 pounds). Gruber says a fully charged 4.5 aH and now it’s ready to take orders. lithium ion battery will last at least 45 Banse said product bikes would “Both steinbach and Gruber are minutes, while an optional 6.75 aH begin shipping by January or february 2012. known for their lightweight products. battery will last at least 70 minutes. we use our latest Gruber assist Production models should begin “we will start in the German market motor control gear system named shipping in spring 2012. and , and at the moment we ‘Vivax assist’ on this 29er,” said are looking for distributors in other ulrike Treichl of Gruber. ■ JB countries,” he said. CONwAY’S ANdREAS BANSE wITH THE E-RIdER ExTREME.

OLd NAME, NEw TRICKS — KREIdLER SEEKS A REVIVAL Boosted by a top test result for its Kreidler e-bike, the German bicycle group Cycle Union continues to breathe new life into the traditional brand.

at Demo Day yesterday, kreidler kreidler hopes to grow beyond introduced a line of high-end the German-speaking market. mountain bikes to go with its “we want to create international award-winning e-bikes. awareness for our revived kreidler brand. That’s why we are here,” Its flagship mountain bike is the szech said. full-suspension, carbon shutter Carbon 2.0 that will retail for Helping kreidler’s momentum is €2,599, said Manuel szech, its recent top award in the stiftung kreidler’s product manager. “we warentest e-bike test for the hope other firms will see us and Vitality e-bike, which uses a Bosch say, ‘whoa, beautiful bikes,’ what power system. ■ DM will we do in the future?” szech said. A6-502 kreidler assembles its bikes in northern Germany, near Bremen. Its main markets today are Germany, austria and the . The rebirth began two years ago under kreidler’s parent company, Cycle union, which also owns the Vsf fahrradmanufaktur, epple and Rabeneikc brands. “Our premium sports bike collection starts in the upcoming season with mountain bikes,” szech said. The range offers hardtails, full-suspension and 29er models in aluminum and carbon. KREIdLER’S MANUEL SzECH Retail prices will range from ANd BRIAN PARGMANN wITH €1,299 up to the €2,599 for its THE NEw TOP-Of-THE-LINE flagship model. MOUNTAIN BIKE VOx POP HAS THE fINANCIAL CRISIS AffECTEd YOUR BUSINESS?

HARALd TROOST GENER AL M ANAGER - TEAM LEAdER K INd SHOCK PROMOTION HI-TECH CO., SHIM ANO LIMITEd, EUROPE TAIwAN (NETHER- LANdS) Our business I think to a continues to grow gradually certain extent rather than dramatically. it has but overall we are very focused on new products for many people like our adjustable seat post. cycling is a hobby and even though there is a crisis many people are willing to spend PASCAL NAVARRO money on hobbies. SALES MANAGER - LOOK, NEVERS, fR ANCE There are some markets that have We have not been affected but overall I think we been really are in a really good, stable business affected by and in the future it will only grow. It the financial is a combination of environmental crisis, and I trends and more elderly people think it is not having money to spend on their just Look, but hobby and they want to keep most of the bike exercising, of course. These are all business. things that bode well for the future for the bike industry. People care about their health and about the environment and they're TOBIAS SCHOENSEE trying to use less gas. so, many SHOP OwNER - people are coming into biking. even if R AdSPORT we have high-end bikes and this kind SCHOENSEE, of consumer is not really in touch SOUTH with us at the very beginning, when GERMANY they start to get really involved we SPECIALT Y: benefit as well. R ACING BIKES jOKIN dIEz We've seen a lot PRESS, MALLABIA, of e-bike growth but more in the big cities and not At the moment so much in the countryside. we are not having any OLIVER KEBLER problems. We BR ANd MANAGER - fELT, think that the EdEwECHT, GERMANY bicycle market, and everything Not really! that is around the Everything is ok bicycle market, is different and we're not from other markets. feeling any effect from with regard to people not the financial having as much money as crisis. before, we are not having problems selling bikes. In fact, some countries we are doing really well. up to ten are better than others. years ago we sold more road than Germany is a very strong market mountain bikes. Nowadays we are and we sell a lot of bikes while more or less balanced between we're selling a little less in countries road and mountain bikes. like spain. dAMIEN dUGGAN GABRIELE BENEdETTI MARKETING MANAGER SPORT MARKETING CHAIN REACTION CYCLES, MANAGER fI'zI:K, POz- NORTHER N zOLEONE, IRELANd The cycling I would say business not. like for me is a everything, little bit less affected by the industry the crisis but is affected we have to see to a certain what happens. degree. But because we are not relying on one specific However the first feedback for our economy, our reach is far greater. new products is very good. so we Thankfully we are in a position hope that next year will also be that we have seen growth year good for the business. on year.

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10 SHOW DAILY sHOw Day 1 THE fORCE wAS wITH HIM GERMAN SCHOOLBOY INVENTS ‘MOST POwERfUL BR AKES’

According to the German Now 18, wauhoff has one more year of testing house Velotech, secondary school to complete. He plans the Brake Force One disc to attend university to study mechanical brake outperforms all other engineering. hydraulic brake systems. “after I graduate, I plan to work for Brake force One,” wauhoff said at Demo Day. Odds are good that he’ll be able to get But this isn’t just another newer-faster- a job with the company, in Tübingen: It’s better story. That’s because Brake force co-owned by wauhoff’s family and by One was designed by Jakob wauhoff frank stollenmaier. when he was just 14. By the time he THE BRAKE fORCE 1 BRAKE was 15, the German schoolboy had stollenmaier became involved through the BOOSTER. developed a working prototype. classic, “I liked it so much, I bought the company” entrance into the bike trade. jAKOB wAUHOff, THE TEENAGE INVENTOR Of BRAKE fORCE ONE.

He was a customer in the bike shop owned by Jakob’s father, where he saw the younger wauhoff fitting prototype brakes on a mountain bike.

wauhoff was able to put his ideas into solid form because his father’s workshop had a CNC machine. The bike shop is now closed, as waufhoff senior now works full-time for the company, working to commercialize his son’s invention.

“I have always been a bike rider,” Jakob wauhoff said. “I couldn’t find a brake that was good enough so I designed my own. I found it was better.”

He added, matter-of-factly, “The first brakes were very basic. I machined the first prototypes myself. frank bought a bike at our bike shop and saw me working with the brake boosters. we came together to create the business.”

The Brake force One system doesn’t suffer from brake squeal and can be adjusted at the lever to stop pads and disc rubbing together. Its stubby, one-finger lever offers powerful, progressive braking for beginners and experts.

“The problem with standard disc brakes is that you have either a fast reaction time, or power, but you can’t have both,” wauhoff said. “This is because of the diameters of the pistons. I thought it should be possible to push the pads to the disc fast with a big piston and then get a small piston to exert a lot of pressure. I built a brake booster to test this theory. It worked.”

Brake force One lever assemblies do not require an oil reservoir, making them lighter and less complicated than standard lever assemblies.

Pointing to a knob on one of the levers, wauhoff said, “space between the pads and the disc can be regulated with this wheel, so if you hear ‘bling, bling, bling’ you make a few turns and the rubbing noise disappears.”

wauhoff said the set-up on display at eurobike uses Brake force One discs and pads but added, “the system works with other company’s discs too, and there’s no problem with warranty, either.”

The company is at eurobike for the first time in order to appoint distributors worldwide. Brake force One already has distribution in australia.

aftermarket product will be available in October. The brakes will be spec’d on OeM MTBs from Nicolai, B1-404 Bionicon and fXX. ■ CR SHOW DAILY sHOw Day 1 11

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SHIMANO xT GETS NOAH MAKES ITS ICE BR AKE TECH MARK wITH SPLITS EVERYTHING IS COOLER, SMOOTHER & qUIETER Aero road bikes are all the rage. For Ridley, designing an aero- With ICE brake technology, Shimano aimed to make the dynamic shape wasn't enough: The Belgian company wanted to best brake possible for the market. do something streamlined but different, something standout.

for the rotor, shimano built a an additional advantage is the "They were really amazed at the three-layer sandwich structure of an substantial reduction of noise. power and sensitivity of the brakes. aluminum core and two stainless shimano applies its ICe technol- People said they did constant steel outer layers. ogy not only to cross-country double-takes when they were riding (the rotor) but also the along because they couldn't see a trail brake (the rotor and front brake caliper." brake-pads) systems A1-200 with their different Three years in development, the Noah rotor sizes (160mm, fast has the all-important 'approved 180mm, 203mm). The by the uCI' decal on the top-tube. It renowned German test took a year to get through the union institute Velotech.de has Cycliste International's innovations The higher heat tested all XTR disc brakes approval process. dissipation of A7-300 (Cross-Country as well as RIdLEY fAST aluminum reduces the Trail version) with striking fORK. In effect, the front fork and rear the rotor surface results. stays – a patented feature - are temperature by almost double width compared to In short: ICe brakes The company's Noah fast with around 100°C. standard fork and stay widths. The exceeds DIN eN 14766 and f-splitfork “jet foil” was the result. as splits are said to reduce the effect as for the brake pads, Gs standards and withstand the name suggests, the front fork and of air interacting with the spokes shimano designed roughly three times the DIN+ the rear stays are each cleft in two. ICE BRAKE TECH and wheels, cutting drag by seven aluminum cooling fins requirements. The new Integrated brake pad assemblies are PREMIERES ON xT AT percent over a leading competitor's that improve the heat XTR brakes work at much situated behind the splits, out of the EUROBIKE. aero fork. dissipation and reduce lower temperatures than do wind. Ridden by the Vacansoleil-DCM the brake-pad surface temperature regular disc brake systems and have team in this year's by around 50°C degrees. This latter practically no fading. shimano applied (including the Tour's crash hero, The Noah fast is equipped with feature is particularly important on trail the ICe technology to the XTR groups Johnny Hoogerland), the Noah fast f-surface strips, as used on earlier riding applications. last year and are debuting it on the was available to IBDs and media at aero bikes in the Ridley stable. when XT group at eurobike. The slX group yesterday's eurobike Demo Day. riding between 50 and 70 km/h, the The result of the shimano ICe has been made ICe compatible for strips produce an average of four Jan Geudens, PR manager for Ridley, technologies solution is more or less 2011 as well in case cyclists want to percent less drag, claims Ridley. first said those who test rode the Noah fast zero brake fading and an increase of upgrade their brake system. ■ GE deliveries will be in October. Retail for pad durability up to 100 percent. at Demo Day came back "very excited”. the frame only is €4,499. ■ CR

A4-100 LOOK dEBUTS ‘INTEGR ATEd’ fULL-SUSPENSION MTB Look’s “integrated” road bikes have been joined by an “integrated” mountain bike, the 920. Designed by French designer Patrick Jouffret of Agency 360, the 920 is a dual-suspension bike aimed at the mountain marathon customer. Its sweeping, low-rise front-end makes look launched the bike in July. It will for a striking bike. be available in september. look is offering two models; the all-carbon The 920 features what the french version will retail for €7,370. wINORA’S jONATHAN SwEET wITH THE HAIBIKE Eq RACE. company calls the a-stem, a ■ CR machined aluminum stem, that is produced in a range of lengths. HAIBIKE TESTS wATERS elastomer steering bumpers within the a-stem help prevent crash-induced wITH fIRST E-ROAd BIKE frame damage. B2-301 We’ve seen e-city bikes, e-trekking bikes and all kinds The rear suspension is single pivot/ of e-offroad bikes. At Eurobike, Winora is testing an rocker arm design. The front triangle, e-road bike which it presented at Demo Day yesterday. swing-arm and rocker link are carbon fiber. Jonathan sweet, the winora Groups “we turned the engine 210 degrees manager of research and develop- into the inside of the frame and “after last year’s introduction of the ment, said the company is showing developed a special frame interface 695 integrated road bike we wanted to what it calls the “eQ Race” e-road bike for it. create a mountain bike with the same to gauge retailer reactions. winora philosophy of having an integrated wants “to see how the response is, The goal was full ground clearance seat-post, stem, and crankset,” said and then it might go into production and maximum protection of the engine arthur espos, look’s PR manager. one day,” he said. Haibike—winora’s from blows from below,” sweet said. “The 920 has a lower center of gravity high-end, international brand—is using In other words, the motor is nearly and beefed up front-end. It’s really stiff the new 350w Bosch e-bike system upside down. and responsive.” that operates up to 45 km/h. a version of the eQ Race with Responding to a question about The “real revolution,” sweet said, is hydraulic disc brakes and a front backwards compatibility, espos the so-called “Haibike Reverse Motor suspension is in the offing. The entire said, “Theoretically you could put angle Concept” (RaM in short) that bike weighs 17.5 kg. a standard stem on the 920 but the company has already introduced you’d lose some of the performance on its mountain bikes. ■ JB benefits.” THE A-STEM ON THE LOOK 920. SHOW DAILY sHOw Day 1 13

for this new generation of hub motors, LIGHTER ANd MORE EffICIENT the keywords were “low cogging,” “low rolling resistance,” “high efficiency” SUNTOUR’S NEw E-BIKE KIT and “rechargeable.” said the new motor has a 24 checkpoints inside of the crankset After launching its line of components for e-bikes state-of-the-art recharging system and which makes the system very precise,” a high performance controller. The and pedelecs last year, SR Suntour is bringing the said Tim fisher, marketing manager low cogging design enables a high next generation to market here at Eurobike. for sR europe. coefficient of the motor. By offering a wider range of innovative sR suntour designed its new The unit was designed with a “plug “with the combination of a compact e-bike components, “we want to Twinsensor groupset with three and play” philosophy as it is pre-set and light 6ah li-ion battery, combined give our customers the freedom to catchphrases in mind: “light,” “high and does not require any further with a highly efficient recharging choose from various solutions. we efficiency” and “rechargeable.” The adjustment work. system, we are able to offer an will increase our engagement with this result was a highly efficient hub motor extremely light—just 5 kg—and important market to meet the needs that is paired with a compact and light It can be used efficient e-bike system with a cruising for the coming years,” said Daisuke 6 ah li-ion battery. with either range that is an average of 35 percent kobayashi, president external THE NEw SR SUNTOUR farther,” he said. of sR suntour.sR (42-tooth) or HESC TwIN SENSOR internal (38- suntour calls its CRANKSET. ■ JB line HesC, tooth) derailleur sR suntour says the systems. which SR SUNTOUR PRESIdENT stands Twinsensor Crankset dAISUKE KOBAYASHI wITH for will solve most of the THE COMPANY’S NEwEST “Human assembly and spec SUSPENSION fORK ANd issues that manufac- AN HESC-EqUIPPEd electro E-BIKE. synergy turers have had to cope Components.” with. It uses two sensor devices that are integrated with the second generation, the in the crank arm. a torque sensor Japanese-Taiwanese component measures the load that a rider applies maker is putting its focus on the fast- to the pedals and sends a signal to the growing e-bike and pedelec market. controller. The second sensor controls the rotation of the crank arm. “we are constantly working to bring new and innovative ideas to the Once a user stops pedaling, the market,” kobayashi said. “we are controller receives a signal to stop offering components that are easy to the power supply to the motor. A4- assemble, with high quality sensors, at 102 a reasonable cost.” “This technology is equipped with

ETR A, LEVA jOIN fORCES fOR EUROBIKE EVENTS After making their debuts last year at Eurobike, ETRA and LEVA have returned and will be on the mezzanine in Foyer West, opposite the meeting rooms. They will be sharing space with VSF. eTRa, the european Twowheel leVa’s networking dinner, co-hosted Retailers’ association, is the umbrella by eTRa, takes place Thursday association for european bicycle and evening at the Hangar Zeppelin motorcycle dealers. Restaurant on the fair grounds. for reservations and more information, leVa, the light electric Vehicle email sidney kuropchak: association, is a u.s.-based associa- [email protected]. tion that represents retailers, distributors, manufacturers from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and suppliers of e-bikes and saturday, eTRa hosts its other electric vehicles from annual seminar in Meeting around the world. Room Berlin on the first floor of foyer east. eTRa and leVa hope their presence at eurobike will This year’s session will help recruit members and focus on the european educate showgoers about Commission’s type-approval their organizations. legislation, and the application of the Machinery eTRa currently has Directive. nine “effective” and 25 associated There also will be an exchange of ideas members. associated members are with eurisy, a non-profit organization international companies that support for european space agencies, on the eTRa’s lobbying and promotional work. use of satellite applications in the bike The newest member is ZeG, europe’s business. largest buying group in the bicycle industry, representing 960 retailers. for appointments or more information about eTRa, contact annick Roetynck: leVa represents nearly 200 members Tel: +32 475 500 588. from around the world. eTRa and email: [email protected]. leVa now offer joint memberships, making it easy for potential members for leVa, contact kuropchak: to join both organizations. at eurobike, Tel: +1-703-622-8891 both organizations are hosting events. email: [email protected]. 14 SHOW DAILY sHOw Day 1

“exaform aims at the commuter bike market such as city, trekking dON’T BE SHOCKEd AT KINd and fitness bikes,” Hsu said. “The brand offers suspension forks for SHOCK’S NEw BR ANdS, LOGO 28-inch/700c bikes, suspension There are noticeable changes at this year’s seat posts, rear shocks and saddles.” Kind Shock display. The company has created two new brands under the Kind Shock for example, the ergotwist seat post uses a leaf spring saddle. It umbrella and redesigned its logo. allows the saddle and the top of the seat post to twist slightly from “we’ve updated our ks logo to be “we wanted to get rid of these side to side while pedaling, easing cleaner, sleeker and generally more numbers,” said Rick Taylor, the pressure on the rider’s sit bones. discernable without deviating too company’s u.s.-based sales and The second new kind shock brand far from our original logo that has service director. is called kspeed. yen said the taken us so far,” said kevict yen, the kspeed brand is intended for OeM The new exaform brand ALL KINd SHOCK dAMPERS and private label customers. ■ JB company’s new creative director. ANd AdjUSTABLE SEAT POSTS represents kind LIKE THIS ONE ARE ASSEMBLEd The new logo reflects the more shock’s health and IN TAIwAN. © JB aggressive downhill mountain bike fitness line of bicycle character of kind shock products. products. “exaform was not created simply for The company also decided to give marketing reasons. kind shock has its products names. dedicated resources for exaform A6-306 products, beginning with company TAIwAN fACTORY owner Martin Hsu himself,” yen said. MANAGER STEVEN CHENG. AN ExAfORM “His innovations are derived from PROdUCT IS IN a lifestyle and a passion for cycling THE MIddLE. © JB that is carried through each product in the exaform line.”

with exaform, Hsu is targeting the huge market for comfort and commuter bikes. That means the main target market for exaform is europe, where such bikes are most

popular. K.S. fOUNdER MARTIN HSU wITH A NEw ERGOTwIST SEAT POST. © JB

A6-402 CHOSEN HOPES ITS NEw ‘CLOSE dRIVE SYSTEM’ wILL BE HUB Of CHOICE

Some business founders have a rags-to-riches story. For the founders of Chosen, the story begins with yarn.

