Interbike 2008 Outdoor Demo Mini-Update

Sep 23, 2008

by Mike Levy

Day One is in the books and on-line. This first small update includes new rides from Commencal, Santa Cruz, and Yeti, as well as new exciting bits from SRAM and Chris King!The heat was hot, the dust was dusty, and the bikes were plenty. There were a lot of flat tires like usual and I even got burnt again. Thank god the bikes were new! We were working hard to put together some rad videos for you guys but I managed to snap some shots while walking back and forth from the outhouses. Enjoy!

The morning march to madness

Luckily we had the car waiting out front

Santa Cruz had their new Jackal lounging about in the desert heat

The Jackal's smart adjustable dropout's look clean and well thought out

New color for the ever dominant V10

2009 Commencal Supreme DH. One year old and already a World Champ

Commencal Meta 6 looking sharp in red

The Skin is Commencal's full carbon go-fast XC bike. No excuses for you if this is your race rig come Sunday!

Greg looked awfully comfortable in the heat

One of the new Yeti 303's

The single rail controls the leverage rate as it runs through it's travel

303 front end

20" for Graves

King is doing outboard's now. Hopefully our outboard woes will be a thing of the past

Don't pick up hitchhikers kids, especially if they look like this guy

SRAM has some super special anodized parts for some of their super special riders

Don't forget to pick up your chips for the NWD 9 premiere party at the Palms Casino on Wednesday - We've got ours

All the ingredients needed for a much deserved afternoon BBQ

Stay tuned, we have some bike check videos from Banshee and Mongoose, an in-depth look at the new Manitou Dorado, as well as video interviews with Eric Carter and Darcy Turenne!

Jump to the entire Interbike 2008 Album to see all the goods!

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54 Comments

chazdog (Sep 23, 2008 at 8:07)

The new 303 does not look better, lets face it, it looks wank, there too much alloy all over the place, and they've lost the awesome colours. your just saying its good becasue its the shiny new 303, GROW UP! its also cheaper than the old one, meaning less has gone into the frame, and the design still use rails that need greasing so its no lower maintenance, all they've done is lowered the center of gravity, and thats a waste of time because the whole frame looks heavier anyways, bring back the old 303!!!

deanw FL (Sep 23, 2008 at 10:22)

Though I don't entirely agree with your opinion, I do agree that the the design of the new 303 seems like a step back. But a lower COG makes for a much better handling bike in the corners. It may be lighter than the old 303, but this new one is essentially a single pivot with a slider instead of links. Nothing special if you were to ask me.

tetonlarry FL (Sep 23, 2008 at 8:27)

Telling someone to Grow Up for giving their opinion is very immature. Lowering the center of gravity is a waste of time? It looks heavier? These statements do not make any sense to me. I think it looks great. I've also never heard anyone complain about a bike being less expensive. I wouldn't buy the old one, or the new one, because they are too expensive, and from personal experience with an ASX; Yeti's customer service is non-existent.

chazdog (Sep 23, 2008 at 8:47)

then why are you standing up for them!!!!!!! i just needed a good rant and im supposed to be a young adult, so i'm allowed to be immature, in fact its requirement, so nah ne na ne nah nah

sidwaa (Sep 24, 2008 at 19:35)

Some of the opinions above are great others well let me be blunt you are trend whores. My favorite part is the fact that people say things like single pivot, and it seems heavier and on and on, if you guys actually read the articles instead of looking at the pictures you would realize that these companies are always trying to improve thier product through wieght, geometry, or an all out new design. I belive that this will be the last time I ever read any of these posts, way to much supidity. whatever happened to just grabing your bike whether it be a bling 09 or an old abused but great bike and just go out shredding.

unclebones (Sep 23, 2008 at 2:06)

I love the new jackal. But im sad thet they got rid of the hump it was like what made the jackal stand out from all the others

whatsabike (Sep 23, 2008 at 8:36)

IMO,it made it look ugly and bulky.

freeride5 (Sep 23, 2008 at 18:55)

it looks more like a kitty cat now the hump made it look h-core to the maximum extreme and it was cool

bansheeripper (Sep 24, 2008 at 18:37)

IMO, I REPEAT "IMO", The Jackal, has been destroyed! If anything, they should keep the original Jackal, and this should be a different model.

bansheeripper (Sep 24, 2008 at 18:42)

The new Jackal, is nothing more than a Chameleon, with DJ'er Geometry!

suckafreedmr (Sep 23, 2008 at 0:04)

SICK!! It's that time of year again. I love interbike

spencer-graf FL (Sep 23, 2008 at 0:29)

when the fuck will santacruz show there new V8!!! Its been secret for waay to long

fantaman (Sep 23, 2008 at 4:51)

just be patient

phillemaistre (Sep 23, 2008 at 10:21)

C'mon guys, the bikes were cool and everything, but lets be honest, they're basically re-hashed versions of old stuff. The coolest product pictured above (by far) is the Chris King outboard bottom bracket. Close second: Grubby's Olympic BMX. Sick...

