New from Lapierre for 2012 is a compact road bike called Audacio 500. Built from an alloy 7005 DB frame with a Lapierre carbon fork, this road bike offers an excellent combination of light weight and topnotch durability.

Exceptional design, efficiency, and riding comfort are guaranteed by the Audacio 500, thanks to its dependable components, which includes 20 gears, Shimano 105 Black front and Shimano Ultegra rear derailleurs, Selle Italia X1 saddle, and Ritchey Comp 2B 31.6 seatpost.

For size 55, the 2012 Lapierre Audacio 500 Compact Road Bike only weighs in at 8.3kg, not including the pedals. With the Audacio 500, riding becomes more enjoyable as it becomes more challenging and epic. Also featured by the road bike is Mavic hubs and tires.
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Ideal for children who are ready for a 20in mountain bike is the new Team Kid 200 from Cube Bikes. In order to offer the attention to detail and quality that is as excellent as those of their adult bike range, Cube Bikes carefully selected the components of the Team Kid 200.

Designed with the little racers-to-be in mind, this 20in kids mountain bike is built from a 6061er aluminum heat-treated KID-geometry frame with a Hi-Ten rigid fork. These make it a serious machine for young ambitious mountain bike riders. Both the boy and girl versions are aesthetically nice, as well.

Weighing in at 10.5kg, the 2012 Cube Team Kid 200 Mountain Bike for Kids is an excellent child’s machine. This lightweight kid’s bike works well for boys and girls aged five years or more and is ready to enter the exciting world of mountain bike riding….

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Corima has unveiled it very first mountain bike tubular wheelset called Winium XC 26. Aside from its 12/8 spoke pattern, Corima also utilized a great-looking 12K weave pattern on its rims, which is its trademark. It also used a CenterLock rotor mount on the hubs.

The 2012 Winium XC 26 wheelset is for 26in tires and is tubular only. With CX-Ray spokes, the tires are laced in a three-cross 12-spoke drive side as well as two-cross eight-spoke non-drive for the rear. On the disc rotor side, more spokes were put.

Not including the skewers, the 2012 Corima Winium XC 26 Mountain Bike Tubular Wheelset weighs 560g front and 700g rear. The rims measure 19mm deep and 24.5mm wide. Also planned by Corima for 2012 is a 29er mountain bike tubular wheelset model.
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One of the most popular frames on the mountain bike market is the P7 Pro, which is a newly released item from Orange Bikes for 2012. Featuring a Reynolds 631 double butted chromoly tube set, this mountain bike frame offers an unparalleled versatility.

The P7 Pro platform is made even more versatile by smoothly updating the frame with the best of latest technology. This means that riders can rely on this frame for their cycle tours, singlespeed, hardcore hardtail, and all-day adventures.

While the 2012 Orange P7 Pro Mountain Bike Frame does not have flashy features, it offers a wonderful ride with perfect balance. Other exciting features of the frame include an ISCG 05 chain guide and steel chassis that allows for a vigorous but straight feel.

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For mountain bike riders who are looking for new cycling clothes, new shorts called Ether have been released by Zoic for 2012. These new all‐mountain fit cycling short shorts are designed with a 12in inseam and a removable padded liner, which offers comfort on the bike and versatility off the bike.

To maximize the mountain bike rider’s range of motion, the Ether has a fusion gusset. Also to be released for 2012 is a Premium version of the Ether mountain bike shorts. The Ether Premium will feature an advanced Cytech chamois as well as an outer material.

Both the 2012 Zoic Ether and Ether Premium Mountain Bike Shorts are created for riders who want to balance toughness and comfort when riding. The standard Ether will be available in black, tan, gray, blue, and red but the Ether Premium, which is more expensive, will be offered in few colors only.

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Designed with the modern rider in mind, the Soda FR1 is a new exciting suspension bike released by NS Bikes for 2012. For those who are fond of tackling freeride tracks, forests, trails, forest, and north shores, this bike makes an ideal partner.

The Soda FR1 is a do-it-all full suspension bike that is built around a new 100% AM frame available in two sizes. Aside from its 152-177mm adjustable rear wheel travel, the frame also features a Marzocchi Roco R coil shock that has a piggyback and dropouts that has an adjustable CS length.

With excellent adjustability, the 2012 NS Bikes Soda FR1 Suspension Bike is the ideal machine for real freeriders. Options allow riders to either ride a long rear triangle with 180mm travel or short rear triangle with 160mm, allowing the bike to tackle dirt, tricks, and slopestyle equally well.

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New from Cube Bikes for 2012 is a 16.8kg full suspension mountain bike called Hanzz Race. Featured by this FR FSP4 four-bar linkage is a lightheartedly compact geometry. At the the rear wheel is a fully active 190mm suspension travel that makes the bike perfectly suitable for freeriders.

In order to save weight, lessen the number of welds, and enhance the stability of the Hanzz Race all at the same time, Cube has used an advanced hydroform technique. Also, it has a Syntace-designed X12 through axle system makes rear axle fitting and removal easier and enhances rear assembly rigidity.

Built with a top-quality 7005 aluminum frame, the 2012 Cube Hanzz Race Full Suspension Mountain Bike is both stiff and lightweight. With its upmarket paint job, the frame has a multilayered synthetic paint powder that effectively protects it from knocks and scratches and lasts for several years.

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