This frame was designed and built for endurance racing and adventure riding, featuring six rack mounts, three water bottle mounts, routing for fulllength cable housing and fender mounts. The wilier zero 9 takes the technology used for the cento and blends it with a more traditional design. The zero slr adds 100 grams to that, at a claimed 780g. Road vs gravel bike is a gravel bike really any slower. The zero 7 is the flagship model of italian manufacturer, wilier, a brand that has been building bikes for 106 years. We have updated the model in terms of weight, design, and function.
Making it a very strong, lightweight, and responsive machine. I was on the road a ton and this bike only saw about 56000 km max. Wilier say that the zero 9 is for riders who prefer a combination of the best of classical and futuristic design elements. Perhaps more pertinently, wilier makes some cuttingedge prolevel road bikes such as this zero.
The evolution of wiliers top bike continues, pedal stroke by pedal stroke. Crucially, however, what wilier was trying to achieve with the zeroslr was a greater stiffnesstoweight ratio and this bike is 24 percent stiffer than the zero. The top end road bike in the range is the zero 7, named. May 10, 2011 wilier has officially unveiled what might have actually been the first complete road bike with bb386evo it was shown as the wilier 799 at cycle taipei in march. Pushing their fat bikes equipped with uberwide 44mm snowcat rims through the night, jamey stull forged a friendship that ultimately resulted in the founding of chain reaction cycles in anchorage, alaska. Jul 21, 2015 the wilier zero 7 is definitely classic looking and leaves the brash to the riding experience. A proprietary headset top cap and aero spacers finish off the front end while a wilier alabarda out front computer mount kept my garmin in the perfect. Wilier 2015 zero 9 ultegra black yellow road bike large. We were invited to italy to test ride the bike and while we were there, we asked claudio. The zero 9 has a similar naming rationale in that the frame weighs 0. This is a hard decision and most certainly the correct answer is both. High modulus carbon doesnt absorb as much road vibration, leaving your bones rattling. Tube volume has been reduced, the seat stays flattened, cables taken on the inside, and the seatpost.
The tubes went on a diet, with smaller diameters, totaling nineteen percent less volume, and more precise shapes. With svelte style and an updated 60ton carbon frame. The tube shapes are much more rounded than you typically find in wilier bikes, where unique profiles generally rule. Its a nononsense hightech race bike that is a cross of wilier s zero. The centol was painstakingly developed by wilier over the last seven years, becoming one of the finest and most respected bikes in the peloton. Unfollow wilier zero 7 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Single wall construction keeps the rim light and allows for easy modification.
We recalled the spirit and feel of our tremendously successful cento1 platform, creating a family feeling or design unity between the two models. The shaping extended beyond just making the bike more comfortable. Write email to wilier tech support, then you experience little help. This stunning camper van is a complete tiny house for 64yearold traveller.
To minimize vertical travel of the bead while riding, and to assist. The wilier zero 7 is definitely classic looking and leaves the brash to the riding experience. That means new cable routing, improved carbon fiber techniques, better aerodynamics, all with the ride quality wilier is known for. With a strong focus on producing quality road bikes, the italian company is renowned for its radical frame shapes and cutting edge manufacturing techniques. The top end road bike in the range is the zero 7, named because the frame is sub800g or 0. Classic looking tube design and a nonintegrated seat post to give performance alongside function. Wilier triestina is one of cyclings most revered names, with over a century worth of experience in the cycling industry. Which is to write that its a bike that is not only light and stiff, but one that is built for comfort over long days in the saddle while still feeling peppy when climbing. There is considerable hype around this wilier zero. Wilier have recently launched a super lightweight bike, the wilier zero.
Through all its iterations the cento1 has carried this flag and the original zero. And while its nothing new for the bike industry to use higher modulus carbon to reduce weight and spike the strength ratio, the actual comfort factor drops significantly. Unfollow wilier zero to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. New wilier zero slr lightweight aero bike first look. Here is an opportunity to buy a wilier front and back carbon. The frameset is crafted from lightweight carbon, with layers of vibrationdamping material baked right in, helping to fight rider fatigue over long race stages or training rides. Mar 08, 20 the wilier zero 9 is a cross between the two. Wilier bikes featured in a cyclingthemed episode of itvs quirky midsomer murders, and a wilier was also chosen by a young belgian rider for her unauthorised experiment in motorised cyclocross. In a snub to the uci, unlike their new twinfoil tt. Wilier instead looked at the carbon fiber itself and worked. I ordered my zero 7 with the new 2015 super record 11 group and a full 3t cockpit with an arx ii stem and ergonova handlebars.
It nearly shares a geometry with wilier s feathery zero. Those 100 grams cram a lot of added benefits in over the wispy light zero. Wilier has made a prolevel bike accessible to the masses. The 2012 wilier zero 7 uses the new bottom bracket standard developed by fsa and bh. These two bikes open up so many possibilities for racing, touring, and adventure. The result of two years of intense development, wilier s 2017 zero. At first look, there is a clear reduction of the volume of tubing. No bigger holes, no extra bits, no pieces that need to be added or removed.
Sep 23, 2011 wilier have recently launched a super lightweight bike, the wilier zero. Jul 04, 2011 the official presentation of the new wilier zero. Wilier chain gang bike shop chain gang bike shop brisbane. The cento 1 sr frameset is the ideal platform for a longdistance road racing bike. Wilier is, of course, an italian brand and it has been around since way back in 1906. As befits his working man racer status, marcotte uses wilier s secondtier allrounder, the zero. Bb386 evo, standard in wilier triestinas allnew zero. Us national champion opts for lightweight frame and mechanical components.
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