Looks like it might be the SL7, however it's got a UCI sticker on it??
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So the hot rumour going round is that after the SL7 lands there will be another road platform coming next. When, you knows...robeambro wrote: ↑Tue May 26, 2020 8:39 amFor whoever doesn't see how it looks like the Venge, look harder.
There's plenty of details that have changed from SL6 to mimic what's on the Venge, including how the rear stays join the seat tube, fatter head tube, fatter and more aero shaped down tube, and maybe fork.
As I had written already in some of these threads, I would imagine Spesh will now need to (unlikely) retire the Venge or (likely) reimagine it as a concept, going a bit more extrem on the aero side, using fatter tubes (eg SystemSix), innovative solutions (eg radical cockpit like the One / S5), and so on. As of now, they are pretty much two very similar bikes and it dilutes their value proposition.
And will it be more extreme than a Venge? or will it be a super light climber? I honestly don't know
But there is apparently something coming....let the guessing begin !!
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Thanks, correct.
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Not on the current UCI list.TobinHatesYou wrote: ↑Tue May 26, 2020 9:25 am
Are you implying the SL7 hasn't already received UCI approval?
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It's interesting as a thought that they would make the Tarmac their aero bike, and launch a new light bike. However, I doubt it. Making a lighter bike - without new materials and/or tech breakthroughs - is not quite the easiest way to sell, nowadays.bespoke wrote: ↑Tue May 26, 2020 10:09 amSo the hot rumour going round is that after the SL7 lands there will be another road platform coming next. When, you knows...robeambro wrote: ↑Tue May 26, 2020 8:39 amFor whoever doesn't see how it looks like the Venge, look harder.
There's plenty of details that have changed from SL6 to mimic what's on the Venge, including how the rear stays join the seat tube, fatter head tube, fatter and more aero shaped down tube, and maybe fork.
As I had written already in some of these threads, I would imagine Spesh will now need to (unlikely) retire the Venge or (likely) reimagine it as a concept, going a bit more extrem on the aero side, using fatter tubes (eg SystemSix), innovative solutions (eg radical cockpit like the One / S5), and so on. As of now, they are pretty much two very similar bikes and it dilutes their value proposition.
And will it be more extreme than a Venge? or will it be a super light climber? I honestly don't know
But there is apparently something coming....let the guessing begin !!
1) you can make a frame some 50-100g lighter than the previous generation, but with integrated cable routing this is likely to be nearly nullified. And with discs, anybody could always claim that the previous generation on rim was still lighter. Not to mention that nowadays people want more tire clearance, which isn't quite easy when you're trying to shave weight. So, you're trying to develop a new bike and having current trends working against you.
2) even if one managed to actually shave 100g, they can'y possibly claim any performance benefit from it - nowadays only the cycling equivalent of flat earthers would think that 100g off the bike will make them win races.
3) there are no R&D synergies - no other bike in their range is aimed at reducing weight. Which means that most possibly, R&D is more expensive.
If you decide to make a more aero bike instead:
1) you can make forks as wide as you like increasing aero and clearance, internally route cables improving aesthetics & aero.. So you develop a new bike AND follow new trends at the same time.
2) whenever you make a bike that is a smidge more aero, you can claim that "it's the fastest", or "saves 3 seconds at 40kmh", which sounds far better for marketing purposes (and, if the difference is substantial, it may actually make you race better..)
3) there are plenty of R&D synergies here - they can use all that they've learned from developing the Shiv - which means that most likely, they can borrow ideas & solutions, and total R&D costs will be lower.
So, I don't quite see why why they'd go for a new lightweight bike. We still live very much in an "aero is everything" world..
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Agreed; thats the rumour
But I cant get my head around fact they would need to reposition the tarmac as the new Venge and then something is the new tarmac !
Seems a collosal effort
Their current range is diverge, roubaix, Tarmac, Venge
Pretty much every genre and sub genre covered
Not sure what a new platform would address
But I cant get my head around fact they would need to reposition the tarmac as the new Venge and then something is the new tarmac !
Seems a collosal effort
Their current range is diverge, roubaix, Tarmac, Venge
Pretty much every genre and sub genre covered
Not sure what a new platform would address
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I'd love to see major brands add a bike outside the uci regulations to their linup.
It makes so much sense if it wasn't for fact it could be hard to market of pros can't use it in competition.
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There is a big Triathlon market to appeal to and a lot of those guys don't want a full TT bike so could make a lot of sense, and also give them a bike for weekend club runs
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