{"id":263548,"date":"2025-11-15T02:42:39","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T02:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/263548\/"},"modified":"2025-11-15T02:42:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T02:42:39","slug":"rouleur-live-tech-gallery-aero-titanium-custom-paint-and-the-return-of-raw-carbon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/263548\/","title":{"rendered":"Rouleur Live tech gallery: Aero titanium, custom paint, and the return of raw carbon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"12af71e4-8798-4308-8aa7-893f16694469\">Rouleur Live is traditionally the last show of the year, and given that everything new for the year has already been released, it focuses more on the bling, the custom, and the fancy.<\/p>\n<p>Every stand is positively bristling with top-end bikes from predominantly premium brands, nearly all of which have been custom-painted, decked out in matching parts, and moodily lit for the throngs of cycling fans that pass through the halls of a former brewery.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"12af71e4-8798-4308-8aa7-893f16694469-2\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">While it isn&#8217;t necessarily a place to tease out any industry trends, this year does seem to mark something that I&#8217;m absolutely here for: the return of raw carbon. For years, all bikes have been entirely painted, and mostly in matte finishes, but this year, there are noticeably more brands showing off the weave beneath gloss paint or clear lacquer.<\/p>\n<p>You may like<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">There&#8217;s also been a small proliferation of aero titanium, or half-Ti bikes, mainly in the independent builders&#8217; room, which has come about now that 3D printing in titanium has become easier and more accessible.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Get yourself a cup of tea and settle in for all the pictures from my wanderings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.67%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BMxYWZ4jLTDa8Hy9KK6hzC.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BMxYWZ4jLTDa8Hy9KK6hzC.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BMxYWZ4jLTDa8Hy9KK6hzC.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s kick off at the Panaracer stand, with a very matchy-matchy Lab71 Cannondale SuperX.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.67%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2RuuXj2ywNBZde3tWit4XD.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2RuuXj2ywNBZde3tWit4XD.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2RuuXj2ywNBZde3tWit4XD.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>A purple anodised Exposure Joystick up front. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CfGbSSFMvDmeRwymvK5r3d.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CfGbSSFMvDmeRwymvK5r3d.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CfGbSSFMvDmeRwymvK5r3d.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>New WolfTooth DEL pedals (part of a CTRL, ALT, DEL set) on the crank arms. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/QLzjnbmwd4PA6mjnXZfFnD.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/QLzjnbmwd4PA6mjnXZfFnD.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/QLzjnbmwd4PA6mjnXZfFnD.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>And matching Chris King hubs. A tasteful start. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.67%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GzwnVBaDMF2dkB9wbLpocZ.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GzwnVBaDMF2dkB9wbLpocZ.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GzwnVBaDMF2dkB9wbLpocZ.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>Pearson isn&#8217;t a brand we see much of, but it brought along its Shift 2.0 aero bike to the show. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/yV9vyF2GgizxNHeM3iq4rb.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/yV9vyF2GgizxNHeM3iq4rb.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/yV9vyF2GgizxNHeM3iq4rb.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a 7.25kg machine, and the first one of the raw carbon brigade for the day. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.67%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tUd4MPF3YEQqsx2AEKTAvc.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tUd4MPF3YEQqsx2AEKTAvc.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tUd4MPF3YEQqsx2AEKTAvc.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>Road 1x is becoming a growing trend, and while Shimano doesn&#8217;t yet make a dedicated setup, there are plenty of aftermarket options to make it possible. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/dvWxinBieSw3e4xLzm3Hpa.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/dvWxinBieSw3e4xLzm3Hpa.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/dvWxinBieSw3e4xLzm3Hpa.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>Fork-frame integration is key for aero, and this seems to follow the usual playbook.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Fz9owUhbTPd22SZTT2q2kD.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Fz9owUhbTPd22SZTT2q2kD.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Fz9owUhbTPd22SZTT2q2kD.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>Definitely not raw carbon, but I&#8217;m always going to stop to admire a Pegoretti paint job. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/JPuUyGkL3vVxADaGxiUKoC.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/JPuUyGkL3vVxADaGxiUKoC.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/JPuUyGkL3vVxADaGxiUKoC.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>Pegoretti frames are famous for their paint, and this gravel bike lived up to the hype. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/epgCQBb7HKyrRbmDWAxq89.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/epgCQBb7HKyrRbmDWAxq89.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/epgCQBb7HKyrRbmDWAxq89.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>Each one is hand-painted, often with non-traditional methods. