Quantcast

Archive for March, 2008

Master Says Faster

Friday, March 21st, 2008

A faster site that is.
In the past few days sixfiftyB has been switched to a faster server which is why posts have been lacking. The server is faster and super sweet supposedly. Personally I know nothing about servers but I’m glad that the site is going to be able to handle the […]

Stans ZTR 355 Wheel Set

Monday, March 17th, 2008

Stans ZTR 355 Wheel Set - Heavier Duty Spokes
Price: $665
Details: Tubeless ready with valve and rim strip included (but a rubber rim strip is additional.) Double butted spokes and DT 240 hubs for a long lasting wheelset.
Stans ZTR 355 Wheel Set - Lighter Weight
Price: $785
Details: Same as above but with lighter DT Super Comp […]

Salsa Ala Carte: On Test

Friday, March 14th, 2008

SixfiftyB has picked up a new frameset in the geared form. Steel is still real so when I stumbled across the fact that the Salsa Ala Carte could handle 650b tires I knew it was something needed.

It was a good thing this frame came in house this past week as the SUNRingle wheels I […]

Handmade: ZR Cycles

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

A little company by the name of ZR Cycles has been popping up across the bike industry.
If you remember a couple months ago I featured Dan’s ZR Cycles here on sixfiftyB.  This bike was one of the first 650b’s I remember seeing that wasn’t from Kirk Pacenti. Four people in two weeks have […]

SUNRingle Charger : On Test

Monday, March 10th, 2008

There is a pair of SUNRingle Charger wheels in house on loan. Originally they were going on my 1×1 for single speed use. There is a slight snag. Can you see it?

The cog will rotate back and forth on the splines. My other cogs are those thin type made out of […]

Quasi Moto : On Test

Sunday, March 9th, 2008

Hours after my post last week about the new Pacenti tires my lovely mail man dropped off a box with two Quasi-Moto tires in it. The tires looked awesome, the tread is exactly what I have been craving for the hard packed south east terrain. At 2.0 they are skinnier […]