Koga BeachRacer first look - Eurobike 2013

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Koga BeachRacer first look - Eurobike 2013

par redplanet » Ven Sep 13, 2013 9:12 am

Is the tide turning and traditional road bike brands bringing ? The for its adaptability at Eurobike and now the Koga BeachRacer could be about to make some waves too.

The BeachRacer (£1,299) is a racy cyclocross frame hybridised with 29in mountain bike wheels and flattened bars. It's built for, well, beach biking - a cult pursuit among Dutch flatlanders.

While the bike says BeachRacer on the aluminium 7005 tubes and full carbon fork, we reckon it could offer a great deal more. A bike like this would make mincemeat of muddy or sandy 'cross races and be perfect for really rutted tracks where a might not cut the mustard.

The bike has a slightly longer wheelbase than the Cross Winner cyclo-cross bike and is equipped with Tektro Spyre disc brakes, a single 38T chainring (beach races steer clear of big dunes) and a 10spd Shimano Ultegra derailleur. The flattened bars, say Koga, are designed to give beach racers an aerodynamic position when battling relentless wind.

Tyres on the stock model are mongrelised: there's a semi-slick 2.35in Schwalbe Supermoto beach tyre on the back and a skinnier, grippier 2.1 harvested from a cross bike at the front.

Koga claim the model in the photos weighs 10.3kg.
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