Gravity - Interbike 2009

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pinkbike12345 (Oct 24, 2009 at 0:17)

looking like a major improvement on the guide.

daugherd FL (Oct 24, 2009 at 0:26)

solid stuff - the guide looks clean

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twigme (Oct 24, 2009 at 0:57)

the guide looks like a new lg1

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george-93 (Oct 24, 2009 at 1:41)

that screems out e13 lg1 + why cant companies come up with there own ideas for a change !

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Giant-Rider-Sam (Oct 24, 2009 at 2:03)

theres only so much you can change the look of a chainguide...

bigburd (Oct 24, 2009 at 3:57)

george can you think of a better system then an upper cage/bottom roller/bashring setup?

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george-93 (Oct 24, 2009 at 5:48) (Below Threshold)

Its not the case of the way the chain guide works its the way in which companies design them . for example when e13 first brought out the lg1 with taco mrp copied straight away mrp have always been known for there dual roller set up . e13 have always had a upper cage and roller bottom design. these days its ow they have a good design lets all be sheep and follow what the market leader is doing, if compnaies spent the same amount of money on designing new guides instead of finding ways around other companies patents then all the chain guides would look different and work different.

bigburd (Oct 24, 2009 at 11:36)

Or ,you could say what is the point in designing a completely new system when the LG1 style is the best a chain guide can be? surely it would be pointless to make ones that are totally unlike a LG1 as they wold more then likely be inferior

felt20 (Oct 24, 2009 at 11:39)

check out strightlines new one..im waiting for that one..

nonope (Oct 24, 2009 at 16:14)

I really liked the mrp2 one, with the smooth roller wheel. Very quiet comparet to my lg1, and probably smoother, because the lg1 has pretty much a derailleur pully, so the chain has to bend more times. Pretty insignificant though. Still i prefer te lg1 because it's much lighter.

reks (Oct 24, 2009 at 11:14)

I've been on the pedals, 777 bars, and guide now for about six months. They're all SICK! I have a 1.125" headtube and the stack height was always too high even with a flipped G-light stem. Now the bars are exactly where I want them - LOW. The guide is bomber - it's taken many hits and several hard 50/50 landings without fail. The boomerang on the guide is made of Dupont Hytrel which is much more elastic than polycarbonate (and way more resilient than alloy, which e13 uses in the boomerang construction of the LG-1).

I think all of these items are well designed and not simply indicative of companies being "sheep [that] follow what the market leader is doing." FSA/Gravity spent a substantial amount of time redesigning their earlier guide and thus, are now delivering a product that rivals the most popular chain guides on the market. I'm not here to flame anyone, I just think they make good stuff in most cases and the pedals, 777s, and new guide are, in my experience, exceptional. It's easy to criticize design when you're sitting at a keyboard and haven't even tried the product. FSA has smart and talented engineers that work hard to deliver quality parts - not just the latest purple ano do-dads. Cheers!

dazem (Oct 25, 2009 at 5:40)

what are you on the payroll? LMAO, lets face it, the latest purple ano do-dads are what everyone wants.... if your gonna ano it black might as well do a batch of purple cause it actually sells

reks (Oct 25, 2009 at 19:10)

Not on the payroll - just have the stuff and like it. "LMAO", is that english, eh? Ano-purple isn't really my thing but those new Chromag bars are pretty sweet.

dazem (Oct 26, 2009 at 7:43)

lmao = Laugh My Ass Off- haha......the love for purple-ano is a closet fettish

reks (Oct 26, 2009 at 14:10)

I know dude, just playin. Ano is definitely coming back. Let's just hope pro-tapers in high rise don't!

gustOhio (Oct 24, 2009 at 7:38)

and uh,i uh,think uh, i um, should uh, smoke uh,like less, uh weed, before talking talking about pedals next time.

MrFrenchy69 (Oct 24, 2009 at 10:58)

LMAO!!!

reks (Oct 24, 2009 at 11:18)

Hahaha... dude can rip though!

reallybigmantis (Oct 24, 2009 at 17:03)

well they're made of , uh, "lightweight durable material", you've got nothing to worry about!

romkaind (Oct 24, 2009 at 13:50)

Nice chaingude

Each gramm costs 1$ and, thats not all you will have one gramm totaly free

DarrenMai (Oct 24, 2009 at 3:23)

"New Polymer body is more resilient to hits"is new idea~~!!??
I'll choice this one if it's ligther than the LG-1+....(cause they look really like the same)

WAKIdesigns (Oct 24, 2009 at 4:37)

I woud say this Gravity CG looks heavier than LG 1+. I am a bit sceptic about Gravity products with Lite. Where is this lightweight coming up? Handlebars, pedals and especially cranks have least to say average weight when compared to easton, shimano or truvativ products.

liveless (Oct 24, 2009 at 18:21)

Too wide already. I quess next year you see someone coming down with 900mm bars...

bunkey (Oct 24, 2009 at 21:10)

Haha, I'm waiting for the day kids chins are resting on their stems. 760mm is as wide as I'll go thanks!

liveless (Oct 25, 2009 at 15:06)

hahaha, Going to my best quotes box! Thanks ^^

SHADOWcranks-N-bones (Oct 29, 2009 at 0:56)

haha like it bunkey, all my younger mates that i ride DH with always want wider bars and they are catching them on tree's already and all i ever hear about now is that apparently some company has released METER WIDE BARS thats just asking for trouble, you wont have enuf room to use your arms to cushion heavy landings soo if you want really wide bars say bye bye to your teeth and nose haha

stusuz (Oct 24, 2009 at 7:39)

Can we please get more picture and descriptions as well as videos, in case you have a piss poor internet connection like i do?

