Day 4 Randoms - Interbike 2014

Sep 12, 2014
by Paul Aston  
Interbike 2014

On the left is an original Woodman headset on a Mag 21 steerer tube, the original display sample from when the company started 15 years ago. Originally based in France, owner Phillip moved the company to Taiwan where nearly all of the headset fabrication is done in-house. He says it's not the easiest way to do things but has always lived by the quote, 'God is in the details.' Woodman make many products including seatposts, hubs and quick releases.



Interbike 2014

A Woodman bearing has nearly twice as many balls as a normal headset bearing. They won't spin as fast as a normal bearing, but this doesn't matter as headsets rarely even reach 1 RPM. The important thing is that it doubles the internal surface area, which greatly extends bearing life. The bottom bearing sits on top of a needle roller bearing to help dissipate forces though the headset. (Top left) Phillip was suffering from a broken foot from a recent Ultra-Marathon. This cast was pretty hi-tech featuring a vacuum pump increase compression on the foot to alleviate swelling and a removable outdoor sole to avoid getting your carpet dirty when at home. BB30 bottom brackets are in the pipeline and should be arriving next year.



Interbike 2014

Now you're interested in fat bikes.



Interbike 2014

This thing looked really good from afar, but was actually far from good. Seeing the full bike shot in the catalogue was jaw dropping.



Interbike 2014

Vegas is awash in colors and loud noises, and these bright paint samples only added to it.



Interbike 2014

Xpedo are still churning out quality pedals at good prices. The silver Jek is 6061 alloy and weighs 380g and comes in 5 colours including an pretty cool 'oil slick'. The white SPRY has a magnesium body, weighs 260g and is also available in five colours. Its $79 retail price makes it one of the least expensive magnesium pedals on the market.



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Recycled bike pARTs?



Interbike 2014

Being my first time at Interbike, and struggling with jet lag and sleep deprivation, I got lost and ended up in the forbidden part of the show behind registration where nobody ventures. I did find this flat pedal, though, that has 8 degrees of rotational float. It seemed strange at first, but if clipless pedals float to help look after your knees then why wouldn't you want the same on flats? The Korean company is called 'Road Not Taken' which I'm guessing has suffered in translation.



Interbike 2014

British sense of humour required.



Interbike 2014

The Full Flex helmet from Bell is new for 2015. Full ear protection means you get to look like Aitken or Kris Fox. It has 10 vents and weighs 340g. Available in black and white for $100.



Interbike 2014

I thought Endurance Conspiracy might have been an Anti-Enduro faction; turns out they just make cool t-shirts.



Interbike 2014

Wolf Tooth had loads of stuff on offer, the CNC'd caps are a much nicer way to cover up you S-type derailleur mount rather than using duct tape; there are 4 different styles at $15.95. They have also added a 16t cog to the range to complement the 40t cassette upgrade.



Interbike 2014

The Snowflake chainring is for fat bikes, red or black ano and $89. Wolftooth had these smooth knobs to replace the lever type adjuster on Fox Float shocks for people accidentally adjusting their knobs when taking water bottles in and out.



Interbike 2014

Michele and Devyn from Cruiser Candy had free cookies!



Interbike 2014

The OGIO Rig 9800 is the ultimate gear carrier, and has a new 'Toucan' colourway for 2015. OGIO possibly win the prize for the best acronym of the show, SLED stands for Structural Load Equalizing Deck. The SLED is the hard base of the bag, which OGIO say is the most stable on the market. The wide mouth LID opening provides easy access to all compartments in the 120L monster. Loads of different colours and keep an eye out for limited editions that pop up regularly. $249.



Interbike 2014

K-Edge started when Eric Jensen made a chain catcher for Kristen Armstrong's gold medal winning bike at the Beijing Olympics. The Idaho based company grew from there and now support Team Sky. All products are designed and manufactured products in house. The stand-out pieces were the Garmin top cap for $24.99 and handlebar Go-Pro mount at $29.99. Available in Blue, Red, Grey and Black



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These crazy girls from World Jerseys kept making fun of my accent, but I forgave them in the end. Only available stateside like most American World Championships. I particularly liked 'America the Beautiful' and the 'Atom Bomb.'





