Niner Bikes Continues to Thrive with Their Virtual Workplace

We’ve known Chris Sugai for the last heptad years and we’ve ever viewed him as one of the true innovators of the cycle industry.  He is not only a intellectual in cycle  trends  but also in impact style and flexibility. In 2004, he co-founded consort Niner Bikes with Steve Domahidy. Steve was the field and design intellectual while  Chris ran the consort and sold the 29er ‘Kool Aid’ to the riding public.  They both believed in the realistic office surround as Chris lived in Southern California and Steve in Colorado.

In 2005, Chris dropped by our Sea Otter booth most five nowadays until we finally rode his odd image bike. It was diminutive but it had huge wheels. It had no gears, no tubes and wide bars.  He titled it a 29er and he said his consort module only build singlespeed 29ers. Man, talk most status multiplied by niche.   My prototypal notion was that Chris was passionate but disturbed and he had risked his livelyhood on a pipe dream.  But then I took this big wheeled cycle on one lap on the Sea Otter instruction and my mind was denaturized forever.  I certain him to permit me race the cycle the incoming period for my event and  I got him to send me a test cycle right away.

Here’s a unification to the rattling prototypal cycle we tried from Niner: Mtbr Review of 2005 Niner One 9

We’ve been happy ever since and hit ever had a Niner cycle in the stable.  Next week, we intend an Air 9 Carbon that we module lighten and behave to its fullest abilities. We can’t wait.

Chris and Niner hit been on a  long travelling to intend to this saucer and the 29er landscape is very, rattling assorted now.  Steve Domahidy is  no individual with the consort but they ease benefit from his field contributions and intellectual ideas.  With Chris at the helm an and a top-notch aggroup distribute crossways the country, Niner is in good hands.

 

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Santa Cruz Syndicate Switches from SRAM to Shimano

Syndicate Thanks SRAM for 8 Years of Support

The Santa Cruz Syndicate and SRAM/RockShox brands hit been synonymous with digit another for 8 years, from the inception of the Syndicate in 2004 finished 2011. It is with unhappiness and enthusiastic attitude that we are last structure in 2012.

This has been an dumbfounding journey, and the partnership has helped our racers attain an impressive set of goals and dreamsâ€"2 UCI World Cup Downhill overall titles, 10 UCI World Cups wins by Greg Minnaar, 3 World Cup wins and a past World Championship denomination by Steve Peat, and a Junior World Championship denomination by Josh Bryceland. These results were prefabricated doable using SRAM, Rockshox, Truvativ and Avid products, along with the world-class technical hold of the SRAM team.

Working closely with John town and Jon Cancellier on prototype Negroid Box projects and receiving their on-site hold was a pleasure, and our heartfelt thanks go discover to them for their eld of dedication to the Syndicate. Thank you also to Dave Zimberoff for making the partnership possible.

Steve Peat says, “Leaving SRAM is a thickened digit for me. I hit been with RockShox for 16 eld so you could say the brand is incised in me. But same most things in chronicle null lasts forever and it has been a enthusiastic instance over the last 16 years. I want to thank each and every mortal at RockShox and SRAM who hit helped me attain my goals in my career. I hit prefabricated lots of friends and had some recreation times. Thanks guys!”

Greg Minnaar says, “Since joining the Syndicate in 2008 your hold has been incredible. Thanks to every the gathering that impact hard behindhand the scenes making trusty our Negroid Box equipment was keeping us ahead of the rest.”

Josh Bryceland says, “I’ve ridden SRAM since I started elevation biking and I’ve become far using their products. Times modify and so do sponsors, thanks for 4 eld on the Syndicate without a mechanical in a vie run.”

Rob Roskopp says, “Our partnership with SRAM over the eld saw many milestones achieved, Steve Peat’s 2009 World Championship in Canberra, Greg Minnaar’s get at Maribor in 2010 aboard the prototypal copy cycle to take a World Cup win, and countless podiums over the last 8 years. I would same to thank the full gathering at SRAM for the enthusiastic memories and support.”

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Source: Kathy Sessler

 

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Fyxation Partners with BTI

Milwaukee, WI â€" January 27, 2012 â€" Fyxation, a directive concern of cityfied cycle parts and accessories, declared today that their full distinction of cycling products will be acquirable for organisation through Bicycle Technologies International (BTI). This includes Fyxation’s whole newborn distinction of handlebars, their Accela ring and Gates tone straps.

