As the weather gets warmer, everyone starts preparing for the impending riding season. This means that business for bikes shops comes out of the usually slow winter season for a very busy spring.
New and returning riders alike are looking for new bikes along with tuning up the old ones to get ready for that perfect sunny day. Unfortunately, for most shops, it seems like every rider wants everything done on the same day! I can imagine that this is the busiest time of year for shop owners and manufacturers as they try to meet the needs of all of their clients.
Chad at Red Barn Bikes has seemed to be busy building up some new rides for his customers. Above you can see the new Titus RX Carbon outside of his shop.
From Chad’s Blog:
Titus RX Carbon….
Mike was looking for a fast bike that he could use for endurance racing and came to us with a frame preference and a budget….we took care of the rest and sent Mike out of the door suited up with a super nice racer-x. First race on the new bike for Mike will be at the Leadville 100……good luck Mike and we hope you bring home one of those fancy Leadville belt buckles.
If you take a look below in the gallery below you can see a new Canfield One build.
From Chad’s Blog:
Here’s a bike that we built up over the weekend for Cameron, who came down to the Bitterroot from Great Falls. This was the first time we’ve built up one of these bikes and i admit that i was pretty darn impressed with the quality (frame did need some prep work, but nothing past the ordinary facing & chasing of the BB shell). The ano finish looked quality and the suspension linkage looked like it could handle a little abuse….the 20mm lower pivots should fight off any inherit flex. I even managed to sneak it out of his hands to take it for a quick spin once we put the final touches to it. At a smidge shy of 30# the bike felt really quick when you stomped on the pedals which is a tough characteristic to pull off for most 7″ travel bikes. The suspension felt as good as any 10 minute parking lot test will allow you to check, it seemed to just float over the small bumps, almost made them entirely disappear. I thought it pedaled pretty darn nice and i know Cameron was stoked to get it home for a spin on his local trails….I’m sure he’ll be calling soon to let us know. A close up of the linkage….darn front dérailleur was a little tight fitting, but we managed with a traditional clamp dual pull Shimano XT.
Other notable builds out of Chad library lately include some Industry Nine wheels and a killer Knolly Endorphin.
Long story short…right now is a great time to go visit your local bike shop to get the latest on new parts, new bikes and old friends.
