Mooseknuckler Cycling Alliance

Ike sent me this link. It’s for a good cause and could turn out to be really cool. Give it a peep.
http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/contest/2008-24hrs/

I’m a wrench. (more…)

Shiny metal bits, shined to a level of shine that would never be part of a production bicycle lined up in booths in both directions completely filling up the Sands Convention Center. I came, I saw the little bits, and then I left.

There were few things that were noteworthy. The first was a new Pedro’s tool used to hold cassettes. Designed by Leonard Zenn, it uses a vise grip to hold the gears to allow for the removal of the cassette. I found this to be ingenious. I hate chain whips and can’t wait to get my grimy little wrenching hands on one for my personal tool box.

#2, Phil Wood has a outboard bearing bottom bracket now available. One of the few shiny bits that will be just as shiny when you buy it. Phil Wood has been making bearing components for longer than I have been alive and they all still work. His bearings define smooth and durability. Chris King also has released an outboard bearing bottom bracket, but Phil Wood takes the cake in this department.

That’s it.

This was sent in to the Alliance by a local advocate Jaynan Chancelor.

Salt Lake City is inviting cyclists into the middle of traffic lanes on a busy downtown block.
The city opened its first signed and painted shared-use lanes this week on 200 South near the Gallivan Center Plaza between State and Main streets - a section with no room for roadside bike passages.
A 4-foot-wide bar down the middle of the outer traffic lanes alert motorists and cyclists alike that something is different, and roadside signs tell them to share the lanes for that block. It’s a block that sees a lot of two-wheel traffic because of the dedicated bike lanes that lead to and from it on wider blocks of 200 South. (more…)

 

Cyclist nearly killed in crash

>> W.F.O. RELEASE AT EUROBIKE

We officially launched the long awaited W.F.O. 9 at Eurobike (some of you may have seen pics from the show). The frame has been completely re-designed from the ground up since our last version. The final iteration has some design features we think you’ll like. The W.F.O. 9 will sport 5.5 inches of travel and work with 120-150mm travel forks. Pricing starts at $1,849. The frames will be ready sometime in March. To see a full account of how the w.f.o. 9 was developed and some industry firsts in this category, check out this link on our website (tons of detail pics, too).

$1,899.00 for the W.F.O. 9 frame with Fox RP3 and 135mm rear end
$2,099.00 for the W.F.O. 9 frame with Fox DHX Air and 150mm rear end

just wanted to let you know my award-winning film, KLUNKERZ, will be shown at 9:30 PM at the Easy Street Cafe during the IMBA World Summit.  KLUNKERZ is my first film, and I’m very honored that the legends of cycling have graciously allowed me to tell their story. The film will screen Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday night on the outdoor patio at the Easy Street Cafe in downtown Park City. The film has changed significantly since it first screened in Park City at X-Dance back in January of 2007. There’s tons of new historic footage and photos, new narration, new soundtrack, etc.  It’s definitely not your typical ‘bike porn’, it’s more of a homespun tale about a group of characters who inadvertently created a pastime for the masses, a multi-billion dollar industry, and an Olympic event. KLUNKERZ has received rave reviews from both the cycling and mainstream press (see below) and is now available on DVD. If you’re interested in carrying the film at your store, please contact VAS Entertainment (www.vasentertainment.com) for more information. I would imagine you might sell a few during the IMBA World Summit.  Don’t forget to visit www.klunkerz.com for more information on the film and the folks who brought you the mountain bike. Thanks for your support and I hope to see  you out on the trails.

I just want to say I’m proud. I’m proud that my little sis is the newest Mooseknuckler out there. (more…)

If you haven’t had a chance yet, check out the June issue of Cycling Utah. Lance and Cole of Fixed Gear Hero fame have a write up in there somewhere. Last time I checked the .pdf wasn’t available on the website but you should be able to snag a copy for free in any self respecting bike shop in this state. Of course, next time you see the two of them make sure you stoke their egos….

Out.

Would you like to know more about the principle of the new Truvativ Hammerschmidt function?

Go here, http://www.mel.tugraz.at/lehre/elearning/pg1/pg1.swf How is your command of the German language?

1930s Sturmey Archer technology inside your BB shell!! Revolutionary!

This however, will be a cool application for an” all mountain” bike, and will eliminate the front derailleur and some pedal induced undesirables on single pivot bikes. Feasibility in weight efficiency and cost yet to be determined. This is nothing totally new, there is another front bottom bracket shifting system that is a 2 speed from the Swiss manufacturer Schlumpf at a cost of about $500 http://schlumpf.ch/md_engl.htm (more…)