The Downhill Thread

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You still eyeing out the 661 Evo Legend Black as a replacement?

[DownhillingKing]

Um I can do the 1000 1 rand coins if you want. I will speak to my Dad this evening see if he will loan me some more cash will let you know if I have any luck.

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As far as I can remember Tim Bentley uses the same one

 

Ja. that's the exact one.

 

haha! when I first saw the pic of your helmet next to your nsck brace on the pool table, I thought you might be Tim Bentley, cos he rides with the same lid, and wears a brace too... but then I saw your brace doesn't have the GT logo on it, and your name isn't Tim, haha!

[your_name_here]

Hahaha.

 

Ja that and Tim Bentley is fast whereas I am *** slow.

[your_name_here]

Um I can do the 1000 1 rand coins if you want. I will speak to my Dad this evening see if he will loan me some more cash will let you know if I have any luck.

 

Sweet. I'm not really sure why I am even selling it. I love my Troy Lee.

[DownhillingKing]

Well I think we are all pritty slow compare to him

[DownhillingKing]

Don't we all

[patches]

Um I can do the 1000 1 rand coins if you want. I will speak to my Dad this evening see if he will loan me some more cash will let you know if I have any luck.

 

Sweet. I'm not really sure why I am even selling it. I love my Troy Lee.

 

you're selling it cos you were lured by the awesome good looks of the 661 Evo, haha! Sure it's probably not as good a helmet... but who plans on crashing to find out anyway?! haha!

[DownhillingKing]

Which one iis heavier

[your_name_here]

Not getting a 661. Getting a T.H.E. Carbon. I really do like the look of that 661 tho.

 

The Troy Lee is probably lighter.

[DownhillingKing]

O okay then I want the Troy Lee even more. I really don't like having heavy helmets

[your_name_here]

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/event.php?eid=306400697522&ref=nf

 

 

Here is the FB link to the race on the 28th. Come on guys. We all need to be there. It's a great track too.

[DownhillingKing]

Do you have any more pics from that track

[Capricorn]

giddamn duane. hate faceplantbook. any other links?

 

some news for Fox fork fans

Fox Racing Shox have made an exclusive arrangement to use the gold-coloured Kashima Coat developed by the Miyaki Company of Japan on their forks.

 

The coating, which will make its consumer debut on Fox's 2011 aftermarket suspension line, has been used for years in the motorcycle and automotive industries, in suspension components and clutch and valve train assemblies, because of its low-friction and ultra-wear-resistance properties.

 

In the Kashima Coat process, lubricating molybdenum disulfide is deposited, via electrical induction, into the billions of micro-pores on the surface of hard-anodised aluminium.

 

This reduces friction when applied to fork stanchions and gives lightweight aluminium components a level of hardness and abrasion resistance four times tougher than standard hard-anodised aluminium.

 

Select Fox sponsored athletes tested and raced on suspension treated with Kashima Coat during 2009, including 2008 downhill world champion Gee Atherton and reigning four-cross world champion Jared Graves.

 

“Before we started using Kashima Coat, we’d been testing and racing on electrolysis nickel coated upper tubes during the past two seasons,” said Fox's mountain bike race manager, Mark Fitzsimmons. “Although the friction properties were decent, the nickel’s durability was not.

 

"The Kashima parts we raced maintained the low friction requirements we were after and exhibited excellent durability – a very rare combination to find at the World Cup level with its wet and muddy conditions.”

 

Beyond the obvious benefit of added durability, the significant decrease in friction provided a tangible increase in suspension performance. Athletes who tested and raced with the coated suspension reported an improved overall consistency and feel.

 

“When you're racing on the World Cup level, a huge percentage of races can be won or lost in the preparation of the bike – the seemingly small details that take the bike from good to excellent,” said Atherton.

 

“The Kashima coating made the forks so much more reactive to the small hits that I would normally feel on rough terrain. When the forks were skittering over tiny bumps they could soak up the impact much more quickly, without giving me so much feedback through the bars. That’s a huge advantage on long courses.”

Bikeradar

 

[DownhillingKing]

Cap what you got planned for this weekend? I want to hit tokai again as DH1 needs to be worked on a little

[Capricorn]

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nothing at the moment, but was planning to splash around at tokai again. Will take compact energy with this time

Weather forecast says we can expect a cloudy 29C sat... might be humid. best take a lot of water this time. ?

Capricorn2010-02-16 12:14:59