The Taiwan brand was created in 2000 when yarn maker Ching shu Chen invested in his friend’s new bicycle components factory. The friend, Tien-Chin Hsu, who also came from the yarn industry, was determined to build the best bicycle hubs possible.

“when investing in a business I want to make the best product. Otherwise, it makes no sense,” said Chen, Chosen’s president and still a yarnmaker.

Hsu said it wasn’t easy to get the Chosen brand off the ground. “In CHING SHU CHEN (LEfT) wITH THE CLOSE dRIVE SYSTEM HUB, wITH the yarn business you work with raw TIEN-CHIN HSU. materials. unlike consumer products there is no need for marketing." with at eurobike this year, Chosen is Chosen, he continued, “first we had highlighting a high-end hub line it calls to brainstorm how to promote our own the “Close Drive system.” brand. we had no experience and had to learn everything by ourselves.” “Hubs with this technology are quieter Chosen employs 90 at its hub factory and more efficient. we redesigned the in Taiwan and 160 at a factory in ratchet construction so that the ratchet shenzhen, China. The company also only opens to drive the hub when the sells brakes under the winzip brand. user is pedaling forward,” Hsu said. Disc brake components are made in “when pedaling stops, the ratchet shenzhen and assembled in Taiwan. closes, resulting in almost zero ratchet noise and friction, as well as greater The biggest market for winzip brakes efficiency due to better transmission of is Brazil, officials said. Chosen’s brake power to the hub.” brand hasn’t broken into the european market, which Chen attributes to “tough The patented design is suitable for competition in the western disc brake almost any kind of bicycle, whether they market.” have one gear or multiple gears. ■ JB

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wILL AERO BECOME THE

Light or fast: it's time to choose. We asked officials SPECIALIZED: There is still the at Specialized, Scott and Cervelo whether aero need for our Tarmac bikes as they still offer the lightest weight road bikes will soon dominate the top end of the and maximum stiffness. with our market. in-house engineering team, and the carbon materials expertise of the Mclaren team, we will continue to How big a niche is the aero round-tube bikes will be extinct, and evolve the aero segment, but there road bike category? aero tube shapes will be the norm. is good reason to think that there is SPECIALIZED: we will see, but Will the majority of top-end a place for both bikes. the initial feedback and sales of the road bikes be aero any time CERVELO: If you want to go Venge has been very encouraging. soon? fast, yes. But many cyclists are interested in aspects of cycling CERVELO: This year we're other than speed. doing more aero road bikes than wINd TUNNEL TIME: "THE traditional because of the runaway CERVELO CREATEd THE AERO SCOTT: yes they will. LONGER THE BETTER." success of the s5. ROAd BIKE CATEGORY. THE COMPANY'S S5 IS fAST. An aero shape for a bike is just a shape and could be on bikes recreated in more affordable alloy SCOTT: we've far lower down the price range. materials. But our aerodynamic stopped producing Will this trickle-down come to knowledge that we gain, such round-tube bikes for the the mid and even lower end of as our cambered seatstays, can competition the road bike market? definitely inform future design category and aspects of all our bikes. estimate SPECIALIZED: what we learn that in and use in our high-end product CERVELO: That’s one of the the next over time helps us improve all our beauties of aero: you’ve got few years offerings Carbon allows the most the shape it's sometimes no more advanced shapes, and aren't easily costly than a 'bad' shape.

A5-205 ALEx'S TUBELESS RIM EYELETS. ALEx PATENTS TUBELESS RIM EYELET SYSTEM

At Eurobike, rim maker Alex is introducing a new eyelet system for tubeless rims. The Taiwanese company has patented the system.

Called Tubeless Pro, the future generations of alex stainless steel eyelets enable tubeless rims will use the the use of standard nipples Tubeless Pro eyelet system. and spokes on rims for tubeless tires. ■ GE SHOW DAILY sHOw Day 1 17

E NORM fOR ROAd BIKES?

There are exceptions, however. The SPECIALIZED: Most of the SCOTT: There is a lot of data CERVELO: . best aero shapes aren’t necessarily people that have ridden aero published on each bike, but these the best structural shapes, so clever bikes can feel a difference as the new bikes are also building desire SCOTT: No matter who you are, engineering and more complex speed increases. That's where the and that's an important factor in a you are going to cheat the wind by lay-ups are needed to avoid the bike aerodynamics start to really play a purchase. as much as 20 percent and save weighing a lot or being weak and part. we use several different wind approximately 5 percent in wattage flexible. The best aero shapes might tunnels, and make dozens of trips What would you say to a porky output, pork or not.  CR be difficult to form in aluminium. there each year. we're testing with rider looking to buy an aero There is also a surprising degree people who do this for a living, road bike? ANSwERS PROVIdEd BY: of in-plane compliance that good alongside our own aerodynamic SPECIALIZED: Pros tend to be CERVELO engineering can design into a experts. skinny whippets in general, but the Damon composite frame that can never be Rinard aero advantage is there whether matched in aluminium. CERVELO: It’s true that not Race Engineer every wind tunnel test result can you are 100lbs or 200lbs. A1-208 Cavendish won the SCOTT: for 2012 we have seven be trusted. It’s easy to make SPECIALIzEd models of fOIls ranging from mistakes in wind tunnel testing, green jersey at the Nic Sims $2,500-$12,000. all of those are so it’s important Tour de france on Global PR carbon, which is just a shape, so no for consumers to the Venge, so rider Manager extra cost. The higher end models consider how long weight is not really A3-205 use HMX fiber but we've built a full a company has the determin- SCOTT line because everybody can benefit spent in the wind ing factor. Adrian Montgomery from aero road. tunnel. Obviously, the U.S. Promotion & Marketing longer the better. Manager Without a personal wind we’ve probably made SCOTT'S AERO tunnel how is a magazine, or (and corrected!) more fOIL. A3-300 a consumer, to trust what a mistakes than most manufacturer says about its companies have run aero road frames? tests. 18 SHOW DAILY sHOw Day 1

E-BIKES SHIfT INTO AUTOMATIC MOdE fORMULA 1’S CHRISTIAN dANNER wITH THE AGT OPERATING jOINS TR ANzx fOR LAUNCH TOdAY UNIT ON THE HANdLEBAR, RIdERS CAN SELECT fULL OR SEMI-AUTOMATIC SHIfTING. Why shift gears when it can be done automatically? Engineers at JD’s THE LEd SCREEN dISPLAYS THE research and development division asked themselves that question. ACTIVE GEAR Their answer was the Automatic Gear Transmission (AGT) system. This technology, which JD is launching this afternoon for the bicycle industry, By optimizing gear shifting, aGT has already won over Christian Danner, former Formula 1 driver and ensures the cyclist always uses the most appropriate gear. It helps the current motor sports expert. Danner is an ambassador for JD’s first fully rider avoid extreme torque levels, automatic TranzX PST e-bikes. such as starting in a gear that is too “aGT will reach the consumer high. since introducing the trend-setting This breakthrough for e-bikes is shortly and give another boost to eagle e-bikes in March 2009, JD comparable to the introduction of the e-bike trend. The segment of eliminating intense torque levels that expects aGT to be at least as suc- automatic gear shifting for cars. TranzX PsT e-bikes with automatic put unnecessary strain on both the cessful as the eagle model, which It raises the overall capability of gear shifting will rapidly increase to drive system and a cyclist’s joints nearly all major bicycle producers e-bikes while better exploiting their about 80 percent in the next three enable the motor to operate more offer under their own brand names. effectiveness. years.” smoothly. This increased efficiency translates into more power, faster “aGT is an outstanding innovation In addition to JD, several OeM acceleration and longer riding from our R&D division which clients including winora, Hartje, distances. enables us to maximize the potential Batavus, Matra M&s and Oxford of e-bikes. This is a logical and are presenting TranzX PsT e-bike The aGT system consists of a forward-looking development that models equipped with aGT in their handlebar operating unit, an will generate new impulses and 2012 product lines. automatic switch panel and an electronic Control unit (eCu) with opportunities for the e-bike market,” Two TranzX PsT models featuring an integrated microprocessor and said Johnson Cho, CeO of the JD aGT are available to bike producers, software. Group. the low-step “world Bike” and the eagle e-bike. additional models will The display unit on the handlebar with the automatic gear shifting, follow. The computer-controlled TranzX PsT is bringing about a new allows for easy control of the gear Today, JD is presenting mass- gear shifting and coaster brake shifter and offers a fully automatic production-ready models of the generation of e-bikes that offer more system is compatible with most comfort, enhanced performance or semi-automatic mode. with the TranzX PsT e-bikes featuring aGT. bicycle types. semi-automatic mode, the rider can aGT prototypes were first shown and increased energy efficiency. The aGT technology vastly choose a gear that is electronically to members of the bicycle industry “who can say no to increased riding increases an e-bike’s energy shifted up or down. with the fully press at Bike expo in Munich. performance and greater riding efficiency. This is vital, as undershift- automatic mode, the aGT system controls the shifting and selects the The automatic 7-gear shifter with distances at the same time? we’re ing or overshifting undermines the most appropriate gear depending a coaster brake is a cutting-edge anticipating a major demand for this electric system’s effectiveness. on the driving conditions. development. The integrated aGT from the industry. Numerous OeM clients have expressed interest while gear-shifting system easily controls The eCu is connected to the drive the gear selection and gives TranzX others have already placed orders to equip their own TranzX PsT e-bikes TRANzx AGT system and analyzes the riding PsT e-bikes the most efficient conditions, including rpm, speed, electric support at all times. with aGT,” said frank surmann, JD’s LAUNCH european sales manager. torque and tilt. It then determines the appropriate gear, which causes the shift cable to physically engage the gear. A5-307

CHRISTIAN dANNER SHOwS Off A fULLY AUTOMATIC TRANzx PST E-BIKE fEATURING AGT TECHNOLOGY. SHOW DAILY sHOw Day 1 19

TAYA CHAIN LINKS SALES TO SqLAB E-CHAIR HELPS GREEN MANUfACTURING IBdS fINd BEST SAddLES It may not be the world’s biggest chain maker, but Ever felt numb or suffered other uncomfortable side Taiwan’s Taya Chain Co. is arguably the most environ- effects after a long ride? Or perhaps you’re not happy mentally sensitive. with the saddle, grips or shoes you’re using? Taya’s green image is helping it make Taya has concentrated on bicycle gains in europe. Its european agent is chains since 1985. In 1999 it opened If any of these complaints sound wM Trading in winnenden, Germany, a factory that focuses on coatings for familiar, then plan a visit to the sQlab which is helping the brand gain traction rustproofing. booth here at eurobike. in the German-speaking market. A7-100 “This treatment make sense when The German supplier of ergonomic at eurobike, Taya has five top news using your chain in salty, polluted bicycle products is offering a free items for the 2012 season: the super and acid or alkaline areas”, wu said. measurement of your sit bones single alpha, a chain for e-bikes and In 2009 Taya launched its “Greener that can help you find the optimum internal hub bikes; a new GsT-coated surface Treatment,” or GsT, coating saddle and seating position for your steel crank; new, recyclable aftermarket that the company says is more bike. The company’s new measure- packaging for its single, 7- and 8-speed environmentally friendly. ment system is called “e-chair,” chains; and a new line of DHT-coated and it is used in conjunction with its wu said the GsT process “is free of chains for use with derailleurs. DHT “e-gonomic profiler” software. hexavalent chromium and provides stands for “Diamond Hard Tech.” Taya THE SqLAB E-CHAIR. up to 1,000 hours of rustproofing “This software helps IBDs not only introduced the coating in its 2011 according to salt spray test find the best-fitting saddle, but also product line. IsO 9227.” ■ JB the best-fitting grips, insoles and with all of this data collected for “Our DHT treatment increases the handlebars for each customer,” said each customer, dealers can provide hardness 3.2 times on pins and Tobias Hild, general manager of perfect customer service that no between 25 to 50 percent on other sQlab. “This tool allows every dealer one can compete with. It’s all about parts. It also increases chain life by B4-508 to serve his customers and help customer retention.” up to 5,000 kilom- them find the exact right products.” along with the sit bone measure- eters [3,100 miles],” The e-chair is a measurement stool ments, the software allows a retailer the company’s with a gel bag on top and a scanner TAYA CHAIN to add other information about the Jill wu said. Taya underneath. It scans a customer’s sit PRESIdENT customer’s seating position, type uses DHT on its HUA-TIEN wU bones, and the scans are fed into the of bicycle, typical riding times, age Onze 11-speed, wITH THE 2010 sQlab “e-gonomic profiler.” Deca 10-speed, EUROBIKE and other data. The software then AwARd fOR “It offers our IBD partners a perfect processes the information to suggest and Nove 9-speed THE SUPER chains. SINGLE ALPHA Customer Relationship Management the best-fitting saddle for every CHAIN. (CRM) system. customer. ■ JB

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NUVINCI SYSTEM ALLOwS PERfECT HARMONY BETwEEN E-BIKE, RIdER Imagine an e-bike that lets the rider pedal at a constant “Harmony has the unique ability to cadence. The bike would upshift and downshift auto- bring the rider and the bike together as one and really improve the matically, regardless of hills or other traffic conditions, system,” Nordin said. “The name itself without jarring jumps from one gear to another—just a describes what’s going on. The rider smooth and seamless transition. The rider never needs and the bike are in harmony.” to break pace. like the N360 hub, the Harmony controller is designed as an easy The latest NuVinci hub, the N360, has add-on for OeMs. It mounts inside HARMONY HUB CONTROLLER. been on the market for less than a the dropout and is about the size of a year and has been adopted by many medium cage derailleur. The Harmony The basic system, for riders who OeMs in europe. at eurobike, NuVinci takes its power from the main e-bike don’t want to bother with shifting, will debut its automatic shifter, which it battery, simplifying installation. calls Harmony. offers three programmable cadence settings—typically slow, medium and some brands have “we’re launching it as fast—that can be preset by the OeM. already decided to an OeM product for spec the Harmony e-bikes. No extra The Harmony system will go into system on their battery,” Nordin said. production in the fourth quarter of 2012 e-bike lines, “Instead of a mechani- this year and is expected to appear and Nordin cal shifting interface as on e-bikes retailing for about €2,000 you have on the N360, NUVINCI HARMONY AdVANCEd AUTO. expects others to ($2,875) and up. follow suit. you have an electronic That’s the promise of NuVinci’s new one. It can plug and fallbrook is a u.s. company, but the Harmony system, which marries an Many e-bike and play with any e-bike biggest market for the NuVinci bicycle automatic electronic shifter to its pedelec riders out there.” hub has been europe, where sales N360 continuously variable planetary don’t like to shift gears of e-bikes and commuting bikes far drivetrain. on traditional geared bikes NUVINCI N360 outpace North america, Nordin said. because of the interruption, CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE PLANETARY HUB “The human body likes to operate so they often leave the bike in the “The more we can make riding the at a constant cadence, just like an same gear all the time. That hurts the bike easier for people, the more electric motor operates at an optimum efficiency of the e-bike and reduces its The Harmony controller will be offered adoption of bike riding happens,” cadence,” said al Nordin, president battery capacity, Nordin said. in two versions: advanced and basic. Nordin said. of the bicycle products division of advanced, which allows the rider ■ DM fallbrook Technologies, the parent with the Harmony system, the bike to set a cadence, will be first on the A7-312 company of the NuVinci. adapts to the rider. market.

A5-100 MESSINGSCHLAGER BUILdS LOGISTICS CENTER, ‘PLAYGROUNd’ The German distributor Messingschlager, one of The company also plans to recognize Europe’s leading importers of Asian bicycles and its community, along with the industry that has brought it so much success. components, is building a new logistics center at its by building a new “playground” on Baunach headquarters. the property with cross-country trails. The company is investing millions of The 18-meter (59-foot) façade of the “The positive development of our euros on the new logistics center, logistics center will accommodate an national and international business led which it is building next door to its open-air climbing wall. us to expand our warehouse in 2003 headquarters. Groundbreaking took and 2005,” general manager Benno place in May, and the new building is Benno Messingschlager credits his Messingschlager said. expected to open in early 2012. The father, Rudolf, for thinking far ahead new building will double the number of CONSTRUCTION Of THE NEw when he moved the business to its “Nevertheless, during high season we cargo bays for trucks, so the company LOGISTICS CENTER. current location, on the outskirts of had to add some external warehous- should be able to speed its processing Baunach, in 1969. The family company ing to serve the rising demand for our of incoming and outgoing shipments. “lead times will be shortened and was founded in 1924. products,” he added. “This problem costs reduced,” said Martin Buchta, increased in the last two years to “Our net storage space will increase marketing and product manager. “My father bought enough land so a point where we had to make a from approximately 8,000 square this was not a problem for further decision for a longer-lasting and more meters (86,110 square feet) to more Messingschlager also is investing in expansion around our headquarters,” suitable solution.” than 10,000 square meters (107,600 new enterprise software. “Our old the younger Messingschlager said. square feet),” Messingschlager said. software would have not been able to support our switch of workflow. ■ JB The new storage space will include That’s why we had to install a new and an automatic pallet stacking system modern eRP and logistics program that is more than 18 meters (59 feet) for the new logistics center,” Messing- ARTIST’S high, as well as an automated storage schlager said. The additional room will RENdERING Of THE NEw system for small quantities. allow the importer to expand its office LOGISTICS space and create more attractive CENTER. meeting rooms and showrooms.

