Euro Bits #7
Keeping it rolling from Eurobike 2016…
Pole are relative newcomers to the game of making bicycles, but already seem to be punching well above their weight with their range of long/slack/low bikes.
This is Huck Norris, also by Pole. Put this strip of foam inside your tubeless tyre, and wave goodbye to rim damage. Sounds good…I think this might be one for Emyr Davies to put through its paces!
Liteville’s new 901 certainly looks great…I’d love to know what that extra line of weld at the front of the down tube does though!
I think there were 3 of “Aaron Gwin’s race bike” at Eurobike (baring in mind that he was simultaneously riding one in Andorra), so here’s a much more rare sight; Emyr Davies’ actual Ride.io Team bike, clean, and with a round rear wheel, at the Orange stand.
Morpheus’ new Carbon Downhill (seriously, that’s it’s name) bike looks spot on in terms of geometry and suspension…I’d like a ride on this one!
Enve…’nuff said.
Onza’s new DH tyre, developed with Aaron Gwin, looks pretty familiar though I’m not sure I’ve seen it at a world cup yet. The tread felt very tacky indeed, and potentially dual compound. 650B x 2.4″, recommended pressure 35 – 65PSI.
Antidote weren’t officially exhibiting at Eurobike, but brought this beast along to show off. Frame weight is apparently 2.9kg. If you like symmetry, look away now…
Yup, that’s really not in the middle. And the rocker link only pivots on one side of the BB.
And there’s an idler to remove pedal feedback, which even has narrow/wide teeth.
Evil seem to be the king of short travel rowdy bikes, like this 150mm travel 650B Insurgent…or the 120mm travel 29er Following in the background.
OK, so the Wreckoning isn’t short travel, but it sure looks like fun!
We couldn’t resist another spin around the Nicolai stand…did someone say weld porn??