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.67%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Sckuy6AwRMe8qatKEsywRA.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Sckuy6AwRMe8qatKEsywRA.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Sckuy6AwRMe8qatKEsywRA.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>At Argon 18, there was a custom Nitrogen Pro, the new aero bike from the Canadian brand, and one we&#8217;ve already put in the wind tunnel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/XVVdEGhtnraP3oJLU6pnBD.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/XVVdEGhtnraP3oJLU6pnBD.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/XVVdEGhtnraP3oJLU6pnBD.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>Matching Scope wheel logos to the frame decals is a classy touch. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/NVj9ptS9nmnrhhXWm9aWjD.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/NVj9ptS9nmnrhhXWm9aWjD.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/NVj9ptS9nmnrhhXWm9aWjD.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>The integrated bottle cages were given the same purple treatment. You can see the air channels within them. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/RphwmhHosQikp4RiMsGNeD.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/RphwmhHosQikp4RiMsGNeD.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/RphwmhHosQikp4RiMsGNeD.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>British brand Reap came up with a build for aero maestro, Dan Bigham. It&#8217;s what can only be described as a gravel time trial bike. We&#8217;ve already brought you a full gallery of it, but&#8230; more raw carbon here. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/aAjbUk6r6yNCbx4UpQLCzC.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/aAjbUk6r6yNCbx4UpQLCzC.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/aAjbUk6r6yNCbx4UpQLCzC.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>Everything aligned and matching, as show bikes should be. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.67%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sAPetGU6C2Y9CW2oxkiFXA.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sAPetGU6C2Y9CW2oxkiFXA.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sAPetGU6C2Y9CW2oxkiFXA.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>I daren&#8217;t think how sturdy these would be off-road.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/zXPJjjbeCSbMYLjGnDtvS5.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/zXPJjjbeCSbMYLjGnDtvS5.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/zXPJjjbeCSbMYLjGnDtvS5.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>Reap also had a prototype road bike on show, destined for the wind tunnel. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.67%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mSYKEuiXS93VGG7YbrUgB5.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mSYKEuiXS93VGG7YbrUgB5.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mSYKEuiXS93VGG7YbrUgB5.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>The frame is 3D printed out of plastic and constructed around round carbon tubes to allow wind tunnel testing before committing to a full layup. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tCrodUEJrHeLCX4M2EHvdD.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tCrodUEJrHeLCX4M2EHvdD.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tCrodUEJrHeLCX4M2EHvdD.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>Small brand and sponsor of hill climb ace, Andrew Feather, Swi cycles had some very light (and raw carbon) frames on show. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.67%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Rv5H6ngsWZYivzVMTRpRG3.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Rv5H6ngsWZYivzVMTRpRG3.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Rv5H6ngsWZYivzVMTRpRG3.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>Not sure those hoods are UCI legal, but the wavy top is quite appealing. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/UYTCrKpF2c5ZueUNQKa4BD.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/UYTCrKpF2c5ZueUNQKa4BD.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/UYTCrKpF2c5ZueUNQKa4BD.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>Yes, more raw carbon!<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/z4frBrmbU59oLfopofcynB.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/z4frBrmbU59oLfopofcynB.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/z4frBrmbU59oLfopofcynB.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a cutaway of the Swi headtube, with the bearing cups moulded in to shed some weight. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/nH6dGMAY9viiY7B8qva5cD.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/nH6dGMAY9viiY7B8qva5cD.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/nH6dGMAY9viiY7B8qva5cD.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>Titanium expert Sturdy was in the independent builders section with some fabulously Cerakoted frames. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.67%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/xDo6mKLoes56feHwCxy6MD.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/xDo6mKLoes56feHwCxy6MD.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/xDo6mKLoes56feHwCxy6MD.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>Why limit yourself to just painting the frames when you can do the cranks too?<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cySVRUaFL9UGqHybd8HaQD.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cySVRUaFL9UGqHybd8HaQD.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cySVRUaFL9UGqHybd8HaQD.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>My favourite was Tom Sturdy&#8217;s own winter bike, with some custom carbon mudguards. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.67%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/hTBPYZWKei66T35sxKspzC.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/hTBPYZWKei66T35sxKspzC.