Want to look like a Sky pro? Well Chain Reaction have the Pinarello FP2 105 Road Bike – Team Sky Replica 2010 road bike on offer with 20% off…

Pinarello think of everybody and they think big that is why they made the FP2 Carbon. A new, entry-level full-carbon frame designed for people who are new to cycling and want to start with a Pinarello, like a professional. The frame is powerful, the down tube is massive and the bottom bracket, heart and fulcrum of the triangle, is unyielding to the power you’ll unleash when you stand on the pedals. The distinguishing features are all there: the ONDA fork and rear will safely take you through the most demanding curves. 24IM carbon with 12K finish.

Features:
• Official Team Sky replica
• Entry-level full-carbon frame
• ONDA fork

Chain Reaction have got 9% off the price of the fabulous Cube Litening Super HPC Race HP Aero road Bike 2010 model:

Litening Super HPC Race: Floating shape – powerful acceleration: The conically tapered head-tube includes a low-maintenance fully integral steering set and has particularly high rigidity which makes possible precise handling in sharp bends and great security in sprints. To reinforce the bottom bracket press-fit inner bearings with a much wider housing are used. Due to this the wider connection of bottom tube, seat tube and chain stays to the bottom bracket greatly increase bottom bracket rigidity. Narrow seat stays increase vertical flexing and hence comfort. Flowing sculpture imparts to our Litening Super HPC the impression of lighter and more graceful movements, give shape to futuristic technologies and mean innovations in form can be experienced.

HPC-High Performance Composite: Ever since the first use of carbon as a strengthening agent, late 1960’s carbon is surrounded by an aura of substantives. Carbon is associated with terms like extremely stiff, professional material and the black gold. The characteristic black colour is the result of the heating of the polymer named polyacrylnitril. The fine treads visible are bundled parallel and even in this early stadium already are very strong and can carry heavy loads. By treating the bundles with carbon with an artificial resin, mostly epoxy resin, the fibres are connected and fixated. After drying and hardening the fibres get their Matrix coating to protect from harmful influences like chemicals and UV radiation. The spectrum of fibres ranges from extremely stiff to very compliant. The union of the fibres with epoxy resin embeds the features like stiffness and compliance in larger woven sheets of material. These sheets are woven together multi directional. Next the material is constructed to the needed shape and get a heat treatment. The technical advantage of carbon is the combination of rigidity and flexibility. This can only be reached by the exact mixture of fibres applied in the right direction and the correct execution of processes. To test the quality of our HPC frames we use the finite element technology. Running a computer simulation with a certain mixture of fibres and the forces projected by use we get a good impression of the frames’ capabilities.

FSS-Frame Save System: To protect our high-end aluminium frames these are built with the CUBE Frame Save System replaceable derailleur hanger. The tread is in the hanger itself and not in the frame, as usual. In case of a crash this hanger can be easily and quickly replaced with a new one.

Press Fit BB: With press-fit bearings, the outer bearing ring is pressed directly into the housing and not screwed-in as usual. With its wider housing the down tube and the rear forks can be joined full width. Because the width of the housing is a parameter in the calculated stiffness, every millimetre of additional width gives a significant improvement of the lateral stiffness, retaining the comfort-bringing resilience of the rear stays.

Advanced Twin Mould: Folds are prevented to curl up even during the baking session in a continuous control procedure. With this procedure, it is possible to increase the carbon content (and use less matrix resin). The result is similar stability at lower weight. Positive side-effect of this method: optically perfect layering.

Features:

• Frame: HPC Monocoque Advanced Twin Mould Technology
• Fork: Easton EC90 SL CNT Full Carbon 1 1/8“ – 1 1/2“
• Headset: Acros AI-71 Integrated
• Stem: Syntace F109 Oversized
• Handlebars: Syntace Racelite Carbon Oversized
• Bar Tape: Cube Grip Control
• Rear Derailleur: Shimano Dura Ace RD-7900SS
• Front Derailleur: Shimano Dura Ace FD-7900F 2-speed, Braze
• STI: Shimano Dura Ace ST-7900, 10-speed
• Brakes: Shimano Dura Ace BR-7900
• Chainset: Shimano Dura Ace FC-7900 Hollowtech II 53×39, Press-Fit BB
• Cassette: Shimano Dura Ace CS-7900 12-25, 10-speed
• Chain: Shimano Dura Ace CN-7900
• Wheelset: CUBE HP Aero by Citec, Lightweight Standard III – Cube Edition for Tubular/ Xentis Squad 4.2 – Cube Edition for Clincher
• Tyres: Schwalbe Ultremo R Kevlar 23×622
• Tubes: Schwalbe RR light SV20
• Rim Tape: Schwalbe 16-622
• Pedals: None
• Saddle: Fi’zi:k Arione CX Carbon
• Seatpost: Syntace P6 Carbon 31.6mm
• Seatclamp: Scape Close 34.9mm
• Weight: 6,40 kg (Lightweight)

Chain Reaction have knocked £££’s off the Colnago Ace Veloce 2010 in a mega sale on this superb road bike.