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117 Comments
  • 174 3
 Draco bikes- chief rivals to Potter bikes...
  • 140 0
 Not sure if a pun, or you being Sirius?
  • 98 1
 Oh snape!
  • 61 1
 Looks pretty Hagrid if you ask me...
  • 48 0
 I believe that the Draco would look very Weasley in my garage...
  • 45 1
 Can we keep these puns Ronning?
  • 20 6
 ...I'll admit I was rather bewitched by the sight of that frame.
  • 228 2
 Emma Watson
  • 49 2
 Comentary (and puns) on this frame are quickly Slytherin downhill.
  • 11 23
flag Its-That-Guy (Sep 12, 2014 at 19:06) (Below Threshold)
 These puns are magical.
  • 32 2
 C'mon Pinkbike! Let's keep these puns Rowling.
  • 20 2
 Idk, so many puns have been used up that things are going to start to get Harry.
  • 10 4
 That bike is so ugly it looks like a bad case of hogwarts
  • 32 3
 I'd make a pun, but I don't want to be "you know who."
  • 8 2
 I think Zegermans wins.
  • 9 2
 I don't think i'll ever own a fat bike, then again Granger things have happened....
  • 4 3
 Drummer from Thy Art is Murder prefers her to Emma Stone. Just saying....
  • 4 0
 Internet has been won. Congratulations sir
  • 1 9
flag BrightBulbPhoto (Sep 13, 2014 at 7:02) (Below Threshold)
 Punny...Very Punny...
  • 2 1
 After looking closer at the frame, I became irritated and started to Hufflepuff.
  • 99 5
 "This thing looked really good from afar, but was actually far from good"

Remove caption from carbon frame, replace underneath blonde.
  • 4 5
 lol, yeah lots of Donkys there eh?
  • 7 3
 "Now I'm NOT interested in fat bikes"
  • 3 4
 what?! sorry but you are FAR from straight!
  • 4 0
 haha. Yeh the fatbike blonde kinda reminded me of one of the jokers girls from the batman films. Endurance conspiracy girl is cute tho.
  • 2 3
 dude better cut off your deeck,miserable life for it
  • 1 1
 cut off my deeck? dude, you're weird
  • 1 1
 yd35 ,priceless !
  • 3 1
 I defend her! Wonder how y'all would look in a skirt and poorly lit pic?
  • 1 3
 That Draco is the best lookin' thing on the page. The right way to build a bike. Lean, clean & mean. I'd buy one. If I wasn't such a worthless f*ckin' bum.
  • 6 1
 why do you guys feel it is acceptable to call people ugly online? if it is an a*shole thing to say to someone's face, its still an a*shole thing here.
  • 5 1
 willsoconnell. You are actually 100% correct. In my defense I wasn't intending to call her ugly, more just say that that (probably fake) smile looks like its been fixed there for the entire length of the show. They clearly hired her for nothing other than just to stand there grinning, as a piece of eye candy and I think that kinda sucks. The Endurance conspiracy girl on the other hand looks like she is actually there cos she works for the company she is promoting, is enjoying being there, and just happens to be very pretty at the same time. Who knows tho, I am only guessing. The barbiedoll blond might even have welded up that fatbike herself.
  • 43 4
 www.pinkbike.com/photo/11353834
Europe: 1 - America: 0
  • 4 1
 Like like like like like
  • 20 4
 How come there's no picture of fat bikes in this post? I keep looking and I just don't see any :-)
  • 30 5
 But... her face??
  • 30 4
 There's a face?
  • 23 8
 Her face makes me want to run and cry in a corner . . .
  • 4 2
 cruiser candy my ass
  • 4 15
flag vhdh666 (Sep 12, 2014 at 13:13) (Below Threshold)
 her face is so ... unreal hope that stupid smile gets of off her face when she's sleeping
  • 6 1
 the World jersey girls are cute
or is that tto masculine Mr. WAKIdesigns?
  • 37 4
 Body off baywatch, face off crimewatch
  • 10 5
 I bet all your birds are mint eh.
  • 6 3
 fat bike girl looks like demon
  • 10 6
 She's gorgeous. Tired of being oogled and pic'd; you bet. You guys are insane.
  • 4 4
 Those fat tyres make her ass look bigger. Thats why most girls won't ride fat bikes.
  • 2 1
 Do you look at the mantle when your poking the fire!
  • 1 0
 I think shes had too much buzz from them big tyres....
  • 1 0
 Meeh she's not the best but let's be realistic, we'd all take that ride after a beer and a dare from a friend.
  • 11 0
 Considering its terrible suspension design, Draco has made a very finely polished turd.
  • 9 1
 And in other news Draco bikes just got more googles in 15 minutes than in the companies entire existence. thanks PB
  • 3 0
 I admit zooming up to catch a better glimpse of that composite fiber-based "air shock" in pinkbike's photo.
  • 2 0
 That complete bike. It has... a dropper.
  • 6 0
 And the chain in that picture isn't even in the guide.
  • 4 0
 That thing is hideous...
  • 8 1
 To think...I thought the Morpheus DH was ugly!
  • 3 1
 Both should be cast into the fires of Mordor.
  • 9 2
 Magnesium pedals? Hit a rock and that'd be one hell of a spark.
  • 15 0
 It doesn't work like that.
  • 2 1
 actually it totally does (once the paint is off the surface) lol most any metal will spark on a rock or pavement i can attest to that... but i can also attest to the strength have a pair of mag's with titanium spindle going for 4 years now and taken many hits
  • 1 0
 Sounds funny though.
  • 2 0
 yes if you filmed at night you would see a spark, but its not going to burst into flames lol, takes alot of heat to ignite magnesium, let alone mag alloy. Since they're no longer pedo's I will be considering this as my next pedal, light, good design and cheap
  • 2 0
 You guy's are forgetting that frame says Lone Wolf all over it...It will be produced and then purchased by a very demanding consumer who knows exactly what they want; Ashima Brakes, Ti spokes on HED Big Deals, Rotor Agilis crank, Moots Stem, AXlightness saddle on a LEV post, dual control XTR shifter brakes and bebop pedals
  • 1 0
 I discovered that the GoPro acts as a frame stop if you fall off your bike, using that under the bar mounting style. The plastic housing's mounting took the brunt of the force and snapped, and a drop of superglue (cyanoacrylate), didn't fix it solidly enough for me. My top tube ended up with a tiny whitish ding. I prefer a body mounted camera angle to the handlebar angle anyways.

