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Interbike ‘08 : OS Blackbuck

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

Mark Slate from WTB and was on hand at the Outdoor demo yesterday and confirmed many things.  Tires and rims will be a seperate post but the thing I want to touch on is the new OS Bikes Blackbuck 650b frames!
The purpose behind designing a 650b frame is when Mark was trying to design a […]

Interbike Outdoor : Haro Beasley

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

Today was one of the Outdoor Demo days at Interbike 2008.  Taking 30 minutes out of my day to ride the Haro Beasley was a must.  I missed my chance at Sea Otter this past spring due to scheduling and not a full supply of demo bikes.  For Interbike Haro was ready with many 1×9 […]

Rawland Cycles : New Product

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

Rawland Cycles have been busy little beavers lately.  Three new products and all looking beautiful.  I hope to catch up with Sean at Interbike and take more photos of these beauties.
The Drakkar - Disc brake, fixed gear machine.
What Sean from Rawland has to say :
“Named after the most feared Viking longship, the Drakkar is a […]

Neo Moto - MTBR Tire of the Year

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

Mountain Bike Review recently named the Pacenti Neo Moto tire the tire of 2008!  That’s a huge accomplishment and it’s an a non-main stream size!
Read our review of the Neo Moto tire and also check out MTBR’s.

Visiting Velo Orange

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

Last week I was fortunate enough to make a short plane trip home to Annapolis, MD to visit my friends and family.  The other reason I was fortunate for this visit was Velo Orange which can be found in my hometown of Annapolis.  If you aren’t aware of Velo Orange, go check out their website.  […]

NoTubes 355 / Hope Pro II Wheel Review

Monday, September 15th, 2008

Andre Shoumatoff helps with sales for www.uintabicycles.com, a Ventana and Turner local bike shop and custom builder in Northern Utah. He has been into 650b since ’07 and has time on 29er, 26er, and 650b in both hard tail and full suspension.