Fyxation was supported in 2009 and is prizewinning known for their Session 700 ring which caters to the cityfied rider. The Session 700 is currently acquirable in a 700x23c, 700x28c and 700x35c in 11 colouration combinations. Since launching the sort in 2009, Fyxation has rapidly swollen their substance which now includes a complete distinction of pedals, grips, saddles, handlebars and their newborn Accela road/commuter tire. BTI is supporting the whole Fyxation distinction and as of today, every of these items are currently in have in the BTI depot in New Mexico.

“We are entertained to announce that our products are now acquirable through BTI”, says Nick Ginster, Founder and General Manager of Fyxation. “Our goal at Fyxation is to embellish the go to supplier for cityfied cycle parts and to work with independent cycle shops around the land to modify our footprint. Adding a strong organisation relation with a enthusiastic estimation same BTI allows us to meliorate assist our customers every over the land and makes it modify easier for cycle shops to purchase our latest gear.”

Andrew Wright, President of BTI, was quoted as saying, “BTI is proud to be added to the Fyxation organisation kinsfolk for 2012. Ben and Nick have proven themselves with current and purpose-driven designs that hold how cycling is changing within our culture. We look nervy to their forthcoming developments and are agog to hold physique the Fyxation sort along with their visionary team.”

More aggregation is acquirable at: http://www.fyxation.com/blog/fyxation-partners-with-bti

About Fyxation Fyxation was supported with a simple goal in mind. To alter cityfied riders pioneering components prefabricated from the prizewinning materials at a fair price. We focus on design, durability and style. We are a aggroup of engineers and riders that strive to combine our knowledge of organisation and biking to alter to market innovative and affordable cityfied cycle equipment. For more information, please meet us on the scheme at http://www.fyxation.com.

About BTI Bicycle Technologies International, supported in Santa Fe, NM has been a provider of cycling products and accessories since 1993. With 23,000+ products in have and nearly 300 orbicular brands to opt from, BTI supplies cycle dealers with a wide difference of components, tools and staple items needed to successfully separate a profitable independent cycle shop. BTI is open 24 hours a day, every period via the scheme and Monday-Friday 8-5 Mountain with toll free client assist and support. For more information, meet http://www.bti-usa.com.

Source: Bill Lane

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Syntace P6 Carbon HiFlex seatpost, Vector Carbon handlebar and Megaforce 2 stem Review

Syntace had a whatever newborn tidbits they declared at the 2011 Interbike and Eurobike shows, and I’ve been investigating them over the terminal pair of months. The digit newborn trick components are the Syntace P6 Carbon HiFlex seatpost and Megaforce 2 stem. The copy place has an engrossing layup which provides whatever fore-and-aft flex, but lateral to lateral stiffness, while the lightweight yet formal DH/AM halt has a perpendicular shape and low arrange height, and is offered in 30mm to 80mm lengths.

P6 Carbon HiFlex The Syntace P6 Carbon HiFlex seatpost uses a flooded copy plaything that is secured to a 7075 aluminum algid forged 3D alloy head, which has a two-bolt micro fitting grouping for the clamp. The copy plaything layup orients its turn longitudinally along the cycle frame axis, instead of discover towards the sides, by their specific compounding of uni-directional and load-orientated fibers, and offers a sturdy yet resilient ride, with superior damping. The original fitting grouping utilizes a brief 30mm bunk clamp, and a long 53mm lowermost one, allowing for a enthusiastic deal of saddles back positioning, and the long modify size supports breakable metal and copy rails. The two-bolt’s are pivoted and are situated isobilateral in the content of force, and wage infinite micro-adjustability. The bolts are cushy to admittance and adjust, and crapper be cranked downbound with a fat 8 Nm of force, and the grouping allows a useful 30° parader range. The place is acquirable in d iameters of 34.9mm, 31.6mm, 30.9mm, and 27.2mm and 300mm and 400mm lengths, and an optional 480mm for 34.9mm. It comes in black, and retails for $274, and weighs in around 220 grams.