22 SHOW DAILY sHOw Day 1 ‘ INfINI ExPANdS LEd MINI-LIGHT R ANGE Taiwanese LED lighting system producer Chance Good Enterprise is expanding the mini-lights in its private label Infini.

Infini stands for "infinite vision." last year wukong, named after a Taiwanese saw the introduction of the amuse, a comic book character, is made from an small multi-light with two super bright eco-friendly material and is equipped leDs and flexible body. This year with two bright leD lights. It is available sees the introduction of in eight colors. Chiot has five super-bright wukong and Chiot. leDs and is offered in three colors.

Chance Good offers amuse, wukong and Chiot lights with stand-alone POs displays. Company GM susan lin said these displays will be offered B4-210 through Infini’s international SATORI'S TERCEL AdjUSTABLE STEM IS LIGHTwEIGHT ANd STRONG. sales network. The Taiwanese company is seeking to appoint importers RIdING HELPS in a number of countries.

'AwAK EN' SATOR I ■ JB STEM dESIGNERS Satori of Taiwan, part of the HL Corp., A5-305 has been making bike parts for almost 40 years. Satori is Japanese for "awakening," a Buddhist term.

larry Hsu, senior sales Hsu has been a cyclist for manager at satori, said more than 20 years. He satori's most complex prefers mountain biking and product is the adjustable said he has climbed almost CHANCE GOOd GM SUSAN LIN wITH THE ExPANdEd INfINI LEd MINI LIGHT RANGE stem. every mountain in Taiwan TOGETHER wITH POS dISPLAY UNITS. (and there are lots of them). He said, "we are proud to say satori is the premier He said aluminum still manufacturer of adjustable outperforms carbon fiber. stems. “aluminum is still the best ORdER R& M’S PEdELECS, "It could be said to be material for bicycle com- the most complex bicycle ponents. satori’s patented TAKE AN IPAd2 wITH YOU component because every forging and tubing process dimension like weight, make aluminum parts that Here’s an enticing offer: Order at least 12 Riese strength, and outlook all have similar performance & Müller hybrid bikes (the name they give their should be considered," he A2-306 characteristics to carbon pedelecs) for 2012, and get a new Apple iPad2 added. fiber but much better value for money." for free. The secret to satori's success, Hsu said, is its satori makes handlebars, It’s Riese & Müller’s way of saying “thank you” attention to detail, partly due seat posts, and stems, to their current—or prospective—retailers. to the amount of time its including a shock-absorbing so, retailers: If you’re thinking about your R&D employees spend on stem. satori also has a pro- pedelec line-up for next season, this may be their bikes. prietary butted handlebar just the push you need to help you decide on forming technique designed “sometimes we don’t do R&M. ■ JB business in the office. by its in-house R&D team. Instead, we can be found AZ riding, working out design  details for our partners."

24 SHOW DAILY sHOw Day 1 BIG LOVE fOR BIG-wHEELEd 29ERS The U.S. loves 29ers, yet the big-wheel MTB trend is But the french manufacturer is develop- just beginning to pick up in Europe. But 2012 could be ing a full-suspension platform for the big wheels, so its offerings are sure to a breakthrough year in the European market for 29ers, grow. The same goes for Mondraker STEVENS 'COLORAdO 401 as more brands enter the fray and as coverage in more and wheeler. cycling magazines stokes the fire. Do european brands view 29ers manager. “But for smaller people and as a niche market, or a full-fledged women, it’s easier to fit on a 26-inch still, there is a wide range of opinions alternative to traditional mountain bikes bike.” among brands about these bikes. It that could eventually replace 26-inch shows in the approach they are taking models? scott’s marketing manager Patric with their product lines. schmidlin said each size offers benefits. Opinions vary, but only one of 10 brands “Depending on the terrain and the for example, scott and kTM offer we contacted thought 29ers would course’s characteristics, a 29er is a complete range of both hardtails remain a niche market. even the skeptic, sometimes, but not always, the better and full-suspension 29ers for 2012. Ghost, is offering three 29er hardtails choice, as a 26-inch bike is still lighter BMC and stevens also are entering for 2012. and more agile,” schmidlin said. “That’s this market with both a hardtail and a why our team riders have the choice, full-suspension platform. several european brands are stepping not only between hardtail and fully- into the 29er market with only suspended models, but also between Others brands like Ghost, Mondraker hardtails, for two reasons. One is that the two wheel sizes.” and wheeler are more cautious, starting the advantages of the larger wheels with a just few hardtail models instead. SCOTT'S are most obvious on bikes without storck’s marketing director, Mario Driven by the demands of their team SPARK 29RC rear suspension. The second is that kuban, echoed schmidlin’s comments. riders, simplon and storck each are adapting an existing full-suspension “at the moment they’re a niche product, offering a high-end hardtail starting with design to the bigger wheel size is quite “as both concepts have their strengths but that’s sure to change,” said Volker the 2012 line. a challenge and takes time. expect the and weaknesses, it’s all about individual Dohrmann, stevens’ product manager. preference, really. for manufacturers The trend is clear. Not a single number of full-suspension 29ers to grow as european brands become more that means having to offer a choice,” “I expect 29ers to grow to one third manufacturer we talked to is ignoring comfortable with the platform. schmidlin said. of the hardtail market in Germany," he the 29er market for 2012, while brands added. "with full-suspension bicycles, that had a 29er in their line-ups for 2011 several brands expect the 29-inch Markus eggimann, BMC’s brand I expect the market potential to be at have multiplied their offerings. platform to coexist with traditional manager, said, “In certain terrain, 29ers around 15 percent.” 26-inch bikes for some time. offer unique advantages, so they are The sheer number of 29er models in more than just a niche product.” In a much-discussed article, one of the a brand’s product line may not tell the “29ers might well be the better choice big German magazines claimed to have entire story. for example, lapierre for 90 percent of tall hardtail pilots,” eggimann added, “But if you want the proven scientifically that 29ers are faster has only three 29er hardtails in its 2012 said frank Proksch, simplon’s product handling to be spot-on, you have to do than traditional mountain bikes when line. your homework properly. That’s the compared to head on the same reason BMC is only getting into this course. market for 2012 with a hardtail and a full-suspension platform each.” More important, a growing number of professional riders are competing on lapierre and other brands also believe 29ers in world Cup races—and winning, 29ers make sense for cross-country as Jaroslav kulhavy has demonstrated racing as well as casual riding, because repeatedly. they offer a stable and forgiving ride.

Because the trend started in the united These are still early days for 29ers, and states, american names starting with whether the big wheels will cannibalize Gary fisher dominate the young market. sales of traditional mountain bikes—or The u.s. company Niner offers only whether they will give a boost to the big-wheel models. overall mountain bike market—is unknown. But it’s clear that 29ers are a few european brands launched more then hype. These big-wheeled 29ers at last year’s eurobike, but bikes are here to stay in a big way. those numbers are expected to jump significantly this year. ■ LVR KTM’S R&d dIRECTOR THOMAS PRESSL wITH THE NEw CARBON MYROON 29ER HARdTAIL. © JB SHOW DAILY sHOw Day 1 25

SELLE SAN MARCO BRINGS BACK A CLASSIC fLIGHT Of THE CONCOR

The most popular bike saddle in the history of San Marco saddles is version used by professional making a return. The Concor saddle has won world championships cyclists, the Concor Racing Team, also in a carbon frame option: the and classic cycling events, including the Tour de France. It has been Concor Carbon fX Racing Team the choice of champions such as Hinault, Saronni, Armstrong and arrowhead (160g). Bettini. There's also the intermedi- ate Concor Racing The Concor saddle was arrowhead (184 g). conceived in 1977 and delivered This is also available to athletes for testing the following in a cutaway style year. Beppe saronni used the (154 g) to alleviate supercorsa; and perineal pressure. On the Paolo Bettini used the light. CfX version can be found the DNa carbon frame, with an X shape for The name Concor came from the extra rigidity. The Concor Protek Concorde supersonic airliner, a (190 g) is for mountain bikers, and name suggested by the saddle's SIdE VIEw Of THE Now lighter, thanks to the use CARBON-RAILEd CONCOR the shorter Concor sprint (186 g), is shape. The saddle was an Cfx SAddLE. of innovative new materials, the for TT bikes. immediate success and sold well new Concor has also benefitted all the way through the 1980s. “we added cushioning foam with from advanced ergonomics also new from san Marco is the high density polyethylene covered so it meshes with current bike sPID, an ergonomically designed It was born from the ambition of in suede. The idea came to me geometry and today's style of saddle with Biofoam padding. The Comm. luigi Girardi, the intuition looking at the riders sliding on the racing. sPID Glamour is for women. of his son anthony and a stroke saddle uphill to try to find a more of genius of the designer fabio comfortable position, a support to The saddle has a THE ERGONOMIC solini, who said: SPId SAddLE. pedal with more power.” “waved” profile, not flat, with “I made a prototype metal bar Now, after testing by professional a very slight covered with padding. we went to riders, the new Concor saddle is uplift to the the creation of a mold and there back in the san Marco catalog for rear; the was a surprise. The model was the 2012 season. nose is flat, not right for the road market but it and wider was a real success in the united The new saddle is completely than in states in the BMX market.” redesigned, but retains the the past, Concor light and supercorsa allowing solini added: “a year later, after we iterations. riders reached three hundred grams to push (including steel frame and hard in the The sPID has a accessories), the road REAR VIEw Of THE CARBON-RAILEd saddle tip, yet Titanox frame, an aerospace Concor was made with a CONCOR Cfx increasing the material that provides strength and sheet of nylon, tapered SAddLE. saddle comfort. lightness. It is available in three and raised in the variants: Protex (279x142 mm, 208 back.“ san Marco's 2012 collection g), Racing (279x142 mm, 208 g) and includes several Concor Glamour (272x155 versions. from the basic mm, 223 g). Concor Racing (190 gr) to the ■ EP B3-407 26 SHOW DAILY sHOw Day 1

VAUdE’S SEEKS TO BE EUROPE’S CROPS GREENEST OUTdOOR SUPPLIER PLEdGES “Green manufacturing” was a hot topic at the recent OutDoor show, but it is just one of several issues at Eurobike, along with such TO HOLd concerns as ecology, social responsibility, and sustainability.

LINE ON Vaude, the German producer of mountain “It is more difficult to get an eco logo on sports products, has embraced the trend hardware such as bike packs than on PRICING and is striving to become “europe’s most software such as apparel. a bike pack A6-208 environmentally friendly outdoor supplier is made out of several different parts,” Crops is returning to by 2015.” To reach its goal, the company is said stephanie Haid, a spokeswoman for Eurobike with a new design expanding its “Green shape” label, which Vaude’s bike line. and an important message denotes products that have been made in environmentally friendly ways, into its Vaude boss antje von Dewitz is proud for visitors: no price KEIjI TAIGA wITH AN LTG TOP line of bicycle apparel and bicycle packs. of the high goals she and her team have increases for next year’s TUBE COVER ANd AN ANTAREx set for the company. “Our corporate BY CROPS LEd LIGHT. “Over 70 percent of our apparel collection products. for summer 2012 carries the ecological ecosystem is based on the Vaude Green shape label,” said antje von Dewitz, sustainability philosophy. It includes the “Due to this year’s warehouse move displays for Taiwan chain giant general manager of Vaude. entire lifecycle of our products as well to Taiwan, we are able to keep kMC. It also handles aftermarket as our business decisions. Our entire To achieve Green shape status, Vaude our prices stable,” said keiji Taiga, and product design for VP One, ecosystem is integrated within Vaude’s products must meet strict requirements. executive manager of the Japanese the premium brand of Taiwan environmental management and is for example, only products made of accessories company.Taiga said pedal maker VP Components; annually reviewed by an independent at least 90 percent organic cotton or Crops is embracing Taiwan and and Technology Gear verifier for eMas [eco-Management and recycled materials qualify. They must China more closely to control costs. (lTG), which makes backpacks. audit scheme] and IsO14001 certifica- be colored using Vaude’s eco-friendly The company, which makes lights, at eurobike, the Crops stand will tion." “ecolor” dyeing process, or conform with locks and bicycle computers, is feature some new lTG saddle bluesign textile standards. Bluesign is an gradually moving its entire design bags. eco-friendly manufacturing is also good independent industry standard for textiles team to Changhua, Taiwan. business. according to the Readers In May, Crops established a made and treated using environmen- Digest Trusted Brands survey 2011, “fifty percent of our products are subsidiary in Taicang, China. tally friendly methods. some 68 of respondents said they made in Taiwan, and the remaining “we want to concentrate first on Throughout the entire summer would be willing to pay more for half are made in nearby shenzhen, OeM and later on the aftermarket 2012 product line, including “environmentally friendly brands.” China,” Taiga said. “It makes no business,” Taiga said. He noted hardware and apparel, Vaude at eurobike, Vaude is extending sense for us to ship all products that Crops would produce an has achieved Green shape its emphasis on eco-friendly first to Japan, and from there to the entry-level product line just for designation for more than products to its first kids’ collection. rest of the world. we save costs Chinese consumers. “first, it’s 43 percent of its products. “ecology starts with and cut lead times by being close important to have the Crops That includes its urban the smallest ones. to producers.” Taiga said Taiwan name out there,” he said. cycling apparel line, Therefore, our would become a hub for Crops, “urban life–westway The company expects to employ kids’ bike pack, while its Tokyo office will continue line” and the Gravit 10 at Crops China, and 10 at and the rain to serve as company headquarters mountain bike Crops Taiwan. Meanwhile, Crops jacket from our and oversee sales in Japan. backpack line. is working to put its brand name Grody series, Crops already has close ties to in the spotlight. Its leD lights, are made of bluesign- Taiwan and China. Through a sub- which have been sold under the ANTjE VON dEwITz certified material,” sidiary, Magic One, the company wITH A GREEN name antarex, will now be sold SHAPE-CERTIfIEd the company said. designs aftermarket packaging and as “antarex by Crops.”  JB VAUdE BICYCLE PACK. B5-400 ■ JB © JB

SPEEd PEdELECS fR AUGHT wITH Fast pedelecs are a lot of fun and will reach new groups of users. But are they safe? Dirk Zedler has some thoughts on what these bicycles need for the coming boom. accomplished cyclists have little interest in pedelecs because they are no fun for someone who is fit and trained. admit- tedly, pedelecs are somewhat amusing to ride when accelerat- ing up to 25 km/h or going uphill, but they become distinctly tiresome on the flats or when going downhill. for a trained cyclist, it’s simply faster to get there without the motor.

But the situation changes dramatically when the bike in question is a speed pedelec. Good drive units offer 500 watts of power, so speed pedelecs now become interesting to many avid cyclists. for example, freeriders could go up the mountain by themselves instead of being towed. Commuters could get to work quickly without breaking a sweat. with this kind of power, cargo bicycles could enjoy a renais- sance. Imagine the benefits that speed pedelecs could offer postal, express and courier delivery services, or tool-laden craftsmen and tradesmen.

These powerful motors are already available, and it is simple to incorporate them into current They don’t do extensive pedelecs. However, more power, measurements or other more speed, more load capacity objective testing. without valid and a more demanding load measurements, they provide profile call for considerably more just basic riding reports with from a speed pedelec than from sanitized text. a normal pedelec. Compared to a normal bicycle, the stresses while these types of reviews and loads can be many times generate only “winners” that greater. please manufacturers and retailers, they do nothing to raise Current pedelecs are typically the level of technology or point built on city or trekking bike out problems for these types platforms. Traditionally, this of bicycles, as more in-depth type of bicycle has the least testing of mountain and road demanding requirements. The bikes tends to do. DIN-eN standard is too lax, if anything, and incomplete to for these reasons, city and boot. for that reason, these trekking bike framesets provide kinds of bicycles are most likely a poor foundation for a fast to suffer frame or fork breakages pedelec. that can lead to serious accidents. If you travel fast, you also need to brake strongly and frequently. Consumer magazines, which But this is not the only reason often have a corrective function to insist on a no-compromise when it comes to mountain and brake system for a fast pedelec. road bikes, almost exclusively restrict themselves to subjective The pedelec’s drive unit and riding tests with these types of motor increase the base weight city or trekking models. compared a normal bicycle. fAST, fUN ANd PITfALLS

This extra mass requires more Consider what happens if a rider braking power and, above hits a bump in the road, or a all, the ability of the brakes to protruding manhole cover, while withstand heat. This means speeding along at 40 km/h. If that, from the start, the current the bike jumps into the air she assortment of coaster brakes, has to contend with not just 7 or 8 kilograms (15-18 pounds), but at least 20 kg (44 pounds).

even experienced riders have trouble handling such a situation. If the rider is not concentrating, she or he could quickly lose control.

someone who rides a speed pedelec at 45 km/h has a lot to pay attention to, including the pedelec’s own controls.

yet many pedelecs have control units mounted in an uncomfort- able or awkward position on the handlebars. They are difficult to operate, or require close attention because the control menus are poorly designed.

This is intolerable. while the rider is trying to operate the control unit he is distracted. under certain circumstances he may be pedaling with only one hand on the handlebars. This is most definitely risky.

