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Sea Otter: Carbon fibre from Tomac, Fulcrum and Edge

Edge also offers mountain and road handlebars in a variety of shapes and sizes.

  • Remember Johnny T bombing the trails on drop bars? Check out this limited edition DB10.
  • The fork looks like a throwback but it's a thoroughly modern Manitou R7.
  • According to Tomac's Joel Smith, the bar was sourced out of someone's personal stash in Germany
  • The road shifters naturally require the use of the corresponding road rear derailleur.
  • The only branding on the bike is Tomac's signature on the top tube and the usual head tube badge.
  • Tomac Bicycles adds to the hardtail revival with its new carbon fibre Type X.
  • The carbon rear end features a clean-looking wishbone-style seat stay assembly and short chain stays
  • Rear dropouts, disc mounts and tube reinforcements are bonded and riveted in place.
  • Check out the novel front derailleur cable routing.
  • Tomac also brings back the spirit of the old Manitou hardtails with its new aluminium Cortez.
  • The machined dropouts and chain stay and seat stay yokes might look familiar to some.
  • The new Tomac Automatic offers up an aluminium alternative to the carbon fibre Carbide model.
  • The rear end uses a similar layout as on the Carbide but adds another 10mm of travel.
  • Fulcrum debuts its Red Carbon mountain bike model for the well-heeled.
  • The carbon rim is expected to be lighter and stiffer than equivalent aluminium hoops.
  • The UST-ready carbon fibre rim uses a solid outer rim wall so there's no rim tape required.
  • Hubs feature 20mm aluminium axles and Fulcrum's easy-to-adjust bearing collar.
  • Fulcrum will also launch two 29
  • Edge Composites products are making more of a name for themselves nowadays
  • Edge will offer a range of rims: 26
  • A full line of road rims is available as well , such as the 68mm-deep 1.0.
  • The smaller spoke holes and internal nipples allow for higher spoke tensions.
  • Edge has two road forks as well, both of which use thicker steerer tubes for torsional rigidity.
  • Top quality Edge 'cross forks are already found on a number of complete high-end builds.
  • This upcoming model was developed with Chris King to help eliminate sharp fibre bends at the crown.
  • Edge also offers mountain and road handlebars in a variety of shapes and sizes.

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Edge also offers mountain and road handlebars in a variety of shapes and sizes.

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