One day of delay for all..... |
May 2nd, 2015 | ![]() |
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Very red from "down under" |
March 25th, 2015 | ![]() |
![]() Images by Paul WordenFrom our Australian customer Paul Worden we received these special images from his M5 Carbon High Racer which was assembled by himself. | ||
First M5 Carbon Tail Bag case (21 ltrs.) leaves molds |
March 6th, 2015 | ![]() |
![]() Takes quite a lot of extra training to equal these numbers! | ||
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€ 491.74 | ||
20 inch aero rims available in carbon 3K ! |
December 13th, 2014 | ![]() |
Available sizes: ETRTO 406 and ETRTO 451 | ||
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Chainpulley or sprocket? |
October 12th, 2014 | ![]() |
Testing a new aluminium 14-tooth sprocket with POM guider bracket | ||
![]() If the findings with this aluminium version lead to a positive assessment, the sprockets will be colour anodised and coated with a rock hard Teflon top layer. We'll keep you posted on future developments! | ||
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STOLEN! |
October 5th, 2014 | ![]() |
Who spots this unique bike? | ||
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Mirror, mirror on the... |
September 6th, 2014 | ![]() |
brake lever | ||
![]() Naturally with some modifications, but this way it can be mounted directly on the brake lever. | ||
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Also looking forward to an extended weekend of bicycling? |
September 4th, 2014 | ![]() |
This weekend tour of 1000 km along the Belgian borders with 6000 metres of ascending | ||
![]() Camping is done with a hammock tent and you'll never know where you'll end up the next evening. And the best part: the day after the event you just go back to work, because recumbent riders do not have any trace of pain in the crotch, neck, wrists, back, etc. Follow Arthur here. And this is the website of the organisation | ||
Video Viking Tour 2014 |
August 22nd, 2014 | ![]() |
Good video-impression by a Viking Tour 2014 participant on a road bike. Well cut footage of the mountains, the views, tunnels, descents and ascends. At 52 seconds a glimpse of an M5-Team member! | ||
"I think it goes faster" |
July 31st, 2014 | ![]() |
Final report Viking Tour 2014 | ||
![]() Cool down after finish: Herke Wendt, the fastest of the Viking Tour860 km, 11500 metres of ascending, five fjords, nine mountains, this is the setting of the beautiful, but tough route of the Viking Tour. Over 140 participants, young and old, among them four recumbent riders on their M5 Carbon High Racers. (the fifth, Robert Carlier, unfortunately couldn't participate for personal reasons). The weather was untypical for Norway: loads of sun and temperatures above thirty degrees centigrade. Only during the final stage dark clouds and thunderstorms dominated during part of the day. The positive attitude of the other participants with respect to the recumbents was striking. Lots of attention and admiration that we had the courage to go into the mountains... After the first few stages a road biker concluded: I think it goes faster. When Herke Wendt (40) had won two stages, astonishment really kicked in. What's happening here!?. But after the success of the recumbent still no sign of any envy, victory was fully acknowledged. Herke, in fact the "true Viking" due to the lack of a shirt, was mentioned separately during the award ceremony as the most rapid. Cheering seemed a little louder when his name was called. Around the parked M5 Carbon High Racers bystanders where often checking out the technique and all kinds of questions were asked at the M5 Team. Some even took a test ride. The M5 Team participated along a field of participants in which also a strong group of professionals took part. The leading group rode en climbed fast every day. Still Herke established the highest average stage speed twice with his M5 Carbon High Racer, 35.9 en 36.9 km/h. Both times in mountain stages with finish on top of the mountain. The whole M5-team passed the finish without technical malfunctions. This is given the circumstances not completely obvious. The road of the prologue was in such bad condition that you were almost thrown off your bike. Kind of ascending in a river bed. Wheels coming loose from the underground due to pot holes and grooves. In later legs the bikes also took heavy impacts. Speeding through gravel on 8 bar racing tyres seems a request for flats and for wrecked rims. En what about climbing: full power on the pedals, chain as tense as a string, 12 percent, 14 percent, every revolution maximal stress on the propulsion system. Subsequently down again: kilometres of intermittent braking, expecting the rim to get red hot. But at the end of the stage only the rider is wrecked: the bike is only dusty and ready to make a new start next day. En route road bikers could be seen struggling with their usual discomforts. But then, they have to, because "climbing on a recumbent is impossible"... In the past it has been demonstrated often then ascending on a light recumbent is fine, but thanks to Herke Wendt it has been emphasized again. Winning a stage twice with ample lead to well trained athletes shows that climbing is just no problem. And the superiority of the recumbent on flat terrain and during descends was already no longer a subject for debate. Ascending, preferably with a few percent slope on nice tarmac, is simply spectacular: the bike remains incredibly stable, everything feels save, under control. Carefree enjoyment on the M5 CHR's while racing down a mountain. Where road bikes ascended with 70 km/h, the recumbents went (while free-wheeling) 30 percent faster here, in this case up to 94 km/h. The Viking Tour was an endurance test for the participating M5's and their riders. Obviously, Herke was the undisputed star. In the classifications Bram was on average at a third from the top and in the top 5 of his age category. Despite his lack of training kilometres Wout was close to Bram. Daniel not only finished the whole tour, but also managed to leave about 50 of the 150 participants behind. Our muscle soreness has diminished again and the harshness of the Viking Tour proved to be insufficient to destroy our bikes. Bram is now considering to bring a spare rider next time instead of a spare bike :) |
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