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Like every other major manufacturer in the biking world, Fox Racing Shox used the ‘06 Sea Otter Classic as a showcase to introduce the masses to its 2007 lineup. A number of this site’s more astute readers noticed new Fox gear on select bikes at Sea Otter. First up was the Niner Bikes R.I.P. 9 prototype, which was spec’d with a new air shock — the Fox Float RP23. Also making the rounds along with the RP23 was a new cross country fork that featured revised lowers / castings and was decked out with a cool white paint job.
Well, it appears as though the media has been given the go ahead to leak the details of the 2007 Fox Racing Shox lineup to the public. Singletrack magazine has some great photos of the new gear, along with the details that everybody’s keen on finding. Check out the writeup for good information about the upcoming Fox 32, the RP23, the Van R rear shock. And when you head on over to Singletrack, look at Fox’s 2007 gear with a ‘keep it simple’ mantra repeating in the back of your mind since all of the new stuff looks easier for the average rider to keep under control. Which, in my opinion, is a good thing.
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Now that I’ve kind of recovered from the overdose of chocolate and sugar that destroyed me (well, that and a mild case of the flu) over the weekend, I can get back to business.
The members of Santa Cruz Bicycles’ Syndicate — a select group of world-class riders who go big, fast, or both — are spending this year’s race season aboard rear shocks customized by PUSH Industries. PUSH specializes in rebuilding and modifying dialling in most of the rear shocks and many of the suspension forks in the Fox Racing Shox stablethe resulting ride has been described alternately as ‘bottomless’, near ‘perfect’, and ‘Avalanche-like’.
Pinkbike.com has a very good, non-technical description of what PUSH does to the Syndicate’s bikes that are equipped with Fox rear shocks. The focus of the writeup is on the Fox DHX-5 that is attached to Steve Peat’s new V10 but there’s also an interesting tidbit about the modifications that PUSH makes to air shocks so they don’t bottom as harshly as mine does on occasion.
We’ll have more on PUSH Industries in the coming months — stay tuned for more information about this company!
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As I mentioned on the weekend, Shimano and SRAM both used the Sea Otter Classic to introduce the masses to their 2007 product lineups. The fact that nearly everyone focused on Shimano’s new XTR lineup and SRAM’s upcoming road group took some of the momentum away from SRAM’s 2007 mountain bike parts.
A crew from Pinkbike.com was down at Sea Otter over the weekend and a report on some of the items in the 2007 SRAM mountain bike lineup went online earlier today. What’s new, you ask? Check out the article for images and details of the refined X9 group, the RockShox Argyle dj fork, the Juicy Ultimate disc brake, and the Truvativ Noir crankset.
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Well, the Sea Otter Classic is officially underway and gear news is starting to filter onto the web. I’ll be using this space to send you towards other sites that have stuff that hasn’t been made available elsewhere.
2007 Shimano XTR group. Last week, news of the 2007 Shimano XTR group was all over the web even though, personally, I don’t appreciate the aesthetics of the upcoming version, especially since the current polished XTR lineup looks so nice.
Singletrack magazine was quick to the punch and released a bunch of photos of the 2007 XTR stuff. The photos show Trek rider Chris Eatough’s bike equipped with some new XTR goodies, and they give you a decent idea about what to look forward to in the coming months from Shimano. Singletrack also has some neat shots of some Santa Cruz bikes, including the Syndicate’s fleet of Nomads.
VeloNews has a parking lot test of the XTR group that provides some good insight into the way the components actually work. Check it out!
The 29″ers. 29″er manufacturers are making a strong appearance at the Classic, with new bikes by Salsa Cycles, Trek, Orbea, and Niner Bikes.
Update (8 April 2006): SRAM mountain bike gear. SRAM’s road group has seen the lion’s share of the media’s attention over the past few weeks but, today, CyclingNews reminded us all that the other big ‘S’ still makes mountain bike parts. Case in point? The new Avid Juicy Ultimate — Avid’s next generation high-end brake. Decked out in carbon and featuring refined design elements, expect to see many an Ultimate at your local race series.
