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By LaBabarbarian - February 19, 2010 - 11:33
GT’s new 7.4-inch-travel Ruckus will come in two models–the 1.0 and 2.0. The 1.0 is set to retail at $4,500 and comes sprinkled with top-notch components, and the 2.0 costs $3,300 with mid-level components. Both models will share the same frame.
The bikes are almost completely adorned with bits from SRAM and Funn. The monocoque frame appears quite burly, and GT did a great job decorating these frames with graphics that match the bike’s intended attitude.
GT's new top-end Ruckus 1.0 comes ready to rip with 7.4 inches of rear-wheel travel.
The Ruckus 2.0 shares the same frame as its pricier brother.
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Tags: 1.0, 2.0, 2010, 2011, 7", 7-inch, Bike, GT, iDrive, independent drivetrain, magazine, mountain, Ruckus
By LaBabarbarian - February 11, 2010 - 17:01
Giant’s mountain bike team sponsorship is growing considerably this year. The company will now support two mountain bike teams—Rabobank-Giant and the Giant Factory Team. Each team will bring together some of cycling’s brightest stars in disciplines ranging from cyclocross to slopestyle.
Team Rabobank-Giant will include the likes of Adam Craig along with new talents Emil Lindren of Sweden, Fabian Giger of Switzerland and Henk Jaap Moorlag of the Netherlands. This group of riders will focus on a year-round, global calendar featuring cross-country races in the summer and cyclocross races in the winter.
Craig commented on the new team, “From an athlete’s standpoint, it’s the ideal setup. There are certain similarities between cross-country mountain biking and cyclocross, and there’s always some athlete crossover between the two disciplines. So structuring it under one team makes sense.”
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Tags: Adam Craig, Carl Decker, Cyclocross, Danny Hart, Duncan Riffle, Emil Lindren, Fabian Giger, Giant, Giant Factory, Henk Jaap Moorlag, Jared RAndo, Kelli Emmet, Kurt Sorge, Oli Beckingsale, Rabobank
By LaBabarbarian - February 5, 2010 - 15:24
Cane Creek is making the convoluted world of headset standards a lot less overwhelming. The company recently launched a new online Headset Fit Finder—headsetfitfinder.com. The site is intended to simplify the process of finding the correct headset size combinations for a particular bike. With more 20 different tapered and conversion headset configurations out there, compounded by the confusion of integrated vs. semi-integrated standards, the Headset Fit Finder should prove useful for even the average gearhead.
To use the fit finder, simply enter a bike’s make, model and year. The database will either show the bike’s headset options immediately, or take users through a series of steps to find a fit for their particular frame/fork configuration.
Trek, Specialized, KHS, Niner, LaPierre and Salsa have already contributed years of headset information to the database, and details on about 100 bikes are added each day.
Tags: 1 1/8, 1.5, Cane Creek, fit finder, Headset, headsetfitfinder, integrated, KHS, Lapierre, niner, Salsa, semi-integrated, specialized, tapered, trek
By LaBabarbarian - February 2, 2010 - 14:54
Rider: Ryan Berrecloth
Ryan Berrecloth Gets Spanked
Ryan Berrecloth has re-signed with Spank Bikes on an expanded sponsorship package. This year Berrecloth will be sporting the Tweet Tweet Dirtjump frame, Spank’s 2010 EVO line of rims, including Spike EVO 35AL DH Rims, Tweet Tweet EVO 30AL DJ Rims, and Subrosa EVO All Mountain Rims, as well as rocking the complete line of Spank saddles, including the Subrosa, Tweet Tweet, and Starblast. Berrecloth is also sponsored by Knolly bikes, which provides the rider with full-suspension frames.
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Tags: Bike Race, bontranger, dean racing development, DH, DRD, Dylan Dean, lezyne, Ryan Berrecloth, spank, spank bikes, tomac, trek, XC
By LaBabarbarian - February 1, 2010 - 15:22
Source: Rasoulution
Rider: Amir Kabbani, Photo: Ale Di Lullo
More than 2,000 spectators made their way up the ski slopes in Leogang, Austria, to watch the world’s best riders shred massive snow features. January 29 marked the fifth annual White Style winter slopestyle competition. The entire course was made of snow and designed by Kona Clump team rider Grant “Chopper” Fielder.
When all was said and done, Sam Pilgrim walked away with the title, earning him 1,800 euros. “I will spend all the money for sweets, for real,” Pilgrim joked. “Crashing on snow is not that funny, because it’s much harder than you might think. It took me a bit to cope with it when I competed the first time at the White Style, but man, it was fun this year and Chopper did a really great job, big respect,” he added.
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Tags: Bike, cam mccaul, Darren Berrecloth, Jamie Goldman, sam Pilgrim, Sam Reynolds, slope, slopestyle, snow, snow bike, style
