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Reviewed: The AirCaddy has Landed
02.18.2009 //
How Much: $100 More info: www.aircaddy.com The industry-standard cardboard bike box is inherently deficient and structurally incapable of protecting a bike in shipping. And, legally speaking, every time you ship your precious bike through major carriers like FedEx or UPS, you’re taking your bike’s life in your hands. That’s the premise behind AirCaddy, the brainchild [...]
Previewed: RASE Black Mamba Rapid Adjust Seatpost
02.13.2009 //
Most of the adjustable seatposts on the market today are limited to only a few inches of travel, but the RASE Black Mamba boasts an impressive 9 inches of indexed adjustability. While many companies use an air system to actuate their adjustability, the RASE is all mechanical—using a pin-and-hole system to lock the post at [...]
Reviewed: Blackburn Designs Flea Lights
02.09.2009 //
Reviewed: Blackburn Designs Flea commuter lights How Much: $55 (Combo Package) More Info: Blackburndesigns.com The Flea front and rear commuter lights obviously get their name from their relatively small, flat appearance. But what isn’t immediately apparent is how bright these little buggers are—a claimed 40* lumens apiece. In terms of utility, Blackburn hits the nail [...]
Review: Ergon GR2 Leichtbau Carbon Grips
02.06.2009 //
When I started mountain biking 11 years ago bar ends were on just about any serious rider’s bike. I ran them on my first three bikes, and then I watched them disappear as riser bars gained popularity. It soon became an unspoken law that no mountain biker shall run bar ends on riser bars, and [...]
Tech: Installing Truvativ’s HammerSchmidt
02.02.2009 //
You’re totally pumped on the new Truvativ HammerSchmidt. You rush out to your bike shop the day it arrives and run home with a box-o-HammerSchmidt under your arm like it’s Christmas morning. Now all you have to do is put it on your bike and go shred, right? Well, sort of. SRAM’s Eric Schutt stopped [...]
Tested: Diadora Ergo Mountain Bike Shoes
01.28.2009 //
Diadora Ergo // $170 Cannondale.com Pity the shoemakers. The demands of mountain biking create an almost impossible set of goals: create a shoe that is stiff, yet soft enough to hike in. Keep it secure to the foot during 100-rpm sprints, but also be comfortable enough for eight-hour rides. Make it light, make it durable. [...]
Previewed: Fifteen.G Cranks and Bottom Bracket
01.26.2009 //
After more than two years in development the new Fifteen.G cranks are going into production and will be available for sale early in the spring. Fifteen.G is the mountain bike brand of a product design collective known as The Hive. The cranks come in the triple-ring setup, shown here, or a single-ring configuration with a [...]
Previewed: Fisher Bikes’ 2009 HiFi Pro
01.19.2009 //
Last summer Gary Fisher announced its newest all-mountain bike—the Roscoe—to great fan fare and fireworks. But beyond the din of all the ooohs and aahhhs, there was another ’09 introduction from Fisher lurking in the shadows—the significantly redesigned HiFi platform. No, it doesn’t have the custom DRCV (which is code for way-cool modified Fox RP23). [...]
Previewed: Bionicon Golden Willow Video Preview
01.15.2009 //
Biconicon’s Mic De Min recently dropped off a new scandium Golden Willow at the Bikemag mothership. While he was here, he took some time to explain the mountain goat origins of the company’s founding concept—which basically involves use of robotics-grade pneumatic hoses to radically alter bike geometry at the push of a button. CLICK HERE [...]
Tested: FSA XC-290 NINER 29er wheels
01.10.2009 //
XC-290 NINER 29er wheels FULLSPEEDAHEAD.COM $550 The XC-290 NINER wheels represent FSA’s first stab into the 29er market. The first thing most riders will notice about these wheels is that they use proprietary spoke nipples. Normally, non-standard components can be a pain–replacements parts and the proper tools are always hard to find when you need [...]