The same piece on CyclingNews also looks at the 2007 Giant Anthem, carbon edition. Currently raced by Giant’s Adam Craig, the carbon Anthem looks like a race circuit monster. And, as a couple of people noted yesterday when checking out the Niner Bikes R.I.P. 9, Fox Racing Shox has a new version of the Float rear shock set for release in ‘07. The Fox Float RP23 features an additional adjustment dial on top of the propedal lever. I haven’t been able to track down any information on this one yet but I’ll be sure to post it up when it comes in.
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Guitar Ted
Following up on Guitar Ted’s interview with the guys from Niner Bikes are photos from their new fully: the R.I.P. 9. More information to come as it’s made available. More photos after the jump.
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There are some photos and basic information about the 2007 Shimano XTR lineup floating around the web.
If these are actually the final production versions, I’m not sure I’m on board in the aesthetics department. All I can think of when I see the big ‘X’ is the X-Men.
Update (3 April 2006): The ‘07 XTR photos are pretty much everywhere now, but one of the best writeups about the 2007 Shimano XTR group can be read at CyclingNews.com.
Update (4 April 2006): And because most of you can’t seem to get enough of Shimano’s upcoming XTR stuff, BikeMag.com has posted up some more info on the 2007 XTR group. Nothing really new but, hey, bike porn is bike porn.
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With the Taipei International Cycle Show wrapping up on Saturday, the sneak peek season is officially in motion. While both SRAM and Shimano let ’slip’ a glimpse of some 2007 over the past couple of weeks, more and more details are starting to show up on the ‘web.
VeloNews is first on the board with more details on SRAM’s 2007 group. Of note is the claim that SRAM’s X9 line will be relabeled as X7, something that is great for all of you blue collar riders out there. Unofficially, there’s going to be three new freeride forks from Rock Shox, including a lower priced model (Domain), a ‘light freeride’ version (Lyric), and a top-end model (Totem). Each of the forks is set to have oversized stanchions and the two higher priced versions have a load of external adjustments and damping options.
Also, VeloNews has the scoop on new items by Crank Bros., a word from American Classic on last year’s recall, some notes on new product from the tire companies, and photos of it all.
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I know, I know. It’s a little early to post up news about 2007 product lineups, especially since we’re only a couple of months into 2006 BUT there are some images of the 2007 Shimano drivetrain stuff floating around the ‘net that are worth talking about. Keep in mind that the items in the following pages aren’t likely the same as what you’ll see in your LBS at the end of the year — I’d expect to see a few minor tweaks to the final design of the parts.
The best batch of photos that I could find is located on a Norwegian biking site — I expect full translations from all you readers based in Oslo — which has some good closeups of the 2007 Deore XT rear derailleur, and it looks absolutely gorgeous, with sweeping lines and a solid-looking body. And the XT triggers don’t look half bad either. For all of you who can’t stomach the price of the higher-end stuff, the site also has a bunch of pics of the LX and Deore components for you to drool over.
Update (27 February 2006): BikeMagic has a writeup on some of the pieces in the 2007 Shimano component lineup. Nothing new in the photo department but the words are in english, something that will help those of you out there who aren’t fluent in Norwegian.
Update (10 March 2006): Mountain Bike Action has some shots of the redesigned XT triggers, the 2007 Hone rear derailleur, and some other information about Shimano’s 2007 component lineup.
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Only days after the first shots of the 2007 Shimano mountain bike lineup started surfacing online, SRAM has weighed in by releasing some shots of their own.
Pinkbike.com published a press release from SRAM’s Eric Schutt showing pictures of the new X.9 shifters and rear derailleur. The information is pretty humorous because it reads as though the pictures are top secret and were released without authorization.
With tongue firmly planted in cheek, Schutt says “A well positioned photographer snapped some sneak peaks of some of our new X.9 gear.” There isn’t much as far as hard information goes, but it looks like the new X.9 lineup will close the gap to the X.0 lineup, which is good news for more people looking to make the jump from Shimano.
More information is expected to be released at next month’s Sea Otter Classic.
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