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Felt Unveils 2012 Line
Felt Bicycles held their 2012 model year press outing in their parking lot in Irvine, CA the other day. I flew down to see what was up. Good to meet the principle people behind the brand, and get a handle on what the company is all about. One thing is for sure, the Felt line is growing. There really is something for everyone, a broad range of bikes at a broad range of pricing. Let's get started.
Under test: Breezer Cloud 9 Pro
By Maurice Tierney
What better way to "Get the Skinny" on a test bike than a ride with it's creator? Joe Breeze is a legend of mountain biking and we're fortunate to have an office nearby his home turf of Marin County, Cali-for-nye-aye.
Joe is a super-nice guy and it's a super-pleasure to take a ride with him on his home turf.
That'd be some fire roads outta Joe's place in Fairfax to some singletrack at Boy Scout Camp Tamarancho. I requested a hardtail for this test due to the larger amounts of climbing I'm facing here in the Bay Area. A 29er hardtail to be specific, so this fits the bill to a "T".
With over 225 miles in on this test sled, today will be the last 11, plan being to ride some more technical stuff and get a handle on the Cloud 9's capabilities in that regard. Many of the test miles have been on hard packed double track, so I am chomping at the bit to rock some rocks and roots.
In a nut this, bike did everything I asked it too quite well. The climbing was solid for hours on end, the switchbacks were no problemo, and the high speed fireroad decents were a blast. Like many designers, Joe tried to make his 29er handle like a smaller bike, and he hit the nail on the head in that respect. Joe is an awesome photographer too.
The only nit you'll read about in my full review (appearing in Issue #157) will be about the spec. I sure missed a good solid thru axle on the fork, and the somewhat generic brakes left something to be desired for this weight of rider (225lbs.). Oh well.
The Cloud 9 Pro retails for $3,000. Joe himself rides the LTD model, which retails for $5,900 and, while being the same frame, has green accents rather than orange.
Joe threw a leg over my bike, which has been set upo real custom like with 23˚ bars from Groovy and an awesome Maneke Neko squeezy horn.
Oh, and did I mention, Joe can ride these things.
Stuff I like: Biketoberfest Marin
I love a good consumer bike show. Getting the industry and consumers in the same place at the same time doesn't happen often enough, but it's usually great when it does. With some West Coast bike-biz peeps plus all the new, old and future readers of our magazines, where else would I want to be?
Biketoberfest Marin had this and more: Good friends in town from Pittsburgh, a ride with my sensei Charlie Kelly, music and my favorite four-letter beverage of choice, BEER!
The show was free, with tons of bike company booths, music, family stuff, food for sale and even a 'cross race. The beer was not. For $20 (advance) you got to sample at least 30 different beers from 20 West Coast breweries, including a nicely sized sample glass that could be filled as often as you like. Sweet deal.
More importantly, 4,000 people attended, raising more than $20,000 for the Marin County Bicycle Coalition and Access4bikes. Mmmmm, beeeeer.
Doh! BEER comes after the ride. Must ride first, and then work the booth while drinking beer. Yep, sounds like a plan.
It's the "Legends" ride being led by Charlie Kelly and Joe Breeze that I will go on. SeeKay and Joe a couple of local/international luminaries if there is such a thing. Here's Charlie leading from the plaza in Fairfax, CA.
Joe's like WTF? Who is this guy?
As we hit the dirt, this is the last time we'll see both leaders together.
I found this sign interesting.
Almost there. Charlie brings up the rear. That's Mt. Tam back there.
Joe has taken the fast kids down into some Tamarancho singletrack, while Charlie took us to the top of Repack. Here we hear how it was, back in the day, before plunging down the historical track.
Here we are at the bottom. We all made it.
Different styles, same smiles. That's my Blur LT on the left.
You can see Charlie's jaw moving in this shot.
Ahhh, the booth.
Here Liam Studdiford pitches the wool (Who's that guy in the middle?), Elizabeth from Pittsburgh pushes the 'Zines
What more do we need? Please comment if know a good festival/expo we should attend. Next week, SF Bike Expo!Tweet
Stuff I like: Exposure Lights
By Maurice Tierney
In my upcoming Dirt Rag print review, you'll hear me sing the praises of the MaXx-D light from Exposure. It's a sweet, bright, LED, cable-free, trail-worthy 1200 lumen alloy lighting unit that mounts quickly and easily to your handlebar. This all makes it a pleasure to use, and easy to write about. I've also tested the 300-lumen Joystick as well, a much smaller light that I use for my off-dirt travels at night.
