DI.A 2018

Design & Innovation Award 2018 Winners – Category Components

16.01.2018
by Design & Innovation Award
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The Design & Innovation Award is more than just an award. It’s the only award to feature comprehensive review, highlight potential and discuss the true value of innovation. The award team has once more invested more than 6,000 working hours to analyse the most exciting products of 2018 for you. Here we present to you the components that secured the coveted Design & Innovation Award.

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DI.A 2018 winner – 3T STRADA Overdrive und Bailout Road 11 speed cassette

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DI.A 2018 winner – 3T Superghiaia Handlebar

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DI.A 2018 winner – bike ahead composites THEsixspokes biturboRoad

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DI.A 2018 winner – Bontrager XXX Saddle

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DI.A 2018 winner – DT Swiss ERC 1100 DICUT

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DI.A 2018 winner – DT Swiss PR 1400 Dicut OXiC

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DI.A 2018 winner – Easton CINCH Power Meter Spindle

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DI.A 2018 winner – FAZUA evation

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DI.A 2018 winner – Selle Italia SP-01 Tekno Superflow

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DI.A 2018 winner – SRAM RED eTap HRD

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DI.A 2018 winner – Tune Leichtes Stück seatpost

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DI.A 2018 winner – Zipp 454 NSW Carbon Clincher Disc brake

Photos: Daniel Geiger

Design & Innovation Award 2018 Special Issue

Find more information on the Design & Innovation Award 2018 and all awarded products in our special issue in the digital app format. Download the app for iOS or Android to read all articles on your tablet or smartphone.

The articles from the special issue will also be published gradually on the DI.A overview page, head to design-innovation-award.com to learn more about all awarded products.

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