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100mm or higher travel FS frame

james1900 — Sat, 19 Apr 2014 01:15:29 GMT

Good day mods and fellow riders. I am planning to upgrade from HT to Full sus frame. Will a 100mm rear travel frame suffice my needs or do i have to go bigger?. I frequently ride at thunder bird trails from anttena down to st.monique. i love fast descents and love climbing too.

What frame can you recommend at around 40k budget

Thank you for the answers.

FS New: Bike Lights

d0ink — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 13:29:36 GMT

FS: Bike Light Set includes:

~900 lumens light head CREE XM-L U2

2x Weather Proof (silicone covered) 4400mah battery
tested to 4+hrs on high

charger, mount to head, or mount to handlebar, plain box

CONDITION : Brand New
PRICE : 4,000 pesos (firm)
RFS : Small Time Online Seller
LOCATION : Paranaque/Alabang Area
CONTACT NUMBER : 0928 5555 779

Titchmarsh CyclesBeautiful 29+ with internal cables front and...

Webot — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 07:40:22 GMT

Titchmarsh Cycles

Beautiful 29+ with internal cables front and back, Polydrops and Rohloff Speedhub. Found via Fuzzy Images. Titchmarsh are handcrafted in the UK. For more check out Titchmarsh�s Flickr stream.

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Task Master: The Osprey Raptor Keeps Organization In Order - And just might help

Webot — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 07:40:22 GMT

This story originally appeared in the March 2014 Issue of BIKE, which can be downloaded or back-ordered HERE.
$120
Ospreypacks.com
LAST SUMMER, I CRASHED IN A WAY THAT COULD HAVE LEFT me seriously injured. I had left work early to hit the last of the daylight at one of my favorite riding spots. Blinded by the sun while popping over a riser, I wound up airing into a 3-foot-deep, V-shaped concrete drainage trough. My bike and I tumbled for 20 feet or so, eventually ending up a tangled mess at the bottom where the ditch ended at a cinderblock wall. Miraculously, I rode away from the incident with only a couple broken fingers and bruised ribs. The few wounds my pack did suffer probably saved me from much bigger ones. Now, I�m glad I was wearing my trusty pack. I went through a phase where I avoided packs altogether, stuffing my pockets with spares or going unprepared because packs were uncomfortable and shifted around while riding. Then I got a Raptor 10.
It comes with me on everything from all-day adventures to half-hour lunch rides because it fits impeccably, stays planted firmly in one place and packs in loads of practical features in its 610 cubic square inches of space. The bottom pocket integrates a roll-up tool pouch with plenty of room for the full-size hex set, pliers, a Swiss army knife and a couple tubes. Placing heavy items down low and incorporating compression straps helps keep the load stabilized, and an ingenious helmet retention system holds your lid during transport. In the main compartment there are sleeves for tire and shock pumps, and an elastic mesh pocket. One of my favorite things is the sturdy yet unobtrusive hip belt. It�s nice and wide around the waist, but narrow at the belly, and each side includes an easy-to-reach pocket for a phone or a multi-tool. The pack comes with Osprey�s proprietary 3-liter reservoir that has a nifty magnetic bite valve that attaches to the sternum strap. To top it all off, every pack has a lifetime gaurantee so any bag with any damage or defect, for any reason will be repaired or replaced free of charge�forever. Let�s shrug off those wounds and keep on riding.
The post Task Master: The Osprey Raptor Keeps Organization In Order appeared first on BIKE Magazine.

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FS Used: Shimano XT FD (M771) High Clamp

mbr — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 07:00:47 GMT

Item sold this evening. Thanks pmtb and more power.

FSale: Like new Sram 2x10 X7/X9/Formula C1 groupset

strpmaster — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 01:33:46 GMT

For sale no swap, package only..... Price php 20k only(i believe srp for X7 alone is Php25.5K already)

Groupset: Sram 2x10 X9/X7/Formula C1 brake set

Set was removed from my Specialized Stumpjumper when i got it so this set is like brand new condition

Note: upon closer inspection there are some mild scratches probably made during installation of the parts

FRONT BRAKE Formula C1, alloy caliper, metallic pad, 160mm rotor

REAR BRAKE. Formula C1, alloy caliper, metallic pad, 160mm rotor

BRAKE LEVERS. Formula C1, hydraulic disc, tooled reach adj.

