iceBike* 2016: Round Up
Madison is a distribution giant in the UK that supplies bike shops nationwide with Shimano, Park Tool, Saracen, DT Swiss, as well as a huge range of other brands. Their tradeshow, iceBike*, heads into its fifth year of showcasing the products that they distribute, and 2016 is the first that the show opens its doors to the public. Unfortunately, due to a mass of interest, Saturday is fully booked, but tickets are still available for Sunday's show.
German protection brand Bliss, are growing steadily. 2016 sees a new range of knee and elbow pads aimed towards downhill riders. SYNARG offers more impact absorption than the S2 Armourgel padding at the slight expense of flexibility. Expect to see the Cube Global squad of Walker and Williamson wearing these in Lourdes.
The new 'Team' range takes the level of protection up a notch.
SYNARG is a new foam from Bliss, here is a pre-curved knee pad insert.
S2 Armourgel is a funky material, that blue blob feels like Playdough, but hit it with the miniature blue hammer of Thor and it won't budge.
This cutaway of the S2 Armourgel shows where the 'S2' part of the name comes from. All those little S's and 2's help to dissipate forces laterally upon impact.
The Minimalist glove has been updated for a better fit.
The Vertical ARG pack includes an Armourgel spine protector.
Madison's own brand of apparel stays the same for 2016. The road and bike ranges are updated on a staggered, bi-annual basis, this means the roadies get fresh goods for 2016 but the mountain bike line won't be refreshed until 2017 – not a bad thing by any means as they make some superbly thought out, well cut and great value products.
Outdoor Tech doesn't make any mountain bike specific products but has a wide range of shock and waterproof battery packs and speakers along with beanies and earphones.
For those of you who like to listen to beats when riding or skiing, these wireless Bluetooth earphones are designed to fit inside helmets or this beanie, they can also be used as a handsfree kit for those riders who take business time to the trails.
3-in-1 USB battery pack, torch and speaker. Perfect for your plus tyres and forthcoming bike packing trip.
Genesis have joined the plus bike advance with their new Tarn. Coming in at £1899, the Tarn uses Genesis Mjölnir seamless double-butted cromoly tubing and its wide range of sizing should reach to the extremes of the height spectrum.
Like father, like son. A brace of fatties.
Thule's new ThruRide 565 roof carrier offers a solid solution to fit bikes with any size of thru-axle. Simply slot the front axle into the recess and flip over the clamp, there's no need to adjust for different axle sizes and can be locked with a key. Having to remove the front wheel creates a bit more work than a rack that accepts a complete bike, but at least thieves can't grab the bike and ride away when the front wheel is inside the car.
Nothing that we haven't seen before from Gamut, but their anticipated Podium pedals are finally in stock. The £109 Podiums are based on the original pedal from Point One Racing. This new version is said to have increased strength and durability with four sealed cartridge bearings per pedal. The 100mm x 100mm platform is between 8 and 10mm thick in its concave profile, and weigh in at 298 grams per pair with a cro-mo axle. One of the main features are the custom, hollow-core alloy pins which are ideal for the ham-fisted, and hooved amongst you. The tapered shape means however mashed they get it should be possible to remove them using the Allen key on the back of the body, if you round off the Allen-key head the pins can be crushed flat using a pair of pliers then unscrewed.
A bike fettlers dream: these S-type spacers for Gamut's chain guides are angled at plus or minus two degrees for perfect drag free alignment.
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Don't wanna hear these in my woods. Of course I won't make a fuss if someone does unless it is LOUD.
I grabbed a few sets of Podium bearing kits for my Point1 Podiums from these guys a few months back. They are currently out of stock though. Large bearings are 3802 VRD. The small bearings don't have any info on the seal so here are the measurements.
OD 9.92mm
ID 5.81mm
Thickness 2.92mm
Per pedal you need 1 large and 3 small bearings. Shouldn't be hard to find from any bearing shop.
I'm also fairly positive that the Race Face Atlas bearings are the same size. Those kits can be found anywhere.
www.mcmaster.com/#bushings/=11bnocg
Have fun. Usually deliver next day.
NEET-O Science! Non-Newtonian Semi-Gelatinous Solids.
I've seen a bunch of videos with Phil Atwill riding with Bliss pants on, but never found any on their website or in a shop.
Anybody got information about this ?
In 2016 you should get your fingers on a pair.
Phil for example is on our team kit.
In 2015 it was only available for sponsored teams or team riders.
For 2016 we offer a wide range of different pants, shorts, jerseys so on. Ask your local Bliss dealer for more informations.
m.pinkbike.com/video/352699
Now someone explain this to the auto and financial industries.