Anyone got any news on Millar's World winning TT bike?

[Don Pickett]

Supposedly the latest English carbon fiber wonder machine, but can't find any other news.

[Tom Kunich]

"Don Pickett" <dpickettny@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:041120032057304586%dpickettny@earthlink.net...
> Supposedly the latest English carbon fiber wonder machine, but can't find any other news.

I don't know about that but I just picked up an all-carbon Orbea and it almost floated out of my
hands. The complete bike had to weigh under 16 lbs.

[Richard Adams]

Don Pickett wrote:

> Supposedly the latest English carbon fiber wonder machine, but can't find any other news.

I think there was some stuff on it in Cycling Weekly. I gotta go dig it out, but it's the issue
that's been on stands for the past week, so it's probably about ready to flip.

[Don Pickett]

If it weren't for the UCI "rules" the pros would be riding complete 14 and 15 pound bikes.
Cannondale had to add weight to Simoni's CAAD8 bike to make weight.

Anywho, it's not Orbea. It's apparently UK-made.

In article <GeZpb.44$Z25.32@newsread4.news.pas.earthlink.net>, Tom Kunich
<tkunich@earthlink.net> wrote:

> "Don Pickett" <dpickettny@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:041120032057304586%dpickettny@earthlink.net...
> > Supposedly the latest English carbon fiber wonder machine, but can't find any other news.
>
> I don't know about that but I just picked up an all-carbon Orbea and it almost floated out of my
> hands. The complete bike had to weigh under 16 lbs.
>

[Jason Spaceman]

On Wed, 05 Nov 2003 01:57:52 GMT, Don Pickett <dpickettny@earthlink.net> wrote:

>Supposedly the latest English carbon fiber wonder machine, but can't find any other news.

I have a picture of Millar riding it on my (still incomplete) web site --->
http://members.rogers.com/budgellb/images/millartt2.jpg

You can't see all of the bike in the pic though.

J. Spaceman

[Steve McGinty]

On Wed, 05 Nov 2003 01:57:52 GMT, Don Pickett <dpickettny@earthlink.net> wrote:

>Supposedly the latest English carbon fiber wonder machine, but can't find any other news.

AFAIK it's a development of the GB track bike launched for the Commie Games last year

http://www.bcf.uk.com/news/2002/road/08_prescott_hands.html

BTW Millar calls the bike"MLF" - My Little Friend - which is nice...

[Joey D'Antoni]

Jason Spaceman <IEatSpammersForBreakfast@rogers.com> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 05 Nov 2003 01:57:52 GMT, Don Pickett <dpickettny@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> >Supposedly the latest English carbon fiber wonder machine, but can't find any other news.
>
It's the British national track team bike, converted for the road. See...

http://www.bike.com/template.asp?date=10%2F12%2F2003+5%3A28%3A20+PM&lsectionnumber=1

McClaren helped design it..

[Richard Adams]

> Don Pickett wrote:
>
>> Supposedly the latest English carbon fiber wonder machine, but can't find any other news.

Oct 18, 2003 Cycling Weekly, Dave's Secret Weapon

Frame: Carbon-fibre monocoque with titanium dropouts Fork: All carbon fibre (from pics looks custom
and a bit unfinished) Components: Campy Record Carbon with 180mm cranks (looks like 54/46 up front,
probably 11-21 rear) Wheels: Campy custon disk painted black, HED tri-spoke carbon-fibre frong,
vittoria Open Corsa EVO-CX tyres. Seatpost: Alpina carbon bladed post (Says WING TT on sides) Front:
HED Carbon-fibre custom made with aluminium aero bar extensions, ITM stem, Cateye computer Saddle:
Selle Italia SLR-135 Weight: 8 Kg

[Richard Adams]

Steve McGinty wrote:

> On Wed, 05 Nov 2003 01:57:52 GMT, Don Pickett <dpickettny@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>
>>Supposedly the latest English carbon fiber wonder machine, but can't find any other news.
>
>
> AFAIK it's a development of the GB track bike launched for the Commie Games last year
>
> http://www.bcf.uk.com/news/2002/road/08_prescott_hands.html
>
> BTW Millar calls the bike"MLF" - My Little Friend - which is nice...

Frame looks the same, but different group, bars, saddle and wheels, so effectively the frame,
seatpost and fork are what Dave's Little Friend consisted of.

So here's a guy who was born in Malta, raised in Scotland and Hong Kong and now lives in Biarritz,
France, and the British claim him as their own, though he himself hasn't returned the affection for
the mother country in the past. I wonder if British Cycling bravely claiming him as one of their own
and helping him out in this fashion will be rewarded in more ways than he getting the World TT Gold
(which serves them and him.) Will Dave appear to be more British and declare more affection for the
mother country now? What a strange relationship...

[Jan]

> So here's a guy who was born in Malta, raised in Scotland and Hong Kong and now lives in Biarritz,
> France, and the British claim him as their own, though he himself hasn't returned the affection
> for the mother country in the past. I wonder if British Cycling bravely claiming him as one of
> their own and helping him out in this fashion will be rewarded in more ways than he getting the
> World TT Gold (which serves them and him.) Will Dave appear to be more British and declare more
> affection for the mother country now? What a strange relationship...

You forgot to add...... The cycle was designed by a guy from Greece

Jan

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[Steve McGinty]

On Wed, 05 Nov 2003 01:57:52 GMT, Don Pickett <dpickettny@earthlink.net> wrote:

>Supposedly the latest English carbon fiber wonder machine, but can't find any other news.

From

http://www.pezcyclingnews.com/?pg=fullstory&id=1802

PCN: Your TT bike was a closely guarded secret coming into Hamilton – can you give us a tech n’spec
on your winning machine?

DM: The bike is beautiful, amazing to ride. It’s stiff so can handle a lot of power but it is also
very responsive and steers perfectly. It is basically all carbon fibre which makes it so light –
8kg to be precise. The components are Campagnolo as well as the rear wheel. The front wheel is a
HED tri-spoke carbon fibre wheel. HED also made the tri-bars – carbon fibre custom made with
aluminium aero bar extensions.

Regards! Stephen