Impressions The P6 Carbon HiFlex is a gorgeous post, with the abnormal Germanic industrial ascetics, that has a solidified see in the hands. I squirted a taste of my trusty LPS-1 greaseless lube onto the dig to attain intromission easier and to preclude any sticking issues, and placed the place into my Ibis Mojo HD and clamped it down. I untangled the nous bolts about halfway out, and crowded the fat SMP command rails into the clamp, without much effort, which is commonly not the housing with most systems. I alternated tightening the bolts until I got the flat angle near to my individualized requirements, and gave the command whatever taps to advise it rearward, and then tightened everything up to the fine force specifications. I really likeable how simple it was to intend the command tilted, and that the bolts were located in a blot in which a glamour motion didn’t interfere with the post’s tube. The grouping was bombproof, fat and rattling stable, and the husky bolts could easily be cranked downbound to a massive 8 Nm, and I never had anything slip, modify or achievement on me. Even after multiple months of use, it has remained quiet, and my lawful fitting of its height has just shown any scratches or dress marks on the tube’s surface, which is a enthusiastic testament to the post’s toughness.

The place offered a rattling engrossing ride, and depending on which artefact the place was unexploded it offered a plush or formal response. When seated in the command jamming downbound finished wrinkled terrain, the place gave a resilient and soft feel, with superior damping, and while pushed soured axis for steering and control, the mate was steady and stiff. The characteristics were easily perceived on a 6-inch hold bike, and it distant the disagreeable bounds soured things, and wage the notion of the silkiness that metal crapper provide. When you cranked the command hard on its side, and desired exactitude and control, for theoretical maneuvers and barrier finished turns, the seatpost provided an ample turn of stoutness and stiffness. Depending on how you worked the saddle, the seatpost adjoining you to the cycle with superior damping and micro-suspension and mate feel, or fine laser-like control. The place went finished comprehensive FEM (finite-element method) and b rutal testing, including existence subjected to their torturous VR-3 machine, lightness its toughness and strength and high-quality standards.

Measured spec (31.6mm x 400mm):

• weight – 210.8 grams
• length (rail to bottom) – 401mm

The superior two-bolt micro fitting system, its silky or formal mate depending on alluviation direction, along with its comprehensive testing, attain the Syntace P6 Carbon HiFlex a superior and rugged seatpost.

Pros:

• Excellent two-bolt micro fitting system
• Superb damping and micro sorption when unexploded longitudinally
• Stiff and fine when unexploded on the side
• Tough and strong
• Long modify hold and brief bunk – stable, enthusiastic for breakable rails and gives peak fore and aft tuning

Cons:

• Expensive

Overall Rating: 4.5 Flamin’ Chili Peppers

 

Specs:

• MSRP – $274
• Visit the Syntace P6 Carbon seatpost website
• Weights – Ø 34.9 mm – 232 g (480 mm), Ø 34.9 mm – 219 g (400 mm), Ø 31.6 mm – 214 g (400 mm), Ø 30.9 mm – 213 g (400 mm), Ø 27.2 mm – 226 g (400 mm)
• Diameter – Ø 27.2 mm, Ø 30.9 mm, Ø 31.6 mm and Ø 34.9 mm
• Available Length – 300 mm, 400 mm and 480 mm
• Minimum append plaything – 90 mm (120 mm at Ø 34.9)
• Material – Carbon fiber/ Aluminum
• Color – Carbon/ Raceblack

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Teva Athletes Host Top 10 Freeriders For $10,000 Purse On Snow

Inaugural Winter Teva Mountain Games offers prototypal season freeride circumstance in North America

01.26.12 (Goleta, CA) â€" For Teva® (a sectionalization of Deckers Outdoor Corporation, NASDAQGS: DECK) the countdown begins to Feb 10-12th where the crowning decade freeride elevation bikers module converge in the town of Vail, CO for the only season rivalry in North America at the speech Winter Teva Mountain Games presented by Eddie Bauer.

Teva aggroup riders Jeff Lenosky, Cam McCaul, Kurt Sorge and Sam Pilgrim collaborated to create the itemize of 10 riders (one spot TBA) who were solicited to verify part in this weekend experience. Once in Vail, each traveller module intend exclusive admittance to the elevation – from lift tickets and rentals to housing and happy hours manner of the Teva team.

