Our Chesini Innovation from 1992 is a stunning example of Italian craftmanship with a sloping geometry that was unusual for road bikes of the period. And something surprising – the frame was painted right here in Flanders!
Continue readingColnago C50 – Mathew Hayman
The name ‘TIME’ conjures up images of French handmade works of art and the elegance of carbon, lugged frames.
And the most legendary TIME bicycle of all just has to be the VXRS Ulteam as ridden to World Championship victory by Tom Boonen in 2005.
Continue readingTIME VXRS – Tom Boonen
The name ‘TIME’ conjures up images of French handmade works of art and the elegance of carbon, lugged frames.
And the most legendary TIME bicycle of all just has to be the VXRS Ulteam as ridden to World Championship victory by Tom Boonen in 2005.
Continue readingColnago C40 Mapei – Ferrari Collaboration
Mapei was one of the iconic teams of the late 1990s, dominating one-day races with the great Belgian and Italian classic specialists such as Museeuw, Bartoli, Tafi & Ballerini. And they took many of their victories aboard the Colnago C40
Continue readingLOOK KG196 – Ahead of its time
Introduced in 1991 the LOOK KG196 was a radical creation of carbon kevlar, ceramic and aluminium that made other bikes in the pro peloton look positively obsolete.
Continue readingTrek 5200 – Monocoque Innovation
The Flandrien Hotel’s beautiful Trek 5200 OCLV from 1992 embodies some big cycling industry innovations – and remained almost unchanged for a decade.
Continue readingPinarello AK61 Dogma – Explosive Magnesium!
The Dogma name was first used on a Pinarello magnesium frame way back in 2003, a material the Italian company clung to for just a few years
Continue readingGiant MCR – Why did the UCI Ban it?
The Giant MCR (Monocoque Carbon Race) was designed by the genius bicycle engineer Mike Burrows – but eventually banned by the UCI.
Continue readingCannondale CAAD3 Saeco – Bring on the Lion King
In the late 1990s the Italian Saeco team were setting the world on fire with a flamboyant guy named Mario “Lion King” winning on a “Made in the USA” Cannondale CAAD3.
Continue readingKlein Quantum Pro – Aluminium Pioneer
The Flandrien Hotel’s Klein Quantum Pro is from 1998 and boasts the industry’s first ever press-fit bottom bracket bearings and integrated headset fork with threadless aluminium steering shaft.
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