Zipp 2001
Zipp 2001 and 3001 were a line of bicycle frames, now discontinued, made by the Zipp company. Though they have been out of production for 7 years, they are still considered one of the fastest time trial frames ever made , and still have a cult following within triathlon, where they remain race-legal .
Theory
The mid-1990s were a fertile time for bicycle designers. New materials (aluminum, carbon fiber) presented new design possibilities, and a number of "non-traditional" designs appeared. While the Zipp 2001 may be one of the better known products, other frames made in this era included Hotta, Softride, Trek's Y-foil, and the Cheetah Cat.
Timeline
The frame that was to become the 2001 was first shown in prototype form in 1990, finalized in 1991, and entered production in 1992. The Zipp 3001 (which was a 2001 with additional boron strips stiffening the carbon fiber) was offered in 1997. 1998, the UCI announced that all non-double diamond frames would be illegal for road racing starting in January 2000. This led Zipp to discontinue production at the end of 1997.
Zipp
Zipp is an American company that is best known for designing, manufacturing, and marketing carbon-composite bicycle wheels for road cycling, triathlons, and track racing. The company's product range also includes handlebars, stems, seat posts, tires, inner tubes, handlebar tape, and bags.
History
In 1988, the company was founded by motorsports engineer Leigh Sargent and released its first carbon fiber disc wheel. Zipp was acquired by bicycle component manufacturer SRAM in November 2007. In October 2010, Zipp relocated from its original design and manufacturing facility in Speedway, Indiana to an expanded site in Indianapolis.
Zipp sells spoked wheels, disc wheels, and other products (including stems, seat posts, handlebars, handlebar tape, tires, tubes, and bags) through an international list of authorized dealers. In the early 90's, Zipp built and sold the Zipp 2001, a radical "beam" bike, which has subsequently been discontinued. Zipp also produced mountain bike wheels at its inception, but dropped the program later in favor of a more specialized road line.
Zipp (disambiguation)
Zipp is a bicycle parts manufacturer.
Zipp may also refer to:
People with the surname
See also
Alexander Zippelius
Alexander Zippelius (1797, Würzburg – 31 December 1828, Kupang) was a Dutch horticulturalist and botanical collector in the East Indies.
From 1823 he worked as an assistant curator in the botanical gardens at Buitenzorg, and in 1827 he joined the Natuurkundige Commissie (Commission for Natural Sciences). He collected plants in the Moluccas, southwestern New Guinea and Timor. He died on Timor in 1828.
The botanical genus Zippelia (family Piperaceae) was named in his honor by Carl Ludwig Blume. Also, he is associated with plants having the specific names of zippeliana,zippelii, and zippelianum.
