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CaffeLatex: A Long Term Use Update

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

Last summer I conducted my test of CaffeLatex sealant. (You can find my final review here) In short- I found CaffeLatex to be an excellent sealant for tubeless use and that it worked well in tubes also. It was found to be easy to use and install with the CaffeLatex injector system. All was pretty [...]

Velocity P-35 29″er Rims: On Test

Sunday, November 1st, 2009

Our European correspondent, “c_g” has landed a set of the new P-35 rims from Velocity and has been riding them already for a bit. Here he gives us the low down as well as his opinions on the new hoop from Velocity.
New kid on the block – the Velocity´s P35 rims:

While I am still [...]

Gun Kote Frame Coating: First Impressions

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

Now I have the frame in hand and I have taken a close look at it. It is pretty impressive looking! I will detail out my thoughts on it in relation to some of the claims Gun Kote makes and give a pre-view on my build plans.

The frame was sent up with its original finish [...]

Rawland Cycles “Antler” And “Elgokse” Stem/Bar Combo: First Impressions

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

I’ve been hampered by some bad weather recently around these parts, (Temps 20 degrees below normal and lots of rain!), but I have spent some time on both bar options for the Elgokse stem and have the following impressions on these unusual set ups.

The Elgokse Standard Set Up: The standard Elgokse comes with the swept [...]

Gun Kote Frame Coating: Q & A

Sunday, October 25th, 2009

After my post last week on Gun Kote frame coating, I received a lot of questions about Gun Kote and the process used to apply it. Gun Kote is a product and the application of it is a process developed by a company called KG Coatings located in Wisconsin. As of now, all bicycle applications [...]

Gun Kote Frame Coating: On Test

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

Late in the spring I was contacted to see if I had any frame sets that might need a new finish by Ben’s Cycle who have some of their Milwaukee Bicycle Company stuff done in a process called “Gun Kote”. I just happened to have a pretty beat up 2007 Salsa Cycles El Mariachi that [...]