SHIMANO RELEASES NEW HONE BIG-HIT COMPONENTS R. Cunningham If you heard the buzz that Shimano was planning to launch an affordable version of its freeride-oriented Saint components, you were at least half informed. Despite… Read More...
DT GETS THE NOD TO MAKE CENTER LOCK HUBS--MARCH 22 R. Cunningham DT Swiss announced today that it will be manufacturing a line of high-performance hubs that incorporate Shimano's patented, "Center Lock" splined rotor interface.… Read More...
SRAM ACQUIRES AVID--MARCH 10 SRAM Corporation is pleased to announce the acquisition of Avid LLC. Over the last decade Avid has become recognized as an authentic innovator in the design and manufacture of brake systems for the… Read More...
ROCKSHOX SAYS THEY'RE BACK-MARCH 9 We never knew they disappeared, but RockShox announces that they are "back in 2005 with Reba and Pike." Both forks target the new genre of trail riders looking for less weight, stable pedalling, lots… Read More...
MARCH 8--FOX BOOST VALVE DHX SHOCK R. Cunningham This month, Fox Racing Shox sent two of its luminaries, Mark Fitzimmons and Mario Galasso, to MBA headquarters to introduce their latest stable-platform shock. After a brief meeting,… Read More...
SENSIBLE ERGONOMIC ACCESSORIES FROM GERMANY By R. Cunningham SQlab enters US market with a new take on age-old comfort concerns SQlab of Germany makes a line of ergonomically designed saddles, hand-grips, handlebars and pedals… Read More...
JAN 30--INSIDE FOX RACING SHOX'S NEW DHX FOX Racing Shox announces the newest breed of long-travel, coil sprung shock absorber technology. During the 2003 mountain bike racing season, FOX R&D engineers worked with top gravity… Read More...
ROCK SHOX ROTOR SIZES--JAN 30 SRAM has received a number of inquiries lately regarding RockShox fork and disc brake rotor sizes. Following is a list of all RockShox fork platforms and the maximum recommended disc brake rotor size.… Read More...
TITUS COVERS THE TALLEST TO THE SMALLEST--JAN 26 R. Cunningham During a recent visit to Tempe, Arizona, I paid a visit to Titus Cycles. Titus Founder Chris Cocalis gave me tour of the busy frame building shop where his crew was… Read More...
GOOD NEWS FOR ELLSWORTH LOVERS--JAN 22 The Truth gets smaller R.Cunningham Ellsworth's sloping top tube Truth chassis was a tad too tall for riders under 5-foot, 4 inches. Until now, Ellsworth customers with short legs or petite… Read More...
INTENSE UNVEILS ITS LONG-TRAVEL CONTENDER--JAN 22 Intense finished testing and pre-production work on its long-awaited big-drop trailbike. The V8, is designed around the patented VPP (Virtual Pivot Point) dual-link suspension, and… Read More...
SCHWINN, GT & MONGOOSE SOLD AGAIN!--JAN 14 Montreal-based Dorel Industries has signed a purchase agreement to acquire Pacific Cycle, a leader in the design, marketing and distribution of high quality, branded bicycles and other… Read More...
SUSPENSION GURU GOES SOLO--JAN 14 Darren Murphy launches Push Industries Darren Murphy, the man who designed Romic's successful line of coil-over shocks, and helped to steer them into the mountain bike mainstream, has launched a new… Read More...
GRIPSHIFT BUYS AVID--JAN 13 SRAM Corporation just announced the signing of a Letter of Intent to purchase Avid LLC. They go on to say that Avid is widely recognized as the technology and performance leader in braking systems, and the… Read More...
ROCKSHOX SETS STANDARD FOR DIRECT MOUNT STEMS SRAM announced that RockShox has just set a standard for direct mounting stems to Boxxer upper crowns. This new standard allows stems to be directly mounted to the Boxxer's upper crown… Read More...
