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Dobermann Prototype Evolved
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008The first Dobermann full suspension (single speed 4130 Cromo) prototype has evolved a bit since its birth and is coming along well. Read more about it on the Dobermann Blog.
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What the Pro’s Ride: Sam Hill’s Iron Horse Sunday
Monday, May 5th, 2008Sam Hill’s 2008 Race Bike
Sam Hill looks poised to be on point again this year on the downhill WC circuit. It should be a great season. Inside are some spy shots of his 2008 race bike that Stefano sent us from the Val Di Sole Worlds Test Event where Hill dominated the Pro […]
Review: Canfield Brothers One
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008Canfield Brothers have got a lot of new bikes this year and we’ve had some time on their prototype bike called the One. Inside you’ll find our review of it and a small bike build segment showcasing some of the parts we equipped it with. It’s a short link 4-Bar (VPP) bike that […]
New Corsair Prototypes: Crown and the Marque
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008Corsair has updated their flickr gallery to include the downhill bike (Crown), as well as their all mountain one (Marque). The production versions are still being etched out so expect to see some small changes as they dial in the geometry and more. Follow the more link to see more pictures in their […]
KVR Gearbox
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008Orme.tv sent over a link to their Sea Otter coverage (1, 2) and they’ve got some good pictures including some of a sweet V-Boxx 9psd gearbox bike called the KVR. He’s even got an Obtainium TI spring on it.
See more pictures from Sea Otter over at Orme.tv’s Sea Otter gallery (1, 2)
Two New Prototype Yeti’s: 303R-DH / 303R-SS
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008Yeti brought out a few prototypes at Sea Otter this year that needless to say turned a few heads.
Yeti 303R-SS, one of three prototypes spotted at Sea Otter
Details are still obviously being determined and both bikes are in different prototype phases. They are quite interesting however in the implementation of the rail system Yeti […]
Morewood Proto DH Bike
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008So we sought out some more information from Morewood awhile back on their latest prototype. You’ve no doubt seen some shot in spy photo’s from various races around South Africa over the last twelve months (Yes, it has been out and about for that long more or less). Details inside.
Morewood has tried quite […]
Banshee Legend MK I
Thursday, March 13th, 2008The guys over at Banshee sent over some information on their latest and greatest. There will be 50 selected riders on them this year before its available to the masses in 2009. Check out some of the first shots inside of the Legend!
Disclaimer: Make sure you have some Kleenex handy
Banshee Bikes set […]
2008 Rocky Mountain Flatline 3
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008For 2008, Rocky Mountain Bikes sought out to create a new platform to replace the RMX and the Switch. The Flatline has its mass low and utilizes a swing link actuated single pivot to dial in the suspension feel. It utilizes their LC2R (Low Center Counter Rotating) system to create a rising rate […]
BOS Engineering: Stoy & Idylle
Monday, March 3rd, 2008BOS Engineering has come in swinging to the high-end consumer market with a downhill shock and a downhill fork. Rough translation inside. Available soon. English page is also now available here with details.
S** Toy (Stoy) Rear Shock
BOS Stoy (Sex Toy) Rear Shock
Successor of the DH07, Stoy is the new damper BOS descent. […]
2009 Commencal Supreme DH: Animal Race Bike 2008
Thursday, February 28th, 2008Browsing TractionMag, and saw a link to the Commencal Owners Club showing off a new Animal DH bike for 2008, the 2009 Supreme DH. Looks like Gee, Dan, and Rachel will be on these new rides this year. Check out the Traction mag link as well for more info on it. Killer!
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PUSH Industries 4 Way Damping Rock Shox Vivid + More
Thursday, February 21st, 2008Darren passed along some information on some of their latest and greatest…
PUSH - to put forth vigorous or persistent efforts.
PUSH Vivid 4 way shock
As we move further into 2008 PUSH Industries is excited to announce a new development program geared specifically towards the Downhill Racing segment of the marketplace.
Darren Murphy from PUSH commented, “Our goal […]
2008 Team Lapierre : Saab Salomon
Monday, January 7th, 2008Team Lapierre sent through some images/info on their new bikes the team will be on in 2008. The team powered by Saab Salomon will be using this model derived from Nicolas Vouilloz and World Cup races. Many changes have transpired and the prototype is still being tested intensely for a future version. […]
Banshee Bikes Amp Dirt Jumping Frame
Friday, December 14th, 2007Banshee’s got a new Dirt Jumping frame finally and it looks great. It should make for a nice dirt jumper / slalom bike without breaking the bank. Prototype picture below and more at the Banshee Blog.
4.6lbs claimed weight
ISCG-05 mounts
Horizontal dropouts
Integrated 1 1/8 headset
Hydroformed tubing
Geometry
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Dobermann prototype short travel fully
Monday, September 17th, 2007It seems like everyone is starting to build short travel fully’s! Dobermann’s got a new prototype they’re working on that fits in this category. 3-4″ travel. Check it out the rough prototype so far. It’ll be interesting to see if this fully will require a single speed tensioner or not.
The prototype […]
