Today is my day to get acclimated to the Vegas desert!  The 95 degree air is very dry and the wind constantly blows dust all around you. Hydration is the name of the game as fine young ladies hand you all kinds of cold beverages.

I was greeted by a socially responsible setup at the Cannondale area. We’ll just call it the Dunk for a IMBA tank.

Chris Costello from Formula Brakes then showed us his new product. Called the Formula RX, this brake is the descendant of the hallowed R1 brake. It is powerful and light yet less than $200 per brake.  It is about 65 grams lighter than the Formula Oro brake that it replaces.

The new hot ticket from Formula Brakes was their lightweight R1 model. They are supposed to weigh in at 270g. The R1 is a one piece forged PM caliper, and it uses an aluminum back plated organic pad. The master cylinder consists of a two piece radial master cylinder. The lever can be taken off easily without removing much of anything. The flip flop clamp style allows the lever to be moved to either side of the bars. The levers have a nice notch for your braking hand, and they seemed very ergonomic.

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