EICMA show - Cross and Track bikes

Cross bikes

Along with track bikes they are slowly becoming as important as the road range, they are getting lighter and flasher this year and Colnago's cross C50 is so indulgent - for the mud plugger who has everything...

De Rosa, certainly looks like one of the finest	A closer look, mmm lovely	Belgians do good Crossers... here's Ridley's Crosswind
Colnago's C50 cross	we tested one last year and they still look the part	even more so in full carbon
it's very light and well finished

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Track bikes

Like TT bikes everyone has seemed to created a track machine and many carbon rear ends now come in track version so it's easier to make a aluminium track frame. Full monocoques are also all the rage.

The Montello carbone Track. Words fail me	Eddy's carbone ain't bad either	De Rosa's elegant and oversized Merak
Ridley's Damocles Arena is business-like and...	...VO2's carbon track bar. Meaty.	The Guerciotti track
With neat carbon rear end	...San Partrignano also have a handbuilt carbon monocoque