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Multi World Champion to attend Core Bike Show
3 time UCI DH World Champion Fabien Barel confirmed as Core Bike special guestView full article
Guest exhibitor added
The Association of Cycle Traders have been welcomed to guest exhibit at corebike '12View full article
Sam Pilgrim at Core Bike
World Class dirt jump rider, NS Bikes pro, Sam Pilgrim will be coming along to the Hotlines stand on Tuesday 31st.View full article
Evening Entertainments announced...
If you've been invited to stay over for corebike '12, here's what's in store for you...View full article
Ison to debut Vincero Design Water bottles and Mounts.
Brand new to the UK and Exclusive to Ison Distribution are Vincero Design Water bottles and Mounts. Vincero Design has created one of the lightest and certainly the best looking system for any bike.View full article
Silverfish UK move rooms
The 2012 Core Bike Show has once again increased in size with new exhibitors joining the established list of brands on display. This growth means that some exhibitors have switched rooms for the 2012 show from their established locations.View full article
World Champion Danny Hart at Core Bike!
UCI World DH Champion, Danny Hart, will be appearing at Core Bike with Ison Distribution.View full article
New Formula brakes to be displayed at 2012 Corebike show
Silverfish UK are pleased to announce that the CoreBike show sees the launch of the 2012 Formula brakes range. The Italian manufactured brakes see further improvements to the range for 2012 making them a must see item at the show. Also on display at show will be the new range of Formula wheels and suspension forks.View full article
All move for corebike 2012
Room changes from previous years will keep you on your toes!View full article
who is at corebike...
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Chicken
Chicken Cycle-Kit at Corebike. We will ensure you enjoy a visit to the Nurburgring Suite.
With a total of 26 brands now available, Many suppliers are long–established specialists in their particular field of production and are some of the most famous cycling equipment suppliers in Europe. Chicken offers the widest range of products in its entire 90+ year history. The most significant growth has been in JetBlack, Vittoria and Nalini, whilst Campagnolo, KMC and SKS have continued to develop strongly.
Of the bike ranges, Tifosi leads the field with the ever reliable Audax series. Cinelli bikes have performed well and a bright year is in store with better dealer margins and lower SRPs for many models. The Bootleg range of bikes is available.
Sapim is the most demanded spoke amongst serious wheelbuilders. Hope recently decided to fit the spokes to their more up-market wheels giving Sapim more visibility in MTB markets.
The Cycle-Kit selection of mostly European marques made famous over many years is well-known to the trade. They are highly respected brands, well known for quality and exceptional design features.
The www.chickenb2b.co.uk trade website is now used by over 600 dealers. It is your best and most up-to-date reference. It also has all the price info you need in order to get the best out of your account.
Many of you have commented how useful it is to compare supplier sites so you now have the benefit of ours! Simply click "enable customer view mode" and all trade information is hidden. There is a consumer view option and 2 additional website pages: Editorials and a Brand Who’s Who.
Website: www.chickencycles.co.uk
Find Chicken at corebike in Nurburgring
Campagnolo
All too often the launch of a product on the market is not stopped by errors in design or false qualitative steps, but more often by the difficulty in finding technological solutions that satisfy the needs and ideas that emerge from the minds of the engineers in the Campagnolo research and development department.
The history of the Campagnolo electronic drivetrain, that now takes the name of Campagnolo EPS (Electronic Power Shift), is a 6 step trip, 6 stages of design each of which corresponds to great innovation, great change of direction, and great challenges, but most of all they each represent a ring in the DNA of the current EPS, making it a product that has a soul, created by people with a soul.
With the release of EPS Electronic groups and 11 speed Super Record, Record and Chorus groupsets taking the trade by storm. You can draw supplies from large-scale stockholdings – come and talk to us about joining the Pro Shop listing.
Our biggest selection of wheelsets are also available together with our largest ever range of spare parts.
Cinelli
For the growing number of Cinelli bike outlets, attention to detail is paramount. Performance and Style are the by-words. Dealers have the option of frame and forks or ready built, ex-stock bikes ready to ride out of the box.
With margins of 34%, SRPs start at the Experience with Shimano Sora at £979.99. As with all Chicken build-ups Campagnolo, Miche, Selle Italia, SKS and Vittoria parts are used as standard fit. The Cinelli Bootleg range includes the Racing Rats and Mystic Rats single speed bikes in black and white.
