The ever popular Rize is now called the RZ. New for 2010 is the RZ 120 (120mm of rear travel) and the RZ 140. Why the name change? It was actually due to a trademark issue that involved another company outside of the bike biz (note: the change came very recently so you will hear and see these bikes referred to as the Rize in the videos and these photos). The name may be changed, but everything you loved about the Rize is back and even better.

Ride Impression:
I personally tested at length, a Rize 1 last year ( http://reviews.mtbr.com/blog/cannondale-rize-pro-review/ ) and I got to test the RZ 120 at River Run in Sun Valley, ID. The RZ 120 rides as if it were 140. I didn’t get a chance to ride the RZ 140, but I’m sure it also rides as if it has more travel.

The rear suspension is now better matched to the plushness and stiffness of the Lefty Carbon Max (one of the lightest and best tracking forks ever). The rear stays efficient on the climbs and still plush on the descents, even under braking.

In these two videos, Double D (aka Doug Dalton, Cannondale R&D) shows us the highlights of the RZ 120 and RZ 140:

Info about the 2010 Cannondale bikes coming soon.

website: www.cannondale.com

Scott Genius 20 at River Run - Sun Valley, Idaho

In this video, Adrian Montgomery of Scott USA goes over three new 2010 bikes: the Scale 29er, the Voltage freeride full suspension, and the Genius 20:

Highlights:

Scale 29er

In this video, Chopper (aka Greg Randolph) shows us the latest cool shades from Smith Optics, the Piv Lock V90:

Info about Smith Optic’s PivLock V90:
“Introducing the NEW PIVLOCK Integration System. The PIVLOCK® V90 features a proprietary, patent-pending temple/hinge piece that compliments what can only be described as the lightest performance interchangable, rimless sport style in the world today. Both the temples and the nosepiece remove easilly, making the task of swapping out lenses easier than ever. The flowing lens sillhouette provides excellent coverage and ventilation. Soft, Hydrophillic Megol located at the temple tips and on the nose piece ensure a secure fit under gruelling conditions.”

Features:

SRP $139.00 (with 2 extra lenses, $119 with one lens)

The PivLock V90 is also available in a PivLock V90 Max with a larger sillhouette lens.

more photos:

PivLock V90

For more info, visit the Smith Optics website:
www.smithoptics.com

Related Posts

• New Cannondale RZ 120 and RZ 140
• Scott USA 2010 product launch
• Sugoi H.O.V. apparel line
• Pedro's Ice Wax 2.0

In this video, Bryan Anderson of Sugoi shows us some items from their 2010 apparel line. The H.O.V. (Human Occupied Vehicle) line is performance casual apparel & lifestyle wear. The emphasis here is on cycling apparel being fashionable as well as functional. These are biking clothes that don’t look like biking clothes, for the commuter, messenger, hipster set. Also shown are the Gustov freeride short and Neo Pro jersey:

H.O.V. line (shown are row 1: mens HOV Jacket (front and rear), womens HOV Jacket (front and rear), row 2: HOV Utility Shirt with HOV Utility Shmantz (put shorts and pants together and you get Shmantz):

Info about Sugoi Gustov Short from their website:
“The Gustov Short merges pro-quality fit and mobility in off-road design. Made of Pilot and Mobil Mesh, the shorts feature the ultimate combination of off-road performance and street savvy wearbility. The Gustov Short comes with an RC Pro Chamois.”

And about the Neo Jersey:
“Smooth and simple, the Neo Jersey has an attractive, comfortable relaxed fit. The jerseys are made of FinoTech fabric, creating the perfect environment for heart rate acceleration. The Neo Jersey has a bottle neck, and impressive contrast trim detail.”

For more info, visit the Sugoi website:
www.sugoi.com

Did you know that Sugoi also does custom jerseys? If you have a bike club, team, or organization that needs custom jerseys, be sure to check out the Sugoi Custom program:
http://custom.sugoi.com/usa/eng/Products/Custom/Landing

In this video, Pedro’s main man, Chris Zigmont shows us the latest version of their ever popular Ice Wax ver 2.0 made from natural bee’s wax:

Info about Pedro’s Ice Wax 2.0 from their website:
“The same great Pedro’s Ice Wax performance now made with a biodegradable, natural wax base. Our long-lasting barrier coat is the cleanest lube on the market. Formulated to work well in all conditions. Apply liberally onto a clean chain. Wipe excess. Allow time to dry before riding. Repeat as needed.”

Besides the Ice Wax 2.0, Pedro’s also showed off their new Master Tool Kit 2.1 They also had a couple of brand new tools that are still in the prototype phase, more info on these two new tools soon.

