Gear Break: PEZ rides UDOG CIMA Salt White biking footwear, Shimano proclaims 105 12spd mechanical groupset, FESTKA joins ROUVY in AR and comes out with a limited-edition Spectre on the different finish… CADEX sxpands its line of cockpit parts with all-new race stem, HUNT hill climb SL Disc – Sub-1000 gram tubular disc brake wheelset For racing the steepest of British hill climbs and NEW La Vuelta chronograph from Bravur.

UDOG CIMA Salt White Biking Sneakers – $275

UDOG was based in 2021 by Alberto Fonte, a lifetime bike owner and beforehand the model supervisor at fi’zi:ok, and Gross sales & Advertising and marketing Director at each Pinarello and Kask. After sixteen years within the {industry} working for a few of the most iconic manufacturers in biking, Alberto determined to create a brand new and distinctive biking model.

The identify UDOG stands for Underdog and the model exemplifies the idea that anybody can obtain their targets in biking in addition to in life. We’re all Underdogs, UDOG is for all of us.

The UDOG CIMA is a light-weight climber shoe. Extremely stiff – stiffness index 11 – unbelievable snug, breathable and quick drying. In measurement 42 weight 240 grams.

Chuck Peña PEZ sez: In case you take a look at the professional peloton or present up on any group journey, virtually each pair of footwear makes use of a BOA or another dial for closure. The UDOG CIMA bucks that pattern and is unquestionably old fashioned: shoe laces. In accordance with UDOG: “Conventional laces are inclined to loosen whereas pedaling, so CIMA makes use of proprietary laces which might be a flatter building which creates a greater knot.” I can’t let you know that UDOG’s laces are as comfortable as dials (and even velcro), however I may definitely get them cinched up tightly (however comfortably) round my ft.

The laces tuck into a bit of pouch that folds over after which slips below a retaining strap

For these chasing #marginalgains, laces don’t protrude and so are extra #aero than dials

Laces apart, the CIMA has what you’d anticipate/need in a high quality biking shoe:

Stiff carbon fiber sole — UDOG claims a stiffness degree of 11 that will make Spinal Faucet proud

Beneficiant toe field — tight sufficient so my ft weren’t swimming round however with sufficient room for my toes to unfold out/increase a bit of (the entrance materials is a rubber-like “bumper” for these inevitable events when your toe bumps your entrance tire)

Sturdy heel counter and comfortable heel cup to cradle your heel — I didn’t expertise any carry/slip

3-hole cleat mounting with etched in markings to assist with cleat placement — and with sufficient fore/aft motion that I may get my cleats way back to I like them in order that the ball of my foot was simply ever so barely forward of the pedal axle spindle

Air consumption (inexperienced arrow) and exhaust port (pink arrow) for air circulation by way of the shoe to assist hold your ft cooler on scorching days — particularly within the mountains (in spite of everything, the CIMA is billed as a climbing shoe)

In a nutshell, the UDOG CIMA has all of the bells and whistles you’d discover in different prime shelf biking footwear. However the one factor it doesn’t have is an exorbitant price ticket. It’s common for biking footwear to price upwards of $400. The UDOG CIMA is unquestionably extra wallet-friendly at $275.

One other factor the UDOG CIMA doesn’t have is a replaceable heel or toe pad. So most likely not footwear for prolonged clattering about at espresso stops or on the finish of the journey.

The heel and toe pads aren’t replaceable, however have a textured sample to assist grip and forestall slip when strolling

Not that anybody will ever see them, however the insoles present a bit of enjoyable issue

UDOG claims 240 grams for a measurement 42 CIMA — my measurement 42s tipped the size at greater than that

I actually didn’t know what to anticipate with the UDOG CIMA footwear. I’m formally previous,  however not sufficiently old to have ever ridden in lace up biking footwear (I began out within the velcro period). And the UDOG CIMA lacing system isn’t the identical as your favourite pair of snug sneakers. So not as simple as slipping right into a pair of biking footwear that use dials for closure, however not overly tough/sophisticated. Simply be ready to spend a bit of extra time/effort to place them on.

It takes a bit of fiddling to get the laces adjusted to precisely the proper tightness due to the way in which they’re threaded

Tuck the laces into pocket and fold the flap below the strap that runs throughout the highest of the instep … Voila!