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/hTBPYZWKei66T35sxKspzC.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>The end of each stay is threaded and mounted with 3D printed titanium mounting hardware to dial in the fit. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.67%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WTZWRns8d8zYT3Sx6nZ9yB.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WTZWRns8d8zYT3Sx6nZ9yB.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WTZWRns8d8zYT3Sx6nZ9yB.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>I think this might have been the only bike with mudguards on in the whole show, which is sad. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/oJxgGrtsj9Scojds6wDpwB.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/oJxgGrtsj9Scojds6wDpwB.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/oJxgGrtsj9Scojds6wDpwB.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>Despite having no seatstay bridge the mudguards were rock solid. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.66%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/VatQXtKh8LMGbWv4NcqDv4.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/VatQXtKh8LMGbWv4NcqDv4.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/VatQXtKh8LMGbWv4NcqDv4.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>Previously, Sturdy 3D printed its cranks, but now it CNC machines them in-house to cut out any supply chain issues. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.67%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CSB5pHfuiPJQyKsifwn9YD.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CSB5pHfuiPJQyKsifwn9YD.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CSB5pHfuiPJQyKsifwn9YD.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>I must say this uncoated titanium 1x setup really floats my boat. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/XePvzokuY5yMk9KXXJWkVD.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/XePvzokuY5yMk9KXXJWkVD.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/XePvzokuY5yMk9KXXJWkVD.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>From the thoroughly modern to the distinctly old school, it&#8217;s Greg LeMond&#8217;s bonded carbon and alloy Look. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.67%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/qeaSEdsWkfgDTgYhCSWUyC.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/qeaSEdsWkfgDTgYhCSWUyC.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/qeaSEdsWkfgDTgYhCSWUyC.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>His Selle San Marco saddle isn&#8217;t going to win any weight contests, but it&#8217;s a classic old school shape. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.67%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/zkgmpsSyLWt6iz9yTvrcxB.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/zkgmpsSyLWt6iz9yTvrcxB.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/zkgmpsSyLWt6iz9yTvrcxB.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>And this tightly spaced, Mavic-branded double crankset is also a looker. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/jU5MfFVyh3vaoSb9aU9CsA.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/jU5MfFVyh3vaoSb9aU9CsA.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/jU5MfFVyh3vaoSb9aU9CsA.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>Before monocoque construction became the norm, bonding carbon tubes with alloy lugs was the fashion for a small time. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.67%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/hdDu85ysfyEBZXpWkx7SN8.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/hdDu85ysfyEBZXpWkx7SN8.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/hdDu85ysfyEBZXpWkx7SN8.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile at the Princeton Carbonworks stand the very cutting edge of composite and titanium was on show in the form of the Hope track bike. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PygXj6HuaevALFkhHZLzUD.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PygXj6HuaevALFkhHZLzUD.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PygXj6HuaevALFkhHZLzUD.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s the first time I&#8217;ve seen this bike up close, and the trailing edges of the forks are a lot more squared-off than I expected. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.67%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/kucBS8ha8VcXq7LFCbZvhB.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/kucBS8ha8VcXq7LFCbZvhB.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/kucBS8ha8VcXq7LFCbZvhB.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>Renishaw makes 3D titanium printers and worked to create a lot of the hardware for the bike. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.67%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/jeqn94JK6j6PvXmDQ6BWMB.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/jeqn94JK6j6PvXmDQ6BWMB.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/jeqn94JK6j6PvXmDQ6BWMB.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>Yes, that&#8217;s a 70-tooth Sugino Zen chainring. No, I don&#8217;t think I could turn it. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.67%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/RV5VGCTTKrGFu4qZ4L8roA.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/RV5VGCTTKrGFu4qZ4L8roA.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/RV5VGCTTKrGFu4qZ4L8roA.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s truly enormous!<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.67%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Sh9HsTfR9foHYrApnnjbz6.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Sh9HsTfR9foHYrApnnjbz6.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Sh9HsTfR9foHYrApnnjbz6.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>Up front, the tiny head tube really accentuates the wide spacing of the fork legs. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.67%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/8iKsEQyv4mfPPLwYvVh5TD.