M5 Launches M5PRO.COM |
March 23rd, 2010 |  |
Customers from around the world can now get acquainted with M5 lightweight bike products at M5PRO.COM | ||
 Starting March 19th, 2010, customers from around the world can now find out more about M5 products and order them online at M5PRO.COM.It was on a friday morning around coffeetime when the idea for the first M5 hub was born. The weight of the hub body and axle was only 19 grammes. The bearings weighed 10 grammes and the other components added 3 grammes. March 19th 2010 (19-03-10) is therefore a symbolic opening date. Since that first hub, M5 products have seen a lot of the world. They quickly found their way to the cycling public. Even pro riders discovered M5. They pay as much for their parts as everyone else. This unique Dutch marketing works: These parts are apparently transcending sponsorship.... The products are also unique. They are designed and manufactured entirely in the Netherlands using advanced techniques and materials: Computer Aided Design, CNC'ed 7075 aluminum and carbon. To make the products more accessible, they're now available on the web at M5PRO.COM. The site has all the information on our available products. Customers can easy (without logging in) and safe (using secure transactions) order products and pay for them. | ||
Unique practical AND speed fairings for sale from M5 !! |
February 6th, 2010 | |
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New high aero rims of 42 mm... but now made out of aluminum |
January 31st, 2010 | |
| Aside from the assortment of carbon tubular- and clincher rims we now also can offer 42 mm high clincherrims in matte shiny anodised black or red. Drillings are available in 20, 24 and 28 holes. Rimsizes are available in ETRTO 622 (28") and ETRTO 571 (26"). Weights for these high aeroprofiles are 615 grammes for the 28"version and a 587 gram for the 26"version which is due to the given aluminumsurface lightweight. These rims come with CNC machined brake surfaces. Pricelevel for these rims is 98,- Euro per piece (EC inhabitants, non EC pay 82,35 Euro) | ||
Aluminum clincher aerorim of 42 mm, black or red, (ETRTO 622)Please indicate nr. of spokeholes: € 80.99 Aluminum clincher aerorim of 42 mm, black (ETRTO 571) Please indicate nr. of spokeholes: € 80.99 | ||
New ultra high (90 mm) full carbon clincher and tubular rims available at M5 |
January 15th, 2010 | |
) Starting next week we will have our first super high ETRTO 622 (90 mm!) full carbon tubular and clincher rims for testing on the road.The test samples come with 20 and 24 holes. The weight of these rims are 715 gram for the clincher version and 525 gram for the tubular version. Prices for the T-90 are 325 Euro (incl. 19% VAT) and 395 Euro (incl. 19% VAT) for the clincher version. Non EU residents do not have to pay this 19% VAT tax | ||
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Ultra High 90 mm Carbon aero tubular rim (indicate nr. of holes): € 268.60 Ultra High 90 mm Carbon aero clincher rim (indicate nr. of holes): € 326.45 | ||
Inbetween Christmas/New Year job....... |
January 14th, 2010 | |
Super lightweight carbon city bike for Bram Moens' mother, because an electric bike was not an option! | ||
) It's in the genes, that much is clear. Bram's mother is almost 86 en does around 6000 km all year round on the bicycle. Up till now she used an already lightweight custom-made bicycle with Cr-Mo Reynolds tubing. So, the weight of this city bike was already little with approximately 12 kg, but starting and stopping it was a bit hard because of the relatively high positioned top tube. Therefore a full carbon lightweight bicycle with a much lower frame curve and obviously a lot of lightweight M5 components (hubs, brakes and rims) was made. The result is a remarkably rigid, smooth and lightweight (7.3 kg) carbon city bike with a 9 speed gear system. The crank is acquired from another recumbent builder in the USA (Lightning). Two carbon chain rims around the 42 toothed blade make sure the chain is kept perfectly in place. | ||
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From Rome to Mekka by M5 Carbon High Racer |
November 11th, 2009 | |
A report of Henk Holsteins' riding experiences. | ||
) On September 23 2009, together with twenty bicycle friends I started a cycling tour from Rome to Mekka in 32 days. With this trip a bridge was build between Christianity and Islam. We wanted to improve understanding and respect between religions in the world.I selected this bicycle because of the comfort, combined with a low weight and high speed. Six weeks in a bend over position at a relative low speed didn't seem to be a pleasant prospect. Backache and a painful bottom seemed inescapable. However, the ride is finished and the anticipation that I would end this trip of 3000 km comfortably and painless seemed fully justified. During stretches that were reasonably flat, the CHR was undisputed the fastest. Up to 6% slopes the CHR remained a very fast and was still unbeatable. From 6 to 8 percent little difference was noticeable. Only above 9% I had to let my mates go first. Observe that I am a heavy rider (96 kg) and that heavy cyclists generally need some extra effort during steep ascends than their lighter colleagues. Therefore it remains a secret if the slight differences should be accounted to the recumbent or my bodyweight. In short, the ascending properties of this recumbent are definitely positive. The bike rode easy and descending at high speed (80 km/h) went excellent. The higher the speed, the better the road-holding. Descending at high speed with an escort of several police cars with flashing lights ans sirens is an experience I'll cherish. The CHR got a lot of attention. I was photographed thousands of times and seized the front page of Turkish newspapers. There's a lot of interest for this superior recumbent. I choosed a chain line with little resistance. This means that the chain is guided along the front wheel and has no chaintubes around it. After some getting used to, it's not hard to ride with this chain line. When