Home > Event Coverage > Eurobike

EB13: Deda Elementi Debuts New Seatposts, Stems, Headsets & More

15 Comments
Support us! Bikerumor may earn a small commission from affiliate links in this article. Learn More

2014-Deda-Elementi-Superzero-seatpost-internal-Di2-battery-mount03

Deda Elementi had plenty of “New” tags hanging in the booth, pointing to fresh carbon and alloy cockpit parts. They also introduced headsets, their first, and have put the wheels into production. Across many of the parts, they have two new color options – a POB (Polished On Black) and BOB (Black on Black), helping the entire collection match up with your own stealthy rig.

Above, the new SuperZero carbon seatposts use a dual bolt design with carbon monocoque construction to come in at just 216g for the 31.6. They have a 21mm setback and will be also be available in a 27.2 diameter. Length is 350mm. The cradle’s base is nice and long, offering solid support for your saddle.

2014-Deda-Elementi-Superzero-seatpost-internal-Di2-battery-mount02

The SuperZero and mnlink (monolink) posts now have Shimano Di2 internal battery mounts available for both diameters.

2014-Deda-Elementi-Zero-100-alloy-seatpost01

The Zero100 is a new 3D forged 7050 alloy seapost that uses their easy-to-adjust bolt clamp. Also 350mm long, it comes in 27.2 and 31.6 diameters. Claimed weight is 259g for the 31.6.

2014-Deda-Elementi-Zero-100-lightest-production-stem02

The new Deda Elementi Zero100 takes the design of their Superleggera stem, which claims to be the lightest production stem available, and makes it a bit more affordable without adding much weight. It tips in at a claimed 126g (110mm), which still keeps it among the lightest out there, while boasting 3D forging and chromoly bolts for strength.

2014-Deda-Elementi-POB-stealth-black-finish-option01

The 35 stem shows the BOB finish. The POB is much shinier at the logos and graphics.

2014-Deda-Elementi-headsets01

Headsets, right? While there’s nothing terribly high tech or new about the functionality of them (they use high end stainless steel angular contact bearings throughout), they do offer a nice aesthetic touch. Not shown here, their HSS (Headset Stack Spacers) system allows you to replace the standard top cap with a flush spacer and use similar sized 3, 5 or 10 millimeter spacers directly on top. Finish the stack off with the headset cap and you have a very clean look. The spacers will be available in carbon and black anodized alloy, with external diameters of 46mm and 50mm to match up to various headtube sizes.

The headsets are available in a range of standard and inset pieces and work for road and mountain bikes.

2014-Deda-Elementi-road-bike-wheels03

The wheels were introduced last year with the “Reverse Inertia” concept of moving as much weight as possible toward the center of the wheel. The original design had a slightly offset brake track a few millimeters from the top of the rim. Now, as they enter production, the design was tweaked to simply have a taller overall brake track. The braking surface is 15mm tall, and they include oversized brake pads called -wait for it- “Big Pad”.

Inside the rim, they use a specially designed washer under the spoke head, letting it set itself at the appropriate angle to line up directly with the hub. That eliminates binding and bending, letting them tension them to 140kg.

2014-Deda-Elementi-road-bike-wheels02

The nipples are set at the hubs, where rotational mass matters less.

They use a basalt fiber composite braking surface that they’ve tested with 1200 newtons of force for 30 minutes, getting the rims up to almost 200ºC (392ºF) with no deformation of the clincher’s rim.

Subscribe
Notify of
guest

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

15 Comments
Oldest
Newest Most Voted
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
Slow Joe Crow
Slow Joe Crow
10 years ago

Apparently nipples in the hub is a new trend. Do you know if they use a standard size spoke wrench, since I just had to buy a new wrench to true a set of Shimano wheels?

Andrew
Andrew
10 years ago

Any weights for the wheels?

jose espinoz
jose espinoz
10 years ago

that kind of hub/nip was used before by Shimano wheels, right? nothing new -.-

Velo Zephyr
10 years ago

Slow Crow Joe: Shimano and Cane Creek have been doing nipples at the hub for probably 7 or 8 years, maybe even 10. It definitely makes a significant difference in the inertia of a wheel, especially if you’re using brass nipples.

fleche
fleche
10 years ago

velo zephyr
shimano uses internal nipples in their aero wheels, but in general all nipples from them are on the rim.

Johann
Johann
10 years ago

ok but if you use aluminum nipples then you better have them at the rim!

Velo Zephyr
10 years ago

Fleche, I think you may be right about their new wheels, but Shimano did in fact use nipples at the hubs for several wheelsets including the Dura-Ace WH-7801-SL ~2006, XT WH-M765 ~2004, and WH-R540 ~2004.

http://ftp.cyclingnews.com/tech.php?id=photos/2006/tech/reviews/shimanoduraace/Shimano_Dura-Ace_WH-7801-SL_wheelset_offset_rear

Psi Squared
Psi Squared
10 years ago

Yes, it makes a difference in the already small moment of inertia of bike wheels. According to bike mythology, however, it makes a huge difference, so huge that you won’t even have to pedal up climbs.

Ham-planet
Ham-planet
10 years ago

Any word on what type of alloy the spacers are made out of?

goathead
goathead
10 years ago

Is it just me or are stems and seatposts so completely boring? I mean how many iterations can a company have to even present anything as innovative? A new clamp or color… whoop de flippin’ do.

feldy
feldy
10 years ago

I’m so excited that the dude who goes by Psi Squared used the term moment of inertia. Though “rotational mass” as a substitute bothers me less than the inexplicable alloy = aluminum, which, AFAIK, has been around the bike industry for as long as frames have been made of said material.

FWIW, Cronometro – later purchased by Cane Creek – first made wheels with inverted nipples. I think that dates back to the mid-90s; so more like 20 years old for this go-around of the technology. I put it that way because someone probably made wheels like that in the 1890s or so.

Alex Field
Alex Field
10 years ago

Cromoly bolts on a $70 stem – really? Does no one ride in the rain anymore?

Anonymous
Anonymous
10 years ago

Ham-planet, why do you constantly ask about types of alloy??

DerHoggz
DerHoggz
10 years ago

Yeah, am I missing the joke on the alloy type thing?

Ham-planet
Ham-planet
10 years ago

@anon, DerHoggz
An alloy is a mix of two or more metals. There are thousands, if not millions, of different alloys in existence and they can vary enormously in their properties. Saying something is made of ‘alloy’ is little better than saying it is made of ‘metal’. I want to know what exactly the author means when they say ‘alloy’, so I ask.

Subscribe Now

Sign up to receive BikeRumor content direct to your inbox.

Subscribe Now

Sign up to receive BikeRumor content direct to your inbox.