It should be a basic require- ment that speed pedelecs be equipped with control units that can be operated intuitively, and directly from the handlebars with a flick of the thumb.

unlike a bicycle or a standard pedelec, a fast pedelec or e-bike must comply with dIRK zEdLER. different licensing requirements or regulations, depending on the roller brakes and cable-operated country it is ridden in. rim brakes found on typical city or trekking bikes can be tossed Germany, for example, requires out the window. a fast pedelec to have a rearview mirror, a holder for an Hydraulic rim brakes are better insurance plate, special tires in certain areas than their cable- with a minimum tread depth, operated counterparts, but they and, if applicable, a kickstand still have the inherent weakness that either folds up automatically that their braking performance is when the bike is in motion, or reduced in wet conditions. They prevents movement while it is also cause wear on wheel rims. in use. a speed pedelec also must be That leaves us with only one equipped with a lighting system choice for a speed pedelec: disc that meets traffic regulations. brakes, which are standard not only on mountain bikes but also But these requirements are in a on almost all motor vehicles. state of flux and vary throughout the continent. They ought to fast bicycles require suspen- have consistent regulations sion. This applies to speed throughout europe, and soon. pedelecs with no exceptions. ■ DIRK ZEDLER But wait! you say. what about Is MaNaGING DIReCTOR Of ZeDleR – expensive road bikes? They’re INsTITuT füR faHRRaDTeCHNIk uND -sICHeRHeIT GMBH. THe COMPaNy very fast, but have no suspen- PeRfORMs TesTING seRVICes, sion. The difference between a ReseaRCH aND DeVelOPMeNT fOR THe BICyCle INDusTRy aND uNIVeRsITIes road bike and a speed pedelec aND DesIGNs TesT sTaNDs fOR all is the much higher weight of the PHases Of THe MaNufaCTuRING pedelec. PROCess. 30 SHOW DAILY sHOw Day 1

BIKE CLOTHING Get ready for an explosion of colors at the Gonso is giving alternatives ever-popular Eurobike fashion show, reports to plan black: “The Teglio bib pants and the California Ralf Stefan Beppler. breeches are not only available in black, but come in fire, new “Bike clothing for summer 2012 “yes, it’s a reaction to the royal, kiwi and mandarin,” will be loud and bright, and summer blues,” confirmed explained ludger Tabeling, PR eye-catching designs will attract Christiane schumacher, CeO of and marketing officer for Gonso. attention,” promised Christina fanfiluca. wlodasch, bike product The women’s florida and Ronja manager for the swiss athletic while fanfiluca is leading with models feature fire, berry and sports brand Odlo. meadow green and iceberg kiwi as alternatives to black. blue, scott’s palette is even COLOR IS wHAT brighter. The sumita and the sugoi is no stranger to bright COUNTS IN 2012. Mind collections feature bright color, offering ocean, amethyst coral mixed with turquoise and and pink for the new Ruby Meadow – “a very fresh and white. strong green” – is how Vaude Jersey and the matching Ruby skirt. describes the dominant color Pearl Izumi is getting fruity: for its Race and the all Mountain orange and lime for men, Going against the grain, Ciro lines. peacock and lime for women. sport is staying classical: “Black There’s also a splash of yellow even Ziener and Gonso – and white combinations with in the mens’ range, and a flash companies not noted for only a few splashes of color,” of pink for women. why are extravagent designs – are being said estel Talbi, export manager so many bike ranges quite this bold: “strong colors like a new of the spanish cycling brand. colorful? Could it be due to red, a fresh green, a new blue the leaden skies of the recent and, of course, the classic lime,” lackluster european summers? is the Ziener approach for 2012.

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Gore Bike wear has extended its utrasonic technology to jerseys GOES BOLd and pants of the Xenon collection. less weight, less chafing ad wHILE COLOR Vaude is featuring a thin but no ripping of seams are the IS IMPORTANT, rugged three-layer sympatex arguments in favor of the fUNCTION IS STILL membrane. expensive technology. fOREMOST. löffler, sportful and scott Two years after the launch of Hot Ciro sport uses the “latest are launching the Gore-Tex Bond, löffler is expanding the Hot generation of new fabrics”; active shell membrane – Bond styles due to demands from Ziener wants “functional- the lightest and most retailers following numerous first ity and style on two breathable Gore-Tex places in magazine product tests. wheels”; and Peter membrane Thaler, CeO of w.l.Gore has ever schoeller Textile’s Cold Black Thaler sports, presented. technology to prevent overheating acknowledges of black textiles is getting a that moisture sportful’s foothold in bike business, with management survival Jacket löffler to begin with. shimano’s “is, and will was developed In-R Cool Technology does the remain, the major and tested by Pro same trick. issue in bike wear.” Team saxo. Bicycle-specific clothing may Brighter colors aren’t a Ziener has produced a be becoming brighter but the distraction from a lack of rain jacket that weighs business is not forgetting that technical innovation. Bike under 100g and fits into functionality always comes first. clothing makers continue the back pocket of a bike to pile on the functionality jersey. ■ RB as well as the fashion appeal. GONSO ISN’T NOTEd fOR ExTRA BOLd COLORS BUT IS GOING BRIGHT fOR 2012.

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ULTEGR A dI2 TEST dRIVE: ALL Of THE fUNCTION fOR HALf THE PRICE Earlier this month we went to Shimano’s Ultegra Di2 press event in That means that Dura-ace and ultegra are not compatible; you can’t to try out the company’s new electronic groupset. Here’s run Dura-ace shifters with ultegra the big news: In terms of function, you really can’t tell the difference mechanicals, at least for now. The word from shimano is that future between this and the twice-as-expensive Dura-Ace version. versions of the Dura-ace Di2 will adopt the two-core cabling. shift across the cassette and it’ll The skinnier cables mean that automatically adjust to avoid any chain manufacturers can use smaller holes rub, even if you’re on the big ring and in their frames for running them big sprocket at the same time, or small internally. But that’s not required. and small… Not that you’d want to do Cyclists can fit them externally if they either. want to upgrade a mechanical bike to The ultegra Di2 battery is the same digital shifting. as the Dura-ace one, and it’ll give you In fact, shimano believes that setting upwards of 625 miles (1,000km) of up a bike with ultegra Di2 is easier use per charge. That depends on how that fitting a mechanical system. we much shifting you do, of course, but in didn’t try it so we can’t comment. SHIMANO ULTEGRA dI2 IS A reality you’re likely to get maybe three They also say that the connectors are POTENTIAL GAME-CHANGER fOR times that distance before you need to immediately waterproof—just plug BICYCLE COMPONENTS. juice it up again from the mains. them in. The weather in switzerland was too nice to test that claim, but it’s There really is no reason for you ever The ultegra dual control levers are the worth noting that the Dura-ace Di2 to run out of power unexpectedly. same shape as the Dura-ace ones system has proved its weather-beating Battery indicator lights tell you how and the shifting action is exactly the wITH ITS AUTO-TRIM credentials on the pro cyclocross much is left in the tank, and you get fUNCTION, THE fRONT same, too. shimano describes it as circuit, including being ridden to the lots of warning before it actually runs MECHANISM IS THE STANd-OUT “light and easy, like clicking a mouse,” ITEM IN THE wHOLE PACKAGE. world championship. ■ MAT BRETT out. even then, the front mechanism and that’s about right. upshifts and stops working before the rear, giving downshifts are each achieved by MAT BRETT Is THe TeCHNICal eDITOR you a sporting chance of getting home Charge time is 90 minutes and fOR ROaD.CC, a CyClING weBsITe pressing one of the levers tucked with your quads intact. shimano guarantees the battery for a BaseD IN eNGlaND. behind the brake levers a matter of minimum of 500 charges. millimeters. The ultegra Di2 system weighs a The rear mechanism is the same little more than the Dura-ace but not A1-200 shape as the Dura-ace version, and significantly so: 2,482g (5 lbs, 7.5oz) it comes with a crash saver function complete, versus 2,219g (4 lbs, 14 oz). that disconnects the motor if you stack to prevent further damage. It for comparison, a Dura-ace can handle a maximum sprocket size mechanical set-up is a little lighter of 28-tooth, and you can pair that up again at 2,149g (4 lbs, 12 oz), while the with a 52-39T or 53-39T chainset, or mechanical ultegra is 2,402g (5 lbs, go for a compact 50-34T option for a 5 oz). low set of gear ratios to get you up the steep stuff. The other difference between Dura-ace and ultegra Di2 is the The front mechanism offers quick, cabling. The ultegra version uses silent shifting. Despite our best efforts what shimano calls etube cables. to make it misbehave, it proved to be These have two core wires instead of SHIMANO GUARANTEES A MINIMUM perfectly accurate over two days of Dura-ace’s four, a smaller diameter Of 500 CHARGES fOR THEIR BATTERY. THE BRAINS Of THE OUTfIT CHARGE TIME IS 90 MINUTES riding up and down the swiss alps. CONTROLS fRONT ANd REAR (5.1mm) and smaller connectors. SHIfTS, TRIMS THE fRONT MECH ANd wARNS YOU wHEN THE BATTERY IS RUNNING LOw.

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SKS PAINTS THE TOwN OR ANGE wITH NEw MEETING CENTER Welcome to “Orange World”—SKS Germany’s new conference and training In recent years, sks has added compact bike tools and chainguards center. Best known for its fenders and bicycle pumps, SKS opened the new, to its portfolio of innovative products. state-of-the-art center and showroom next to its headquarters in Sundern, Germany. SKS is known for the use of orange in its logo and packaging. each photo and product presented at Orange world tells a story. for example, there is the original sample until the early 1990s, sks primarily suitcase that former owner and mass produced pumps for the Oe general manager wilhelm Blome—the market—as many as 50,000 pumps father of current owner willo Blome— a day at the company’s peak. Today, carried in the 1960s when he traveled high-quality mini pumps and floor to meet with customers. pumps as well as special pumps for ambitious bikers, dominate the sks sks plans to conduct training pump portfolio. The company now sessions and dealer meetings at focuses mostly on the aftermarket. Orange world.

In 1983, sks took over the British “This is the best spot to explain brand Bluemels and made its entrance to our visitors the successful and into the mudguard market. In 1988, functional concepts behind our Made sks began large-scale production of in Germany production,” wedhorn extruded mudguards. said. “you can feel and THE LOUNGE AT SKS ORANGE wORLd. smell it.” The company also launched the “with Orange world, we want to a former assembly hall, more than first quick-release dirtboard sets for ■ JB A5-400 prove that in times of globalization 800 square meters (8,600 square mountain bikes in 1999 (“shockboard” and growing cost pressures it is still feet) in size, now houses a first-class and “X-Tra Dry”). possible to produce competitive showroom with dayrooms and high-end bicycle parts in Germany,” meeting rooms, along with a small said sebastian wedhorn, sks product lounge for relaxing. sks has also built manager. a bicycle repair shop that can be used to train IBD staffers. “More than 250 people and up to 30 trainees are employed by sks here in In addition to products, Orange sundern. we produce several million world provides an overview of the top-quality air pumps, fenders and company’s rich history. In 1921, karl dirtboards every year.” scheffer-klute started production under the sks name (“sks” stands for at Orange world, sks’ business “scheffer-klute-sundern.”) sks first partners can learn about what the made pumps in 1932, and celebrated company calls its “felicitous mix of a breakthrough in 1956 with its first tradition and innovation.” plastic pumps.

SKS ORANGE wORLd. T-ONE KEEPS INNOVATING T-One R&D Corp was founded in 2007 and is now available in eleven countries across Europe, USA and Asia. It makes innovative cycling accessories including bottle cages, grips and bags. This year it releases i-Home II, a smartphone case for iPhones and Android devices. each of them has a different function. we get a lot of our ideas when we're riding."

undercover is T-One's wireless anti-bike theft device that can be hidden underneath a bottle cage.

a 100 decibel alarm is activated on both master and slave once any vibration is detected on the slave. The master also has an indicator to track the slave with T-ONE'S wIRELESS ANTI-BIKE a range of 100 metres. THEfT dEVICE . for 2012 is a high-end model T-One's biggest-selling existing that can transmit up to 200 products include anyway, a meters (656 feet). Coming soon variable angle bottle cage that is a model that can transmit up received an if design award. to 500 meters (1,640 feet). Jeremy Hsu, manager at T-One R&D Corp, said: “T-One has A5-110 six types of bottle cages and

HL CORP’S 3d fORGING EqUIPMENT. HL CORP fORGES AHEAd HL Corp, founded by Taiwanese business people and based in mainland China since 1972, special- izes in forging handlebars, stems, seat posts and suspension forks. It manfactures for OE clients as well as for its own brand, Zoom, which makes up 35 percent of its business. “we are now ramping up Hl has exhibited at eurobike production and by the end of eight times. In 2009, Hl Corp 2011 the monthly capacity will invested $65m in a new, reach about 1 million pieces and high-tech plant in Tianjin. This increase to 2 million pieces by factory is based on the Tianjin the end of 2012“, he added. Industrial Park and co-located with companies such as Giant. Hl makes 100,000-plus stems a month. “we are focused Roger lee, sales manager of on perfecting production and Hl Corp, said: “This factory cutting costs,” occupies 214,500 square meters lee said. [2.31 million square feet], making it the biggest of our four plants in ■ AZ B4-210 China.“ 36 SHOW DAILY sHOw Day 1

TERN MAKES EUROPEAN dEBUT fOLdING BIKES 2.0 If Google and Apple made bikes, this is what the company and products “several parts on the bikes are interchangeable and there are would be like. Ross Ringham reports on the launch of new folding bike common technologies across the maker, Tern bicycles. whole range,” explained Matt Davis, director of sales and marketing at There’s an almost religious aura Tern. shared components include permeating company the main hinge, the handle post, and Tern not readily apparent from the several of small parts. press releases and shiny pictures. “we’ve found that sending a ‘goody The influence that companies such bag’ of spare parts to distributors as apple, Google and facebook have doesn’t always work,” Davis added. had on the management’s approach “By taking this approach, the spare are clear from the moment company part skus should be a lot smaller.” vice-president Josh Hon strides onto The servicing strategy takes into the stage to introduce the launch account the manufacturing approach event, his plain dark t-shirt, jeans and too. The joints, for example, are made headset microphone immediately in the same factory that produces drawing comparisons to steve Jobs. parts for syntace. Hon is addressing a mixed audience of bicycle press, distributors and dealers, The hinges are serviceable, with assembled in June in Taipei, Taiwan, replaceable NorGlide bearings and no for the unveiling of the new company. direct contact between the aluminium and steel parts, so a problem with the “My mother and I came to Taiwan 19 hinge won’t automatically signal the years ago to restructure and end of the whole bike. build the company into a global bicycle The company’s debut product range Hon says that the company will be brand,” he says in his american west comprises 22 models based on five take “a responsible approach to The designers have spent a lot of Cost accent. frame platforms. Retail prices are servicing.” a secondary supply chain, time strengthening the durability of the bicycles in their folded positions. “we revolutionized the folding bike expected to be comparable with sourcing parts directly from Taiwan a patented floating linkage removes industry. But we’re here to talk about nearest competitors, ranging from and a european service center in any additional stress on the steel rod the future. The question is, why? $400 to $3,500 (although pricing is addition to a Taiwan parts warehouse in the hinge clasp. why now, when you’re on top of your likely to be higher in the uk). will reduce both lead times and game? It comes down to direction. turn-around times. spart parts will There will be a three-phase inter- The edges of the hinges are rounded, we’ve spent months talking with be delivered anywhere in the world national rollout, with 35 distributors not sharp, lessening the danger of family, friends and the team, and within three days.“Tern is aiming for confirmed to date. The first bikes will tearing shopping bags or scratching we’ve decided this is the best path—a best-in-class servicing,” Hon said. be shipped in september. Details on bystanders on a bus or train. The clean start.” pricing, products and distributors will safety catch itself is made from engineering plastic. Hon’s father, Dahon founder David be announced on the Tern website in Hon, is not present for the launch of the next few months. “we want the part to fail if it’s caught Tern. The break in the company is It’s a brave move, launching a new on something, so it doesn’t damage mirrored by a break in the family, with company for a niche product—braver the frame,” Hon said. “But we don’t Hon’s mother assuming her maiden still when there is well-established, want it so weak it breaks as soon as name and taking up the position of direct competition. Beyond the motto you touch it.” general manager at Tern. that Tern is making “bikes which fold, not folding bikes,” the three tenets that To reduce lead times, Tern is reducing the company is building its ethos on variations. Tern bicycles will only be are servicing, deliveries and execution. available in three colors: black, white, and grey. Colored decals will add to the aesthetics of the bikes, and distributors will be able to choose from up to eight combinations.

execution is the watchword of the day. Members of the Tern team use the expression in different contexts, to signify mobility concepts, quality control or engineering innovations. “folding bikes are not a revolutionary new concept,” Hon said. “But the fit and finish of our bikes will go far beyond anything currently available.”

“Rebirth has been hard, but the right road is often hard,” he added. “But it’s amazing what you can do with the right team. we’re here for the long tern.”.

B4-501

A6-300 CANNONdALE HELMETS. CANNONdALE dEBUTS NEw LINE Of HELMETS The Teramo is a top-of-the-line 245g dual density EPS road helmet reinforced with composite and alloy internals. The helmet features 23 vents.

SS The Ryker is an MTB helmet, SS Cannondale's entry level helmet with larger vents than the Teramo, is the Quick, featuring single said to be for better low-speed density ePs foam in-molded to a cooling. It also has alloy reinforce- polycarbonate shell. ment struts. Cannondale calls the between- SS The Radius an urban helmet the-vent reinforcement system "sI with single-density ePs foam and alloy exoskeleton Reinforcement internal composite reinforcements. Bridge."

S-SUN SHINES wITH SKULLY, ILLUMENOx BICYCLE LIGHTS S-Sun got its start 25 years ago with grips, but where the Taiwan manufacturer really shines is bicycle lights. S-Sun Enterprise owns the Illumenox and Skully brands, both of which will be sporting new products at Eurobike.

The biggest news for 2012 is a new The entire package can be ordered Illumenox dynamo front and back through s-sun’s worldwide light, and skully’s first solar- distribution network. powered light. another notable product is the k1 mini-leD light. s-sun still manufactures grips, but Pu said they are just for the OeM The k1 is made of the same market. Making grips taught s-sun material as the original skully a lot about the injection molding mini-light, which is a kind of silicon process, which it has been able to material. transfer to lighting.

