Current Testing underway

Here is my exhausting list of testing currently under way.

Scrub Components rotors - super light weight brake rotor

I am testing the scrubs on my 29er with my Marta SL's.

My current mini-review: I had just added these in a 180/160 combination to my 29er using Marta SL brakes and I have 5 rides on them. I took them out on the Pueblo South Shore trail which has some tough quick grab a huge handful of brakes type of technical moves along with light feathering in the wicked stuff, and they did extremely well. They would make an occasional noise here and there but were quiet for as much abuse, torture, and fade I was subjecting them to. The last couple of rides I have used them on longer downhills rides and they have been fine. They can scream like a banshee when I get a bit of snow on the rotors, but they dry quickly and the noise goes away. The Marta rotors do the same thing but not quite as loud. I am a brake hog so I really ride the brakes on downhills and these brakes have been doing quite well. So far a great and extremely light weight product.

The Scrubs are a powerful brake rotor, they dissipate heat extremely well, which means they don't fade very much, they can make a very small bit of noise during hard braking but it is not bad, I am still trying to figure out their modulation.

Scrub's:
180mm 65.2g
160mm 57.5g

Marta SL's:
180mm 126.4g
160mm 102.8g

Weight loss:
-106.5g

Stem length experiment - 80 vs 90 vs 100 vs 110

This is an experiment in progress. I didn't like the 80 at all, the 90 was so-so, the 100 was sweet and the 110 (my original) climbs the best. So far the 100 is winning. Been riding the 90 lately. It is a nice compromise.


Cane Creek 110 IS: in red

Installed the unit on my Ibis Mojo. It all went on well. The top bearing cover was a bit tight, especially on my Manitou Elite fork but I got it all on. It did make it easier for it to all stay together since the cover held the fork on without having to holding it up. The platform width on the bottom of the top bearing cover is a bit narrower them my old Solo IS.

White Bros Fluid 140 (in progress)
SwissStop brake pads and Silencer fluid (got a pad set already coated)
Spot Personal Locator Beacon (in progress)

Dakine Builders pack (not started)
Rear shock shootout - DT Swiss vs Fox RLC (in progress)

New List:

American Classic - MTB 26 Tubeless wheelset
Broken - Ashima PCB - Brake
?? Banshee
Buff Headgear
Cane Creek 110 - Headset
Continental Rubber Queen UST - Tires
NR - Crank Bros Iodine - Wheelset
Dakine Builders pack
Delorme Earthmate PN-40 - GPS
early 2010 DT Swiss XM 1550 Tricon - Wheelset
NS - Formula RX - Brake
NS - Fizik Cyrano - Seatpost
Fizik- Grips
Not happening -  Fox 150 Talas - Fork
LR - Garmin Edge 500 - GPS and bike computer
Gater Duo - Brakes
GoPro HD Hero - Video camera
Gore Alp-X - Jacket and pants
Hayes Stroker Gram - Brakes
NR - Hope eternity - Seatpost
?? - Hutchinson Toro - Tire
Hydrapak Moro - Hydration pack
Jetboil - Portable stove
Julbo Sunglasses - Track Zebra and Dirt Zebra
Kazam - balance bike
NS/PR - Kind Shock i950-R - Adjustable seatpost
LR - Kuat NV -
Manitou 29 Elite - Fork
Manitou Swinger - Rear shock
early 2010 - Marzocchi 44 Ti - Fork
Oregon Scientific ATC5K - Video camera
Pacenti Neo-Moto 650b - Tires
Panaracer Rampage PR - Tire
LR - Panaracer CFG Fr 2.35
Pearl Izumi Pro MTB - Shoes
Pearl Izumi - Various apparel 
Pedro's Vise Whip and Tulio - Tools
ProLogo Vertigo - Saddle
NR - Rotor 3D Crankset - Cranks
Ruby Helmet - Sterling
Ruby Sunglasses - Genetyk
S&S Case - Traveling case
Scrub Component - Rotors
SixSixOne - 4x4 and 4x2 body armor
SPOT - Location Device
SPOT II - Location Device
NR - Sram XX grouppo
Strider - Balance bike
Sun Charger Pro - Wheelset
Syntace Vector 31.8 - Handlebars
Terrasole - Sandals
Tilley - Hat
Tachyon XC - Video camera
UBS RAKK and VC - Stands
NS (new rep) - UFO Plast - Fork Protectors
Uvex Helmet - Supersonic RS
Uvex Sungalsses - Crow Pro
LR - Velocity P35 - Rims or wheelset
VHoldR ContoruHD - Video camera
VHoldR ContoutHD1080p  - Video camera
VIO POV 1.5 - Video camera
NR - WTB Valcon - Saddle
NS - Yeti ASR 5 C - bike