Randoms from the Rivaside - Riva Del Garda Bike Festival

May 1, 2016
by Paul Aston  
Riva del Garda

Magura

Magura- Bike Festival Riva del Garda
Magura- Bike Festival Riva del Garda

Magura's latest trail brakes employ a four pot caliper up front and two pot for the rear. 4 + 2 = 3. Get it? The HS33 hydraulic rim brake is still alive and continues to be the brand's best seller.

Magura- Bike Festival Riva del Garda



Canyon Exceed

Canyon - Bike Festival Riva del Garda


Canyon - Bike Festival Riva del Garda

Canyon - Bike Festival Riva del Garda
Yes, the new Canyon Exceed is an XC racer but boasts a bunch of interesting features. First thing to note is that their top of the line CF SLX 9.9LTD drops in at €9000. Yes 9K for a direct sale hardtail, but it weighs a claimed 7.9kg. Features through the range include a headset that stops the handlebars turning too far in a crash and damaging cables, levers and the top tube. The chainstay grows 5mm per frame size to keep the geometry in balance as well as flexing slightly to give around 11mm of 'travel.' This is combined with a carbon seatpost that split into two small tubes near the saddle and gives some more flex and comfort. The SLX 9.9 Pro Race pictured comes with a more reasonable €4899 tag.

Canyon - Bike Festival Riva del Garda



Radon

Radon Prototype - Bike Festival Riva del Garda

Radon had this camouflaged bike they are developing, it has plus size tires and likely 140mm of travel. Judging by the brand's recent releases of a new downhill bike and 170mm Super Enduro bike we should expect a solid finish and build kit at a killer price.



Fabric

Fabric - Bike Festival Riva del Garda

Fabric are adding another grip to their line, this single sided lock on grip bulges in the middle for comfort and palm padding. Made from silicon it should start tacky and stay that way. Expect them on the shelves in July along with new graphics for their superb cageless bottles.

Fabric - Bike Festival Riva del Garda



Andreani Suspension

Adreani - Bike Festival Riva del Garda

Andreani Suspension is the Italian distributor for Ohlins and a service and tuning centre for most brands. They also like to make all their own tools for every suspension product they are ever likely to take to the bench.

Adreani - Bike Festival Riva del Garda
Adreani - Bike Festival Riva del Garda



Getting with the Program

Enrico - Bike Festival Riva del Garda
Enrico - Bike Festival Riva del Garda

Ways to get BlackBox custom products from SRAM:

1 - Be one of the world's fastest.

2 - Be the Pope of Enduro



RST

RST - Bike Festival Riva del Garda

Is a Headshox style fork going to make the comeback we have all been waiting for?



E*13 Tires

E13 - Bike Festival Riva del Garda

For all the 'what tires are on that guy's bike?' questions in the comments, all will be answered soon by Mike Kazimer. You may have a wait a few more days, though.

E13 - Bike Festival Riva del Garda
E13 - Bike Festival Riva del Garda


TiraSiDu

Sid - Bike Festival Riva del Garda
Sid - Bike Festival Riva del Garda

After checking out the product timeline of SiD history, you can have your tiramisu and eat it in the SRAM booth.

Sid - Bike Festival Riva del Garda


YT

Randoms from the Rivaside - Bike Festival Riva Del Garda 2016

If you don't have any dealers to set up new customers bikes for them, the second best thing is to get setup tips direct from the brand at most major events around Europe. The setup stand is the new standard for checking sag and damping, say goodbye to balancing against a wall or relying on some dude to hold you and the bike upright while you bounce around.

Randoms from the Rivaside - Bike Festival Riva Del Garda 2016

I would have fallen into the same trap when booking booth space at this event - 1: Inspect at the map then choose the location right next to the lake, of course. 2: Build the booth and inflate the huge tent. 3: Sit back in the sun with a beer wondering why there are so many windsurfers in the bay. 4: Turn around to see that all hell has broken loose thanks to gale-force winds. Saturday evenings party saw some huge rigs, chained to fleets of bikes nearly taking flight into the lake.




