Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Hawaiian Mike to Ride Fixie at Moab

Not satisfied with the handling of his new Niner One 9, (too many crashes on the opening ride and the fact that his son took back the tubing for his jungle gym), Hawaiian Mike and MacGyver, the Darkhorse Cycles Skunk Works Factory Development Team, have been hard at work in the basement creating a more stable frame geometry for the race. After a couple of laps around the neighborhood Mike was heard commenting "this thing is so stable I can pound Double Dead Guys on every lap and never crash".
While capacity for water bottles is somewhat in doubt, The Mayor immediately noted that the rear platform was the perfect mounting point for a pair of pony kegs and is rumoured to be in negotiations to have a custom geometry 29er version built. Currently the biggest concerns being faced are the ability to adapt the Cycleops PowerTap's 32 spoke hub to the 12 spoke front wheel and how to sync up the rear disc brakes to ensure there is no brake induced spinouts.
Further testing is slated to take place this weekend at Stewart with a big wheel version planned for the Porcupine Ridge ride scheduled to happen right after the race.

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