<figure ><img title="CosmoBike, day one" src="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09400-320x213.jpeg"/><p></p></figure><p>Verona, ITALY (VN) — The <a href="http://www.cosmobikeshow.com" target="_blank">CosmoBike</a> show is in its first year, being run in Verona by the same people who grew the <a href="http://www.expobici.it" target="_blank">ExpoBici</a> show in Padova (Padua). Expobici changed hands and is scheduled for a week from now. CosmoBike is at a bigger fairgrounds in Verona than in Padova. It features a mix of industry giants like Shimano, SRAM, and Campagnolo, as well as small Italian companies.</p>
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</h2><div><p>The DeanEasy mountain-bike tubeless system, winner of CosmoBike’s design award for startups, promises to be an improvement on other tubeless systems featuring two chambers inside. It allows the use of incredibly low pressures in a tubeless tire for improved traction and reduced rolling resistance on rough terrain. Like the two-valve Michelin downhill system (never brought to market) used 15-20 years ago by the likes of Nicolas Vouilloz, Cedric Gracia, and Anne-Caroline Chausson, it features a tubular tire inside. And like the Schwalbe ProCore system, it fills both chambers through the same valve hole (Michelin has a patent on two, separate valves on the rim). Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com</p></div></li><li class="slide"><div class="viewLargerImage"><a class="fancybox" rel="gallery" href="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09489.jpeg"title="DeanEasy (named for its inventor, Alberto Deanesi, pronounced “day-on-ay’-zee”) has a Tufo tubular tire without tread on it that is inflated to high pressure (up to 8 bar, or 116psi) through a Presta valve. Surrounding the Presta valve is an air collar connected to an aluminum Schrader valve coming off at an angle; it allows inflation of the (sealant-filled) tubeless tire that surrounds the tubular. The tubular, like the high-pressure inner chamber of Schwalbe’s ProCore and of the Michelin DH system, presses the tubeless tire’s beads outward against the rim walls and prevents burping when cornering hard, even at pressures in the outer tire as low as 1 bar (14.5psi). It also prevents pinch flats and rim damage when banging rocks at such low pressure. Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com" onClick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Image Gallery Carousel', 'Enlarge', 'View Larger Image']);">View Larger Image.</a></div><a href="#" class="p-next-img"><img src="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09489-660x440.jpeg" class="cover secondary"/></a><h2 class="slideHed">CosmoBike, day one
</h2><div><p>DeanEasy (named for its inventor, Alberto Deanesi, pronounced “day-on-ay’-zee”) has a Tufo tubular tire without tread on it that is inflated to high pressure (up to 8 bar, or 116psi) through a Presta valve. Surrounding the Presta valve is an air collar connected to an aluminum Schrader valve coming off at an angle; it allows inflation of the (sealant-filled) tubeless tire that surrounds the tubular. The tubular, like the high-pressure inner chamber of Schwalbe’s ProCore and of the Michelin DH system, presses the tubeless tire’s beads outward against the rim walls and prevents burping when cornering hard, even at pressures in the outer tire as low as 1 bar (14.5psi). It also prevents pinch flats and rim damage when banging rocks at such low pressure. Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com</p></div></li><li class="slide"><div class="viewLargerImage"><a class="fancybox" rel="gallery" href="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09518.jpeg"title="The customization of Campagnolo EPS electronic shifters lagged behind Shimano’s eTube system for years; with eTube, you can plug a Di2 upper junction box into a PC to update firmware, reconfigure shift-button assignment, alter shift speed, diagnose issues, and indicate exact battery level. Now, however, Campagnolo’s myEPS Android app (coming for iPhone) offers these options wirelessly. Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com" onClick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Image Gallery Carousel', 'Enlarge', 'View Larger Image']);">View Larger Image.</a></div><a href="#" class="p-next-img"><img src="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09518-660x440.jpeg" class="cover secondary"/></a><h2 class="slideHed">CosmoBike, day one
