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With an eye towards Paris-Roubaix, Team Sky’s Ian Stannard raced a hydraulic rear suspension system with a HiRide automatic lockout control system affixed inside the seat tube of his Pinarello Dogma K8-S.
The Dogma K8-S first launched at the 2015 Tour of Flanders, featuring interchangeable elastomers as the method of suspension control. Various Team Sky riders have used the bike since, some opting for firmer elastomers, and then some racing the K8, which has the same frame shape but no suspension.
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There are two unique things about Stannard’s K8-S. One, the hydraulic shock is a much more advanced system than a simple elastomer, albeit heavier. And two, the HiRide suspension adjustment system is novel for a road bike, similar in concept if not execution to some adjustable mountain bike suspension designs (like Lapierre's E.I.) that automatically account for changes in terrain.
Domenico Borgese, co-founder and technical leader of HiRide, said that his company has been working with Team Sky for a year and a half on the project. An announcement on the technology is expected Friday from Pinarello and HiRide.
While the manual remote works, Borgese said Stannard preferred to just use the automatic mode, where a six-axis accelerometer/gyroscope senses changes in the road surface and adjusts the shock.
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