"The 33"-Road Bike Racing - new cancellara tt rig

it has been out for some time now, but the velonews article (http://www.velonews.com/article/91772/lennard-zinn-takes-a-look-at-fabian-cancellara-s-new) has the best pics so far. looks pretty fast.

http://www.velonews.com/files/images/S-Works_TT01.DK.jpg

In other news, Saxo Bank is on SRAM.

just kidding.

yeah, looks fast.

is that headtube area legal?

I saw it mentioned as illegal by cyclingnews, but I also saw he was racing it in Romandie.

3:1?

Fairings are illegal, and that headtube stuff sure looks like a fairing too me.

Pretty cool how it also covers up the front brake.

Fairings are illegal, and that headtube stuff sure looks like a fairing too me.

Pretty cool how it also covers up the front brake.

*Technically* it's not a fairing, it's an integral part of the brake. Kind of like what Cervelo did with the P4's rear brake. "It's not a fairing, it's a brake booster."

It's hard to tell from the pic but it doesn't seem to be a fairing to me, as it is the base for the bars, essentially replacing the stem. I guess it depends on whether it is just a cover over something else that is actually bearing the load, or whether it is bearing the load itself. Anyway, sure looks cool, and is a pretty big departure from the transition.

It's hard to tell from the pic but it doesn't seem to be a fairing to me, as it is the base for the bars, essentially replacing the stem. I guess it depends on whether it is just a cover over something else that is actually bearing the load, or whether it is bearing the load itself. Anyway, sure looks cool, and is a pretty big departure from the transition.

Sure, it's a structural part of the brake, but they could have just mounted the brake to the fork. Hard to determine when a part is really needed.

Sure, it's a structural part of the brake, but they could have just mounted the brake to the fork. Hard to determine when a part is really needed.

"needed" doesn't matter for whether or not something is a fairing. Aero wheels, teardrop shaped tubes, etc. aren't "needed"

do what you have to do, to skirt around(take advantage of)the rules.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/tech/2009/probikes/?id=fabian_cancellara_ttr_prototype09

Looking at the closeup pictures it seems from the seams that it's probably not structural and the whole brake thing is an interesting way to try to get around it.

"needed" doesn't matter for whether or not something is a fairing. Aero wheels, teardrop shaped tubes, etc. aren't "needed"

Wheels and tubes definitely are needed, aero or not.

I've never ever ever ever said this about a bike built by Special-ed...that bike is freakin' AWESOME! Now the UCI in their infinite wisdom will ban it...

that is the direction they are moving...

http://www.cyclingnews.com/tech.php?id=/photos/2009/tech/news/4-03/Scott_TT_stem

I've never ever ever ever said this about a bike built by Special-ed...that bike is freakin' AWESOME! Now the UCI in their infinite wisdom will ban it...

This and the E5 Al, are the two hottest frames I've seen by them.

these compnies keep stretching the rules farther and farther...

the UCI is going to go too far in banning this stuff and we'll all be on Eddie Merckx Hour Record rules before you know it.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/06/sports/othersports/06cycling.html?_r=1

um, did somebody forget to put the bottle in that P4?

in the thread about the UCI cracking down on aero, someone mentioned the new swimsuits that cut down on drag. Water is considerably different from air, but it makes me wonder if someone could do something similar with a bike and not otherwise break the rules.

That fairing on the front is actually moving up into the aspect ratio range that has a significant effect.

Zipp is already doing it with their wheels.

holy crap, who crammed that bike into a fairing?!?!?!?

I'm guessing Cancellara's Specialized won't be legal at the Tour de France.

They can remove the fairing and probably make legal if it comes to that.

3:1 aspect ratio of thickness to tube width is going to require a redesign of the head tube of the bike as well. 30mm rims might just barely be legal.

i don't believe wheels are in the 3:1 aspect ratio rule

3:1 aspect ratio of thickness to tube width is going to require a redesign of the head tube of the bike as well. 30mm rims might just barely be legal.

Not unless they're only 10mm wide... Most rims up to 50-60mm deep should be within the aspect ratio.

http://tinyurl.com/q73cnp

Says wheels are under their own rules.