</h2><div><p>The customization of Campagnolo EPS electronic shifters lagged behind Shimano’s eTube system for years; with eTube, you can plug a Di2 upper junction box into a PC to update firmware, reconfigure shift-button assignment, alter shift speed, diagnose issues, and indicate exact battery level. Now, however, Campagnolo’s myEPS Android app (coming for iPhone) offers these options wirelessly. Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com</p></div></li><li class="slide"><div class="viewLargerImage"><a class="fancybox" rel="gallery" href="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09521.jpeg"title="The myEPS app allows Android users with Campagnolo’s internal EPS battery to, for instance, make all shifting commands come from either the right or the left lever: the shift paddle and thumb lever on a single lever can control the rear derailleur, and pushing its mode button shifts the front derailleur. Alternatively, to put rear shifting literally at the tips of the fingers when in the drops, in Campagnolo’s Sprinter mode, the left EPS shift paddle shifts to a higher gear (smaller rear cog), the right shift paddle moves the chain to a larger rear cog, and the thumb levers control the front derailleur. Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com" onClick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Image Gallery Carousel', 'Enlarge', 'View Larger Image']);">View Larger Image.</a></div><a href="#" class="p-next-img"><img src="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09521-660x440.jpeg" class="cover secondary"/></a><h2 class="slideHed">CosmoBike, day one
</h2><div><p>The myEPS app allows Android users with Campagnolo’s internal EPS battery to, for instance, make all shifting commands come from either the right or the left lever: the shift paddle and thumb lever on a single lever can control the rear derailleur, and pushing its mode button shifts the front derailleur. Alternatively, to put rear shifting literally at the tips of the fingers when in the drops, in Campagnolo’s Sprinter mode, the left EPS shift paddle shifts to a higher gear (smaller rear cog), the right shift paddle moves the chain to a larger rear cog, and the thumb levers control the front derailleur. Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com</p></div></li><li class="slide"><div class="viewLargerImage"><a class="fancybox" rel="gallery" href="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09524.jpeg"title="Not to be left behind on bikes with direct-mount pivots, whether on the fork, seatstays or chainstays, Campagnolo now offers direct-mount brakes at the Chorus level and above. Better yet, no special tools are required. Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com" onClick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Image Gallery Carousel', 'Enlarge', 'View Larger Image']);">View Larger Image.</a></div><a href="#" class="p-next-img"><img src="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09524-660x440.jpeg" class="cover secondary"/></a><h2 class="slideHed">CosmoBike, day one
</h2><div><p>Not to be left behind on bikes with direct-mount pivots, whether on the fork, seatstays or chainstays, Campagnolo now offers direct-mount brakes at the Chorus level and above. Better yet, no special tools are required. Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com</p></div></li><li class="slide"><div class="viewLargerImage"><a class="fancybox" rel="gallery" href="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/Expander-HSS.jpeg"title="The Deda Expander HSS is an extra-long (69mm=2.7-inch) carbon-fork expansion anchor for the bearing-compression system of a threadless headset. Its greater length ensures that the carbon steering tube will be supported within the stem clamp even in the case of a tall spacer stack above the stem. Alternatively, with up to an inch of spacers below the stem, it can support all of the steerer extending above the headset. The Expander HSS has a magnet bonded under the top cap that sticks to and conceals the expander screw for a clean look. Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com" onClick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Image Gallery Carousel', 'Enlarge', 'View Larger Image']);">View Larger Image.</a></div><a href="#" class="p-next-img"><img src="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/Expander-HSS-139x440.jpeg" class="cover secondary"/></a><h2 class="slideHed">CosmoBike, day one
</h2><div><p>The Deda Expander HSS is an extra-long (69mm=2.7-inch) carbon-fork expansion anchor for the bearing-compression system of a threadless headset. Its greater length ensures that the carbon steering tube will be supported within the stem clamp even in the case of a tall spacer stack above the stem. Alternatively, with up to an inch of spacers below the stem, it can support all of the steerer extending above the headset. The Expander HSS has a magnet bonded under the top cap that sticks to and conceals the expander screw for a clean look. Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com</p></div></li><li class="slide"><div class="viewLargerImage"><a class="fancybox" rel="gallery" href="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09512.jpeg"title="The new Deda Superzero handlebar is designed to be aero on top as well as light and stiff. It features Deda’s RHM (Rapid Hand Movement shallow-drop, short-reach, ergo curve) shape for an easy drop to the drops: 75mm reach, 130mm drop, 230 grams, 42, 44, and 46cm outside to outside width. Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com" onClick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Image Gallery Carousel', 'Enlarge', 'View Larger Image']);">View Larger Image.</a></div><a href="#" class="p-next-img"><img src="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09512-660x440.jpeg" class="cover secondary"/></a><h2 class="slideHed">CosmoBike, day one