OCT 28--SAVE THOSE OLD PARTS! An unidentified buyer out bid 15 others to purchase a rare 1959 Simplex rear derailleur for nearly $4500 dollars. The first bid was a mere 9 bucks, but collectors soon sniffed out the tiny cast-aluminum… Read More...
SHIMANO SILENCES XTR WHEELS--OCT 8 Temporary fix for mysterious disc brake howl By R. Cunningham Shimano announced today that switching to Deore XT Center-lock disc brake rotors silences the as-yet, unexplained noise that occurs… Read More...
SEPT 17--WATCH THE FOX TALAS SHOCK IN ACTION By R. Cunningham Fox's Travel-Adjustable-Linear-Air-Spring shock is a marvel of engineering that MBA first explained in the September 2003 print issue. At the heart of the TALAS system… Read More...
SEPT 17--HIGH-NORMAL OR LOW-NORMAL? The pros and cons of Shimano's reverse-shifting rear derailleur Shimano first offered its reverse shifting rear derailleur under the name ?RapidRise? and it failed in the marketplace because it… Read More...
AUG 27--GIANT SHOWS ITS HAND FOR 2004 R. Cunningham Giant USA's president, Skip Hess, may be the last of his kind--a man who began his career in the bicycle industry as a bike shop rat and worked his way up the ladder to the highest… Read More...
SPECIALIZED 2004 BIKE LINE IS COMPLETELY NEW Aug. 18, 2003 R.Cunningham Specialized launched its 2004 bike lineup in conjunction with its 30th birthday party. The big news is that, with the exception of its Epic XC racing platform,… Read More...
AUG 15--MORE "WHERE ARE THEY NOWS!" Products reviewed in the Thumbnail Thrash section of our magazine have withstood at least 30 days of rigorous thrashing from the MBA Wrecking Crew. If the product withstands our original test of… Read More...
CANNONDALE 1FS SINGLE SPEED--MARCH 18 (March 26-This just in....Cannondale was acquired by its primary creditor, Pegasus. Tom Armstrong informed us that Cannondale is producing and shipping single-speeds at this very moment!)… Read More...
FOX REVEALS AN ANTI-BOB SHOCK AND FORK-MARCH 17 Fox Racing Shox is ready to launch two stable-platform suspension systems into mass production: the Terra Logic fork and a new anti-bob valving system called ?Pro-Pedal? that will… Read More...
SNEAK PEEK AT MANITOU'S 2004 STABLE-PLATFORM FORK THREE MINUTES AND COUNTING Manitou improves on their current fork line by adding the Minute: the long-awaited companion of the SPV (Stable Platform Valve) air shock that appeared this… Read More...
HONDA DEVELOPS DOWNHILL BIKE--FEB 18 (Photo courtesty of world.honda.com) Honda Motor Co., Ltd., as part of its ongoing commitment to spread the dream of mobility, has developed a mountain bike for downhill competitions called the… Read More...
SPECIALIZED PARTNERS WITH FOX SPORTS--JAN 23 (Press Release) To bolster its robust BMX and Freeride programs, Specialized has joined forces with the new action-sport focused talk show 54321 which will air nationwide on the Fox… Read More...
TITUS LAUNCHES CARBON FIBER ACCESSORY LINE--JAN 20 Titus Cycles, the mid-sized custom bike maker in Tempe, Arizona, announced the launch of its ?Maxm? component lineup. The first items to hit your local dealer's showcase will be… Read More...
JD COMPONENTS HIRES CFE--JAN 21 Boehmke To Create Components "Hopes To Change The World" JD Components, one of Taiwan's leading manufacturers of handlebars, stems, seatposts, barends and other bicycle components, has hired Chunky… Read More...
DEC 30--IBIS IS BACK! They told us they would be back. John Castellano, the other design wizard at Ibis, has re-entered the market with the last model Ibis introduced just before they closed doors. Formerly known as a Ripley, the… Read More...
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