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2008 July | The Bike Lab

Archive for July, 2008

Movie Technology Applied To Bike Fitting

Monday, July 28th, 2008

We’ve all seen it. The remarkable animation in video games, or the real life looking creatures on the movie screen. Most of this type of entertainment uses some form of motion capture technology. Now it is being reported that this technology will be used to fit bicycles to clients in retail settings all across North [...]

Our Take On Tour Tech: A Wrap Up

Sunday, July 27th, 2008

In a year marked with yet more doping scandals, the tech of the recently finished Tour de France was perhaps a little glossed over. Actually, besides the 11 speed topic we already touched on, there wasn’t much earth shattering news from the team pits at the Tour.
Here’s a rundown of a few things I noticed [...]

Spot Light On: the hive’s Chub Hub

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

While at Sea Otter last April, I rounded a corner to see some wheels hanging off a display. They drew my attention to the hubs, an outlandish looking affair with a large black center and polished aluminum ends. I just had to draw closer for a better look.

They were the Chub Hubs and they [...]

Truvativ Stylo Cranks : Long Term

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

Back in May I gave my 1st impressions of these single speed cranks on my 650b hot rod.

The cranks are still doing well and have my thumbs up.  They are very durable with the finish standing strong against my ankle rub and the arms are pretty stiff.
The bottom bracket has my thumbs down but as [...]

BBB Components: ErgoFix Grips and ErgoSticks Bar Ends:Update

Monday, July 21st, 2008

The ErgoFix grips and ErgoSticks bar ends have been thrashed some on our local trails and here are Captain Bob and my thoughts on the combination so far.

I have been using the ErgoFix/ErgoSticks combination while Captain Bob decided to roll with just the ErgoFix grips. The bar ends are a conundrum for me. They [...]

BBB Components Featured On Our Test Bike: First Impressions

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

Here at te Bike lab we have outfitted a Soul Cycles Dillinger frame with some BBB Components. Now that we have ridden them a fair amount, here is our short term take on what we think of them so far.

We felt that the BBB Components we recieved all looked really understated and business-like. Captain [...]

 


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