The ‘world’s lightest cassette’ is coming to the UK after distributor Veroli signed an exclusive deal with manufacturer Ceradure.
Ceradure’s ceramic coated cassette weighs 88g in a 12-25 ratio and the Dutch company have also unveiled an 85g stem.
Road handlebars, mountain bike disc brakes and a mountain bike cassette are currently in development.
“We have been looking at building our portfolio with products to run alongside our existing products from Kyklos and Hawk Racing, and Ceradure’s lightweight components fitted exactly,” said Veroli managing director Darren Brown.
Ceradure, based in the Netherlands, are renowned for manufacturing lightweight ceramic coated parts for the motor racing industry and have expanded into the bicycle market.
Ceradure export manager and product developer Willem Schwaner added: “We are delighted to be working with Veroli with our products. At present we are developing a ceramic coated mountain bike disc rotor and a road bar to complement our stem.”
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