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133 Comments
  • 128 11
 RST making headshox is like Ford saying "man that Pinto was a great car... Let's redo that..."
  • 56 6
 Headshok was pretty good at the time
  • 39 6
 "You know what. 24in rear wheel was sweet let's bring that back too." RST
  • 41 8
 No it's like Nissan bringing back the pinto
  • 34 3
 "Sure a few people died using our product. But those that survived didn't complain."
Not sure if this was in reference to the Pinto or Headshox.
  • 7 2
 They better make it in Boost for 27.5+, or I'm not interested.
  • 9 16
flag Treze (May 1, 2016 at 9:20) (Below Threshold)
 @mrgonzo: Except that Nissan makes really good cars...
  • 3 2
 @FlowMasterO: Still have my first MTB: Cannondale SM500 with 24" rear. At least it climbed like a beast! Wink
  • 1 0
 Yeah agree hahah
  • 1 0
 @railin: I had one of those too, it was pink. It was killer. Really quick handling. I think it had biopace chainrings too. Probably my third Mountain bike.
  • 5 0
 @jaame: In the 90s, the industry thought elastomer suspension was the tits...
  • 7 3
 Maybe if the NEW RST Headshox came in "metric sizing" it will be better this time around...
  • 5 8
 @mrgonzo: Nissan make better cars than ford try Trabant.
  • 3 1
 @chappers998: if anyone would put reliable parts inside a Trabant I would buy it,
  • 2 1
 @Mattin: I was comparing Tabant to RST.
  • 2 9
flag markar (May 1, 2016 at 14:54) (Below Threshold)
 or the 26'' wheel haha
  • 1 0
 Actually RST has been doibg those fir a while now. Pinkbike has just realized it. They probably stopped to check the time and when they raised their eyes, there it was.
  • 2 0
 Headshocks and rimbreaks on 27,5+bikes.. Wink
  • 3 4
 @chappers998: Clearly people around here don't know Nissan because i've got negative voted for saying that...

I believe most people around here don't know much about good bikes either...
  • 1 0
 Actually... it's more like Kia saying "man the Pinto was a great car... Let's redo that..."

Just sayin...
  • 43 1
 I only want the cake...
  • 5 4
 only if there is booozzzz in it
  • 2 1
 That and the canyon...
  • 2 0
 @nfa2005:
Every cake has booze in it if you pour Kahlua over it.
  • 1 0
 The cake is a lie Wink
  • 1 0
 @b-wicked: even that lie is better than rest
  • 2 0
 @thrasher2: tiramisu with a little grand marnier, fresh ground coffee and the kahlua maybe one more booozzz
  • 36 2
 My dh bike currently has a 4 pot up front and a 2 pot at the back.

The result? The rear gets quite hot on steep descents...
  • 4 0
 I ran a MT5 front and MT2 rear for a season and it did not work well. Much different lever feel and pull force so always out of balance. Also overworked the rear. Putting the matching mt5 on the rear made for a huge improvement.
  • 11 17
flag groghunter (May 1, 2016 at 9:05) (Below Threshold)
 @carym: I like a bit less grab in the rear, so I run 203F-180R on every bike I own, from short travel on up... except for my DH bike, I run 203 front & rear there, cause I'm not craycray
  • 48 2
 Craycray: a word that needs to die an unceremonious death.
  • 16 14
 @therealtylerdurden: I was using it ironically, but hey, lets get upset about lingo
  • 21 2
 Oh I will. I'm so pissed that I blew a blood vessel in my eye. Damned hipsters and your damned irony.

