Quality Bicycle Products was nice enough to fly Josh and I out to Ogden Utah for their annual dealer event. We had the chance today to check out the expo and see some of the upcoming 2012 product from several of their partner brands.
There was too many cool things to describe but I’ll give you some of the highlights.
Civia has an all new model in the works for spring 2012. The Twin Cities starts with a super smooth looking cromoly frame, adds a 7 speed integrated drivetrain, and tops it off with a rack built right into the frame.
No more messing about with bolt on hardware and adapters for difficult to set up frames. Just put on you side bags and head to the market. It’s going to come in a traditional as well as this super cool step-through frame.
These will not hit the shop until March but we are taking pre-orders now.
For next year the Loring gets some minor upgrades and a new paint job. The pearl white looks super classy.
Chances are you have never heard of Foundry Cycles. It’s no surprise because their first bike does not come out until this December. Expect to see lots of them at the cross races next year. Their first bike is this super stealth looking full carbon cross frame.
That’s not the rear triangle of a mountain bike you are looking at. The Foundry Auger cross bike comes in a disc specific version. 135 spacing for the rear hub means plenty of options for wheels. I’ll be building mine with Stan’s NoTubes for sure.
The front end gets a tapered carbon fork for precise handling and light weight. This baby is going to be a rocket ship.
They also have a sleek carbon road bike coming out at the end of the year as well. Their goal was to blend some of the features of both an aggressive race oriented frame with those of a more comfort oriented bike to make the ultimate long distance roadie. You’ll get a chance to try one out soon enough and see if they made it happen.
This last photo is of something pretty unique. Vision has come out with a really clever take on the triathlon bike shifter. The thin lever is not for the brakes, it actually upshifts the gears. The end of the shifter where your thumb sits while gripping the bar is a push button lever to down shift. Both shifts do not require the rider to even slightly break their aero tuck to actuate.
