By Caleb Smith on Monday September 12 2011 in Off topic
Not wanting to rest on their laurels, the good folks at SRAM/Rock Shox have just made things a heck of a lot easier to keep your forks running smooth for free. Yup, for free. They are now including all the seals and wipers that you… More ›
By Caleb Smith on Monday August 22 2011 in Off topic
I was ordering something for my bike the other day when Peter at SRAM informed me of some CRAZY prices they are offering dealers on selected 2011 forks. The closeout prices are to make way for the 2012 models; funny thing is though, most of… More ›
By Caleb Smith on Wednesday June 29 2011 in Reviews
So when I mentioned the other day that I’d seen something in Greg Herbold’s garage that would have people voiding warranties left right and centre, this was it. Greg was running the Reverb Stealth on almost his entire quiver, none of which were Treks or… More ›
By Caleb Smith on Wednesday April 13 2011 in Long Term Tests, Reviews
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 ›
By Caleb Smith on Wednesday December 8 2010
We received a bunch of entries for the Rock Shox, Paper, Scissors comp. Rene Van Wonderen sent in this outstanding entry a little late; it was so good we decided to pony up with one more T-shirt. So if you’re still cutting, it’s time to… More ›
By Caleb Smith on Wednesday November 24 2010 in Exclusives
Okay so we have a bunch of new RockShox tees (and a long sleeve one too) in a variety of styles and sizes to give away. All you need to win is some paper and some scissors, and then we just want to see some… More ›
By Caleb Smith on Thursday September 16 2010 in Exclusives
So I’ve been waiting for this a while, in fact I’d guess most people that follow this blog have. The RockShox Reverb adjustable height seatpost is here. Well not just yet; we have one, but you will have to wait till late October for them… More ›
By Caleb Smith on Friday May 14 2010 in Racing
Now I’m sure Keith Bontrager is a nice guy and all, but honestly, why companies have been using his seat post clamp is beyond me. Obviously it was beyond SRAM too, as they have just dropped (geddit) this new 125mm adjustable seatpost at the SRAM… More ›
By Caleb Smith on Saturday April 17 2010 in Reviews
Rock Shox claim that you can race this shock at a World Cup downhill and actually win. More ›
By Caleb Smith on Thursday March 25 2010 in Reviews
New Zealand’s SRAM distributor just fired through these press releases from the recent Taipei trade show. As you may have guessed from the lack of posts, I’ve been on the road so there is a small chance you may have picked this info up elsewhere…… More ›
By Caleb Smith on Sunday October 18 2009 in Reviews
It’s not exactly news, but for 2010 Rock Shox have overhauled the underrated Lyrik and among a slew of changes now offer a model with increased travel right up to 170mm. Rumour has it that we may be receiving a set for review in the… More ›
By Caleb Smith on Tuesday September 8 2009
If there is one thing Rock Shox have got right over the last few years it’s the graphic treatment of the entire range of forks. The flagship has always been the Totem and 2010 is no exception in a their continued legacy of radness. For… More ›
By Caleb Smith on Friday August 21 2009 in Reviews
Greg Herbold, Tyler Morland and Eric Shutt give us the lowdown on 2010 Rock Shox products. The Lyriks get some well needed love and an extra 10mm of travel offering up an impressive 170mm. Check out the full slide show on Vitalmtb.com. More ›
By Caleb Smith on Tuesday June 9 2009
This past weekend marked the fourth round of gravity racing in the mountain bike World Cup series. If you didnt get up in the wee morning hours to catch it on Freecaster, you missed some heated racing! Fort William, Scotland is known for wet weather,… More ›
By Caleb Smith on Monday May 25 2009 in Reviews
RockShox has updated the SID World Cup for 2010 shedding 110 grams (on the 2009 model). The crown and steerer are now a hollow one-piece carbon fibre composition. The fork lowers are now full magnesium compared to the magnesium and carbon fibre combination found in… More ›