Spooky Horror Taxi 650B. Funny wheel size. Ace paint job. Benji took this bike to Norway for a week. Read all about that and this bike in the September issue of SIngletrack.Singletrack branded bar-end caps made by Straitline are finally back in stock. Only available to our lovely lovely Subscribers.Kona Bass (in singlespeed mode). 4X full sussers is the vague theme for next issue's bike test.2010 Fox Talas 32 QR15 (aren't fork names getting longer these days?)Shimano Deore wheelset.Shimano SLX wheelset.Matthew's Cotic BFe is finally back from SRAM Germany where it's been fitted with a Hammerschmidt crank system. The BFe required a fair bit of modding (aka chainstay crushing) to get it to fit - hence its trip to SRAM Germany.
I order a pair of them there Deore wheels yesterday from Merlin. Mainly because the nice red bits will match her indoor’s bike nicely. Plus, what stonking VFM.
I was looking at the Spooky Horror Taxi on the spooky site the other day. It looks fabulous. There is something very ‘right’ about all the angles/tubes/graphics/etc.
Lovely and not too expensive really for what it is.
4X bike review sounds interesting. Keep thinking about a 4X full sus for trail riding. Seem to be some of the few short travel full-sus bikes that aren’t aimed at XC racing.
i love hardtails but they get a bit much on longer rides, especially on long-bumpy-flat-bits.
I wonder what length the Bass takes, always struck me as quite a cool idea, and cheaper than a flow.
they should do it frame only too i think, the spec on them is rubbish.
Winces at “chainstay crushing”
Benji
any info on the Horror taxi i’m thinking of buying one soon form the US and i cant wait till september. Email me if you want
Thanks
That will be lwa02mmaAThotmail.co.uk
I order a pair of them there Deore wheels yesterday from Merlin. Mainly because the nice red bits will match her indoor’s bike nicely. Plus, what stonking VFM.
Stonemonkey – I’m not at liberty to say really as a proper review will be in the September issue of Singletrack mag I’m afraid.
Benji what can you say ?, would you buy one? my mates in the states so i need to act fast.
I wouldn’t buy any bike without riding it, no matter what any rider/reviewer said.
Is this one of the Wight mtn bikes? Im sheffield based and struggling to find one anywhere else
when will the bar ends be in the online shop thanks
In Norway eh?!…that’s where i ride!
Just been reading of your trip on terrengsykkel.
bit out of touch here…but by anychance is that Spooky frame from the old-skool builders of the same name (had a frame called the Darkside etc.)
p.s. reveiw the YETI 4x if ya can
Tangent
yes it is but its owned by a old employee now , no frank the welder
I was looking at the Spooky Horror Taxi on the spooky site the other day. It looks fabulous. There is something very ‘right’ about all the angles/tubes/graphics/etc.
Lovely and not too expensive really for what it is.
Dose Si know what you’ve done to one of his bikes.
Who’s the bald faced dude?
Is that Deore wheelset 20mm or 15mm or trad. QR?
nickc, it’s QR.
4X bike review sounds interesting. Keep thinking about a 4X full sus for trail riding. Seem to be some of the few short travel full-sus bikes that aren’t aimed at XC racing.
i love hardtails but they get a bit much on longer rides, especially on long-bumpy-flat-bits.
I wonder what length the Bass takes, always struck me as quite a cool idea, and cheaper than a flow.
they should do it frame only too i think, the spec on them is rubbish.
think i might subscribe this month…..
Any clues as to which 4x bikes you’re reviewing? Please?!
Hopefully… Kona Bass, Commencal Meta 4X, S-Prezzo Gam-Jam, Foes 4X, Transition Double.
Interested in the Commencal, would’ve been nice to include the new Tazer VP, Yeti 4X and the Morewood Ndiza, but can’t grumble!
Its also a shame Santa Cruz can’t get their act together and sort out a new blur 4x instead of messing around with silly 29ers!!!
“Its also a shame Santa Cruz can’t get their act together and sort out a new blur 4x instead of messing around with silly 29ers!!!”
Funnily enough I was thinking; good job they have started messing around with sensible 29ers!! 🙂
Ditto handyman’s comment when will the bar ends be in the online shop?
Matt looks to have gone from singlespeed-fanatic / just wrong-styled beard to heavy-night-last-night -style.