Gear Preview: Intense Cycles Launches The 2009 Uzzi
01.07.2009 //
Intense Cycles is starting 2009 with a flurry of new-bike activity as they have announced two new bikes in the last month. 2009 promises to be the most exciting year ever at Intense Cycles as Intense’s owner, Jeff Steber, continues to innovate his line of made-in-the-USA mountain bikes. Hot on the heels of the new [...]
Gear Preview: Intense Cycles Launches Spider 2
12.23.2008 //
Intense Cycles is filling the gap between its 4-inch Spider FRO and the longer-travel Tracer VP trail bike with the new Spider 2. The new bike will have adjustable rear travel from 4.5- to 5-inches and is designed for riders who want an XC bike they can abuse. “We designed the bike to be between [...]
Online Exclusive: Foul-Weather Clothing Essentials
12.09.2008 //
Today’s foul-weather gear is lighter, more breathable and offers better protection against the elements than ever before. Check out some of the season’s best new riding gear. Seattle Sports Aquaknot /// $75 800-632-6163; SEATTLESPORTSCO.COM Seattle Sports designed the Aquaknot pack to keep your belongings dry on wet rides. The 1,600-cubic-inch pack can seal three different [...]
Gear Preview: Chrome’s Champ Cycling Jacket
11.25.2008 //
Chrome’s new wind- and water-resistant Champ jacket is designed to be stealthily functional and blatantly fashionable. It boasts a lined collar, zippered armpit ventilation, mp3 player pocket with internal wire routing, hidden back pocket and articulated elbows. What really makes this jacket shine are the reflectors (no pun intended). The reflective material on the cuffs [...]
Previewed: SRAM Develops XX Group
11.13.2008 //
SRAM is good at marketing. Its quiver of brands (SRAM, RockShox, Avid, Truvativ) feature some of the best graphics around. The ads are great. Even their catalogs win design awards. The company is also pretty skilled at viral marketing and isn’t afraid to tease riders in the hopes of building anticipation for new product. Well, [...]
Previewed: Twenty6 Rallye Limited Edition Pedal
10.30.2008 //
Looking to add some unique bling to your bike? Twenty6 Products is making a super limited edition run of it’s Rallye pedal dipped in chrome. There will (aptly) only be 26 of these pedals made—each one is numbered, in limited edition packaging. The thin 5/8 inch thick pedal will come with five full sets of [...]
Tested: Syncros DS28 All-Mountain Wheelset
10.29.2008 //
Syncros’ DS28S are billed as all-mountain wheels—light enough to be ridden all day, yet stout enough to handle any terrain without turning into an aluminum taco. They are respectably light (2,000 grams), but about 100 grams on the hefty side of the all-mountain pre-built wheel market. Then again, these hoops are solid. The 28-millimeter wide, [...]
Previewed: The Gary Fisher Roscoe
09.21.2008 //
Among mountain bike companies, where “innovate or die” is the rule of the jungle statements like, “This is the best mountain bike we’ve ever made,” are a dime a dozen. But when that quote comes from Gary Fisher, one of mountain biking’s originals, it makes your ears perk up. This is the Gary Fisher bike [...]
9-8-08 // Previewed: Mavic’s Whistler Wheel Debut
09.08.2008 //
Mavic introduced some significant improvements in its mountain bike wheel line at Crankworx last month. All the usual suspects are there–decreased weight, increased performance, new graphics. Expect to start seeing these wheels on bikes and in shops soon. Given the nature of the Crankworx venue–Whistler’s bike park–Mavic only showed its four newest big-hitter gravity and [...]
Previewed: Specialized 2009 Product Launch
09.02.2008 //
Page 1 of 4, make sure you scroll down to read the other pages. The new Epic is lighter and stiffer. No big surprise there, right? I mean, aside from having more travel, that’s kind of always been the aim of mountain bike design. The real story, however, is how they got there in the [...]
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