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/8iKsEQyv4mfPPLwYvVh5TD.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/8iKsEQyv4mfPPLwYvVh5TD.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, still in velodrome mode, I spotted Colnago&#8217;s latest Track bike with these lovely sculpted Vision bars. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tsUyeSgnD9Qfr83ESepimB.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tsUyeSgnD9Qfr83ESepimB.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tsUyeSgnD9Qfr83ESepimB.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>I particularly liked the printed nose-cone on the stem. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ZikKK9aA8iSWXLC7Nb8FXB.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ZikKK9aA8iSWXLC7Nb8FXB.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ZikKK9aA8iSWXLC7Nb8FXB.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>Much like the Y1Rs, the front wheel is heavily sculpted into the downtube. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/amtZqtJ8CXaeLYMWx8wXg9.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/amtZqtJ8CXaeLYMWx8wXg9.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/amtZqtJ8CXaeLYMWx8wXg9.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>The seat post is much deeper than the road frame, though, with plenty of fore\/aft available. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.67%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ViGYpWnuBCNhWYdYHZPKS6.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ViGYpWnuBCNhWYdYHZPKS6.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ViGYpWnuBCNhWYdYHZPKS6.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>While the Y1Rs split opinion visually, I think the track version actually looks great. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.66%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/8XVWGsTaBJgcfiP8HMa4sA.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/8XVWGsTaBJgcfiP8HMa4sA.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/8XVWGsTaBJgcfiP8HMa4sA.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>On the Scott stand the gravel bike of Cameron Jones was on show. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/msMCvre9enroPz4XBBLUKD.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/msMCvre9enroPz4XBBLUKD.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/msMCvre9enroPz4XBBLUKD.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;d clearly got the memo about wider tyres being faster. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.67%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9eh54nfCqrZAbWQvTbYGwC.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9eh54nfCqrZAbWQvTbYGwC.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9eh54nfCqrZAbWQvTbYGwC.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>Like many pros, he&#8217;s gone aftermarket with his cockpit to get long, low, and narrow. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.67%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tUV8cSQ2Vnk9BWvdvf2VCC.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tUV8cSQ2Vnk9BWvdvf2VCC.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tUV8cSQ2Vnk9BWvdvf2VCC.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>The few strips of electrical tape speak of a computer that now won&#8217;t rattle in the mount. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/NdWqjzZp4RijNWbi6VitDD.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/NdWqjzZp4RijNWbi6VitDD.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/NdWqjzZp4RijNWbi6VitDD.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>Scope had its R-series wheels on show, which use the same shape as the extremely fast Artech wheels but ditch the fish scales. I&#8217;m told they&#8217;re very nearly as fast, but substantially cheaper. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.67%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/QETyqT3R2aZXhCjiL2qV28.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/QETyqT3R2aZXhCjiL2qV28.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/QETyqT3R2aZXhCjiL2qV28.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>The Scope hubs, 3D printed in alloy, are beautifully organic in form. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/pC4AX8vGyBJhspuoX2quDD.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/pC4AX8vGyBJhspuoX2quDD.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/pC4AX8vGyBJhspuoX2quDD.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>This Enigma was sporting a limited edition, polished set of Mavic wheels, which I was very fond of. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.67%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/RM2gAfnZ739rvp6kTpka6D.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/RM2gAfnZ739rvp6kTpka6D.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/RM2gAfnZ739rvp6kTpka6D.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>Nobody was more passionate about their products than the EXS reps on the stand. The Asian brand makes superlight aftermarket parts, including this 3D printed computer mount for a Cerv\u00e9lo S5. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.67%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cFA9NiUXzkTTj6uke39D3C.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cFA9NiUXzkTTj6uke39D3C.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cFA9NiUXzkTTj6uke39D3C.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>And these quite gnarly-looking aero bar ends.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WXsnvznZhG43S7c95ikirA.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WXsnvznZhG43S7c95ikirA.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WXsnvznZhG43S7c95ikirA.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>9.4g for a bottle cage is really very light, especially for one made of metal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.67%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Uvzuv53wS7jttwgXcKMfiA.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Uvzuv53wS7jttwgXcKMfiA.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Uvzuv53wS7jttwgXcKMfiA.