FRONT DERAILLEUR. SRAM X7, 10-speed, 34.9mm clamp, top pull

REAR DERAILLEUR. SRAM X9 Type 2, 10-speed, mid cage with lock

SHIFT LEVERS. SRAM X7, 10-speed, w/ Shiftmix clamp

CASSETTE SRAM PG-1030, 10-speed, 11-36

CHAINSRAM PC 1031, 10-speed, PowerLink

CRANKSET Custom SRAM S-1250, 7050 alloy arms, 10-speed XC double, PF30 spindle, S: 175mm

CHAINRINGS. 38/24

BOTTOM BRACKET SRAM PF30, OS press-in bearings, sealed cartridge

RFS: extra parts

Location: angeles city

Cel: 09997738722

Must Watch: BRANDON SEMENUK'S RAD COMPANY

Webot — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 19:30:14 GMT

Thomas Genon – Retallack BC Photo Scott Serfas

Red Bull Media House and NWD Films present the highly anticipated trailer for their new mountain bike feature film Brandon Semenuk’s RAD COMPANY. Premiering June 7, 2014 in North Vancouver, RAD COMPANY chronicles mountain bike icon Brandon Semenuk as he and his handpicked team of riders push the limits of freeride mountain biking and showcase their skills on never-before-seen terrain. �You get the most progressive riding with one of the world’s most talented riders… and the rest of the Rad Company,� explains Executive Producer Derek Westerlund.

Brandon-Semenuk, Sechelt-BC Photo John Gibson

FEATURED ATHLETES INCLUDE:
Brandon Semenuk (CAN)
Brendan Fairclough (GBR)
Graham Agassiz (CAN)
Yannick Granieri (FRA)
Ryan �R-Dog� Howard (USA)
Matty Miles (CAN)
Thomas Genon (BEL)
Cam McCaul (USA)
James Doerfling (CAN)
Steve Smith (CAN)
Logan Peat (CAN)
Cam Zink (USA)
Nico Vink (BEL)

Inspired by the widely successful �Life Behind Bars� YouTube series now in its 3rd season, RAD COMPANY is the soul and science of exploration as defined by two wheels. The movie features an eclectic soundtrack that flows like your favorite mix tape, while seamlessly meshing all disciplines of mountain biking. Utilizing all custom built trails and features in locations such as Fiji, Retallack BC and Utah; the film takes the viewer on an unparalleled cinematic trip showing the beauty, power and depth of mountain biking at its best.

Together, NWD Films and Red Bull Media House have teamed up the world�s top action cinematographers with a leading Hollywood visual effects artist to send you on an ocular experience like never before. Taking an artistic approach with the use of cutting edge lighting techniques and aesthetics to achieve never-before-seen optical effects in action sports filmmaking, the result is a next level cinematic experience and visual style that still stays true to the �all killer no filler� approach the New World Disorder name is famous for. �Working with Red Bull Media House and NWD Films has been a great experience,� says Semenuk. �This whole process has really been a team effort to help create what I can picture in my mind. I cannot say enough about how cool the collaboration is and how supportive everyone has been.�

Yannick Granieri Retallack, BC Photo Scott Serfas

The premiere of Brandon Semenuk’s RAD COMPANY will take place Saturday, June 7th at The Shipyards at Lonsdale Quay in North Vancouver, Canada. A limited number of tickets are now on sale and are available at http://win.gs/1j1vvAc.
Brandon Semenuk�s RAD COMPANY will be available to purchase on June 8, 2014. Check out the trailer and stay up to date on the film at RedBull.com/RadCompany.

From Spoke Magazine

Qs: How to determine correct PSI on wheels?

rawbean1290 — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 18:40:49 GMT

Hello po mga sir!

