2023 Pro Vibe Superlight Cockpit
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Has anyone here had the opportunity to see any of Pro's new weight weenie cockpit in person? I remember it being announced later last year but haven't seen any updates since the reveal.
Weights seem fairly competitive considering the internal routing compatibility (sub-260g claimed for the bar and stem) so figured I'd be seeing a bit more buzz. The stem also seems like a decently priced, light 1 1/4 stem, which is much needed when most non-boutique options are 160g+.
Anyone manage to get their hands on these yet?
Weights seem fairly competitive considering the internal routing compatibility (sub-260g claimed for the bar and stem) so figured I'd be seeing a bit more buzz. The stem also seems like a decently priced, light 1 1/4 stem, which is much needed when most non-boutique options are 160g+.
Anyone manage to get their hands on these yet?
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Is there a suitable headset for the stem? Looks pretty nice.
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Both bar and stem were on the Australian website but I rang Shimano to make an enquiry and they told me they won't land in Aus till late 23 and have since been removed from the website. Shame because they look like they'll work with most (all?) internally routed frames
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I realize Pro/Shimano claim it can do fully internal routing, but can't imagine how unless the fork has a D-shaped steerer.
The renders certainly make it seem that way, which is one of the reasons I was curious if anyone had actually tried it out.TobinHatesYou wrote: ↑Thu Jan 19, 2023 5:47 amI realize Pro/Shimano claim it can do fully internal routing, but can't imagine how unless the fork has a D-shaped steerer.
It definitely doesn't seem like it has the extra space to work with the standard round steerer internal routing that most brands are doing, so I'd assume that there are just a few bikes that could do full internal and all the other ones have to settle for a "semi-internal" approach where the hoses just go under the stem and into the headset. Plenty of brands have made this look clean, but I think it's very dependent on having appropriate spacers.
I'm sure this'll all be cleared up when they actually hit stores in 20XX, but I was really hoping to grab one of these before the season started which is looking incredibly unlikely at this point.
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Nowhere to be seen also in EU
I really wanted to get those bars for new season as they seem to tick all the boxes:
- perfect reach/drop/shape (for me)
- internal routing
- exceptionally light
- should be stiff like every PRO offering
I really wanted to get those bars for new season as they seem to tick all the boxes:
- perfect reach/drop/shape (for me)
- internal routing
- exceptionally light
- should be stiff like every PRO offering
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I asked a mechanic and he said 45 days for the bar, this was early January.
Looks like a lot of the pro bars have been on sale recently. But I can't see it being shipped any time soon... Or else it would had been published especially by websites like R2 saying "coming soon" with a launching date...
There is no bar like the Pro carrying internal routing, that light and without 90kg weight limit. A shame it doesn't have 10m offset drops
Looks like a lot of the pro bars have been on sale recently. But I can't see it being shipped any time soon... Or else it would had been published especially by websites like R2 saying "coming soon" with a launching date...
There is no bar like the Pro carrying internal routing, that light and without 90kg weight limit. A shame it doesn't have 10m offset drops
Same - I can't find it anywhereeucalyptus wrote: ↑Sun Jan 22, 2023 4:51 pmI asked a mechanic and he said 45 days for the bar, this was early January.
Looks like a lot of the pro bars have been on sale recently. But I can't see it being shipped any time soon... Or else it would had been published especially by websites like R2 saying "coming soon" with a launching date...
There is no bar like the Pro carrying internal routing, that light and without 90kg weight limit. A shame it doesn't have 10m offset drops
Got an update today that the current backorder dates (for Canada at least) still say late March/early April for the bar and standard stem, but the 1 1/4 stems don't have any real ETA yet (apart from a placeholder "May 2025"), which is a bit of a bummer.
I imagine shops in the US should start seeing demos in the next month or so, as things usually take a bit longer to trickle up here
I imagine shops in the US should start seeing demos in the next month or so, as things usually take a bit longer to trickle up here
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Do you know if the new Pro Aerofuel saddle is available there to?
I can't even get a picture of it
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