The k1 is a versatile little light. It “Body housing and lenses are can also be charged by a laptop made in-house via injection with an included usB connection. molding at our factory in Taichung,” “and it also can be used when Pu said. “Our headquarters and working at your laptop at night,” factory building also house R&D said yannick Pu, s-sun’s sales and our complete assembly manager. operation.” an outside supplier provides the leD lights. ■ JB for both brands Illumenox and skully, s-sun has designed attractive aftermarket displays jILL fAN Of S-SUN wITH THE 2012 SKULLY ANd and packaging. “we deliver the ILLUMENOx LINE. complete sales package and believe we offer a great point- of-sale tool for each dealer,” Pu said.

B2-507 SHOW DAILY sHOw Day 1 39 VELO AddS EYE APPEAL TO ITS AfTERMARKET SAddLE LINES A product’s visual appearance is what immediately catches Plush, Velo’s comfort brand appealing last year, Velo manufactured more a consumer’s attention. For Velo, a leading manufacturer of to the largest range of consumers, than 15 million saddles in its four has been refreshed without losing factories in Taiwan and China. saddles, grips and handlebar tapes, this concept underlies the saddle’s three signature design the new structured designs that emphasize the unique elements: characteristics of each of its brands. SS a black and grey cover; SS a yellow Plush label; for 2012, Velo has expanded its senso This athletic design has been added to performance line to include new and the 2012 product range, which consists SS a yellow and white Velo logo. Velo’s extra-light competition saddles, while of competition saddles equipped with The new design now features yellow mission is Plush has added new saddles with carbon-injected bases and carbon fiber and black curved lines on the seating to support cycling sporty features. rails. area adding a timeless look and enthusiasts who value a healthy and contributing to a high recognition environmentally conscious lifestyle. while the brand has previously value. Recognizing that comfortable cycling manufactured saddles in various often comes down to the saddle, Velo colors and designs, the majority To better recognize the individual is determined to create products that of its saddles will now depict Plush models, model numbers have suit the personal preference of every the new black-and-white look. been incorporated into the design and rider. following the performance-based are displayed above the Plush label. The campaign launched at eurobike The design’s improvement will also all Velo products are manufactured upgraded product lines, specifi- 2010, the new design has been extend the brand’s appeal to include with environmentally certified materials cally created for the aftermarket, are incorporated into the overall a younger generation. and processes. By renewing the now distinguishable through new, sleek strategy. aesthetics of the senso and Plush designs that depict the overall focus of Velo enterprise, founded in 1979 by saddles, each brand. It further compliments the stella yu, is driven by the vision to brand’s focus as a technology- create perfect saddles for all types Velo creates a corporate design for for senso the visual design has been rich performance brand. of demanding cyclists. each of its brands that will be com- fundamentally modified. with its streamlining the brand’s municated in the future while uniting expressive black-and-white composi- visual appearance Today, Velo is one of the the communication of tion, the saddle conveys an extremely should cause its brand world’s leading designers the existing Plush athletic and dynamic look that further recognition among and manufacturers of and senso brand demonstrates Velo’s direction for its aftermarket customers quality saddles, grips and campaigns with the B2-503 performance line. to increase. handlebar tapes. new designs. 40 SHOW DAILY sHOw Day 1

dT SwISS IS GOING PLACES, STARTING wITH NEw Hq Responding to business expansion, DT Swiss That goes especially for products This forging procedure is exclusive that have been customized for a to DT swiss and one of the secrets has built a new and bigger HQ and is in no bicycle manufacturer: of the company’s success. forging mood to slow down, discovers Laurens van is done in switzerland, and the Rooijen. DT swiss stores a large inventory raw, butted spokes are then sent to of color-coordinated decals at its either , Taiwan or the united subsidiary in Poland so it can offer states where they are cut to length within the last 15 years, DT swiss DT swiss used to be part of a big not only a replacement product of and threaded at one end. has grown from a specialist spoke public company that was trans- the same value, but an manufacturer to a supplier of an formed into an enterprise of its own optically matching part. increasing number of high-end by a management buyout in 1994. bicycle parts. Having outgrown its It is now an international group with The warehouse is HQ in Biel, it had no choice but to subsidiaries in Poland, the united secured by the swiss build a new, and smarter, one. states and Taiwan, offering wheels, aviation security spokes, hubs and suspension parts. authority BaZl. The new HQ is still in Biel. But it’s not just a bigger facility, it’s a frank Boeckmann, DT swiss’ By restricting access designed-for-the-purpose new director of sales and marketing, to as few employees build. while the old headquarters said there are logistical gains from as possible and tightly was situated in an ancient building moving into the new building: “The checking all incoming confined on three sides by rock new headquarters is not about and outgoing goods, faces of the Jura mountain range, prestige, as great as it may look. DT swiss has qualified the new facility has been built This new facility was necessary to for an easier handling from scratch in a recently opened fully implement the saP system of their air freight. That industrial area outside the city, close and to keep our steadily growing not only means less to iconic swiss watch makers such production running flawlessly and hassle and handling as Rolex and swatch. our customers happy.” costs, but also reduced lead times. and where the old headquarters Two independent servers keep was filled to the brim with machines track of more than 20,000 different “The loading bay is and raw and processed materials, parts needed to handle 7,000 to another plus of our forcing DT swiss to open additional 12,000 orders per month worldwide, new facility,” said fRANK BOECKMANN, dIRECTOR Of MARKETING facilities for their rim production, the depending on the season. Boeckmann. “Rather ANd SALES AT dT SwISS. new HQ is spacious and flooded than having to turn Two fully automated kardex storage with daylight. trucks in a very limited “at DT swiss, we still consider systems make sure that parts space, the drivers simply enter the butted stainless spokes as the as it offers 20,000 square needed for the assembly of specific bay on one side and leave it on the best solution, and it shows all the meters (215,275 square feet) of products are on hand when they’re other.” more as nowadays performance floorspace, there’s plenty of room needed. wheelsets come with less and less for the warehouse, production The swiss headquarters is as spokes, putting more stress on and assembly, administration and much about production as it is each individual spoke,” Boeckmann extras such as meeting rooms about research, prototype building dT SwISS MOVEd INTO THEIR said. and spacious canteens. along NEw HEAdqUARTERS AT THE and service. The growth is set to with increased comfort, there are BEGINNING Of THE YEAR. continue. © LAURENS VAN ROOIJEN when asked about the biggest productivity gains too. challenges that DT swiss faces, “we have already added six Boeckmann is clear. “The current machines to forge our butted instability regarding the exchange spokes,” said Boeckman. rates and the strong swiss franc are the big challenges, but that goes for all export-oriented companies operating from switzerland,” Boeckmann said.

“luckily," he added, "at DT swiss we have the chance to shift labor- intensive steps of our production to other regions to minimize the impact of our strong domestic currency.” ■ LVR A3-402 SHOW DAILY sHOw Day 1 41

THE NEw dAHON fOLdING BIKE LEAdER SHAKES UP THE MARKET Dahon, a world leader in folding bikes, comes a second new product platform, flat Pack Technology, features to Eurobike with a renewed interest in shaking bikes with full-size wheels. a things up. Aggressive innovation in product proprietary quick-release pedal and marketing figure prominently in the and a radical handlebar design allows even standard bikes to be company’s 2012 plans. quickly transformed into a flat and compact shape for efficient “Our company was founded on the storage and reduced footprint. philosophy of re-writing the rules, THE fOLd- starting with our original irreverent In all, Dahon is offering a range of 34 fLAT TARAzEd. folding bike 30 years ago,” Hon said. bikes globally, including its familiar “we are, by nature, relentless and affordable Boardwalk, eco, On the marketing front, Dahon is innovators and dedicated speed, Vitesse and Jack lines, initiating one of its most innovative business partners.” along with the curvaceous Mu and ambitious campaigns to date. family. The striking Jifo 16 bicycle Distinctively targeting marks a bold departure both B2B and B2C, in Dahon’s product WHO KNEW MR. RIGHT the new campaign range. applying WOULD TURN OUT TO BE emphasizes a new a longitudinal visual identity that frame latch, MR. GREEN? more clearly com- the Jifo folds municates Dahon’s in about brand positioning. seven THE jIfO Dahon also offers a 16 fOLdS IN seconds a consumer campaign, themed reinvigorated series SEVEN SECONdS. into an “express your Personality,” will of hydroformed ultra-compact feature eye-catching personalities performance package and is and highlight Dahon’s broad product while this may seem unusual and models, and one ideal for people range that allows individuals to unnecessary for a 30-year-old model with a who desire a chic express themselves through their company that owns an absurdly continuously folder. bikes. high market share in its category, it variable trans- is a trademark of Dahon’s energetic mission, the result of The campaign highlights the leader and founder, Dr. David Hon. a joint project with brand’s competitive advantage in an NuVinci. emotional way and within the overall New folding technologies, a context of the brand message. completely revamped marketing strategy designed to expand the dAHON’S NEw aiming to expand the brand’s brand’s appeal, and new distributors MARKETING appeal beyond the traditional cycling in some key markets all are part MESSAGE TO market, the campaign will run in of the package Dahon brings to CONSUMERS. newspapers, lifestyle and leisure friedrichshafen. magazines, as well as traditional B4-304 cycling venues. all of this comes on the heels of its announcement of a manufacturing a second campaign, featuring a partnership with a new, state-of- more functional approach and the-art bicycle factory, Maxcom, in focusing on the newest product and , to complement Dahon’s technology, will communicate to production in China. (Tomorrow’s the bicycle industry while explaining Show Daily will look at the Maxcom brand positioning and Dahon’s factory in detail.) future direction in the market. 42 SHOW DAILY sHOw Day 1 A6-107 CLEAN MOBILE GAINS INVESTOR, wILL ExPANd E-dRIVE OffERINGS

In April, Iwis Motorsystem GmbH & Co. of Munich, a global Clean Mobile’s current HCD system, leader in mechanical drive control systems, acquired a 10 which stands for “Harmonic Chain percent stake in Clean Mobile with other investors. Drive,” targets the “fast pedelec” market with a speed of up to 45 km/h. These systems typically require a The two companies announced a “strategic “The strategy of entering the market special license and insurance, like partnership in the growing market for with high performing and attractive a moped. The planned 25 km/h electro-mobility” and plan to launch a drives for fast premium pedelecs systems are intended for the larger drivetrain in 2012 for the 25 km/hour paid off,” said Ira frankenberger, e-bike market because they don’t wERNER GRUBER, CHIEf ExECUTIVE Of pedelec segment. Clean Mobile’s marketing manager. require special licenses. CLEAN MOBILE. The investment allows Clean Mobile, from “as a result, the first HCD drive unterhaching, Germany, to take advantage trains were launched in the first Clean Mobile plans to reduce the The drives will comply fully with Clean of Iwis’ extensive manufacturing know-how. quarter of this year. Now we will motor power, which will enable it to Mobile’s high quality standards. The The companies said they would develop a start addressing the considerable offer smaller batteries. a sensitive integrated drivetrain system offers a vehicle variety of electric drivetrains for two-wheel, demand for trendier, attractive and torque sensor will complete the efficiency of up to 80 percent, according to three-wheel and four-wheel vehicles. longer-lasting pedelecs.” package. Clean Mobile. .■ JB

NEw PEdAL TECHNOLOGY, TAIwAN’S ECHOwELL dARTS SHOES REAdY AT xPEdO INTO EUROPEAN MARKET Xpedo is a well-known supplier of high performance pedals, Taiwan manufacturer Echowell Electronics has an inter- backed by the resources of Wellgo, the world's biggest esting mix of businesses: bicycle computers and heart maker of quality pedals. At the Xpedo stand, you'll find the rate monitors and electronic dart games. very latest technology, including the Thrust NXS for 2012. unlike some B2-113 This pedal (245g per pair) uses NeP Developed by wellgo’s founder and competitors in injection molding to form a stylish general manager John Chen, this the market, lee lightweight pedal body. The stainless quick release pedal system targets said echowell has steel contact plate increases the growing folding and compact bike complete control of its research and durability, while cromoly spindles markets. Chen also thinks that these development and product manufactur- roll smoothly on three cartridge easily detachable pedals make sense ing. echowell’s headquarters and R&D bearings. for other bicycle categories. “without office in Taiwan employs 40, and its pedals, bicycles are much factory in China employs 415. “we have also new for 2012, the easier to store in a limited our entire production under our control,” Xpedo slN (supreme space,” he says. lee said. light Nylon) road shoe B2-501 was designed to offer The other innovation approximately 70 percent of echowell’s comfort and performance from wellgo is the auto total production is for bicycle at an economical price. Reset Positioner in the computers and heart rate monitors. POsI-R168 pedal. a magnetic around 25 percent of production is for Ideal for beginners and indoor ECHOwELL’S RICHARd LEE wITH element allows the user to set the cycling enthusiasts, the shoe HIS COMPANY’S “EASY-TO-USE” the company’s own echowell brand, empty pedal to settle at a chosen features micro-vents in the sole and CYCLING COMPUTERS. while the other 75 percent is for OeMs. angle. This allows the user three trimmable Velcro straps. to confidently step into sales representative Paul lin pointed wellgo runs two Taiwan factories as the pedal without Richard lee, echowell’s general to echowell’s “easy-to-use” philosophy well as a Chinese operation, which looking and without manager, said the seemingly disparate that lies behind all products. “we concentrates on parts of wellgo's fear of missing the product lines make good business make more products for everyday OeM production. In all, wellgo engagement. ■ TK sense. “That’s how we utilize our people than for real experts,” lin said. produces about 10 million pairs of production,” lee said. added Charles Chen, the company’s pedals every year. about 400,000 sales and marketing chief, “we offer “In the fall and winter, we produce pairs are made in Taiwan for the products with the most attractive price mainly bicycle computers and heart high-end market, and 90 SALES MANAGER points in the market.” rate monitors, and in the summer we percent of those are made jENNIfER CHEN wITH NRP SHOES. produce dart games. all three product In Germany, echowell is distributed by in-house. wellgo has its groups rely on detailed mechanic and Messingschlager, but the company QRD (Quick Release Device) electronic skills. echowell is proud to is exhibiting at eurobike to expand its for 2012 on display at its have a core competence in both fields.” reach in europe. ■ JB eurobike stand. SHOW DAILY sHOw Day 1 43

MARKET REPORT That’s music to the ears of an IBD, because the average price for all GERMANS SURPASS THE dUTCH bicycles sold at an IBD is €624 ($890), including city and trekking bikes, according to the German bicycle trade fOR LEAd IN E-BIKE MARKET magazine saZ. at premium dealer- ships, where touring and everyday E-bikes and pedelecs have been a significant yet it is a big deal. The numbers mean cyclists by their bikes, Vsf has that the volume of e-bike sales tripled calculated an average price of €1,057 motor for the European bicycle economy, between 2007 and 2010, making them ($1,505). especially in the leading e-bike markets of the the fastest growing segment of the bicycle industry. even in the Netherlands, where overall Netherlands and Germany. bicycle unit sales fell 7 percent in 2010, pedelec sales continued to People want quality bikes and Per capita, the Netherlands is the grow, although the market may be good service and are willing to pay leading market for e-bike and pedelec reaching a saturation point. according ever-increasing prices for them. sales in europe. By total units, to Bike Europe, e-bike sales grew by Product variety is growing as e-bike however, Germany has taken the lead, nearly 8 percent to 165,000 units last makers target younger (and young- according to eBwR. year, the only bicycle category to mark at-heart) buyers and those looking for an increase. Dutch consumers are something sportier. extreme mountain The German government recognizes realizing that quality models start at e-bikes, speed pedelecs and stylish, bicycles as an important part of the €1,500 ($2,135) and that they need to high-end urban bikes have boosted solution to several social issues, such buy e-bikes at specialized dealership the German market in particular. as traffic congestion and pollution in to receive the necessary service inner cities and a lack of exercise, says package. The Netherlands, which has set the albert Herresthal, CeO of Vsf. trends for the european pedelec IBDs now account for more than 85 market, has settled for comfort according to the government, percent of the country’s e-bike sales, features and the distinctive Dutch Germans own more than 73 million THE 1.2 Kw ELECTRIC MOTOR, while low-price e-bikes have almost bicycle style. worldwide, electric bicycles—twice the number of cars. fROM EGO-KITS: MORE disappeared from the Dutch market, ENjOYABLE UPHILL RIdES fOR bicycle sales are predicted to cross Thanks to extensive government MOUNTAIN BIKERS. according to industry organization the 30 million unit sale mark this year. support, cycling’s transportation share RaI. China skews the curve because it is has grown to 13 percent of trips in expected to account for 29 million of Berlin and Hamburg and 14 percent leaving children’s and sport bikes Instead, the “big three” of the Dutch those units. in Munich. This means millions of new aside, experts predict that this year, bicycle industry—the accell Group, cyclists are buying state-of-the-art nearly 10 percent of all bicycles Gazelle and Giant—all have gained The remainder of e-bike sales are bicycles. sold for everyday urban use will be market share and are among the concentrated in europe, primarily the pedelecs. nation’s top 5 e-bike brands. sparta Netherlands and Germany. according Driving the industry’s success is, still leads the market, followed by to electric Bike worldwide Reports more and more, the pedelec. In Independent bicycle dealers Batavus, Giant, and Gazelle. 2011 and the German industry 2010, between 200,000 and 240,000 continue to dominate the e-bike and all but Giant and Gazelle are accell- association Vsf, sales in europe pedelecs and e-bikes were sold in pedelec market, accounting for 68 owned brands. crossed the 1 million mark for the Germany. That doesn’t seem very percent of unit sales and 80 percent first time in 2010 and are expected to significant in a market with annual of turnover. according to the Vsf, Dutch consumers don’t seem as reach 1.3 million this year. sales of more than 4 million bicycles. high-end dealers have increased interested in diversification in e-bike their turnover by 55 percent in the styles as their German counterparts are today. Industry expert Han Goes ALMOST EVERY E-BIKE BRANd NOw OffERS AT six years. Consumers want quality LEAST ONE PEdELEC THAT SUPPORTS SPEEdS products and good service and believes this is one reason why the Of UP TO 45 KM/H (28 MPH), LIKE THIS SNAKY are willing to spend an average of growth in Dutch pedelec sales has HARdTAIL wITH A GO SwISS dRIVE. €1,700 ($2,400) for a pedelec. slowed. ■ SB

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GIANT wHEELSYSTEMS CROPS LTG GINA BAG T-ONE R&d wAVE GRIP

Don’t call them “wheelsets.” Giant calls its new wheel line a WheelSystem, because every component, from the hub to the spokes to the rims, has been designed and engineered to work together as a single unit. Wave is T-One's newly designed The wheelsystems, manufactured in grip with multiple color options switzerland by DT swiss and the choice to use locking to Giant’s specifications, clamps. will appear throughout The LTG Gina Bag 02-S is an Color and style Giant’s 2012 road attractive, compact saddle bag line. are the essence A5-110 made of reflecting, water-resistant of the wave from the P-slR1 aero, material. design. a 1,575-gram wheel with ultra-light 50mm scandium-composite Offered in several The lTG Gina Bag and internal locking alloy nipples for colors, the lTG 02-s also features better aerodynamics, to the P-sl1, Gina can be easily an easy-access with 21mm deep 6061 alloy rims for attached to the single zipper. enthusiasts or beginning saddle rails and road racers, there is seat post without something for all tools thanks to levels of road riders B3-302 its Velcro straps. A6-208 in the line.

