A month ago the co-founder from a new bike manufacturer came into our shop. The bike he presented was eye catching and its design was a bit out of the box. The goal of the Volagi bike is to provide the recreational rider who likes long rides the most comfortable bike on the market, but with the geometry is designed to handle quickly like a race bike. Volagi Liscio certainly has a "whoa" factor, with its Wishbone frame and Avid's mechanical disc brakes.
The beefy downtube and chainstays offer lots of stiffness for power transfer. Volagi's unique split seat stays (Wishbone) permit more flex both in the seat stays and it also greatly softens the ride. That doesn't signify the bike is whippy, however. . Those stays plus the fork also allows sufficient width to permit the rider to run wider tires, as much as 28c.
Disc brakes offer consistent braking under all conditions, better safety and control, better stopping power, less hand fatigue, less maintenance, they're more economical, straightforward to adjust, won't damage your expensive carbon wheels, will brake even with broken wheels, it is possible to run wider tires and/or fenders without worrying about caliper clearance and this makes changing a flat easier.
Current race bikes can provide the performance, destroy you on rides lasting 2-3 hundred miles and up. An advantage of these bikes, beyond the claimed better braking and comfort, is that no parts are proprietary to make it work. When hydraulic disc brakes for road bikes appear, that is certainly inevitable, you'll have the capacity to upgrade (though depending on how the internal cabling is run, you might have to run the house down the frame). That, and you can now slap fenders to the frame using the built-in mounts and ride all throughout the winter. Wide 25mm rims enable you to throw some 'cross or winter commuter tires on.
Two former Specialized Bikes employees founded Volagi. Robert Choi was the founder of VistalLite and when Bell Sports purchased VistalLite, he became the head of marketing and product development for Blackburn, Rhode Gear and VistalLite. He developed many break-through products for CamelBak and worked there for 10 years
In July Volagi's Demo Truck came to San Diego and El Camino Bike Shop for a week of demo riding. People were looking at and riding the Volagi for six days. At the end of the Demo week over 30 people had ridden the bike and three people had placed an order for the bike. As one happy new Volagi customer said "I trust the blokes at El Camino Bike Shop. I was ready for something different and they showed me the Volagi Lisco. One test ride and I was sold."
Volagi Liscio can be seen at the 2011 Interbike show in Booth 7149. Interbike brings a thousand brands and over twelve thousand buyers from all over the world to Vegas and you've got Interbike - the best mixture of industry leaders and innovative products inside the bicycle industry. The annual gathering begins each September with 2 days of the Interbike OutDoor Demo at Bootleg Canyon in Boulder City, NV - a world renowned outdoor cycling venue - and continues for three packed days of exhibits, product launches, insightful seminars, meetings and celebrations at the Interbike International Bicycle Expo in Vegas.
The Volagi will unveil with three models:The Volagi Liscio Rival retailing for $2,895.00; The Volagi Liscio Ultegra retailing for $3,595.00; The Volagi Liscio Dura-Ace retailing for $4,495.00
If you'd like to demo or look at the Volagi bike, El Camino Bike Shop is the first bike shop in San diego, ca to be selling the Volagi Road Bike line. El Camino Bike Shop has long been serving San Diego, including Encinitas, Cardiff, Carlsbad, Solana Beach, Vista and San Marcos since 1972. We certainly have one of the largest selections of bicycles and bike accessories inside the county. We carry Volagi Bikes, Trek, Electra, Gary Fisher, Haro, MirraCo, Diamondback, Raleigh, and Masi bicycles. El Camino Bike Shop carries a large assortment of cycling parts, accessories and clothing from Pearl Izumi, Bontrager, Canari, Sockguy, and Shimano. We're a "family" bike shop with bicycles for all from the new rider to the serious athlete.
The beefy downtube and chainstays offer lots of stiffness for power transfer. Volagi's unique split seat stays (Wishbone) permit more flex both in the seat stays and it also greatly softens the ride. That doesn't signify the bike is whippy, however. . Those stays plus the fork also allows sufficient width to permit the rider to run wider tires, as much as 28c.
Disc brakes offer consistent braking under all conditions, better safety and control, better stopping power, less hand fatigue, less maintenance, they're more economical, straightforward to adjust, won't damage your expensive carbon wheels, will brake even with broken wheels, it is possible to run wider tires and/or fenders without worrying about caliper clearance and this makes changing a flat easier.
Current race bikes can provide the performance, destroy you on rides lasting 2-3 hundred miles and up. An advantage of these bikes, beyond the claimed better braking and comfort, is that no parts are proprietary to make it work. When hydraulic disc brakes for road bikes appear, that is certainly inevitable, you'll have the capacity to upgrade (though depending on how the internal cabling is run, you might have to run the house down the frame). That, and you can now slap fenders to the frame using the built-in mounts and ride all throughout the winter. Wide 25mm rims enable you to throw some 'cross or winter commuter tires on.
Two former Specialized Bikes employees founded Volagi. Robert Choi was the founder of VistalLite and when Bell Sports purchased VistalLite, he became the head of marketing and product development for Blackburn, Rhode Gear and VistalLite. He developed many break-through products for CamelBak and worked there for 10 years
In July Volagi's Demo Truck came to San Diego and El Camino Bike Shop for a week of demo riding. People were looking at and riding the Volagi for six days. At the end of the Demo week over 30 people had ridden the bike and three people had placed an order for the bike. As one happy new Volagi customer said "I trust the blokes at El Camino Bike Shop. I was ready for something different and they showed me the Volagi Lisco. One test ride and I was sold."
Volagi Liscio can be seen at the 2011 Interbike show in Booth 7149. Interbike brings a thousand brands and over twelve thousand buyers from all over the world to Vegas and you've got Interbike - the best mixture of industry leaders and innovative products inside the bicycle industry. The annual gathering begins each September with 2 days of the Interbike OutDoor Demo at Bootleg Canyon in Boulder City, NV - a world renowned outdoor cycling venue - and continues for three packed days of exhibits, product launches, insightful seminars, meetings and celebrations at the Interbike International Bicycle Expo in Vegas.
The Volagi will unveil with three models:The Volagi Liscio Rival retailing for $2,895.00; The Volagi Liscio Ultegra retailing for $3,595.00; The Volagi Liscio Dura-Ace retailing for $4,495.00
If you'd like to demo or look at the Volagi bike, El Camino Bike Shop is the first bike shop in San diego, ca to be selling the Volagi Road Bike line. El Camino Bike Shop has long been serving San Diego, including Encinitas, Cardiff, Carlsbad, Solana Beach, Vista and San Marcos since 1972. We certainly have one of the largest selections of bicycles and bike accessories inside the county. We carry Volagi Bikes, Trek, Electra, Gary Fisher, Haro, MirraCo, Diamondback, Raleigh, and Masi bicycles. El Camino Bike Shop carries a large assortment of cycling parts, accessories and clothing from Pearl Izumi, Bontrager, Canari, Sockguy, and Shimano. We're a "family" bike shop with bicycles for all from the new rider to the serious athlete.
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