As soon as on, my ft discovered the UDOG CIMAs snug to put on. The uppers conformed nicely to the form of my ft. And the insoles accommodated my flat-ish ft. The stiff carbon sole was greater than stiff sufficient for me to switch energy to the pedals. However not overly stiff in order to create stress factors or scorching spots. It’s laborious to ask far more from a pair of biking footwear.

After which there’s model factors. I do know model is within the eye of the beholder, however the CIMA UDOGs have a particular cool issue IMHO. The material higher that has a number of materials/patterns is a unique and hanging look. The footwear get observed with out essentially calling consideration to themselves.

The phrases that come to thoughts are: “understated flash”

Shimano Proclaims 105 12spd Mechanical Groupset
SHIMANO Delivers Premium Mechanical Highway Shifting with New 12-Velocity SHIMANO 105 Groupset

For riders who love the texture and sound of Shimano’s crisp mechanical shifting, the brand new Shimano 105 R7100 12-speed groupset delivers premium efficiency options and up to date ergonomics together with the simplicity of mechanical shifting. The light-weight SHIMANO 105 mechanical parts supply dependable, easy-to-maintain shifting with a large gear vary so riders can pedal regular up climbs or concentrate on the winding highway forward with out worrying about battery ranges.

SHIMANO 105: Shifting Efficiency
SHIMANO 105 mechanical 12-speed options the RD-R7100 rear derailleur infused with SHADOW RD expertise. This presents a low profile and single-tension building, giving riders a clean, environment friendly, and silent efficiency. The brand new FD-R7100 entrance derailleur options toggle-link building so riders can take pleasure in crips, dependable shifting, whether or not going as much as the bigger chainring or dropping all the way down to the small one.

FD-R7100 Entrance Derailleur

• Brazed-on
• Quick, exact entrance shifting
• Weight: 95g
• MSRP: $44.99 USD / €49.99 EUR

RD-R7100 Rear Derailleur

• SHIMANO SHADOW RD
• Direct mount attachment
• Tremendous low profile, single rigidity building
• Weight: 248g
• MSRP: $64.99 USD

SHIMANO 105: Wider Gearing Vary
With the soar to 12-speed, SHIMANO 105 R7100 delivers the excessive and low gearing ranges that riders need whereas providing a considerate gear-step development for locating the proper cadence on any terrain. Gearing choices embrace an 11-34T and 11-36T cassette paired with the FC-R7100 HOLLOWTECH II 12-speed cranksets with 50-34T and 52-36T chainring choices. With extra gearing choices and a wider vary, riders can climb extra comfortably with an environment friendly cadence and nonetheless have large enough gears to stop spinning out mid-descent or when sprinting on the flats.

FC-R7100 Crank

• HOLLOWTECH II Crank Set
• 2×12-speed
• Chainring mixtures: 50-34T and 52-36T
• Crankarm lengths: 160mm, 165mm, 170mm, 172.5mm, 175mm
• Weight: 765g (50-34T)
• MSRP: $179.99 USD / €182.99 EUR

CS-R7101-12 Cassette

• HYPERGLIDE 12-speed
• 11-tooth small cog for optimum effectivity
• Suitable with 11-speed freehub our bodies
• Cassette mixtures: 11-34T and 11-36T (CS-HG710-12)
• Weight: 361g (11-34T)
• MSRP: $65.99 USD / €76.99 EUR

SHIMANO 105: Enhanced Ergonomics and Highly effective Management
Designed to suit any hand measurement and form, the ST-R7120 Shift/Brake levers present a relaxed shifting expertise with next-generation ergonomics for extra consolation and management on the bike. The R7100 levers additionally characteristic a shorter attain – the space from handlebar to lever – and supply lighter, smoother lever motion for higher braking management.

Braking is additional optimized with the brand new Shimano 105 BR-7170 calipers that supply 10% extra clearance with the brake rotor – that means much less rubbing and a quieter journey. The system is mild, sturdy, and maintenance-friendly, with focused innovation to simplify the brake bleeding course of. SHIMANO 105 R7100 Mechanical is simply appropriate with hydraulic disc brakes.