For more info, visit the Pedro’s website:
www.pedros.com

If you have any piece of outdoor lifestyle clothes (biking shells, hiking jackets, wind breakers, etc…) chances are you have something made from Gore-Tex(r). But you may not know that Gore has their own line of cycling specific apparel (both road and mountain). Gore Bike Wear makes jerseys and shorts as well as jackets, vests, gloves and other accessories.

In this video, Angela from Gore Bike Wear shows us the ALP-X jacket and ALP-X Pro mountain bike short:

Info about the ALP-X jacket from the Gore Bike Wear website:

SF Premier of Kranked Revolve

The latest installment in Kranked Series is due out later this month and SF DIRTLAB is going to bring it the San Francisco on July 2nd! That is the Thursday before July 4th, so come on out and get stoked on the the sickest new bike film and then shred your favorite spots over the long weekend. The event will be held at Chrome Headquarters on 4th St and will feature:

A live performance by Attack Bird (yeah…like the one on Market St.)
Frosty refreshments from Speakeasy Brewing Company
Raffle to benefit SF Urban Riders
$10 at the Door

Doors at 7pm Movie starts at 8:30.

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The Ride.the coolest human-powered adrenaline tool ever invented - the mountain bike.  REVOLVE blasts in cinematic glory from the French Alps to the lush coast of British Columbia, incorporating Dirt Jump, Trail, Freeride, Slopestyle and Downhill.

The Riders. 15 individuals hell-bent on pushing the limits. They are crazy men who think they are normal.  Featuring Jamie Goldman, Lance McDermott, Sam Pilgrim, Steve Romaniuk, James Doerfling, Rene Wildhaber, Garett Buehler, Mike Kinrade, Bobby McMullen, Sam Hill, Brendan Fairclough, and the coastal crew.

Filmed on location in France, Switzerland, Germany, South Africa, Italy, Canada and the USA.

Trailer here: http://www.radical-films.com/

www.sfdirtlab.com

www.chromebagsstore.com

Kranked - REVOLVE

This just in…..Bobby McMullen, one of the stars of Kranked Revolve will be making a special guest appearance at the SF Premier!

Bobby is one of the most courageous and inspirational people I have ever met, always positive and witty.  His attitude and passion for life are infectious, making him even more amazing.  Bobby may have lost his sight, but that doesn’t stop him from competing in several DH races each year, often beating people who can see!

Bobby has a great segment in this film, to add to his growing film repertoire.  He is also the star of a feature film “The Way Bobby Sees It”.  To learn more about this amazing guy, check out his new website at www.rideblindracing.com

C’mon out and meet a true legend of the sport!

source: Mitch Monroe

Pictures of the new “Suzuki Air Time Line”, confirmed riders & wildcard for Whistler’s Crankworx

Leogang, Austria, June 30th – Darren Berrecloth, Ben Boyko, Graham Agassiz, Greg Watts, Grant Fielder, Sam Pilgrim, Trond Hansen, Martin Soderstrom, Pierre Eduard Ferry, Yannick Granieri, Andreu and Lluis Lacondeguy, Marius Hoppensack, Benny Korthaus, Amir Kabbani, Nicola Pescetto, Andi Wittmann, Linus Sjöholm, Jakub Vencl and almost 50 more riders confirmed their attendance at the 26TRIX dirt jump competition in Leogang during the Out of Bounds Weekend from July 9th to 12th. The dirt line has been adapted for 2009: A huge sized “Suzuki Air Time Line” beats like all of the jumps seen before in contests worldwide. The Oakley Sick O award, a Crankworx wildcard as well as 10,000 Euros overall prize money will make the riders go big. The iXS European DH Cup, including the Austrian Downhill Championships, and a packed side program will entertain all the gravity fans.

Every year the Out of Bounds Weekend is an important event in the European freeride schedule. Unlike other great events that had to be canceled, because of a lack of sponsors and their commitment in the mountain bike scene, Leogang’s freeride festival is setting new standards in 2009. The riders are also giving their tribute to the Out of Bounds Weekend. Over 60 riders from 16 different countries will travel to Leogang even just because of the legendary 26TRIX dirt jump comp:

