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Archive for November, 2008

Fisher HiFi Deluxe and ‘09 Reba Team Fork: Impressions

Saturday, November 29th, 2008

Many comments were coming in to me by way of the Reba Team post and from e-mails and it would seem that there are more than a few of you curious as to how the Reba Team 120mm fork plays with the HiFi Deluxe, which was developed around a different fork geometry. This post will [...]

Thanks for the links!

Saturday, November 29th, 2008

It’s often that my Google Reader pleeps me of track backs of 650b.com. Most time I comment or email to all that write about 650b.com to thank, give feedback or whatever.
Here’s a cool site that did a short little write up on 650b.com and borrowed some photos.

Stan’s 650b wheel
50b is an intermediate wheel size – [...]

Specialized Eskar 2.3″ 29″er Tires: Mid Term Report

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

Note: This report is filed by Grannygear from Southern California.
As you may recall from the Eskar’s Out Of The Box article, I had mounted these on the SS Monkey using the DT Swiss 7.1TK rims with tubes. I was looking for a bigger tire than the Ignitors I had been using. I figured that if [...]

Newswire: Fox Warns Against Modifying Its Forks

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

Recently Fox Racing Shox has learned that there are individuals modifying its forks for use with 29″er wheels. The company sent out this notice, which is also posted to their website, to warn folks that this is dangerous.
Note also that Fox takes this opportunity to remind folks that the use of 650B wheels in [...]

Rock Shox Reba Team: First Impressions

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008

Well, after a few rides on the Reba Team with the Maxle Lite, I don’t mind cutting to the chase: This fork is miles better than the old Reba! How it stacks up to the competition is a bit different, and there are a couple of nits, but this is a huge improvement upon a [...]

Specialized The Captain 29″er Tires: Mid Term Report

Friday, November 21st, 2008

Note: This post is filed by Grannygear from Southern California.
See this signature right there on this tire?

That is right, Ned Overend. Deadly Nedly. The Lung. The Captain. I remember standing alongside the race course at Mammoth watching him put the hurt on a much younger group of racers like Tomac, Weins, Grewal, etc. Man, I [...]