But another big reason I like these products so much is my go-to guy at Exposure, James. Not only does James pick up the phone when you call the home office in Rollinsford, New Hampshire; Not only does he keep me equipped with the latest lights I need to properly write these reviews; but he answers the phone in a British accent and with a demeanor that makes working with him "always a pleasure".
Of course, I am not a complete sucker. If there's any deficiencies or "Nits to pick" on this product I'll be sure to fulfill my journalistic duty and report on them.
The point is that sometimes it's not just about the product, but about the people, too. Some folks just have a knack for the relationship thing; they answer the phone, get you the stuff, provide information, answer questions in a timely fashion, and are otherwise pleasant to work with. Likeable people. Bike people.
SF Bike Expo 2010
Don't you know?
It's the place to go
Where a bike show will explode
Near the San Francisco Bay if I may be so bold
Called the SF Bike Expo
In November it's summer
It will not be a bummer
It takes place on the 6th
And will be really sick!
(That's HELLA sick, in Bay-speak)
Cyclists of all styles
Will come for a while
Check out the fashion show
Or the cross race to go
Ride in off the street
It cannot be beat
All the bike peeps will come
You'll surely have fun!
There will be stunting as well
And lowriders from hell
Advocacy too
How about you?
A palace of Cow
Becomes a palace of wow!
(What's a Cow Palace anyway?)
The Dirt Rag booth
Will feed your sweet tooth
It's not just a swap
You might blow your top
Try to remain calm
At sfbikeexpo.com
Shimano XTR Media Camp, Part One: Dyna-Sys 10-speed.
I will tell you how the new XTR stuff doesn't suck at a later date, but first let's get our minds around this Dyna-Sys program. As a guy who thought 8 speeds was one gear too many, let me tell you that a ten-speed drivetrain really does have some advantages, especially in Shimano's Dyna-sys 3×10 layout.
Ten-speed drivetrains may be new to MTB, but they developed out of the needs of road racers; guys who need closely-spaced gearing to keep that one mad cadence going the entire race. And anyone who has done any touring has probably wished for another gear in between that one that's too hard and the one that's too easy.
A narrower chain makes it possible to put ten freewheel cogs (11-36) in the same space as nine. It's a directional chain with four different plate profiles; the outside links are optimized for front shifting while the inside links are designed moving smoothly across the rear. Shimano claims this narrower chain is just as strong as a 9 speed chain, and better at mud shedding. Time will tell on that promise. A long-term review is certainly in order.
The 24-32-42 range in front combined with the bigger stack in back has several advantages, which were discovered during a highly technical ride through the Lakes Basin area of Plumas National Forest. 24-32-42. Closely spaced for quicker shifts. The bigger chainrings in front combined with bigger gears in back keep me in the big or middle ring longer. This just feels right, and keeps the momentum up to par with the gnarly course. At Lakes Basin, sudden changes in terrain steepness are handled without the drama of bailing to granny gear, so efficiency, momentum and speed are smoothly maintained. And when you do bail to granny, the 24 teeth provide a bigger, more efficient gear that doesn't torque the drivetrain all to heck like a smaller ring can do.
Another advantage of the closely-spaced front chainrings is that they work with the various popular suspension designs better. Many suspension designs are optimized for middle-ring performance, with compromises made for the small and large rings. With less difference between the cog sizes, there's less change in the direction of chain pull in relation to the pivots, so there is less change in the suspension action in different chainrings. Installed on my Santa Cruz Blur LT, I found the suspension action more consistent in all three chainrings. This did pan out on the trail.
The above verbiage falls under what Shimano calls "Dynamic Power Transfer" Catchy, huh? The other side of the corporate mumbo-jumbo is "System Optimized Stability" My interpretation is that Shimano has been working on advancing their concept of "Light Action" shifting. They did this by changing the geometry of the Shadow rear derailleur to arrive at a more linear shift force requirement through the gears. So that last push into the larger chainrings requires about the same force as the shifts on the smaller cogs.
