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  1. thomas

    Nike 6.0 Dunk SPD

    Slightly off topic: does anybody have a confirmed availability date on the vans spd shoe? Were supposed to be released this fall - checked in a few vans stores a few weeks back, but shop employees were totally useless in terms of providing information. Thanks Thomas
  2. thomas

    heroin

    "dropping a 6 foot ladder to steep trany is a bigger rush than i ever got from the needle." i think this just sums everything up perfectly... thanks Thomas
  3. thomas

    Built FORD Tough

    Hi, mongoose ecx, i know u mentioned u wana go for a hardtail because of sprinting, but try the ecx. I just got one and really really like it. Thomas
  4. thomas

    Sea Otter 2007

    did not he win the overall wc dh in 93 or 94 on this manitou fs? memories of the "old" kaprun course flashing back... i think 95 he changed to schwinn... Thomas
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    Pictures of old and obscure suspension bikes

    hey, that s seriously old school... i think back in 98 or 99 Jan Lundman used to race a "homemade" steel frame with 24 x 3.0 inch nokians in nevegal. A few month later he was still racing the same frame in Kaprun (rusty by now) , paired with the rst upside down fork to a top 5 result...
  6. thomas

    NEW World Cup replacement!?!?

    or another classic: nevegal, but at least they had some decent hotels there, still in the middle of nowhere, drove from Austria and it took me ages to get there...loved the mountain road up to the actual resort though and hanging out in belluno... Thomas
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    Pictures of old and obscure suspension bikes

    hey, thanks for the pic - those brakes still look great... does anybody have pics of the hub roller brake (i threw away all my German bike magazine back issues as well, in an insane attempt to clean up my attic) ...would be nice to have a bike equipped with the shimano airlines and...
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    Pictures of old and obscure suspension bikes

    ...3d racing, très kool, i think chris o driscoll raced one of these (minus the chainring, which i assume was for the kamikaze race in mammoth) on one of the wc dh tours in the 90s (i remember seeing him at the classic kaprun wc dh). another "weird" thing about this pic: does he have a...
  9. thomas

    Swedish webzine - Nolltid - new issue

    thanks for the link, great pics ! Greg Minaar s track is fun to ride, especially when all the Spanish families have their bbq s next to the track in summer... thomas
  10. thomas

    ridemonkey's languages

    ...oesterreichisch all the way...
  11. thomas

    2007 Marzocchi Forks Are Out!!!

    Hey, does anybody know the weight for the 4x? thanks thomas
  12. thomas

    What 4X Bike?

    Hey, does anybody know, when (or if) the new iron horse 4x hardtail frame will be available? @4x full suspension frames: There are two German companies which make pretty nice ones, Grossmann and Fusion. Grossmann actually makes two dual frames, a superlight one with a carbon backend and...
  13. thomas

    Favorite Brand

    howies for clothing tune, ax lightness for components gmp for frames
  14. thomas

    downhilling in southern spain?

    hey, granada is a really good starting point for anything mtb related; there are single trails everywhere going up to the mulhacen. amazing place to ride, not crowded at all (unlikely to other places like lake garda and stuff), just the right place to ride for hours and not meeting anybody...
  15. thomas

    anybody remember Maribor WC (Slovenia)?

    still remember the maribor wc, one of the best old school European venues, beautiful surroundings, nice track and a cool city to go out! My fav European wc still is nevegal 98, apart from being far away from everything and pouring like crazy Thomas
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    bike bag for travel - what do you use?

    definitely go for a cardbox! i travel a lot with my bike and never had any probs. You just have to get a new one after one/two flights! I remember back in Malaga, Spain, they had this awesome machine at the airport, pretty much wrapping the entire box in plastic! Def better than duct tape, was...
  17. thomas

    Cedric Leaving Cannondale?

    @damn true: are you serious? you really think european culture is like that? Maybe you should broaden your horizon a lil and travel to europe... Thomas
  18. thomas

    No more Big Bear

    salut, @orven: i can sell you my stm fork for cheap, got 3 inches of very plush travel, no oil leaking either cause everything is gone over the years! : ) @big bear closure: just plain sucks, one reason less moving to cali for me...was immer... Thomas
  19. thomas

    When does SC release the Jackel???

    European release is due feb 05...
  20. thomas

    Looking for a new fork any suggestions

    salut, prolly i will get flamed now, but i had good luck with a manitou black elite with spv so far. It s stiff, handles abuse quite well and works fine for my riding res. with my ride setup (rigid mtx frame, single trails, technical (read slow) downhills) other forks coming into me mind...