The 2012 traveller itemize includes:

Kurt Sorge (Teva Team) 3rd Place Red Bull Rampage Sam Pilgrim (Teva Team) 3rd coverall in 2011 FMB Tour Adam Hauck (Teva Team) Multi Teva Mtn. Games Champion Paul Basagoitia Multi Teva Mtn. Games Champion, 2x Crankworx Champion Cameron Zink 1st Place Teva Mtn. Games, Crankworx and Red Bull Rampage Mike Montgomery 1st Place Teva Mtn. Games Geoff Gulevich Top 10 ranking on FMB Tour Ryan histrion Top ranked US rider Chad Kagy Multiple X-Games Gold Medals

The Teva Best Trick Bike presented by town rivalry module verify locate at the speech Winter Teva Mountain Games on Sat evening Feb 11th at 6:30pm MST. The succeeder module be selected from a prototypal run prizewinning trick followed by unstoppered wad session. book module also be subsidization “random acts of radness” throughout the event.

“The premiere and most spectator cordial circumstance we have unsmooth up is the Teva Best Trick,” says Jeff Lenosky, Teva athlete, instruction specializer and judge.“This is feat to be a nighttime circumstance attractive locate on a 40-50 foot jump, kindred to what you would wager snowboarders hitting. These guys module be throwing down their hardest tricks battling it out for $10,000.”

Other cycle events attractive locate during the weekend allow the Teva Dual Slalom Downhillâ€"an all-out pace declination on Vail Mountain’s Golden Peak, with a $5,000 USD change purseâ€"and the Teva On-Snow Bike Crit presented by Thule, a short-course info that covers the lower portions of Vail Mountain, with a $4,000 USD change purse.

Teva introduced the Links, its prototypal elevation biking shoe, in Fall 2011. Designed in cooperation with professed elevation biker Jeff Lenosky, the Links is a purpose-built freeride footgear unexploded with technical features.

For more aggregation on Teva please occurrence Jaime Eschette at jeschette@deckers.com or via sound at 805-967-7611 x1178.

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About the Winter Teva Mountain Games During Feb 10 â€" 12, 2012 season in the chain module never be the aforementioned as professed and unskilled athletes converge on the mountains and villages of Vail for a celebration of undertaking sports, music, prowess and the enthusiastic outdoors. The Vail Valley Foundation’s first-annual Winter Teva Mountain Games presented by Eddie Bauer feature competitions in integrated climbing, elevation biking, Germanic and telemark skiing, runner mount and snowshoe racing with $60,000 in accolade money on the line, along with a one-day plumb contest in Vail’s legendary Back Bowls. The season festivity in Vail comes to chronicle with free concerts, films, an mutual expo area, demonstrate events and of instruction – dogs. www.tevamountaingames.com

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Featured User Review: Cygolite MityCross 480 OSP Light

Featured User Review: Cygolite MityCross 480 OSP Light by Froze

Price: $175.00 at Bike.com Overall Rating: 5 of 5 Value Rating: 5 of 5

Bike Setup: 1985 Schwinn Le Tour Luxe with Suntour Mountech driveline

Bottom Line: I’ve ever owned Cygolite products because they ever terminal a daylong time. My first Cygolite was a pricey organisation titled a Metro, I’ve owned it for 15 eld or so and it ease works! I bought the Cygolite ExpiliOn 300 for my wife’s cycle and it likewise is a enthusiastic light. So I definite to get something brighter and bought the MagicShine…it failed digit month into ownership, and the consort I purchased from I never heard from again despite numerous e-mails. So after that difficulty I went backwards to Cygolite and got the MityCross 480 and I’m pleased I did. The reddened head filler took me for assail when I opened the box, I hadn’t seen a reddened that diminutive before and intellection gee, I wonder how bright this thing crapper be? The reddened is noticeably brighter then the MagicShine 900 was! The shelling is diminutive and burns individual then the Magicshine did. Also same every Cygolite reddened products their headlamp brac kets are ordinal to none; it secures the reddened very unwaveringly with no thin impressible parts that either won’t stop unwaveringly or will yet break.

The reddened comes with a feature titled OSD, this allows you to bespoken ordered the intelligence levels of any of the threesome fixed levels. I haven’t found such of a ingest for this eliminate the works region reddened environment was likewise near to the intelligence take of the broad setting, so I got into the OSD planning and brought the take of intelligence down to a take in between low and high. You crapper also bespoken ordered the winkle ornament with the OSD feature, but again I haven’t had a need for that since the works ordered winkle rate is meet dustlike for me.

I do whatever weekend touring on my cycle and the reddened has been unclothed to rain…lots of rain, and it never erst flinched.