Not a problem if you're using it on a drop handlebar... I guess it's for the roadies and I was foolish for using it on a mtb.
  • 5 1
 I like those 'Flex It' flats, they look awesome.I wonder how they works
  • 4 0
 Got my interest peaked as well! Like first interesting product thus far!
  • 2 0
 Got my interest peaked as well! Like first interesting product thus far!
  • 3 3
 ^So nice, you had to post it twice. On a related note, I can't help but wonder if she has any Caucasian in her...
  • 4 3
 Oh she will allmountin. More then once if she can make a sandwich. I keed I keed. Like you weren't all thinking it as well.
  • 2 0
 Agreed i really want to have a look at some of those beasts
  • 1 0
 there kit looks off the chain il be picking up those pedals and there tiger crank if they come to the uk
  • 4 0
 Snowflake chainring...you've got to be kidding me.
  • 2 0
 I wish they'd stop advertising those xpedo spry pedals...i've been trying to order a pair and now the price is gonna go up
  • 1 0
 That is good trick that Woodman bb runs on needle bearing & to help dissipate forces though the headset?
GOOD job enplaning that one?
  • 2 0
 Girls, girls and more girls:-)
  • 1 0
 Yeah Yeah That fat bike look really Nice could not stop too look at it
  • 1 0
 If that helmet made me ride like Kris Fox I'd buy it a second!
  • 7 0
 Sadly for you, and me alike lol, we'd just look ready to be fired out of a cannon.
  • 1 0
 When will the K Edge top cap be available? It a great idea!
  • 2 1
 Damn right I'm interested in fat bikes now!
  • 1 0
 Xpedo silver pedal almost exactly like NC-17 sudpin yes??
  • 1 0
 And the Fat Bike lady said, "You should see me ride".
  • 2 0
 亚洲妹子不错。
  • 2 5
 I will never understand the use of booth babes or promotional models -- if a sport/product/achievement needs to be 'sexified', maybe it's not that great of a sport/product/achievement in the first place?

And if it is a great sport/product/achievement, aren't you just selling yourself short by desperately over selling with the whole 'but LOOK! We have GIRLS!'? That's f*ckin' weird. And desperate.

New marketing for 2025 (and I'll give this one to you for free!): stop trying to please and pull in the sexual Neanderthals. If you're a good enough company providing a good enough product, you won't need the booth babes. Besides -- the guys who get yanked into a booth by a cute girl instead of a product probably aren't the 'spendy type' or the really successful type that'll place a multi-shop order. They're the peepers and lookers of the show (and the world and the sport), and as soon as someone else has hotter booth/sport/trophy/drink babes, they'll go hang out there.

Quality over quantity, dummies.
  • 4 1
 So no hot girls allowed at Interbike? She was there to help out with their breast cancer fundraiser for the bike giveaway, not to talk about bikes.
  • 1 1
 That's not what (or who) I was talking about, actually -- it was more of a general opinion about 'booth babes' and their use. But if she was there talking about breast cancer, great. Bravo.
  • 2 0
 More pedals! Yawn...
  • 1 0
 Now i'm interessed in fatbikes!
  • 2 0
 I like cookies.
  • 2 1
 Talk about randoms...
  • 3 3
 "Buzz your girlfriend Woof" !! ahaha
  • 1 1
 Soon on program Smile
  • 1 1
 Great line! ... mkultre
  • 2 2
 "endurance conspiracy" does not make cool t-shirts
  • 1 0
 Chicks chicks chicks
  • 9 10
 those booth girls are friggin ugly
  • 13 3
 ...said the virgin
  • 4 2
 ^ Bahahaha!
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