SqLAB 602 ACTIVE SAddLE MING CYCLE HOR A E-TRICYCLE A5-507d

With the Active 602 saddle, SQlab completes Ming Cycle’s Hora e-tricycle is a start-up throttle helps riders get its Active series of saddles that are friendly A7-100 equipped with a new power assis- moving from a dead stop on hills or to riders’ lumbar spinal region. tance drive that uses a 36V/250W while stopped at a traffic light. The motor to provide more power and throttle supports the rider until he or The new model is based This reduces cruising distance. she reaches a speed of 4 to 5 km/h, on the long-proven 602 unpleasant then cuts off automatically. trekking saddle and seat pressure integrates the active and mobilizes The detachable display can be taken series’ damping the spinal off to prevent theft. a differential gear technologies, which discs. active device ensures that when making allow the saddle 602 comes in 14, a turn, each rear wheel rotates at to moves slightly 15 and 16 cm widths, a different speed, so the power is from side to side with three different dampers evenly distributed. Disc brakes give while pedaling. (soft, medium, hard). the Hora more stopping precision.

SCHwALBE HANS dAMPf SKS INjEx T-zOOM VELO ATTUNE GRIPS

Hans Dampf is as much at home on back The Injex T-Zoom is a streets as it is on tough trails. top-level compact pump with a universal multi- valve head connection, ideal for trekking and A5-300 mountain bikes.

strong The grip is designed with lugs, grippy Trailstar optimum ergonomics in mind. Compound and strengthened with its optional high-pressure B2-503 sidewalls level, the Injex T-Zoom achieves (snakeskin) make it a pressure of up to 10 bar (145 psi). The high volume hand feel as comfortable Velo’s Attune grips were created to pump is made of aluminum. on rugged terrain as be durable, versatile and comfortable, on flowing single- fitting the anatomy of the cyclist’s track. hand.

weighing in at just 750 A5-400 This anatomical shape is supported with a grams, Hans Dampf special gel material that optimizes handling rolls relatively easily and reduces fatigue. The grips are available and tackles ascents in black or white, and the patented G2 clamp with aplomb. locks from Velo allow for easy assembly. 46 SHOW DAILY sHOw Day 1

THUN BATTERYSAfE STORCK REBEL NINE 29ER INfINI CHIOT

E-bikes bring unusual challenges for retailers and Storck’s XTR-equipped Rebel manufacturers—like the possibility of a destructive Nine 29er hard-tail has a 1 battery fire. tapered headtube, from 1 ⁄8" to A5-305 1½”. Thun’s Batterysafe protects those Its Crank Brothers Cobalt 29-inch who stock and work with e-bikes rims – laced with twin-pair spokes – from the risk of fire or explosion are tubeless-ready. caused by storing and charging lithium batteries. These types of fires are dangerous as they A3-100 cannot be extinguished with water or conventional fire extinguishers.

Batterysafe is certified to the fGO–503 strict eN 14470 standard, offering fire protection of 90 The 5 LED Chiot has four minutes. The system also can rubberized feet for gripping all be customized for OeMs and handlebar widths and is held on retailers with the addition of fire with a flexible band. and smoke sensors, automatic powder extinguishers and an The body of the Chiot is made from emergency call interface. an eco-friendly material.

GHOST AMR PLUS SERIES HTCOMPONENTS AE01TPEdAL

Ghost Bikes’ new AMR Plus series offers HT’s new Evo pedal series is B1-400 all-mountain trail bikes that excel through made of extruded, CNC optimized several innovative solutions. magnesium or aluminum with an extra wide platform. a flat steering angle and steep seating angle guarantee perfect trail fun, uphill and Twenty adjustable pins per pedal allow downhill. a 1.5-inch head tube, the rider to find the perfect adjustment, X-12 through-axle, IsCG while a proprietary and durable HT standard and remotely adjust- evo bearing allows the pedal to spin able seat post guarantee smoothly. The HT-ae01T model is riding fun in all terrains. made of anodized aluminum with a available with carbon or CNC-machined titanium spindle. aluminum frame. It weighs 315 grams per pair. B2 507-23

CLEAN MOBILE THIRd ELEMENT dT SwISS fx 1950 TRICON O-SYNCE TR AINING LAB V3.0

At Eurobike, Third Element is debuting The FX 1950 freeride wheelset from a 2012 model pedelec powered by Clean DT Swiss features TRICON technology, Mobile. Due to high demand, Third with special hubs, straight double- Element’s new model is a 25km/h version threaded spokes and Torx nipples. of last year’s innovative—and fast—eSpire. with a radial and Called the espire comp, the new version is a crossed spoke sports touring e-bike made for long distances pattern fX and equipped with the new Clean Mobile drive 1950 wheels system. similar to its fast e-bike cousin, the “guarantee the stylist espire comp distinguishes itself with its best possible stiffness and striking tubular frame. lighter battery packs and TrainingLab is the training components ensure a natural biking weight ratio,” says DT swiss. software for O-Synce experience. cycle computers and B3-502 A6-107 The wheelset navigation devices. is tubeless compatible. Version 3.0 has an improved user interface including a new "favorite page," which displays the most important data on one screen. Traininglab syncronises with www. trainingsplan.com and allows the user A3-402 to generate a flexible workout plan using O-synce products. SHOW DAILY sHOw Day 1 47

LAS HELMETS INfINITO SR SUNTOUR dURO dj-RC AIR

The Infinito helmet from SR Suntour’s new Duro The Duro RC is LAS Helmets has an easy DJ RC weighs only 2,000 now equipped with on-and-off visor, and integral grams. A4-102 alloy stanchions, bug-netting. cold forged alloy crown and a reinforced Infinito is Italian for infinite, a alloy steerer. sR suntour reference to the never-ending has added its new comfort from the padding progressive air chamber on this helmet, which was system and a new designed in Italy. The Infinito slim body RC damping comes with a set of stickers for cartridge, designed personalizing especially for the DJ fork the look of the line. helmet. B3-501

SELLE SAN MARCO BIOAKTIVE SAddLE

TRIGON MqC10 CARBON 29ER fR AME City roads can be unpleasant for everyday cyclists. A7-317 San Marco’s Bioaktive saddles for 2012 can help. B3-407 Trigon offers a new design for a 29er The Bioaktive City offers a and performance, frame, which the company modestly calls It’s made of Venus C8 biodynamic structure that follows and is intended for a full carbon monocoque “performance advanced composite the movements of the pelvis while mountain bike, road and trekking masterpiece.” material. Oversized pedalling, with a wide, comfortable bikes. finally, those who most seek and trapezoidal tubing seat. The sportive is for cyclists comfort above all can choose a increases frame seeking a balance between comfort Recreational saddle. stiffness, as does a 1-1/8-inch to 1.5-inch head tube design.

an oversized BB for press fit system also boosts stiffness and improves power transfer. ‘TIMEMACHINE’ LAUNCHES BMC INTO RECORd BOOKS

At the end of July, there were lots of grins on the faces at BMC’s headquarters in Grenchen, Switzerland. In the span of just a few days, triathlete Andreas Raelert set a new world record at Challenge Roth, an iron-distance triathlon, followed by ’ decisive time trial win that brought him the most prestigious victory in cycling: the Tour de France.

“The close cooperation between B3-202 sponsored athletes or race teams and our engineering team has become the core of our product development.”

successes like these have lifted BMC into the elite group of premium bicycle manufacturers. Now, BMC is applying its winning formula off-road as well with the creation of the BMC Mountainbike Racing Team this year.

The swiss brand’s factory team is already paying dividends. The first BMC'S HEAdqUARTERS IN results of the program will be on GRENCHEN, SwITzERLANd. © LVR display here at eurobike.

Both athletes won on BMC’s The Trailfox Tf 01 Carbon is a futuristic new Timemachine TM01. very light, all-mountain model. The Mountainbike Racing Team is also “These successes were no coinci- showing its influence with BMC’s dence, but the result of meticulous first 29er models. The company is preparations, first in the wind tunnel showing two big-wheel platforms for and then both in practice and 2012 at eurobike for the first time. competition,” BMC’s brand manager Markus eggimann said. ■ LVR

BRANd MANAGER LENNART qUECKE wITH THE NAVI2MOVE x. © JB O-SYNCE AddS ANT+ After entering the GPS market with Navi2move, O-Synce is now introducing Navi2move X, which has ANT+ capa- bilities.

O-synce brand manager lennart you are able to upload your training Quecke said, “Navi2move X is a schedule even for several days when completely new, slim navigation you go to a training camp,” said device for the ambitious cyclist Quecke. including all the features needed by pro athletes.” Riders can see the track on the device’s display and use arrow- The aNT+ chip in the Navi2move X waypoint navigation to find their way. is all about connectivity. “Various sensors, like heart rate, cadence, Navi2move X has a rechargeable power as well as weight manage- battery that can be swapped out. It ment, can be connected with the is compatible with O-synce remote device,” Quecke said. control. The retail price is expected to be under €200. The new product offers detailed training functions. “use the workout ■ JB function to know what to do exactly B3-503 during your training session.

KTM CREATES 29ER E-BIKE KTM Fahrrad of Austria has created a full line of 29ers, including an electric assist model. For 2012 KTM will offer more than sixty different mountain bike models.

“25 are full suspension bikes,” said kTM is a pioneer with the offroad kTM marketing manager stefan pedelec category. In 2009 the limbrunner. “Next season we will company sold 700 MTB pedelecs. also have the first complete 29er Company president Carol Chen series: three full suspension, five said the 2010 figure was 7000 alloy hardtails and five carbon units sold and “this season it will hardtails. we believe strongly that be more than 23,000 units.” the 29er category will be the next hot trend in europe.” kTM offers pedelecs with power units from Bionx, Bosch, Highlight of the 29er range is , or Clean Mobile. The Myroon, a race carbon hardtail, company’s 29er pedelec – the and is the bigger wheel brother of Macina – is equipped with the new kTM’s Myroon 26-inch mountain Bosch e-bike kit. bike. last year’s egnition, a concept The 29er Myroon has benefitted downhill pedelec equipped with from an all-new frame design. Clean Mobile’s e-bike kit, is now kTM’s head of R&D Thomas Pressl available commercially. eighty eight said: “The new carbon frame will be produced, priced at 8,888 stands for stiffness, lightweight, euros. comfort and, due to integrated cables, has a clean look.” The 29er ■ JB Myroon frame weighs 1.1kg (the A4-300 26-inch Myroon frame weighs a touch less than 1kg).

IS THIS THE wORLd’S fIRST 29ER PEdELEC? KTM’S STEfAN LIMBRUNNER POSES wITH THE BOSCH-EqUIPPEd MACINA. © JB

AMERICAN CLASSIC SHAVES ITS MAGNESIUM wHEELSET By changing the shape of the rim of his new magnesium wheelset, Bill Shook at American Classic has shaved about 20g off the weight.

It now weighs in at an “The A7-314 extraordinary 280g, road tire lighter than most makers tubular rims. The whole need to learn wheelset tips the scales what the mountain at a claimed 1108g. bike tire makers did: Most people don’t The rim has a very want a heavy usT rounded profile at tire,” shook said. the spoke face and “MTB racers don’t use is shallower than last tubeless tires. They year’s wheel. BILL SHOOK wITH use standard tires and sealant.” Its wide (22mm) THE MAGNESIUM wHEEL © DAVE section, shook said, ATKINSON Magnesium isn’t is ideal for tubeless the most durable of tires, although for the metals, and these most part he’s been riding them aren’t wheels that you’d dig out with 135g Maxxis 20mm tires and for salty winter training rides. But lightweight tubes; the wide section american Classic has changed the means the 20mm tire rides more alloy to one that’s more resistant to like a 22mm. corrosion, and also a bit stronger. It’s also more expensive, but american Classic’s other big news shook reckons the lower weight is that the wheelset is tubeless- and greater longevity will outweigh ready. shook is a big fan of tubeless the additional spend. in theory, but not of the current usT tubeless tires available. ■ DAVE ATKINSON, ROAD.CC SHOW DAILY sHOw Day 1 51

Inou is compatible with PC's and apple THE CATEYE INOU fILMS YOUR Mac computers. “It doesn’t matter what platform you use—you can easily RIdE wHILE YOU PEdAL share your geo-tagged photos, videos and maps with all of your social media The Japanese company CatEye takes its name The Inou is a hardware product, but networks,” Goh said. it is used with the Inou sync software from high-efficiency reflectors, a business field its application that users can download another highlight of Cateye’s 2012 Western customers may be unfamiliar with. In the from http://www.inouatlas.com. product range is the launch of a West, the Osaka company has built its reputation on high-power rechargeable lighting system unlike GPs manufacturers such as it calls sumo. The sumo3 will feature high-luminance bicycle lights and cycle computers. Garmin that sell custom maps for its three high-power leDs and a lithium devices, “we use Google maps that are battery pack, while sumo2 will sport two Now there’s a new product to add to The Inou will be offered with a helmet available for free,” Goh said. high-power leDs and a lithium pack. the list. at eurobike, Cateye is debuting and handlebar mount. with a program- what it describes as a “trip recorder mable shutter interval (1, 2, 5, and 10 with maps, camera and video,” or, more minutes), a manual photo button, and simply, a GPs-enabled camera and instant video recording, users can easily video recorder. customize how they record their ride.

It’s called Inou, and is named for the The Inou accepts up to a 32 first explorer to map the Japanese GB Micro sD card. Its coastline. two replaceable aaa batteries are good for “Inou is not a GPs device, but an up to five hours of use. application that combines GPs maps, photos and video in one product,” said Jayson Goh of the company’s marketing A1-201 department. with an Inou, users INOU ATLAS SOfTwARE SCREENSHOT. can share their cycling or outdoor experiences with Inquisitive readers may wonder what friends. happened to the sumo1. That’s a surprise Cateye is unveiling at the show. “you can share ■ JB it on facebook, Twitter or youTube or send an e-mail to CATEYE’S MARI YAMAMOTO ANd jAYSON GOH wITH THE q3 wRIST COMPUTER your friends,” Goh (LEfT); SUMO2+3 LIGHTS ANd INOU CAMER A said. wITH VIdEO RECORdER.

MESSE q& A CALL HER CARINA: ExHIBITOR LIAISON ENjOYS INfORMAL EUROBIKE Birgit Mattmann spent 10 years as Eurobike’s project ESD: Have you met some of the ESD: Has working for Eurobike coordinator for exhibitor services. When she went on exhibitors you’ve talked with by been what you expected? phone or e-mail? maternity leave after last year’s show, some exhibitors Blass: The people in this industry were nervous—and so, perhaps, was Eurobike project BLASS: we’ve had one are so nice and open. yes, you manager Stefan Reisinger. meeting with some get an idea of that when talking to exhibitors. I also met them by phone or by e-mail. I’m fortunately for everyone concerned, ESD: What do you mean by some of the exhibitors looking forward to meeting all of the duo that replaced her—Carina “casual”? who attended our them in person here at our 20th Blass and Julia Glaser—have handled OutDoor show in July. anniversary show. the transition swimmingly. we talked BLASS: In the past year I’ve talked They came by to It’s our busiest time, but we with Blass, who many exhibitors know with many exhibitors on the phone or introduce them- should have at least a only through phone calls or e-mail communicated by e-mail. everybody selves. It’s nice to short meet-and-greet exchanges, about the changeover. is friendly and easy to get in touch see the faces of the in person. I’m keen to with. even if you’re not meeting people you’ve been meet all the national ESD: You started at Eurobike face-to-face, you get to know each talking to for the past and international last October, and are now other very quickly. for example, I was year. eurobike exhibitors sharing the position of project surprised that most of the people I’ve been working coordinator for exhibitor immediately began to call me by my with. services with Julia Glaser. Were first name. I didn’t expect this but am you familiar with trade shows or happy about it. It makes it easier ■ JB the bicycle business? to get in touch with.

BLASS: Not at all. after studying ESD: Which parts of CAR INA marketing I worked for half a year the trade show do you BLASS. as marketing assistant in another oversee? © JB industry before coming to work for eurobike. BLASS: Julia is respon- sible for the a halls and the My former job was very businesslike. nearby Zeppelin hall. I am for me it was a big change from a, responsible for the B halls let’s say, “serious” job with suits and and the open-air exhibi- ties to working with casual bicycle tion ground, as well as people. I like it. Holiday on Bike.

