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Interbike 2004
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Dirt Demo |
A Class-DT Swiss |
Ellsworth-Hayes |
Intense-Marzocchi |
Maverick-Scott |
Shimano-Yakima
The Moment mates the best of Ellsworth's technology with six inches of travel make bring a 28Ð30lb. package. Compared to their 5" Id, the Moment has more standover, a higher bottom bracket and a stiffer rear end.
Shorter riders often have trouble finding properly fitting full suspension bikes. The 10-year anniversary of the Truth 4" frame is celebrated with a 14" frame. That's no tall order!
The Specialist is Ellsworth's offering to the dirt jumping/ urban crowd. Check out the unique sliding disc tab and replaceable dropouts. It comes in one size only (22.5" top tube) and will accept forks with 100Ð150mm of travel.
Evil's $795 Sovereign frame comes in black, silver, green or blue and comes in two sizes—regular or long. The Soveriegn features perhaps the most innovative rear dropout. Two separate slots allow for adjustable wheel base, while the sliding drops let the disc caliper track in-line with the rotor during chain tension adjustment.
Felt, known for their road and triathlon bikes, has entered the mountain bike realm with the Double Shot. The 15.5" only $800 freeride hardtail (or is it a dirt jumper?) gets an ISCG mount for easy chain guide installation and a 120mm SR/Suntour fork with Hayes mechanical disc brakes.
This Gary Fisher 29er has a White Brothers fork, but all geared '05 production 29er Fishers will get RockShox Reba 29er forks.
The King Fisher is Gary's step into the freeriding world. This 7"/7" travel bike uses a single pivot design with 1.5" head tube and replaceable dropouts to allow the use of traditional 10mm or Shimano Saint-style 12mm axles.
The single pivot 7.5" Foes Inferno uses the Curnutt XT0 shock with an optional Ti spring. Notice the optional floating Brake Therapy-style brake arm that isolates brake forces from suspension movement.
The Fox 36 (meaning 36mm stanchions) drew serious attention from nearly every attendee. Who wouldn't want a 20mm axle fork with 4Ð6" of adjustable travel via Fox's TALAS system? All that, at under five pounds, should run you around $750 for the R version, and $875 for the RC.
As if 36mm stanchions weren't enough, Fox upped their DH fork to 40mm. The 203mm travel fork is internally adjustable to 150mm and weighs under seven pounds. Look to pay around $1300 for the R and $1600 for the RC2.
Full Speed Ahead's (FSA) K-Force tubular wheelset is built by hand and features FSA's own "Carbon Silk" 38mm tall carbon fiber rim and this unique hub system. FSA calls it a a 3 flange hub and claims that it shelters a third of the spokes from wind and simplifies load transfer.
Tony Hollars calls himself the Head Dude of Genuine Innovations. And what a dude he is. This prototype "bearingless" hub uses journal bearings (or bushings) with smooth felt seals. This is just one of Tony's many designs that he'd be happy share with another manufacturer.
This innovation from Genuine Innovations allows you to fix a puncture flat on tubeless tires without removing the tire. Thread the material from this $5 package into the hole and pump it back up (or use a G.I. CO2 inflator).
genuine innov tire repair kit.jpg
The Giant Stiletto chopper was just one of many at this year's show. At $500, it's one of the more affordable ones too...
Consume mass quantities. These bags come from France.
http://www.gillesberthoud.fr
The Hayes El Camino is probably Hayes' most anticipated product, as it features the best of what's available in disc brake technology—modulation adjustment, a caliper forged from a single block of aluminum and a sleek design. Cough up $250 per wheel...
The prototype Hayes gearbox was the most interesting innovation at the show—the ring attached to the crankarm spindle slides on rails and shifts the chain along the gear cluster. The most impressive thing is that the gearbox uses existing componentry (minus the actual box). Want to see this on your bike? Gives Hayes a call (262.242.4300) and let them know.
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