Garmin edge - Salzkammergut trophy

So this is the garmin file for the Salzkammergut trophy. A report of the trophy is coming soon.

San Marco aspide superleggera

Used it for 2 months, the shape is good, looks nice, weight is maybe to much for a full carbon saddle and it's way to expensive !

weight: 113 grams (on my scale)

Tune bobo

I used a tune bobo in my nicolai, this in combination with a Lefty. Why a tune ?
Because this is the best in combination with a lefty, you have limited space between the clamps.

I'm not so pleased with the result after using it for 12 months: the bearings are totally destroyed !
Yes it's light and goodlooking, but the bearings are rubbish !

Project 321 adapter

This one I used for 12 months, it's verry stiff and easy to mount.
Price qualitity ratio is very good !

162 grams

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Bikes and Babes

Lightweight seatpost clamp

This is the Nicolai's latest tuning part:

A lightweight seatpost clamp, weight - 10grams

Rotordisc test

Here you can read a test of the discbrake rotors (160mm) I tested, this in combination with XTR and Marta brakes:

Ashima ARO-08
++ price
++ weight
+ looks
+ power, even on longer dh's
+ life of the brake pad
- fragile
Conclusion: for me the best rotors ever used !

Magura SL
++ extreme good braking power
++ life of the brake pad
+ weight
+ looks
- price
- not enough cooling on longer dh's
Conclusion: The best rotors for XC use, but expensive

Magura standard rotor (marta)
+ power
+ braking power
- weight
Conclusion: not bad for a mudbike

Alligator sawrotor
+ good braking power
+ price
+ looks
+ cooling
- fragile
- life of the brake pad
Conclusion: verry good rotors, but they eat to much pads

Avid G3
+ looks
+ cooling
- price
- weight
- -  power, maybe the discs were made on a monday morning, but they really suck !
Conclusion: not my cup of tea

BBB
+ power
+ cooling
+ price
- Fugly
- - weight
Conclusion: not bad for a mudbike, and they are heavy.

XTR
+ power
+ looks
+ cooling on long dh's
+ life of the brake pads
+ - centerlock
- weight
Conclusion: very good stuff, but it's centerlock

XT
+ power
+ cooling on long dh's
+ life of the brake pads
+ - centerlock
+ price
- looks
- - weight
Conclusion: good price quality, but to ugly

Independent Fabrication

Damn those things are so nice !

Easton Ceramic Bearings

Just mounted a Ceramic BB on my racebike:

Stan's

Below a picture of the new Stan's valve:

Fox 2011

Below some pics of the 2011 version, with a titanium T-piece

Schmolke low rizerbar

Ah yes, this is nice: a 95gram rizerbar

260€, that's the only negative thing :-)

http://www.schmolke-carbon.de/carbon/carbon_de/mtblenk.php

Manitou Skareb Elite

Used it for 4 years, and this is my experience:

+ weight
+ looks
+ rebound
+ SPV
+ reliable
+ PM discbrake mounts
- stiffness

For it's age, it's a really good fork, nice damping --> they say Fox is the reference ... For me, this is equal !

Endorfin Wallpapers

Samox BB

Just mounted a Samox bottom bracket, don't know what to expect about it. I hope it's good shit, but the future will bring clarity.

Easton

What do you like the most about Easton ?

Cannondale Scalpel 2011

Below you can see eliflap's C'dale scalpel. A beauty with an extreme lightweight of 8,79kg.

http://eliflap.blog.aruba.it/

Soumagne (tt)

Een kleine 43 km met 800hm, veel veldwegjes en asfalt. Enkel één stukje bos hebben wij gehad, zonde ! Waarschijnlijk was dit een eenmalig bezoek aan Soumagne.

Specialized Stumpjumper

This was my bike for 4 years:

Nothing else then fun, 4 years long. The frames are not stiff at all, the weight 1,55kg size medium and the geometrie is extreem good. Nice downhill, superb uphill.
After 28 000km and my frame was totally destroyed, it flext a lot, so speci R.I.P.

Apple Ipad

Two weaks ago I bought an Ipad, so here you can read my opinion.

+ battery
+ navigation
+ functionality
+ programs available
+ design

- weight
- no usb, card reader
- no phone function
- why ist there a cam ??
- you need a pc to transfer photo's and music/video's

Do I like the Ipad? Bwha its not bad, but I like the iphone a lot more.
The iphone is more compact, better handling en better to carry on.....
So I'm not yet convinced....

Xtr bb

So, 9000 km's and my bracket bearings are totally destroyed, mud, water, sand, ...
The weight of the xtr bracket is 104 grams, not bad. The bearings are pretty good, especially price/quality. Now I mounted some samox bearings, wonder how they will do.

Push rp23

Always wanted to test a Pushed fox, so I contact TFtuned.
I bought a rp23, they pushed it like I wanted, fast shipping, nice packed. It was verry nice working with the TF people !

The following step was mounting it on my nicolai and ride, ride, ride ...

And do I like it ? YES I do like it !
But the only question I have is, why did I bought a Pushed rp23, I dont use it's ability's.
For me there are only 2 stands, on or propedal. So a tip for you guys, and girls, take a pushed fox rp2.

DT 240s hub

Here a picture of my oldest hub, a DT 240s.

This hub is so extremely good, pretty light, reliable, superb bearings, good body, .. but the decals are so fugly.

268 grams

Cycling in the U.K.

I've been to England for a while, and what is pretty strange, there a so less bikeshops !
Yes they have Chainreactioncycles, but a local bikeshop ? Bikers on the roads ?

But I'am happy they have some belgium beer over there :-)