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Archive for April, 2008

Truvativ brings some style to the Stylo

Truvativ has brought its Stylo line to the forefront by giving the line OCT technology. The result is a lighter and stiffer crankset, and variations are being offered to cater to the XC and all-mountain crowds.

Your bike is fat

This heavily modified product of Sebastian Roth’s hard work has resulted in a bike weighing an incredible 13.52 lbs. What started life as a Scott Scale has ended up as one of the lightest mountain bikes ever built.

Jack of all trades: Avid’s new Elixir brakes

Avid showed off their new Elixir brakes at Sea Otter. The Elixir boats more power and better modulation than the Juicy line, while managing to shed some weight at the same time.

Red Bull Rampage returning for 2008

The Red Bull Rampage will be resurrected from the freeriding history books this October. The idea of good old fashioned Utah hucking mixed with fresh riders and styles has us drooling in anticipation.

New Ellsworth Moment gets official

The rumored new version of the Ellsworth Moment has arrived, and it’s a looker. Lighter weight and other refinements mean that the new Moment won’t be all show, either.

How do we look?

You’ve probably noticed that we’ve given the site a major facelift. The layout is cleaner, images are bigger, and (we think) the result is a big improvement. With that in mind, there are definitely going to be some growing pains, so bear with us until we work out the bugs. We promise it’ll be worth […]

Trek’s new Session 88 unveiled at Sea Otter

Trek has finally launched the Session 88 in two sweet variations: the freeride oriented Session 88 FR and the downhill race-ready Session 88 DH. Some clever suspension design should make this new long-travel rig a real contender.

Shimano refreshes Saint for 2009

Shimano has got around to a full refresh of the Saint line for 2009. Weight is down, and both stiffness and strength are up. The badass new look doesn’t hurt matters either.

Division26 is a clothing company after our hearts

If you’re anything like me, an absurd percentage of your clothes are bike related. With that in mind, it’s still good news when somebody else jumps into the ring making clothes for riders, on or off the bike. Division26 is the latest company to join the party, and with Eric Carter backing the effort, expectations are high. […]

Free Delivery trickles out

You know it’s a good week when you start out with a glut of free bike porn videos. Sunday we showed you that New World Disorder 7 had found its way onto Google Video, and now for the rest of the week we have Free Delivery.
If you remember from a few weeks ago, we brought […]