Paano ko po ba malalaman kung tama yung PSI na kinakarga ko sa gulong ng bike ko? Sa labas po kasi nung gulong eh may nakalagay na inflate to 45-60 psi. Sa mga gasoline station po kasi ako nagpapahangin, dun sa mga automatic na tire inflator at 20 psi lang ang nilalagay ko, kasi parang sobra na kapag mas mataas dun yung nilagay ko, baka sumabog pa yung gulong.

Thanks in advance po!

FS New: Mechanix wear impact gloves

FoX — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 09:36:30 GMT

Authentic bnew mechanix wear impact pro gloves
Grey/black color
Medium size

Selling for php 1,450

Meet ups at cash and carry makati or pasay cartimar.item can be ship thru buyers expense

Contact : 0922four1333two8

Sea Otter 2014 - New and Cool MTB Saddles

Webot — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 07:50:23 GMT

I spent some time wandering around Sea Otter looking for new and cool mountain bike saddle offerings from the exhibitors, and found some great candidates from SQlab, WTB, F�izi:k and Ergon.

SQlab

The upgraded 611 Active MTB gets a dash of abrasion-resistant Kevlar fabric on the nose and around the outside of the rear for added protection and durability. They increased the length of the nose for better control and power management, while the rear gets a squarer shape for more room, comfort and derriere footprint.

Like their other saddles, it uses the Level Plus stepped padding design, which pushes the riders weight to the sit bones rather than sensitive soft tissue. The Active damping system uses three different density Elastomers, which are swappable (plug-n-play) depending on the riders desired amount of lateral movement of the hips. The front of the saddle gets a nice cradle for the hand, to make it easier to lift the bike up, whether that�s for hike-a-bike or general carrying.

The 611 Active MTB will come in three different sit-bone widths, a 13cm, 14cm, and 15cm, and will retail for approximately $165.

For more information: http://www.sq-lab.com/en/

WTB

The High Tail saddle was developed as a direct request from Pivot Cycles, who identified an emerging need for a purpose-built saddle while designing and refining their Phoenix Carbon 27.5� downhill bike. The saddle features a unique and distinctive cut-out at the back of the saddle, allowing for additional rear tire clearance as a full suspension 27.5� bike cycles through its travel. I got to see the saddle on the day before the new Phoenix Carbon DH 27.5� bike was shown to the general public.

The saddle not only has the cut-out section in the back, but the rails are bent outward slightly to allow for a fatter tire to squeeze between them. I think the saddle will also appeal to Enduro, All Mountain and 29er riders who want as much room as possible for aggressive usage. Chris Cocalis of Pivot Cycles told me that WTB got the saddle produced after only eight months of design, tooling and testing time, which is a fast turnaround time in the saddle industry.

The High Trail comes in three versions, the Carbon rails for $249.95, the Titanium rails for $159.95, and the Cromoly rails for $119.95, and will be available in September 2014.

For more information: http://www.wtb.com/

F�izi:k

The THAR saddle is specifically developed for big wheel 29er bikes that have drastically different geometry compared to 26" and 27.5". The 29er geometry has longer chainstays and shallower seat angles, and these design constraints alter the rider's weight distribution, positioning the rider further towards the rear of the bike. F�izi:k designed the THAR with longer 95mm rails, which gives more fore-and-aft adjustments of the saddle. The additional length was appended to the rear of the saddle, so it can be positioned in a more forward location to compensate for shallower seat angles, longer top tubes and chainstays. In addition, to prevent the tire from hitting the saddle at maximum suspension travel with the seat lowered, it has a shorter tail section. To allow for a more forward seating position, the nose is quite a bit wider and more padded than their other MTB saddles, so the rider can spend more time up there in comfort.

The THAR comes with two nylon spaces, called Tuner Inserts, which allow the rider to customize saddle flex. It comes in two versions, the K:ium rail for $150 and the Manganese rail for $99.

