Comments on: Trek World 2009: Bontrager News and Rumors http://twentynineinches.com/2008/08/17/trek-world-2009-bontrager-news-and-rumors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trek-world-2009-bontrager-news-and-rumors 29er Bike Reviews, Rumors and News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:51:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Guitar Ted http://twentynineinches.com/2008/08/17/trek-world-2009-bontrager-news-and-rumors/#comment-45997 Guitar Ted Mon, 01 Sep 2008 20:33:49 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=1218#comment-45997 JK: Well, they are doing a 29"er version of the Race King, which Twenty Nine Inches is scheduled to have for testing soon. Stay tuned! JK: Well, they are doing a 29″er version of the Race King, which Twenty Nine Inches is scheduled to have for testing soon. Stay tuned!

]]> By: JK http://twentynineinches.com/2008/08/17/trek-world-2009-bontrager-news-and-rumors/#comment-45972 JK Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:08:38 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=1218#comment-45972 Cloxx, you forgot a tire in your shootout lineup, that will outperform all off them on dry course. The 26" version does... http://www.conti-tyres.co.uk/conticycle/ti%20raceking.shtml Who's gonna tell them they should make a supersonic version? Cloxx, you forgot a tire in your shootout lineup, that will outperform all off them on dry course. The 26″ version does…

http://www.conti-tyres.co.uk/conticycle/ti%20raceking.shtml

Who’s gonna tell them they should make a supersonic version?

]]> By: Cloxxki http://twentynineinches.com/2008/08/17/trek-world-2009-bontrager-news-and-rumors/#comment-45061 Cloxxki Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:29:12 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=1218#comment-45061 No, I said that if you make an offroad tire both fast rolling and decently gripping, chances are, you've got yourself a light tire. No, I said that if you make an offroad tire both fast rolling and decently gripping, chances are, you’ve got yourself a light tire.

]]> By: Spiff http://twentynineinches.com/2008/08/17/trek-world-2009-bontrager-news-and-rumors/#comment-45051 Spiff Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:42:26 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=1218#comment-45051 Fat Cyclist is getting his hands on a Superfly SS! I'm so jealous! Fat Cyclist is getting his hands on a Superfly SS! I’m so jealous!

]]> By: Vandal http://twentynineinches.com/2008/08/17/trek-world-2009-bontrager-news-and-rumors/#comment-45033 Vandal Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:04:02 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=1218#comment-45033 He said that a tire with good traction is rarely fast rolling. "Fast rolling" and "Grippy" are at opposite ends of the spectrum. The grippier the tire, the slower it will roll. The holy grail of tire performance is to have a light, grippy, fast-rolling tire. It's like building a cheap, light and strong bike frame. Can't be done. Ironically, the Bontrager mantra is "Cheap, light and strong: Pick two." He said that a tire with good traction is rarely fast rolling. “Fast rolling” and “Grippy” are at opposite ends of the spectrum. The grippier the tire, the slower it will roll. The holy grail of tire performance is to have a light, grippy, fast-rolling tire. It’s like building a cheap, light and strong bike frame. Can’t be done. Ironically, the Bontrager mantra is “Cheap, light and strong: Pick two.”

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