positioning a pedal before starting, while moving it in the opposite direction, it's important the have the front wheel pointing forward. If not, the front wheel pushes the chain off the blade and needs to be put back in place. The low chain resistance increases speed and fits perfectly with the design of this bike. I'm very satisfied with this CHR and recommend a test ride to anyone, although I have the opinion that some experience with recumbents is useful, before this thoroughbred is deployed. It took several hundreds of kilometers before enthusiasm kicked in. Really, an candidate buyer needs to appreciate the design criteria of the CHR, in which speed is combined with the comfort of a carbon frame and a long wheel base of 138 cm. Suspension is definitely redundant on this bike. So, after some exercise and adaptation you'll get a fast and comfortable recumbent bike. Perhaps a bike that's superior to this recumbent will be developed by M5 in the future, but this will not be an easy task. M5, congratulations with this Carbon High Racer! A contended customer which has respect for the perseverance by which this bike has been developed. Thanks M5, Henk Holstein More info on this bike tour can be obtained at cycletourromemecca Note by M5: the remarkable fact about the last published items, is that it handles every time about the same bike. No matter if it's a world record that needs to be attempted or another extreme tour. Apart from that the bike is of course used in large numbers by our commuting customers. | ||
M5 riders: 6 new world records and a new Dutch record! |
October 20th, 2009 | |
Or: Riding worldrecords with a standard commuterbike | ||
) We already had some expectations, but this many world records in just one weekend is rather unique! The party started saturday with a new world record of our 'veteran' Gert-Jan Wijers on our standard M5 Carbon Low Racer. He surely does not show any wear and tear with 51.287 km in an hour, telling everybody afterwards that it was so easy compared to last year... In the afternoon Niels van der Wal squeezed out a new sprint record on the 200 metre with the new M5 Carbon Medium Racer (28"/ 26") with a stunning 64.696 km/h! Considering he only trained for the hour race... This record was soon followed by another one when 13 year old Bas van der Kooij set a new world record in the junior class with a completely standard M5 Cr-Mo Low Racer at an incredible 57.066 km/h. A day later he'd improve his new record to 60.231 km/h. Unprecedented for a 13 year old! In the early evening Barbara Buatois set a new world hour record at the ladies with a fast 46.048 km, just beneath the world record by Therese Schuit of 46.42 km in the partly faired class. Emmy Bezemer from Rotterdam surprised herself and the others with a new Dutch hour record unfaired of 44.110 km with a standard M5 TiCa Low Racer with a 26" front wheel. Emmy had only been able to train 150 km on this bike. Probably to be continued! The races on sunday were opened with an improvement of the world record set a day earlier: Niels van der Wal doing a distance of 51.330 km., which is 43 metres more than the previous record. Technically this is the fastest bike, but because of selecting a too high fixed gear Niels was not able to get in a rithm and was continuously forcing his legs around. The potential is there, we just have to wait for a new attempt. Next came former world record keeper Aurelien Bonneteau. On saturday he did an fruitless attempt, but this time he made his revenche: with a formidable 52.074 km he can call himself keeper of the world hour record once again. Notable detail is that Aurelien has only one hand on the handlebar during his rounds for the world record. Both Gert-Jan and Aurelien use our completely standard M5 Carbon High Racers, having the seats in the most flat position and using discwheels. Finally a huge applause for all riders, builders, organisers and anyone else who made the last weekend such a success! | ||
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New from M5: UCI legal Carbon Tandems for road and track |
January 26th, 2020 | |
Carbon tandems specially designed and build for the Paralympics in Tokyo 2020 | ||
) In addition to the M5 recumbent bicycles, the 2-Spoke wheel (fastest wheel in the world) and the Minimal Bike, M5 has been designing and building tandems since 2018 for the road and the track on behalf of the KNWU. The specially produced carbon prepreg tubes are made in the autoclave by the van Beurden Technics company in Tilburg. The aluminum molds for the tubings were milled by Sturm Machine Parts in Serooskerke. All in all a 100% Dutch product!After a fairly intensive manufacturing period, we can definitely say that the carbon tubes are of space quality category. The very first tubes were produced using the vacuum bag method in the oven. Also quite well but a maximum of 0.9 Bar pressure only ... I now dare to state that the tubes can easily withstand a truck riding over it. Photos to follow! All other components such as the 100% full carbon rear drop outs, seat- and fork stays, steering head tubes and also the time trial handlebars are designed and produced in-house. During World Cup competitions in September 2019, these tandems were by far the first in time trial. Price and delivery time on request | ||
Maurice Mahieu M5 Carbon High Racers bicycle trip from Amsterdam to Lisbon |
October 28th, 2019 | |
2018 Amsterdam Northcape | ||
) Meanwhile my M5 Carbon High Racer has passed the 25.000 km milestone, this was just before Seville. After that I continued to Lisbon.A fantastic 5-week trip through the Ardennes, Massif Central, Pyrenees and much more climbing in Spain. During the trip I upgraded to DT Swiss pr 1400 dicut oxic wheels. These have virtually wear-free ceramic rims. Together with the Swiss brake pads and M5 brake, these provide an enormous braking force and only wear the brake pads as they should. Better than disc brakes! The bike still looks and feels like new. Greetings, Maurice Mahieu | ||
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