I think your ghetto blaster and beer feed zone is cool.
Sam Hill & Brendan Fairclough on Specialized
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I think your ghetto blaster and beer feed zone is cool.
Ha! Good on ya! Gotta bring the ghetto blaster back huh....
Sorry for the typos, don't want to piss anyone here off and ruin my e-credibility. Responding from a phone...
yup... your street cred is pretty much finished
you might as well pack up the toolbox and leave
i think you should drop more names. like i heard you once changed Kyle Strait's pedals, or those other times when you lubed Duncan Riffles chain and bled Rando's brakes, or maybe that time you gave me some Michelin tires at a WC race.
actually, i think i might be the one name dropping on that last one; watch your feet.
Ridemonkey is littered with people who claim all sort of things so don't take it personal if there are people who doubted you. Just keep it going and feed us with more info. I will be very interesting to see the development of the bike(s).
Not sure if it came across right, but I was actually saying that you had no reason to lie or drop names for the sake of it.
Cool, I hope you dont think I was trying to call you out on being a BS artist, I was just curious how you came about that info. I am glad Speccy will be going away from an offset 135, and getting an actual 150 on the back. Those are some changed I am glad to see coming.
Like I said, I was just curious where you came across those particular peices of info. Thanks for clarifying.
It does appear to be rather steep doesnt it.
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"BikeRadar contributor Callum Jelley joined the pair in San Diego for a look at their new Demo 8 downhill racing bikes and tried to keep up with them on a cross country ride on the famous San Juan trail."
Well, Obviously he can turn just fine on the Demo
The kit looks good, i hope Stevey Smith still rocks the neon inspired gear on Evil.
I wonder how many WC racers have that pic as their wallpaper for extra training motivation?"BikeRadar contributor Callum Jelley joined the pair in San Diego for a look at their new Demo 8 downhill racing bikes and tried to keep up with them on a cross country ride on the famous San Juan trail."
Heres the link to that article if anyone is interested:
Bike radar
No mention of 150mm back ends or 83mm bb shells, i guess they are trying to play up the "stock"ness of the bikes right now.
Bike radar
No mention of 150mm back ends or 83mm bb shells, i guess they are trying to play up the "stock"ness of the bikes right now.
If no injuries or crashs on final runs, 2009 WC season promess to be one of the best ever. Even better than 08'.
Four months to go and waiting.
Just for the record, i had my Demo 8 and my blue TLD kit before both of them... 
Made a phone call, it "will" eventually be stock to have those, Sams Bike still doesnt have it yet.
Finally, their current set-up is really poor. I would be a good 40% or demo riders have the wrong cranks on their bikes because of the stupid 73mm bb.
Maybe this will be a start of 'S' caring if their bikes are compatible with stock componentry (shocks, cranks, bbs, chainguides, etc).....
Ha ha. Good one.
Sam and Brendan were having a "carve-off" on this turn. Brendan w/ foot out moto style (you can see scuff marks in the dirt from his foot), Sam w/ both feet on pedals."BikeRadar contributor Callum Jelley joined the pair in San Diego for a look at their new Demo 8 downhill racing bikes and tried to keep up with them on a cross country ride on the famous San Juan trail."
Mr. Hill got so leaned over and mean one one run that his bar actually dug into the ground and he ate it. The man is a savage at turning a DH rig.
That would be why they have been speccing them with Howitzer BB's and cranksets. I just listed this for Zark about the same issue on an older v10, there are ways to make the 83mm cranks fit the 73 mm BB to get the "near" correct chainline for the bike
I know, it just seems a bit stupid when there is only a single bb option available that will fit the entire demo lineup....that weighs a ton, and relies on a press fit interface that can be prone to wear. The chainline/bb width precludes the use of ANY lighter weight 73mm cranks.
It is not like ISIS just went out, and 83 X 150 has been THE DH/FR standard for at least four years. Spec has had 3 years to correct their own cobbled together mess with this particular model....but if you look at the rest of their line it is more than obvious they care nothing about how their frames/bikes interface with standard MTB parts....
So is Sam still sponsored by Gravity or Truvativ now?
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So is Sam still sponsored by Gravity or Truvativ now?
Who the hell cares.
Sam is gonna kick arse no matter what bike/pedal/cranks/tires/bra/or brow shaver he's usin. Guys, get a clue, it's fixed!!! I know a guy at the UCI that knew that Greg Manure was gonna win by the first WC. Pro tip: Next year is in the bag for Sammie.
BTW. Saw the new Specialized DH rig.. Can you say Commencal??? You heard it here first.
Anyhow, anyone else want to get all up in Racheal Atherton. I'd like to split her like a cord of wood....again.
Originally Posted by CountryBoy View Post
So is Sam still sponsored by Gravity or Truvativ now?
Who the hell cares.
Sam is gonna kick arse no matter what bike/pedal/cranks/tires/bra/or brow shaver he's usin. Guys, get a clue, it's fixed!!! I know a guy at the UCI that knew that Greg Manure was gonna win by the first WC. Pro tip: Next year is in the bag for Sammie.
BTW. Saw the new Specialized DH rig.. Can you say Commencal??? You heard it here first.
Anyhow, anyone else want to get all up in Racheal Atherton. I'd like to split her like a cord of wood....again.
Yeah I know, thats actually why I dont ride a Demo. Not because I dont like the Howitzer, I actually am quite fond of it. It just pisses me off everytime someone comes in with "I must have bent my Chainstays, the wheel doesnt fit right" when someone buys a set of wheels online, and I have to explain about the offset in the back, and redish there wheel for them. Or they cant understand why there chainlines are off, "I ordered the parts right after I measured the BB with a caliper", and I have to eplian about the offset giving the bike the Chain for a 150 rear end ETC...
As far as teh weight of the Howitzer BB, I know its heavy, but I still have yet to break mine, and for me thats a big plus. Its center mass rotation, and its sprung weight, so it really doesnt effect the ride much at all, more so the overall weight of the bike. For my size, if it weight a bit more but its seriously strong so I am ok with it. I know some people had also had issues with it wearing the bearings, or having free float from side to side, or not rotating smoothly when all tightened up. All of those so far have been the shell is out of spec, eother toothick, or too thin. for some reason this BB is pretty peticular to BB shell width, and straightness