</h2><div><p>The new Deda Superzero handlebar is designed to be aero on top as well as light and stiff. It features Deda’s RHM (Rapid Hand Movement shallow-drop, short-reach, ergo curve) shape for an easy drop to the drops: 75mm reach, 130mm drop, 230 grams, 42, 44, and 46cm outside to outside width. Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com</p></div></li><li class="slide"><div class="viewLargerImage"><a class="fancybox" rel="gallery" href="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09513.jpeg"title="The Superzero stem to match the Superzero bar has a flat top and a triangular cross section. Cold-forged from 2014 aluminum, it has an 82-degree angle and 31.8mm clamp, comes in 90-140mm lengths, and weighs 130 grams (in 110mm). Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com" onClick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Image Gallery Carousel', 'Enlarge', 'View Larger Image']);">View Larger Image.</a></div><a href="#" class="p-next-img"><img src="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09513-660x440.jpeg" class="cover secondary"/></a><h2 class="slideHed">CosmoBike, day one
</h2><div><p>The Superzero stem to match the Superzero bar has a flat top and a triangular cross section. Cold-forged from 2014 aluminum, it has an 82-degree angle and 31.8mm clamp, comes in 90-140mm lengths, and weighs 130 grams (in 110mm). Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com</p></div></li><li class="slide"><div class="viewLargerImage"><a class="fancybox" rel="gallery" href="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09510.jpeg"title="Deda now offers its stiffer, 35mm clamp diameter in an aluminum handlebar. It tapers more quickly than the 35mm Deda carbon bars, so the top grip area is minimally larger than a standard bar." onClick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Image Gallery Carousel', 'Enlarge', 'View Larger Image']);">View Larger Image.</a></div><a href="#" class="p-next-img"><img src="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09510-660x440.jpeg" class="cover secondary"/></a><h2 class="slideHed">CosmoBike, day one
</h2><div><p>Deda now offers its stiffer, 35mm clamp diameter in an aluminum handlebar. It tapers more quickly than the 35mm Deda carbon bars, so the top grip area is minimally larger than a standard bar.</p></div></li><li class="slide"><div class="viewLargerImage"><a class="fancybox" rel="gallery" href="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09344.jpeg"title="A little Castelli history from 1989: leader’s jerseys from both the Tour and the Giro. Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com" onClick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Image Gallery Carousel', 'Enlarge', 'View Larger Image']);">View Larger Image.</a></div><a href="#" class="p-next-img"><img src="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09344-367x440.jpeg" class="cover secondary"/></a><h2 class="slideHed">CosmoBike, day one
</h2><div><p>A little Castelli history from 1989: leader’s jerseys from both the Tour and the Giro. Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com</p></div></li><li class="slide"><div class="viewLargerImage"><a class="fancybox" rel="gallery" href="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09399.jpeg"title="This is one way to display family-friendly ebikes! Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com" onClick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Image Gallery Carousel', 'Enlarge', 'View Larger Image']);">View Larger Image.</a></div><a href="#" class="p-next-img"><img src="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09399-660x440.jpeg" class="cover secondary"/></a><h2 class="slideHed">CosmoBike, day one
</h2><div><p>This is one way to display family-friendly ebikes! Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com</p></div></li><li class="slide"><div class="viewLargerImage"><a class="fancybox" rel="gallery" href="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09400.jpeg"title="I suppose getting electric assist is something like sitting on a carousel horse, and trying to pick up a 27kg (60 pound!) bike is about like trying to remove one of the horses from the carousel. World Dimension’s “Bike and the City” hides the battery in an elegant case and the 250W brushless motor in the front hub. Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com" onClick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Image Gallery Carousel', 'Enlarge', 'View Larger Image']);">View Larger Image.</a></div><a href="#" class="p-next-img"><img src="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09400-660x440.jpeg" class="cover secondary"/></a><h2 class="slideHed">CosmoBike, day one