For more information: http://www.fizik.it

Ergon

The new SME3 saddle was ergonomically designed for the Enduro rider, and it uses their flex optimized shell, EVA padding, CrMo or Tinox or Carbon Fiber rails, and a synthetic leather lorica micro-fibre cover. The saddle has a V-Shaped design and is relatively flat, which assists in quick changes from sitting, standing and descending, and the rear uses an anti-friction section to prevent bike shorts from snagging. It comes in three levels (SM3, SM3 Pro, SM3 Pro Carbon) and two widths, and will retail for $139.95, $169.95, and $239.95 respectively. The padding and flex optimized shell, V-shape design and middle depression should help with comfort and maneuverability.

For more information: http://www.ergon-bike.com/us/en/home

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Spy Shot: New Canyon Spotted at EWS Chile

Webot — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 07:22:53 GMT

Canyon have a long history testing their bikes at major events, and so it is no surprise to spot this unusual machine being ridden by Ludo May in practice for EWS Chile. From the looks of the photos the bike is a full carbon offering and so must be getting close to final production, with geometry dialed in. The bike is still a well kept secret, but the swirly camouflage paintwork cannot hide the distinctive Canyon silhouette!
Even with the crazy paintwork, the bike has a distinctive Canyon silhouette.

Running 160mm forks up front, what will the rear travel be on this 27.5 machine.

Again Canyon is doing something interesting with their shocks. What lies under this bag, its certainly a Fox with a piggy back, but has it got a remote lockout, the cable from below is a big clue?

Who knows what the red remote is for, but it looks like it may be electronic? It looks to follow the internal routing to the rear, is it a remote lockout and is Fox dabbling with E:i like technology? Or is it just the chip of the timing system?

With a full carbon layup, this bike cannot be far from production? The rubber down tube guard and internal routing all suggest that this prototype is almost ready

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FS Used: Minoura Bike Stand

greatguy — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 00:41:28 GMT

For sale: used MINOURA BIKE STAND for php600 only.

Contact # 09233333003 (sun)

Meet ups: fairview, quezon city or morayta, manila

(Sorry i dont know how to picture here)

American Classic MTB Race Tubeless Wheelset Review

Webot — Wed, 16 Apr 2014 23:40:15 GMT

American Classic first showed the MTB Race wheelset at Interbike 2012 show, and it borrowed technology from their All Mountain brethren, but were designed specifically around a lighter usage paradigm. I have been using the MTB Race on my Ibis Ripely 29er, and I have been very happy with their performance, light weight and flickability. They're designed for general mountain biking and cross country use, and work very efficiently in that realm, offering great rollability and reliability.

The MTB Race 27.5 and 29 Tubeless wheelset retails for $999, and utilizes their Disc 130 front and Disc 225 rear hubs, Race Round 14/16 gauge stainless steel spokes in a 3-cross pattern and their innovative aluminum alloy nipples. The 32-hole aluminum rims have a 28mm external width and a 24mm internal and are 22mm deep, and they're tubeless-compatible using their bead barb technology, which has a very shallow bead hook. In comparison to their All Mountain rims, they're cut shallower and are made with a thinner extrusion. They come with their tubeless tape installed and removable core valves, along with a ring adapter to reinforce a brake rotor. They can be ordered with a variety of axle types, including a front 15mm or 9mm, and a rear 135x10mm and 142x12mm. The 27.5 wheel weighs 1435 grams, while the 29er comes in at 1459 grams.

Specs:

Rims: MTB Race Tubeless aluminum
Spokes: AC Race Round 14 /16 gauge spokes Black, AC aluminum nipples Silver, 32-hole 3-Cross front and rear
Weight: 27.5" front 662g, rear 773g, total 1435g - 29" : front 670g, rear 789g, total 1459g
Hub options: Front Disc 130 100 mm | 15 mm Thru Axle Disc 100 mm | 9 mm Thru Axle Disc 100 mm | Lefty Disc 100 mm (29'') - REAR Disc 225 135 mm | 10 mm x 135 mm Thru Axle Disc | 142 mm Thru Axle Disc
Cassette body: Shimano 9/10/11 or SRAM XX1
Colors: AC Cloud Black with Gray Hubs
Included: AC Tubeless MTB Tape Installed, AC Tubeless Valves, Cromoly QR�s
Brake Interface: 6-Bolt International Standard
MSRP: $999