SHOW DAILY sHOw Day 1 53 GIANT’S BIG NEwS fOR 2012 MEASURES 1/8 Of AN INCH One-eighth of an inch. That small distance is a big deal in Giant’s revamped lineup of 2012 road bikes. It underpins Giant’s new OverDrive

2 standard, which uses a larger diameter tapered steerer tube. The HARRY zHAO Of CONVIVA, wHICH HANdLES MARKETING top bearing is 1-1/4-inch—instead of the standard 1-1/8 inch—and the ANd SALES Of TRIGON BIKES. bottom bearings are 1½ inch.

“we started this project with MANUfACTURER a complex goal, which was TRIGON LETS ITS to reduce the weight of the existing TCR advanced sl while PARTNER fOCUS enhancing the ride performance that our pro racers love,” said ON MARKETING Dennis lane, Giant’s global director for product develop- Taiwan bikemaker Great Go is an expert ment. The result was a medium in carbon fiber production, producing frame that is 144 grams lighter just about everything on a bike except than its 2011 counterpart. saddles, cables, brakes and groupsets. Giant also revamped its line But marketing its Trigon brand was a of endurance road bikes, in different challenge. the Defy line for men and avail series for women. These two so Great Go partnered Because Conviva focuses lines are the heart of Giant’s with Conviva Marketing, on Trigon marketing and also of Taiwan, to promote sales, lee said he and RENdERING Of GIANT’S NEw market and run the gamut B3-302 OVERdRIVE 2 OVERSIzEd STEERER TUBE. from affordable alloy bikes to the Trigon name with a his 100 employees can multi-thousand-dollar (and euro) “Made in Taiwan” mantra. concentrate on R&D and composite wonders. “we do marketing and production. “That’s what “when it comes to OverDrive 2, Giant focuses on different sales and Great Go we are good at,” he said. we’re able to achieve 30 percent segments of its bike line in another introduction is concentrates on R&D and increased steering stiffness,” different years and this year it's the company’s new line of production. That’s a very at eurobike, Trigon is said andrew Juskaitis, global the turn of the road bike line, wheelsystems. Don’t call effective fit,” said Harry putting its 29er carbon product marketing manager Juskaitis said. them “wheelsets,” Juskaitis Zhao, general manager of mountain bike range in for Giant. “when I say steering said—Giant prefers the term Conviva. the spotlight. “we offer stiffness, I’m talking about that “2012 is certainly the year of “systems,” to reflect the fact that a 29er hardtail and a full eric lee, general manager stiffness that a rider feels when the road bike, with a entire new Giant engineers have designed suspension MTB,” lee of Great Go, created a handlebar is in their hands introduction,” he said. “we’re each component, from the hub said. “The frame weighs a the Trigon brand a few and they’re yanking up and not just introducing a bike, to the spoke to the rim, to work feather-light 2.2 kilograms years ago but didn’t down or sprinting up a climb. we’re talking our entire line of as a single unit. (4 pounds, 14 ounces). The overall feel of the front end road bikes, which has been have a clear strategy and it’s all made by Great will be 30 percent stiffer than redeveloped almost entirely The wheels are manufactured for selling it. Conviva Go in Taichung." with a standard inch-and-an- across the board.” in switzerland by DT swiss to has helped market the eighth steerer tube.” Giant’s specifications, he said. carbon specialist’s label ■ JB The TCR line remains Giant’s They will appear on several by offering carbon forks, Giant is rolling out the new high-performance flagship, led models in the new Giant road seat posts and frames, standard in many of its new by the TCR advanced sl used bike line from top to bottom. framesets and complete A7-317 2012 models, and is inviting by the Rabobank cycling team. bikes under the Trigon other brands to adopt the new ■ DM name. Conviva also standard as well. handles international sales for Trigon, offering the “yes, we hope that some of “high-end brand at most our fellow competitors and GIANT’S 2012 TCR attractive price points.” manufacturers will adopt the AdVANCEd standard,” he said. “Other than SL. lee said this division of pride, and other than the initial labor has paid off. “five headache of redesigning your years ago we did 90 steerer tube, there’s just no percent OeM and 10 reason not to do it. There aren't percent Trigon produc- any drawbacks to having this tion,” he said. “Today it new standard. we’re able to is 60 percent OeM and make the steerer tube larger, 40 percent Trigon. In two but it doesn’t add any weight.” years we want to reach 40/60.” ERIC LEE, GENERAL MANAGER Of TRIGON. 54 SHOW DAILY sHOw Day 1 NEw PROdUCTS

720ARMOUR SPEEdER R x TAYA CHAIN TEfLON ELECTRA AMSTERdAM SUNGLASS fR AME COLOREd CHAINS ROYAL 8I fIELd GREY

The Speeder RX is the latest evolutionary refine- Electra’s Royal 8i edition from its ment to 720armour’s popular sunglass frame, Amsterdam range is upscale and the Speeder. The wrap-fit design makes Speeder B4-508 offers what Electra says is a “truly streamlined and comfortable to wear. aristocratic ride.“

equipped with Rx-able and the prescription Based on a lightweight aluminum frame gaskets, speeder RX gaskets are interchange- Bike this bike is “stylish“ yet “practical“, says offers precise, clear vision able with other speeder chains electra. featuring the shimano Nexus and robust eye protection sun lenses. The have to be 8-speed internal hub, and front and rear for outdoor exercise. The speeder RX is recom- durable and of roller brakes, the Royal 8i is high-class patented Compressed Venting mended for prescription the highest quality. enough to for royalty, a reference to the system keeps you cool. lenses under -4.00. cycling royal family of the Netherlands. But who says they can’t be colorful? Taya Chain has successfully applied color to its chains for derailleur A2-600 systems without affecting durability. The chains use the friction-free features of Teflon with Taya’s environmentally friendly anti-corrosion coatings, GsT. The inner plates are blue, green, red or orange, while the heavily used outer plates are nickel-plated. A5-105

VAUdE GROdY KIdS’ BIKE wEAR ECHOwELL U20 & U30

Whether they’re riding to school, taking a bike tour with the family, or going all-out on the trail, the youngest bike fans can Echowell introduces two new take off with Vaude’s new collection of bikewear for kids. cycle computers, the U20 and U30. Both feature an exclusive and innovative B5-400 The colorful collection Bright color combinations and transmission technology includes two series of numerous large reflectors ensure that is less susceptible to pants and jerseys, as your little ones can be seen in interference. well as wind and rain traffic and low light conditions. protection with accessories The line includes rain pants Both models offer a wealth of and a kids’ backpack to that will let them handle functions: speed, trip distance, odometer, riding go along. mud puddles with ease. time, maintenance, speed pacer, RPM, trip pedal Bright Grody shirts are revolution, RPM limit pacer, temperature, trip CO2 The highlight of the made from ecologically savings, 12H/24H Clock, el backlight, calendar, casually cut Vaude manufactured material, PC download and circumference. The u30 also kids’ Grody series is and matching shorts offers lap and lap data review. a bluesign-certified have stretch inserts and 2.5 layer rain jacket. a padded inner liner. B2-113

VITTORIA dIAMANTE PRO HT COMPONENTS wELLGO POSI-R168 AUTO R AdIALE BICYCLE TYRE AE02T PEdAL RESET PEdAL

Vittoria is launching a radial bicycle tire HT’s new Evo pedal series is made of New for 2012, that it says comes far closer to a true extruded, CNC optimized magnesium or Wellgo introduces radial than any other tire on the market. aluminum with an extra wide platform. innovative Auto Reset Positioning The cord plies of the radial casing in the new Twenty adjustable pins per in the Diamante Pro Radiale are set at 85 degrees pedal allow the rider to POSI-R168 to the direction of travel, allowing the find the perfect adjust- pedal. cords to deform freely as the tire ment, while a proprietary flexes. for the rider, that means and durable HT evo more speed, more grip and bearing allows the pedal more comfort. to spin smoothly. Vittoria has reduced the The ae02T width of the tire by 1 model is made B2-502 mm to make it lighter of anodized and more aerody- aluminum that namic. The 22mm is extruded and width weighs 195 CNC machined, a magnetic element allows the user to set grams, while the with a CNC machined the empty pedal to settle at a chosen angle. 24mm width B1-413 titanium spindle. This allows the user to confidently step into weights 210 It weighs 259 the pedal without looking and without fear of grams. grams per pair. B2 missing the engagement. 507-23 SHOW DAILY sHOw Day 1 55 THE BOTTOM LINE ON fSA’S BB386EVO BOTTOM BR ACKET The evolution in bottom brackets offers potentially far-reaching changes in the To support the BB386eVO, fsa has capabilities of bicycle frames. Full Speed Ahead, which has been one of the biggest launched four new cranksets. In its sl-k line, fsa has added the SL-K Light promoters of new bottom bracket standards, has introduced a new version called the 53/39 BB386EVO and K-FORCE BB386EVO. LIGHT 50/34 BB386EVO.

In its top-of-the-line k-force light line, while critics wonder why the bicycle from the Pf30, fsa borrowed the That means riders can fsa has added the K-Force Light world needs yet another bottom bracket concept of press-in plastic cups, which get the benefits of 53/39 BB386EVO and SL-K standard, fsa officials say the BB386 is have looser manufacturing tolerances the latest BB30 LIGHT 50/34 BB386EVO. a response to requests from wilier and than bearings directly pressed inside designs—greater BH, both of which the shell. stiffness and lighter fsa says the BB386eVO were exploring wider weight—without could appear on versions of the To those inherited qualities, the BB386 having to upgrade cyclocross and MTB BB30. adds a wider box, increasing their frames, fsa frames, because it the width from the 68 mm of a says. shaves weight from The BB386 standard BB shell to as much as the bike, increases inherits technical 86.5 mm. “fsa will offer BB stiffness and allows for aspects from its adapters that will better clearance between from a framemaker’s perspec- predecessors, allow this crankset the chain stays. the BB30, tive, the new BB386 allows to have the widest which was more flexibility for adjusting range of adaptability according to the originally a frame’s performance and of any crankset we company, the BB386 developed by stiffness. with a standard BB produce. Thus, the permits an optimized Cannondale, and shell, a down or seat tube 386eVO crankset can chainline and a the Press fit 30 can have a diameter of no eliminate the need to offer new crankarm (Pf30) developed by more than 63 mm. with multiple different crank set geometry. sRaM, while adding a BB386, this diameter models for the different BB SL-K some new wrinkles. can be as large as 83 standards,” the company BB386EVO ■ EP K-fORCE LIGHT mm. says. CRANKSET. from the BB30 comes BB386EVO the 30mm diameter alloy CRANKSET. Meanwhile, adapters allow the Brands now using BB386eVO frames spindle, which is formed BB386 to be used with 24mm include wilier, BH and litespeed, and in a high-pressure, low-speed extrusion integrated spindles, or with threaded fsa says it expects others soon will join A1-402 process. shells and BB30 frames. the list. 56 SHOW DAILY sHOw Day 1

fRIdAY: AfTER- TR ANSPORT GUIdE PARTY SHUTTLE Why worry about how to get EUROBIKE COMMUTER SERVICES back to the hotel when you'd rather be partying?

Friedrichshafen Whether you're arriving in Friedrichshafen by plane, 18 Airport Relax. On friday, sept. 2, eurobike Memmingen ship or train, Eurobike offers many shuttles that Airport organizes a free after Party shuttle Meersburg Friedrichshafen FN Harbour Station bring you to the international hub of the bicycle world (Bus & Ferry) service. There will be four bus routes: Lindau

Lake Constance überlingen, Oberteuringen, weingarten Constance/Konstanz at Messe Friedrichshafen, and back again. Bodensee and Bregenz, austria. shuttles start at 0:30 from entry west. Romanshorn (SWITZERLAND)

Zurich Airport HOTEL SHUTTLES (SWITZERLAND)

Arrival 1 NO STRESS ANd NO COST Arrival 2 AIRPORT & TR AIN/ fERRY SHUTTLES Take your time at breakfast. The Eurobike hotel shuttle ZURICH Airport - Eurobike (Entrance West) Departure Zurich Airport At left is a table for bus will pick you up at your hotel, or close by. Ten shuttle lines 30.8. 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 31.8. 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 10:00 11:00 shuttles running from connect the region between Bregenz, Austria, in the east; 01.9. – 02.9. 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:30 11:00 03.9. 8:00 9:00 Memmingen Airport, Zurich Überlingen, Germany, in the west; and Ravensburg, Germany Departure Eurobike (Entrance West) 30.8. 19:00 Airport and Friedrichshafen in the north. There's no easier way to get to the show! 31.8. 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 01.9. – 02.9. 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 Airport to Eurobike and back. 03.9. 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 17:30

Bus will carry the labels ‘Eurobike’ and ‘Strauss Reisen’. Journey: ca. 2 hours. BOOKING: Weingarten - During Eurobike: Info Desk, Foyer West. fERRY SERVICES 4 - Advance: http://eurobike-show.de/bus-en/ You can also reach Eurobike

Ravensburg MEMMINGEN Airport - Eurobike (Entrance East) by ferry across beautiful Lake Oberteuringen Departure Memmingen Airport Constance. Ailingen Meckenbeuren 31.8. – 03.9. 08:30 10:30 15:30 17:00 Memmingen Bermatingen Friedrichshafen The lake Constance ferry ("Boden- Salem 3 Airport Airport Departure Eurobike (Entrance East) 31.8. – 03.9. 07:30 09:30 13:00 16:00 18:30 seefähre") connects konstanz, Markdorf 5 Tettnang Tannau Neukirch Wangen The bus will carry the labels ‘Eurobike’ and ‘Memmingen’. Journey: ca. 1 hour. southwest of lake Constance, with Mühlhofen Uhldingen Neuravensburg BOOKING: Oberuhldingen 8 Meersburg, east of friedrichshafen. Or Überlingen 1 Friedrichshafen - During Eurobike: Info Desk, Foyer East. Weißensberg - Advance: http://eurobike-show.de/bus-en/ Ferry station Rehlings you take the catamaran from konstanz Meersburg 2 Hafen- Immen- bahnhof staad Fischbach directly to friedrichshafen. finally f 6 stationStadt- FRIEDRICHSHAFEN Airport - Eurobike (Entrance East) Hagnau bahnho rn there is also a connection between Main train Langen- 7 Lindau argen 9 Lochau (Austria) 18 Airport Express AIRPORT FRIEDRICHSHAFEN Romanshorn, switzerland, south of KressbronnNonnenho Constance/Konstanz Lake Constance Bus Stop / Haltestelle From/Von Till/Bis Wasserburg lake Constance, to friedrichshafen. Bodensee Airport / Flughafen 8:15 (8:47*) Time/Takt 19:15 (18:47*) Bregenz :15/:47 (Austria) EUROBIKE Entrance East/Eingang Ost 8:23 (8:55*) 19:23 (18:55*) Below are the schedules. Departure / Abfahrt Romanshorn 10 EUROBIKE Entrance East/Eingang Ost 8:25 (8:57*) Time/Takt 19:25 (18:57*) (SWITZERLAND) Airport / Flughafen 8:33 (9:05*) :25/:57 19:33 (19:05*) Dornbirn (Austria) FERRY | BODENSEEFÄHRE Constance/Konstanz – Meersburg Zurich * Saturday, September 3rd. No booking required. (SWITZERLAND) * bus stop. Departure Constance / Abfahrt Konstanz From/Von Till/Bis ° bus stops directly in front of the hotel. Mon – Fri / Mo – Fr 00:05 every/alle 60 min 05:05 05:35 every/alle 15 min 20:50 21:05 every/alle 30 min 23:05 fREE RENTAL BIKES Sat – Sun / Sa – So 00:05 every/alle 60 min 06:05 06:35 every/alle 30 min 07:05 2 Hotel Shuttle Meersburg – Hagnau 07:35 every/alle 15 min 20:50 21:05 every/alle 30 min 23:05 Bus Stop / Haltestelle Tour 1 Tour 2 During Eurobike a total of 300 1 Hotel Shuttle Überlingen – Uhldingen – Immenstaad Meersburg Kirche* 7:33 9:03 rental bikes will be available Departure/Abfahrt Meersburg From/Von Till/Bis Meersburg Sabaheim* 7:35 9:05 Bus Stop / Haltestelle Tour 1 Tour 2 Mon – Fri / Mo – Fr 00:35 every/alle 60 min 05:35 Hagnau Mitte* 7:39 9:09 Überlingen / Andelshofen Hotel Johanniter Kreuz° 6:54 8:39 at various locations — and 06:05 every/alle 15 min 21:35 Arrival Entrance East / Ankunft Eingang Ost 8:00 9:30 Überlingen ZOB* 6:59 8:44 22:05 every/alle 30 min 00:35 Departure Entrance East / Abfahrt Eingang Ost Tour 1 Tour 2 Mühlhofen Hotel Kreuz° 7:12 8:57 they're free! Sat – Sun / Sa – So 00:35 every/alle 60 min 06:35 Oberuhldingen Marktplatz* 7:18 9:03 Wed – Fri / Mi – Fr 31.08. – 02.09. 18:30 20:00 07:05 every/alle 30 min 07:35 Unteruhldingen Meersburgerstraße* 7:21 9:06 Sat/Sa 03.09 18:30 08:05 every/alle 15 min 21:35 Immenstaad Rathaus* 7:37 9:22 Visitors and exhibitors can make their 22:05 every/alle 30 min 00:35 Immenstaad Dornier* 7:40 9:25 Fischbach Hotel Maier* 7:43 9:28 way to the exhibition center easily and Duration of the journey approx. 30 min. For a charge. | Fahrzeit ca. 30 min. Kostenpflichtig. Friedrichshafen Hotel Föhr / Albrechtstraße° 7:49 9:34 quickly. and what could be a more www.bsb-online.com 3 Hotel Shuttle Salem – Markdorf – Oberteuringen – Ailingen Arrival Entrance East / Ankunft Eingang Ost 8:00 9:45 Departure Entrance East / Abfahrt Eingang Ost Tour 1 Tour 2 fitting way of arriving at the world's Bus Stop / Haltestelle Tour 1 Tour 2 Wed – Fri / Mi – Fr 31.08. – 02.09. 18:30 20:20 FERRY | BODENSEEFÄHRE Romanshorn – Friedrichshafen Salem Hotel Schwanen° 7:11 8:41 biggest bicycle show? In the evening, Sat/Sa 03.09. 18:30 Salem Hotel Recks° 7:16 8:46 Departure/Abfahrt Romanshorn From/Von Till/Bis Salem Hotel Apfelblüte° 7:18 8:48 it’s easy to get back to their starting Mon – Fri / Mo – Fr 05:36 21:36 Bermatingen Markdorferstraße* 7:23 8:53 point. Get in the eurobike mode before every/alle Markdorf Bahnhofstraße (Reisebüro Lippmann)* 7:28 8:58 Sat / Sa 07:36 60 min 21:36 Markdorf Hotel Wirthshof° 7:33 9:03 Sun / So 07:36 20:36 Hotel Shuttle Nonnenhorn – Kressbronn you even reach the center. and the Markdorf Hotel Letze° 7:35 9:05 6 Oberteuringen Hotel Adler° 7:41 9:11 Bus Stop / Haltestelle Tour 1 Tour 2 best thing about the bike rental service: Departure/Abfahrt Friedrichshafen Ferry Station / Hafen Ailingen Hauptstraße* 7:49 9:19 Mon – Fri / Mo – Fr 05:41 20:41 22:41 Nonnenhorn Hotel Zum Torkel° 7:25 8:55 every/alle Ailingen Rathaus* 7:51 9:21 it’s free. for more details, see http:// Sat / Sa 07:41 20:41 22:41 Nonnenhorn Hotel Haus am See° 7:30 9:00 60 min* Arrival Entrance East / Ankunft Eingang Ost 8:00 9:30 Kressbronn Strandhotel Nonnenhorner Straße° 7:32 9:02 eurobike-show.com/eb-en/travel- Sun / So 07:41 20:41 Departure Entrance East / Abfahrt Eingang Ost Tour 1 Tour 2 Kressbronn Hauptstraße* 7:35 9:05 Gohren Langenargenerstraße* 7:40 9:10 accommodation/travel-bike.php. Duration of the journey approx. 41 min. For a charge. | Fahrzeit ca. 41 min. Kostenpflichtig. Wed – Fri / Mi – Fr 31.08. – 02.09. 18:30 20:05 Info: T +49 (0) 75 41 923 83 89, [email protected], www.bsb-online.com Arrival Entrance East / Ankunft Eingang Ost 8:00 9:30 Sat/Sa 03.09. 18:30 *except /ausgenommen 21:41 Departure Entrance East / Abfahrt Eingang Ost Tour 1 Tour 2 Wed – Fri / Mi – Fr 31.08. – 02.09. 18:30 20:00 Sat/Sa 03.09. 18:30 RENTAL PROCESS 8 Hotel Shuttle Neuravensburg – Lindau – Wasserburg 4 Hotel Shuttle Weingarten – Ravensburg – Meckenbeuren – Buch Call the Rental Hotline (24-hours daily Bus Stop / Haltestelle Tour 1 Tour 2 Bus Stop / Haltestelle Tour 1 Tour 2 from aug. 31 to sep. 3): Weingarten Post* 7:17 8:47 Neuravensburg Schwarzenbach* 6:59 8:34 7 Hotel Shuttle Lindau Island/Insel Weingarten Charlottenplatz* 7:20 8:50 +49 30 69205046. Neuravensburg Gasthof Hirschen° 7:02 8:37 Weingarten Linse* 7:21 8:51 Bus Stop / Haltestelle Tour 1 Tour 2 Weißensberg/Rehlings B12* 7:09 8:44 Ravensburg Marienplatz* 7:30 9:00 a credit card is required when booking. Lindau Bahnhof (Island/Insel)* 7:17 8:47 Meckenbeuren Hotel Wiesental° 7:42 9:12 Lindau-Reutin Rathaus* 7:12 8:47 Lindau Casino/Spielbank* 7:20 8:50 Meckenbeuren Buch* 7:43 9:13 you'lll receive a code to open a bicycle's Lindau Berlinerplatz/Lindaupark* 7:14 8:49 Arrival Entrance East / Ankunft Eingang Ost 8:00 9:30 Arrival Entrance East / Ankunft Eingang Ost 8:00 9:30 Lindau Aeschacher Hof* 7:17 8:52 Departure Entrance East / Abfahrt Eingang Ost Tour 1 Tour 2 lock. Off you go! Departure Entrance East / Abfahrt Eingang Ost Tour 1 Tour 2 Bad Schachen Kreuzung Schachenstr./Badstr.* 7:25 9:00 Wed – Fri / Mi – Fr 31.08. – 02.09. 18:30 20:00 Wasserburg Bahnhof* 7:35 9:10 Wed – Fri / Mi – Fr 31.08. – 02.09. 18:30 20:00 Sat/Sa 03.09. 18:30 Sat/Sa 03.09. 18:30 Arrival Entrance East / Ankunft Eingang Ost 8:00 9:35 7 RENTAL STATIONS

