Feature :: Dropmachine.com

The mental aspect of racing is often overlooked, when really its the most important part of most sports. Dropmachine lucked out, and got an excellent article from Jamie Shankland, a former downhiller turned pro track cyclist (but still a dirtbag, thank god.)

Whether you race or not, this is an article you should read.

This TopGear is a good one. We have goodies from Hope, SRAM, Santa Cruz, Kowa, Chromag, Kona, and Shimano. This is some primetime drool-worthy stuff!

formerlybyknuts - June 6, 2008
floating rotors means the rotor itself can kind of slide side to side a bit as the outer rotor (braking surface) is actually held on little pins which allow it to sldie sideways, means the rotor is essentially self-centering, and any warpage should resolve itself, also allows for lighter alloy disc carriers (center piece)

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Commencal has released a sneak peek at thier 2009 lineup. Really, there isn't much that can be said, its just better if you LOOK AT THE PICTURES.

Kona does this thing. They get a big trailer, dump a bunch of bikes in it, and drive it around. The point? The point is to let you try some Kona bikes.

And really, you should.

wArden - May 29, 2008
Sweet photos, Jeff!

That was a fun day and the Coil Air with the new Magic Link was fun to ride. I'm sure it would be even better if we had more time to tune the suspension, but overall they rode pretty nicely.

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See, heres the thing. When it came time to build up the Dobermann frame (see here for history), it demanded some good stuff. No trivial bits. Choosing that in itself was almost as hard as building the bike itself.

	Mini-Wheats - May 21, 2008 Solid build, not to mention the complete pimp factor. Coincidently I'm looking at a wheelset with those rims and that rear hub. I'm very curious as to how they're holding up and how light they actually feel.
	JC - May 23, 2008 Solid build, that bike looks like a blast I can also vouch for Chris' radness in the bike building (and riding) areas
	recklessness - May 23, 2008 Other than skimping on the fork, that bike is PIMPIN!!! I love the GYRO setup ....another excellent job Chris!! I love your bike, but I just finished a gold dobermann that owns this bike. Sorry guys, but still a very nice build.
	? - May 26, 2008 The DoberMachine! I see custom logo stickers in the future for this steed... ;)

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	johny english - May 5, 2008 hey that last pic is of me. sweet
	bike person - May 5, 2008 yeaaa the race was siick.... where can i get some more pics, anyone?
	hukk - May 6, 2008 that dang tree, killed 20 secs. off my run

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February 7th-9th 2008 - Toronto's International Bike Show in association
with Kona Bikes, Motopark Racing, Diamond Back, and Ryders Eyewear, have always offered the
opportunity for Canada's 4x & BMX racers to shake the dust out of their
legs, get a little track time, and put on a great show for all the
spectators.

Not many riders can blow apart a DH race track, a Slope style course and a 4X track and take home medals in each one. We managed to grab Kyle Strait to answer a few questions.