Now that the Tour is behind us, it looks like the UCI is back to getting some approvals out, and there are quite a few.
Canyon looks to be launching a carbon version of their Inflite cyclocross bike. Interestingly though, it is listed as a road bike, so could this be a gravel bike for the brand? From the picture below that was leaked inadvertently in a Red Dot award press release earlier this year (Best of the Best 2017 Award), the kink at the seat tube/top tube junction looks to be ideal for shouldering and should dampen the ride a little, so the bike could pull double duty for cross or gravel. Other features look to include an integrated chain watcher for a 1x drivetrain, integrated bar/stem (something not usually seen in cross), thru-axels front and rear, and tidy internal cable routing.
Cipollini adds a disc brake version of the NK1K on the heels of announcing the new RB1K The One in the previous release. Though imagery is not updated, the site does state that it is available in direct mount rim or disc brake.
Factor see’s their premium road race machine, the O2, approved in disc brake form. Keep an eye out for AG2R to possibly use it in the fall classics events.
On the wheel side, Bola Pro and Rolling Stone continue the trend of Chinese and Taiwanese brands getting their UCI certification to help increase their prominance. Australian brands, Craftworx and TLR, see’s approval for three of their models each.
Three big names also gain approval for wheels, Enve, Shimano, and Zipp. Three versions of the SES 3.4 are now approved, including clincher and disc models. Shimano has one wheelset, the RS500, and Zipp adds 454 NSW in tubular disc and clincher, and the new 858 NSW clincher. This is the SRAM owned brand’s first move to a larger NSW wheel from the 454.
Read on to see all of updates from this batch, and check out past updates in the links below.
February Frames And Wheels
March Frames and Wheels
More March Frames
More March Wheels
April Frames
More April Frames
May Wheels
May Frames
June Frames
July Frames
Frame Additions
Canyon
Inflite CF SLX Disc R059 – Eight sizes from XXXS-XXL
Approved 7/27/17 – CANY-R059-RD
Cipollini
NK1K Disc – Seven sizes from XXS-XXL
Approved 7/27/17 – DIAM-NK1D-RD
Factor
O2 Disc – Seven sizes from 46-61
Approved 7/28/17 – FACT-O2D-RD
LA Bicycles
Prime – Six sizes from 42-51
Approved 7/26/17 – LA-PRI-RD
Raiko
Marcello THP – Four sizes from 49-56.5
Approved 7/13/17 – RAIK-THP-TR
Rose
X-LITE 6_4 Disc – Six sizes from 50-62
Approved 7/27/17 – ROSE-XL03-RD
Vitus
ZX1 Disc – Six sizes from 49-60
Approved 7/26/17 – VITU-ZX1D-RD
Vitesse Evo Disc – Vitesse Evo Disc
Approved 7/26/17 – VITU-VIED-RD
Wheel Additions
Bola Pro
R5 – 50 mm rim – 20 spokes
Approved 7/21/17
Craftworx
ULTIMA CARBON C28 – 28 mm rim – 20 spokes
Approved 7/31/17
ULTIMA CARBON C38 – 38 mm rim – 20 spokes
Approved 7/31/17
ULTIMA CARBON C50 – 50 mm rim – 20 spokes
Approved 7/31/17
Enve Composites
SES 3.4 Clincher Disc – 38 mm rim – 24 spokes
Approved 7/21/17
SES 3.4 Clincher – 38 mm rim – 20 spokes
Approved 7/21/17
SES 3.4 Tubular – 38 mm rim – 20 spokes
Approved 7/21/17
Quai
R35 – 35 mm rim – 20 spokes
Approved 6/9/17
R50 – 50 mm rim – 20 spokes
Approved 6/9/17
ISOS 700C Pro – 41 mm rim – 28 spokes
Approved 6/9/17
Rolling Stone
Aero 40 – 40 mm rim – 18 spokes
Approved 7/21/17
Shimano
WH-RS500-TL-F – 23 mm rim – 16 spokes
Approved 7/14/17
TLR
R.45 CLINCHER – 45 mm rim – 20 spokes
Approved 7/31/17
R.45 TUBULAR – 45 mm rim – 20 spokes
Approved 7/31/17
Zipp
454 NSW Tubular Disc Brake – 58 mm rim – 18 spokes
Approved 6/9/17
454 NSW Carbon Clincher – 53 mm rim – 18 spokes
Approved 6/9/17
858 NSW Clincher Rim Brake – 82 mm rim – 18 spokes
Approved 7/31/17
Based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Scott joined Bike World News as the Cyclocross Editor in 2012 before taking over as Tech Editor in 2016. He has also worked as a photographer for various pro teams and shoot races along the east coast of the US, including the 2012 US MTB National Championships, 2013 UCI Cyclocross World Championships, and 2016 UCI Road World Championships. Scott has a passion for performance and technology, with 35 years of riding and mechanic experience. He also enjoys soccer, running, teaching group fitness classes, and is the founder of Lancaster Beard Company.
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