GLIDER GPM - GRAND PRIX MONTAGNe. a mountain to climb.
The most difficult of the Gider models to conceive and build.
It would never be enough to simply replicate our CycleFit geometry philosophy on a generic carbon platform - especially when we were so unimpressed with the ride quality of some of GPM's main rivals.
We were aiming so high that at times it seemed an impossible mountain to climb. We wanted nothing less than the perfect bike on which to mount an assault on five Alpine cols in one day if needed. And the next day could double as the perfect race instrument.
Crucially the GPM is not a monocoque - it is handmade in Northern Italy using radically shaped Dedacciai carbon tubes that are mitered together and carbon wrapped for a seamless carbon finish. The use of smaller individual carbon components is vital to preserve quality and integrity through the building process - a lesson we learnt from Serotta and Colnago. We went through exhaustive prototyping last summer racing in the UK and in the Alps with GPM10 - our Alpine partner that inspired the GPM name - to achieve the perfect strength v's stiffness v's lightness ratios (in that order). We wanted to blend the perfect climbing frame to exploit the light weight and stiffness that quality carbon allows with the perfect descending tool for those not pre-disposed to back-off on the downslopes.
The GPM uses a slightly shorter chainstay than the Tupelo or Boxer for faster turn-in and a slightly longer toptube to swing with a race sensibility.
We climbed that mountain so now you can.
Read about the GPM project in our Septemeber 2007 CycleFit News ..more
Glider GPM - £1499.00 (frame and fork) Glider Geometry
The most difficult of the Gider models to conceive and build.
It would never be enough to simply replicate our CycleFit geometry philosophy on a generic carbon platform - especially when we were so unimpressed with the ride quality of some of GPM's main rivals.
We were aiming so high that at times it seemed an impossible mountain to climb. We wanted nothing less than the perfect bike on which to mount an assault on five Alpine cols in one day if needed. And the next day could double as the perfect race instrument.
Crucially the GPM is not a monocoque - it is handmade in Northern Italy using radically shaped Dedacciai carbon tubes that are mitered together and carbon wrapped for a seamless carbon finish. The use of smaller individual carbon components is vital to preserve quality and integrity through the building process - a lesson we learnt from Serotta and Colnago. We went through exhaustive prototyping last summer racing in the UK and in the Alps with GPM10 - our Alpine partner that inspired the GPM name - to achieve the perfect strength v's stiffness v's lightness ratios (in that order). We wanted to blend the perfect climbing frame to exploit the light weight and stiffness that quality carbon allows with the perfect descending tool for those not pre-disposed to back-off on the downslopes.
The GPM uses a slightly shorter chainstay than the Tupelo or Boxer for faster turn-in and a slightly longer toptube to swing with a race sensibility.
We climbed that mountain so now you can.
Read about the GPM project in our Septemeber 2007 CycleFit News ..more
Glider GPM - £1499.00 (frame and fork) Glider Geometry
