The carbon 29er sports a special fork from RockShox. The decals say Reba Race, but SRAM representatives were keeping their mouths shut, as they have a planned product unveiling scheduled for Friday at noon.
Subaru-Gary Fisher rider Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski isn’t at Sea Otter, instead he’s chasing and Olympic selection, but his new team issue Superfly 29er was at the event.
McGrath says that the 28mm wide ZTR Flow rims give the tire a larger profile than other manufacturers’ 32mm rims because of their unique lack of a bead hook. The rims are lighter too; they’re said to save well over a pound when compared to their competition.
With Maxxis Team manager, Gary Wolff, in Belgium with the cross-country team, mechanic, Adam McGrath was holding down the fort for the gravity racers on the domestic front.
In addition to the Mach 4, Cocalis had a prototype version of the BH Connect on hand. The two-off version of the frame is fitted with a BB30 bottom bracket shell.
The 429 uses much of the same technology as the Mach 4 and 5, including the DW-Link suspension system, direct mount front derailleur and Shimano’s press-in bottom bracket system.
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A cold self-portrait
"Look Mom, I got second!"
Sea Otter 2008 is almost upon us. This event has become a mainstay of the cycling culture, not only for racers but for industry veterans as well. To reward attendees for their unwavering loyalty of this event, Cane Creek is offering headset upgrades to the brand new 110. The offer is available on-site only and will be installed at the venue to factory spec.
High Road is prepared for a tough tactical battle in the Tour of Georgia, says team sports director Allan Peiper. “With the decisive stage to the Brasstown Bald climb coming late in the race, and the team time trial preceding that, teams will have to keep their options open for as long as possible. We’ll be looking to do our best throughout.”
The seventh annual Cox Charities Cycling Classic has been set for Saturday, June 28, in Providence, RI. Recognized as one of the premier cycling events in the country, the Cox Charities Cycling Classic will attract nearly 300 of the top cyclists in the country and thousands of spectators to downtown Providence. The race has been added to USA Cycling’s 2008 National Racing Calendar (NRC), a collection of the 28 most prestigious professional cycling events in the United States.
HIGH ROAD FOCUSES ON KIRCHEN FOR AMSTEL The Netherlands, 17 April 2008 - High Road will be focusing on giving their Luxembourg-born rider Kim Kirchen as good a chance as possible in the Amstel Gold Race on Sunday. Seventh in the Tour of the Basque Country and the winner of two stages, team manager Rolf Aldag says Kirchen - who has regularly placed well in the past in the Ardennes Classics - has more than justified his role as High Road team leader in Holland’s biggest one-day race. “He’s our man for Amstel.” Aldag says.
AThe annual Ardennes Trilogy opens this coming Sunday in Maastricht, Netherlands, with the Amstel Gold Race. A total of three classic races in the Dutch-Belgian hills will be held within one week. The ProTour race in South Limburg will be followed on Wednesday by the Fleche Wallonne (April 23) with its feared final climb on the „Muur van Hoy“ and the Classic Lüttiche-Bastogne-Lüttich on Sunday (April 27).
Base Training, Moab Style
The 32 and 36 Talus forks get a new three-position travel lever, 100mm, 120mm, 140mm and 100mm, 130mm, 160mm respectively.
The 32 Talus is pictured with the 15QR thru-axle at left, while the 36 Talus has a no-tool 20mm thru-axle. The 36 and 40 long-travel forks also get new dampers for 2009.
The remote works with all trigger shifters, but not with twist shifters. It locks via a thumb lever and unlocks via a knuckle button.
The RL Remote forks only have external adjustments for rebound and air pressure. They are factory set with the FRLC’s firmest low-speed compression setting, four clicks, to resist bob under efforts when unlocked.
Fox will offer a remote lockout on one model for 2009, the F-Series RL fork, which will be available with three different travel amounts, 80mm, 100mm and 120mm. The those forks will be referred to using the travel amount, so F100RL Remote is the 100mm fork with the remote lockout.
The 15mm diameter and standard was settled on as the best combination of weight and stiffness for trail bikes. Shimano will offer a pre-built XT wheel for the new axle design. As well as two XT hubs, one accepts six-bolt rotors and other is Center Lock compatible.
The fixed nut opposite the quick-release is removable and clockable, so that the quick-release lever can be optimally positioned.
The 15QR adds less than 20-grams to the F-Series chassis. In the 32-Series forks it reduces the weight by 26-grams, due to the re-designed and lighter lower casting.
Riders and families of the NorCal High School Mountain Bike League were greeted by a warm beautiful Monterey day when they all came out for race 4 in sunny Fort Ord. The unexpected warm temperatures added an extra stress for racers, but true to League character, most persevered to the end. Although the location was the same as the season opener, it was a very different race. With a few more steep hills, a downhill sand pit, some newly added windy single track, and poison oak that was in full bloom, the course provided a day full of epic attacks, surprises, and mishaps.
World class velodrome designer Dale Hughes and world class velodrome builder Walter von Luetcken will combine their expertise in a joint venture to design and build the highest quality velodromes on the planet. The newly formed WorldRecord Tracks, Inc. with offices in the Germany and the U.S. will "offer the most advanced design process with the most experienced craftsmen in the world," said Hughes. Said von Luetcken, "This venture will produce the finest and fastest tracks anywhere, period."
The Nissan UCI Mountain Bike World Cup 2008 announced the official launch of ticket sales for the world-renowned event. The World Cup will be held on the 6th, 7th and 8th of June 2008. Fort William will once again play host to the event recognized as “Best Mountain Bike Event in the World” for three consecutive years, as well as “Scottish Sporting Event of the Year 2006”.
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