With the Rio Olympics kicking off in a week's time, it seems 2017 is the year of crazy track bikes. We’ve previously seen USA cycling's 'drivetrain on the wrong side' Felt team pursuit bikes, and now New Zealand has revealed their secret weapon on the boards.
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Produced by Kiwi brand Avanti, the Pista Pursuit team pursuit bike features a radical cockpit as well as some less apparent design upgrades to please both riders and mechanics
The Wings
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The key development with the new pursuit bike is the ‘Avanti Wings,’ which the Kiwi brand says not only improves front end stiffness but also reduces drag. By separating the head tube into three separate tubes it shortens the length of each individual section and Avanti say this improves the load path and stiffens the front end considerably.
Despite looking more like an X-Wing fighter than a track bike, the new Pista Pursuit is UCI approved and the new fork was designed to be within the rules
With the fork legs connecting directly to the handlebars, it has also allowed Avanti to significantly reduce the head tube profile, as well as to aerodynamically optimise each structure.
A mechanic's dream
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