Here is a neat video shot around Portland. Lifeboarding
Breathe, Eat, Skate, Ride, Live
Let the Lion guide your way.
Add this to the tattoos I want to get.
Firelane 5.
I shot this video yesterday morning. I think it came together nicely. I place all the shots, ride them, then retrieve the camera afterwards like Les Stroud (Survivorman) would.
The goal is to show the essence of mountain biking. The ride to the trail, the sounds for the trail and forest, the click of the free wheel. I hope you enjoy it.
I make these videos to make my wife smile, if they make you smile send me a tweet, facepage, or plus let me know what you think of it.
I could see myself getting one of these visijax for next winter. Bright jacket with LED and reflective stripes.
Graham spent the better part of this morning laying some decals on this team bike for the Trailhead Coffee Roasters Team.
If you need decals to match your kits let us know.
Check out this decal job from Ruckus. Nice!
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Titus FTM Aluminum, ride it.
As you may know from my previous post, I took out a aluminum FTM from Titus yesterday. I got a maiden voyage on her today. I was really impressed with this version of the bike. Firstly, this may dominate my whole line of thinking, but the bike is sized as the Large instead of the Medium I was riding. The fit was spot on and felt immensely better. Dare I say that the Medium was too small for me? I guess so.
The other HUGE difference is the suspension duties performed by Fox on this bike whereas the carbon FTM demo had Rockshox. The Rockshox Monarch was new and needed more time to open up but the Fox RP23 is in prime condition on this frame since it has been around the block a bit. The RP23 also has more of a lockout which is really nice feature for gravel grinding in Forest Park.
The shifting experiment also went well, but I would rather have XT or XTR than the XO shifters. The shifting was precise and great, but I am just use to the Shimano trigger shifters over the SRAM ones. Kind of a personal choice decision more than a technical decision.
The ride was pretty sloppy, so I scaled the speed back a bit to maintain control. There were some fallen trees and debris from our last couple storms so going balls-to-the-walls was not recommended. You may run into a tree if not careful out there.
All in all, I have to admit I like the AL version of the FTM and was thinking that you could go either way and still have a pretty nice bike setup. The AL version will save you some cash which you could invest in a few more road trips. I don’t think I have to give this one back for a while so I may go get some extended rides in.
More to come later.
J
Classic “leaning on a post” picture for bike forums.
Did I ever mention I am getting tired of this mud?
Titus FTM Aluminum.
I picked up a Aluminum version of the FTM yesterday to see the difference between this and the carbon version. Yes, the carbon will be lighter and sexier, but I was looking to see the build differences and ride characteristics between the two materials. Normally one doesn’t get a chance to compare each frame a company makes, so I am taking advantage of the situation.
This bike is a older demo, but still had a really nice build kit. SRAM XO shifting, FOX suspension, and Magura braking. As most of you know I am mainly a Shimano guy so switching shifters is always a fun experiment for me.
Check out that 3K carbon weave and shiny gold. Ride like a king!
It also came with some bling to spruce it up. As I posted earlier it came with Portland Designworks Speed Metal grips which are really nice looking and feeling.
Love that anodized frame color.
On a ending note: You can pick up Portland, OR made Aluminum FTM today either at the Portland warehouse or online store for $899.99.
Bill Nye: The City of the Future
Look what I acquired this at the Mudslinger. A @DeschutesBeer coaster made from leather. #beer
FYI - Brown’s Camp is delayed in opening
One of my favorite rides on the west side in Tillamook State Forest is currently closed until April 16th. Too much snow is the reasoning. Bummer.
Always check before going:
Planet X USA @ Portland Bicycle Show 2012
A quick video of some of the highlights of the 2012 Portland Bicycle Show.
From Rick at Titus
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Hanging out at the bike show today.
Today I went down to the Peadnation show to hang out with the guys from Titus in the On-One/Planet X booth. I rode down on the Nano light and totally biffed the directions. You see the show has been at the Convention center for the last two years and this year it switched to the Expo center. You could tell the people in the Convention center were use to the question and they didn’t miss a beat talking to some random guy in Spandex. So I mounted back up and rode over to the Yellow MAX line as I have never ridden to the Expo center. I thought Interstate (like a frontage road) would go there, but was fuzzy on the details. I still am.
The show had its usual displays and the On-One booth was right next to the Ryan Leech show which was a real treat. I got to meet him afterwards and he really is the nicest humblest guy to talk to. It was an honor. It was a good time and I was glad to be able to go. I am wiped out.
J
A dream catcher made out of a old bike rim. Great ideas abound at the show.
These helmets are carved out a block of wood. Fairly ingenious.
Ecospeed makes an add-on to turn your regular bike into an electric assist bike. This was awesome to try out back behind the Expo. Start pedaling, hit the button and WOW speed! What a blast.
How Bikes Make Cities Cool – Portland. from @konaworld #pdx
#freedomnow (Taken with instagram)
There is really nothing like seeing something you created being picked up and blogged and reblogged and instagram’d and tweeted. I am beaming right now. What a cool feeling.
-Jeremy
Oh! and I have a ton of these stickers on my desk needing to go out in to the world. Go to http://store.zendoughnut.com to get one. I will also be walking around the PedalNation event on Sunday March 25th if you want one look for my beanie (see my avatar).
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Bike Geek, Cancer Survivor, and geeky dad. Writes about cycling, two wheeled culture, and the bicycle industry.