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2009 Interbike Update #7
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Pro’s Bikes
Mitch Delfs World Championships Kenda Morewood Makulu
Mitch’s world champs bike is mostly stock with a couple of changes. The headangle is tweaked slightly for more stability, the top tube was lengthened, and the chainstays were shortened slightly. This [...]
Helmet Camera
Embedded above is a compilation of helmet camera footage we captured at Windham. It shows most of what the place has to offer feature wise. Helmet cameras can be deceptive in showing scale, difficulty, and trail details so take it with a grain of salt.
Website: WindhamMountain.com - WindhamMountainBike.com
Gallery: Windham Mountain
Location:
Windham Mountain
Rt 23 West
Windham, NY [...]
Interbike Update #2
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Sunline
V-One Travel Guide $149.95
Sunline had a few new products on display at Interbike this year. One of the more interesting product they introduced was a new chainguide called the V-One Travel Guide. What makes this chainguide a little different from [...]
Helmet Camera
Embedded above is a compilation of helmet camera footage we captured at Whiteface. It shows most of what the place has to offer feature wise. Helmet cameras can be deceptive in showing scale, difficulty, and trail details so take it with a grain of salt.
Website: Whiteface Mountain Bike Park - Whiteface Mountain
Gallery: Whiteface Mountain [...]
The first race of the Pro Gravity Tour (Pro GRT) begins in Port Angeles, WA. Fluidride hosts this race as the #2 stop in their series. This race was important for U.S. Pro’s and Juniors. This race is one of the automatic qualifiers for a lucky Junior to represent the U.S. during the World [...]
Some of the products for our most viewed articles of 2008
2008 was a very successful year for us at SickLines.com. We’ve seen growth in every aspect and will continue along the same path. We thank everyone for visiting the site, adding comments, and telling others about our articles and resources.
2009 looks to be an even [...]
Conclusion:
MSRP: $2490 (Frame w/ Fox DHX 5.0) or $1950 Frame Only. Build kits also available.
(click to enlarge)
It’s great to ride a bike like this and remember what a solid DH bike feels like. There is a connected feeling with the bike that is not only predictable but makes it more enjoyable to ride. While it [...]
Pro’s and Con’s:
Pro’s
Durability – The Izimu frame has proven to be quite durable and there’s not much of anything on it to break off easily.
Simplicity – The SPI2 system works very well. It’s a simple system that keeps you and your bike on the trail and off the repair stand.
Lightweight – The Izimu is a [...]
The Ride:
The Morewood Izimu features 8” (203mm) of progressive travel. The B-Tune Vivid we mounted on the frame had a pretty good feel to it. Overall we felt that the Vivid offered a better ride over a stock FOX DHX 5 that we’ve also ridden on the Izimu. The RockShox Vivid 5.1 offered a nicer [...]
History:
Started in 1998, Morewood sought to build bikes that would keep you riding day in and out without the constant maintenance and frailty of other bikes. Morewood Bikes started with one man, Patrick Morewood. Ignoring the many titles Morewood riders have achieved, Patrick himself is a three time South African DH National Champion.
He applied his [...]
written by: J.V. Nixon
Introduction:
2008 Morewood Izimu (click to enlarge)
MSRP: $2490 (Frame w/ Fox DHX 5.0) or $1950 Frame Only
Morewood Bikes have been building downhill bikes for some time now. A small scale factory building handmade bikes out of South Africa, Patrick Morewood (3 time South African DH Champion) and company strive to bring you a [...]
Greg Minnaar - Giant Slalom Pro Men Winner
Friday’s Crankworx main event was the Giant Slalom. Pro’s and amateur’s alike pushed themselves to the limit down the longer than usual dual slalom track. Greg Minnaar beat out Brian Lopes to take the top spot for the Pro Men with Anneke Beerten winning for the Pro Women. [...]
2008 Norco VPS Fest
Nested away in Collingwood, Ontario, Blue Mountain hosted the 2008 Norco VPS Fest that took place on July 12th. Started in 2003, VPS fest was created to give back to the Norco consumers and give everyone excuse to ride together. VPS has a lot to offer as they give away [...]
2008 Products / 2009 Products / Clothing / Events / Products / Prototype / Review / Video Footage
July 1, 2008 0Starting 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 [...]
Pro’s and Con’s:
A few Pros
Durability “ The blindside is built strong and can take a good beating. It’s a durable bike and comes in at a very good weight for what it can handle.
headtube gussets for added strength and durability (click to enlarge)
Clean dropouts - The blindside has nice simple replaceable dropouts. 12mm or [...]
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