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This is the shop the South Bay needs - High end road and mountain Bikes, all in one stop. If you are looking for commuter rides and gear or cruisers, we do that too. Super fresh and friendly environment, we even have a kids play area so you can shop with a little less stress. With the layout of the shop built around the service area and ease of non-cluttered shopping, this is truly a different style bike shop. For information about the shop please contact Shawn or Ford
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Best New Freeride Bike
Bike Magazine has released its January issue, The Bible of Bike Tests. For this issue, the editors put the 2010 models through some late season paces in the harsh environs of southwest British Columbia.
Here in the birthplace of Freeride mountain biking, it seems a new trend is emerging. A type of bike that was once heavy and sluggish, is turning light and nimble. No bike in the test better exemplified this new face of freeride than the SCOTT Voltage FR 10--the Best New Freeride Bike. Here's what they wrote:
The Voltage FR is a new bike designed to occupy the space between the company’s Voltage hardtail and its Gambler DH bike. It can be set up to deliver between 160 and 180 millimeters of rear-wheel travel, depending on shock-stroke length. Three chainstay-length options allow riders to further dial in fit and feel. The Voltage FR 10 shown here comes with a Fox 36 Vanilla R and a Fox DHX RC4 rear shock—combining for one buttery-smooth ride.
The Voltage FR features an ultra-low 118-mllimeter headtube with semi-integrated headset, 29.5-inch-wide bars, a low 30-inch standover height and short 16.7-inch chainstays. In this setup, it feels like a big BMX bike. It is fun and flickable over all sorts of jumps and obstacles—perfect for Whistler’s bike park.
The Voltage had no problem devouring technical terrain either. It was smooth over slow-speed drops and confident on steeper terrain, thanks to the short chainstays. The long cockpit added stability on wide-open, high-speed sections of trail. Change to the longer wheelbase setting and throw on a longer fork and the bike would be well-suited for old-shool steep-and-deep Freeride terrain.
Scott also makes two less-expensive models based on the same frame—a solid investment considering how adaptable and easy-to-upgrade the platform is. The Voltage FR series makes a great choice as a do-it-all freeride bike for anyone who wants to ride everything, but prefers to be airborne
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The readers of MTBR.com have voted the Pivot Mach 4 their favorite full-suspension cross country bike for 2009. MTBR.com is a mountain bike specific site with user-generated content, including user reviews of their favorite (and not-so favorite) bikes and gear. Winners are the bikes with the highest number of reviews and the highest percentage of top (5 chili) reviews.
The Mach 4's dw-link suspension is tuned to deliver instant acceleration out of the saddle while climbing or sprinting. Hard, out-of-corner acceleration, steep climbs, and sprints are the Mach 4's domain. The 4's incredible frame stiffness, 100mm of travel and custom tuned Fox suspension with Boost Valve technology are all tuned to maximize efficiency. Turn the Mach 4 downhill and it will reward you with faster descending and an even bigger smile. The Mach 4's new Hollow Carbon reinforced dw-link, hydro-formed tubing, one piece rear triangle, oversized zero-stack headtube, 92mm bottom bracket, and full carbon rocker, provide for telepathic handling on the most demanding race courses and trails. This bike is built to go the distance at the fastest pace possible. We've assembled race bikes at 21.3lbs. that can take a pounding. If you want the best race bike made for XC, endurance racing or even for the most spirited trail rides, then the Mach 4 is for you.
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The Mach 5 also won the "Best of MTBR.com" award with consistently high ratings from the riders/viewers of the site. MTBR.com is the place riders go to get unfiltered information about their next bike. All of the content is driven by the reviewers, without editing from the site or the manufacturers.
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