Fresh Goods Friday 271

Hello!

*peers into internet fisheye lens until nose is distorted*

Hello!

It’s the LAST FGF BEFORE CHRISTMAS! Too much coffee (again)! Too many mince pies (again)! IMMINENT BOOZE (again)! Will we ever learn?

No.

All of these things, all of them. They’re thought to be hugely improved by the application of computers and bikeporn. And who are we to disagree? And what’s this loveliness up front? Oooooooooooh…

Vaaru 650 Switch

Price: £1699 frame only

From: Vaaru Cycles

Well now, lookie here. A gorgeous slice of 3Al2V Titanium in a trail-bike stylee, which will apparently work nicely with a fork between 100 – 140mm. It is quite, quite lovely. This one has stardard decals but apparently James from Vaaru can do any sort of custom decal too.

Designed in the UK, it’s hand made in Taiwan by some people who really- really know what they’re doing. LOOK AT  THOSE WELDS.On the front of our sample is a burly Fox 34, and some very fetching blue Hope hubs.
Renthal cockpit; nice wide 780 bars, too. Braaap.Some lovely, lovely Ti dropouts with an XT 1×11 drivetrainHere’s a closer look at the dropouts. And a nice shiny blue rotor spider (Chipps maintains that’s the ‘trange driver’ but I’m not convinced.
Lovely seatpost with Vaaru’s logo permanently ensconced (great word, that).Headtube and BB shell are 6Al4V Ti, which is even stiffer (and much harder to machine). So kudos for the engraved logo, Vaaru types.

Scott Big Ed

Price: £2149

From: Scott Sports

Now for some reason there are fatbikes which look awful, and there are fatbikes which don’t. And this is one of the latter. Maybe it’s the Euro in me, but to my eyes this one looks ace. Meet Big Ed.

See? LOADS of what can only be described as neon, in a very colour-coordinated manner. Including the fork lockout cable. 2×10 SRAM drivetrain, Shimano brakes, eThirteen crankset and BB… speaking of whichThere’s some burly welds, right there.Even the Syncros wheels get the colour-coordinated treatment.
And the Bluto fork. Can’t wait for a pop on this one, especially when the weather turns (like it hasn’t already).

NixFrixShun lube

Price: $15

From: NixFrixShun
Apparently, you only need 12 drops of this stuff per lube – so it’s got 10,000 miles of lubrication in one bottle. Freeow. And apparently it works in all conditions too! Mwahahahahaha. Let’s see how it copes with a Yorkshire January… it’s Stateside only at the moment, but they will post it out worldwide.

Axiom Fatliner DLX rear rack

Price: £45.00

From: Paligap

It’s a rack. For a fatbike. Adventure ahoy! (because I suspect commuting wouldn’t go so well) Does anyone commute on a fatbike?

SunRace MX3 11-42

Price: £69.99

From: Ison

Got a 10sp shifter, but fancy some of that ol’ HOT big-cog action? This puppy lets you sample the 42t goodness in the comfort of your very own home.11-13-15-18-21-24-28-32-36-42 with aluminium spiders, and a claimed weight of 387g.

SKS Pumps

Price:

• Airboy CO2 – £34.99
• Airboy XL – £24.99

From: Zyro

A couple of pumps from SKS – the Airboy XL is a minipump with dual-chamber inflation system, and the CO2 is very similar, but with the added convenience of a CO2 cannister. Best of both worlds, innit?

SKS Xboard/Xblade Dirtboard set

Price: £26.99

From: Zyro

Mudguards. Two-tone plastic construction. The front one fits to your downtube; the rear one goes on the seat tube.

SKS Flapguard

Price: £9.99

From: Zyro

It’s a flap, and it guards. You know the drill – sits under your fork brace to reduce clart. You can use it with a downtube guard to protect your front if you’re that way inclined.

2Pure Christmas coffee

Price: less

From: 2Pure
Those lovely people at 2Pure have sent us some coffee from That Ethiopia and some Other Places. As if we weren’t fizzing enough. Thanks guys!

Gore Powertrail Windstopper 2in1 pants

Price: £159

From: Gore
Sort of baggyish at the top and tightish at the bottom for a 2 in one baggy-tight riding pant thing. Windstopper too! More baggy at the front than the back, on first inspection – could these be the things to cut a rug in the MTB world? We’ll find out…

Vaaru blanket

Price: no idea

From: Vaaru Cycles
This lovely blanket came wrapped around the Vaaru ^^ up there that’s in for test. James has taken quite a shine to it, and is contemplating using it as a sort of poncho.

Kirby Lonsdale Brewery BEER

Price: £32 for 12

From: Kirby Lonsdale BreweryThe lovely people at the Kirby Lonsdale Brewery stopped by with some of their lovely, lovely beer this week. A wide variety of beers are available in a range of hues and strengths (try their Singletrack ale, folks – it’s very tasty).

And with that, it’s Singletrack Christmas Do time! So we’ll be imbibing too much punch and eating huge quantities of food before wearing paper hats and doing the conga around the office. Tomorrow may well be a write-off as well as (according to the weather) a washout. Have a great one, people! Next Fresh Goods is CHRISTMAS DAY! Awesome! It may be pre-recorded.

ST out.