Ciamillo’s Lunocet Takes Cycling Bits for a Swim

There’s nothing to say about this. Bikerumor: This is not cycling news.

Ciamillo AKA Zero Gravity brakes. So yes, after a fashion it is cycling news. Although Tyler could have explained that with an intro paragraph.

How to get Eaten by a Shark, chapter 1…

That thing looks like a Pinarello tt frame. The tri geeks will love it.

Cool, but I don’t really see the point. If you’re spending lots of time in the water, regular fins are probably more efficient. Not to mention you won’t destroy a pair of cycling shoes in the process…
But, I guess if you want to look like a mermaid, more power to ya.

Jeez guys. He mounted cycling shoes via some kind of cleat interface and he made lustworthy brakes 10 years ago. This company has had a few missteps but this is as cycling related at the multiple posts about concept art students bikes that will never be built or ridden.

I don’t want to read a blog that doesn’t post things because they aren’t “related to cycling enough.” If it’s slightly related, and kinda cool, I for one would love to hear about it. And besides, the Lunocet is cycling related on a number of fronts. First, the device takes a very important bit of cycling technology and applies it to another field. That’s interesting. Second, like Ciamillo or not, Ted’s company created one of the most popular after market bike bits of the decade and pretty much launched “WW tuning” into the mainstream. If he’s also machining a trans-Atlantic submarine and a human dolphin fin in the same shop as his brakes, you’re damn right I wanna know about it.

I will say though, I’d rather have seen a more in-depth writeup on the history of the Lunocet project. This is not the first-gen lunocet, nor even the second I believe. You used to be able to customize the colors of the hardware, just like the brakes! They’ve been available for purchase in their various forms for years now, and the evolution of its design is quite interesting.

You don’t like that it’s not cycling related, yet you click on the article and comment on the article. Here’s an idea, just don’t click on the article!

OMG! I’ve seen it all now. Just think of all the tri geeks with this!

Jonesy,

Please contact me at tciamillo@gmail.com.
Thanks,
Ted Ciamillo

I agree with pmurf. An article that discusses more of the history of the Lunocet, or more to the point, a history of adapting cycling technology to swimming fins would be more interesting. The Lunocet is not the only example of this adaptation. Another product called the X-20 monofin uses Shimano cycling shoes mated to what is called a DOL-Fin Hydrofoil for freediving applications. A similar product called the X-15 monofin is used for scuba diving. There are several videos on YouTube that indicate the cycling shoe thing can work quite well for swimming and diving fins. This article was more of an advertisement for the Lunocet.