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TECH NEWS
2020 Zipp Service Course 70 XPLR handlebar full silver.jpgZipp Service Course components: now in silver
Zipp is now offering aluminium Service Course components in a silver finish for the first time, giving you the option of a classic/retro look. Up until now, the handlebars, stems and seatposts have been available only in black – and black remains in the range.
Zipp says that it has added the new colour choice simply because “silver stands out amid the sea of stealthy black colour schemes”.
The ‘Nano Blast Silver Anodize finish’ has been added to several existing products, all of them made from 6061 aluminium:
Service Course 70 XPLR handlebar £54
The drops of the XPLR (as in ‘explore’) bar flare outwards by 5° so they’re about 6cm wider than normal for technical gravel/adventure riding.
Service Course 70 Ergo handlebar £54
This road handlebar has a 70mm reach and a 128mm drop, and the top section has a flattened profile that’s designed to fit comfortably in your hand.
Service Course 80 Ergo handlebar £54
This bar also has an ergonomic top section and a shallow (125mm) drop, but the reach is a little longer at 80mm.
Service Course 80 handlebar £54
The Service Course 80 is a 80mm reach/ 125mm drop design that has proven to be extremely popular over the years.
Service Course Seatpost £50
Another long-standing favourite, the Service Course Seatpost comes with two-bolt adjustability and either a 0mm (inline) or 20mm offset.
Service Course Stem £50
The Service Course stem comes in +/-6° and 25° rise options, and lengths from 75mm up to 130mm.
Get more info over at https://www.zipp.com/
Mat has been in cycling media since 1996, on titles including BikeRadar, Total Bike, Total Mountain Bike, What Mountain Bike and Mountain Biking UK, and he has been editor of 220 Triathlon and Cycling Plus. Mat has been road.cc technical editor for over a decade, testing bikes, fettling the latest kit, and trying out the most up-to-the-minute clothing. We send him off around the world to get all the news from launches and shows too. He has won his category in Ironman UK 70.3 and finished on the podium in both marathons he has run. Mat is a Cambridge graduate who did a post-grad in magazine journalism, and he is a winner of the Cycling Media Award for Specialist Online Writer. Now over 50, he's riding road and gravel bikes most days for fun and fitness rather than training for competitions.
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