</h2><div><p>I suppose getting electric assist is something like sitting on a carousel horse, and trying to pick up a 27kg (60 pound!) bike is about like trying to remove one of the horses from the carousel. World Dimension’s “Bike and the City” hides the battery in an elegant case and the 250W brushless motor in the front hub. Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com</p></div></li><li class="slide"><div class="viewLargerImage"><a class="fancybox" rel="gallery" href="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09492.jpeg"title="I’ve been to bike shows with a temporary velodrome inside, and this show even has a Strider-bike timed obstacle course. However, I’ve never seen a temporary swimming pool in a bike show! This is a full 25-meter regulation pool. The water felt really cold, and I never saw anyone in it. " onClick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Image Gallery Carousel', 'Enlarge', 'View Larger Image']);">View Larger Image.</a></div><a href="#" class="p-next-img"><img src="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09492-660x440.jpeg" class="cover secondary"/></a><h2 class="slideHed">CosmoBike, day one
</h2><div><p>I’ve been to bike shows with a temporary velodrome inside, and this show even has a Strider-bike timed obstacle course. However, I’ve never seen a temporary swimming pool in a bike show! This is a full 25-meter regulation pool. The water felt really cold, and I never saw anyone in it. </p></div></li><li class="slide"><div class="viewLargerImage"><a class="fancybox" rel="gallery" href="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09320.jpeg"title="Toilets devoid of seats in the public bathrooms in Verona’s show pavilions come as a surprise in the refined city of Romeo and Juliet. Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com" onClick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Image Gallery Carousel', 'Enlarge', 'View Larger Image']);">View Larger Image.</a></div><a href="#" class="p-next-img"><img src="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09320-293x440.jpeg" class="cover secondary"/></a><h2 class="slideHed">CosmoBike, day one
</h2><div><p>Toilets devoid of seats in the public bathrooms in Verona’s show pavilions come as a surprise in the refined city of Romeo and Juliet. Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com</p></div></li><li class="slide"><div class="viewLargerImage"><a class="fancybox" rel="gallery" href="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09401.jpeg"title="However, fantastic gelato flavors at the show restore la dolce vita in Verona. Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com" onClick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Image Gallery Carousel', 'Enlarge', 'View Larger Image']);">View Larger Image.</a></div><a href="#" class="p-next-img"><img src="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09401-660x440.jpeg" class="cover secondary"/></a><h2 class="slideHed">CosmoBike, day one
</h2><div><p>However, fantastic gelato flavors at the show restore la dolce vita in Verona. Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com</p></div></li><li class="slide"><div class="viewLargerImage"><a class="fancybox" rel="gallery" href="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09539.jpeg"title="The UCI seems to be branching out. We all thought it had a flair for both drama and comedy. Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com" onClick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Image Gallery Carousel', 'Enlarge', 'View Larger Image']);">View Larger Image.</a></div><a href="#" class="p-next-img"><img src="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09539-660x440.jpeg" class="cover secondary"/></a><h2 class="slideHed">CosmoBike, day one
</h2><div><p>The UCI seems to be branching out. We all thought it had a flair for both drama and comedy. Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com</p></div></li><li class="slide"><a href="https://www.circsource.com/store/Subscribe.html?magazineId=364&sourceCode=I8ABNN"><imgsrc="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/08/VeloSubOffer_640x480.jpg" /></a></li></ul></div></div>