lol
  • 24 2
 @groghunter: even irony can't justify the use of craycray. The only way craycray is allowed is if you are talking about crazy amounts of crayfish. That's craycray.
  • 10 0
 @VwHarman: I ran Shimano on the front, Avid in the rear with great results...............just kidding.
  • 2 2
 Strange this 2+1 piston stuff. Rear brake take more heat from braking. I was looking to Magura Racers are siping brake pada because the brake is so strong. But this setup of 2+1 is strange
  • 4 4
 @groghunter: that dude posts some dumb ass pics that I get alerts to in my dash..... he doesnt get to say shit about your irony.
  • 2 1
 @Fattymcbutterpants: What dude posts dumb ass pics?
  • 2 1
 @therealtylerdurden Good Question!
  • 3 1
 Lol, it's apparently one or the other of us! Well c'mon @groghunter, out with it already, who ya got beef with?? lol Oh, also, if you're tired of "dumb ass pics that you get alerts to in your dash", then stop following that person. No more dumb ass pics for you. Dumbass.
  • 1 0
 @therealtylerdurden: I'm still just trying to figure out when we gave irony to the hipsters, I would have stood against that 'ish, nobody told me it was going down
  • 1 0
 But you are a hipster!
  • 1 0
 @therealtylerdurden: YOU'RE a Hipster!
  • 1 0
 C'mon guys, is everyone a Hipster? It seems like the only way for people to feel better about themselves is to call someone a Hipster.
  • 3 1
 @RollinFoSho: calling other people hipsters is the surest sign you are a hipster
  • 5 0
 @gabriel-mission9: I was calling people hipsters before it was cool
  • 1 0
 @gabriel-mission9: Oh f*ck really?! Noooooooooooo!!

Also I f*cked up above, and called out @groghunter about "the stupid pics in his dash." Sorry man, that was my mistake. @Fattymcbutterpants: who you bitchin about?
  • 2 0
 @groghunter: Lol. I am amused.
  • 1 2
 @therealtylerdurden: I don't ever tuck my chain nigga, how that sound?
  • 1 2
 @therealtylerdurden: I dont even remember now. I do remember when I was 11 or 12 my mom got all drunk and pissed off on christmas. She gave all my presents away.
  • 24 0
 "The HS33 hydraulic rim brake is still alive and continues to be the brand's best seller." WHAT?
  • 1 2
 i hope they mean 'best selling rim brake' though honestly i remember seeing some gustavs in whistler a couple years ago..
  • 2 1
 I was curious about that as well. I guess the HS33 is still the standard for trials bikes, but surely there's not that many trials riders out there... are they still used on town bikes or something like that?
  • 28 0
 @delusional: It's their best seller because they're OEM products on thousands of commuter bikes.
  • 4 0
 Still got the SID blue HS33 on the back of my trials bike, still all original from when I bought them 16 years ago apart from an updated CNC lever blade. Lots of street/freetrials guys are going to discs, but despite the many copies on offer since the patent ran out, 33s are still the go-to for hydraulic rim brakes.
  • 3 15
flag shawnca7 (May 1, 2016 at 11:50) (Below Threshold)
 If a rim brake is your best selling brake, it's gonna be hard for me to take you seriously.
  • 4 0
 It could mean they do not sell much of their other brakes.

