Wilier
2012 Wilier range now in stock
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For 2012 we are proud to carry three excellent models from this flagship Italian manufacturer. These are some of the best carbon bikes available, and come with great builds which make them a fantastic blend of quality and value. Let's take a look at the range:
| Izoard XP
Our best selling Wilier from last year gets a 2012 facelift and is better than ever. Spec highlights include Shimano Ultegra componentry, and custom FSA cranks and finishing kit. $2599 |
| GranTurismo For the discerning amateur racer or performance driven enthusiast rider, the GranTurismo is an excellent bike. Whilst it features the same excellent and proven components as the Izoard, the similarities end there.
$3899 |
Wilier was founded in 1906, and is one of the oldest bicycle brands in the world. Their headquarters is in Rossano Veneto, Italy, 90 km northwest of Venice. The CEO of Wilier, Angelo, steadily grew the business, and then his son Gianmarco joined him in 2001. Together they have esta
blished a network of loyal Elite Dealers in North America, whom they enjoy taking to Rossano Veneto every May to visit the factory and to ride the Dolomite stages of the Giro d’Italia. The latter could be seen more as a punishment than a reward, but everyone seems to love it. | 2012 Wilier models now in stock. See the full range here. |
The latest line up is packed with up t the minute technology and features to make these some of the fastest bikes out there; Wilier Triestina push the limits of how aero an everyday road bike can get. Let's look in more detail at the Wilier Imperiele, and the work of Aerodynamics expert John Cobb, who previously designed Wilier’s Cento Crono, Cento 1 Crono and Tri-Crono. Here's an edit from the Bicycling Magazine review of the bike
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Cobb’s influences are visually obvious and expected such as the leading edge on the down tube (Cobb calls it a “splitter”) that, Cobb claims, cleans up the air coming from the rotating front wheel. The head tube, of course, is shaped to lift air away from the wheel and direct it backward. And the seat tube/stay cluster is made to better guide air around the tube. Airflow is also controlled with multiple curves on the down tube, the slope and taper of the top tube, what Cobb calls “trailing stabilizers” on the rear of the chainstays and seatstays, a small cutout in the back of the seat tube that is supposed to release air trapped by the spinning wheel, the way the chainstays are connected to the underside of the bottom bracket shell, and even details down to the level of cable orientation.
Wilier wants this to be a road bike rather than a single-purpose time-trial machine, so in places the frame is shaped in an effort to achieve the ideal: stiff under pedaling, compliant over rough roads. The Imperiale isn’t as harsh as its appearance would lead you to believe, but it lacks the refined ride of Wilier’s high-end, all-around road and race bikes. All four of our testers loved the power transfer and rock-solid feel of Wilier’s bottom-bracket design (the outboard bearings end up inside the shell). This is a bike that feels stout at the same time that it feels sleek.
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Wilier Imperiele Considered by Road Bike Action magazine to be the bike that defines the “aero road” movement, Wilier Triestina’s Imperiale is much more. It is an ITU and triathlon all-around superbike. |
$3499 |
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Gran Turismo Great composite frame, internal cable routing, Shimano Ultegra equipment, Fulcrum 5 wheelset |
S,M,L,XL | $3,899 |
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Izoard XP Entry level bike with genuine Italian quality. Featuring the same great Shimano Ultegra drivetrain and Fulcrum wheels as its big brothers, at a much more accessible price. |
S,M,L,XL | $2,599 |