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</div><div class="marquee marquee-384840"><ul class="slider" id="post-slider-secondary"><li class="slide"><div class="viewLargerImage"><a class="fancybox" rel="gallery" href="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09485.jpeg"title="The DeanEasy mountain-bike tubeless system, winner of CosmoBike’s design award for startups, promises to be an improvement on other tubeless systems featuring two chambers inside. It allows the use of incredibly low pressures in a tubeless tire for improved traction and reduced rolling resistance on rough terrain. Like the two-valve Michelin downhill system (never brought to market) used 15-20 years ago by the likes of Nicolas Vouilloz, Cedric Gracia, and Anne-Caroline Chausson, it features a tubular tire inside. And like the Schwalbe ProCore system, it fills both chambers through the same valve hole (Michelin has a patent on two, separate valves on the rim). Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com" onClick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Image Gallery Carousel', 'Enlarge', 'View Larger Image']);">View Larger Image.</a></div><a href="#" class="p-next-img"><img src="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09485-660x440.jpeg" class="cover secondary"/></a><h2 class="slideHed">CosmoBike, day one
</h2><div><p>The DeanEasy mountain-bike tubeless system, winner of CosmoBike’s design award for startups, promises to be an improvement on other tubeless systems featuring two chambers inside. It allows the use of incredibly low pressures in a tubeless tire for improved traction and reduced rolling resistance on rough terrain. Like the two-valve Michelin downhill system (never brought to market) used 15-20 years ago by the likes of Nicolas Vouilloz, Cedric Gracia, and Anne-Caroline Chausson, it features a tubular tire inside. And like the Schwalbe ProCore system, it fills both chambers through the same valve hole (Michelin has a patent on two, separate valves on the rim). Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com</p></div></li><li class="slide"><div class="viewLargerImage"><a class="fancybox" rel="gallery" href="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09489.jpeg"title="DeanEasy (named for its inventor, Alberto Deanesi, pronounced “day-on-ay’-zee”) has a Tufo tubular tire without tread on it that is inflated to high pressure (up to 8 bar, or 116psi) through a Presta valve. Surrounding the Presta valve is an air collar connected to an aluminum Schrader valve coming off at an angle; it allows inflation of the (sealant-filled) tubeless tire that surrounds the tubular. The tubular, like the high-pressure inner chamber of Schwalbe’s ProCore and of the Michelin DH system, presses the tubeless tire’s beads outward against the rim walls and prevents burping when cornering hard, even at pressures in the outer tire as low as 1 bar (14.5psi). It also prevents pinch flats and rim damage when banging rocks at such low pressure. Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com" onClick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Image Gallery Carousel', 'Enlarge', 'View Larger Image']);">View Larger Image.</a></div><a href="#" class="p-next-img"><img src="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09489-660x440.jpeg" class="cover secondary"/></a><h2 class="slideHed">CosmoBike, day one
</h2><div><p>DeanEasy (named for its inventor, Alberto Deanesi, pronounced “day-on-ay’-zee”) has a Tufo tubular tire without tread on it that is inflated to high pressure (up to 8 bar, or 116psi) through a Presta valve. Surrounding the Presta valve is an air collar connected to an aluminum Schrader valve coming off at an angle; it allows inflation of the (sealant-filled) tubeless tire that surrounds the tubular. The tubular, like the high-pressure inner chamber of Schwalbe’s ProCore and of the Michelin DH system, presses the tubeless tire’s beads outward against the rim walls and prevents burping when cornering hard, even at pressures in the outer tire as low as 1 bar (14.5psi). It also prevents pinch flats and rim damage when banging rocks at such low pressure. Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com</p></div></li><li class="slide"><div class="viewLargerImage"><a class="fancybox" rel="gallery" href="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09518.jpeg"title="The customization of Campagnolo EPS electronic shifters lagged behind Shimano’s eTube system for years; with eTube, you can plug a Di2 upper junction box into a PC to update firmware, reconfigure shift-button assignment, alter shift speed, diagnose issues, and indicate exact battery level. Now, however, Campagnolo’s myEPS Android app (coming for iPhone) offers these options wirelessly. Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com" onClick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Image Gallery Carousel', 'Enlarge', 'View Larger Image']);">View Larger Image.</a></div><a href="#" class="p-next-img"><img src="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09518-660x440.jpeg" class="cover secondary"/></a><h2 class="slideHed">CosmoBike, day one
