|  |  | Once again, Road Bike Action dives deep into the pro peloton to bring you what’s cool, fresh and fast on two wheels. Like last year, we hit start at Milano-Sanremo on a bright spring Saturday morning to see the new pro rides and found some cool stuff. Check out our in-depth report on the bikes of Milano-Sanremo 2009.
Martin Elmiger's BH G4 Ag2r Team Issue
Elmiger's BH G4 is considered one of the most advanced framesets around, a monocoque carbon fibre frame that is molded in one piece including the chain and seatstays in high modulus carbon and Nanotechnology resins. BH is a Spanish bike maker who has been in the bike business for many, many years and has created one of the most advanced carbon fibre frames available. FSA provides the crankset, handlebars, stem and seatpost. Saddle & bar tape are from Prologo. Ag2r's Elmiger gets Mavic Cosmic Carbone Ultimate tubular wheels with 40mm rims, but with a more subdued graphic treatment. Ag2r uses Campagnolo Record 10v. derailleur and front changer.
Elmiger's BH G4 has Mavic Cosmic Carbone Ultimate tubular wheels with Michelin Service Course tubulars
Gianpaolo Cheula's Bianchi 928 SL Barloworld Team Issue
Cheula was in the big break at Milano-Sanremo Sauturday aboard his 928 Carbon SL (Superleggera). The 928 SL carbon fibre frameset is made in unidirectional carbon fiber with a unidirectional full carbon fork,
and the Barloworld Team Issue features Shimano 7900 derailleur and front changer. FSA provides the crankset, handlebars, stem and seatpost. Fizik's new Antares saddle, in special Barloworld Team Issue livery provides support Cheula's posterior. Hoops are from Fulcrum, Racing Zero's with Vittoria CX tubulars with a special red central tread band.
Close-up of Cheula's Bianchi 928 SL Barloworld Team Issue, with Bianchi's tight rear triangle and Fizik's new Antares saddle.
Cheula's Bianchi 928 SL Barloworld Team Issue frame profile, with massive rear wishbone and shaped
top and down tubes.
Sebastian Lang's Canyon Ultimate CF Pro Silence-Lotto Team Issue
29 year old Seb Lang came to Silence-Lotto from the defunct Gerolsteiner squad and was 2006 German TT champion. His Canyon Ultimate CF Pro is a new bike for Silence-Lotto in 2009 and is regarded as one of the most sophisticated bicycles available today. The high-modulus carbon fibre frameset features a double walled hollow bottom bracket shell, square-taper Maximus seat tube with optimized tube diameters and layups. One unique feature of the Canyon Ultimate CF Pro Silence-Lotto Team Issue frame is VCLS (Vertical Comfort Lateral Stiffness) for optimized damping characteristics, while the conical One One Four SL fork with tapered oversized steerer (1 1/2" - 1 1/4") has precise turn-carving steering. Ritchey provides the bars, stem & seatpost, with a Selle Italia Flite Team Issue saddle, Campagnolo Record 11v. groupset and Mavic Cosmic Carbone SL Powertap wheels.
Rear view of Sebastian Langs's Canyon Ultimate CF Pro Silence-Lotto Team Issue; note the VCLS (Vertical Comfort Lateral Stiffness) rear triangle with slim chain stays, Ritchey 27.2 seatpost and Tacx Tao bottle cages.
Canyon's massive conical headtube, with 1 1/8 X 1 1/4" headtube configuration, Ritchey WCS stem and anatomical carbon fibre handlebars.
Sebastian Lang uses an old-school Selle Italia Flite Team Edtion saddle, one of the most popular choices in the peloton, atop a Ritchey WCS carbon fibre seatpost, with unique number mounting.
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