Overlap Pura Criteriosa - first look

Portuguese brand reveals brake-less, belt drive crit bike

The new Overlap Pura Criteriosa was designed for the Red Hook crit series

Overlap

Tom Ballard

Published: October 13, 2014 at 10:45 am
The new Overlap Pura Criteriosa was designed for the Red Hook crit series - Overlap
The bike's name is written large on the top tube as part of the custom paintjob - Overlap
The Gates Carbon Belt Drive is wrapped around a massive 70T chainring - Overlap
The 7005 series aluminium has been formed into teardrop aero shapes including a rear seat hugger - Overlap
A Columbus carbon fork finishes the front end but there are no brakes here - Overlap
The head tube features the series' hook logo and a QR code - Overlap
The Gelu g.1 saddle has a claimed weight of just 65g - Overlap
Brakes are absent from the rear too - Overlap

Portuguese bike brand Overlap’s new Pura Criteriosa is a new hand-built crit bike with no brakes and a carbon belt drive.

The Pura Criteriosa was designed for the final stage of the Red Hook Crit – an unsanctioned series of city centre criteriums – held in Milan on 11 October, to be ridden by Brazilian rider Henrique Leandro.

The bike uses a 7005-series double-butted aluminium frame with a Cinelli cockpit, Columbus carbon fork and Rodi Airline Evo wheels. The Gelu g.1 saddle is handmade from carbon and weighs just 65g, while the drivetrain is powered by an enormous 70-tooth chainring and Gates Carbon Drive. The bike is finished with a golden version of the race series’ hook logo.

Check out the bike in our gallery above.

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