M5 internetsite popular world wide |
November 5th, 2006 |  |
| www.nu.nl says that there are now one hundred million internetsites worldwide. When we tested the popularity of the M5 internetsite on sitescore.silktide.com we found that M5 is among the one percent most populair internetsites in the world! It's a good score, considering only the domains which have actually content are in the list of the one hunderd million. So thanks to all who are following the developments at M5 Recumbents via our internetsite! | ||
M5 super light crankset |
October 21st, 2006 | |
Three world scoops at Bike Motion: our cranks, hubs and rims | ||
) Three world scoops at Bike Motion Finally ready after eight months intensive designing, drawing, calculating, cutting and so on: the M5 super light crankset of 238 grammes!! And like our brakes: not only light, but also very stiff. And we established another record: this aluminum crankset is by far the lightest in the world! It's 20% lighter than the current record holder, the THM Clavicula. But it's getting even better: this M5 crankset is also 10% stiffer than the mentioned crankset. Everything is tested according to the protocol as used in the German magazine "Tour" nr. 7 , july 2006, pages 30 till 33. The product is fully manufactured from aluminum 7075-T6 with a hard anodised coating. The current testing copies are based om a 175 mm crank with a BCD of 110 mm. The corresponding axle with cups and bearings is 120 grammes or 140 grammes (heavy duty). Also alu 7075-T6 and hard anodised. Probable date of delivery of the in larger quantities made crankset is january 2007. | ||
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M5 Alu/carbon and full carbon rims |
October 21st, 2006 | |
) After many months of testing we present our M5 Full Carbon clincher and tubular rims. Available in 38 or 50 mm height. Width is 20 mm. Both are guaranteed for a tyre pressure up to 9.5 bar.Specifications:
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C 38 A-C clincher, carbon rim with alu brakesurface: € 161.16 C 50 A-C clincher, carbon rim with alu brakesurface: € 194.21 C 38 clincher, full carbon rim: € 285.12 C 50 clincher, full carbon rim: € 309.92 T 38 full carbon tube rim: € 185.95 T 50 full carbon tube rim: € 202.48 | ||
Three world scoops at Bike Motion |
October 21st, 2006 | |
| If you couldn't come to Bike Motion here the first "espionage pictures" of three absolute world scoops: our crankset, hub and rims. | ||
M5 on Bike Motion 2006 with several scoops |
October 18th, 2006 | |
October 20 to 22, Jaarbeurs Utrecht, The Netherlands | ||
 M5 has a stand on the Bike Motion event and will present its newest recumbent models and several light weight components. Worth the effort to have a look in our stand!Standnumber 2D69 Also check the Bike Motion site | ||
Tailbag for M5 Carbon High Racer available |
October 17th, 2006 | |
) The M5 Carbon High Racer can also be equipped with a large luggage compartment. The carbon tailbag offers 65 litres space and also optimizes the aerodynamics of the bike even further. The weigth of the tailbag is just 2 kilogrammes. A complete High Racer including the Tailbag is just 11 kilogrammes! The luggage compartment can be locked with a key. | ||
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Tailbag for the M5 Carbon High Racer: € 549.59 C 50 clincher, full carbon rim: € 309.92 T 38 full carbon tube rim: € 185.95 T 50 full carbon tube rim: € 202.48 | ||
Mont Ventoux by M5 bike |
September 8th, 2006 | |
) Maarten Broek sent us several pictures of the ascent of the Mont Ventoux with 5 M5 Recumbents.He writes: Beautiful windy trip. Heavy mistral and cold during the day of ascending. We managed to convince a lot of people of the comfort of the bikes. Also the bike rental at the bottom of the mountain. Also showed the M5 site. We did our annual promotion work once again! | ||
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Helmut Lechner fetches silver during the 12 km individual time trial on his M5 Carbon Low Racer |
August 18th, 2006 | |
) Helmut Lechner (Austria) covers a strong race during the World Championships HPV 2006 in France.After a fast start, passing a railway crossing with 90 km/h, Helmut unfortunately breaks a spoke in the front wheel, resulting in a dragging brake shoe. This surely explains the three seconds behind the number one! Despite the misfortune with the spoke, Helmut races with an average of 60 km/h to the finish in just 9 minutes en 40 seconds. | ||
Vikingtour 2006 - the M5 Carbon High Racer |
August 5th, 2006 | |
) What was allready presumed has been confirmed during Bram's participation at the Vikingtour in Norway: the M5 Carbon High Racer proves to be a superior bike for steep ascendings. In 2003 Bram also did the Dalsnibba in just 25 minutes on his M5 Titanium Shock Proof. It's an ascend from 1004 metres to 1550 metres on gravel. Despite the additional three years since then, Bram managed to improve his time on the High Racer to 22 minutes and 50 seconds!The other small pictures give an impression of the beautiful landscapes which were visible during the trips. | ||
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The Vikingtour, 600 kilometres, 6 days, 8 fjords, 9 tough ascents |
July 17th, 2006 | |
 And Bram Moens is going to ride it!The Vikingtour is a hard challenge, but Bram Moens is determined and starts July 23 on a hard, but also beautiful tour through Norway. The Vikingtour typifies by long and steep decends. During the survey of the route, Bram only did 6 km/h of the steepest slopes, up to 18%! Bram uses both the superlight M5 Carbon Low Racer and Carbon High Racer, depending on the type of terrain he encounters from day to day. On the rare intervals when circumstances allow less strains, the beautiful landscapes of Norway can be enjoyed. A full report of the tour will be put on this site shortly. For general info please visit the site of the Vikingtour itself. | ||
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