From DH Bikes to Super Boots: Randoms - Interbike 2015
There's an aluminum version of Norco's Aurum 650B on the way. The 7.1 (shown) will retail for $3885 USD, and the base model 7.2 will go for $2985. Both bikes have 200mm of travel via Norco's A.R.T rear suspension, their take on a Horst Link design.
Looking for an XC speed machine? The Revolver is Norco's new 100mm carbon fiber race weapon. The 9XX model shown retails for $7145 USD.
The 160mm Range remains relatively unchanged for 2016, although it now get a 170mm fork up front to make it even more of an all-mountain menace.
The top four versions of the Ride 100% Aircraft helmet will be arriving this November, followed by the lower four colors in March 2016. The carbon/Kevlar shelled helmet will retail for $400 USD, with a $50 upcharge for the chrome color options
The Aircraft uses 25 vents to maximize the amount of airflow, and also has emergency release cheek pads to help medical personnel remove the helmet without moving the rider too much.
The helmet will be available in five sizes, from XS to XL, with a a weight of 1000 to 1080 grams depending on the shell size.
Add Norco to the growing list of manufacturers offering a 27.5+ option. The aluminum Torrent has a relatively slack head angle of 67 degrees and rolls on 3.0" tires. Riders interested in the Torrent 7.1 shown, which has a SRAM GX 1x11 drivetrain and a 130mm RockShox Yari fork will need to set aside $2425 USD.
Maxxis' Aggressor is designed to be an all-rounder, usable for everything from trail to all-mountain riding. There are two versions, one with Maxxis' EXO sidewall protection, and the other with their new extra-reinforced Double Down casing. Both options measure 27.5 x 2.3".
I wish helmets looked this cool when I was a kid. Bell's Ramble helmet is multisport certified, available in three colors, and even comes with a sticker kit for $60 USD.
Jamis is making a push into the all-mountain / enduro segment with their 160mm Defcon.
7iDP's Transition knee pads now come in a wraparound version that can be taken on and off without removing your shoes.
7iDP are also expanding their glove collection, with a wide range of colors and styles.
Garmin's Edge 520 GPS computer can display live Strava segments, and can be paired up with other components to display Shimano's Di2 electronic shifting information, heart rate, power, and more.
Novatec's Demon wheelset is aimed at DH and enduro racers. The 26" or 27.5"rims have been redesigned, and now have rounder profile and an internal width of 25.8mm. $829 USD.
The hubs on the Demon wheelset have a quick 4.8 degrees of engagement, and are available for most axle standards, including Boost.
7Mesh's Northwoods jacket is a light and packable wind resistant layer for keeping the elements at bay on those brisk fall days. $149 USD.
The Blackburn Wayside multi-tool has 19 functions, and includes removable hex keys to help get to those hard to reach spots. There's even a tool to help hold your chain together when fixing a broken link. $34.99 USD.
Night riding season is coming, and Light and Motion have a plenty of choices for chasing the dark away. They've teamed up with Bar Fly to integrate their light underneath a computer mound, decreasing the amount of handlebar clutter. They also have light mounting options that integrate with a GoPro mount.
Osprey's Viper and Verve packs are now available in a smaller version that has 3 liters of cargo capacity, just enough room to carry a few tools and a small jacket.
Yakima have a new aerodynamic steel crossbar that's is said to decrease wind noise and help preserve a car's fuel efficiency.
Ohlins haven't officially announced their new air shock yet, but it will be appearing on select models of Specialized's Enduro 29 and 650B. It uses a single tube design, and like the coil sprung TTX22 has adjustable rebound and low speed compression, as well as a lever that allows riders to select between three high speed compression settings. The second Schrader valve is proprietary to Specialized, part of their AutoSag system that simplifies setting up the shock's sag.
In addition to manufacturing seals for Ohlin's suspension and RockShox's new Lyrik, SKF provides the oil seals for the FOX 36. The seal on the right is the most current version for the 36, which has a layer of metal around the bottom to ensure that it stays firmly in place even under higher pressures.
I'm not sure how this guy got past security, but he was bounding around on his Bionic Boots like a lost superhero.
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The 100% uses technology that is over 70 years old. It's literally a carbon fiber beer cooler for your head with some rad colors.
When I spend $400 on a helmet, I want multiple density foams, anti rotational systems, and materials to address low g impact.
Go look at what Leatt is doing with their new helmet than tell me the 100% helmet is doing anything more innovative than a chrome finish.
Concerning low-g impacts, this is something that I do agree is a cool feature but as far as I am aware there is no test that specifically measures this. So any claims are just claims for now.
Every time you crash on your head, you have to change the helmet, nothing is different.
Now go find another imaginary watermelon, put a new helmet on it and hurl it down your stairs or a nearby hill. That's what multi impact protects for; multiple impacts during the same crash. Think headfirst into a tree: single impact, tomahawking down the steepest pat of your local DH track bashing your head repeatedly on many things: multi impact.
Either way your helmet is hosed after one crash. It just might not be totally useless after the first impact within that crash. Additionally, just because you've only hit your head once in a given crash doesn't mean a multi impact lid is good for another. The term multi impact would actually be better understood if the sticker said "probably won't disintegrate instantly".
Click on the "technology guide" section: www.pocsports.com/en/14/wheels-helmets
Btw when u buy a Norco, you´ll buy some Piece of Canada...... and thats the best Part of it!
www.specialized.com/us/en/ftb/mtb-tires/xc-trail-tires/purgatory-control-2bliss-ready
Concerning durability, what do you expect with soft rubber? It's a race tire. Race tires in ALL other sports (cars, motorcycles, etc) race tires don't last for shit. It's the price you pay for grip.
Shit man, I wish everyone understood that.
I mean, it's not like $9000 for a full carbon bike is unheard of these days... but you'd think that if you're dropping almost 10G's on something, it'd at least come with a top of the line fork.
www.norco.com/bikes/mountain/enduro/range-carbon/range-c71
$9000 and you don't even get a kashima fork with full (HS and LS) compression adjustments? Seems like an odd choice.
Confuses me muchly.
On the disc side, the force from the brake is acting counter-clockwise (looking from the drive side), the leading spokes are the ones taking more tension under braking, so the disc side leading spokes are laced inside the flange.
On the front wheel only counter-clockwise torsional braking force is taking place, so all the leading spokes are laced to go inside the flange, where they're slightly stronger.
Edit - damn, so many replies making my comment irrelevant in the time it took me to type it
Have narrowed it down to imagined hubshell twist, or the fact that outside spokes trailing on the drive side will help push an overshifted chain out from behind the cassette.
So one is a solution to a prob that doesn't exist (twisting shells) and one is a solution to a prob that shouldn't exist unless your rear mech is set up by a numpty.
Think I'll stick with my leading spokes on the outside technique. (tbh I was never planning on changing anyway)
You would save 1/10000 gallon/mile
With the "improved" crossbar