All of this work is quantifiable on the trail. XTR is good stuff, as anyone who can afford it will tell you. Fortunately, the availability of the new technology spans a wide section of the Shimano line, namely the XT and SLX groups. But in some sections, it's still about the rider, as Matt from Shimano proves…
Stuff I like: Ergon Grips
These Ergon GX1 Leichtbau grips are designed for XC racing. They are some of the lightest grips Ergon has to offer, as well as having a more compact body, a smaller wing, and a narrower diameter. I like 'em cuz my hands are prone to numbness and/or pain when riding long distances.
800 Racers Can't be Wrong. Downieville Classic Does Not Suck.
Poach the course? Punk.
Yea, that's what happened. Unwilling to fork over the cash, I got through the day with 2 or 3 juicy rationalizations. One, that I was "Press", and did not need to throw down since I was going to be writing something and needed to "Observe" the goings-on. Two, that I was a "Volunteer" and that I would hand out water and otherwise help others on the course (Which I did). And three, that I wouldn't be in anybody's way and was just a guy out for a ride that day. Yea, right.
Despite all this I was left with bad feelings toward myself, especially after riding the course, seeing how incredibly awesome it is, and learning about why these trails are here. I spoke apologetically with Greg Williams. He is not only the race director, but the director of the Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship group. That's the group that builds all the trails around here. (Here being the Tahoe National Forest) Around $30,000 of this weekend's race fees were to be given to SBTS, to support the building and maintenance of this mountain bike mecca. Get this: SBTS has a paid trail building staff to the tune of $50,000 in payroll PER MONTH, thanks to some aggressive grant-writing and some "Recovery Act" funding. That is large cash, anywhere, but here it's a boon to a county struck hard by recession to the point of 20% unemployment. More and more trails are on the docket, including a hut to hut system destined to bring mountain bike tourism to the area.
After hearing all that I felt worse. But I am glad to get that off my chest here. Aaaand, my disillusion with racing in general is greatly decreased by the whole event. Much of my disillusionment came from watching high level mountain bike racing turn into a physical endurance event, rather than the test of bike handling skill it should be. This course proved me wrong. It is gnarly. Point-to-point, starting in Sierra City with a 3000 foot climb followed by a 5000 foot descent into Downieville. Never a dull moment, always a surprise around every corner. Somehow Carl Decker (Giant Bikes) was able to run this 27 mile course in 1:50. I am flabbergasted at this. I don't know how anyone could go that far that fast. Guess I am new to this scene.
But the even cooler thing about this event is the all-mountain category…That's the whole XC course on Saturday followed by the downhill course on Sunday. There's 200 spaces in this category, and it sells out quick. Here's Adam Craig after his run. This is the only race pic I took, he he.
The best combined time won the event. Here's a snapshot of the top ten men…
And the Pro Women…
I was too busy having fun to get you much more in terms of race coverage. Downieville Classic is also a sweet festival, with the River Jump World Championships going on, as well as the WTB Pixie Cross World Championships, and the Swobo DERBY! Here are some of my better river jump pix…
Then Seth from Camelbak helped yours truly prepare for Saturday night's Derby with his 845 ounce Camelbak o' margaritas. Developed for military, the Squadbak is used for refilling smaller Camelbaks in the field.
Ahhh yea, Derby. That's Eric Highlander on the left. He ran the All-mountain class on a Santa Cruz Tallboy BTW …
And WTB Pixie cross was a big hit too…
On Sunday Morning Chris King made us some pancakes…
With all the fixins…
And we got to check out Santa Cruz's new V-10 Carbon prototype…
And a new Ritchey 29 inch carbon fork…
While enjoying some New Belgium beers to raise even more money for Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship!
There you have it, one fine weekend in the Sierras. Big thanks go to Yuba Expeditions for putting this on and making Downieville a destination; Fox Racing Shox for the crash pad; New Belgium for the beer and sunhats; Camelbak for the Margs; Swobo for bringin the Derby; Santa Cruz for letting me ride the Tallboy; Ellsworth for helping me Guerilla market a few magazines; Chris for the pancakes; and all our Nor Cal pals! Great company.
PS: First comment with the correct movie quote wins a Dirt Rag prize!
Dirt Rag / Bicycle Times World Tour, Urban Assault, Austin, TX
On June 23, the only thing separating us from the Urban Assault Ride in Austin, TX was 1,400 miles of blazing asphalt. A few days, and countless pit stops later, we had reached our long-awaited destination…only to screech to halt in Friday rush hour traffic. The skyscrapers of downtown Austin seemed close enough to reach out and touch, yet our trusty steed (a '94 Toyota Camry, packed to the gills) was forced to crawl at inchworm speeds. Fortunately the spirit of Stevie Ray Vaughn was with us.
