Anybody ever heard of or seen them? I did a search and found nothing here. They look interesting. I'm not planning to buy one, but I do like a novel design.
http://factorbikes.com/#!Home
Factor Bicycles?
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Bikeradar did an article on them a while back. They are pretty new, but their power meter design looks very interesting!
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They mainly make telemetry data monitoring equipment for formula one, rally cars, and so on. Really high end stuff. Their first Factor bike was more or less a platform to demonstrate their stuff in a fun way. It was a very advanced bike, with their own made full carbon wheels (solid moulded wheels with carbon spokes and all...), their latest offering is a little more mainstream (and more affordable than the earlier 40.000$ bike). The new one comes with it's own dedicated Garmin 810...
There was a test in Cyclist magazine fairly recently. Some bike mag tested the Factor 001 a few years back too...
There was a test in Cyclist magazine fairly recently. Some bike mag tested the Factor 001 a few years back too...
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