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Archive for August, 2008

Soul Cycles Dillinger: First Impressions

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

Editors Note: The Soul Cycles Dillinger frame and fork have been getting ridden and tested by Captain Bob lately while I am off running all kinds of different forks on another bike. Here is his First Impressions of this yellow screamer. Enjoy!

Well folks, we have had the Soul Cycles Dillinger for a while now [...]

Intense EX-2 Stickey Lite Tires: Update III

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

The latest round of testing on the Intense Stickey Lite tires have been back on dry trail. In the last update, I found out that tacky is okay, but wet and slippery is no good at all for the EX-2’s. This time the conditions were hardpack clay, grass, and a smaller amount of hard pack [...]

Trek World 2009: Bontrager News and Rumors

Sunday, August 17th, 2008

This report covers the news and scuttlebutt from Treks component and apparel arm, Bontrager. Specifically the news on 29″er stuff.

Gary Fisher Bikes 2009: Sneak Peek!

Saturday, August 16th, 2008

This weekend marked the annual “Trek World” dealer show where Trek and Fisher dealers flock to America’s heartland to see just what the company behind the “Big Red Shield” is up to these days. Here’s a look at the offerings from Gary Fisher Bikes in the 29″er series for 2009.

An Experiment In Front End Geometry: Fork #3

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

The next fork up in the test is the Origin 8 Black Ops fork, (Which we are also going to be reviewing separately. Please look for an updated post on this particular fork coming soon!) Note: The Black Ops comes in two axle to crown lengths. We are using the shorter of the two offerings.

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Soul Cycles 29″er News

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

Twenty Nine Inches is in the process of testing a Soul Cycles Dillinger frame at this time, but this post isn’t about that! We have been alerted to a couple new developments at Soul Cycles concerning 29″ers and wanted to pass this along to all you 29″er freaks out there.
First of all, Soul Cycles [...]