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Today’s normally the day that I post up Weekend Reading but I’ve been lax, and haven’t gathered a tonne of links over the past couple of weeks. That being said, there’s lots of good stuff floating around out there.
2007 Norco sneak preview: Someone over on the NSMB.com bulletin boards posted up the catalogue pics for the 2007 Norco lineup. Later in the thread, you can find a great pictorial history of the Team DH that shows the bike from 2001 up until 2007. I wasn’t super-stoked on the ‘06 lineup but this year’s a different story; some of the bikes that really caught my eye were the blue A-Line, the Shore 1 (with the new Rock Shox Totem), the Six1 (and the SE), the Fluid1, and the xc-focused Faze.
Other gear news and reviews: BikeMagic reviews the Giro Hex helmet, a lid that’s designed for the burgeoning all-mountain / trail market. It offers a little more rear protection than your typical xc helmet without looking like a truncated full face bucket. BikeMagic gives us a look at Thomas Frischnecht’s Scott Spark, a new short-travel (110mm) bike from the company that gave us the Ransom. While it’s a little late to the plate, NSMB serves up its take on the 2007 Specialized product launch, including some interesting words on the company’s move into the suspension market. And, speaking of Specialized, Pinkbike posted up an extremely positive review of the Specialized SX Trail. CyclingNews releases some good info on Mavic’s expanded 2007 wheelset lineup. Bicycle Tech writes a bit about Cannondale’s new carbon Rush and Taurine frames — if I get a chance, I’ll post up more pics of and info on the frames and complete bikes in the ‘07 lineup.