ST-R7120 Hydraulic Disc Brake Set (Calipers and Levers)

• Twin management levers
• New blade form offers a shorter lever entry curve
• Refined ergonomics and shaping create a brand new lever place
• Weight: 611g (ST lever pair), 110g (brake hose), 267g (caliper pair)
• MSRP: $354.99 USD / €319.99 EUR

SM-RT70 Disc Brake Rotors

• Disc Brake Rotors (140/160mm)
• Weight: 285g (pair)
• MSRP: $45.99 USD / €65.98 EUR

FESTKA joins ROUVY in AR and Comes Out with a Restricted-Version Spectre on the Different Finish…

FESTKA, the Czech boutique producer of carbon bicycle frames primarily based in Prague, proclaims a partnership with ROUVY – the indoor biking app that makes large strides in direction of making indoor coaching as shut as doable to an outside journey utilizing filmed somewhat than computer-generated environments.

The newest addition to the vary of choices obtainable on ROUVY is the likelihood to decide on bikes and kits to your avatar and that’s the place we are available in. ROUVY kindly invited us to produce a motorbike for his or her digital fleet for this yr’s La Vuelta a España of which they’re an official digital accomplice. It got here in useful that FESTKA paid homage to the Vuelta in 2019 with a design scheme impressed by the work of the Spanish grasp Pablo Picasso. The paintwork makes use of cubist patterns in a heady mixture of pink, orange and yellow – the colors folks affiliate with the nation and the race.

“Driving on an indoor coach has by no means been extra gratifying. ROUVY’s acclaimed modern method and a spotlight to element nearly scale back the distinction between indoor coaching and driving exterior, shifting the previous onto one other degree. The possibility to check journey a novel bike in ROUVY’s augmented actuality surroundings is a chance that will be a pity to overlook,” says Michael Moureček, Festka’s co-founder.

As a part of FESTKA’s cope with ROUVY, riders are free to choose the bike up from the digital bike shed and journey as a lot of this yr’s Vuelta digital route as they need. And there may be life after the Vuelta as a result of the bike will stay obtainable to journey on all ROUVY’s routes in change for the riders’ digital cash. “We’re sure will probably be good enjoyable even with out the envious appears you may depend on everytime you flip up for a race or a gaggle journey on a FESTKA. The design scheme is gorgeous, and we hope riders will fall in love with the brand new Spectre look and the Vuelta design scheme,” says the model’s advertising and marketing supervisor Jakub Víšek.

As one would anticipate from FESTKA, the Prague-based producer of high-end customized bicycles wouldn’t be happy with a mere digital machine. It’s making the design obtainable as a restricted version FESTKA Spectre Vuelta.

The fundamental package deal is a body set priced at EUR 8,410. Full builds can be found on request. The version is accessible for an as-yet unspecified restricted time interval.

The inclusion of the bike within the app is the most recent in a collection of collaborative actions between FESTKA and ROUVY. As well as, a FESTKA options in ROUVY’s newest TV commercial because the model seeks to develop its person base and produce the fact of outside driving into riders’ houses.

“I’m thrilled about this partnership with Festka, a real pioneer in premium customized bicycles. This collaboration brings collectively ROUVY’s superior digital biking expertise and Festka’s distinctive craftsmanship. It’s a novel second the place expertise and artistry meet,” says Petr Samek, ROUVY CEO.

• With its concentrate on realism, ROUVY is a accomplice of organizations like La Vuelta, PTO, Problem Household and Strava. ROUVY.com.

• Festka has been making top-quality customized bicycles in Prague, Czech Republic, since 2010. Extra information at: www.festka.com.

CADEX Expands its Line of Cockpit Parts with All-New Race Stem
With its distinctive two-bolt faceplate and hidden prime cap for aero integration, this superlight, full-carbon stem presents a efficiency increase for highway and gravel riders

Made with T800 and T1100 composite, the full-carbon CADEX Race stem delivers most stiffness and power at a superlight weight of simply 120g for a 100mm stem

CADEX, a number one model of high-performance biking merchandise, launched a brand new addition to its rising assortment of parts, the CADEX Race stem. With its aero design, together with a novel two-bolt faceplate and hidden prime cap, the brand new stem ideally enhances present CADEX highway and gravel handlebars. It’s additionally a flexible improve choice to pair with all kinds of efficiency handlebars.