It's all relative Wink
  • 7 1
 @shawnca7: or it just means that they supply those to a segment of the industry you didn't know existed until now...
  • 2 0
 @lifted-d @ryan83 it's probably because, like others said, the OEM market, and the fact that they dominate the hydraulic rim brake market (think, almost every trials rider on them, so even though it's a small group, Magura has 90+% of the market share.) They also get speced on some weird stuff like unicycles. So, add that all up and combine it with that fact that they probably are one of the smaller suppliers of disk brakes, and voila.
  • 23 2
 Don't know why radon is trying to camouflage their bike because from what I can tell it looks like every other brands bikes lol I see the days of originality in bike frames is almost a thing of the past
  • 13 1
 In order to avoid instant lawsuits?
  • 18 2
 @milkdrop: "quick put the tarp over it, the guys from Specialized are walking by"
  • 1 0
 @trialsracer: accidental neg prop, that was funny.
  • 1 0
 yeah right, looks like a Session anyway...
  • 13 1
 They need to bring back that blue color for the SID. 20 year anniversary blue maybe?
  • 8 0
 Agreed. The black/black finish makes it look like the Pike and Lyrik - maybe the Reba too? Makes me think RockShox is the Audi of fork manufacturers - just small/medium/large versions of the same thing. Ain't hatin', just observing.
  • 1 2
 @sngltrkmnd: just like every other manufacturer. Fox uses kashima on all its high end forks, with the same colour lowers usually, so telling a 32 from a 34 and a 34 from a 36 is quite tricky. Every manufacturer uses the same coating on the same tier fork, so how are they ever gonna look different other than dimensions?
  • 2 0
 @inked-up-metalhead: I'm just reminiscing over the old heritage colors - the blue SID lowers in particular.
  • 1 0
 @inked-up-metalhead: You mustn't have seen the 2017 32's...
  • 2 1
 @rrsport: you must be forgetting about the past decade of "fox white".
  • 1 0
 @trialsracer: You must be forgetting fox black and fox silver actually there was even fox blue at one stage
  • 10 0
 After Sea Otter all these randoms are exceeding my GAS (Gear Aquisition Syndrom) tolerance. Stay away from camouflaged radon, it will kill you.
  • 9 1
 i don't see any bike in the Radon photo....am i the only one?
  • 4 0
 Yer lion...
  • 11 4
 Ebike fatty with an electric rearmech and a headshock?? now your talking
  • 21 3
 Owned by a hiker.
  • 9 0
 @Clarkeh: *horse rider
  • 6 0
 It's really nice to see brand's owner is directly involved with this kind of festival.
Respect for Markus Flossman.
[Reply]
  • 2 0
 I must give it to him, he is a good marketer.
  • 1 4
 @barzaka: YT is indeed make a good looking and nice to ride bike.
But, the problem here i still skeptical with their quality control.
  • 3 0
 I hung out with Markus while I drank their free beer at the YT tent at Sea Otter. Dude was super chill.
  • 9 4
 All water bottles for mountainbikes must have a top cap.I even have to put mine in a plastic bag,to keep the mud out.Still get a mouth full of grit.
  • 86 0
 i just eat the mud like a real enduro warrior
  • 17 6
 Do you take of your skirt before you take the condom off your water bottle? You can spit if you don't like to swallow...the dirt.
  • 11 0
 @Big-Dog: yeh man,it's just the sheep,cow,and if I'm lucky doggy doo,I'm not to keen on,makes my breath smell.
  • 8 1
 I would maybe use a cap but the just weigh too much.
  • 6 3
 @Shaunmac17: get a carbon enduro specific cap,probably very expensive if it's enduro specific though.
  • 4 1
 Screw the whole top off and get it down yer lad. No need for them namby pamby squirty tops.
  • 15 1
 @ThomDawson: think I'll start drinking out of puddles,or my own piss if it's a summers day,don't want to be deemed as a bit soft.i see the light on this issue now.cheers everyone.
  • 2 0
 @jase111171: Have you tried CamelBak's Podium?
  • 2 0
 @ahadzivasilev: no,I've got water bottles,(elite)but with the weather we have here,everything gets covered in mud,so a proper top on the bottle is required really.unless like a few hardy dudes on here you don't mind a mouthful of mud every drink.Ill use a hydration pack if it's really bad
  • 2 2
 Hydration packs are great but those namby pamby sucker tube mouth piece jobbies? Just unscrew the filler cap and get it down yer lad.
  • 6 0
