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Preview: 2008 Formula ONE Disc Brakes
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008Formula has answered many riders’ requests and now have some new brakes that are aimed at the more gravity enthused. The Puro/Bianco series are some of the best brakes money can buy and I’ve been impressed with them since I started using them. The two new brakes, The ONE, and The Mega share [...]
Bike Build: Project 37.5lb Blindside (part 2)
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008The last 4 pages are now added so you can see the rest of the build writeup. A full review of the Blindside will be in around April. Check it out and let us know what you think about it.
FRO Neck Protect
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008Descent World has a writeup on the FRO Neck Protect. Danny Hart has been on one as well as a few other riders. He has a writeup of it on his page. Seems similar in function to the Leatt Brace that many downhillers will be sporting this year including Cedric Gracia to [...]
Morewood + Team Pyrenees + BOS Engineering
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008For 2008, Morewood has a few new weapons in their arsenal. Andre Van Aarde passed along some info on some upcoming news that is pretty great for Morewood.
Mongoose Demo Weekend @ Rays MTB
Monday, January 28th, 2008Chris at Mongoose passed along a little writeup & video they put together from the Rays Mongoose Demo weekend. They had a prototype 2009 Nugget there and Willem Cooper put together a video of the festivities.
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Mongoos EC-D 2007 Review
Mongoose Interbike 2007
Bike Build: Project 37.5lb Blindside
Monday, January 28th, 2008So the first three build pages of our little project Blindside are now up. The last four pages will be available tomorrow. Enjoy and let us know what you think about it.
Video: Stars & Bars Trailer #2
Thursday, January 24th, 2008Theo’s got another sick trailer for you all to check out from alloutproductions.
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Stars and Bars Trailer #1
Trek’s New Session 8
Thursday, January 24th, 2008The new Trek Session 8. Saw this over on mtbr, check it out. Pick up the latest decline magazine to check it out.
Tyler Morland’s Bikes (STD, Hustler)
Thursday, January 24th, 2008Whistler Mountain Bike has a little interview with Tyler Morland up and he showcases his STD winter bike, some of his parts/gear, and the new Cove Hustler. With the lack of current information on the Cove website its nice to hear Tyler run down some of the details on their more current bikes.
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Santa Cruz Tech Info Documents
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008If you haven’t checked lately, Santa Cruz has updated their Tech Info section for most of their bikes. They’ve included overhaul and seasonal maintenance documents with lots of detail. They include step by step instructions with great pictures and a list of all of the tools you’ll need.
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Review: Shimano SH-MP66L Shoes / PD-M647 DX Pedals
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008Check inside as we take a look at the Shimano SH-MP66L clipless shoes and the PD-M647 clipless pedals. These parts are made to excel on the 4x/Slalom/BMX/DH track and worked well during our testing. Read more about these goods inside.
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Shimano SH-MP56L shoes
Clay Porter’s F1rst Movie Trailer
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008Clay has released the official trailer for his upcoming movie; F1rst. There are some pretty good looking shots in the trailer. The premiere is set to be on April 18th in Monterey, CA. Click the link below to download the trailer.
Update: The website is now fully launched as well - http://www.f1rstmovie.com/
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Minnaar and Hamilton team up for Downhill Camp
Monday, January 21st, 2008Greg Minnaar and Gene Hamilton team up for Downhill Camp at Bootleg Canyon
World Champion Greg Minnaar is teaming up with Gene Hamilton of BetterRide for a three day downhill mountain bike camp in Boulder City, NV at Bootleg Canyon. This is an amazing opportunity to learn from one of the most experienced coaches in [...]
Video: Northwest Dirt Culture III (Trailer #2)
Friday, January 18th, 2008
The Northwest Dirt Culture III video is shaping up nicely.Previous Coverage
Northwest Dirt Culture III (Trailer #1)
Jeff Lenosky Signature Straitline Pedal
Friday, January 18th, 2008Straitline Components has had Jeff Lenosky on board for awhile now and they’ve got a killer set of pedals they’re doing for him that color matches his Giant STP. You can pick up a set of these soon but they’ll only be available in limited numbers.
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Straitline Pedal Review