8 Hotel Shuttle Neuravensburg – Lindau – Wasserburg - exhibition Grounds entrance west Friedrichshafen 5 Hotel Shuttle Wangen – Neukirch – Tettnang (staffed, open all day); Bus Stop / Haltestelle Tour 1 Tour 2 Meersburg City Centre Station Harbour Station Bus Stop / Haltestelle Tour 1 Tour 2 - Hymer City; Wangen Hotel Waltersbühl° 7:00 8:45 Neuravensburg Schwarzenbach* 6:59 8:34 Wangen Bahnhof* 7:05 8:50 Neuravensburg Gasthof Hirschen° 7:02 8:37 - Camping Park; Neukirch Rathaus* 7:23 9:08 Weißensberg/Rehlings B12* 7:09 8:44 Constance Lake Constance Tannau* 7:30 9:15 - exhibition Grounds entrance east; Tettnang Bärenplatz* 7:35 9:20 Lindau-Reutin Rathaus* 7:12 8:47 Tettnang Seestraße* 7:37 9:22 Lindau Berlinerplatz/Lindaupark* 7:14 8:49 - City Centre Train & Bus station; Arrival Entrance East / Ankunft Eingang Ost 8:00 9:45 Lindau Aeschacher Hof* 7:17 8:52 - Harbour ferry & Bus station; Departure Entrance East / Abfahrt Eingang Ost Tour 1 Tour 2 Bad Schachen Kreuzung Schachenstr./Badstr.* 7:25 9:00 Romanshorn (SWITZERLAND) Wed – Fri / Mi – Fr 31.08. – 02.09. 18:30 20:20 Wasserburg Bahnhof* 7:35 9:10 - fN airport at DB-stop; Sat/Sa 03.09. 18:30 Arrival Entrance East / Ankunft Eingang Ost 8:00 9:35 Zurich Airport - several hotels (SWITZERLAND) SHOW DAILY sHOw Day 1 57

EAT LIKE A LOCAL AT EUROBIKE dINE IN STYLE wITHOUT fIGHTING SHOw TR AffIC Friedrichshafen offers many excellent hotels and restaurants. The city of about 58,000 inhabitants is located at the border triangle, where Germany, Austria, and Switzerland meet. Eurobike visitors have no shortage of great restaurants for dining out. GASTHAUS GERBE, AILINGEN. The eurobike show Daily will zEPPELIN HANGAR fresh vegetables of the season served with highlight several of these places GASTHAUS GERBE, fN RESTAUR ANT hollandaise sauce and boiled potatoes. over the next three days. Thanks AILINGEN to the City of friedrichshafen Eurobike visitors don’t have for those who want to venture beyond far to go for fine dining. Hospitality is a tradition at this for providing the information. comfortable restaurant, a favorite for traditional dishes, the chef recommends Today: Three restaurants within Right next to the trade show grilled scallops with chanterelle risotto and grounds is the Zeppelin those who enjoy regional specialties. easy reach of the eurobike The restaurant focuses on “fine fine raw ham. fish lovers might enjoy a crispy fairgrounds. Hangar FN restaurant, roasted gurnard with chanterelle ragout or operated by Föhr Gastrono- food” made of top-quality, fresh ingredients. a fillet of whitefish fried in almond butter. RINGHOTEL KRONE, mie. The Zeppelin Hangar Gasthaus Gerbe is located five kilometers offers a range of delicacies from fine starters, soups, salads, swabian from the center of ailingen. SCHNETzEN-HAUSEN from regional to Asian dishes. and vegetarian meals, meat and fish and This family-run hotel offers The restaurant is a popular meeting snacks to ice cream and dessert, there is GASTHAUS GERBE, AILINGEN warm-hearted hosts and place for zeppelin passengers. But something for everyone on the extensive lots of charm. It’s in the guests don’t have to take flight to menu. specialities include a saddle of Hirschlatter strasse 14 Friedrichshafen suburbs enjoy down-to-earth dishes. lamb with a mustard-and-herb crust, (a 7-minute drive or 20-minute walk amidst apple orchards, yet “sauerbraten” (braised beef) marinated in red from Eurobike at Messe FN) close to the city center, the The summer menu includes a wine, and fillet of beef on rocket salad with aIlINGeN Eurobike fairgrounds and the salad with fig mustard dressing and balsamic vinegar. Vegetarians need not feel Friedrichshafen airport. fried fillet of whitefish, a specialty left out at Gasthaus Gerbe. Meatless dishes Tel: +49 (0)7541 5090 of the lake Constance region. include a pie made of zucchini, thyme, and Email: [email protected] Other regional dishes include crème fraîche with port wine shallots, and Web: http://hotel-gerbe.de swabian “Maultaschen” (large ravioli) and “käsespätzle” (cheese spaetzle) from the allgäu region with fried onions. Other choices include a fine fillet of angus beef with pepper-cream sauce, and Viennese “schnitzel” of veal with lingonberries.

Business guests and eurobike visitors enjoy a changing lunch menu with such offerings as steak with Thai vegetables, meat RINGHOTEL KRONE, SCHNETzENHAUSEN. loaf fresh from the oven with cream mushrooms, or chicken legs with vegetable-red wine sauce. The restaurant has several rooms, each of which has an individual style with comforting warm wood, pleasant colors, and many details.

Ringhotel krone’s kitchen serves regional and seasonal specialties, game from local hunting grounds, fish from lake Constance, and wines from the region. a highlight of the september menu is fish from lake Constance and other nearby waters. a satisfying companion for zEPPELIN HANGAR, these dishes are wines from the RESTAURANT & LOUNGE, fN. Margrave of Baden.

Guests can enjoy warm sunny days The atmosphere is unique. Guests at the rose garden terrace or in the can sit at a table that shaped like a air-conditioned “Tessiner stube” zeppelin gondola—and, like the real (Ticino room). start the evening thing, seats 12. for entertainment, with an aperitif at the piano bar, diners can watch the zeppelin take or choose from more than 100 off and land while they enjoy their cocktails at the “kronenbar,” which meals. opens at 9:30 p.m. RESTAUR ANT & RINGHOTEL KRONE LOUNGE zEPPELIN HANGAR untere Mühlbachstrasse 1 (West of Eurobike, drive without allmannsweilerstrasse 132 going through downtown traffic) (on the other side of FN Airport) sCHNeTZeNHauseN fRIeDRICHsHafeN

Tel: +49 (0)7541 4080 T: +49 (0)7541 7005868 Email: [email protected] W: http://zeppelin-hangar-fn.de Web: http://ringhotel-krone.de (online reservations available) 58 SHOW DAILY sHOw Day 1

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01 PALACE CHURCH (SCHLOSSKIRCHE) 10 MUSIC PAVILION (MUSIKMUSCHEL) 18 VIEWPOINT TOWER (MOLETURM) The palace church - with two 55m high domed towers made from Rorschach Venue for promenade concerts during the summer months, Enjoy the unique panoramic view over Lake Constance and the Alps from the sandstone - is the city's landmark. VISITING HOURS: Easter to mid Oct. 09:00- mostly Wednesdays at 20:00 and Sundays at 10:30. 22-metre viewpoint tower at the boat harbour. A panorama display board gives you 18:00. Closed: Wed. from 14:30, Fri. until 11:00, mostly Sat. & Sun. mornings and INFO: Duke Zeppelin House (Graf-Zeppelin-Haus). a detailed overview. during wedding ceremonies. Tel. +49 (0)7541 2880. Web: www.gzh.de. 19 K42 MEDIA & BUSINESS HSE. (MEDIEN- & GESCHÄFT- INFO: Tel. +49 (0)7541 21308. 11 BOAT OF SOUNDS (KLANGSCHIFF) SHAUS) 01 PALACE (SCHLOSS) After its long journey to Sarajevo (the twin town of Friedrichshafen), the Boat Of Town library with focus on new media, cabaret stage. The palace is now the residence of Friedrich Duke of Württemberg (no inside Sounds (created by the Breisgau artist Helmut Lutz) finally dropped anchor here. 20 BOATS, FERRIES & CATAMAR HARBOUR viewing possible). 12 BOAT RENTAL (BOOTSVERMIETUNG) (HAFEN FÜR SCHIFFE, FÄHREN UND KATAMARANS) 02 DUKE ZEPPELIN HOUSE (GRAF-ZEPPELIN-HAUS) Rent electric boats, motor boats, rowing boats and pedal boats. Round trips and regular routes during the season. Ferry service to Romanshorn Culture and Congress Centre. INFO: Tel. +49 (0)7541 2880. Web: www.gzh.de. INFO: Boat Rental Christiane (Bootsvermietung Christiane): and Catamaran service to Constance all year round. 03 SCHOOL MUSEUM (SCHULMUSEUM) Tel. +49 (0)160 2501606. Web: www.bootsvermietung-christiane.de. INFO: Lake Constance Boating Companies Travel Centre From convent schools to modern schools - more than 1,000 years of school Boat Rental Fluck (Bootsvermietung Fluck): Tel. +49 (0)171 6509249. (Bodensee-Schiffsbetriebe Reisezentrum): history. OPEN: Apr. to Oct. Mon.-Sun. 10:00-17:00. Nov. to Mar. Tue.-Sun. Web: www.bootsvermietung-friedrichshafen.vpweb.de. Tel. +49 (0)7541 9238389. Web: www.bsb.de. 14:00-17:00. 13 PANORAMIC DISPLAY BOARD (PANORAMATAFEL) Catamaran Operator Lake Constance (Katamaran-Reederei Bodensee): INFO: Tel. +49 (0)7541 32622. Web: www.schulmuseum-fn.de. The alpine panorama at a glance. On a 4-metre viewing board along the Tel. +49 (0)7541 9710900. Web: www.der-katamaran.de. 04 LAKESIDE PROMENADE (UFERPROMENADE) promenade you can see a panoramic view from the Rätikon mountains all the way 21 ZEPPELIN MUSEUM (ZEPPELIN MUSEUM) Attractive lakeside promenade looking out on Lake Constance. to the Bernese Alps. The world's largest exhibition on the history of airship navigation as well as an 05 POST OFFICE (POSTAMT) 14 NICOLAS CHURCH (ST.-NIKOLAUS-KIRCHE) important collection on art in Southern Germany. OPEN: May. to Oct. Mon.-Sun. 09:00-17:00. Nov. to Apr. Tue.-Sun. 10:00-17:00. 06 (ZEPPELIN-DENKMAL) The Nicolas Church was first mentioned as a chapel in 1325. Destroyed during in ZEPPELIN MEMORIAL INFO: Tel. +49 (0)7541 38010. Web: www.zeppelin-museum.de. Monument created by the sculptor Prof. Toni Schneider-Manzell. 1944 at the end of World War II, the church was reconstructed between 1946 and 1949. The present interior design is from 1987. 22 HARBOUR STATION (HAFENBAHNHOF) 07 CITY CENTRE STATION (STADTBAHNHOF) 15 (RATHAUS) Ferries and buses. Trains and busses. TOWN HALL Right in the centre of town, the Town Hall was newly built between 1953 and 1956 23 ADULT EDUCATION CENTRE (VOLKSHOCHSCHULE) 08 (TOURIST-INFORMATION) TOURIST INFO by the architects Tiedje & Kresse. OPEN: Apr. & Oct. Mon.-Thu. 09:00-12:00 & 14:00-17:00. Fri. 09:00-12:00. 16 (BUCHHORN-BRUNNEN) Further addresses (not indicated on town centre map) ... May-Jun. & Sep. Mon.-Fri. 09:00-12:00 & 13:00-18:00. Sat. 09:00-13:00. BUCHHORN FOUNTAIN Jul.-Aug. Mon.-Fri. 09:00-18:00. Sat. 09:00-13:00. Designed by the artist couple Rumpf, the stylized beech tree (together with a horn A. Lake Constance Centre & Cinema (Bodensee Center & Kino): Nov.-Mar.. Mon.-Thu. 09:00-12:00 & 14:00-16:00. Fri. 09:00-12:00. lying in the fountain basin) symbolizes the word "Buchhorn", the former name of Meistershofener-Str. 14. Web: www.bodensee-center.de. INFO: Tel. +49 (0)7541 30010. Web: www.friedrichshafen.info. Friedrichshafen. B. Dornier Museum Friedrichshafen (Dornier Museum Friedrichshafen): 17 09 ZEPPELIN FOUNTAIN (ZEPPELIN-BRUNNEN) BOAT TRIPS (RUNDFAHRTEN) 100 years of fascinating aviation and aerospace industry. INFO In the year 2000 (the 100th anniversary of the Zeppelin), the fountain was From May to September. : Seeschwalbe Boat Trips (Seeschwalbe Claude-Dornier-Platz 1. Tel: +49 (0)7541 4873600. Web: www.dorniermuseum.de. reconstructed according to the original one built in 1909. Rundfahrten): Tel. +49 (0)170 3457430. Web: www.rundfahrtenschiff-seeschwalbe. C. Lake Constance Airport Friedrichshafen (Bodensee Flughafen Friedrichshafen): de. Am Flugplatz 64. Tel: +49 (0)7541 28401. Web: www.fly-away.de.

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