Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Post-Interbike Love for Scapin, Shutt VR, Lake Shoes, and Orontas Ecological cleaners and lube!!

Canadian-based Blacksmith Cycle has kept tabs on the fact that our U.S. brands have been quietly receiving some amazing media coverage following Interbike.

Check out their recap HERE


Lots of love for our brands following the BTAC and Interbike shows…
Henry Ford colour scheme also available in red, green, yellow and blue
CyclingPlus UK named the Hysak their 2011 Superbike of the Year
Handmade in the UK, unlike that other famous Merino wool brand
New CX 331 - also available in MTB version for $359
What a cute little family of environmentally friendly bike products

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Tune Components and Wheels Arrive in Canada!!!

Stage-Race Distribution is proud to announce the arrival of Tune Components to Canada!
High-end carbon and aluminum wheels and components designed and produced in Germany.
 
 
About the Tune brand:
Aside from producing the world's finest road and MTB hubs sets, Germany's #1 high-end component manufacturer has specialized in aluminum and carbon seatposts, bottle-cages, saddles, stems and niche parts for years.  With a move to in-house custom wheel production that features rims from Zipp, Reynolds, Mavic and Xentis, and spokes from Sapin, and DT Swiss, hand-made high-end wheelset sales are now attainable for any shop in Canada due to our immediate order and drop-shipment capabilities, and no-minimum inventory requirement for all Tune products.  http://www.tune.de/

Check out our huge initial order of Tune products....

OMFG - That is some rare stuff

3 different flavours of carbon cage

2011 Kom Vor saddle, Alu/Carb DC-14 skewers, and OS Stem

More cool anodized components - these are red, but tons of colours available

Now here's the really good stuff...

Can you make that out? 910 grams...for both wheels!!! AX Lightness rims, Tune hubs, new Sapim Superspokes

Stronger and lighter than a stock Zipp 303 wheelset...and they come in GOOOOLD!

Not bad for a carbon clincher set that brakes like an aluminum wheel. Plus, you don't see these all over town.

Now THAT is light...for a lucky customer in Montreal!  Carbon meets aluminum.



Tune also makes solid everyday wheelsets - DT Swiss spokes and rims, upgraded to the best hubs on Earth!


Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Fondriest Arrives in Canada!!!

Fondriest have landed!!  Stage-Race Distribution is proud to announce that we are the official importer for Fondriest Bicycles for all of Canada. Fondriest - Powered by fire.


Fondriest TF1 Renaix 88 with Di2
  
About the Fondriest brand:
The brand of iconic World Champion, Maurizio Fondriest, delivers road bikes featuring Italian styling with tour-level performance in pro-tested bikes that offer incredible stiffness, low weight, inspired design and reasonable prices.  Whether in the striking looks and stiffness of the TF2, the raceable value of the Team Miche TF3, the hand-made in Italy TF1, or the new monocoque R10, Fondriest delivers real quality and racing experience in every model.  Outstanding frameset and complete-build pricing from a unique Italian brand.
Fondriest Bicycles website:
www.fondriestbici.com/eng

First Canadian Arrival - Museeuw MF-1 Lugano

Here is our first Canadian arrival...
Museuuw MF-1 Lugano Edition

Bicycling Magazine's 2010 Buyer's Guide Winner - Click here for the Bicycling review!

This has instantly become my favourite bike on the planet.
So long, Cento Uno.    


The first complete Stage-Race build.  Expect many more mind-blowers to follow.
 
   This amazing beauty weighs in at 14.3 lbs with pedals in a size 58!

Build List:
- Campy Super Record Groupset
- Deda Zero100 cockpit
- Lightweight Gen III Special Edition Tubular wheels
- Veloflex Carbon tires
- Fizik Arione WCS Edition saddle
- Sexy WCS Edition spacers

Super clean cockpit: good looks + stiffness + compact bend = winner


Tapered head-tube and steerer make for a solid front end


Mussuew mono-stay is elegant up close - note the carbon lug-work


15th Anniversary Lugano Edition
In honour of Johan Museeuw's memorable 1996 World Championship win in Lugano, Switerland.
 
You can see the brown-ish flax fibers, assembled by hand under the renowned Roberto Billato


Heavy triangulation of the downtube shape for maximum bottom bracket rigidity

Check back for a full ride report soon!