Friday, September 28, 2012

Preview: Twenty6 Predator Ti Pedal

I have been wanting to test some Twenty6 Predator pedals ever since they got announced. Tyler (the man behind Twenty6) promised an evolution of the much acclaimed Prerunner pedal. Pretty much everything was reviewed and improved upon. The result is the Predator pedal, thin, big, lightweight, grippy, and more expensive than your car. Is this pedal worth your hard earned cash, or is this a CNC adventure gone wrong? Well I cant answer that yet, as this is only a preview, but I can give you a closer look:

Enduro sealed bearing, and quad o-ring seals should keep this sucker going strong for a long time.
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Self lubricating tapered turcite bushing, on a burly nitride coated titanium spindle. The CNC milled pedal body is has a concave and offset design, and each pin is isolated and raised so that the foot is resting less on the pedal body, and more on the pin itself. This pedal has more tech than your flat screen tv.
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My pin-system is smarter than your pin-system. No seriously, have a look at this picture to fully understand why this is such a smart system.
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The Predator is slightly taller than the 11mm Point One Racing Podium Pedal. But overall the Predator is bigger. If some of you would want some more comparrison pics, please say so in the comments field, and Ill upload them. Comments does not require a sign-in.
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Predator with a Ti-axle. Pretty close to the claimed 340 grams
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I havent had much time on these pedals yet, but my initial thoughts are positive, the amount of grip is just insane. If you are a 5.10 shoe user (and if you are not, you should be), be prepared to experience a new level of grip. The pedal body is large and thin, and the overall impression is that this really is a quality product.
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So, will this pedal hold up to use and abuse, or will it fail as every other pedal ive had in my hands from other brands. Find out in the concluding review, right here on All Mountain Next.

Monday, September 24, 2012

Lever to the metal

On my way back home, I cross this short gravel road. The sun (light) was just right to do a little skidding. I'm not a fan of skidding, in fact, I'm actually a strong advocate against it, but this time around I gave it a go, for sake of the high-speed camera : )

Just for fun. 27sec. 240fps. No sound. Raw edit.

Sunday, September 16, 2012

Recent shots part 2/2

Additional (and random) batch of recent pics:

My current AM-build, pretty much as dialed in as I could wish for. One thing is newly installed tho'..
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Closeup. One of the changes to the 2012 SIXC crank is the addition of optional chainring tabs made out of alu, you can actually see them if you enlarge the pic. The best/biggest change tho' is the addition of CrMo pedal inserts. Another thing I would like to point out is the incredible stiffness of the crankarms, coming from a XT-crankset, these carbon arms feel distinctively stiffer.
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New stepdown on the Church Line. Landing is at the very bottom of this pic.
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Spot the line, and spot the kicker..
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Couldn't believe my luck when I met this little guy, the fact that he didn't mind a photo shoot was just the icing on the cake.
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Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Recent shots part 1/2

Some recent pics.

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Henning giving the ONE, and the "Church Drop" a go.
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In between the trees you go, elbows inches from impact.
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Met this poisonous friend near a cabin.
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One of my favorite xc-ish lines, no one rides here, and the tall grass renders the slim line im riding invisible.
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Last drop on the Church line
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Wednesday, September 5, 2012

90 seconds of 60

Had a good day in the woods with Henning, sessioning new and old lines. Wanted to test my GoPro with the 60FPS setting. The 60 FPS allows me to slow down time without noticeable stutter, shot some test footage, and this is what I compiled:

60FPS. Featuring "Your Mom", "The Church Line", and some new features as well, such as the "Church Drop".

WATCH IT IN HD HERE