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>This seatpost topper for an S5 seatpost had a superlight 3D printed clamp.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.67%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/JY8VQq3DSe72xaCCEZTtPA.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/JY8VQq3DSe72xaCCEZTtPA.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/JY8VQq3DSe72xaCCEZTtPA.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>If memory serves me correctly the brand also makes alloy stems for the S5 in all manner of shapes so you can keep that slammed, aero transition and still get the rise you want. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.67%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Cp24rMmNboEoGoWSWRoo98.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Cp24rMmNboEoGoWSWRoo98.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Cp24rMmNboEoGoWSWRoo98.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>It also makes 36cm aftermarket bars, with a slight flare. I&#8217;m told this better caters to the narrower profile of Asian riders. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SiTxuk3ut4PETiGtkBSqC7.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SiTxuk3ut4PETiGtkBSqC7.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SiTxuk3ut4PETiGtkBSqC7.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>The S5 isn&#8217;t known for comfort, so this aftermarket seatpost from EXS has been designed with an elastomer in it to rectify things a little. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/QMPYdgYj7goS8yYetADa6D.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/QMPYdgYj7goS8yYetADa6D.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/QMPYdgYj7goS8yYetADa6D.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>Nothing groundbreaking here, but a very neat, colour-matching rear cluster, including the rear mech limit screws. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cy9JAKReBMUDhicAcCvX5D.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cy9JAKReBMUDhicAcCvX5D.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cy9JAKReBMUDhicAcCvX5D.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>J. Laverack brought two new bikes to the show, the first being a 3D printed, aero, titanium machine. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/TmQiFN8YoureFV2bSmzbyC.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/TmQiFN8YoureFV2bSmzbyC.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/TmQiFN8YoureFV2bSmzbyC.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>Much like Sturdy bikes, nearly every piece was titanium. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/UZjCZcJYeFFNtLrB93hMeB.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/UZjCZcJYeFFNtLrB93hMeB.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/UZjCZcJYeFFNtLrB93hMeB.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s still unusual to see aero-profiled metal frames, but they&#8217;re becoming more common. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ytKnDLCAboCLwDFaSeENec.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ytKnDLCAboCLwDFaSeENec.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ytKnDLCAboCLwDFaSeENec.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>The brand also had a half-titanium-half-carbon machine, with more traditional tubes, all very neatly crafted. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.67%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/czJqFwySoYKtBVDntHUtjb.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/czJqFwySoYKtBVDntHUtjb.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/czJqFwySoYKtBVDntHUtjb.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m told this 3D-printed child&#8217;s bike also had an option to come with carbon wheels!<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.67%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/o6E8cRAyDewQd69M8WUW3D.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/o6E8cRAyDewQd69M8WUW3D.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/o6E8cRAyDewQd69M8WUW3D.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>I applaud the full commitment to the red theme on Jonas Vingegaard&#8217;s red Cerv\u00e9lo S5. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/eZtxvhAQV4UFpBMu5UkswC.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/eZtxvhAQV4UFpBMu5UkswC.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/eZtxvhAQV4UFpBMu5UkswC.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>Condor is always a staple of the show, and this dreamy, pearlescent paint caught my eye. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2L9MkiZ2hqsgPZR8GbSVvC.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2L9MkiZ2hqsgPZR8GbSVvC.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2L9MkiZ2hqsgPZR8GbSVvC.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>Bastion has been making lugged carbon and titanium frames for a long time now. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.67%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A7dwD6tFswNJzMumhf4juB.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A7dwD6tFswNJzMumhf4juB.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A7dwD6tFswNJzMumhf4juB.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s the little details that set high-end frames apart from off-the-shelf models. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/7AAoWFEi5UP9u5Ha95QZfc.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/7AAoWFEi5UP9u5Ha95QZfc.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/7AAoWFEi5UP9u5Ha95QZfc.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>The mind boggles at the polishing time that goes into these lugs. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.67%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/FLb6otbUKuFyGHz4EABHuC.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/FLb6otbUKuFyGHz4EABHuC.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/FLb6otbUKuFyGHz4EABHuC.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>A 130 stem, not crazy long by pro standards&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AVmuT6UczkqPqKZNtr5wvA.