Darren  Pokoj (AUS)
Clemens Kaudela (AUT)
Daniel Madzia (AUT)
Kevin Frisch (AUT)
Matthias Garber (AUT)
Matthias Gattringer (AUT)
Niki Leitner (AUT)
Philipp Fruehwirth (AUT)
Ben Boyko (CAN)
Darren  Berrecloth (CAN)
Graham  Agassiz (CAN)
Jakub Vencl (CZE)
Jan Tóth (CZE)
Ladislav Klauz (CZE)
Andreu  Lacondeguy (ESP)
David Rodriguez (ESP)
Kike Garcia (ESP)
Lluis Lacondeguy (ESP)
Pierre Edouard Ferry (FRA)
Robin Chauvin (FRA)
Vincent Loris (FRA)
Yannick Granieri (FRA)
Danny Pace (GBR)
Grant  Fielder (GBR)
Ricky Crompton (GBR)
Sam  Pilgrim (GBR)
Sam  Reynolds (GBR)
Amir  Kabbani (GER)
Andi  Wittman (GER)
Benny  Korthaus (GER)
Dominic Amberger (GER)
Dominik Dierich (GER)
Felix Rosendahl (GER)
Florian Berghammer (GER)
Florian Konietzko (GER)
Jens Möller (GER)
Joscha Forstreuter (GER)
Lars Kleuters (GER)
Magnus Baumann (GER)
Marius Hoppensack (GER)
Markus Reiser (GER)
Moritz Zapp (GER)
Sascha Dietzel (GER)
Simon Kirchmann (GER)
Taulan Dernbach (GER)
Urs Reinosch (GER)
Vilmos Füst (HUN)
Nicola Pescetto (ITA)
Umberto Nattino (ITA)
Kevin Katinas (NED)
Trond  Hansen (NOR)
Lukasz Koper (POL)
Mischa  Breitentein (SUI)
Pascal  Breitenstein (SUI)
Ramon Hunziker (SUI)
Jimmy Fors (SWE)
John  Alm Högman (SWE)
Linus  Sjöholm (SWE)
Martin  Söderström (SWE)
Nils Örnjäger (SWE)
Andrew  Taylor (USA)
Greg  Watts (USA)

The riders have to be prepared: a second even bigger “Suzuki Air Time Line” has been built for 2009 to launch them higher than ever into the Austrian sky. It will be exciting to see, who got the biggest balls to jump that line and which tricks will be shown on the two super-sized doubles in this section of the course. No question, it will pay out to show your skills and craziest tricks for sure. It’s not only the Oakley Sick O Award that is waiting for the sickest move of the comp, but also a Kokanee Crankworx Slopestyle Whistler wildcard is given to the one who wins the 26TRIX! OK, Andreu Lacondeguy, Ben Boyko, Andrew Taylor, Greg Watts, Benny Korthaus, Amir Kabbani, Darren Berrecloth, Graham Aggasiz and Trond Hansen are already on the rider list of the upcoming Crankworx, but the next best one in the final results will get a ticket to Canada and his chance to compete at the most well-known slopestyle comp of the year. Be sure, the guys will go crazy to reach that goal.

The 26TRIX will be split up in a qualifying and a final day: qualifications are scheduled on Friday 10th from 2:00pm as well as the Saturday 11th features the semifinals (2.00pm) and the grand finals (5:00pm). Be prepared to watch fifty riders battling for their way into the finals.  In the semi finals, 32 riders will have two runs to show their best stuff, the better one counts. The best 15 of them make their way into the finals, which consist of three runs for each competitor. To guarantee the visitors the best hardcore 26-inch action, only the best run counts and determines the winner of the 26TRIX. For all spectators and also the riders Leogang will feature for the first time the Live judging, so the points of each run will be shown right after each rider’s run on the scoring board.

But the Out Of Bounds Weekend is not only about the 26TRIX. Austria’s biggest freeride festival has a well packed overall program:

Thursday: open 26TRIX training all day long
Friday: 26TRIX training from 9:00am, Qualifying 26TRIX and training iXS EU DH Cup from 2:00pm, and from 8:00pm big BBQ party with pros and the legendary Bunny Hop contest, where everybody can measure his bunny hop skills with the pros (no attendance fee, but 200 Euros prize money for the winner)
Saturday: from 9:00am on: Training 26TRIX, at 1:00pm an open air gig of the Austrian Reggae band “Die Zuagroasten”, from 2pm: seeding runs iXS EU DH Cup and semi finals 26TRIX, as well as from 5:00pm the grand finals of the 26TRIX. The big prize giving will be from 7:00pm on which will announce all the winners from Saturday: first the winners of the Wings for Life Raffle, then the Oakley Sick O Award, and the 26TRIX winners and at the end the new Crankworx wildcard owner. Afterwards a signing session gives you the chance to have a small chat with the riders and to get your personal autograph.  From 8:00 pm on, the big “de Buam” party will rock the Sportarena Leogang, right next to the Gondola station. Last year more than 1,000 people partied hard, some even till the early morning hours.
Sunday: from 12:30pm finals iXS European DH Cup and Austrian DH Championships, and followed by the prize giving.

The racers, who are competing at the iXS European Downhill Cup in Leogang, will face a course with a length of 2.3 kilometers and a vertical drop of 480 meters. Bikepark Leogang’s downhill track called “Speedster” is known as a technically very challenging one. But not only pro riders are meant to take part. Also amateurs are welcome to register on: www.ixsdownhillcup.com.

