A closer look at the bikes<\/span><\/h3>\nAfter seeing the posts, we headed for a look at prototype Giant and Liv gravel race bikes ahead of the racing starting.<\/p>\n
Riders who will be on the prototype frames include Brendan Johnston, Cole Paton, and Matteo Fontana on the men’s side and Peta Mullens, Tessa Neefjes and Melisa Rollins on the women’s.<\/p>\n
Staff from either brand would not answer any specific questions about them. But we took shots of the bikes below which provide a good insight into what they are about – speed.<\/p>\n\n\n
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Cole Paton’s bike was fitted with 700 x 55 tyres on a CADEX wheelset that featured integrated carbon spokes, internal spoke nipples and an aero lip around the outside. Presumably, given the forecast, the tyres will need to be swapped for something narrower on race day. <\/span>(Image credit: Ethan Glading)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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Large chainrings, and the space to go larger, were in evidence on both the Giants and the Livs. Since the riders are privateers, they are free to spec their bikes to their personal preferences. There was a mix of Shimano and SRAM, with the men pushing close to 50 teeth on the front. <\/span>(Image credit: Ethan Glading)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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55mm Vittoria Terreno T30 tyres were fitted to this bike, that’s a definite boost from the current Revolt <\/span>(Image credit: Ethan Glading)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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No mounting bolts on the fork. But there are mounts for a bottle under the top tube which is both more aero and within easy reach for a rider who is going full gas. <\/span>(Image credit: Ethan Glading)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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Also on display were new integrated cockpits and a D-shaped seatpost that is both aero and designed to provide an extra bit of suspension-like comfort. Spot the Coros computer. <\/span>(Image credit: Ethan Glading)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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The seat clamp area if different, there’s the ability to mount an additional bottle under the top tube too. <\/span>(Image credit: Ethan Glading)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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This seatpost has a cutout, we presume for comfort, it looks a little like the Cannondale C1 aero post. <\/span>(Image credit: Ethan Glading)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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Here’s Tessa Neefjes with her prototype Liv machine, which looks similar overall to the Giant model, nice colour co-ordination! <\/span>(Image credit: Ethan Glading)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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These are a Maxxis Aspen tyre variant. Check that gold head tube logo <\/span>(Image credit: Ethan Glading)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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Plenty of clearance on show here, the riders will need it if things get properly muddy. <\/span>(Image credit: Ethan Glading)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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Bit of a mixed transmission combination here with a SRAM Eagle XX rear mech and Eagle SL cassette. <\/span>(Image credit: Ethan Glading)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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This Liv model has an intergated bar and stem, this bike seems to be race focussed. <\/span>(Image credit: Ethan Glading)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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Tessa Neefjes’s rig features custom 3-D printed accessories, supplied by Liv, such as an ultra-light computer mount and a CO2 cartridge holder, in addition to the custom 3-D printed saddle. <\/span>(Image credit: Ethan Glading)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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Here’a a shot of that 3d printed saddle, comfort is important at Unbound! <\/span>(Image credit: Ethan Glading)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nSource link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Unbound Gravel is just around the corner, with the racing kicking off tomorrow. Rain is threatening, and there are already videos surfacing online of riders’ bikes covered with the infamous Unbound mud. The latest fresh gravel tech of the year has appeared today in the shape of a prototype Giant gravel bike, which has been […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":245781,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6804],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-245780","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cycling"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=245780"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245780\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/245781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=245780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=245780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=245780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}