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Archive for February, 2006

More Maxxis 29er Tires

Tuesday, February 28th, 2006

According to a source from Maxxis, they’ll be releasing two of their current 26 inch tires in a 29 inch version.
The 26×2.10 Maxxis CrossMark is due for the 29er upgrade sometime this year with the ADvantage following sometime in 2007.
However, as these things go, I talked with their marketing department and he says there are [...]

Raleigh 29er on the way

Thursday, February 23rd, 2006

Raleigh America is well on their way to producing a steel hardtail 29 inch singlespeed bike. It’s taking a lot of styling cues from their Rush Hour model and will retail around $600.
The design is done. The prototypes are done. And they’re now being trail tested. Due out around May or [...]

More VooDoo Dambala Pictures

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006

Here are some new pictures of the VooDoo Dambala that we added to our picture gallery. This is actually John from VooDoo’s bike and is outfitted with the U.S.E. SUB 29er fork and Mary bars.
You can catch more VooDoo photos in their gallery.
 

Karate Monkey drivetrain question

Monday, February 20th, 2006

I am purchasing my 1st 29er, Surly KM. I would like to run a 1×9 setup. I am planning on using Truvativ singlespeed cranks. Will I need to use a chainguide system? Any info or suggestions would be appreciated.
– Mike B
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Some random rumors…

Thursday, February 16th, 2006

A few rumblings I’ve been hearing about lately. Nothing confirmed as of yet…

A new Kona scandium only 29er frame is past the design stage and developing a prototype
According to the comments of this post, Specialized definitely has some 29 inch plans for 2007, however my source that actually works at Specialized says it’s news [...]

Niner Bikes introduces the E.M.D. 9 (eat my dust)

Thursday, February 16th, 2006

From Niner Bikes:
We’ve been working on our website for some time now, and many of you have been waiting patiently for us to fill in the blanks on a couple of models with only a hint of information. We would like to give those of you on our email list the exclusive first look at [...]