K9 has machined headset cups that allow bikes with 1.5″ headtubes to easily modify the head angle. With riders desiring slacker head angles (or steeper in some cases) from their current bikes, there aren’t many options built into most bikes that allow these riders to change their head angle. We’ve spent some time using the [...]
How do Banshee’s Wildcard, Corsair’s Konig, Intense’s SlopeStyle, Specialized’s SX Trail, and Transition’s BottleRocket stack up against each other?
We’ve had some time now on all of the park bikes. While we used essentially the same build kit across every bike, they certainly exhibited different characteristics the more we rode them. To wrap up our [...]
We’ve had a full year of riding time on e*thirteen’s LG1+ chainguide. It features many improvements over its predecessor LG1. The LG1+ is lighter, stiffer, easier to install, and more adaptable. You can check out our preview for specific details and read our full review in our latest special edition electronic magazine. If you’re interested [...]
With more than 20 different tapered and conversion headset configurations currently being used by bicycle manufacturers and the ongoing confusion and miss-identification of Semi-Integrated (ZeroStack™) and Integrated (IS) standards, Cane Creek pioneered the robust online Headset Fit Finder as a resource for the industry and consumers. www.headsetfitfinder.com
Body armor is something that is often hard to get right but POC has some history in the ski industry and brings some innovate ideas to their biking body armor. We’ve had some time on the POC Spine VPD Tee and inside you can see more about how it performed for us.
[Review: POC Spine VPD [...]
We previewed the new Manitou Dorado back in late February of 2009. Since then we’ve had a long full season on the fork. In our latest special edition electronic magazine we’ve put together a full review of the fork. We take a look at the good and the bad as well as include video from [...]
e*thirteen SRS+
Back in April we previewed e*thirteen’s redesigned SRS chainguide, now called the SRS+. In our latest special edition e-magazine we wrote a full review on its performance. Check out the review for our more information on how it performed.
[Review: e*thirteen SRS+]
2009 Products / 2010 Products / Bike Setup / Events / Guide / How-to / Products / Review
January 6, 2010 22009 was an exciting year. We took a look at a lot of different products, traveled to events, covered breaking news, and debuted our first electronic magazine. Check inside to see some of our most popular articles from 2009.
In our latest special edition e-magazine we reviewed Banshee’s dirt jump/4x bike the AMP. We’ve had the bike for awhile making updates to our Projects section. You can view the full review in our interactive e-magazine format or as Adobe PDF.
[Review: Banshee AMP - E-Magazine Version | PDF Version]
We’ve now added a downloadable Adobe PDF version of our Special Edition Electronic Magazine. There is a complete version with all the pages or you can download each of the articles separately. Check it out at the link below.
[SickLines Electronic Magazine - PDF Version]
[Read the full review: 2010 Intense 951]
Click ‘Continue Reading’ to see the photo gallery for more pictures.
SickLines Special Edition Electronic Magazine
Bandwith intensive, video infused, and lots of reviews on the latest gear from 2009 and 2010.
Intense 951, Morewood Makulu, Manitou Dorado, Banshee Amp, new direct mount stems, insight from Jill Kintner & Martin Whiteley, MRP History, 2010 brakes, LG1+ & SRS+ reviews, and much much more.
This electronic edition will be available [...]
Short travel full suspension bikes are quite popular amongst park / lift assisted riders for a wide variety of reasons. We’ve decided to build a few up with a static build kit to see how a select group of frames stack up and compare against each other.
The fourth bike we selected to look at is [...]
Knolly sent through some information on a promotional deal they’re offering to riders who are looking to get on their Podium bike for 2010 in North America. Details inside.
For 2009 Specialized revised their venerable SX Trail model. They have incorporated many functional changes into this new frame that many riders will welcome with open arms. Poised and ready to be ridden as hard as you’d like. Check inside to see our full review.
[2009 Specialized SX Trail I Review]
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