There is a new move afoot to bring you another choice in wheel size for your next mountain bike, or “frankenbike” project. It’s being dubbed “27five” by it’s main promoter and it has been promised to be ready to play when dealers come to ride bikes at this years Outdoor Demo at Interbike. What exactly [...]

I was forwarded these pictures of the 2008 lineup coming out of Redline Bicycles from an anonymous source. And by that, I mean I have no idea how legit these things are. Post first, ask questions later.
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I’ve talked to a few more people concerning the new WTB tires due out in ‘08 and there’s lots of good news.
WTB takes pride in being among the early adopters of the 29er movement but realize that they’ve gotten stagnant as other companies jump on board. In the face of this they are dramatically [...]

For 2008, WTB will be releasing four new 29er tires. We caught some pictures of the first set that were mounted on a Niner. They are 2.1 and named “Prowlers”. There was no print on the tires other than the WTB logo and we were told there are only three sets in existence.

I’ve [...]

At Sea Otter this spring we learned that Continental would be releasing at least one new 29″er tire model based on the Trail King family of tires and it would be offered in two different widths. Now I am hearing that indeed there will be even more offerings from the German manufacturer.
In an effort [...]

I’ve heard that Haro may be working on a couple more 29er models. They had great success with the Mary last year, sold them out quick. So they’ve decided to expand their offering.
First, with the upcoming release of the RockShox Dart 29er fork, it’s making it easier for entry level hardtails to hit [...]