Week 30 or, ‘Better late than never’

Weekend reading » Cory

I’ve had a really busy couple of weeks. Last week saw a friend drop in for a few days before moving overseas, and then some other friends set up camp for the weekend while one of them raced in a local dh event. The riding conditions also happen to be stellar at the moment, so when you add all of this stuff together, it means that the computer has been gathering dust.

I’ll surprise you all with a boatload of new stuff some day soon but in the meantime…

TBH Content

Given my lazy man excuses (see above), new content has been a little thin the past couple of weeks but here comes the recap, fast and furious: check out this ride through the Southern Namib Desert. Guitar Ted describes some of the things you need to consider when sizing up a 29er. That was it for the week!

Elsewhere around the ‘net

Lots of goodies here, proving that the world doesn’t stop when The Biking Hub goes silent.

2006 Norco Six. NSMB serves up a review of the Norco Six from a woman’s point of view. I’ve ridden this bike, and it’s fantastic as a light freeride, Shore-style bike. It’s a little heavy for real all mountain use, but word on the street that that’ll change for 2007.

2006 Cannondale Prophet 4x. Pinkbike has a gushing review of the 2006 Prophet 4x. While I haven’t ridden the 4x, I have spent a bit of time on the regular 140mm Prophet and I must say that I was thouroughly impressed by the ride. It’s a fun, snappy little trail bike.

2007 Cannondale sneak peek. BikeMagic released some great shots of the 2007 Cannondale lineup, including photos of the carbon Rush, the Perp (a slopestyle / freeride rig), and the ‘07 Prophet (see above).

Other gear news. The forum users at NSMB.com bagged a look at the bikes that Commencal has for 2007 and, although I’m not riding too much of the gnarly stuff right now, I’d jump on the Supreme Six in a heartbeat. What a gorgeous looking bike. BikeMagic has a review of the 2006 SRAM X.0 rear derailleur and trigger shifters. Trek has brought Jose Gonzalez on board to work on the company’s full suspension mountain bike lineup.

Other. Flipper has some great cycling photos (Flash required). The Trans Rockies Challenge started up this past week. The Broadband Racer looks set to deliver cycling footage to you nuts out there — as long as you live in the United States. Since I don’t reside in the US of A, I’m just passing this one along and don’t forget Cycling.tv if you’re into this sort of thing.

Crankworx 2007. The Crankworx love fest was held up at Whistler a couple of weeks ago and, while the event wasn’t without controversy, the crowds loved the Slopestyle event and many of the industry’s big names (at least on the dh and freeride side of things) made an appearance.

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