My exclusive upset is a diminutive one. The shelling restraint is meet a cloth strap, and no concern how dripless you make the band the shelling ease moves. Fortunately the shelling is small, quite a taste diminutive then the MagicShine but ease runs the reddened longer, so the lighter coefficient of a diminutive shelling prevents it from existence a total nuisance. It’s a diminutive upset because every lights I’ve owned with removed batteries had the same issue. I meet wish someday Cygolite will wager the reddened and make a more secure shelling holder. So I’m gift the reddened every 5 stars because no digit does a good employ of securing the battery.

This reddened is enthusiastic for the commuter, or a person who likes to ride at period and rides alacritous patch wanting to wager the agency kinda then meet be seen; though even if you don’t ride alacritous you crapper select dimmer settings to equilibrate for your speed. Also it’s enthusiastic even for a period commuter who haw encounter themselves sport on laboring anchorage or highways, dim, stuporous or inclement days, put the reddened on winkle fashion and you will be noticed. I don’t do soured agency sport so for single track sport I’m not sure, but you strength poverty a brighter reddened to wager more detail in hard terrain.

Strengths: Brightness levels, and apiece take crapper be bespoken keyed (OSP); excellent substantially prefabricated reddened and reddened bracket; reddened head and shelling size.

Weaknesses: Battery strap

Similar Products Used: Cygolite Metro, ExpiliOn 300, MagicShine

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Video: Chris Akrigg Step By Step

A agency to feat recording from digit of the prizewinning freestyle mountain bikers in the world.

I prototypal scholarly most Chris Akrigg when he released a recording called A Hill In Espana most a assemblage ago. I was blown absent by the way he amalgamated different styles of sport and prefabricated it every flow.

A big part of what makes these videos so special is how cushy and flawless each jump, stunt and trick seems. But it’s cushy to block (as viewers) meet how real the danger is. But 7 months past Chris lapse soured of a cliff, literally and broken his femur.

One steel rod and many sessions on the interior simulator later, Chris is now substantially on the agency to recovery. Only a superstar much as Chris crapper attain an XC ride seem elating (the rockin’ soundtrack and cool trail dog help, too!)

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About the video, Chris says, “So this recording is a little update on my progress. Its been a tough instance since my happening but i feel I’m finally play to get somewhere. I undergo its not the prizewinning sport i’ve ever finished but its where i’m at at the moment, like i say in the vid i’m not 100 proportionality but i module get there and i can’t wait to be back to flooded strength.

Thanks for every the support people, i module be back…. ”

We desire you a speedy recovery, Chris!

(here is the example Hill in Espana video:)

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Shimano Super D Draws 30% Increase in Competitors

Overnight Rains Created Race Day mathematician Dirt

Irvine, Calif.(January 23, 2012) â€" Despite onerous long and farewell rains, competitors collected for ammo digit of the Shimano Winter Series at Fontana, creating a 30% process in sign-ups and distributed excitement. Competitorsand spectators who pronounceable the cube and showed up we’re aerated to poem vie conditions as the fall narrow soured mid-morning.

In thetwo-run info Shimano Super D it was again Team Hyper Waylon adventurer attractive the winon his 6” dawdle cycle streaming Shimano DeoreXT components and a XTR Shadow Plus side derailleur. Second place went to ODI Trek Satellite Racing Jon Buckell and 3rd went to Waylon’s associate Eric Carter who was also streaming a Deore XT/XTR factor mix.

In Sunday’s theoretical descending it was Shimano-equipped KHS team riders Kevin Aiello and underway National Champion Logan Bingelli that shined,taking 2nd and 3rdout of 40 pro collection downhillers. Both KHS riders competed in the Super D the period before the descending vie and noted that it helped with their descending results because of the extra instance in the saddle low vie conditions. Both racers organisation to do the remainder of the Shimano Super D events the period before the descending as a result.

For more information most the Shimano Winter Series and full results wager www.southridgeusa.com for details.

About Shimano dweller Corporation Shimano dweller Corporation, a member of orbicular Team Shimano, along with its world-renowned subsidiaries, offers consumers unpaid sport-related products and apparel. Shimano is proud of its staff, heterogeneity in talent, interests and backgrounds. The company is an ISO14001 certificated business where environmental compliance and continual improvements are conception of the business belief and operations.

Source: Joe Lawwill

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