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REMINDER: December’s Group Ride Giveaway: Silca SuperPista Ultimate Hiro Edition Floor Pump

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REMINDER: December’s Group Ride Giveaway: Silca SuperPista Ultimate Hiro Edition Floor Pump

You’ve still got some time to be entered to win the nicest pump ever for our December Group Ride giveaway!

Join our Group Ride subscription plan by December 31st and be entered for a chance to win a Silca SuperPista Ultimate Hiro Floor Pump! This is open to Group Ride members worldwide!

We’re stoked to offer up one highest-end pump to a random selection from our Group Ride subscribers. The Silca SuperPista is made in the USA. It’s rebuildable, serviceable, and durable! Our good friends at Silca have offered a free pump for one lucky subscriber.

Check this post out for all the information on how to join Group Ride for $6.66/month or $69.69/year.
SIGN UP HERE.

November’s Group Ride Giveaway–from PAUL–was Pierre from Houston, TX! Congrats, Pierre!

Eight Years Later: Silca SuperPista Ultimate Hiro Rebuild

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Eight Years Later: Silca SuperPista Ultimate Hiro Rebuild

Back in 2015, I bought one of the first  Silca SuperPista Ultimate Hiro pumps. These pumps are a modern take on the vintage classic SuperPista floor pump Silca made back when it was an Italian brand in the 70s and 80s. Now, Silca is a US brand and when it re-launched, they debuted a stunning Made in the USA version of the SuperPista pump. 

When I bought it, the pump was dubbed the Impero Ultimate Frame Pump and with a $400 price tag, I was hoping it’d last for decades, much like Silca’s legendary frame pumps that I use on my bikes. Well, eight years later my pump finally needed a rebuild, so I thought it’d be nice to walk through the rebuild process…

Silca Rolls Out Titanium Cleats and Hardware for the Uber Weight Weenie Market

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Silca Rolls Out Titanium Cleats and Hardware for the Uber Weight Weenie Market

If you’re a gram-counting, wind tunnel report reading, silk sidewall casing conditioning, ultra-light gear cyclist, then you should really see what Silca just announced today. These new titanium printed cleats come with titanium hardware to cut the weight of your cleats in half while getting 4x the life expectancy. Say goodbye to brass cleats, that wear out fast, and say hello to the 21st century! Available in ATAC, SPD, and Crank Brothers, these ti cleat kits are $85 and would make a fun(ny?) holiday gift for the cyclist in your life. Head to Silca for more!

Silca’s 3D Printed Mensola Computer Mount

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Silca’s 3D Printed Mensola Computer Mount

3D printed titanium parts have ushered in a new wave of bicycle design and fabrication. From the UK’s Sturdy Cycles to Australia’s Prova Cycles and the US’ Firefly, each of these brands uses 3D printing technologies to make their bikes stronger, lighter weight, and more modern. Silca recently launched their Mensola Computer Mount, which retails at $175, and bolts directly to your stem’s faceplate.

Due to the 3D modeling and fabrication technologies, they could produce a number of designs by simply 3D modeling and printing them. This is the future of componentry design and yeah, it’s expensive, but it’s mostly just cool that it exists.

You Can Now Own a Firefly… Pump

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You Can Now Own a Firefly… Pump

Our friends at Firefly have teamed up with Silca to make a titanium bodied, Silca Pocket Imperio Pump. By switching the construction of the pump from aluminum to titanium, it offered a new palette for Firefly to offer a few of their finishes on. These pumps are made-to-order at Firefly’s shop, come in a high-voltage anodized fade (pictured), a brushed, or blasted finish.

Specs:
-Fully butted titanium construction
-Premium leather piston gasket and brass check-valve
-Slide-Lock gaskets
-Length: 8 in
-Weight: 135gm
-120psi maximum pressure
-Finished in Blasted, Brushed or Ultra-high voltage anodized fade
-For presta valves only
-Pumps are all made-to-order. Lead times are 2-3 weeks.
-Retail $220 for brushed/blasted $300 for anodized fade

Head to Firefly to see more.

The Service Course: Legor Cicli LWTUA Gravel Bike

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The Service Course: Legor Cicli LWTUA Gravel Bike

Hot off the press, fresh out of the kitchen, or brand spanking new. However you want to put it, today’s new build is one mightily impressive gravel bike! Built for Girona-based creative director, Nik Howe, this Legor Cicli LWTUA is inspired by the very place Nik will be riding it in – and specced according to match. But don’t take our word for it; read on what Nik has to say below and check out more photos of this dream bike.

Speedvagen’s 2020 Guidebook: Titanium Frames and Ichico Blossom Paint

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Speedvagen’s 2020 Guidebook: Titanium Frames and Ichico Blossom Paint

Speedvagen is still full-speed ahead with its 2020 Guidebook, offering up a distraction from the current pandemic, with a selection of mouth-watering paint schemes and builds. The biggest news for 2020 is they have brought back the Ichico paint scheme and their titanium bikes are finally fully up to speed and leaving the shop on a regular basis.

Speedvagen are doing free upgrades to Horizon paint on the first 11 deposits on the public release and they’re offering a free Silca upgrade as well. That means you get a painted to match frame pump, 2 Silca Ti Bottle Cages, and a Silca Tourqe.

The Ichico paint scheme is -hands down- my favorite paint job Speedvagen has ever developed. Originally released as the 2015 Surprise Me scheme for one year only, Ichico was then put in the vault and now its back and available as an upgrade for all custom Speedvagens.

Check out the Guidebook at Speedvagen.

Silca’s Bourbon Ti Cages and Ti Straw

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Silca’s Bourbon Ti Cages and Ti Straw

Silca jumps on the bourbon anodizing wagon – or off the wagon? – with Chris King and announced today a limited edition bourbon pack which includes two Sicuro bottle cages, with matching hardware and two titanium straws. The catch is this pack will cost you about the same as a bottle of Van Winkle, $175 USD. See more at Silca.