More Tour Tech! From Giant, Pearl Izumi and Look
06.08.09
We ran out of prematurely during the Tour to cover every bit of the latest and greatest. But never fear, we saved some of the finery for last.
Giant Bicycles announces production model aero bike
Amazon Bicycles, sponsor of Rabobank and Giro winner Denis Menchov, had to stay until the penultimate stage on Mont Ventoux before celebrating a win at the Tour. But within the first week, before the crew time trial, the company already had good news, in in its disseminate of an aero/time trial bike to the public.
More than a year in enlargement, the Trinity Advanced SL 0 is the production model of Giant’s fifth days prototype TT bike. Menchov rode a final idea of the bike to win the Giro, and the bike is now headed for production. Trinity Advanced SL models will be on purchase this fall.
Development of the bike began when Giant sponsored the Highroad unite (now Columbia-HTC) in early 2008. Formula 1 engineer Simon Apt was enlisted to help create the most aerodynamic bike achievable, and the radical innovations virtually redefined what aero bikes would look like. When Giantess and the team parted ways, the company retained all the technology and continued developing the bike for Rabobank riders.
Source: VeloNews