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nbrewste
03-31-2010, 11:57 PM
via Cyclingnews (http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/special-tech-news-impossible-think-again)

"cc:'s new Air-O frame is said to weigh just 450g thanks to revolutionary internal pressurization technology."

It is the first of April, right?

that guy
04-01-2010, 12:21 AM
"By: James Huang, technical editor Published:April 1, 11:59, Updated: April 1, 03:58"

James has been known to trick me....

Honey
04-01-2010, 01:05 AM
April 1 11:59 hasn't happened anywhere stateside yet fyi

jpw
04-01-2010, 03:51 AM
Can't see the pressure valve in the main picture.

Erik.Lazdins
04-01-2010, 05:13 AM
Pretty good gag - especially the hydrogen part - in the pics is it a cervelo?

rwsaunders
04-01-2010, 11:36 AM
In keeping with the date....longest stage race...882 miles...London-Milano announced. :cool:

http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/news-round-up-london-milano-straitline-sram-pearl-izumi-colnago-25601

Tobias
04-01-2010, 11:41 AM
What I find funny about this joke is that not that long ago a similar claim but for a 1,000 gram frame would have also been deemed a joke. And now we are there. How long before 500 is reality?