So ever since I got the Tallboy, the 140mm travel Niner WFO has been relegated to the back of the workshop. The WTB Strykers I’d been running on it had been outstanding, but as a few people pointed out, they were a bit under-gunned for… More ›
Leif just flicked me through a few iPhone pics of the complete and ready to roll Avanti Vapour 29er test bike. We had to pinch a few parts off the Butcher long term test rig to get her complete but she’s done and it’s pretty… More ›
A 2x guide from MRP showed up in the mailbox yesterday courtesy of MRP marketing guy and Frutia local Noah Sears, and last night I got a chance to install it on the Tallboy. It’s a BB mount so installation was super easy, although as… More ›
We’ve tested a few bikes recently that have been sporting Shimano’s new XTR stoppers and we thought it was time we got a set for ourselves, albeit a set of the slightly scaled down (and with a bit more plastic) and more affordable XT ones.… More ›
Yes indeed, today is a good day; epic sunshine, no wind, almost no clouds and to top it all off my 140 mm Fox 34 forks showed up (hit up your local bike shop as the distributor is shipping these now). These bad boys are… More ›
It’s been three months since we took delivery of our long term test Butcher. We generally aim to have review bikes for about six weeks so we can get a respectable number of rides in, and thus write a relatively informed review with some confidence… More ›
[Note that this entry was borrowed from Seb Kemp's blog 2FLAT and was written back in November. Soon we will have a catch up with Seb about how he has got on with the Butcher over the last nine months] Beautiful isn’t she? No I’m… More ›
So Hayes first launched the Prime brake almost a year ago with a dedicated microsite and even an active Facebook site to boot, so where has the brake been? Well production delays in Taiwan have delayed the actual release of the brake but with Hayes… More ›
That’s right, Spoke‘s first ever long term test bike has arrived! You should be able to tell from my cryptic title that we will be riding the snot out of this Santa Cruz Butcher over the next six or so months. The Butcher came out… More ›