Yep, we’re still going through the Eurobike coverage. It’ll last us until Chipps heads off to Interbike to see even more new stuff…
First up, some SDG saddles for downhill racing in super wet conditions. Based on its light an strong I-Beam platform, these saddles are inspired by seeing racers ziptieing bits of tyres onto their saddles for grip. Not recommended for extended XC rides though…
Bombers! Don’t worry. They’re Italian, so they’re allowed to get away with the sort of colour clashes the rest of us wouldn’t be able to carry off.
And moving across to a different sort of ‘wow’ fork. Here’s a glimpse at some of the catchily named XF11 carbon rigid fork from X-Lite.
With 23 years as Editor of Singletrack World Magazine, Chipps is the longest-running mountain bike magazine editor in the world. He started in the bike trade in 1990 and became a full time mountain bike journalist at the start of 1994. Over the last 30 years as a bike writer and photographer, he has seen mountain bike culture flourish, strengthen and diversify and bike technology go from rigid steel frames to fully suspended carbon fibre (and sometimes back to rigid steel as well.)
“Any idea (roughly) on price for the ragley SS? Similar to blue pig?”
I realised the other day that we don’t actually need the 3 Finger Bridge thing on the QED, so if we drop that, and it all works fine, then we can drop the price a bit. CNC’d dropouts and disc brake make it a bit more than the Blue Pig currently, but I hope to get it in close to £300 frame only.
Damn you Brant, I’d just started designing a “Paul Smith”/”BMW art car” stripey-style sticker and now I’ve seen your Refresher’s design! Looks good. Liking the look of the new Ragley stuff.
are carbon bars with a kevlar coating still lighter than aluminium? i imagine you need more than a few microns thickness for it to offer much impact protection
Which person from STW lives at Cragg? Keep seeing your ven up there when i go to my parents place?
and do we have a date on the forks yet 😉
can i pre-order or are they further away than that – the black n white pair are growing on me ….
i might put a black brooks on and have me a nice pink set 😀
Cragg Vale is where we all have our Summer dachas and we retreat there to the cool of the hills to escape the relentless heat of the valley…
I do immediately love the Refreshers decals. But those bent seatstays are ug-ly.
That Brooks saddle is fantastic, although I image it’s reet expensive.
I live there Mos. ;] Chipps Dachas – is further down in the shade… You know to escape the Heat….
is the x-lite stuff made in the uk or far east?
i like to buy local where possible!
I love the oompa loompa colour 888’s.
I love the SS Ragley.
Any idea (roughly) on price for the ragley SS? Similar to blue pig?
I’m loving the Ragley bikes especially the Bagger 288…and I for one love the seat stay arrangement. So there.
“Any idea (roughly) on price for the ragley SS? Similar to blue pig?”
I realised the other day that we don’t actually need the 3 Finger Bridge thing on the QED, so if we drop that, and it all works fine, then we can drop the price a bit. CNC’d dropouts and disc brake make it a bit more than the Blue Pig currently, but I hope to get it in close to £300 frame only.
Love the refreshers decals, genius Brant!
Refreshers logo is genius. Chapeau.
The Ragley SS looks mint, err refreshers!
I think refreshing is the word you’re looking for buzz!
x-lite were always on my bikes 10 years ago nice to have some upto date kit ..lovely
i venture upto studley for my cool downs .always cool up there
want the brooks/vans sneakers…
vans kicks are pimpin
I don’t get the new Brooks stuff to be honest, apart from the saddle, that looks very nice indeed.
Damn you Brant, I’d just started designing a “Paul Smith”/”BMW art car” stripey-style sticker and now I’ve seen your Refresher’s design! Looks good. Liking the look of the new Ragley stuff.
Mike – cheers. Paul Smith stripes are different though, would look cool. 14 colour print is expensive though 🙂
Paul Smith rather likes barber shop pole style seatposts. Not relevant, but something to ponder on.
Seat-tubes not seatposts.
http://www.fullofchic.com/foc/UserFiles/Image/p-smith-track-colours.jpg
When are the Luxy bars available please?
are carbon bars with a kevlar coating still lighter than aluminium? i imagine you need more than a few microns thickness for it to offer much impact protection
Luxy bars – in any day now.
There are two layers of Kevlar, and the bars weigh a bit under 200g.
Loving the refreshers s/s 😀 – let’s hope Ragley will start to embrace the tinier rider, eh?
like the long flat bars from ragley and x lite
Love the look of the kevlar wrapped Ragley bars – any chance of a matching seatpost?
Mercian do Paul Smith stripes