That includes an built-in dual-titanium bolt faceplate and hidden prime cap design, the CADEX Race stem promotes clean airflow excessive, serving to obtain most aerodynamic effectivity

“With the Race stem we had been trying to spherical out the CADEX cockpit,” mentioned Jeff Schneider, World Head of Product for CADEX. “Constructed up with of one in all our superlight highway or gravel bars and our premium Race or AR bar tape, the CADEX Race stem actually give riders the complete CADEX expertise from tip to tail.”

Suitable with 1 1/4” or 1 1/8” steerer tubes (with included adapter) the CADEX Race stem includes a -10° angle and is available in eight lengths starting from 70mm to 140mm

The Race stem is constructed with T800 and T1100 carbon materials for superior stiffness at an ultralight weight. It’s obtainable in eight lengths, from 70mm to 140mm in 10mm increments, with the 100mm mannequin weighing simply 120g. Designed with a -10 diploma angle, the stem is appropriate with 1 1/4” or 1 1/8” steerer tubes for max versatility.

The Race stem’s distinctive built-in faceplate makes use of two titanium bolts to attenuate weight and improve aero effectivity. The hidden prime cap additional improves effectivity by facilitating clean airflow excessive.

CADEX ambassador Rahsaan Bahati, a 10-time U.S. nationwide highway racing champion, driving with the brand new CADEX Race stem close to his house in Los Angeles, California

CADEX Race Stem Key Options:

• Exact T800 and T1100 carbon layup maximizes stiffness and minimizes weight
• Two-bolt faceplate and hidden prime cap design helps scale back drag
• Superlight titanium bolts
• 70mm to 140mm lengths
• -10° angle

Technical Specs:

• Weights: 114/116/118/120/124/128/132/136g
• Lengths: 70/80/90/100/110/120/130/140mm
• Rise: -10°
• Steerer Tube: 1 1/4” or 1 1/8” (with carbon adapter)
• Stack: 41mm
• Materials: T800 and T1100 carbon laminate

• The CADEX Race stem is accessible at retailers and on-line in choose markets worldwide.Study extra at www.cadex-cycling.com.

HUNT Hill Climb SL Disc
Sub-1000 Gram Tubular Disc Brake Wheelset For Racing the Steepest of British Hill Climbs.
30 DEEP | 26 WIDE EXT | TUBULAR | 963 G

Goal and Rider Profit
HUNT Bike Wheels, an industry-leading wheel firm dedicated to serving devoted riders, will announce on August 18th, 2023, the HUNT Hill Climb SL Disc wheelsets. Having first launched a rim brake Hill Climb SL wheelset again in 2018, HUNT has gone again and developed a brand new disc brake model of the wheelset for the 2023 British Hill Climb season. This race-focused wheelset is the latest addition to the HUNT Hill Climb assortment and can characteristic our new H_Ratchet UD SL hub with a tubular rim, and UD Carbon Spokes designed to offer the bottom doable weight whereas sustaining power and reliability.

Impressed by the passionate British Hill Climb neighborhood and developed with enter from HUNT-supported athletes equivalent to Andrew Feather, 2022 British Hill Climb Nationwide Champion, this hyperlight and minimalist tubular disc-brake wheelset has been designed particularly for smashing KOMs and PRs out of your native wall to the nationwide championships.

Prepared for the subsequent technology of ultralight disc brake-equipped highway bikes, with 30mm deep carbon tubular rims, absolutely true-able and replaceable UD carbon TaperLock spokes and an ultralight HUNT H_Ratchet UD SL hubset with 9-degree engagement, the wheelset is available in at an ultra-light 963 grams.

Product Highlights

TaperLock UD Carbon Spoke Expertise
HUNT first launched UD Carbon Spoke wheelsets in late 2019, using the now-proven TaperLock carbon spoke expertise. The TaperLock system presents riders absolutely serviceable carbon-spoked wheels that may be trued like every other. With vital will increase in lateral responsiveness (see testing information), they have been engineered to offer a responsiveness-to-weight ratio beforehand unseen on serviceable wheels that delivers your energy to the highway as successfully as doable.

30mm Deep / 26mm Vast Tubular Carbon Rims
Working with the world’s finest carbon rim suppliers, the HUNT group developed this light-weight climbing wheelset with an ultralight however sturdy 30mm-deep wheelset that gives a contemporary 26mm width, ultimate for contemporary width tubular tyres able to offering the traction wanted to fly up steep hills, and the power required to get again down safely.

