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Allout Grease Premier
Friday, January 26th, 2007The third production from Theo Dillworth and All Out Productions promises to be the best greasy film created yet—based on this trailer anyhow. This is Nor-Cal riding at its finest bumping along to a smooth urban rhythm. Watch as Theo orchestrates the riders like puppets on a string to create another stunning piece of [...]
Brodie Bikes Sponsorship
Friday, January 26th, 2007Brodie bicycles is accepting sponsorship requests for teams and clubs. We are looking for organized, well spoken ambassadors to represent Brodie at races, freeride competitions, jump jams and any other local, provincial or national events in their area. Wherever possible, the team or club will have some degree of affiliation with a local Brodie dealer. [...]
Freeride Friday
Friday, January 26th, 2007Every 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, [...]
JD Swanguen signs with Cove Bikes
Thursday, January 25th, 2007Cove Bikes has added American weapon JD Swanguen to its growing list of superstars. JD will represent the Cove in all aspects gravity and freeride for the next 2 years.
“Cove Bikes is stoked to work with JD, he is an unbelievably talented rider from such an important market; he is going to be a huge [...]
Nipple Holder
Thursday, January 25th, 2007This is for all you wheel builder’s, or wheel builders in training. If you’ve ever lost a nipple inside a rim, you know the frustration. Dirt Rag posted up a tip of how to avoid that.
Its a pretty simple design, and works well but i’ve found that if you use an old [...]
Ryder Kasprick Back with Iron Horse for 07
Wednesday, January 24th, 2007Islandia, New York (January 23, 2007) Iron Horse Bicycles and Monster Energy sign Ryder Kasprick for 2007.
Ryder will be pushing gravity’s limits onboard dw-link Iron Horse MkIII, 6POINT, and Sunday suspension frames and Chimpira and Sachem hardtails at slopestyles, dirt jump comps, and jams throughout North America and Europe. He will start the 2007 [...]
Canfield Brothers Lucky
Wednesday, January 24th, 2007Here’s some new pictures and information on the new Canfield Brothers Lucky Frame.
Geometry
Adjustable Travel – 7.09†(180mm) to 8.15†(207mm)
Bottom Bracket Height – 14â€
Chain Stay Length – 17.0â€
Head Angle with a 570mm A to C Fork (8â€) = 66 deg. (7â€) = 67 deg.
Small:
Actual Seat tube – 15â€
Effective Top tube – 22â€
Medium:
Actual Seat tube – [...]
Nicolas Vouilloz Returns to the WC Circuit in 2007
Wednesday, January 24th, 2007More confirmation that Nicolas Vouilloz, 10 time downhill world champion, is making his return to the World Cup Circuit!
“This year the rumours are coming true. We just received word in from trusted sources inside Nico’s pit that he will be making a return to the full world cup circuit in 2007. No more information is [...]
Cove Shocker Review
Wednesday, January 24th, 2007Decentworld threw a leg over the Cove Shocker and put it through its paces. See what they had to say on it.
“The feel and ride, which I hope is sort of described above, is a little duller that say a single pivot bike, however it’s still evolving enough to give you some work to [...]
Banshee Wildcard Geometry
Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007Tentative Geometry for the Banshee Wildcard has been set. See below and comment on the banshee blog here if you’ve got suggestions to change it!
2008 Banshee Wildcard
Tire size
Rear Suspension
Fork Travel
Head Angle
Seat Angle
BB Height
26×2.5 F&R
6.5″ (165mm)
7″
67
73
14.5″
6″
68
74
14.1″
26×2.5 F&R
5″ (127mm)
6″
67
73
13.9″
5″
68
74
13.5″
Small
Medium
Large
Top Tube
21.9″ (556mm)
23.1″ (587mm)
24.3″(616mm)
Seat Tube
14.5″ (368mm)
15″ (381mm)
16″ (406mm)
Chain Stay Length
16.8″ (426mm)
Standover
27.5 - 27.8 (697-722mm
27.6-28.6″ (699-724mm)
27.8-28.8″ (700-726mm)
Wheelbase
43.5″ (1104mm)
44.7 (1135mm)
45.8 [...]
Straitline Pedal Preview
Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007Bikemag previewed some of the Straitline pedals and have their initial thoughts on these sweet pedals!
“Their pedals appear to be nicely manufactured with a high-quality anodized finish and laser etched logos. Chamfered and broken edges are found all around to illustrate Straitline’s attention to detail.”
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Previous Coverage
Review: Straitline Brake Lever
Straitline Stem Preview
Straitline Pedal Preview
Industry Nine - On the test rig
Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007We’ve got some the baddest wheels on the planet. Industry Nine’s. Gorgeous craftsmanship and some stellar attention to detail. Do they work just as well? Look for a detailed review in the future.
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Previous Coverage
Industry Nine Interbike 2006
Industry Nine: Reinventing the Wheel
Avent Vandal Prototype Pics
Monday, January 22nd, 2007Decline has some info on the prototype ride from Avent. The San Diego, CA based company has redesigned the swingarm on the Vandal and have incorporated a trick new hanger concept. The rider has the choice of running a hanger and standard derailleur or taking it off and mounting a Saint directly. Check the rest [...]
Rip.tv Updated
Monday, January 22nd, 2007Well, another 72 hours has passed and rip.tv has upated again! Watch the next episode of drop in and make sure to check out the latest Rip News which says that my boy Nicolas Vouilloz is back for 2007.
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Previous Coverage
Nicolas wins Mega Avalanche
Weight Section Update
Monday, January 22nd, 2007If you haven’t checked it out, the weight gallery has been updated since its inception and more is coming soon! If you’ve got parts to add send an email
Thanks to those who have sent in stuff so far!
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