SRAM RED
June 29, 2007 by Michael Maage
Filed under Light News
First shots of the brand new SRAM RED:
Shimano XTR “Shadow” rear derailleur
June 15, 2007 by Michael Maage
Filed under Light News
Shimano presents a new XTR rear derailleur RD-M972, developed with the revolutionary “Shadow” technology that was introduced recently in the new Deore XT group. “Shadow” realizes an extra thin profile to minimize the chance of getting hit by a rock. A tree trunk. Or whatever else lies waiting on the trail.
Cannondale Recalls Bicycles With Carbon Crankset
June 14, 2007 by Michael Maage
Filed under Light News
In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Cannondale is conducting a recall of the cranksets on the following models. If you own one of these bicycles please stop riding it until you can take it to a Cannondale dealer for a mandatory inspection.
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Braking at its best
June 14, 2007 by Michael Maage
Filed under Light Test
After 3 hours of climbing you did it, finally – you reached the top of the mountain and now you’re looking forward to the descent. High speed, tight corners, adrenalin! But…. slowly but surely the grin on your face is fading away. Bad breaking performance, no pressure point, your hands hurt – fading! Almost every biker has already made this kind of experience. It can definitely turn your good mood into a bad one, but most of all, it can turn out to be seriously dangerous as well.
Schwalbe Ultremo
June 13, 2007 by Michael Maage
Filed under Light Parts
The company Ralf Bohle, also known as Schwalbe, supplied us with a set of their latest creation - the Ultremo – for testing-purposes. From now on, we will excessively long-term test the tires and check if all the superb previews are justified.
New Trek Madone 2008
June 6, 2007 by Michael Maage
Filed under Light Bikes
Trek upgraded their Madone road bike. Just a tuck above 1400g for a 56cm frame including fork, seat clamp and headset!
DT Swiss XRC
June 6, 2007 by Michael Maage
Filed under Light News
New Fork from DT Swiss with their own design, since DT Swiss has acquired from Pace Cycles Ltd. its suspension and rigid fork business.
Bike Festival Willingen 2007
June 4, 2007 by Michael Maage
Filed under Light News
2007 Bike Festival in Willingen - Three days of party, races and more…
Schwalbe Furious Fred
June 2, 2007 by Michael Maage
Filed under Light Parts
A new record tire from Schwalbe called Furious Fred.
Size 26×2.00 - Target Weight: under 300g!!!
Storck Rebelion
June 1, 2007 by Michael Maage
Filed under Light News
Storck introduces new Top-End Hardtail Rebelion.
Shimano Ultegra SL
June 1, 2007 by Michael Maage
Filed under Light Bikes
Shimano introduces an additional edition of the popular Ultegra racing components. “Ultegra SL” it is named and besides offering an attractive new colour (“Ice Grey”), the group is 97 grams lighter than the standard Ultegra components.
