Monday, December 3, 2012

Velo News: Bianchi unveils new lighter, stiffer Oltre XR for 2013, July 26, 2012

2013 Bianchi Oltre XR, courtesy of Velo News
"LOURDES, France (VN) — Extensive research and development and a series of changes in new carbon fiber layup design have allowed Bianchi to make its brand new Oltre XR a claimed 20-percent stiffer and 30 grams lighter than the previous Oltre, dropping frame weight down just below 900 grams for a 55cm.
The new Oltre XR, which Bianchi launched just a few steps away from the Tour’s rest-day press room in Pau, France, is the Italian company’s latest high-end offering, and offers up mostly beneath-the-skin updates over the old Oltre model."
Read more at Velo News

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