[Coming soon!] Or bike parts we've been waiting on for ages

[EPIC! Stratton]

So I don't know about anyone else, but I find from time to time I'm just waiting on a part to be released. Sometimes it's something I heard was in the works, or other times it's been something were I thought, "Man, _______ would be a good idea" and then a few months later someone has gone and done it.

Right now I'm waiting hopefully for a carbon Thomson road seatpost with 25mm setback. Rumor has been that they've been working on these, but who knows. It seems like it's been a few years now. Even Bikerumor (http://www.bikerumor.com/2014/08/27/eb14-single-speed-kit-in-a-box-with-thomsons-crate-motor-thomson-ti-bikes-more/)talked about it a ways back.

Something like this:
http://brimages.bikeboardmedia.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Thomson-single-speed-drive-train-cog-spacer-crank-crate-engine-ti-frame-setback-seatpost-6.jpg

http://brimages.bikeboardmedia.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Thomson-single-speed-drive-train-cog-spacer-crank-crate-engine-ti-frame-setback-seatpost-5.jpg

What are you waiting for?

[JAGI410]

Industry Nine Matchstix and the Paul thru axles

[sandyrs]

32mm slick gravel kings
41mm small knob gravel kings

177.5mm Praxis cranks (not so much waiting on these as lamenting the fact that they were announced, then quietly removed from the site when the cranks came out)

[bicycletricycle]

I want that Thomson post bad .

[Cicli]

I would like to see that Thomson seatpost as well.

[cinema]

haven't seen that thomson post before. beautiful, no better adjustment system than a thomson post. would buy it at 20mm setback

[EPIC! Stratton]

I know when I've asked the Thomson guys at races here and there I've been told they're working on it and generally it should be ready the next road season. I think that's been the case since 2012 or 2013. Spoke to a buddy of mine about it a couple weeks ago and he said he had heard August this year, but I won't believe it till I see it.

[donevwil]

A 450-500g, 25mm wide, 36h rim for rim brakes.

Does the new Thomson setback post mean my fugly Thomson "bent" setback post will become a valuable collectors item ?

[old fat man]

A 450-500g, 25mm wide, 36h rim for rim brakes.

Does the new Thomson setback post mean my fugly Thomson "bent" setback post will become a valuable collectors item ?

The new one is 25mm setback. Your bent one is around 15mm I believe.

I can't imagine it really takes this long to finalize the post, except that they don't want to commit the resources to it. If they really wanted to bring it to market, it'd take them a few months, max, and then a few more to build up inventory. They're a (relatively speaking) small company with other interests, so the desire may not really be there to get the 25mm version produced.

[oldpotatoe]

A 450-500g, 25mm wide, 36h rim for rim brakes.

Does the new Thomson setback post mean my fugly Thomson "bent" setback post will become a valuable collectors item ?

Velocity A23 pretty close...

[ultraman6970]

35 or 40 mm tall tubular rims.

[ceolwulf]

I'm waiting impatiently for the Rotor hydraulic groupset so I can get on with wishing I could afford it.

[seanile]

a 38c gatorskin tire for cross bike commuting. imagine how many sidewall tears i could collect!

and for these to be released beyond the one $440 sketchy website i found
https://sgfixed.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/photo-1.jpg?w=480

[tuscanyswe]

suginos with hollow tech 2?

[oldpotatoe]

Square taper crank and Italian threaded BB.:D

[oldpotatoe]

35 or 40 mm tall tubular rims.

Velocity Pro Elite rims...NOS but they are around.

[Lewis Moon]

What I wait for is for everyone else to buy something, have a new shiny object to turn their heads and then sell the "old" object of desire for 40% of retail.

Yeah...I'm a vulture.

http://i.imgur.com/dQnI8.gif

[Tickdoc]

waiting on a busyman saddle, and a custom winter stem...two pieces that are icing on the cake of an upcoming build:banana:

[donevwil]

Velocity A23 pretty close...

Bike has no barrel adjusters so I want to keep wheel options at 24.5-25mm wide. So far have HED + and Mavic A719 builds, need something in between w/ 36h. Inline Jagwire adjusters cannot accommodate adjustments form 25mm to 23mm.

[Mzilliox]

32mm slick gravel kings
41mm small knob gravel kings

177.5mm Praxis cranks (not so much waiting on these as lamenting the fact that they were announced, then quietly removed from the site when the cranks came out)

They already make GK in 32mm slicks, just gotta ask for em in slick instead of knobby. they are very nice!

[bicycletricycle]

A 450-500g, 25mm wide, 36h rim for rim brakes.

Does the new Thomson setback post mean my fugly Thomson "bent" setback post will become a valuable collectors item ?

Velo orange raid? Velocity dyad?

I guess they are a little narrow that 25mm is tough,

[FlashUNC]

Campy's disc brake stuff.

[keevon]

They already make GK in 32mm slicks, just gotta ask for em in slick instead of knobby. they are very nice!
Indeed! Fantastic news!

They're called Gravelking "Nearly Slick":

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Panaracer-GravelKing-700-x-32-Folding-Tire-Nearly-Slick-Tread-Black-/191781131605?hash=item2ca70bd555:g:yJQAAOSwwPhWlTo q

[buddybikes]

Veloflex Master 28c - 30c clincher

(will settle for 27 which will probably be closer to 25...)

[ultraman6970]

My experience with velocity rims is just., hmmm not good.

For example zipp has/had a set of clinchers with aero aluminum rims, why in the world they never produced a set of tubulars of those rims, other brands is the same...

Velocity Pro Elite rims...NOS but they are around.

[ldamelio]

Super Record EPS wireless, of course. V 2.0 so they can sort out the bugs.

[oldpotatoe]

My experience with velocity rims is just., hmmm not good.

For example zipp has/had a set of clinchers with aero aluminum rims, why in the world they never produced a set of tubulars of those rims, other brands is the same...

I have built many. When they were made in Australia, no issues. When they moved production to Florida..poor QC, some sizing issues, etc. BUT I have recently built about a dozen..A23, 700c and 650b, Major Toms, a set of Escapes, 3 Deep V, and it seems the issues are behind them.

I had a demo Waterford track bike with ProElites and they built very nice(Record Pista hubs)..

[sjbraun]

Vaporware?