Its probably pretty safe to say that the 29er is here to stay. Everywhere you ride now you are likely to see someone on a 29er.
Well, now it seems people are looking to adapt this wheel size to DH applications. Enter the Intense 2951.
To accommodate the larger wheels and keep the geometry acceptable fot DH, the travel was reduced from a standard 951 to 7.5 or 8″ with adjustable link. Suspension up front is handled by a 7″ Travel reduced Manitou Dorado.
Whether this catches on in DH, or even sees it through to production remains to be seen, but as a concept bike its pretty cool.
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, that might or might not, have anything to do with Chain Reaction Cycles. Regardless, they are punching out new kit and are not afraid to show it to the world as it comes on tap.
Yesterday, Brant Richards from Shedfire (formerly the brain that pushed On-One into the fore) dropped images of the new Nukeproof DH prototype frame on his Twitter feed.
Lots of hydroforming, a big single pivot and a rocker actuated shock.
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Because we all like a bit of eyeball entertainment when we are not on the bike…
Introductory Downhilling, Near Healesville and Marysville, Victoria
By Tim Paton
After untold numbers of cocktails at Rich’s cocktail party on Friday night, a gentle start to the weekend was planned. Believing that it was public day at the bike show, Rich and I decided to go and shuffle around, grunting at the occasional bike, and hopefully meeting up with the Dirtworks boys and the elusive Ms Ferrari. It turned out that public day was not until Sunday, so we hired a sailing boat and floated around Albert Park Lake for an hour instead, before buying some Tim Tams and heading to my place to make some coffee. Read the rest of this entry »
Climbing/descending, fit/unfit, day/night�it’s everywhere. Some of the most dramatic ups and downs don’t come at the local DH course. They’re emotional. As simple as good/bad. Witness the early morning winter ride.
It starts the night before – you can’t set that alarm without being pretty bummed – especially when it’s for 5 am! Then you’ve really gotta work really hard on ignoring the reality of doona-suck – more so if you wake up at 2, 3 and 4am, staring at the leds! (Tip from a former breakfast radio presenter – if you’re ‘core about it, put the alarm clock on the other side of the room.) Read the rest of this entry »
