Four Katusha riders in this year’s Tour de France have specially customized versions of Focus’s Izalco Team frame – and we’re not just talking paintJames Huang/BikeRadar.com
The molds on Katusha’s specially tweaked Focus frames are identical to consumer versions so there’s little distinguishing the differences on the surfaceJames Huang/BikeRadar.com
The seat tube on Katusha’s Focus Izalco Team frames are highly asymmetricalJames Huang/BikeRadar.com
Focus use fully split seatstays on Katusha’s team-issue Izalco Team framesJames Huang/BikeRadar.com
The four special Focus Izalco frames in Katusha’s arsenal have each been personalized in terms of stiffness and ride comfort based on specific rider requestsJames Huang/BikeRadar.com
Confirmed! We surmised several months ago that the battery on Campagnolo’s electronic group wasn’t readily removable from the frame and the behavior of the Movistar mechanics seems to back that up. Extension cords were strewn throughout the team area with individual chargers hooked up to each bike. Potential buyers had better make sure to have a plug handy where they store their bikeJames Huang/BikeRadar.com
Just in case you couldn’t tell by observation, Pinarello want to make it very well known that their Dogma2 frames aren’t symmetricalJames Huang/BikeRadar.com
As finished as the group looks, Campagnolo’s electronic group is clearly still undergoing final tweaksJames Huang/BikeRadar.com
Campagnolo have tidied up the battery mount on this latest version of their electronic groupJames Huang/BikeRadar.com
Pinarello’s Dogma2 flagship still sticks with conventional threaded cupsJames Huang/BikeRadar.com
Even Movistar’s brake pads are finished in whiteJames Huang/BikeRadar.com
At first, we thought this small button on the hoods of Campagnolo’s upcoming electronic group controlled a computer head but it’s actually used for setup – hold it down to enter the adjustment mode then move the paddles to tweak the cage positionJames Huang/BikeRadar.com
Pinarello make sure consumers are well aware what type of carbon fiber is used in their framesJames Huang/BikeRadar.com
The chainstays on Pinarello’s new Dogma2 retain the predecessor’s characteristic curvesJames Huang/BikeRadar.com
Carbon dropouts are used on Pinarello’s new Dogma2James Huang/BikeRadar.com
The fork blades on Pinarello’s new Dogma2 are still curvy but they’ve lost some of their shaping on the sides – supposedly to help with aerodynamic performanceJames Huang/BikeRadar.com