Originally Posted by
Clythio
Pinarello has launched a new edition of its MAAT track bike, which the Italian brand describes as its "gift for the Italian team" ahead of the
Olympic Games in Toyko in 2020. The new model was designed in collaboration with the Italian federation and is said to specialise in the Madison and Omnium events while also being able to be ridden by the sprinters.
"...while also being able to be ridden by the sprinters." This is what I mean about the difference between track bikes designed from the ground-up for sprinters and
allowing a sprinter to use one
Further, it's cool that they are designing a bike for the Madison.
The 38mm handlebars are not completely integrated into the frame but feature 'pseudo' brake hoods to create a "new" position out of the drops, while narrower sections either side of the stem are said to improve control during hand-slings.
They are a new take on UCI-legal "Sphinx" bars.
I've never been a Madison rider, but I'd imagine that one wouldn't want such a shallow bar with little difference between the tops and the drops. I thought that the rider that's up on the tops and about to sling the relief rider in would want to be up a little higher. But, I could be wrong.
