Comments on: Interbike ‘07: Outdoor Demo: The Rides Part II http://twentynineinches.com/2007/09/26/interbike-07-outdoor-demo-the-rides-part-ii/ 29er Bike Reviews, Rumors and News Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:36:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Performance Tires Bargains http://twentynineinches.com/2007/09/26/interbike-07-outdoor-demo-the-rides-part-ii/#comment-39041 Performance Tires Bargains Sun, 04 May 2008 14:00:27 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2007/09/26/interbike-07-outdoor-demo-the-rides-part-ii/#comment-39041 <strong>Performance Tires Bargains...</strong> Credit for this impressive stick goes to the new generation Viper s stiffer frame, improved suspension geometry and the staggered- sized, Michelin Pilot performance tires. [ Read More]... Performance Tires Bargains…

Credit for this impressive stick goes to the new generation Viper s stiffer frame, improved suspension geometry and the staggered- sized, Michelin Pilot performance tires. [ Read More]…

]]> By: Interbike ‘07: Outdoor Demo: The Rides Part II — Buckles and belts. http://twentynineinches.com/2007/09/26/interbike-07-outdoor-demo-the-rides-part-ii/#comment-30031 Interbike ‘07: Outdoor Demo: The Rides Part II — Buckles and belts. Sat, 08 Dec 2007 00:07:45 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2007/09/26/interbike-07-outdoor-demo-the-rides-part-ii/#comment-30031 [...] pressure front end, and big, humongous meats for tires that I cant talk about…. source: Interbike 07: Outdoor Demo: The Rides Part II, Twenty Nine [...] [...] pressure front end, and big, humongous meats for tires that I cant talk about…. source: Interbike 07: Outdoor Demo: The Rides Part II, Twenty Nine [...]

]]> By: Interbike ‘07: Outdoor Demo: The Rides Part I… — Buckles and belts. http://twentynineinches.com/2007/09/26/interbike-07-outdoor-demo-the-rides-part-ii/#comment-25254 Interbike ‘07: Outdoor Demo: The Rides Part I… — Buckles and belts. Sun, 14 Oct 2007 21:17:44 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2007/09/26/interbike-07-outdoor-demo-the-rides-part-ii/#comment-25254 [...] up with some specially made cogs and chainrings that have little windows cut through source: Interbike 07: Outdoor Demo: The Rides Part I…, Twenty Nine Inches 29er Bike Reviews, Rumors and [...] [...] up with some specially made cogs and chainrings that have little windows cut through source: Interbike 07: Outdoor Demo: The Rides Part I…, Twenty Nine Inches 29er Bike Reviews, Rumors and [...]

]]> By: Guitar Ted http://twentynineinches.com/2007/09/26/interbike-07-outdoor-demo-the-rides-part-ii/#comment-24462 Guitar Ted Tue, 02 Oct 2007 02:38:46 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2007/09/26/interbike-07-outdoor-demo-the-rides-part-ii/#comment-24462 J: Yeah, I'd heard about that too, but did not witness nor experience it. In automotive circles, a squeaky belt can be temporarily cured with a spritz of water for a few seconds, or by using "belt dressing". Neither solution being good for this bicycle application. They might have to go back to the drawing boards with this design before it's consumer friendly. J: Yeah, I’d heard about that too, but did not witness nor experience it. In automotive circles, a squeaky belt can be temporarily cured with a spritz of water for a few seconds, or by using “belt dressing”. Neither solution being good for this bicycle application. They might have to go back to the drawing boards with this design before it’s consumer friendly.

]]> By: J http://twentynineinches.com/2007/09/26/interbike-07-outdoor-demo-the-rides-part-ii/#comment-24461 J Tue, 02 Oct 2007 02:11:51 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2007/09/26/interbike-07-outdoor-demo-the-rides-part-ii/#comment-24461 I heard from inside sources that the belt drive chirped like a cricket in the dry conditions out there. I heard from inside sources that the belt drive chirped like a cricket in the dry conditions out there.

]]> By: Mike http://twentynineinches.com/2007/09/26/interbike-07-outdoor-demo-the-rides-part-ii/#comment-24169 Mike Wed, 26 Sep 2007 19:59:55 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2007/09/26/interbike-07-outdoor-demo-the-rides-part-ii/#comment-24169 Thanks for the response Ted. Hey Desert9r, King hubs rule. They make you pedal more and coast less. Thanks for the response Ted. Hey Desert9r, King hubs rule. They make you pedal more and coast less.

]]> By: Dirt McGirt http://twentynineinches.com/2007/09/26/interbike-07-outdoor-demo-the-rides-part-ii/#comment-24158 Dirt McGirt Wed, 26 Sep 2007 17:16:55 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2007/09/26/interbike-07-outdoor-demo-the-rides-part-ii/#comment-24158 I recall seeing a belt drive on a chopper that Redline put out in '03 (?). It was called the "Rain City Chopper" and was designed by a local motorcycle outfit in the Sodo District of Seattle. 206 represent! I recall seeing a belt drive on a chopper that Redline put out in ‘03 (?). It was called the “Rain City Chopper” and was designed by a local motorcycle outfit in the Sodo District of Seattle.

206 represent!

]]> By: Desert9r http://twentynineinches.com/2007/09/26/interbike-07-outdoor-demo-the-rides-part-ii/#comment-24153 Desert9r Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:19:12 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2007/09/26/interbike-07-outdoor-demo-the-rides-part-ii/#comment-24153 Awesome write up, on both parts of it. The belt drive is intriguing but I wouldn't get it simply due to that Chris King hub, there is enough noise in the world, why create more? Awesome write up, on both parts of it. The belt drive is intriguing but I wouldn’t get it simply due to that Chris King hub, there is enough noise in the world, why create more?

]]> By: Andrew http://twentynineinches.com/2007/09/26/interbike-07-outdoor-demo-the-rides-part-ii/#comment-24150 Andrew Wed, 26 Sep 2007 15:34:33 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2007/09/26/interbike-07-outdoor-demo-the-rides-part-ii/#comment-24150 The belt drive Spot frames use a frame that splits at the dropout to get the belt in place. Why not just use elevated chainstays? The belt drive Spot frames use a frame that splits at the dropout to get the belt in place. Why not just use elevated chainstays?

]]> By: Guitar Ted http://twentynineinches.com/2007/09/26/interbike-07-outdoor-demo-the-rides-part-ii/#comment-24144 Guitar Ted Wed, 26 Sep 2007 14:14:34 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2007/09/26/interbike-07-outdoor-demo-the-rides-part-ii/#comment-24144 Mike: The cogs have little evacuation windows that are said to clear out the mud just fine according to the Spot folks. Mike: The cogs have little evacuation windows that are said to clear out the mud just fine according to the Spot folks.

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