Day 2: Pivot Cycles Firebird and Knolly

Knolly’s newest downhill race prototype

There’s a good bit of new stuff still to come. Pivot Cycles and Knolly have got some new bikes they’ve designed that were quite interesting. Check inside for more info.

Pivot Firebird

The Pivot Cycles Firebird is new this year and aims to be a bike for the all mountain / trail and freerider. See more info inside on the Firebird.

Knolly’s newest DH race prototype

Knolly has set out to make a DH race bike. With goals of sub 11.5lbs while still utilizing their dual four bar linkage system, they plan to embody all the features everyone loves about Knolly into a dependable and very capable DH race bike. See more info on the DH race prototype here.

Day 1:

2009 Turner DHR

For 2009, Turner bikes have adopted the dw-link technology on their entire lineup. The DHR pictured is the new 2009 version and has high expectations from both Dave Turner and Dave Weagle. See more on the 2009 DHR here.

e.thirteen’s newest chainguides

e.thirteen components have revised their chainguides for 2009. Needless to say, they’ve reworked just about everything about their SRS/LG.1 guides to not only reduce the weight of their chain retention systems, but also reduce their complexity. See more on the 2009 e.13 products here.

Twenty6’s new boxxer direct mount stem (click to enlarge)

Tyler at twenty6 products was showing off some new parts and one of the neat ones he had to show off was a direct mount boxxer stem. It will be made of 6061 aluminum. The weight is said to be quite low at 130g and offers a wide variety of adjustment options in terms of length (45mm, 50mm, 55mm).

adjustable detail (click to enlarge)

Check the Twenty6 Interbike Gallery for more pics of special edition Rallye pedals, Wood grain prototype, and grind plate.