The task: a bicycle for riders who need a more comfortable riding position, but still want Colnago ride quality and control. The answer: Ace.

A full carbon fiber one-piece frame gives ultimate strength and integrity for a lifetime. Our new Real X geometry with 20mm longer head tube makes for a less aggressive position for comfort in sportive and gran fondo events.

Carefully tuned geometry and laser-guided carbon fiber lay-up produce true Colnago ride and handling; fast, accurate and exciting.

Dependable Campagnolo Veloce components keep you rolling through all conditions.

Ergonomics:
As the popularity of granfondo and sportive events has grown in recent years, a new type of rider has come to road cycling. Without a lifetime of acclimatisation to a tucked riding position, these riders are not comfortable on a traditional road racing bicycle, but they still demand and deserve a superb ride.

With our new Real-X geometry, Colnago provides sportive riders with a more upright and less aggressive riding position. By extending the head tube 20mm on our Ace model, we give a riding position that’s better suited for enjoying the scenery, while maintaining the legendary Colnago handling, stability and ride safety.

Having a more upright riding position puts less strain on the rider’s shoulder and neck, allowing them to achieve a perfect position and still enjoy the legendary Colnago ride.

Frame Design:
The perfect bicycle must be balanced. It must be made to fit you, not the other way round.

Balanced handling is vital too. Colnago invented modern bicycle racing geometry and has refined it to perfection with handling that is unwaveringly accurate but stable at speed, so a long day in the mountains is a battle against the gradient and your rivals, not against a twitchy bicycle.

Colnago ride quality is rooted in the idea of balance too. A frame must be stiff, to convey your power to the road, but it must not be harsh. Features like our 3PRS internally-ribbed tubes and over-sized chainstays with leaf-shaped seatstays simultaneously improve rigidity and dissipate road shock.

Frame integrity is a crucial aspect of Colnago design. Our frames and forks are tested in the Colnago Lab to withstand impacts far beyond international standards, and to retain their strength after impact. That means your Colnago can still be ridden to the finish if the worst happens.

We’re always looking for ways to improve our frames. New ideas start with Ernesto Colnago’s sketches, and then computer-assisted design, finite element analysis, and rapid 3D prototyping allow us to test new ideas in days. Tomorrow’s Colnagos are already on the drawing board.

Headsets:
In a top-quality bicycle, everything turns on the headset. It must be smooth for accurate handling, and it must be durable for thousands upon thousands of hard kilometers.

The Colnago C-HS semi-integrated headset is a new introduction for 2010 that reduces weight, improves the looks of the bicycle and makes maintenance easier, with none of the disadvantages of some integrated systems.

At Colnago, we refused to use the early integrated headsets as they swept the bike industry. We liked the clean lines, but we were not prepared to risk the integrity of the frame by mounting a bearing directly into the head tube.

The C-HS system uses an aluminium cup to hold the bearings and in our carbon fiber frame we maintain the all-important integrity of the carbon head tube with an aluminium sleeve.

This system is available in two versions. The EPS uses the C-HS1 headset has a a 1 1/4in lower bearing. This allows the use of a tapered fork steerer and larger head tube, increasing the rigidity of the EPS by over 20 percent for more precise handling.

The C-HS2 with 1 1/8in bearings top and bottom is used on our other carbon fiber and aluminium bicycles.

Design & manufacturing:
It starts with experience. From over 55 years of building bicycles for the world’s best cyclists, we know that a racing bicycle has to be stiff, light, accurate-handing and above all safe. Our frame designs balance these factors while taking advantage of the latest advances in materials and construction to create uncompromising, state-of-the-art bicycles.

From computer-aided designs, we work with our composite suppliers to create the unique molds for our EPS lugs and for frames like the CX-1 which have one-piece front triangles. Only by controlling every aspect of the design and manufacture of these vital parts can we make a carbon composite frame that lives up to the Colnago badge.

EPS frames are still fully manufactured in Cambiago, while other carbon frames come here for the all-important finishing and painting steps. Even our more affordable complete bicycles go through rigorous quality control before they’re shipped to your dealer.

