What We Have Noticed: Conti, blueseventy, Rafael, knog…
We noticed the fast Continental Podium TT tire, the Kona legal blueseventy PZ3 TX, the passionate Rafael Hoffleit, interesting patches from Knog and the unique Fahrstil magazine.
Continental Podium TT
What: When Sebastian Kienle recently cranked out a 4:14:07 at Challenge Roth and broke Norman Stadler's bike course record, he was rolling on the Continental Podium TT tires, held here by Continental rep Thai Do at Eurobike. But according to Continental, these tires are for racing only just like F1 tires.
Weight: 205 grams for 22mm
MSRP: €55
Website: conti-online.com
blueseventy PZ3 TX
What: The new blueseventy PZ3 TX is a swim skin that you can use in Kona this year. All suits in Kona have to be made from textile fabrics and the new PZ3 TX is a fully textile, welded version of the pointzero3 that has been so popular in Kona.
Color: Black with orange/blue highlights
Sizes: Men XS, S, M, ML, L, XL / Women S, MS, M, L
MSRP: $295
Website: blueseventy.com
Mr. Rafael
What: At the 2010 Eurobike trade show we ran into Rafael Hoffleit, the man behind the Rafael brand. We have featured one of his bikes before, but had never seen the bike in person and never met Rafael himself. Where ever he went he got quite a bit of attention and that was true for consumers and exhibitors alike.
Website: vonrafael.com
Knog Porno Patches
What: Why waste a dollar bill on a nasty cut in your tire when you could be using the cool Knog Porno Patches instead? Your new patches will be the envy of your cycling buddies and you'll even get two tire levers with that kit. They come in 4 different color combinations, so you should be able to find one that suits your style.
Size: 50x50mm
Colors: Various (red/grey featured)
MSRP: €6.95
Website: knog.com.au
Fahrstil
What: Fahrstil is a German language cycling lifestyle magazine with great photography and very interesting stories. It is quite expensive if thought of only as a magazine, but it could actually easily be called a book, as it is quite thick. Featured below is the cover of issue two, missing though is the hand numbered detail of the 3,000 print run.
Issues: 4 x year
MSRP: €16.45 single issue price, : €58.80 annual (in Germany) more elsewhere
Website: fahrstil-magazin.de/
