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Review: Fox Rampage Helmet
Thursday, November 23rd, 2006Bikemagic reviewed the Fox Rampage helmet and it looks to be pretty good in their book.
“It obviously shares styling cues with Fox MX lids, but the fibreglass shell has been slimmed down and an array of ventilation ports have been added. All up weight is 1,165g, which compared to the recently tested Specialized Deviant is [...]
2007 Orange Bikes
Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006Orange has updated their webpage to include their full 2007 lineup. Check it out!
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It’s Coming…
Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006We’ve been ripping on it and we’ll be telling you all about what we think soon!
Banshee Chaparral
NSX 9 - Trails, Tales and Other Lies Teaser
Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006Check out the NSX 9 (North Shore Extreme) trailer over at NSMB. There’s some pretty sick footage in the video of the shore including a +40ft drop and more. Check it out
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Dirt Magazine : 10 years old
Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006Visit the fellas over at Dirt for their 10yr birthday on Dec. 3rd
They’ll be showing ‘Earthed 4: Death or Glory’ (world premier) + lots more!
View This Video on You Tube
Earthed 4 trailer
Downhill Racer 2006
Tuesday, November 21st, 2006Over at Descent World, Jon B. showed off a little gem that looks to be quite good. Check the trailer out below
“Filmed with a documentary style Mark and the lads at DH Racer HQ have created a snapshot of the 2006 season…shot mostly in Scotland (of course) it details all of the SDA Downhill [...]
Loeka: Christmas made easy & a new mailing list
Tuesday, November 21st, 2006Loeka Clothing (pronounced Low-ka), a new women’s only mountain bike clothing company based in Vancouver, British Columbia is proud to announce their new gift card program for the holiday season. Are you stuck for a present idea? Guys, have no idea what to get your significant other? Well look no further, visit [...]
Rohloff Speed Hub Article
Monday, November 20th, 2006Si over at Descent World has written a lengthy article on the Rohloff Speedhub technology. Si himself tests out the system on a Nicolai Argon FR and also had James Williams talk about his experiences with running the hub on a Specialized Big Hit. Both were impressed with the simplicity and durability of the set [...]
Morewood 2007
Sunday, November 19th, 2006Morewood has updated their webpage to reflect their 2007 updates. Check out http://www.morewoodbikes.com to see the new catalog! In addition to the new catalog you can now use their custom bikelab to price out a new morewood!
Review: Rogue MTB Flow Glove
Friday, November 17th, 2006Gloves aren’t exactly the most essential item when mountain biking. We all rode bikes for years as little kids with no gloves and never thought anything of it. You’d occasionally ride too much and get blisters or take a spill and scrape up your hand but that made you tougher right? Fast forward to the [...]
Review: Kenda Small Block 8 Tire
Friday, November 17th, 2006Bikemag did a writeup of the Kenda Small Block 8 tire. It appears to be a dream to corner and John Tomac and the guys at Kenda worked hard at developing it. Eric Carter used these tires to edge out Brian Lopes in mountain-cross national championship but every tire has [...]
Freeride Friday
Friday, November 17th, 2006Every Friday we will post a few videos for you to look at that we’ve found on the Internet that are fun to watch (especially if you’re bored at work). If you click on Freeride Friday category to the right of this page you can see previous Freeride Friday videos.
If you have any suggestions, [...]
Review: Giro Hex
Thursday, November 16th, 2006The Hex is Giro’s answer to the budget minded rider that still wants some high end style and features without breaking the bank. Bike Mag took a look at the Hex and found that it’s a very worthy helmet. The Hex sports 21 vents and weighs almost the same as the far more expensive Xen. [...]
Ultimate Table Top Scale
Thursday, November 16th, 2006If you’re looking to get your hands on a small table top scale, check out the Ultimate Table Top Scale. We got a hold of one and you can read our review on it here
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New Course Video Footage: Ray’s Indoor MTB Park
Wednesday, November 15th, 2006We visited Ray’s Indoor MTB park during the opening weekend and shot a lot of video and took a good amount of pictures. Ray’s MTB Indoor Park is loacated in Clevland, OH and it features a lot of different man made objects for you to refine your skills.
It features a pump track, skinny’s, drops, [...]
