Here’s some pictures from the 2009 interbike show in Las Vegas. I’m not in the bike industry, but was lucky enough to have a friend in the industry who could get me in! I felt like a kid in a candy store. Monday and Tuesdays were the outdoor demo days at Boulder canyon just outside Vegas. Lots of fun single track, a downhill course (with shuttle), BMX track, and a few miles of freshly paved road. Toss in most every bike you could think of from vendors like Specialized, Trek, Ellsworth, Cannondale, Santa Cruz, Yeti to name a few and you had cycle geek nirvana! I spent most of Monday riding as many mountain bikes as my legs could handle around the trails. Not being much of a downhiller and watching as they brought down multiple “casualties” I didn’t get up the nerve to try a run….maybe next year. Tuesday was spent riding the multi-thousand dollar road bikes and the assorted “other” breeds of bike like electric assist, elliptical, off road unis, incumbents, etc. Wednesday and Thursday was spent at the convention center at the Sands casino walking the indoor show. Not as fun, but enjoyable non the less. Hope you like the photos!
Saint Bike - Looking an aweful lot like a Yeti 303 or a Knolly
littermag.com have an article on the prototype Santa Cruz V10 for 2009/2010
To me it looks an awful lot like the recently announced Driver 8 (see other post). It will be interesting to see what the major differences are… other than that seat tube angle!
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
