Posts Tagged 'downhill'

SRAM X0 Downhill Groupset

June 30 2011 No Commented

Meet the latest addition to the versatile 2012 XO family, featuring SRAM’s first carbon downhill race crank and DH-specific derailleur. The rear derailleur is designed to provide fast and precise shifts for the close ratio cassettes used on DH race bikes, 4X and jump bikes. The 2012 X0 DH drivetrain provides a new level of crank stiffness and shifting reliability for the most aggressive terrain. The sub-800g carbon crank has been developed and proven by top World Cup pros in the most extreme conditions imaginable.

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Orange Patriot prototype spotted?

February 25 2011 2 Commented

The bike that Joe Barnes rode to 6th in elite (15th overall) in the Simply Downhill round #1 this weekend could well be the new Orange Patriot prototype. (more…)

Mark Weir Signs with Cannondale

February 11 2011 No Commented

Courtesy of Decline magazine >

After months of talk, Mark Weir and his fellow teammates, Jason Moeschler and Ben Cruz, will be riding for Cannondale.

The trio will be racing and product testing the new Jekyll and Claymore bike for 2011.

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“September, the best time to ride!”

October 15 2010 No Commented

Some inspirational stuff from Jonny Coté in pinkbike.com

September, the best time to ride!

by Jonny Coté

Oct 15, 2010

My goal for September was to ride my bike everyday. I’ve wanted to do that for a while now, but it’s not that easy when you are working full time. The goal was to get in really good shape while having fun, as I can’t stand going at the gym and pedaling on a bike that goes nowhere. It would take both of my bikes and all of my good friends to make it happen, but I was going to ride a LOT in September, or Epictember as I remember it now.

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Marzocchi 888 at Interbike

September 30 2010 No Commented

From PinkBike.com >

Marzocchi was at Interbike 2010 showing off some eye catching forks, including the new 2011 Works 888 EVO Ti that was adorned with an incredibly trick looking set of colored ti-nitrate coated stanchions. While they also had their new nickel plated Corsa Super Leggera XC fork in the booth, you guys may be more excited by the sight of their 2012 888 EVO with gold, hard anodized stanchions. Photos, info, and audio inside!

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More details on the Transition TR250

August 12 2010 No Commented

Purpose – Versatility

Transition was looking to design a versatile bike for downhill, freeride, park, and shuttle riders who enjoy riding aggressively but may not want a pure bred 8″ travel downhill race bike. The geometry on the TR250 will be a bit less aggressive than the TR450 and will maintain a similar suspension feel as its big brother but in a shorter travel version. The current prototype has some initial suppleness with some progression in the suspension design to help it track good in rough terrain as well as take bigger hits without upsetting the rider much like their TR450 bike does.

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Shimano XTR 2011 by NSMB.com

August 12 2010 No Commented

Words by Stuart Kernaghan. Photos by Stuart Kernaghan. (www.nsmb.com)
Date: 2010-08-10

Shimano launched its flagship XTR mountain bike component group in 1991, and over the last 20 years, it has become the standard for high performance. The group originally consisted of a modest array of parts – disc brakes and wheelsets weren’t available way back then – but now incorporates a complete drivetrain system (shifters, front and rear derailleur, chain, cassette, crankset, chainrings and pedals), hubs and rims, and disc brakes.

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Contour HD mounting options

July 19 2010 No Commented

Words by Lee Lau. Photos by Lee Lau (unless noted).
Date: 2009-08-06

In my Initial review of the Vholdr ContourHD I canvassed technical specifications and said: “A more involved review to follow will look at the Vholdr ContourHD for use primarily in the sport of freeride/downhill mountain biking. It will also suggest some easy-to-implement mounting option modifications”. The purpose of this follow-up article is to fulfil these goals.

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Schnell’s BlackBox Lyrik

July 15 2010 No Commented

It may well be RockShox’s answer to Fox’s Kashima Coat fork stanchion coating – a slick mirrored black finish, which was spotted on Ross Schnell’s Lyrik fork at last weekend’s Downieville Classic. (more…)