Specialized’s Roval components brand has officially launched its carbon one-piece Rapide Cockpit today. It says that the new cockpit is its fastest ever, and shaves four watts over the separate Roval Rapide bar and the stock stem of the S-Works Tarmac SL7 race bike ridden by its men’s and women’s pro teams.
With a separate bar and stem, there are almost always exposed bolts and hardware that spoil the airflow at the front end of the bike, where aerodynamic improvements can have the greatest effect; a one-piece design avoids this.
