Santa Cruz Blur TR carbon
Amazing value on our favourite bike! Full Shimano XT 10speed build with Fox Kashima Forks $7350
Santa Cruz Delivery
Courier just turned up with a whole lot of frames from Santa Cruz! Including the new colours like this Black with Blue carbon Nomad.
Loads Of Fresh Clothing!
Weve got loads of fresh new T’s, hoodies and shorts just arrived, including the brand new and long awaited NZO shorts!
2012 IBIS MOJO HD
We are stocked up with the new 2012 Ibis Mojo HD $3299 Price includes labour and gear cables to build up! Full set up including position and suspension.
Annika’s Blur TRC
Annikas “Totally Rad Carbon” or TRc with new Easton EC90 carbon wheels.
now weighing in at 22.5lbs
Giro “Feature” Helmet
Giros new Feature helmet is a cool new shape to the range and comes in some great bright colours, its also a great price $159
“Lets Ride!”
If you dont know who Annika is she’s one of NZ’s top mountainbike riders and she has just launched her mountainbike skills training website, check it out at http://www.letsride.co.nz/
“Moerangi MTB Trail” Whirinaki Forest
The BikeCulture crew hit the Whirinaki last week for the first Moerangi of the year.
RockShox Reverb
UPSLIDEDOWN
When you’re ripping through rolling terrain, cranking the pedals one minute and getting off the back of the bike the next, no seat height is “just right”. Reverb gives you infinite seat-height adjustment and control of your return speed in a hydraulically actuated remote package. A custom sealing system means the plush and consistent feel of this seat post won’t degrade, no matter how much the weather does.
$450
RockShox SECTOR RL 2012
A REVELATION IN VALUE
The RockShox Sektor is a perfect example of trickle down technology. Take the great performance and the chassis of the Revelation and tag it with a price you won’t believe.There is Motion Control damping in the Sektor to transform your downhill into smooth and your uphill into easy.
$699
NZ DownHill inc Series Race 2
Congrats to our boy Lawrence Cawte. Another great result in the weekend taking out the U17 Boys in Levin and an impressive 9th overall!
2012 Blur LTcarbon SPX XC $7700
Trailbike – Defined
Take our beloved Blur LT. Now, make the frame a pound lighter, several orders of magnitude stronger and stiffer, make it out of carbon fiber. Make the whole frame out of the stuff, and use a proprietary one piece molding process that ensures maximum strength and minimal weight. The result? The strongest bike we have ever built, bar none. It’s a nimble, fast climbing, flex-free, confidence inspiring, trail bombing demon of a bike. Build it up however you want – there are no weight restrictions or fork travel limits to worry about – then ride it hard as you dare.
Easton EA90XC Wheelset
We took our stalwart XC One wheel and pulled it into the future by completely redesigning the entire wheelset. We’ve not only trimmed 30-grams out of the pair, but we’ve made them UST compatible (yep, light and UST ready right out of the box) and added a millimeter to the rim width for enhanced tire profile. We’ve also given the EA90 XC a revised rim extrusion, welded seam and proprietary Easton hubs with a full complement of sealed bearings for superb durability.
To make the EA90 XC the ultimate performance XC / Trail wheel for nearly any situation, we’ve revised the front hub with both 15mm QR and 9mm QR configurations.
| Wheel Sizes | 26″ |
| Finish | Black rim / ano red hub |
| Wheelset Weight | 1560gr |
| Type | Clincher / UST |
| Wheel Size | No |
| Rim Material | EASTON ALUMINUM |
| Internal Rim Width | 19mm |
| External Rim Width | 24mm |
| Spokes | SAPIM 2.0 /1.7/2.0 SANDBLAST GREY |
| Front Spoke Pattern | 24-3X |
| Rear Spoke Pattern | 24-3X |
| Nipple Type / Color | EASTON / ANO RED |
| Front Hub Type | M1 / 6-Bolt Disc Type Only |
| Front Axle Size | 9x100QR, 15×100 |
| Rear Hub Type | M1 / 6-Bolt Disc Type Only |
| Rear Axle Size | 10X135QR, 12×135/142 |
| Bearing Type | cartridge |
$1299!!!!
2012 Blur XC Carbon SPX XC Kit $7700
Representing our first foray into carbon fiber, the Blur XC turned most preconceived notions about lightweight bikes upside down. Incredibly light, yet at the same time much stiffer and stronger than its aluminum predecesor, the carbon fiber Blur XC set a new benchmark for cross-country expectations. Combining our proprietary one piece carbon fiber layup process with the proven ride of VPP suspension resulted in a bike that offers superb suspension and razor sharp performance. Now freshly redesigned, the Blur XC ups the ante again; a tapered headtube increases front end strength and rigidity, while further optimization of our carbon process has allowed us to trim even more weight from the bike. Lighter and stronger? rejoice.
Dirk Peters New 2012 SantaCruz Blur XC
Dirk Peters new 2012 SantaCruz Blur XC carbon frame arrived this week. Its got a new tapered headtube, lighter and stronger carbon layup and a snazzy new paint job! We’ll post another pic when weve got it built up.
Heres what “MountainBike Action” had to say about Easton Haven Carbon wheels.
Can we look you in the eye and honestly say the Haven Carbon wheels are actually worth their, gulp, $2300 price tag? Absolutely. It’s a tough pill to swallow, but driving a Bentley isn’t within everyone’s means either. It’s been some time since we’ve ridden a product that makes such a noticeable and immediate impact on a bike’s handling and performance. We do understand that for what these wheels cost, one could purchase an incredible 5-inch-travel trailbike. Or you could take any incredible 5-inch-travel trailbike and make it more incredible. Also, if you are tough on wheels, you’ve got two years to try to break these on the house.
Test results: Aside from their stunning appearance, the Haven Carbon wheels were easily mounted up with Specialized, Geax or Maxxis tubeless-ready tires. We ran the wheelset on the 6-inch-travel Specialized Stumpjumper Expert Evo, and the impact was immediate. We know the gear combinations we’re in at certain points of our cross-country test loops. The Haven Carbon wheels changed all that. From the first ride on the Haven Carbon hoops, we found ourselves upshifting and charging the toughest uphill sections with more momentum and acceleration. It took a couple of rides to get used to descending with the Haven Carbons beneath us, because they’re so light and snappy it takes less effort to change lines. But once you pick your route, the rigidity of the carbon rims help you hold your intended line and focus on the terrain ahead. The rear hub bearing tension is easily adjustable on the fly, so if it becomes loose when you’re out on the trail, you’ll be able to address the situation with minimal tinkering.
These guys gave them a 5 out of 5 star rating!!! We have to agree.
Price Quoted is in US$ our retail price is $2950