H_Ratchet UD SL Hubset
CNC’d 6066-T6 heat-treated aluminium alloy physique, the H_Ratchet UD SL hubset takes minimalism to a degree not-yet-seen from manufacturing wheelsets. The 40-tooth ratchet drive presents 9-degree engagement with pop-out finish caps for straightforward serviceability and a drilled-out high-strength axle and freehub physique (Shimano HG) for additional weight discount. The HG freebody contains the HUNT signature anti-bite metal insert for cover towards cassette gouging, with alloy splines eliminated to save lots of valuable grams.

Key Specs

• MSRP: £1299 / $1699 / €1699
• DIMENSIONS: 30mm Deep | 26mm Exterior | Tubular
• WEIGHT: 963g
• HUBS: H_Ratchet UD SL Hubs 40-tooth ratchet drive presents 9-degree engagement
• TYRE COMPATIBILITY: Tubular Solely. The 26mm exterior rim width is optimised for 23-28 tubular tyres. Please be aware – not appropriate for regular clincher or tubeless tyres.
• FREEHUB OPTIONS: Shimano/SRAM 8/9/10/11 pace, SRAM XD/XDR, Campagnolo 8/9/10/11/12 pace, Campagnolo EKAR

Availability

• The HUNT Hill Climb SL Disc wheelsets can be found now to pre-order at www.huntbikewheels.com, with the wheels transport to riders on September Week 2.

NEW La Vuelta Chronograph from Bravur
Presenting the brand new La Vuelta III

It’s time to current the ultimate addition of the Grand Tour chronograph collection for 2023, the La Vuelta III, a watch stuffed with refined design components from the game of biking and the Vuelta a España specifically.

The La Vuelta III dial is characterised by pink accents, taking its colour cues from the pink chief’s jersey of the Vuelta a España. At 12 H you’ll discover a recessed pink triangel, which is a nod to the long-lasting “flamme rouge”, the pink flag signaling the ultimate kilometer of the race.

The dial options distinct black numerals towards the pink circle, and when trying nearer you’ll discover a discreet “racing tyre texture” as nicely. The matte black case elegantly contrasts the pink and white dial, including a sporty look.

The watch boasts a neat 38.2mm diameter and is obtainable with completely different strap choices in leather-based or rubber, making the watch good for each on and off-bike put on.

Similar to all of the supplies have been rigorously chosen, the Swiss made automated Sellita motion, caliber SW511, has been chosen for its prime quality and reliability.

By the sapphire case again, one can admire the superbly embellished motion from Sellita, caliber SW511, which options Côte de Genéve and perlé ornament, in addition to warmth blued screws.

Every La Vuelta III is hand-built and examined in Båstad, Sweden, guaranteeing the best high quality.

Specs:
Case — 38,2 mm diameter, 46,3 mm lug to lug, chrome steel 316L, matte black PVD, 18 mm lug width
Crystal — Domed sapphire, inside anti-reflective coating
Case again — Sapphire crystal
Motion — Swiss Made Sellita SW511b, 27 jewels, self winding, cease second gadget, Côte de Genéve & perlé ornament, rhodium plating, blue screws
Frequency — 28 800 A/h (4 Hz, 8 beats per second)
Energy Reserve — As much as 62 h
Dial — White with a pink printed sector and black printed numerals
Sub dials —quarter-hour counter at 3H with a pacesetter’s jersey colour, 12 hours counter at 6H and small second at 9H
Arms — Rhodium plated hour and minute fingers infilled with Tremendous-LumiNova, pink chronograph hand, black/white sub dial fingers Strap — Pink or black FKM rubber strap, black leather-based strap
Water Resistance — 10 ATM
Hand in-built Båstad, Sweden.

In regards to the Grand Tour assortment
In honor of the three Grand Excursions, the world’s greatest and most prestigious bike stage races, we’ve created a chronograph watch collection with the identical identify. The collection contains three fashions, named after every occasion, with colours, graphics, and textures impressed by their corresponding race.

• The La Vuelta will likely be obtainable for buy at bravurwatches.com from August 26 and will likely be priced at $2,590/€2,350 excl. VAT.

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