DataTag
The state-of-the-art transponders read by over 3500 police Datatag scanners at the roadside are highly recommended by 2 insurance companies.
Deda Elementi
Deda Elementi is a point of view... a state of mind.
In a world becoming more and more banal and conventional, Deda Elementi clearly asserts its own way of thinking about and designing components for competition bicycles.
Whether you step out from your home to participate in Milano-Sanremo, or just to go for a ride with your friends, Deda Elementi produces handlebars, stems and other components for your bicycle with exactly the same care and passion.
We take components seriously, and we put the very same experience and engineering into the components for champions like Lance Armstrong, Jan Ulrich, Paolo Bettini, as we do for the most important bike in the world: yours.
Within the Deda Elementi product line is the full experience of people who, for the past ten years, have worked every day, side by side, with professional riders and mechanics from the most successful teams in the world.
You find advanced materials, innovative design, time-tested shapes, all the integrity and heritage of a company that provides answers to the demands of winners.
Lighter, stronger, more victorious.
EBC Brakes
JET BLACK
These trainers are robust equipment backed up with a complete spares service, designed for road and off-road bikes. Wide base with anti-slip feet they offer rock solid stability for the toughest rider. Super compact folding frame for easy transport and storage. Fits 24"-700c wheels.
KMC
All KMC chains offer super-fast shifting, smoother acting, longer life expectancy and much reduced chain-suck in field tests, dealers have been singing its praises. The open inner plate construction facilitates dirt removal, the pins are FlatStep riveted, sealing the outer plate with 350k of pin power making it the strongest chain connection in the industry today.
KMC chains are all non-directional so can run on Shimano, Campagnolo or Sram mtb and road systems, with a chain to suit every discipline in between.
Workshop boxes of all number of KMC chains show considerable savings over other well-known brands.
LAS Helmets
From the top of the range Victory Supreme model to the entry level Kripton 10, all Las helmets offer great margins and unique selling points, their simplified sizing makes stocking them simple and the customers will tell you how comfortable they really are. Kids and Aero chrono/Pista helmets complete the range.
Miche
It's been "90 years" since Ferdinando Michelin, almost on a bet, began to produce bicycles and components with facilities including some with his concept design, proceeding with his son Italo - now president of the company - and arriving now-days in the directive hands of his nephew Luigi, with a wealth of knowledge and expertise that makes Miche, one of the leading global manufacturer companies of special components for Cycles (by road, by Track and Mountain Bike), designed and produced entirely in Italy.
100% Made in Italy, is for Miche, a choice motivated by a constant pursuit of absolute quality, from a story that has travelled all the roads of cycling, from the dusty ones, to those super technological and futuristic, constantly following a World in changing: the World of Cycling.
We are offering a good range of wheelsets, top quality hubs, components and accessories plus a good selection of track components.
NALINI
Nalini is one of the few firms still producing all their clothing in Italy. It's a big business employing a few hundred people. The machine room and other departments are full of old timers, who have spent their working life in this famous factory, just outside Mantova. The warehouse is a treasure trove, holding the history of cycling since the '70s when champions with no branding on their chest raced in the finest wool and silk garments. There was no sponsorship 40 years ago, just a little Nalini label. Slowly things changed. Some of the leading riders - Guimard, Moser, Bugno, Fignon, Ullrich and Indurain only wore Moa or Nalini clothing. They were followed by Di Luca, Friere, Valverde, Contador, Kloden and Cavendish in more recent times. It is a bespoke tailored business when it comes to pro riders - all their garment pieces are cut by hand.
PLETSCHER
Over the past few years the range has undergone a complete overhaul and many new developments including the Quick Rack range, Easy Fix System & Zoom kickstands. A number of different luggage options are also available for them.
Ryde
Sapim
"Sapim's strength comes from the expertise and commitment of its employees, some have been with the company for over 30 years! They bring a passion to their work, producing the best possible spokes and nipples for our customers. As a long established company, built on solid foundations, Sapim is dynamic and innovative, but reliable. We actively support professional and amateur bicycle racing in its many forms and are constantly evaluating how our products perform under the most extreme pressures.
