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All too often then NPWS, rightly or wrongly, is on the back end of criticism from all sides of the fence, be it green groups or recreational users. Not often do you see it publicised …
Read the full story »Musings about the Endless Ride life.
New Kit, old kit, and keeping it all running nice.
The previous incarnation of Twentysix Inches
Australia’s first true free flow mtb park.
They may be old but by no means are they out.
If you’ve been around the MTB world long enough, you’ll remember PAUL. Back in the day PAUL made some of the sweetest brakes (pre V-brake) and had his own rear and front mechs. All anno, all super gooch. Well, PAUL never really went away, unlike many of the iconic machinist brands of the early to mid 90’s, he just simmered doing his own thang.
I’m pretty chuffed to see PAUL do something really on the mark with his ‘Chain Keeper’. Super minimal, ultra light and there’s even a BB mounted version he’s just shown off at the NAHBS (North American Handmade Bike Show).
Check out more of PAUL [here]
Mouth watering 953 lugged mountain bike frames by Engine Cycles in the US (note the Edge carbon rims).
We’ll let Engin Cycles tell you about what they do:
“Construction
We are not limited to any one form of …
Saw these a few months ago and the announcement of a new, silly light stem prompted me to look again…
Light, strong, cheap…. pick any two.
83 grams, increased stiffness, not cheap: US$202+
Titanium axle, 3 ring: 507g …
After switching to 1×9 of late, you realise that for an awful lot of mtbing, you really can do without fuss and muck of the traditional 3 x 9 set up. Prior to that I …
News doing the rounds at the moment is that Fox from 2010 has teamed with Japanese company, Kashima, to coat their stanchions in a rather bling gold coating to reduce stiction.
Fox has said:
“Proven Coating Technology
The …
Here’s the second entry in this year’s Australian Design Awards that caught our eye.
Designed by James Morton from the UNSW it’s called the Firefly, and is a very interesting take on the everyday red led …
This is very short notice, but important non the less for those who can get along. The National Parks Association (NPA), not to be confused with the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) have called …
If you’ve been living in a hole, you might not have noticed that the legendary 90’s brand ‘Nukeproof’ is kicking around again. This time though it’s owned by a bunch of lads over UK way, …
It’s nice to see some local talent having a go at designing for the bike world. The first of two installments we’ve found in this year’s Australian Design Awards, is called ‘CORE Mountain bike body …
