new frame rumors for 2023?

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Nickldn
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by Nickldn

When will the copycat Aliexpress stick on fairing tabs become available for other frames (no drilling required)?

Must have aero accessory for 2023? :D
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by RDY

itsacarr wrote:
Tue Oct 18, 2022 1:54 pm
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Well that's interesting.
Ok, so the headtube overhanging the fork crown being a fairing now makes more sense ... but surely that's not UCI legal? I guess they're detachable, but that has to be a first - race (rather than TT/Tri) bike with detachable elements for UCI legality? Also I'd be very surprised if this isn't marketing tech.

Short headtube, no spacers and high rise stem look even more silly from the front though.

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by RDY

Nickldn wrote:
Tue Oct 18, 2022 2:13 pm
When will the copycat Aliexpress stick on fairing tabs become available for other frames (no drilling required)?

Must have aero accessory for 2023? :D
If you want to race it, then these are stick on too.

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by Knightyboy27

itsacarr wrote:
Tue Oct 18, 2022 1:54 pm
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Looks like a creature out of Avatar or something!!

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by robeambro

Can you stick gels into these fairings? They look just about the right size.

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What drugs do brand marketing departments take? :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

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Ritxis wrote:
Tue Oct 18, 2022 2:42 pm
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What drugs do brand marketing departments take? :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
They removed all credibility with that last bullet point ...

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by Steve Curtis

I can't stand bianchi as a brand and would never buy one, but I find this really interesting.

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by mrbrown4001

CustomMetal wrote:New Sturdy TT bike and Aero road bike. He developed them in conjunction with each other. Main differences are slightly deeper down tube on the TT bike to better suit TT speeds and the cockpit/headtube.
Any more photos of the bike in the aero road configuration?


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by daforce84

I wonder if this was developed with Workswell...

https://www.workswellbikes.com/race/wcb-r-095.html

...and Bianchi just had them update the fork for disc brakes, and then update the rear triangle and integrated handlebar?



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mrbrown4001 wrote:
Tue Oct 18, 2022 3:50 pm
CustomMetal wrote:New Sturdy TT bike and Aero road bike. He developed them in conjunction with each other. Main differences are slightly deeper down tube on the TT bike to better suit TT speeds and the cockpit/headtube.
Any more photos of the bike in the aero road configuration?


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From Tom's insta. The Geo on this one isn't very aggressive but hopefully mine which should be the next one will show it off better (I run a 123mm saddle to hoods drop) also there is a fairing to go with the down tube bottle cage to make it more aero.
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Hoo boy... that oltre... is not a good look.
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by wozzo

eric01 wrote:
Tue Oct 18, 2022 4:39 pm
Hoo boy... that oltre... is not a good look.
Plastic aero tunnels is what we need these days :D
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daforce84 wrote:
Tue Oct 18, 2022 4:16 pm
I wonder if this was developed with Workswell...

https://www.workswellbikes.com/race/wcb-r-095.html

...and Bianchi just had them update the fork for disc brakes, and then update the rear triangle and integrated handlebar?



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That's a very common open mold. It's not specifically Workswell, and I'm pretty sure Bianchi would be looking for much lower cost per unit and larger production than WW could deliver.

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wozzo wrote:
Tue Oct 18, 2022 4:56 pm
Plastic aero tunnels is what we need these days :D
They look suspiciously like those cable protectors you get for running wires across the floor..

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