Pezcyclingnews: Interbike 2015 Gear Reviews #5

Interbike Round 5 features Sartos custom frames and saddles, Wahoos new GPS/Data ELEMNT, Sugois light weight RSE jersey and bibs, and Limars new 555 and 007 Helmets.Italian custom builders Sarto have refined their lineup of frames as well as adding new custom saddles.These are made in-house and feature a full carbon shell and rails as well as loads of paint optionsThe saddles will come with 5, 10 and 15mm padding choices and or painted to specification over solid carbon.Sarto are working with custom leather workersmore used to crafting custom shoes and other accessories, so the leather work can be fairly detailed as well. The prices will start some place near $500 and with multiple finishing options available, the prices will vary according to your requests.Custom Saddle work wasnt the only leather detail on Sartos new model, simply called Gravel.The Bar tape and frame guard in matching leather really grabbed attention and the rest of the frame features kept the attention for loads of passers byTA stands for Through Axel and Sarto have adopted their in-house made forks to suite on all disc modelsTheres also a newly refined seat clamping detail on most models, giving the shaped seat posts a very clean, integrated look while retaining the adjustability.The frame and fork for this model are both designed to allow for no excuses LARGE rubber. The tires on the display bike were 42s and they had plenty of room to breathAh and the chain stay guard is also custom skinned.The bike that...

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