Our special paint process creates stunning-looking bicycles. Rather than use decals that fade and peel, we create our colour panels with paint, carefully masking areas of the frame in a multi-step process. It takes longer, but the result is a frame that looks as good as it rides, and that will stay looking good for years.

Alfa carbon
To achieve both stiffness and light weight, our alfa carbon process combines a one-piece molded front triangle with bonded chainstays and seatstays.

The carbon lay-up is tailored to each bicycle to give the correct ride qualities for its purpose. We also select the particular grade of carbon used to keep bicycles like the CLX 2.0 and Ace affordable.

For the CX-1 and CLX 2.0, the carbon lay-up has different thicknesses in the areas where most torque and stress are found – such as the bottom bracket and head tube areas – to ensure better stiffness, power transfer and handling.

Alfa carbon allows us to tune the ride in other ways too. The CX-1 and CLX 2.0 use curved seatstays to improve braking and handling under braking. The CX-1 uses rectangular oversize chainstays for maximum rigidity and precise tracking, while the CLX 2.0 adopts the classic leaf-shaped chainstay used on the EPS.

To keep alfa carbon frames light it’s necessary for the use of materials to be as efficient as possible. Carbon composites need only a minimal amount of resin to hold the fibers together. To minimise the amount of resin we use pre-impregnated carbon fiber cloth, aligned by laser and cured under very high pressure. This eliminates voids to reduce weight and increase strength.

All alfa carbon bicycles go through the same tough design and crash-testing process as our EPS and steel models. They dramatically exceed CEN standards.

Specification:
• Model Year: 2010
• Type: Road
• Colours: White with carbon graphics (AEBK)
• Frame: Colnago Beta carbon, Real-X geometry
• Fork: ACE Carbon UD monocoque fork
• Wheels: Campagnolo Khamsin
• Hubs: Campagnolo Khamsin
• Spokes: Campagnolo Khamsin
• Rims: Campagnolo Khamsin
• Tyres: Colnago TIII 700×23
• Stem: FSA OS-150 White ÿ31,8
• Headset: Colnago C-HS2 1 1/8in
• Handlebar: Wing Pro Compact White ÿ31,8
• Grips: Cork tape
• Cranks: FSA Gossamer Megaexo Compact
• Bottom Bracket: Exo Integrated System
• Chainrings: FSA
• Chainring sizes: 34/50
• Brake levers: Campagnolo Veloce
• Brake callipers: Colnago X-Brake 3
• Saddle: Colnago Z5
• Seatpost: SL-250 SBS White ÿ31,6mm – 350mm
• Front derailleur: Campagnolo Veloce Double
• Rear Derailleur: Campagnolo Veloce 10s
• Chain: Campagnolo
• Sprocket cluster: Campagnolo Veloce 10
• Sprocket sizes: 12-25

Chain Reaction have the BeOne Rosso Road Bike with a massive 26% off the full retail price of this suberb road bike.

The bikes that make BeOne unbeatable. Fast. Ultra-light and ultra-strong. With carbon frames and forks, these bikes are specially developed to meet the demands of the racer and the enthusiastic weekend warrior. We’ve listened carefully to what the professionals want and the result is light, lean and racy. With high bracket rigidity and accurate steering. The crème de la crème for the best performance.

Our carbon frames use only the highest quality carbon fibre, but even this is not enough for us. The advanced production technology that we use finally results in extreme rigidity, the lowest weight and, above all, superior handling. Once we had achieved this, and agreed that the carbon frames finally satisfied BeOne’s demanding criteria, we allowed them to join the Be One bike range.

These are not just words. A serious professional manufacturing technology has resulted in the best product for you, the demanding racer. Everything that we develop is tested rigorously by world-class riders. Whether its cyclo-cross, MTB, track or on the road, nothing will find its way to you before our pros are satisfied. We want you to have total confidence in our BeOne products.

Twin section downtube construction – For our down tubes and front forks, we use a unique construction method that we have labelled Double Chamber. We have integrated a secondary supporting internal carbon wall throughout the entire carbon downtube to prevent torsion.

The down tube is particularly susceptible to torsion, which results in a loss of energy and forward motion. Each pedal stroke causes immense pressure on the down tube and bottom bracket. With Double Chamber technology you can be assured that this is reduced to a minimum

Monobox bracket/chainstay construction and oversized bottom bracket – To achieve maximum frame rigidity, an extremely rigid bottom bracket shell is required to transmit maximum power from the bottom bracket to the chain. BeOne frames have a Monobox bottom bracket shell/chainstay construction and an Oversized Bottom Bracket.
The Monobox construction means that our bottom bracket and the chainstays are one piece and not bonded together as in most other frames. As a result, the lowest possible tolerances are achieved.