 You did a great job of not letting us get to you. I felt like it was left wide open for some rude comments, but it sounds like you've got a legitimate concern. I'd like to apologize for my rude comment. If I was riding through piss and shit, I'd like a cap too.
  • 8 0
 @gooded: no worries,love the comments on PB,better than the articles most of the time
  • 5 1
 I didn't know SRAM'S BlackBox devision was still around, I thought they just put product straight to market and let us do their RnD now..
  • 6 0
 "Radon... At a killer price." Kinda funny...
  • 1 0
 Introducing the Radon SBD.
  • 4 0
 Yeah so can we all please stop saying "Super Enduro" ... That would be great.
Talk of 170-180mm bikes are just Freeride bikes like the ones that came before.
  • 4 0
 Just because they have same amount of travel does not mean they are the same type of bike
  • 1 0
 Superenduro is/was a race series that pre-dated the EWS.
  • 1 0
 Fabric Bottles, if you are contemplating buying one, tape your down tube, they scratch the fuck out of them. They also detach themselves if you do steps or hard landings. I lost mine months back, these new ones look a lot bigger.
  • 1 1
 Was there on saturday,,, WAAAAY to much lycra and WAAAYYY to many fat bikes and ebikes for my liking.... Too many people there that had put full lycra on to walk around a show holding their bikes... made a sharp exit and ran for the bar..
  • 3 0
 Thinking about buying a YT bike but if I can't demo one I am not sure I am willing to buy one on faith that I will like it.
  • 4 0
 YT will be at the Snowmass Demo days in June as well as the Outlier Offroad fest in September. Boom!!!
  • 3 0
 Headshox and oval chainrings, good grief someone is spinning in their grave.
  • 1 0
 But the dead will have great cadence and consistent rotation!
  • 5 1
 E13 Minion retreads?
  • 4 0
 Smart move by ethirteen
  • 2 0
 Reminds me of a combo of both the DHR old and DHR2 in the middle, looks good though.
  • 2 0
 @bigburd: which subsequently reminds me that I hate the DHR... as do thousands of others who run the DHF (or a butcher or another DHF look alike) on the rear instead. Surprises me that e13 would pick that tread pattern. Guess you gotta ride it to find out
  • 1 0
 Minion DHF front/rear for me until I find something that works better for me.
  • 2 0
 @trialsracer: what is wrong with the maxxis dhr? I thought it was often paired with the dhf? I only ask because I was about to order a dhf/dhr set for my bike I'm building
  • 1 0
 I'm a fan of the DHR2's , ran them front and rear last summer, brilliant in the dry, an good on the brakes
  • 1 0
 @bigburd: dhR in front suck
  • 1 0
 @vhdh666: I had no issues at all, good grip until the wetter side of tacky, amazing on the rocks. You do realise I'm talking about the new DHR2's, not the old original ones ?
Quite a lot of people run these front and rear.
  • 1 0
 @bigburd: yes I know them. Tried them on dry, grippy ground, sometimes a Little wet (not muddy). Didn't like (trust) them at all
  • 1 0
 @bhd13: so the tracking, accelerating, braking, cornering are good with dhf front and rear? How is it in dry vs wet conditions?
  • 1 0
 @weebleswobbles DHF on the rear probably doesn't brake as well as DHR, but not a big enough difference for me to worry about. I rarely ride in the wet (Utah), so I can't give you a good answer on wet vs dry. I've heard the drift is less predictable with DHF, but I'm not skilled enough to tell a difference.
For me in dry Utah terrain it works. Also, when your rear tire is worn you can throw a new DHF on front and move the front to the rear.
  • 1 0
 @bhd13: yea I just moved to California so I think the dhf front/rear may be workable for me.. My other choice would be a continental trail king..always heard good things about those tires as well
  • 3 0
 Its the new HS22 on the picture not the HS33
  • 2 0
 don't forget that 2+2=5 @paulaston
  • 2 1
 to vs too far in regards to the canyon xc racer. come on pinkbike editors. this is 4th grade grammar rules.
  • 1 0
 The Radon looks awesome!

Please built it in this colour scheme and call it the "Erlkönig"!
  • 1 0
 Going there in August, Monte Baldo dh here i come!!!!
  • 1 0
 Tools sooo preeteeee... soooo preeescious...
  • 1 0
 XO Trail brakes ???
  • 1 0
 nice stuff
  • 1 0
 Oh god- don't do it rst
  • 1 0
 aNdreani
  • 1 0
 goddamnit RST
  • 1 1
 sad that i can't get ÖHLINS for my bike because its not a specialize
  • 1 2
 Headshox needs a blow job.
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