</h2><div><p>The customization of Campagnolo EPS electronic shifters lagged behind Shimano’s eTube system for years; with eTube, you can plug a Di2 upper junction box into a PC to update firmware, reconfigure shift-button assignment, alter shift speed, diagnose issues, and indicate exact battery level. Now, however, Campagnolo’s myEPS Android app (coming for iPhone) offers these options wirelessly. Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com</p></div></li><li class="slide"><div class="viewLargerImage"><a class="fancybox" rel="gallery" href="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09521.jpeg"title="The myEPS app allows Android users with Campagnolo’s internal EPS battery to, for instance, make all shifting commands come from either the right or the left lever: the shift paddle and thumb lever on a single lever can control the rear derailleur, and pushing its mode button shifts the front derailleur. Alternatively, to put rear shifting literally at the tips of the fingers when in the drops, in Campagnolo’s Sprinter mode, the left EPS shift paddle shifts to a higher gear (smaller rear cog), the right shift paddle moves the chain to a larger rear cog, and the thumb levers control the front derailleur. Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com" onClick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Image Gallery Carousel', 'Enlarge', 'View Larger Image']);">View Larger Image.</a></div><a href="#" class="p-next-img"><img src="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09521-660x440.jpeg" class="cover secondary"/></a><h2 class="slideHed">CosmoBike, day one
</h2><div><p>The myEPS app allows Android users with Campagnolo’s internal EPS battery to, for instance, make all shifting commands come from either the right or the left lever: the shift paddle and thumb lever on a single lever can control the rear derailleur, and pushing its mode button shifts the front derailleur. Alternatively, to put rear shifting literally at the tips of the fingers when in the drops, in Campagnolo’s Sprinter mode, the left EPS shift paddle shifts to a higher gear (smaller rear cog), the right shift paddle moves the chain to a larger rear cog, and the thumb levers control the front derailleur. Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com</p></div></li><li class="slide"><div class="viewLargerImage"><a class="fancybox" rel="gallery" href="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09524.jpeg"title="Not to be left behind on bikes with direct-mount pivots, whether on the fork, seatstays or chainstays, Campagnolo now offers direct-mount brakes at the Chorus level and above. Better yet, no special tools are required. Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com" onClick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Image Gallery Carousel', 'Enlarge', 'View Larger Image']);">View Larger Image.</a></div><a href="#" class="p-next-img"><img src="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09524-660x440.jpeg" class="cover secondary"/></a><h2 class="slideHed">CosmoBike, day one
</h2><div><p>Not to be left behind on bikes with direct-mount pivots, whether on the fork, seatstays or chainstays, Campagnolo now offers direct-mount brakes at the Chorus level and above. Better yet, no special tools are required. Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com</p></div></li><li class="slide"><div class="viewLargerImage"><a class="fancybox" rel="gallery" href="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/Expander-HSS.jpeg"title="The Deda Expander HSS is an extra-long (69mm=2.7-inch) carbon-fork expansion anchor for the bearing-compression system of a threadless headset. Its greater length ensures that the carbon steering tube will be supported within the stem clamp even in the case of a tall spacer stack above the stem. Alternatively, with up to an inch of spacers below the stem, it can support all of the steerer extending above the headset. The Expander HSS has a magnet bonded under the top cap that sticks to and conceals the expander screw for a clean look. Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com" onClick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Image Gallery Carousel', 'Enlarge', 'View Larger Image']);">View Larger Image.</a></div><a href="#" class="p-next-img"><img src="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/Expander-HSS-139x440.jpeg" class="cover secondary"/></a><h2 class="slideHed">CosmoBike, day one
