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.
Words by Connor Macleod. Photos by Derek Dix.
Date: 2010-07-07
When a Handjob won’t do and picking up a STD is out of the question, it’s time to take another look at the G-Spot. For 2010, Cove completely redesigned the venerable G-Spot from the loam up.
The biggest change for the G-Spot is the suspension design. Gone is the rocker arm linkage with pivots on the seat stays and around the bottom bracket, in favour of the same floating pivot point suspension design as its big brother, the Shocker. So, how does this new version of a Shore classic ride? Good question… (more…)
On a track created espacially for the event, of 300 m long ,160 m of difference in level ,100 m wide and completaly reshaped by the Châtel’s Bikes Patrols and RadicalFilms Riders, professional and amateur Riders will have to prove their multivalency in their way of “droping and riding”.
Santacruz are releasing a new free ride bike called the ‘Driver 8′.
As the name suggests it is an 8″ travel bike based on the legendary V-10.
Here’s some spec and pricing from Rob Roskopp (it’s in dollars but it’ll give you an idea)
The new Driver 8 is our newest freeride bike. It offer’s a low leverage ratio, making a more playful bike when jumping or stunt riding. With the ability to raise or lower the seatpost 7″‘s you can go anywhere on this bike!
- 8″ rear travel, lower leverage ratio
- 2nd Generation VPP
- grease ports w/ 8 bearings in lower link for ultimate durability
- carbon upper link
- 7″ of seatpost adjustability, so you can ride it back up the mountain
- built in rear fender
- 1.5″ headtube
- maxxle rearend
