Felt AR Series Road Bikes and Bike Accessories in Sydney
Challenged by Garmin/Slipstream pros team to apply aerodynamic know-how
to a road bike, Felt engineers created the AR.
It debuted at the 2008
Tour de France and quickly set a new standard. Following cues from the
DA time trial bike, the AR is as aerodynamic as a road bike can get.
Designed with a purpose-built down tube, head tube, chainstays,
seatstays, fork blades, a wheelwell-conforming seat tube, and shielded
internal cable routing, the AR maximizes every aerodynamic advantage.
Felt AR Series Road Bike Range 2010
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As the makers of the world’s fastest time trial and track bikes—the DA
and TK1—Felt has a proven track record of creating the most
aerodynamically advanced solo-effort bikes. Challenged in 2008 by the
pro road racers of the Garmin/Slipstream team to apply its unmatched
aerodynamic know-how to a road bike, Felt engineers created the AR. It
debuted at the ’08 Tour de France and quickly established itself as the
new standard in road racing machines. It’s no wonder—at the speeds
racers travel, aerodynamic efficiency can be the difference between
winning and losing.
Following cues from the DA time trial bike, the AR is designed
with a purpose-built down tube, head tube, chainstays, seatstays, fork
blades and a wheelwell-conforming seat tube. The AR also features the
shielded internal cable routing found in the DA to maximize aerodynamic
advantage. The result of this design is immediate and tangible. Against
its true adversary—the wind—the AR’s advantage is clear. Testing
sessions at the San Diego Low Speed Wind Tunnel facility proved that,
depending on speed and wind conditions, a rider can reasonably expect
to save from 58 to 75 seconds per hour of riding when compared to a
bike with round frame tubes in similar conditions. To date, it is the
fastest aero road bike ever tested.
The AR is the bike that Garmin/Slipstream riders use any time
they put a nose in the wind. It’s the perfect machine for sticking a
breakaway, or bringing one back. After receiving his new AR a few weeks
before the 2008 Tour de France, Will Frischkorn rode it to immediate
success. On stage 3 of the race, he spent the entire day in a breakaway
and ultimately took second place. The setting was perfect: a grueling
five-hour stage with just four men in the break meant at least 1-1/4
hours at the front for Frischkorn. Since then, the AR has been used
week-in and week-out by Garmin/Slipstream riders as a critical part of
their equipment stable.
Like all Felt road bikes, the AR has crisp handling
characteristics with the stiffness and ride quality for which Felt is
known. We use only the finest materials available including our
proprietary blends of carbon fiber. The end result is a bike like no
other.
Beyond the frame, each AR is outfitted with a complement of truly
race-ready parts. From aerodynamic wheels to flawless drivetrains and
gearing that’s suited to racing speeds, the AR-series bikes are
designed and built to deliver you to your fastest performance ever.
