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Review: Po1nt One Racing Split Second Stem
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008Point One Racing Split Second Stem
In the highly competitive parts market innovation, precision, and performance are all key aspects needed for a successful product. Point One Racing embodies these core values and produces their products 100% in the USA. We’ve had some time to test out their Split Second stem to see how well this [...]
Syncros Fixed Flat Top Handlebar
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008Many riders today prefer a very low cockpit height for their style of riding. Syncros as well as a few other companies offer some super low rise handlebars to allow for minimum cockpit elevation. Check inside to read about Syncros’ 0 degree rise handlebar the Fixed Flat Top.
2009 Norco Launch
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008Norco’s 2009 37.5 lb Team DH
Norco’s 2009 product launch has been going on in Whistler earlier this month. Norco has unveiled their very colorful and curvy bike lineup. Products of note is their new 5″ travel Empire 5 that Ben Boyko will be piloting as well as their new Team DH bike and Vixa women’s [...]
2009 Kona Product Launch
Monday, July 14th, 20082009 Kona Stab
Over the weekend Kona launched their 2009 product line in La Molina, Spain. Their line up looks like much of the same we’re used to with updated graphics and part specs. There were a few new models on display such as the One20 (5″ travel trail design) and Minxy (ladies freeride specific). Singletrack [...]
More 2009 Specialized Lineup Info
Thursday, July 10th, 20082009 Specialized SX Trail
More and more information on Specialized’s 2009 lineup has been trickling out. NSMB and Bike Radar have both published articles about the new SX Trail and Big Hit. NSMB’s article focuses on the details of the SX Trail solely, while Bike Radar’s article does an overview of the SX Trail, Big Hit, [...]
Review: RockGardn TrailStar Chest Protector
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008The fine folks at RockGardn have been known to put together some impressive armor.  Whether its body armor, helmets, knee/shin guards, or clothing, RockGardn has got a rationale behind their functional designs. Check out what we thought of their new TrailStar inside.
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2009 Avid Elixir CR
Sunday, July 6th, 2008Sram has a new brake called the Elixir CR. They designed it to provide more power, control, and comfort. Gone is the Avid Juicy Carbon and in its place is what seems to be a much improved brake that has some very nice features and changes to improve upon the Juicy design.
They showed [...]
Review: Lowepro Fastpack 250
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008Lowepro Fastpack 250
Traveling with a laptop, SLR camera, accessories, and other travel items can be quite a pain due to the amount of bags and packing involved. Lowepro created a line of bags specifically made to make this easier handle. Take a look at our review to see what we thought about Lowepro’s laptop and [...]
Month In Review: April May June
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008Starting this month we’re going to create a monthly post of the top content on Sick Lines. We’ll give you a rundown of the important news, reviews, previews, events and much more than happened over the course of the month. We understand that our readers don’t always get to check Sick Lines as much as [...]
2009 Mavic Deemax Gets Overhauled
Monday, June 30th, 20082009 Mavic Deemax
Bikeradar has got some information up on an updated Deemax wheelset from Mavic. The updated wheelset features a new freehub, upgraded hubset, more engagement, lighter weight, better spoke retention, and much more.
“The weight comes off from nearly every component: the rims are treated to a new spined Inter Spoke Milling (ISM) treatment, [...]
GT Fury 2009: DHi Replacement
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008For 2009 GT will replace the DHi shown above with a full carbon model
BikeMag has got the scoop on a new bike from GT called the Fury that features a full carbon fiber frame.
“The single biggest news from the GT Bicycles 2009 product release, currently underway in Livigno, Italy, is the new Fury downhill bike. [...]
Sneak Peek: 2009 Commencal
Thursday, June 19th, 2008For 2009, Commencal has reworked a lot of their bikes. They sent over some information and we asked a few additional questions on the Supreme DH to give you guys a bit more information. Check it out inside.
2009 Specialized Enduro SX Spotted!
Monday, June 16th, 20082009 Specialized Enduro SX
This past weekend, we spotted Mr. Sloan riding what looks to be a new 2009 Specialized SX at Whistler in a nice bright orange color.
The one he was riding looks to have a 1.5″ lower cup and a 1 1/8″ upper cup as well as a few other curvy modifications. We’ll see [...]
Republik MTB Apparel
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008A while back Matt Sweeney from Republik MTB out of Bend, Oregon contacted us about looking at their gear. Being the curious lot that we are we had Matt send us over some Republik gear for us to check out. With a progressive attitude and clean designs Republik is a MTB clothing company to look [...]
Preview: e.thirteen Staccato 8 Pedals
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008e.thirteen debuted their Staccato 8 pedal (pl. stac·ca·tos) at the U.S. Open this year and it drew quite a bit of attention. With shoe technology improving, more and more riders are picking flat pedals in every cycling discipline. e.thirteen has announced that their new pedal is due out late 2008.
Interestingly enough, the top 3 [...]