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AVmuT6UczkqPqKZNtr5wvA.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AVmuT6UczkqPqKZNtr5wvA.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>But on Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot&#8217;s tiny Cervelo, it is quite long. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.67%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/gnRE3Y43rhYyuSmDYRzpFC.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/gnRE3Y43rhYyuSmDYRzpFC.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/gnRE3Y43rhYyuSmDYRzpFC.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>Alec Brigg&#8217;s WRX Subaru-inspired Canyon was also on the Panaracer stand. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GE5erNAb2D4Lg8jPz8ZEFC.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GE5erNAb2D4Lg8jPz8ZEFC.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GE5erNAb2D4Lg8jPz8ZEFC.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>It takes guts to spray a set of Lightweight wheels gold.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Zddho6oZ5oDvw5PVMehr9C.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Zddho6oZ5oDvw5PVMehr9C.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Zddho6oZ5oDvw5PVMehr9C.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>These beautifully matte grey Tactic hubs had their own stand. I do love the fact that the freehub body, never seen on the bike, has been anodised. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/upN6DudrKwGCFBcNjkyZ8C.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/upN6DudrKwGCFBcNjkyZ8C.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/upN6DudrKwGCFBcNjkyZ8C.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>More Lightweight wheels, a brand that has somewhat fallen out of the desire tree in recent years. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.67%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/W9yEqS4rpb9besWHokZuFB.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/W9yEqS4rpb9besWHokZuFB.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/W9yEqS4rpb9besWHokZuFB.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>They were fitted to Colnago&#8217;s new-ish Steelnovo. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/geFAaaTb2i76PWvXvvbjUB.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/geFAaaTb2i76PWvXvvbjUB.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/geFAaaTb2i76PWvXvvbjUB.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>The bike was originally launched as a very limited run, but is now being made more widely available. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.67%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/J8sg97voLMRnpKFSVDmSm7.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/J8sg97voLMRnpKFSVDmSm7.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/J8sg97voLMRnpKFSVDmSm7.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>Quite a few Y1Rs bikes were kicking about, including this Poga\u010dar-spec yellow one. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ifG4UbTgAZ8ZFq232DKEgB.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ifG4UbTgAZ8ZFq232DKEgB.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ifG4UbTgAZ8ZFq232DKEgB.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>The frame had an almost fluorescent colour to it in the flesh, not the typical canary yellow of Tour bikes. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sQvpniEAyWipNKsP9rD6fB.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sQvpniEAyWipNKsP9rD6fB.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sQvpniEAyWipNKsP9rD6fB.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>I LOVE these old school Campagnolo wheel logos. More heritage, please!<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.67%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3c2Kiaj7KW7aP49qYdGyXB.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3c2Kiaj7KW7aP49qYdGyXB.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3c2Kiaj7KW7aP49qYdGyXB.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>Hanging in the entrance were a series of vintage track bikes, including the legendary Lotus. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CUDCRFNaLeYibhkfSUqiwZ.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CUDCRFNaLeYibhkfSUqiwZ.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CUDCRFNaLeYibhkfSUqiwZ.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>It was so ahead of its time, and I&#8217;d love to hear what this wheel sounds like at full chat. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.67%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/KrPUjBVqkNPaevXc82A7UB.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/KrPUjBVqkNPaevXc82A7UB.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/KrPUjBVqkNPaevXc82A7UB.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>On the POC stand, the brand was showing off some extremely lightweight-looking bikepacking bags. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.67%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/YnUZCSJCD6ys4TdeKxJoR7.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/YnUZCSJCD6ys4TdeKxJoR7.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/YnUZCSJCD6ys4TdeKxJoR7.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>I saw early units of this system being tested at The Traka. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/M2C5MPocgrK2SR3Poq3rKB.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/M2C5MPocgrK2SR3Poq3rKB.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/M2C5MPocgrK2SR3Poq3rKB.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>Also kitted out in bags and covered in mud was the bike of ultra-legend Lael Wilcox. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GTb9v5KPzdxJEXcYf7NX9a.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GTb9v5KPzdxJEXcYf7NX9a.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GTb9v5KPzdxJEXcYf7NX9a.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>The Specialized stand housed an un-bagged model of the diverge, with some motivational messaging on the down tube. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.67%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/EKFZVGY69fEuXoKdooyLCB.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/EKFZVGY69fEuXoKdooyLCB.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/EKFZVGY69fEuXoKdooyLCB.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>Tadej Poga\u010dar&#8217;s bike has had several iterations of the 3D printed computer mount, from a full shroud initially to this cutaway version later in the season. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.02%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/TXTnZjnFPHgqKvBhjasxm5.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/TXTnZjnFPHgqKvBhjasxm5.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/TXTnZjnFPHgqKvBhjasxm5.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>He also opted to swap the stock bottle cages for superlight Elite Leggero carbon models, aiming to keep the system weight as low as possible. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/izPPizhY4zwJ6yfpdVhY4A.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/izPPizhY4zwJ6yfpdVhY4A.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/izPPizhY4zwJ6yfpdVhY4A.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>On the Trek stand, there were several wonderfully painted models. This must have taken a huge amount of time. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/wswsKBBTDfAjvYN8WbsPv9.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/wswsKBBTDfAjvYN8WbsPv9.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/wswsKBBTDfAjvYN8WbsPv9.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>Pinarello wasn&#8217;t to be outdone on paint. I know, having tested the Dogma F, that the paint costs \u20ac1,000 or so, and going all in to even paint the saddle chassis adds even more to that cost. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/qnXttgn7HcV8AaXhbxC9V8.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/qnXttgn7HcV8AaXhbxC9V8.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/qnXttgn7HcV8AaXhbxC9V8.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>Likewise the Most cockpit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.67%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BrJtD54eFKQeAua9rbWA38.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BrJtD54eFKQeAua9rbWA38.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BrJtD54eFKQeAua9rbWA38.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>This raw carbon SRM crankset and CarbonTi chainring combo was quite eye-catching. Spot the adjustable crank arm length cutout at the end of the arm. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Lg3JXWNhmx8VKZCr9DAgS8.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Lg3JXWNhmx8VKZCr9DAgS8.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Lg3JXWNhmx8VKZCr9DAgS8.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>The SRAM stand played host to Field Cycles&#8217; latest machine, another bonded carbon and metal machine. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/KBuPaMCGTStzWq2Z4QUGS8.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/KBuPaMCGTStzWq2Z4QUGS8.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/KBuPaMCGTStzWq2Z4QUGS8.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>The joins between carbon and metal were wavy, which is certainly unusual. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/yVTzCubPxZmanoUHrvuA56.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/yVTzCubPxZmanoUHrvuA56.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/yVTzCubPxZmanoUHrvuA56.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>The small sections of carbon in the stays are also unorthodox and certainly must add to the manufacturing cost. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.67%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/gMMeXGh6Qy2JtHT5PRYRL4.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/gMMeXGh6Qy2JtHT5PRYRL4.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/gMMeXGh6Qy2JtHT5PRYRL4.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s really quite a beautiful bike to behold though. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sEFrZejNtww5Xc43mvZgmC.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sEFrZejNtww5Xc43mvZgmC.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sEFrZejNtww5Xc43mvZgmC.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>Passoni was also exhibiting a similarly constructed, half-Ti aero bike. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tNoZSfdyYCbPqzEadvnWy6.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tNoZSfdyYCbPqzEadvnWy6.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/tNoZSfdyYCbPqzEadvnWy6.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>More wavy tube junctions here, too. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.67%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MUt7u4nd784qRu6i8CsmF6.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MUt7u4nd784qRu6i8CsmF6.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MUt7u4nd784qRu6i8CsmF6.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the latest SRM X Q36.5 pedal system.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.67%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/TYREvNozMMmFbYzrcLc976.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/TYREvNozMMmFbYzrcLc976.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/TYREvNozMMmFbYzrcLc976.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>It claims to have the lowest stack of any on the market. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.67%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/kFV3tUxDj75VNUK99MXQq4.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/kFV3tUxDj75VNUK99MXQq4.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/kFV3tUxDj75VNUK99MXQq4.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>The cleats are wafer thin in places. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.67%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3iMUmA6njhzTrZhteHDbD4.