Like many of their counterparts, American Classic designs, prototypes and tests their wheels, rims and hubs in the US, but has everything manufactured in Taiwan. Founder and head designer Bill Shock used the rigidity of a wide rim with its deep round convex shape, and combined with thinner walls and flanges to create a lightweight and strong rim. The additional strength with this design allowed the use of lighter weight butted 14 /16 gauge spokes, which still offered toughness, stiffness and quickness in a reliable tubeless system.

Impressions
When setting up the wheels tubeless, I found the rims to be a bit finicky, especially with some tire brands. They would tend to pop on without issues, but they wouldn't seat properly and would wobble in a radial manner (out of round), meaning if you look on end the tire would move and down as it rotated. The solution was to overinflate to a fairly high pressure until the bead would seat uniformly around the rim. The rims were taped up with their see-through tubeless tape, and utilized their lightweight aluminum valves with removable cores. The valves worked fine, but they're too fragile, and I tore up the threads on one of them, so I worry about long-term durability for a such small item that hardly needs a weight saving. They have two white spokes (the rest are black) which point to the valve hole, so no more wondering where the valve is at when you need to check your tire pressure or fill your tires. The J-bend 14 /16 gauge spokes are set up in a 3-cross manner and the body of the aluminum nipple is designed so that the threads go slightly past where the nipple is cradled in the rim, so that the nipple is held in compression instead of tension, which reduces fatigue and breakage.

If you are using brake rotors that have separate flanges to each bolt hole (not circular), then you are supposed to use an included reinforcement ring to help stabilize things.

One of the first things I noticed when I got them out on the trail was how light they were and easy to spin up to speed. The acceleration and quick steering made them a delight to use, offering more control and less fatigue. Rolling around on most terrain, I didn't feel any flex in them, and they offered some pretty decent stiffness for such a light wheelset. Push them into some All Mountain terrain, where they're engaged in gnarly rock gardens and hardcore technical maneuvers, and they flex and give somewhat, though they still stay the course. They are fine on anything up to All Trail riding, and excel on cross-country and more normal terrain, where they offer plenty of stiffness and responsiveness.

They climb really well, which is greatly helped by the good rollability, and the decent 28mm width, which gives the tires a nice footprint onto the trail. The freehubs six-pawl ratchet was tough and strong, and worked without any issues even when torqued and pedaled down extremely hard. The 12-degree engagement is old school and has a noticeable lag, but it works just fine, and is dependable. Another of their innovative designs is the use of steel attachments on the aluminum cassette body to prevent galling and tearing of the cassette body. Aluminum cassette bodies are lightweight, but are soft, so they are prone to damage from a cassette's interaction during drivetrain use. Owner Bill Shook came up with a brilliant idea to add a couple of steel inserts on the splines, so that the tougher steel can take the abuse, and you still get the lightweight of the mostly aluminum cassette body.

On the left is an aluminum cassette body and the gouging damage that occurs through normal usage, while on the right is the newer steel faced American Classic aluminum cassette body, notice the significantly less damage that has occurred. The steel face design will increase the longevity of the cassette body and keep the tolerances tight with better drivetrain performance.

The rims have gotten some dings and small dents on the sides from my local abusive rocky terrain, and aren't as nice looking as when they were new, but it's mostly cosmetic issue. They haven't needed much maintenance as yet, other than a minor truing. The axles are threaded so that you can adjust the hub bearing preload, depending on your own personal tastes or requirements, and you can even upgrade to ceramic bearing if desired. I found that the hubs rolled smoothly, and the freehub was low in drag and fairly quiet.