For years, Sapim has been among the leaders in spoke and nipple production and our continued success is due to rigorous levels of quality control, innovative products, and solid pricing structure.
Selle Italia
The history of Selle Italia is made of victories... dreamed, followed and achieved.
For Selle Italia tradition is 115 years (1897-2012) of achievement and an industrial and sport adventure lived day by day with the same undying passion. Innovate or remain faithful to tradition.
Selle Italia is a pioneer in the creation of technological innovations specifically designed for the male and the female anatomy; it introduced the use of gel and has achieved otherwise unthinkable levels of
lightweight and comfort, setting new standards in bicycle saddle aesthetics. But above all, it has turned the saddle from a mere component of the bicycle into a factor of well-being for the rider, ultimately making it a cult object for athletes.
Just as it was 100 years ago manual skills and technology, tradition and research are the hallmarks of Selle Italia Made in Italy an emblem recognised throughout the world.
SKS
The beginning of the pump production dates back to the year 1932. Therefore, in 2007 the 75th anniversary of this occasion was celebrated. The key break-through was marked by the first manufacturing of plastic pumps in 1956. Up until the beginning of the 90’s, mass production for the OEM market dominated the product range. In peak years, up to 50,000 pumps were delivered per day. Today, high-quality mini pumps and floor pumps as well as special pumps for ambitious bikers dominate the pump portfolio.
By taking over the traditional British brand Bluemels in 1983, the entrance into the mudguard segment was made. In 1988 large-scale production of extruded mudguards began. Later on, after taking over the ESGE-production, these became –known as Chromoplastics- a worldwide reference for mudguards.
With the development of the first quick-release dirtboard-sets for mountain bikes (Shockboard and X-Tra Dry) in 1999, SKS became pioneer and market leader in this fast growing segment for accessories.
In 2003, the production of compact bike tools was introduced as an additional product division for the aftermarket.
Specialites TA
Their highly technical skills are the basic values for SPECIALITES T.A. from its origin.
The creation of an aluminium chainring was the first important innovation for SPECIALITES T.A. Then came the bottle top teat patent, which was a revolution at that time and is now an industry standard.
Then, SPECIALITES T.A. goes on innovation and shows new products every year in every Cycle show room. Recently the “Squale” chainring with invisible fixing received from the cycling press, an award for the most innovating article.
The big words for SPECIALITES T.A. are: innovation, quality, accuracy, availability with a good quality/price ratio.
These qualities are worldwide known as SPECIALITES T.A. exports about 80% of its turnover.
SPECIALITES T.A. managed by the third generation, is proud to be a family business which goes on produce in France.
Tifosi
With bikes specifically designed for road, audax, cyclo-cross and track, and a new carbon Corsa frame with removable mounts, capable of taking full mudguards and carriers making it perfect for winter and summer use. Today, people can appreciate the value of Tifosi with an impressive range of bikes, components and bike bags
Tifosi offers the ultimate customized option. You can have whatever crank length you want. You can choose a different set of forks or wheels to the standard. There are size options on bars and stems as well as colour choices on bar tape, saddle and tyres. All Tifosi bikes have always had one thing in common - European components, albeit Shimano is also now available.
Time
Ever since the beginning, TIME has chosen to use RTM, and today is the only cycling designer that has perfectly mastered this fabrication process. Widely used in civil aviation, military aircraft and luxury automobiles, this technology allows for complete liberty in form design and assures flawless reproduction
Transfil
VELOMANN
The intuitive positioning of keys on either side of the computer allows for easy transition between all functions. The much reduced body thickness creates a slender form that suits all bikes.
All models are water resistant with an automatic Km/m.p.h. conversion and carry a 3 year warranty. Every model has an easy tool free set up and a low battery indicator. The magnet has a rapid fit attachment and will fit all types of spokes.
Velox
Tubasti tub glues and Jantex tub tapes are also superior quality and essential for any wheel builder.
VITTORIA
The casing technology is the secret of Vittoria's outstanding quality. The greater the number of threads contained in the casing, the less rubber is needed to fill the gaps. This means less weight and more comfort. Rolling resistance is also decreased.
Apart from tubular, track and road models, Vittoria offers a very comprehensive range of city/trekking and randonneur models. All have puncture protection.