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3iMUmA6njhzTrZhteHDbD4.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3iMUmA6njhzTrZhteHDbD4.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>I took a short hop back around to the Pinarello booth to catch Geraint Thomas&#8217; celebratory end-of-career bike. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ML3CHdZUZJYwAunf36XSd5.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ML3CHdZUZJYwAunf36XSd5.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ML3CHdZUZJYwAunf36XSd5.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>Not a red dragon, but a gold one for the Welsh Olympian. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/8bRsByCTrS9WUFp62RqJC5.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/8bRsByCTrS9WUFp62RqJC5.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/8bRsByCTrS9WUFp62RqJC5.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>And a very gold headtube celebrating some of his many achievements. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/JS673RNyDCJFP9tZGLaeA3.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/JS673RNyDCJFP9tZGLaeA3.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/JS673RNyDCJFP9tZGLaeA3.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>The historic pro bikes are just&#8230; there for people to lean on. I&#8217;m glad they aren&#8217;t my bike I must say!<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/6jwWtZHNuqFFg4uHtZFqJ3.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/6jwWtZHNuqFFg4uHtZFqJ3.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/6jwWtZHNuqFFg4uHtZFqJ3.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>These polished Tactic hubs caught the light on another Dogma F.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ak9b2HB62VmUDQy9Q4Wox3.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ak9b2HB62VmUDQy9Q4Wox3.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ak9b2HB62VmUDQy9Q4Wox3.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>Inflatable helmets haven&#8217;t caught on yet, but the novelty factor of seeing them is still high. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/oN4tTq8R9UsTLLUQF8b7fc.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/oN4tTq8R9UsTLLUQF8b7fc.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/oN4tTq8R9UsTLLUQF8b7fc.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>Campagnolo invented the corkscrew&#8230; well, not the actual corkscrew, that was Archimedes, but you know what I mean. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.67%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/auXLAy82n4LNGk9RZMQwga.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/auXLAy82n4LNGk9RZMQwga.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/auXLAy82n4LNGk9RZMQwga.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>Another crazy track bike; Francesco Moser&#8217;s big wheel. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ao7cZ5cAMvLNPdg9d5agcc.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ao7cZ5cAMvLNPdg9d5agcc.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ao7cZ5cAMvLNPdg9d5agcc.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>The theory was that the giant rear wheel would act like a flywheel and help maintain momentum on the track. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/M3BNhTaBU7KNtuuCNETL8a.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/M3BNhTaBU7KNtuuCNETL8a.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/M3BNhTaBU7KNtuuCNETL8a.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>Another classic of the genre was this Cinelli Laser. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.67%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4wQy8yzpZdB7pWfY4j83Nc.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4wQy8yzpZdB7pWfY4j83Nc.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4wQy8yzpZdB7pWfY4j83Nc.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>And Graeme Obree&#8217;s homemade bike, &#8216;Old Faithful&#8217;, is truly legendary. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/M48PNzoRxDdLwwvKbEG2cc.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/M48PNzoRxDdLwwvKbEG2cc.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/M48PNzoRxDdLwwvKbEG2cc.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>Longtime carbon stalwart Parlee had a gorgeous cherry red bike on show. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/h98TgQPMJBm2tYFaTVzWAc.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/h98TgQPMJBm2tYFaTVzWAc.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/h98TgQPMJBm2tYFaTVzWAc.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>At the Hunt stand I spied a pair of the new, recycled, eco-friendly tyres from Vittoria. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/rw4oBcupCUyD3H5hWbeoya.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/rw4oBcupCUyD3H5hWbeoya.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/rw4oBcupCUyD3H5hWbeoya.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>Matthew Brennan&#8217;s bike was on show, complete with Gravaa&#8217;s self-inflating tyre system.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/y3mZKTW6dX3KnWFHE2hTua.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/y3mZKTW6dX3KnWFHE2hTua.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/y3mZKTW6dX3KnWFHE2hTua.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>A compressor in the hub can inflate the tyres via a remote on the bars. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.00%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/5esNdgDPpEwMzYKRjSn9L5.jpg\" alt=\"Rouleur Live\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/5esNdgDPpEwMzYKRjSn9L5.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/5esNdgDPpEwMzYKRjSn9L5.jpg\" class=\"extended\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Will Jones)<\/p>\n<p>I will leave you with this faintly uncomfortable photo of Matteo Jorgenson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rouleur Live is traditionally the last show of the year, and given that everything new for the 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