Markus Storck has been working in the wind tunnel apparently. We just got wind of this new time trial bike from the German bike maker. A few details accompanied the photos, here are some of the more interesting points…

• Most aerodynamic Storck frame ever.
• THM Scapula F Fork Equipped
• Carbon front and rear brake fully integrated (preset carbon spring system / easy change brake-pad cartridge system)
• New ergonomic and aerodynamic multi-adjustable STORCK carbon time trial bar system (perfect for newly announced DI2 TT double-shifters)
• Fixed seat dome with multi adjustable seat-angle (73-80°)
• Fully integrated cable routings
• Adjustable rear-dropouts
• Shimano DI2 compatible only
• Estimated frame weight 1200g
• Estimated fork weight 350g
• Estimated seat dome weight 220g
• Estimated US retail $10,000 for fuselage (frameset, bars, stem, headset, seat dome, brakes)

We’re not sure when this will be available for public consumption, but Markus will be on hand at the Interbike Show in Las Vegas next month (so will we!), to hand deliver the Aero 2 to Faris Al Sultan to be raced at Kona.

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Edge Composities’s Jason Schiers was able to give us a few quick looks at some new exciting products coming out this year. Including a couple of new carbon hoops, a refined road fork, as well as a new road handlebar.

Easton EC90 Cranks - First Impressions

• Construction:CNT™ composite crank arms and spider 7050 aluminum pedal inserts 24mm CrMo steel spindle
• Chainrings: 53/39t standard, Ceramic Teflon coating, shift pins and ramps
• Length: 170, 172.5, 175mm
• Weights: 558 grams (crank arms, chainrings and CrMo spindle)
• Standard BB: 105 grams
• Hybrid Ceramic BB: 100 grams
• MSRP: $699

First Impression? Excitement. How can you not be excited with a feathery light carbon crankset (558 grams!) that is not only one of the lightest available, but rivals some of the stiffest cranks out on the market today. Sure the EC90 has been in development for quite some time, but when you’re setting out to make the best carbon crank in the world, as Easton has set to do, you want to take your time and do it right.

According to Easton, they throughly tested every high end crank currently available for ultimate strength, fatigue strength, and stiffness and aimed to best them. What the engineers and designers at Easton delivered is a carbon road crank packing the highest stiffness to weight ratio of any carbon crank currently available on the market. The continued use of CNT composite yields not only a stiff and strong crank, but an aesthetically pleasing one as well. The EC90 currently ships with a 53/39 standard and makes use of Stronglite’s CT2 ceramic and Teflon-treated rings.

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• Compact Geometry
• Taller Head Tube
• Slightly Shorter Sloping Top Tube
• “X Design” Stays
• 1100 grams (medium)
• 5 Sizes - XS, S, M, L, XL
• Available in 2 colors (Black & Red, shown or Black & White)
• Frameset MSRP: $1999
• Full Rival Bike MSRP: $2499
• Full Ultegra SL Bike MSRP: $2999

LOOK Cycles showed off the new 566 to media recently, a new entry level road bike from the French boutique cycling brand. The new frame features tube to tube carbon technology, which is one of the more affordable and simple ways to build a carbon frame. The bike is going to be manufactured in Asia, but the design and testing was done all in house at LOOK’s headquarters in Nevers, France.

The 566 is built for comfort, a bike that a rider can ride all day and not get beat up on, but at the same time remains efficient. Lateral efficiency is key in keeping the frame from flexing and making sure all power input from the rider is not lost in frame flexing, but rather going toward forward movement. The key also though is to make sure it’s vertically compliant as well, making the bike comfortable.

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