Combined with an Oversized Bottom Bracket, we estimate that this, should result in 100% energy input = 100% forward motion.

Twin section front fork – Normally a front fork is not an integral part of the frameset. Most of the time, a standard fork is sourced and added to the frame. For ultimate handling and a really responsive ride, we believe that the frame and the fork should be developed together as one unit. The front fork is the nerve centre of any bike as it transmits road conditions to the hands of the rider through the handlebars. Our forks have been designed only for our frames and this has resulted in a perfectly balanced unit. As in the case of the down tube, we have used Double Chamber tubing for our front forks. Once again, torsion is eliminated.
Front fork vibration has always been a major problem in fork technology. The rider loses ‘feel’ for the road, there is excessive vibration on fast descents and tight turns are not recommended. Our Double Chamber technology reduces vibration to a minimum. BeOne bikes provide an outstanding controlled ride and out-perform the competition. Like we said, we want your energy input to be translated into forward momentum. And our technology gives you that opportunity.
With all this hidden technology, you might think that BeOne frame and forks are going to be heavy. You couldn’t be more wrong. We have achieved all this and have still managed to produce a light frame and forks. Maybe they’re not the lightest, but we can guarantee you a unique balance of strength and light construction. Our aim will never be to produce the lightest on the market but with a weight of 960 gr for the road frame, 1020 gr for the MTB frame and 320 gr for our ‘Double Chamber’ forks. We easily achieve the 6.8kg UCI standard for a complete roadbike.

Specifications:

• Frame: Hotmelt Carbon
• Fork: Full Carbon
• Rear Der: SRAM Red
• Front Der: SRAM Red
• Shifters: SRAM Red
• Brake levers: SRAM Red
• Brakes: SRAM Red
• Crankset: SRAM Red(39-53)
• Handlebar: Syntace Carbon 2
• Stem: Syntace Force 119
• Seatpost: Syntace P6 Carbon
• Saddle: Selle Italia SLR Kit carbonio
• Hubs: Pro-Lite
• Rims: Pro-Lite Carbon Clincher
• Chain: SRAM PC – 1090
• Cassette: SRAM Red(11-26)
• Tyres: Schwalbe Ultremo R
• Weight: 6.8kg
• Colour: Racing Red

Chain Reaction have a deal to, wait for it, “stop you in your tracks” – oh YES! They are selling Mavic SSC Road Brakes – Pair 2009 for just £70, down from an eye watering £170 odd quid. A bargain of the week!!

Double pivot patented design for a powerful braking performance.
A lightweight and essential accessory to improve your braking. The R3 concept (rapid spring return) gives effortless braking.

• Double pivot
• Permaglide bearings (anti-friction material)
• Leaf spring
• Aluminium alloy body
• Stainless steel screws
• Campagnolo transmission groups
• Suitable for Road bike wheels
• Weight – 314 g

Evans have the super ace Scott Contessa Plasma 2009 Women’s Road Bike in a size 52cm on offer at £1849.99

Wiggle have knocked 25% off the Felt Ladies ZW3 2009ladies road bike, now down to an amazing £1,350.00!!!

This particular bicycle is a part of Felt’s ZW Fit Woman line and is specifically designed and engineered for a woman’s unique anatomy. This bike includes a detailed combination of woman design-specific geometry and tube length, frame material layup, anatomical component selection and more.

High Modulus Carbon Fiber:
One-piece monocoque design, this is product is built with Felt’s own high modulus carbon (HMC) fiber. HMC is a T700-based blend and has a tensile strength 7.9 times greater than 3/2.5 titanium, and stiffness 3.34 times greater than 6061 aluminum. The result is a lightweight, crisp ride normally reserved for products considerably more expensive.

Note: Manufacturer may reserve the right to change the specification of that listed or shown on this page.

Specification information

Chain Reaction have some limited stocks of the Cube Litening HPC Ultegra Double Road Bike 2009 left in stock – if you are looking for the right size and they have it – you might just have stumbled across a bargain!

Carbon flagship for the professional rider and lightweight fanatics. A road bike for competition racers and top results.

