Felt developed a short-travel cross-country bike
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The prototype test mule uses an Equilink suspension design
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The entire rear end is purpose-built for the 4" bike though
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Each side of the rear end is molded as one part
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Intense Cycles debuted their new downhill bike
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The new 951 will use second-generation VPP suspension geometry.
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Adjustable dropouts allow users to tweak
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The machined bottom bracket shell
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The 1.5" head tube can accept dual crown forks
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The machined upper link has two shock positions
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The lower link features grease fittings for easy maintenance.
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The hydroformed down tube flares at the bottom bracket
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The top-end 951 FRO uses monocoque construction
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The kinked seat tube includes a machined knuckle
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Aggressive machining saves a few grams.
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There is plenty of clearance for massive tires, too.
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Tomac's new Carbide SL enters into the superlight category
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Most of the weight savings comes courtesy of the new carbon rear end.
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Tomac continue to use their reliable single-pivot suspension architecture
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The carbon-bodied DT Swiss shock keeps the weight down, too,
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Tomac stick to aluminum for the dropouts and suspension hard points.
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The Carbide SL uses a conventional 1 1/8" non-tapered front end.
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Foes showed off a new 29" prototype.
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The 29" prototype uses Foes' trademark 2:1 leverage ratio
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Beefy machined rear dropouts decorate the rear end.
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A tidy gusset strengthens the front end.
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The 29" prototype sticks to Foes' tried-and-true
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Foes also displayed this Pasadena commuter.
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Though meant for getting around town,
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Wow, it's good to be a kid in the Foes company family.
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This Foes trike includea a dual-crown fork
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Words to live by.
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The basic cylindrical pedals rotate on sealed cartridge bearings.
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The saddle is even adjustable fore-aft.
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FSA launched a new line of Vision wheels at Sea Otter
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The top-end TriMax Ultimate uses a carbon-shelled front hub.
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The TriMax Carbon uses a 50mm-deep carbon tubular rim.
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The TriMax Carbon's hubs are mostly identical to those of the Ultimates
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The rear hubs features six bearings, three hardened steel pawls,
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The TriMax Pro is meant more for training
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Interchangeable alloy freehub bodies
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Vision will also offer a full flat carbon disc rear wheel.
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The TriMax Disc can be used with multispeed…
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…or fixed-gear applications.
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The inner edges of the valve hole are nicely finished
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FSA also showed off a new 2x9-specific mountain bike crankset
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The top-end K-Force Light version uses an extra-beefy outer ring
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Chainring bolts enter from the backside
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The Afterburner 2x9 is definitely a better value
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Yes, now you can even get headsets in white.
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For those of you who just have to have it,
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