The five best ways to save weight on your bike
Like a sumo wrestler chasing a kitten, a heavy bike can't go, turn, or stop well enough to get the job done. This guide lists the five best places to drop extra weight from your bike.
Like a sumo wrestler chasing a kitten, a heavy bike can't go, turn, or stop well enough to get the job done. This guide lists the five best places to drop extra weight from your bike.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Trek has announced that without funding from title sponsor Volkswagen, the Trek-VW team will not be continuing in 2009, marking the end of a 13-year racing era.
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Dave Turner has unveiled his 2009 line of bikes, and the big news is that all Turner bikes for '09 will be rocking the DW-Link. Faux-bar is out, linkage is in!
Monday, April 28, 2008
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.
Saturday, April 26, 2008
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.
Friday, April 25, 2008
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.
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
cranksbrothers’ first entry into the wheelset market with the new Cobalt looks to be this year’s hotness… or at least that’s what crankbrothers is hoping. In anticipation of an onslaught of orders, crankbrothers has opened an online reservation system, so you can rest assured that you’ll be the first kid on the block with a [...]
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Rocky Mountain is pretty proud of its bike line these days, and for good reason. The Slayer is one of the best built all-mountain bikes going, and the Flatline is positively badass. However, Rocky seems to feel that not enough people have actually thrown a leg over its bikes lately, and is launching the Rocky [...]
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
A few years ago, in the heat of the bike industry’s shift from XC weight obsession to mid travel, go anywhere all-mountain bikes, Shimano unveiled a new line of components called Hone. The Hone parts were generally viewed as “Saint Lite”, and tended to be cheaper, a little lighter, and weaker than their full-bore Saint [...]
Monday, March 31, 2008
MRP has announced the release of a new chainguide, the XCG. The XCG is aimed at all-mountain riders who want a bash guard to protect the big ring, but don’t want the extra weight of a big aluminum or polycarbonate dinner plate stuck to the cranks. The XCG mounts directly to the bottom bracket or ISCG [...]
Some great footage of Cam McCaul sessioning the Hood River gap while filming for NWD 9.
A nice flashback to the 2006 riding scene, NWD7 has held up to the test of time surprisingly well. The riding is great, and the filming shows why the NWD series is still going strong. If you feel guilty about enjoying such a fine piece of bike video for free, then this would be the perfect occasion to grab yourself a Box of Disorder for more classic freeride goodness.
Have you been feeling that your bike is just too comfortable and efficient lately? Do you hate the mobility, simplicity, and ease of modern bikes? Well, Gizmodo has dug up the solution. There’s not much to be said other than watch the video, and then go and hug one of your, ahem, ‘real’ bikes.
This video features some great segments of dirt jumping, urban assault, and of course the ubiquitous BC singletrack with dog in tow. If nothing else, it’s worth watching just to see Carl Buchanan refuse to stop his session after breaking his handlebars in half. Carl’s street and park segment is definitely the standout of the video, and there’s little doubt that we’ll be seeing more from him in the future.
The Transition crew set out to highlight their riders who manage to hold down a full-time job, while at the same time riding at a level high enough to earn a spot on a factory team. The fact that these riders have the same amount of riding time as the rest of us, but are able to throw down with the best riders out there, is a testament to their skill and dedication.
Bang Bang tags along with two big-name freeriders, Aaron Chase and Cam McCaul, as they compete in the Qashqai Urban Challenge. The full video isn’t without its ups and downs, as it includes Chase’s season-ending injury from crashing hard off of a ladder bridge and compressing his vertebrae.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
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