P3biker4 (Sep 24, 2008 at 14:14)

the jackal looks so much WORSE! i loved the old sloping headtube and sweet looking frame. now it's just like all the other bikes on the market. the slope made it so unigue and recognizable! not sure about the geometry on the v10, looks like they took the hump from the jackal and threw it on the V10. don't know what;s up at the syndicate. oh, and the commencals look sweet, the yeti 303 is dope and ano sram parts boggles the mind it's so nice.

bullitxl (Sep 23, 2008 at 8:15)

Come on guys! Try and find that ever elusive new VP Free or V8 or what ever they're going to call it. That would be my single biggest must see spy shot coming out of interbike this year!

gustofwind (Sep 23, 2008 at 0:21)

can you find out what is going on with the new boxxer? in the 2009 norco catalog it looks exactly like the 2008 boxxer, not the new 2009.

esthete (Sep 23, 2008 at 1:04)

the 'new' boxxer which you are referring to i think is still considered a 2010 model so it will not be coming on alot of 2009 bikes.

konad (Sep 23, 2008 at 7:00)

i wouldnt imagine it be on anybike,maybe the pros will use it thats it tho. if its 2008 and they say its 2010 then oviously 09 is going to have the same line as 08.especialy because the team dh has the blue coloured boxxer that is exactly the same as the 08.

bikerdude012 (Sep 23, 2008 at 16:49)

the "2010" boxxer will be ridden by the pros this year....they might release it as a 2009 1/2 but most likely not be released till 2010

gustofwind (Sep 23, 2008 at 22:16)

FUCK. i was all stoked.

norcotorrent04 (Sep 26, 2008 at 16:32)

norco f*cked their line this year
which is a shame because it was a good brand

jemstate21 (Sep 23, 2008 at 3:00)

the new yeti looks great!! i have heard that the "old" one with the 2 rail system would cost a lot of time and greace to keep it running smooth!
this thing looks like its better and easyer to maintain!
yeeaaahaa!

ironhorse413 (Sep 23, 2008 at 8:18)

i agree with chazdog, im sure it rides good (personally never been on one) but it looks like a cheap ALDI bike! my opinion anyway.

freeride5 (Sep 23, 2008 at 18:56)

i agree now it is technicaly a single pivot so it no longer has a floating pivot point

freeride5 (Sep 23, 2008 at 19:02)

and i guess it does sorta look like its from canadian tire but instead of blue and yellow its grey

PinkTopRider (Sep 23, 2008 at 8:24)

Not a yeti fan, but I like the 303...... In fact, i prefer it to the older one!

DennisR (Sep 23, 2008 at 14:29)

AH yes the market is definately showin progression...Solid Yeti 303! Looks more flickable without sacraficing strength. ONE DAY!!!!!

wordson4prez (Sep 23, 2008 at 15:56)

OMG, i need those ano. SRAM components. that white and gold rear der. is so dope.

oceen246 (Sep 23, 2008 at 1:06)

The new yeti 303 looks so sick!!!

spoiledgoods (Sep 23, 2008 at 1:30)

A small note on the new Jackal, chain stay length is 15.3", better known as extremely short!

valleyimagewerx (Sep 23, 2008 at 8:21)

That is shorter than my BMX race bike!

mtbrider27 (Sep 23, 2008 at 15:39)

To bad they don't sell those anodized derailleur and shifter! They would be hot on the market!

1trick (Sep 28, 2008 at 16:28)

Do it yourself!!
I did mine almost 2 years ago in the same colours!
www.pinkbike.com/photo/1142066
www.pinkbike.com/photo/1142067

stephbowcycle (Oct 9, 2008 at 22:32)

Wow 1trick, your bikes look awesome. You sure put a lot of work into them, great idea about having somewhere scan and change decal colours then reprint them. I'll have to think about that when I get new bikes next year. It looks like you had a pre-prototype XO setup haha, you beat SRAM to it!

1trick (Oct 12, 2008 at 11:18)

They actually took photo's of it in Saalbach in 07 but decided to go with the gold bolt for 08?!

adhkcrfhonda (Sep 23, 2008 at 20:30)

i heard that yeti is going to be selling the new 303 and the old one this year

PinkTopRider (Sep 24, 2008 at 4:29)

What sort of Weight do the 303's come in at??

richiban (Sep 25, 2008 at 23:38)

nice to see that oakley is concerned about their carbon footprint...

dguild248 (Sep 26, 2008 at 21:27)

haha. that truck is huge. its awsome

super-smooth (Sep 23, 2008 at 5:49)

man i wish i was there this year, interbike is always a good time

awais (Sep 23, 2008 at 12:23)

oh my f*ck i want that v10 with the sram (red) xo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Brekkjern (Sep 23, 2008 at 14:01)

hmmm...there's a looot of cool things going on in the market

frlaflamme13 (Sep 24, 2008 at 12:26)

The Jackal doesn't look great!

bansheeripper (Sep 24, 2008 at 18:39)

God Damn, Sram needs to rename Blackbox, "BLINGBOX"!:LOL:

polo92184 (Sep 23, 2008 at 12:43)

the new boxxer has 35 mm stations new graphics

ribica (Oct 23, 2008 at 6:19)

killer pics lamborghini is sweat, anthe truck too

texasmade512 (Sep 23, 2008 at 10:29)

Chris King external bb looks mint, this could be good!

Bryce92 (Sep 23, 2008 at 14:32)

All look very nice!

trailblazer200 (Sep 23, 2008 at 15:00)

all bikes are insanely sick!

whipitdude (Sep 23, 2008 at 5:41)

new yeti dh looks sick

thevish (Sep 23, 2008 at 1:31)

haha sick article

QBIX04 (Sep 23, 2008 at 13:08)

New jackal is ugly... compared to older ;/ where is this cool "back"? ;/

petersantacruz (Sep 25, 2008 at 13:32)

the new jackle is sick