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Warm weather brings big business for local bike shops

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

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Warm weather brings big business for local bike shops

As the weather gets warmer, everyone starts preparing for the impending riding season. This means that business for bikes shops comes out of the usually slow winter season for a very busy spring. New and returning riders alike are looking for new bikes along with tuning up the old ones to get ready for that perfect sunny day.

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2009 Fox at Sea Otter

Monday, April 21, 2008

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2009 Fox at Sea Otter

Overall, the forks look great even if I don't agree with going to 15mm. Fox has consistently put out high quality products, so we are safe to say these will be as well. It does appear that they are adding more features that the Rock Shox users have gotten used to for several years now.

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2008 Trek Fuel EX - R1i Tuned Suspension

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

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2008 Trek Fuel EX - R1i Tuned Suspension

The EVO Link is a one piece rocker link that Trek claims is 35% stiffer and 15% lighter than the conventional bolt together linkages. They are also able to make it out of several different materials. I really like the idea of having a one piece rocker arm, but it will be interesting to see if the numbers they claim are accurate.

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New Cannondales - Moto and Rize - And My Thoughts

Friday, March 28, 2008

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With its new duo of long-travel bikes, Cannondale returns to the cross-country/trail bike battlefield dominated by the likes of Specialized, Marin and Giant.

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The “New” 15mm Thru-axle Standard from Fox and Shimano

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

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Everyone that is saying that 15mm is going to be lighter than 20mm has no engineering background at all. All things created equal...the difference with the same materials and parts would at most be several grams...and this small difference would not be felt on the bike when it is actually ridden.

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