Rumours are out that these bad boys will be acquiring UK citizenship this year with the launch of Specialized 2009/10 equipment range. First up, the new to the UK but old to Specialized S-Works Chainsets. These in their various forms should be gracing our shores this coming year. Firstly the road sets, these are hollow carbon armed BB30 compatible cranks with interchangeable spiders available in 130bcd Nitride-Boron coated 53-39 ring configuration and 110bcd 50-34 and 48-34. There are also cheaper 53-39 130bcd,and also 50-34, 48-34 110bcd standard 7005 T-6 Hard-coat rings.
Second up are the mountain bike chainsets made using the same 2nd generation hollow carbon crank arms as the road models, these are available in a 42-26 double ring set up and also 44-32-22 configurations. They should be available in 170 and 175mm crank lengths.
Both these set ups are as yet only available in BB30 compatible units but they should be compatible with non-specialized BB30 set ups. Prices are as yet unconfirmed but should be around £350-£500rrp, pricey but totally worth it for what is a claimed 20% stiffness increase over conventional set ups.
Finally there are the new Roval wheels which might be with us this year if not 2010, already available in the states Specialized UK have loose plans to bring them into the UK. The newish ROVAL ROUBAIX™ 322X WHEELSET are desribe by specialized thus "A Classics-styled, endurance-ready wheel, the Roubaix uses a unique spoke pattern to create incomparable compliance-enough to carry you through 8 hours of cobbles and the velodrome sprint-while maintaining exceptionally high drive efficiency." Personally I think they look the nuts and as soon as they become available a pair will hit the tarmac on my tarmac.
Once again retail is unknown, but an educated guess would be between £450-£550, and claimed weight is 1550grams the pair. Watch this space for updates.
No comments:
Post a Comment