The C.C.R. bike scene

So the announcement just came in! Interbike 2011 will be back in Las vegas for 2011 and be in September. Maybe it was the outcry of protests from dealers saying they couldn't leave their shop in the hight of the season (august) or maybe it was Trek coming out with its private dealer product launch Aug. 7-10 2011 overlapping with the new dates of Interbike. Whatever the reason, Interbike will be the same old, same old for 2011.

To bad. I was looking forward to the change of pace.

Unreal! Is there no money left around anywhere??!!

The 2nd oldest race in the nation is now just a one day crit! A measly little, anyone can promote it, one day crit. What the heck?

ZIPP wheels came out with the new firecrest shape!

According to Zipp the new shape, wider at the spoke nipple end than the tire end, makes the 404 more aerodynamic than the 2010 808! And the new 808 is more aero than the 1080! The 1080 will not be receiving the new shape cuz it won't fit in most frames. No weight gain either with the new shape!

Power measuring in the pedals!

Look and Garmin are slating this new tech to come out spring 2011! Left right side power, any bike, only 100g, lots of reasons to make the switch! Garmin hasn't released much info on theirs but the Look set up will be around $2,200.00 ooff

Scott made a carbon MTB hard-tail Lighter than your old road bike! 17ish... fast!

Fairwheel bikes brought a 6lb road bike... It was about as rideable as a model plane is flyable...

Caterina Nash takes it and hunter gets top 5 retailers!

Today was busy, as tuesday always is a bit more crowded than monday. We test rode the Santa Cruz butcher, norco range, zipp fire storm 808 and 404, Ellsworth epiphany and the Scott 899. 

First off, the Santa Cruz butcher. Very confident on the down hills but the climb was just a touch slower than the genius from yesterday. Not bad for a traditional mtb set up. Very fun to ride.

 The norco range was basically the same as the butcher, almost scary how similar, but way cheaper! Cudos to norco pulling this one off! 

The Scott 899 hard tail full carbon mtb was fast, plain fast! As you would expect a 17 lb mtb to be. This thing could toast most cyclocross bikes! Enjoy! It'll cost you. 6 grand or so. 

The Ellsworth epiphany was somewhat disappointing. Slower than the norco. But the down hills were nice. The bike is heavy. There are better all round bikes out there, but if DH or dual slalom is your thing, check it out. 

Finally the roadie wheels. Zipp's new shape, the fire storm. It comes in a 404 and 808 variety. Very nice! Faster than the fastest wheels out there. In fact the fire storm 404's are faster than the 2010 808's!!! Scary fast and stiff. The 808's were a bit sketchy in the Vegas cross winds, but that's to be expected. A solid improvement on an already awesome product!

Long time no see! The summer here was busy to say the least! Sorry for the lack of posts, but gotta work done when it's in season!

Interbike kicked off well today with lighter than usual attendance but the booths were on there game! Lots of cool stuff, new trinkets and fast bikes!

The theme of 2010 seems to be versatility. The top road bike we rode today and mtb bike were both build around being able to change it up to keep multiple ideal riding styles happy.

The mtb was the 2011 scott genius LT. Unreal! 7.2 inches of travel yet super fast on the x-country side of things! No topping this one if all you can buy is one bike!

The road bike was the new look 695. Adjustable in several ways! Crank length. Compact or standard chainrings. Stem angle and length. Seat tube integrated or standard. Three different seat tube vibration dampers. This bike is 28 in one and light to boot!

Those are the best in show for day one.

The Villain of all villains! Krang
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