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Archive for February, 2009

Giant XTC 29″er: Sneak Peek!

Friday, February 27th, 2009

In our recent post on rumors from Frostbike, we heard that Giant was preparing some 29″er models for a 2010 release. Now the cat is out of the bag. Indeed, Giant is introducing a 29″er hardtail, at the least.
The Giant produced sketches, which first appeared on their Facebook page, show a rendering of a [...]

Motobecane Introduces A Titanium 29″er Hardtail

Friday, February 27th, 2009

We had been hearing rumors that Motobecane would be introducing a new titanium 29″er model for some time now. It seems that now it has become a reality with Motobecane taking pre-orders on the bike now for a mid summer delivery. The bike, called the “Fly Team” features XTR, Avid, and FSA components with a [...]

Handmade Bicycles: The Custom Frame Experience

Thursday, February 26th, 2009

Editor’s Note: In this series, Grannygear introduces us to some custom frame builders and takes a closer look at the process of making and delivering a custom, handmade bicycle to a customer.
Part one: Off-the-rack: It’s a pretty good deal.
Every cyclist begins somewhere, usually at the beginning. Makes sense that way. Typically, a beginner cyclist walks [...]

Singular Cycles Available Stateside

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

One of the classiest looking 29″er frame sets I have seen is the Singular Cycles Swift model. Unfortunately, since Singular is based in the U.K., you couldn’t grab one of these fine 4130 ChroMo sleds here in the U.S. of A.

Picture: Singular Cycles
Now that’s all about to change as The Prairie Pedaler, a bicycle [...]

Hutchinson Toro 29″er Tubeless Ready Tire: Out Of The Box

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

We just got our mits on a new Hutchinson Toro tire that was first shown at Sea Otter last year. Here’s what we found when we took a closer look at the Toro.

The Toro is Hutchinson’s second 29″er tire effort.
The Toro features Hutchinson’s Tubeless Ready Concept which utilizes a tubeless tire bead and sealant that [...]

Frostbike 2009: News and Rumors

Sunday, February 22nd, 2009

I just returned from attending Quality Bicycle Products “Frostbike”, which is a dealer open house/mini-trade show. Here are some tid bits and rumors I gleaned from the aisles of the show floor.
Marzocchi 29 inch “44″ model fork: I asked the Marzocchi rep about the upcoming 29″er fork that Niner spec’ed on their new W.F.O.9. Apparently, [...]