The Indianapolis-based folks at Zipp have been very busy lately, and they are using the Eurobike exposition to introduce the fruits of their labor to the world. We talked a little bit about this one earlier in the week, but the new Sub-9 disc wheel is said to achieve negative drag when paired with Zipp's new dimpled tubular, the Tangente2. Zipp says that it produces a negative 80g of drag at a 15 degree yam angle, yielding 11 watts of forward power. Their updated 202 wheel is as light as ever, but has seen aerodynamic improvements in the form of a different cross section, a slightly deeper rim section (32mm) and Zipp's ABLC (Aerodynamic Boundary Layer Control) dimpling. The 1080 is a deep, deep section wheel that is said to be 29 seconds faster than a 3 spoke wheel over 40km. It handles crosswinds just as well as a 3 spoke wheel while being 80g lighter. Zipp is best known for their wheels, but they have some other, equally amazing products. The new VumaQuad crankset bests Zi...
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