A few of my favorites from the show with obvious bias to the stuff we sell at SVCC... A few pics attached below.
Reynolds - significant diet for DV & MV wheels. MV32 tubulars at 1000g per pair - no proprietary spokes, no funky hubs, just sound engineering. Strike entry level wheels with 66mm rim depth. Smart changes to the lineup where needed, with no gimics.
Zipp - can you believe the Zedtech customization options!? Pick your decals (yes, you can get individual letters different colors like the picture), spoke nipple color, end cap color, for a one of a kind wheelset. The new Zipp stem is cool too.
Look - the 596 and 576 TT bikes are sweet, and the rest of the lineup gets sensible upgrades (like Headfit for the 585) and better graphics. Full suspension MTB for you dirt mongers. Wight weenies - get a sub-13 pound, road worthy bike off the shelf with the 586.
Power meters - ANT+ upgrade for PowerTap and all you owners of existing wireless systems can upgrade to ANT+ for $100. Now THAT is looking out for your customers. The picture shows the upgrade device which plugs into the battery holder in the hub. Run your PT hub with iAero or Garmin 705!
iSport - new entry level power meter from iBike folks with easier calibration procedure.
SRM - Afterburner MTB cranks with wireless SRM. More for the mtb'ers.
Lynskey - more color/pattern options on the Houseblend frames. Sorry, no pics.
Vittoria - Corsa CX's at 320 TPI - whoa! Can't wait to mount up a set of these.
fizik - new saddle coming out, the Antares which is a blend of Arione & Aliante.
SMP saddles - new women's specific color schemes & one new shape saddle that sits between the Glider & Pro.
Guess our saddle demo program will need to add a few more to the collection...
New chainrings from WickWerks - looked really cool, hope to test these in the near term. Radically different profiles to lift chain to big ring. Seems well thought out, and light. Katie Compton racing on them so they can't be all bad.
Tried out Dura Ace wireless - upshift to big ring is otherworldly.
New Campy - lever ergonomics a hit, no surprise there.
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You can get the Zeddtech decal options for any wheels you want: Reynolds, Edge, etc. Just go to www.wheeltags.com. Those are the guys who do it for Zipp.
The electric dura ace doesn't do it for me at all. It's like pushing the button on the TV remote control. I do like how it shifts to the big ring under any load but I already know how to shift. I think that the wires and battery aren't that great. Don't get me wrong. One day we will all be on electric shifting and this is a good marketable first try but until it's wireless with tiny batteries mounted on the shifters/derailleurs, I don't see where the upgrade is (outside of TT'ing where you can have shifters anywhere). I do like the non-electric version, though. And I like the carbon/scandium shallow Dura Ace wheel.
The new Campy stuff is top notch all the way. Really cool.
I didn't think that any of the new bikes by the bigger manufacturers were all that good and some went backwards - going for form over function. Some of the small builders had some awesome offerings, though; there is no one challenging the incumbent best builders for carbon or titanium bikes as far as actual bikes though, either in build quality, innovation, or the quality of the actual bike you get. All they're beating them in is marketing and spin. The only mainstream manufacturer that actually made a leap forward is Fuji. They have a lineup to challenge any of the other big guys. Look to see a lot of new fujis at races next year.
New or emerging stuff that really caught my eye:
Edge Composites - continuing their trend and raising the bar for everyone, from the molded spoke holes on the rims to new options for the one-piece forks, to the new carbon bars.
Lightweight - seems to be ready to go mainstream, which is a big deal for people who want all carbon wheels with integrated spokes. Great NA presence. Look to see a bunch of these next year.
Briko - ready to make a serious return to the US market with well thought out, stylish products and no gimmicks (like the twinner).
Ritchey - standardizing the integrated seatpost? Definitely making a worthwhile move with a nifty clamp favoured by many builders. This is going to bring more builders to the integrated seatpost market.
There was bunch of stuff that I was pretty excited to see that ended up being a disappointment, but that's for another thread.
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Thanks for the inside look guys. I haven't made up my mind how I like those Zipps. I think the idea of personal customization is pretty neat.
Good to hear we probably won't be mainstreaming electronic shifting yet. I don't know how I feel about taking something that I see as an artform, (cycling itself) and reducing it to mere mechanics doing the "thinking" for us. Just a thought, fwiw.
So what about the Campy components makes it a hit this year?
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2) Hutchinson and Corima team up to produce first deep carbon tubeless clincher wheel.
3) Yes, I know it's a mountain bike. It's got 700c wheels though! ;) Jeff Jones is an absolute magician with titanium. His bikes are true functional sculptures. I can't wait to actually ride one.
4, 5 & 6) Cervelo P4. Test Mule, description and final product. Pretty amazing the things we do for aero!
7) Gorgeous lug work!
8 & 9) Fuji TT bike. Very cool stuff.
10 & 11) Look one piece carbon cranks. Just WOW. Should be stiff anyway! ;)
So what about the Campy components makes it a hit this year?
Personally speaking, it's all about the levers. Every group shifts great so it comes down to the comfort and function of the levers. The new Campagnolo levers really fit right into my hand in a variety of positions, instead of just 1, and I can shift comfortably from all of them. I have bigger hands and I have a hard time fitting them on the old Shimano hoods without a lot of contorting and squeezing, and also found the brake levers too small and close for my taste. The old Campagnolo were definitely good but these new ones are a real step up.
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Personally speaking, it's all about the levers. Every group shifts great so it comes down to the comfort and function of the levers. The new Campagnolo levers really fit right into my hand in a variety of positions, instead of just 1, and I can shift comfortably from all of them. I have bigger hands and I have a hard time fitting them on the old Shimano hoods without a lot of contorting and squeezing, and also found the brake levers too small and close for my taste. The old Campagnolo were definitely good but these new ones are a real step up.
What he said.
Would also tend to agree with Sherpa's overall assessment of D/A electronic. My rational brain says not worth it but that big ring upshift was just sooooo smooth.
One other thing I saw & liked - Lezyne. They have taken accessories and tools and made them uber-elegant, dare I say sexy? Can't wait to get some of this in the shop.
Thanks for the wheeltags tip. We will get some shop decals made for our race wheel rentals.
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Kretzel, can you give more details on the new Ibike?
Thanks
iSport basically works totally stand-alone - no need (or capability) to interface to a PC to download calibration files and calculate a new profile. The interface for doing coast-downs has also been simplified a little although I did not get to play with it much, but basically the goal is to reduce the effort to get going with power. A lot of users still choke on having to plug their bike computer into their PC.
You can buy an upgrade for the unit later that makes it downloadable like the iBike & iAero so you can further analyze & track data in something like WKO+, which is really where you want to be if you're trying to get max long term training benefit.
We're behind on testing but should have one in the house at SVCC for a test before too long and of course we'll post the review here at RBR.
Since rain is finally falling here in Norcal I can't neglect to mention the new Saris PowerBeam Pro trainer that I saw looked very cool - wireless power meter on an indoor trainer at $1200. Also note prices on PowerTap have come down from last year.
So...training with power gets easier & more affordable all around!
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Check out this Bike Gear site...they have a ton of video from Interbike 08 and Frost Bike 09. Looks like product video from designers and managers of big brands.
A few pics attached below. 
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