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The Foes ‘Power Clamp’ stand: your dream garage just got an upgrade

By Mike Smith ⋅ June 26, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Foes takes a totally over-the-top approach to workstand design, resulting in a pneumatically driven, self adjusting, painfully expensive heap of coolness.

Standard mayhem: BB30 gains momentum

By Mike Smith ⋅ May 7, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Despite a slow start over the past eight years, the BB30 oversized bottom bracket standard originally backed by Cannondale is starting to gain traction in the battle for lighter, stiffer bikes.

Truvativ brings some style to the Stylo

By Mike Smith ⋅ April 28, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

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.

Jack of all trades: Avid’s new Elixir brakes

By Mike Smith ⋅ April 25, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

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.

Shimano refreshes Saint for 2009

By Mike Smith ⋅ April 19, 2008 ⋅ One comment

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

By Mike Smith ⋅ April 16, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

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. […]

Gamut slims down the P30

By Mike Smith ⋅ April 12, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Gamut has released a new version of the P30 chainguide, and at a claimed weight of 222 grams, the P30 is pretty impressive right out of the gate. In order to achieve this welterweight status, Gamut trimmed a lot of material from the polycarbonate bash ring, and the result is a 25% lighter piece which Gamut […]

crankbrothers taking reservations for Cobalt wheelset

By Mike Smith ⋅ April 9, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

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 […]

More Sea Otter buildup: Elka Suspension launching bike suspension

By Mike Smith ⋅ April 8, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Fresh off of yesterday’s news that Ellsworth will be unveiling a new Moment at this year’s Sea Otter, comes the announcement that Elka Suspension is jumping into the mountain bike suspension game. If you haven’t heard of Quebec-based Elka before, you’re probably not alone. Though they’ve been making suspension for motorcycles (both on and off […]

Spyder protects you with putty

By Mike Smith ⋅ April 3, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Spyder is a company which most people would associate with shredding powder rather than shredding singletrack, but Spyder is hoping to transfer their expertise from one gravity sport to another. Their latest attempt at winning over the mountain bike crowd comes in the form of “d3o”, which is billed as “intelligent padding.” The run-down on […]

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