First up, the Chris King 1.5 Nothreadset. This headset is not just a thing of beauty because all Chris King items are things of beauty and it's bigger. It goes beyond that. Solving 2 problems out there (heavy abuse seen on freeride bikes and lack of a good 1.5" starnut setter), Chris King has come up with what is probably the coolest headset thru bolt retention out there. This is more than a long, long bolt with a cap on the end that goes with the bike. The Pre Loader is adjustable to fit about any head tube length and is milled out to retain strengh and shed weight. It's an impressive piece that screams efficiency in design. And 1.5" is cool. :)
Next up. 29er suspension peeps will appreciate this one. Fox has been making arguably one of the best 29er suspension forks out there, but it was limited to 100mm of travel. Enter the 120mm Fox F29 RLC. This is also a good piece for folks out there with 100mm 29ers that want to slow the steering down a bit. Unnofficial eyeball reports say that it's "much" taller than the Reba, thus slowing steering geometry by about a degree.
Last but not least, we're finally stocked on 26" and 29" Maxxis Ardent tires. Lots of folks have been waiting patiently for these morsels. They're high on volume and low on knob height so these will be fast rolling and good hooking up treads.
That's all I've got for now. How 'bout that Tuesday nighter this week. Anyone else still feeling bruised from the wet rocks of SSV?
2 comments:
cool stuff indeed
I was one of the few unscathed (for friggin once) on that bad ass dark descent. I thanked myself for purchasing the joplin w/ remote after that one.
Left some of my gear in the back of Peter's ride. Peter if you are out there or Dave if you got Peter's number let me know.
Doug (dmers at amgen dot com)
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