</h2><div><p>The Deda Expander HSS is an extra-long (69mm=2.7-inch) carbon-fork expansion anchor for the bearing-compression system of a threadless headset. Its greater length ensures that the carbon steering tube will be supported within the stem clamp even in the case of a tall spacer stack above the stem. Alternatively, with up to an inch of spacers below the stem, it can support all of the steerer extending above the headset. The Expander HSS has a magnet bonded under the top cap that sticks to and conceals the expander screw for a clean look. Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com</p></div></li><li class="slide"><div class="viewLargerImage"><a class="fancybox" rel="gallery" href="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09512.jpeg"title="The new Deda Superzero handlebar is designed to be aero on top as well as light and stiff. It features Deda’s RHM (Rapid Hand Movement shallow-drop, short-reach, ergo curve) shape for an easy drop to the drops: 75mm reach, 130mm drop, 230 grams, 42, 44, and 46cm outside to outside width. Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com" onClick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Image Gallery Carousel', 'Enlarge', 'View Larger Image']);">View Larger Image.</a></div><a href="#" class="p-next-img"><img src="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09512-660x440.jpeg" class="cover secondary"/></a><h2 class="slideHed">CosmoBike, day one
</h2><div><p>The new Deda Superzero handlebar is designed to be aero on top as well as light and stiff. It features Deda’s RHM (Rapid Hand Movement shallow-drop, short-reach, ergo curve) shape for an easy drop to the drops: 75mm reach, 130mm drop, 230 grams, 42, 44, and 46cm outside to outside width. Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com</p></div></li><li class="slide"><div class="viewLargerImage"><a class="fancybox" rel="gallery" href="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09513.jpeg"title="The Superzero stem to match the Superzero bar has a flat top and a triangular cross section. Cold-forged from 2014 aluminum, it has an 82-degree angle and 31.8mm clamp, comes in 90-140mm lengths, and weighs 130 grams (in 110mm). Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com" onClick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Image Gallery Carousel', 'Enlarge', 'View Larger Image']);">View Larger Image.</a></div><a href="#" class="p-next-img"><img src="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09513-660x440.jpeg" class="cover secondary"/></a><h2 class="slideHed">CosmoBike, day one
</h2><div><p>The Superzero stem to match the Superzero bar has a flat top and a triangular cross section. Cold-forged from 2014 aluminum, it has an 82-degree angle and 31.8mm clamp, comes in 90-140mm lengths, and weighs 130 grams (in 110mm). Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com</p></div></li><li class="slide"><div class="viewLargerImage"><a class="fancybox" rel="gallery" href="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09510.jpeg"title="Deda now offers its stiffer, 35mm clamp diameter in an aluminum handlebar. It tapers more quickly than the 35mm Deda carbon bars, so the top grip area is minimally larger than a standard bar." onClick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Image Gallery Carousel', 'Enlarge', 'View Larger Image']);">View Larger Image.</a></div><a href="#" class="p-next-img"><img src="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09510-660x440.jpeg" class="cover secondary"/></a><h2 class="slideHed">CosmoBike, day one
</h2><div><p>Deda now offers its stiffer, 35mm clamp diameter in an aluminum handlebar. It tapers more quickly than the 35mm Deda carbon bars, so the top grip area is minimally larger than a standard bar.</p></div></li><li class="slide"><div class="viewLargerImage"><a class="fancybox" rel="gallery" href="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09344.jpeg"title="A little Castelli history from 1989: leader’s jerseys from both the Tour and the Giro. Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com" onClick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Image Gallery Carousel', 'Enlarge', 'View Larger Image']);">View Larger Image.</a></div><a href="#" class="p-next-img"><img src="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09344-367x440.jpeg" class="cover secondary"/></a><h2 class="slideHed">CosmoBike, day one
</h2><div><p>A little Castelli history from 1989: leader’s jerseys from both the Tour and the Giro. Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com</p></div></li><li class="slide"><div class="viewLargerImage"><a class="fancybox" rel="gallery" href="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09399.jpeg"title="This is one way to display family-friendly ebikes! Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com" onClick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Image Gallery Carousel', 'Enlarge', 'View Larger Image']);">View Larger Image.</a></div><a href="#" class="p-next-img"><img src="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09399-660x440.jpeg" class="cover secondary"/></a><h2 class="slideHed">CosmoBike, day one