Measured Specs (with tape and valves):

Front - 677 grams
Rear - 792 grams
Total - 1479 grams

Bottom Line
The American Classic MTB Race Tubeless wheels are a light 1450 grams, and offer great rolling, steering and acceleration characteristics. They're designed for general mountain biking and cross country use, and work very efficiently in that realm, and if they're tossed into rougher All Mountain terrain, they have a slight amount of flexibility. The hubs roll smoothly and are reliable, and even though the freehubs 12-degree engagement has a noticeable lag, it did its job adequately. The steel facing on the aluminum cassette body is an innovative feature that will increase that life of the body and keep the drivetrain snug. I found the tubeless installation to be somewhat finicky, and had occasional issues with seating of the tire being out of round.

Pros

Light - great rollability and acceleration
Steel faced cassette body
White spokes pointing to valve
Reliable

Cons

12-degree free hub engagement
Tubeless installation can be finicky
Slight flex in All Mountain Terrain

Visit American Classic at: http://www.amclassic.com/en/

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Sea Otter 2014 - Manitou's New McLeod Shock

Webot — Wed, 16 Apr 2014 23:40:15 GMT

Hayes had a Milwaukee style Beer and Brat fest at Sea Otter where they introduced the Manitou McLeod shock to the media. The Hayes marketing rep Scott Struve and lead suspension engineer Ed Kwaterski gave a great informal technical overview of the McLeod.

The McLeod is Manitou's new air spring rear shock, and is their first 100% in-house designed and built shock since the Hayes acquisition of Manitou back in 2006. The shock took two years to bring to fruition, and the simplicity, features, functionality and build quality are all outstanding. The shock is meant for bikes with medium travel, and will come in the usual sizes for that realm, and will compete with the Monarch RT3 and FOX Float. They'll be available sometime this summer, with a price that should be competitive within the marketplace. They went with an all-black body color and red decals to match up Mattoc fork, and for durability and an upscale look, they used waterslide decals. I took a short ride around Sea Otter on a bike equipped with the shock, and I found it had great small bump compliance and plushness through most of its travel, with good platform and bottom out capabilities.

McLeod Specs:

Weight - 275 g/.6 lbs
Damping - IPA
Canister diameter - 40mm ID
External adjustments - compression platform, rebound, air pressure, IFP chamber pressure
Internal tuning - shim stack, high speed and low speed compression, rebound, air volume
Options - MILO remote, custom shim profile, custom spring rate, custom finish color
Price - to be determined (market competitive)
Release Date - June 2014

The shock has three user adjustable settings, including the air pressure, compression damping and rebound. The compression damper, which is aptly named the Incremental Platform Adjust or simply IPA, is controlled by a black lever with four indentations, which gives an open mode, an open with more platform, and two more pedal assistive settings for climbing or lighter riders.

The IPA performs its functions by physically changing the preload on the shim stack for each of the settings. The blue rebound dial sits just on top of the IPA lever, and doesn't have any indents, and is infinity adjustable between fully open and closed. The rebound dial was designed that way to simplify things, since it goes down the middle of the compression shaft. The shock comes remote ready, and there are two threaded posts by the IPA to attach an optional MILO remote kit to run things from the handlebar.

It uses a sealed negative air chamber, which gets filled when the air can is slipped on during installation, trapping air between two seals. The non-adjustable negative pressure balances the tapping forces, and closely resembles the Dorado fork design. It has an MCU bumper to control the last few mm of travel, while the air pressure balances the bulk of the load. They made multiple design improvements to facilitate maintenance, including a bleed screw for the air piston, an attachment tool to inject oil under pressure and a special fixture for gas charging.

I am looking forward to trying the Manitou McLeod for a long-term test on my home turf and bike.

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FS Used: Crank Brothers Cobalt 2 Seatpost and seat clamp

CHAINUSER — Wed, 16 Apr 2014 17:48:22 GMT

FS: Crank Brothers Cobalt 2 Seatpost 27.2

FS: Crank Brothers Opium Seatclamp 30.9

CONDITION: Used almost 1 month
RFS: Change frame, not fitted anymore
PRICE: 3.5K package
LOCATION: PACO MANILA
CONTACT: 09062098766