So following on some discussions I had with mates today, I'm interested to see what kind of high performance bastard brakes people have got running? Any unusual mismatched lever/caliper combinations?
What I'm also interested in is building a database of the following measurements for all the...
Melbourne, Australia
32/03/11
Baic Industries is pleased to formally release details of its debut products, including a new rear axle design and axle standard for downhill bikes called Craxle and a revolutionary set of crowns for all the major dual crown forks featuring a curved steerer tube...
GOLDEN, CO March 30, 2011
Yeti Cycles Hires John Pentecost as International Sales Manager
Yeti Cycles, a global leader in high-end mountain bikes, has built on a strong 2010 season by hiring John Pentecost for the role of International Sales Manager. Pentecost, who most...
Click HD. Rider in front is myself, camera rider is Timbot Jaksch. He does almost all the work on this trail and has built probably 75% of it himself. Unfortunately last weekend he broke his collarbone on the little wooden jump you see at 4:57 because it was muddy and slippery as hell... he was...
Please no yaw/shimz/bucking stuff or other in-jokes! Just for once :)
I've been thinking about this for a while now - what characteristics of your bike do you think make the biggest difference to how (and how fast) you ride? Geometry? Brakes? Weight? Suspension travel? Component/frame strength...
So I've now broken the internal axle in my Hope ProII for a 2nd time, looking for something else that's hopefully a bit more reliable and/or easier to get spares for. What I do want:
- Reliability
- Not spastically heavy. Doesn't have to be super light but I don't want anything hugely obese...
I need to know the thickness/stack height of the nut on the dropout pivot bolt, which in this manual http://cdn.specialized.com/OA_MEDIA/pdf/manuals/2010_Demo_Manual_r1.pdf is called Part 2.d. I suspect it's about 6mm or so but can't be sure. If anyone's willing to whip theirs off and measure it...
So I've spent the past two northern summers in Whistler, riding heaps on some simply amazing terrain, and even though my exploration here certainly hasn't covered even half the riding available in the Sea to Sky area, let alone the rest of BC, I'd dearly love to spend time living and riding...
Grabbed a couple of the Der Kaisers about a month ago, have since run them into the ground (rear one is literally bald, as in it's hard to see where the knobs used to be). Up until now I've almost exclusively run Maxxis, mostly Minions DHFs in their various compounds (have owned countless...
My mate Ross cracked the headtube of his bike due to riding too fast and too hard for too long, so he borrowed his girlfriend's bike (gentleman through and through) in order to putt around the hill and take some photos today. All photos by Ross Dunlop.
Trying to kill the 2nd corner on...
WTF? Just browsing the DH forum and there's some ad for some stupid online game or something that yaps EVERY page I open up and I can't work out how to shut it up. Pretty sure it's that "gundalian invaders" ad.
Please get rid of it, this is EXTREMELY annoying.
As we all know, suspension is the most expensive and therefore most important part of any mountain biker's vocabulary. Things like high-speed compression, low-speed circumference and static hysteresis must all be considered in order to get your bike dialled, as well as shiny enough to post...
After some fairly basic, standardised info from some of you guys regarding the spring rates you run on your DH bikes, front and rear. If you could fill out the following template for me that would be much appreciated:
Rider weight (lbs or kg):
Rider height (ft/in or m):
Bike (brand/model/year)...
Been here for a while, thought I'd put some pics up. Bit light on actual riding photos though, there's plenty of scenic ones.
View from the Roundhouse at the top of the gondola:
View from the Whistler peak over the valley. The next sub-peak down you can see is the top of the Garbanzo...
1. Dirt Merchant to Lower A-line, 19/08/09:
2. Schleyer to Rock City, chasing Mondraker team rider Cesar Rojo, 20/08/09:
3. Goats Gully, 21/08/09:
4. Original Sin, 22/08/09:
5. D1, 23/08/09:
6. In Deep, 24/08/09:
Get a root.
7. Reverse-cam of Ryan De La Rue on In Deep and Duffman...
Did a road trip out to Sun Peaks and SilverStar for a couple of days, both places are rad and worth going to. Sun Peaks, for example, has 600m of vert (like Thredbo) but costs $38/day to ride (unlike Thredbo - $75) and has 40 trails (very unlike Thredbo - 1 trail).
Anyway, a few of my...
Testing camera angles and whatnot out, pretty easy track as many of you would know. Took Dave/Lee's advice on mounting it, seems a bit more stable now.
If it doesn't want to embed properly, the direct link is . Need to tip the camera down a bit more I think.
I got one of the Go-Pro cameras with the chest mount, did a few runs yesterday and it's pretty sick (sorry haven't uploaded em anywhere, my internet is dodgy as right now) but the main problem I'm having is how much it shakes up and down in the rough. I've got it mounted as General Lee suggested...
Please... just think about what you're about to post each time you do it, and if it's negative, pointless, hostile or bitchy then just don't post it, or change it so it's positive. I know I'm as guilty of this as anyone too. This site used to be one of my favourite ways to kill time, but lately...
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