UAE Emirates rider Tadej Pogacar is driving a brand new one-piece ENVE SES Aero Street cockpit, combining the handlebar and stem right into a single half.
The Utah-based model labored with the workforce and riders to develop the stiffness, weight, and aerodynamics particularly to Pogacar’s needs, beginning the venture in January and delivering a completed product for the whole workforce to make use of in underneath 4 months. And now they’re racing it on the Tour de France.
It’s based mostly on their present SES Aero Street Handlebar, however with just a few geometry tweaks Pogacar requested. It additionally makes use of the totally inner IN-Route wire and hose routing, however with a twist.
The unique IN-Route elements pair separate bar and stem, working all management traces by means of every, then right into a Chris King Aeroset 3 headset. For these, they’re engaged on making extra spacers and routing choices that’ll work with a wider vary of headsets and frames, together with the Specialised Tarmac. And, we’re guessing from the appears of issues, Colnagos, too.
All of these equipment ought to be out there when this new one-piece bar/stem goes on sale later this 12 months.
Whereas official pricing and specs are TBA, ENVE says that they’ve made them in 5mm stem size increments for the workforce (Tadej is on a 125mm, FYI) and hope to do the identical in manufacturing, giving all of us the power to high-quality tune match even higher than with conventional 10mm-increment stem lengths. They are saying the load is round 340g.