Teravail, best known for its adventure and MTB tyres, has branched out into components with a new full-carbon clunker bar, the Moonstone, among its new range on display at the COREbike show.
As part of USA bike group QBP, home to Salsa, Whisky Parts Co and Surly among others, Teravail has until now specialised in tyres for gravel, adventure riding and mountain biking.
However, all your favourite Salsa bars and components from across the QBP portfolio will now come under the Teravail banner, with tweaked designs, and new graphics, names and finishes. There are some rather funky new bars, too.
Updated and refined
The move sees classic Salsa bar designs updated and refined under the Teravail name.
Everything in the new Teravail range will be available in both alloy and carbon, with more components due to arrive soon.
Teravail is also planning to release a wider range of mountain bike parts this year, with the first unveiling rumoured to be set for spring’s Sea Otter Classic show in California.
The first and most distinctive release from the new range is a full-carbon clunker bar replete with cross-member because, well, why not?
If you want to to get the classic clunker look on your mountain bike or adventure bike without the weight penalty, the new Moonstone bar may be just what you’re looking for.
The 826mm-wide bar has a 16-degree backsweep and huge 85mm rise. No pricing has been set yet.
The other new addition to the Teravail range that caught my eye at COREbike was the Feldspar carbon gravel bar, previously available in a short run from Whisky and oddly named the Spano.
The refined and reimagined Feldspar is available in a range of widths, from 40 to 48cm in 2cm increments, and comes with a 12-degree flare at the hoods that widens to 20 degrees at the drops. It'll be fitted as standard to the Salsa Flyway and Salsa Journeyer gravel/all-road bikes.
The semi-flattened top section isn’t intended for aero; it has been designed to offer more comfort when you’re holding the flats.
Designed to be paired with the new bars is a new tape range available in some eye-catching finishes – a woodgrain-style topographic print and myriad colours. The tape is available in 2.5mm and 3.5mm thicknesses and without a glue-back. This should make for easier wrapping, adjustment and removal for cleaning.
