Soul-Riders - Mountain Bike Parts Reviews

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sradmin — Mon, 01 May 2006 13:26:27 -0500

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A reVIEW on all weaponery: Bikes, parts, music, travel etc... If we try ya stuff and it works, it will get the praise it deserves, if not, you'll hear that too. This site prides itself on TRUTH, not as in other manipulated publications, we at Soul-Riders want facts and truth out there - Honesty IS the best Policy

SIXSIXONE: The Evolution is here

sradmin — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 04:52:31 -0500

Part#1: First Look!

SIXSIXONE has always been one of my favourite helmet brands due to their stylish look, awesome shell and proven fit & safety. So each year I'm always curious to know what the Team at 661 have pulled out for the upcoming season. I was lucky enough to be at the Sportz warehouse yesterday to see the all new Evolution Helmets and Knee/Elbow pads be unloaded from the international shipped container.

Schwalbe Tyres

aday — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 08:31:45 -0500

Never underestimate your how important it is to have grip especially while racing. It can decide whether you win or lose so when it comes to picking the correct tyres for the conditions come race day, you will be fooled not to look into the Schwalbe Tyre Range. Offering tyres for all conditions, compounds and options, you will always be able to find a tyre to suit the track conditions. Today we looked into Schwalbes Specific Downhill Tyres and after running a few ourselves, we'd recommend you also check them out yourselves, whether or not you are a keen racer or a local punter.

Raceface Diabolus Cranks < re-submit >

sradmin — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 08:42:34 -0600

Mmm, they sure do look the goods. A touch of old school with its squarish shape, but a whole lot of new school CNC machinery, external bearings and more. The graphics on the arms are cool and tough looking, which is sure to intimidate the competition hey? But, as we all know, looks aren’t everything, so I was keen to actually bolt down a mountain on these rods. Mt. Buller seemed a good size hill, so there we would give this crank set a bit of a thrashing.

I gave them a good tryout over a series of weekends down the mountain, and they felt great. Power down and you’re off; I couldn’t feel any flex in them at all. I cracked down pretty hard on a nice bolder in the trail, right on the downstroke. It threw me and my bike around a fair bit, but the crank was perfect [‘cept a small scratch]. The cranks do give you the confidence in your pedal stroke and the power you get from them, which means you can focus on just powering down on them. I must say I couldn’t fault the Diabolus Cranks.

BLUR OPTICS B1 Goggles < review >

sradmin — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 21:30:19 -0600

by Andrew Day

The eyes are the organ of sight, the power of vision & the view of life. So when it comes to protecting your eyes look no further than the Blur Optics B1 goggles.

Crank Bros 5050XX Pedal

Lenny — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 06:51:40 -0500

This flat pedal offering from Crank Bros is to my eyes one of the nicest looking flat pedals out there. Well I think so anyway. Add to this the multitude of colour options, and you have a pedal made in heaven for vain, colour conscious people like myself. Yes, if you can’t ride good, you may as well look the part.

Truvativ BB Adapter

Lenny — Sat, 27 May 2006 05:18:19 -0500

Being mechanically inept to say the least, I had been having an ongoing battle to try and setup and keep set up my BMX BB. In the end sanity prevailed and I went looking for alternatives.

Grip Sport "Quick Grip" Bike Rack

Lenny — Sat, 27 May 2006 04:56:23 -0500

Traditionally my method of transporting my bikes has been to throw them into the back of the wagon. Reasonably quick and it generally doesn’t require too much thought getting things in. The only downside to this method was the inevitable amount of mud getting deposited in the car.

Road trips also became an issue when trying to fit multiple bikes and gear into the car.

A new car though required me to have a new train of thought on the whole bike transportation issue. A bit of research led me to Grip Sport and their Quick Grip Bike Rack.

Aireal Australia DH Hubs [part 1]

Jamsta — Fri, 26 May 2006 09:29:35 -0500

This little project all started because I wanted the “wank” factor for my big DH rig. I thought a pair of Green Chris King would be sick and I looked into grabbing some, but quickly realised that CK don’t do a rear hub to fit my Shore. Damn!

BoXXers: 2006 Race

sradmin — Sun, 30 Apr 2006 00:01:36 -0500

Well after blowing up my 04 boxxer races a few times and twisting the crap out of them they were in need of replacing.

So off i ran (well drove...) to the bike shop with a wad cashing and said
I'll take the 06 boxxer teams after being talked out of my purchase and talked into getting a set of boxxer races.

Why? well the 06 model boxxer race this year comes with "motion control" dampening and compression adjust normally you would not find a compression adjust on a boxxer race. you have 6 click's (or 1/4 of a turn) of adjustment via the blue top knob with the compression this takes the fork from a fully active super plush fork to a locked out fork which to me seems pretty useless but hey... what ever