I have a pair of their moto style pants and shorts. Construction seemed OK to me. Never had an issue with them ripping or anything during crashes.
I've tried that before and it made no perceivable difference and removed it. That's probably why it died. Lower friction shock bushings make a bigger difference (ie Igus vs DU).
they still exist, but got out of MTB (back to just moto) and a google search indicates that were purchased by ONE industries back around 2010-2011
Kenda goes in the "somehow still around" thread.
The big problem that Kenda will always have is that nobody will be willing to even CHANCE their tires after any experience with Nevegals.
i've got 3 sunline stems (including the direct mount) and i wanna say 4 handlebars, 2 of which are flat bars. only 2 are still in use, one is on my trainer bike.Still using a Sunline stem on one of my bikes, bought for $32 from Chainlove 8 years ago.
It's 100mm, so probably unrideable despite the 1000's of miles I have on that bike
Been rocking Small Block 8's on my DJ bike for years!!The big problem that Kenda will always have is that nobody will be willing to even CHANCE their tires after any experience with Nevegals.
So they could make the unicorn of all tires and nobody would ever know...
Yeah, those particular SB8s got relegated to my DJ bike at the time.Been rocking Small Block 8's on my DJ bike for years!!
i make a point of dusting off the old steed at least once a year for some whistler laps; headed up for closing weekend. despite sporting some fairly tired dampers, and wee 26" hoops, the suspension platform still impresses, 11 years later (though reach is cramped by modern standards). a longer big(ger) wheeled iteration of this would just slay. alas...lahar
I was interested in their DH bike back in 2014, but the guy was struggling with the business. The next thing I saw on FB was him asking for donations for his dog who needed to go to the vet. That was the end for me.
RIP. Their bikes provided many a fun time, I always wished that they could have made it into the mainstream, the Jedi was a fantastic bike.
Are they really?
hayes is part of HBG. umbrella company for hayes, Sun (ringle), Manitou, Answer, Wheelsmith.
it amazes me they keep putting out bikes, but i can't say i've seen one in person in years. IIRC bikes is just a side business for the company. IIRC Brent is primarily involved in truck racing.
they always made really nice bikes. they (reluctantly i believe) offshored production in order to keep prices competitive, but i don't think they ever really took off the way they wanted despite this. pretty much all the bikes they still have listed on their website are on clearance. unless they're getting ready for a major relaunch, that's not a good sign.
I think the Mutz and Mixer are the "lifeline" right now. There's a guy that has a pair of Mutzs around here and every time I see him out on the trail I laugh to myself a bit, maybe pushing around 40lbs of poor rolling rotating mass is "fun", but it's surely not fast. It's not optimal for the tight winter stuff and it's a bear in the summer. More of a novelty.
They basically admitted that the stuff they'd been making sucked, and said that they were going to go back to the drawing board and take their time getting a new brake out so that they could really nail it. The new brake hit the market recently and actually sounds really good on paper.
Foes has always been more of a "west coast" brand as far as i can tell. only ever saw a handful of them out here
