New Product: FOX Air DH Shock Prototype

FOX Racing Shox develops new downhill shock and still a prototype, and due to this product still a prototype, there will be limited information about this shock, but from the picture below the fans can observe some features on it. Based on picture, the Fox Air DH Prototype at least will have these following features; -- Different piggyback shaft-side with another Fox shock, but it closer to another downhill shock out there. -- Dual compression...

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New Bike: Antidote Lifeline Downhill Bike

Antidote now starts to begin the journey by releasing new downhill machine; and this Poland manufacture is really concern to build a good product and they now have a new downhill machine, the Antidote Lifeline DH Bikes. They are using uncommon material for their frame - a combination between carbon and a material called vectran. With this combination, Antidote is success to build a 205 mm travel downhill bike. The Lifeline DH also...

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Look Closer: Polygon's FS2 Suspension System (Part 2)

The first part about Polygon's FS2 Suspension System explained a bit about this suspension system works related to the riders and the efficiency of pedaling, and in this part the explanation about the FS2 Suspension System also still related to that, but a bit deeper. The design of the FS2 Suspension System is giving many benefits to the riders, such as it can delay the Lactic Treshold effect for the riders. The delaying effect of...

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New Bike: Pivot Mach 429SL

Pivot gives the bigger wheels for their most popular cross country bike, The Mach, and Pivot also makes the new Mach is ready to race with the Shimano Di2 electronic shifters. It has 100 mm travel, and the overall weight of the Mach 429SL is 2,4 kg with shock. Some departments have been updated for the bike, and Pivot prepares this bike in various version. Like another current bikes, the Mach 429SL adopted the internal cable route...

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New Bike: Stanton Switchback Ti

The UK brand Stanton finishes their newest titanium hardcore bike, the Swithback Ti and will be available both as frame only and also full bike. Stanton Switchback Ti will be the next titanium bike from the brand after they also build the titanium bike of the Slackline. The Switchback Ti is adopted the 64 degrees of head angle and the recommended fork is up to 140 mm, which is with this scheme makes the Switchback becomes one of the...

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New Bike: Santa Cruz V10 Carbon 2015

Santa Cruz finally releases their carbon version of their most popular downhill bike, the V10 which become the new V10 2015 Carbon edition. The 2015 V10 Carbon version is the sixth generation of the V10 and since that this bike have get many development. For the newest version, the V10 have difference design on the suspension platform with before. The 27.5 inch wheels is used in this new V10, with longer front end, and adjustable geometry...

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New Bike: Patrol 871 DH 2015

Another Indonesian bike brand is starting to enter the world mountain biking sport, and after the Polygon now the new brand named Patrol will try to make it happen. Known before as United, the trio of the famous bike brand in Indonesia beside Polygon and Wim Cycle, now have new line up in downhill scene, and this bike, the Patrol 871 DH 2015 will be used by Patrol DH Team for the World Cup. Basically the Patrol is the model of the...

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New Bike: Mondraker Foxy XR 27.5

After they launched the new downhill machine few days ago, again Mondraker releases the new bike from their Foxy line up, which came with XR name and got the 27.5 inch wheels. Still adopted their famous "forward geometry", the Foxy XR 2015 edition will ready for the market at the price about 3,599 euro in aluminum version. And the Foxy XR is pretty confident with the Zero Link suspension platform, the suspension system that they've...

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New Bike: Trek Slash 9.8 2015 Edition

Since its first appearance, the Slash model from Trek is one of their most popular bike; and since that the development to increase the performance of the bike continuously taken and for the 2015 the Slash model will be the Slash 9.8 2015 Edition. In this 2015 model, the Slash 9.8 have front carbon triangle which is combined with aluminum rear triangle. The higher version, the Slash 9.9 will have carbon on whole frame. Overall appearance...

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