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Well i couldn’t find my post on it from first install. but the bike now has 300 + miles and the whole drive train is shot. 6-7-8 gear slip under a load, chain still measures on wear. But the shifter has gotten very stiff to shift feels like it’s gonna break the cable at any moment. Skips...

Yesterday was my first Go on a 29x2.6 e wild on a 35 internal wheel. Bikes i rode yesterday are a mixer Fantic 180race and a Rocky Mountain slayer 29er Fantic has 29x26 on 36.5mm internal carbon Tnt hoop and 27.5 x40 rear with 2.6 Ewild. Slayer has 29x32 front and 29x35 rear with 2.6 E wild...

The Bike: Manufacturer: Rocky Mountain Model: Powerplay Model Year: 2019 Price Paid: Demo New/Used: Brand New Score (out of 10): 6 Review: Took both the powerplay models out on my local trailS, put 16 miles on each of them 29er and 27.5 Ran them up good climb with a legit enduro run...

2019 Fantic 180 R, spool valve fork and shock with 185mm front travel 190mm rear travel. 225mm rotors front and rear, Tnt carbon wheels on hope4 hubs front and rear, Tnt chain slapper, chain guide, carbon rental bars with rental 35mm stem, Braking carbon metallic brake pads. 2.6 Mary up front...

Anyone familiar with braking components, there new semi floating 220mm rotor and there three different brake pads?? If so your opinion on them??

Been trying to get these Code R brakes to work for a decent long downhill and without fading and squealing like a dying pig. I have trick stuff pads, and tried about every pad exp the new carbon metallic braking pads as there impossible to find in the states. So made a bracket and slapped the...

Just replaced the SRAM 8 speed with a Box 9 speed ebike drive line. With the Box price point and life time warranty had to try it. Sram has been a PITA to deal with and have had 6 of 8 speeds brake a tooth off rear cassette now and there less then 150 miles and they won’t warranty them. So...

Michelin E wild vs Shwalbe Eddie Current. Stay tuned to see who comes out on top.

So this past weekend i entered DH on my Fantic Integra 180 Tnt race replica Ebike without a battery in Cat 1 downhill. Finished third in Cat 1 behind Silva and Roussel. Both on 15+ thousand dollar sub 33 lbs bikes on a heavy pedal course. There was a 120 meter climb in the coarse. No duel...

This is not a rant or rave. It’s a question for all. How do you all feel about this new trend of bike companies selling bikes retail direct to consumer and giving no support to local bikes shops. Basically there selling complete bikes retail to customers at dealer pricing. This leaves no...

We took the 2019 Fantic 180 and gave it a dose of steroids. Here the build. 2019 integra, 42mm offset forks come on 2019, 165mm crank set, trimmed seat tube 16mm, installed 150mm dropper, Tnt 27.5x43.5 internal Carbon rear with 2.8 Eddie current, with CushCore insert. front got rc3 charger...

Sold this set to a guy in Scotland. That be the first to go over seas.

After destroying every wheel on the market, i set out to build my own. Since i have become partial to a mixer i struggled to find a good strong matching hoops front to rear. After a year of design, countless hours of 3D cad analysis and 6 months bashing with no inserts i finally came up with a...

Spent half the day putting the Pivot Shuttle through the Ringer. My personal take on shuttle as a enduro rider. First of all let me say i ride ebikes for one reason. Self shuttle for the downhills in a enduro setting. I don’t want a duel crown DH bike so slack it bulldozes everything. Ride...

Have couple days in on my new steed. It’s a lot of fun when the trail doesn’t call for 180 travel bike. So far pretty impressed with the components of the race. I swapped out the bars and stem with Diety and bike super fun in Burm turns small chunk. The updates they made def refined the...

Here the second one i have seen this happen to.

So got a chance to take the 2019 Fantic Integra 180 race for a spin and evaluation. First let’s talk about what updates that Fantic didn’t put much on paper about over the 2018model. I’ll start at front work my way through the bike. First update is the fork offset and steering stem. Gone is...

Got a chance to run the 2019 160 integra Enduro race on trout pond enduro with a DH run. Have to say they made some great improvements. After reviewing the specs listed on it there a number of changes that’s not in print. So here what i found in just a short overview of the bike not listed...

Here a quiz i have for those who actually tune on there bikes suspension, Keep simple answers. Example. If i turn the compression in 3 clicks does it affect rebound, if i open rebound clicker does it affects the compression. Please don’t be shy, those that have no clew how to answer those...

Has anyone tried the new or newer Adex speed grip 29x2.6 Hans Dampf. Currently running the minion DHF 29x2.5 but it measures shy of 2.5 and the tire just isn’t enough in loose soft,