Italian bike brand Scapin unveils Kalibra Disc road bike for 2017

Italian bike brand Scapin, founded in 1957 by Stefano Scapin and probably one of the nicest brands to come out of Italy that most people have never heard off, has waded into the disc road bike market for 2017 with its all-new Kalbibra Disc, and it’s already bagged an award, winning the 2016 Cosmobike Award last month for the “quality of its design.”

“We are extremely proud of this award, which adds to the Compasso d’Oro we won for the Scapin Rudolf bike,” said Vittorio Fontana, co-owner together with his cousin Paolo of the Olympia Group, which includes the brands Olympia and Scapin.

Scapin has designed the frame and fork around the needs of the disc brakes and makes use of Shimano’s flat mount standard for attaching the disc calipers to the frame. There are also thru-axles, 12mm in diameter, at the fork and rear dropouts. 

The frame, made from Toray T1000 carbon fibre, has what the company describes as a streamlined design (it looks aero, but it hasn’t been shaped by testing in a Toray T1000 carbon fibre, has what the company describes as a streamlined design (it looks aero, but it hasn’t been shaped by testing in a wind tunnel). To counter the disc brake forces, it has beefed up the left fork leg with a larger diameter tube profile. 

A teardrop shaped head tube flows into aero shaped top and down tubes, and the rear stays follow the same profile. The seat tube hugs the curve of the seat tube to minimise drag in this area. The seat stay and seat tube junction is quite distinctive and hides an integrated seat clamp, which uses an internally located bolt to secure the post in place. 

The frame also features full internal cable routing and modular openings making it compatible with mechanical and electronic groupsets. 

The Kalibra Disc frame is available in five sizes (S to XXL) and will be available this month. We’re waiting on prices and builds to be confirmed but it looks to be offering everything from Shimano Tiagra to Dura-Ace Di2 and even SRAM eTap equipment levels. 

More info at www.scapin.com/en/collections/road/kalibra