SHADOWcranks-N-bones (Oct 25, 2009 at 7:55)

whats the point in making a 1.5 whip cap when the gear cable is still a huge issue???

aftaflash (Oct 25, 2009 at 13:11)

single speed

SHADOWcranks-N-bones (Oct 27, 2009 at 0:38)

you think you could run single speed on a bike with a 1.5 steerer bearing in mind that they are usually 7 - 8" freeride bikes, hmm dont think the chain would like that some how

romkaind (Oct 27, 2009 at 14:12)

What problem I dont see any problem with that.....

SHADOWcranks-N-bones (Oct 27, 2009 at 15:14)

even if you use a sprung tensioner they only make them to take up to 5.5 inches of travel so running single speed on a 7inch bike will just snap the chain when the shock compresses THATS THE PROBLEM

romkaind (Oct 28, 2009 at 8:33)

why do you need to use single speed if you can install a longer housing on gear cable?

SHADOWcranks-N-bones (Oct 29, 2009 at 0:52)

because gear cable isnt like a bmx brake cable that carry's on working even after a couple of barspin's, you could add a meter to your gear cable and it would still jam up after a bar spin or whip, PLUS if you make your gear outer any longer on big travel bike you WILL NOT GET AN INNER LONG ENOUGH to reach the length of the bike plus the extra you've added for spins and whips, its a good idea for a single speed dirt jumper with both brakes but a 1.5 is just daft and unrealistic.

romkaind (Oct 30, 2009 at 7:41)

Strange because I dont have any broblem with gear housing on my 1.5 bottlerocket bike, and I'm gonna buy myself a whip cap too. There is enough lenght for 1 barspin so I'll try it out. Still I think it's a good idea. What housing do you use Ive got a shimano sp51 and it works good no mater how much barspins there are.

Jona1021 (Oct 24, 2009 at 0:46)

sweet, might have to pick up one of those guides

alex-2 (Oct 24, 2009 at 0:53)

New?? I've been riding the Gravity Light 800mm for almost a year now.
(Edit: my bad, didn't mean to reply to a comment about the guide)

randomman (Oct 24, 2009 at 3:05)

that gravity light guide looks mint, now the lg1+ has some comp for me, if its lighter

muchentuchen (Oct 24, 2009 at 0:57)

My quest for flat bars just got a whole lot tougher.

KyleIsaman (Oct 28, 2009 at 17:45)

hollow star nut=whip cap

hollot star nut=$1.50 at your local hardware store.

georgelott (Oct 24, 2009 at 7:26)

doesnt any one think 800mm for bars is abit much lol, what about narrow gaps

thor93 (Oct 27, 2009 at 15:07)

Haro had som sort of whip cap on the 06 i think it was so its nothing new :O

radatabs FL (Oct 24, 2009 at 3:10)

no sorry mate i didnt mean for me too do it i can just imagine someone else would probaly try it ha

philipstonier (Oct 24, 2009 at 11:33)

i want the 777 flat bar

Dallll (Oct 24, 2009 at 14:17)

I love my 777s !

pimptanner (Oct 25, 2009 at 22:08)

the whip cap is bull shit because bearclaw made his own like a long time ago all he did was drill out his raceface head cap

dazem (Oct 26, 2009 at 6:17)

crackerbones: besides single speed use, running the front hose through the steerer will alllow 2+ bar spins with an average legnth shift housing/rear hose run together below the bars, a traditional hose routing in the front prevents this, and pimphander: lets see a standard starflange like claws take torqe with o 6mm hole drilled through it...even if you dont flip whip it'd save your rear hose/housing from getting yanked when you crash and your bars do a 720

Gabrieldh (Oct 24, 2009 at 5:32)

nice pedals!

dobmx (Oct 24, 2009 at 21:17)

i dont like how the taco is fully integrated to the mounting plate, one impact to it and there will be too much stress on the whole guide, possibly making it to crack and completely fall apart halfway down the hill

reks (Oct 25, 2009 at 6:52)

I've had plenty of hard impacts on mine and no breakage yet.

Coburn (Oct 25, 2009 at 22:31)

LEGIT parts.

MrTeeGiant (Oct 24, 2009 at 10:35)

lush bars

rideracelive (Oct 24, 2009 at 1:03)

how to copy the lg1...

bigburd (Oct 24, 2009 at 3:56)

there were dozens of guides out before the lg1 that looks the same , e-13 didnt invent it ya know

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radatabs FL (Oct 24, 2009 at 2:19)

i know it might sounds stupid but i can see people running those whip caps for rear brakes and ghettoing it up or something

randomman (Oct 24, 2009 at 3:03)

not dissing you dude but why would they bother ghettoizing a whip cap for the rears when they could just run a hydro gyro or just a plain gyro, even if they might weigh a little more

gavster1993 (Oct 24, 2009 at 3:45) (Below Threshold)

im not quite sure how you could ghetto it up, but i guess people would run them because they cost $8 whereas a decent gyro is quite a bit more than that.

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dazem (Oct 24, 2009 at 4:55)

putting a rear line through the steer would serve absolutly no usefull purpose.... WTF is wrong with people?

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Giant-Rider-Sam (Oct 24, 2009 at 7:39)

Hahaha...pillock. The idea of running the front cable through the stearer tube is that the whole of the front brake moves together, thus not twisting the cable. If you put the rear through aswell youd twist the cable around the frame. Think before you post.

funkedafro (Oct 28, 2009 at 20:31)

owned!!!!

mcrippa (Oct 29, 2009 at 8:40)

You wouldnt twist it around the frame but around the fork crown