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Archive for August, 2008

Richard Cunningham’s take on Campy and Shimano innovation

Monday, August 4th, 2008

[lang_en]As related to Road Tubeless technology, Richard Cunningham of Road Bike Action weighs in on where the real innovation with Campagnolo and Shimano lies for the coming season.[/lang_en][lang_fr]french[/lang_fr]

Campagnolo Announces New Road Tubeless Wheels

Friday, August 1st, 2008

In 2009 Campagnolo will embrace tubeless technologies with two wheels: Shamal Ultra 2-Way Fit and Eurus 2-Way Fit. The 2-Way Fit moniker refers to the wheels’ ability to accept tubeless or standard clincher type tires. Campagnolo convinced itself of the merits of tubeless with internal testing.

Campagnolo believed the features presented by Hutchinson in its release of tubeless road tires (Comfort, resistance to pinching and safety if punctured) were impressive, but what convinced it to participate is the improvement in rolling resistance. Campagnolo believes tubeless tires reduce a wheel’s rolling resistance by 31 percent.

Campagnolo realizes that tubeless tires are still rare and that there is still indecisiveness on the part of tire manufactures surrounding the technology. For this reason, it decided not to build a wheelset that would only work for tubeless, but also offer compatibility with standard clinchers.