Don’t miss this unique festival and contest set-up! Diversified and hardcore mountain bike action is guaranteed!

If you are still looking for a bargain to enjoy the Out of Bounds Festival in Leogang, please take a look on Kona World Travels and their special offer: www.konaworld.com/konaworldtravels/kwt_leogang.htm. A well stuffed package including equipment rental, tour guidance, lift tickets, six nights in a 3-Star Hotel, a Kona pro meet and greet, and even more specials for only 670 Euros. Take your chance!

If you want to be one of the lucky winners of a brand new Kona Stinky, one week in Leogang for two persons, or a season pass for the Bike-Circus Saalbach Hinterglemm Leogang, please take your chance and purchase as many raffle tickets for one Euro each as you want to: www.bikepark-leogang.com/en/wingsforlife. Maybe, you are the one who is chosen to receive your prize right before the 26TRIX prize ceremony in front of the spectators. Good Luck one more time to everybody, who takes part!
Please watch out for a brand new Kona bike parks promotional offer: If you buy a ticket at one of the participating Kona bike parks, you get a second in another Kona bike park for 20% discount. This special offer is available in Leogang (Austria), Mottolino/Livigno (Italy), La Molina (Spain), Spicak (Czech Republic), Les Gets (France), Oppdal (Norway), Klappen (Sweden), Bardonecchia (Italy) and Levi (Finland).
For further information about the Bikepark Leogang, its events for 2009 and the variety of available trails, please visit: www.bikepark-leogang.com

For current news about the Out of Bounds Weekend partners, please visit:

www.konaworld.com
www.suzuki.com
www.oakley.com
www.onebigpark.at
0r www.leogang-saalfelden.at.

source: rasoulution

Team Jamis’ Seamus McGrath leads the BC Bike Race with the yellow leader’s jersey on his back News has been slow to leak out of the damp, lush, and heavily wooded back country of British Columbia, but Sunday’s opening stage of the BC Bike Race unfolded in storybook fashion as hometown Victoria Island boy Seamus McGrath won stage 1, which started in Vancouver and was held on many of the famous North Shore’s formidable trails. Stage 1 was a relatively short stage, with a winning time of just over 90 minutes, but made up for the lack of distance with more roots and drops per mile than most riders see in a week! As a testament to both Shamoe’s handling skills and the characteristics of his new sub kilogram hardtail frame, Seamus put near 2 minutes into Team Kona on terrain that few, if any riders, tackled without the benefit of a rear shock. Speaking with him after the race, Shamoe cited the short distance of the stage as one of the reasons he chose the hardtail. “Today’s stage was so punchy and short that it was a distinct advantage to ride such a light and responsive bike. For the longer and more brutal stages, though, I’ll certainly be on the XCR full suspension!” Heading into stage two, which crosses over to Seamus’ back yard of Victoria Island, Seamus leads the race with the yellow leader’s jersey on his back. There’s little that equates to wearing the leader’s tunic of your home territory race, as you ride into your hometown. No official photos have been released, but we did stumble across a few photos here and here and stories found here and here. Meanwhile, back below the 49th parallel, Team Jamis was staying busy with Jason Sager taking a win in the 4th round of the Minnesota state series at Mt Kato, MN. Held on a typical mid-west ski hill, the course was a mix of steep ski-slope climbing combined with twisty and tight trails made of a rich, sweet, and dark soil that you only find at sea level. Perfect for the Geax tubulars, certainly an indulgent treat for a weekend event. Colorado local boy Blake Harlan headed up to Crested Butte for the CB Fat Tire fest, which turned into the CB Fat Tire Mud Fest about an hour into the main XC event. Luckily, Blake’s a natural in the cold, wet, and sloppy stuff. Moving the the mid-teens to the top 10, the more challenging, difficult, and testing the conditions are - the better I think we’ll see Harlan perform. However, typically after a cold, strenuous, and exhausting race, athletes are shattered for days. Blake followed up his XC performance with a near miss in Sunday’s SuperD, finishing 2nd on the exact same bike and setup that previously he used in the XC. That’s all mountain mountain biking, folks. Look for BC Bike Race updates all week as information presents itself! Team Jamis will be supported in their adventures and racing conquests by Jamis Bicycles. The bikes are fully equipped with SRAM shifting components installed with Gore RideOn fully sealed cable systems, Edge carbon clincher and tubular wheels, handlebars, stems, and seat posts, FSA cranks and bottom brackets, WTB saddles and grips, Geax tubular and clincher mtb tires, Chris King precision hubs, Hayes hydralic brakes, Fox suspension products, Crank Brothers pedals, and Clif Bar nutrition. Team jerseys and all technical apparel are provided by Mt. Borah clothing, helmets and gloves by Louis Garneau.

source: Dave Rosen - Jamis