</h2><div><p>This is one way to display family-friendly ebikes! Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com</p></div></li><li class="slide"><div class="viewLargerImage"><a class="fancybox" rel="gallery" href="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09400.jpeg"title="I suppose getting electric assist is something like sitting on a carousel horse, and trying to pick up a 27kg (60 pound!) bike is about like trying to remove one of the horses from the carousel. World Dimension’s “Bike and the City” hides the battery in an elegant case and the 250W brushless motor in the front hub. Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com" onClick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Image Gallery Carousel', 'Enlarge', 'View Larger Image']);">View Larger Image.</a></div><a href="#" class="p-next-img"><img src="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09400-660x440.jpeg" class="cover secondary"/></a><h2 class="slideHed">CosmoBike, day one
</h2><div><p>I suppose getting electric assist is something like sitting on a carousel horse, and trying to pick up a 27kg (60 pound!) bike is about like trying to remove one of the horses from the carousel. World Dimension’s “Bike and the City” hides the battery in an elegant case and the 250W brushless motor in the front hub. Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com</p></div></li><li class="slide"><div class="viewLargerImage"><a class="fancybox" rel="gallery" href="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09492.jpeg"title="I’ve been to bike shows with a temporary velodrome inside, and this show even has a Strider-bike timed obstacle course. However, I’ve never seen a temporary swimming pool in a bike show! This is a full 25-meter regulation pool. The water felt really cold, and I never saw anyone in it. " onClick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Image Gallery Carousel', 'Enlarge', 'View Larger Image']);">View Larger Image.</a></div><a href="#" class="p-next-img"><img src="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09492-660x440.jpeg" class="cover secondary"/></a><h2 class="slideHed">CosmoBike, day one
</h2><div><p>I’ve been to bike shows with a temporary velodrome inside, and this show even has a Strider-bike timed obstacle course. However, I’ve never seen a temporary swimming pool in a bike show! This is a full 25-meter regulation pool. The water felt really cold, and I never saw anyone in it. </p></div></li><li class="slide"><div class="viewLargerImage"><a class="fancybox" rel="gallery" href="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09320.jpeg"title="Toilets devoid of seats in the public bathrooms in Verona’s show pavilions come as a surprise in the refined city of Romeo and Juliet. Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com" onClick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Image Gallery Carousel', 'Enlarge', 'View Larger Image']);">View Larger Image.</a></div><a href="#" class="p-next-img"><img src="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09320-293x440.jpeg" class="cover secondary"/></a><h2 class="slideHed">CosmoBike, day one
</h2><div><p>Toilets devoid of seats in the public bathrooms in Verona’s show pavilions come as a surprise in the refined city of Romeo and Juliet. Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com</p></div></li><li class="slide"><div class="viewLargerImage"><a class="fancybox" rel="gallery" href="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09401.jpeg"title="However, fantastic gelato flavors at the show restore la dolce vita in Verona. Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com" onClick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Image Gallery Carousel', 'Enlarge', 'View Larger Image']);">View Larger Image.</a></div><a href="#" class="p-next-img"><img src="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09401-660x440.jpeg" class="cover secondary"/></a><h2 class="slideHed">CosmoBike, day one
</h2><div><p>However, fantastic gelato flavors at the show restore la dolce vita in Verona. Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com</p></div></li><li class="slide"><div class="viewLargerImage"><a class="fancybox" rel="gallery" href="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09539.jpeg"title="The UCI seems to be branching out. We all thought it had a flair for both drama and comedy. Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com" onClick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Image Gallery Carousel', 'Enlarge', 'View Larger Image']);">View Larger Image.</a></div><a href="#" class="p-next-img"><img src="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/09/DSC09539-660x440.jpeg" class="cover secondary"/></a><h2 class="slideHed">CosmoBike, day one
</h2><div><p>The UCI seems to be branching out. We all thought it had a flair for both drama and comedy. Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com</p></div></li><li class="slide"><a href="https://www.circsource.com/store/Subscribe.html?magazineId=364&sourceCode=I8ABNN"><imgsrc="http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/08/VeloSubOffer_640x480.jpg" /></a></li></ul></div></div>
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