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Kaos Custom Bikes Titanium 36″er

Saturday, September 5th, 2009

While many just can not wrap their heads around 36 inch wheels, and think the whole idea is silly, it just doesn’t seem to go away. Case in point: This sano titanium 36″er from Kaos Custom Bikes from down under in Australia.

Andy from Kaos Custom Bikes sent us the following specs on the bike: [...]

29″er DH: The Final Frontier?

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

Despite the many views purporting that 29″ers are not going to make a good down hill oriented rig, (And I have held that view myself), there are some who are willing to push the envelope of what is possible with the wagon wheels. Of course, it isn’t as easy as one might think. Frame design [...]

Niner Carbon Air 9 Update

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Well, some good build pics of Niner’s new carbon fiber hard tail frame have been published to Niner’s FaceBook page. Here’s a look for you…..

The new SRAM XX group features heavily on this bike with American Classics newly updated 29″er wheels which we are hearing are tubeless ready.

Large cross section carbon fiber shapes lead us [...]

Foes Racing B-29: Sneak Peek!

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

We saw the Foes Racing B-29 prototype at Sea Otter earlier this spring. However; Brent Foes said there needed to be tweaks and redesigns of some of the frame details before it would be approved for limited production. Well, it looks as though that day is nigh.
The frame has been undergoing several revisions and [...]

Ragley Bikes Announces New “Alt” Bar: Carnegie’s

Thursday, August 20th, 2009

In my never ending pursuit of bar nirvana, I am always pleased to see new additions to the fold of “alternative bars”. Brant Richards, designer at his own Shedfire company, has released details on a new update on an old theme that he was also involved in designing. (You’ll guess the name of that bar [...]

Velocity Announces New Rim: P35

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009

Velocity U.S.A. announced today a new 35mm wide rim co-designed by Kirk Pacenti. The rim, dubbed the P35, will be available by Interbike time and will be made for 26, 650B, and 29 inch sizes. Following are some images, and a Press release from Velocity.

Velocity is proud to announce the newest rim to join our [...]