Features:
• Frame: HPC Tube2Tube Technology
• Colour: Black and White
• Fork: Dedacciai CSL 1 Full Carbon
• Headset: Acros AL-2X semi-integrated
• Stem: Syntace F119 oversized
• Handlebar: Syntace Racelite Carbon oversized
• Grips: Cube Grip Control
• Rear Derailleur: Shimano Ultegra SL RD-6600SSG
• Front Derailleur: Shimano Ultegra SL FD-6600FG, Brazed-on
• Shifter: Shimano Ultegra SL ST-6600G, 10 Speed
• Brakes: Shimano Ultegra SL BR-6600G
• Crankset: FSA SL-K Light Megaexo Carbon 53-39T, Integrated BB
• Cassette: Shimano Ultegra CS-6600, 12-25T, 10 Speed
• Chain: Shimano Ultegra CN-660 108 links
• Wheelset: Fulcrum Racing 5 Evolution
• Front Tyre: Schwalbe Ultermo R Kevlar 23×622
• Inner Tubes: Schwalbe RR light SV20
• Rim Tape: none
• Saddle: Fi’zi:k Aliante Delta
• Seatpost: Syntace P6 Carbon 34.9mm
• Seat Clamp: Syntace Superlock Lite 34.9mm
• Total weight*: ca. 7.3kg
• Frame weight*: ca. 1020g

Evans Cycles have the Kona Honky Tonk 2009 Road Bike on special offer this week and plenty of stock by the look of it. In it’s superb blue colour the Honky Tonk is a stylish retro looking road bike from well-respected mountain bike brand.

Unique lifestyle brand Kona are best known for their hard-core mountain bike heritage but in recent years have turned their hand to making some really cool road and cross bikes. The Kona Honky Tonk 2009 Road Bike is ideal for anyone who wants a reliable, durable road bike that stands out from the crowd.

Frame:

Kona Cromoly Butted

Fork:

Kona Retro Road

Front Derailleur:

Shimano Tiagra

Rear Derailleur:

Shimano 105

Shifters:

Shimano Dura-Ace Downtube

Chainset:

FSA Gossamer

Chainrings:

34/50 tooth chainrings

Bottom Bracket:

RPM 7420

Cassette:

Shimano Deore (11-25 tooth range, 9 speed)

Chain:

KMC HG53

Pedals:

Wellgo LU-A9

Front Brake:

Tektro R538

Rear Brake:

Tektro R538

Brake Levers:

Tektro R200A

Handlebars:

Kona RD

Stem:

Kona RD

Headset:

TH

Grips:

Kona Cork Tape

Rims:

Alex Race24

Front Hub:

Formula

Rear Hub:

Shimano Tiagra

Spokes:

Sandvik Stainless 15g fr/14g rr

Front Tyre:

Continental Ultrasport 700x28C

Rear Tyre:

Continental Ultrasport 700x28C

Saddle:

Velo VL-1017

Seatpost:

Velo VL-1017

Seat Binder:

Kona Clamp

Wiggle have 25% off the very nice Felt F4 SL Team 2009 road bike – although only now available in a size 56cm – this is a superb road bike with carbon frame and Ultegra kit.

RRP £2,100 NOW ONLY £1,575

Felt’s High Modulus carbon fibre frame and fork is a proven performer, providing excellent torsional stiffness for out-of-the-saddle efforts while still offering vertical compliance and vibration damping for comfort no other material can touch.

• Frame: Felt High Modulus Modular Carbon Fibre Frame with 3KP Finish. Forged Dropout & Replaceable Hanger
• Fork: Felt 1.3 Ultra-High Modulus Carbon Design with 3K Finish, Carbon Blades, Crown & 1 1/8″ Steerer, Aluminum Dropouts with Felt Compression Device
• Headset: Cane Creek 1 1/8″ integrated with 20mm cone and 2 x 7.5mm spacers
• Stem: Oval R100 RBT 6061 3D forged 31.8mm
• Handlebar: Felt 1.4 6061 butted aluminium with ergonomic drop
• Bar tape: Felt Gel ribbon
• STI’s: Shimano Ultegra SL, 20 speed
• Front mech: Shimano Ultegra SL, Braze-on
• Rear mech: Shimano Ultegra SS short cage
• Bottom Bracket: Shimano Ultegra Hollowtech II
• Cassette: Shimano 11-25
• Chain: Shimano
• Brakes Levers: Shimano Ultegra SL
• Brakes: Shimano Ultegra SL
• Saddle: Fizik Pave, team issue colour
• Seat post: Oval R100 27.2mm x 350mm
• Hubs: Felt sealed forged aluminium
• Rims: Felt aluminium deep V-section
• Tyres: Vittoria Rubino Slick, folding, 700 x 23c