By the time we reached our hotel, we were itching to trade our four wheels for two. Steering clear of the traffic-laden main roads, we set out to explore the funky and colorful neighborhoods that have helped put Austin on the map as a Mecca for all things kitsch. What we found were streets bursting with colorful bungalows, eye candy in the form of tacky lawn ornaments, every kind of food cart imaginable, and Mexican influence galore…which led us to a find some amazing grub at local hot spot Curra's Grill. After devouring the last morsel of Carnitas marinated in Coca-cola, orange juice and milk (sounds strange, but sooo good!), I sat back, closed my eyes and laughed at the idea of ever eating another cheese slathered platter of soggy enchiladas and beans-from-the-can "Mexican" food again. Bellys happy, now the only thing separating us from the crown jewel of our adventure was a solid night's sleep.
Sponsored by the New Belgium Brewing Company, the Urban Assault Ride's motto is "beer, bikes and big wheels," all of which were aplenty at this celebration of all things bike. Around 7:30 a.m., cyclists began trickling in. A half hour later, a mob of nearly 2,000 had gathered- young and old, some in costumes, others in racing kit, seasoned veterans and newbies alike. The whole scene was, in effect, an example of the power the bicycle has to bring people together, make people smile and spread good vibes in general.
Although technically a race, for many this ride was more about the fun factor: exploring Austin by bike while taking part in silly obstacle courses. For example, one of the more popular obstacles required team members to ride a kids' big wheel around a race course. The best part: these big wheels were designed to make huge skidding stops and turns.
Another obstacle that was almost as fun for participants as it was for spectators was "skateboard bowling." You guessed it; one person lays flat on the skateboard while the other pushes them, feet first, into plastic bowling pins. I must say, we were pretty talented at this one. We both got strikes on the first try!
Piggyback polo.
And, of course, because Texas summers are stinkin' hot, more than one obstacle involved water. Giant floating rubber duckies awaited participants at a stop along Lady Bird Lake. The object was for one team member to jump on the ducky's back while the other pulled the ducky from point A to point B on a leash. For many, this was just as much about cooling off as it was about completing the obstacle.
Around noon, as temps shifted from hot to sweltering, riders made their way to the finish line. What awaited them was the thumping bass and crooning of a local alt-country band (a nod to Austin's musical roots), burrito carts, sponsor tents (Keen, Globe Bicycles, REI, Clif, Timbuk2, among others), a free massage tent, and, of course, cold New Belgium beer on tap. Check out the handlebar tap handle here:
As we made our way through the crowd, handing out free issues of Dirt Rag and Bicycle Times along the way, we were greeted with many tired but content faces. A few savvy participants were even treated to free Panaracer tires when they wisely subscribed to our magazines. Thanks for the help, Panaracer!
The festivities concluded with one final wacky competition on the main stage, which included the classic "feet strapped to tin cans" stilt walk, a mini bike limbo and a wheel hoola-hoop contest. Good times were definitely had by all! The next stops include:
Ft. Collins- 7/18
Denver – 7/25
Minneapolis- 8/8
St. Louis- 8/15
Des Moines- 8/22
Chicago- 9/12
Madison- 9/26
More about our Austin adventures:
Thanks to our friend Hill Abel, a long time Austin native and owner of Bicycle Sport Shop, for suggesting that we check out Barton Springs and the nearby Greenbelt trail system.
The Greenbelt trail system has some rocky, highly technical trails in close proximity to the entrance to Barton Springs (more about that in paragraph 2). As a mountain bike novice, I was challenged to my very core here. As I stumbled and cursed down the trail, my usual motto of "speed is your friend" became more important than ever. As we looped back to the trailhead, I felt a little surprised (maybe disappointed too) that I'd finished the ride without shedding a single drop of blood. Even a seasoned expert like Moe found the trail righteously challenging in parts. Definitely recommended for those who want to cut their teeth on some rocky technical trail.
Barton Springs is a monstrous (3 acres to be exact) spring fed public swimming pool with an average year round temperature of 68 degrees. Not surprisingly, we found rows of bikes locked up outside the gates of this "crown jewel" of Austin. According to one cyclist we met, it's not unusual to see upwards of 500 bikes locked up outside the gates following one of the popular Thursday night rides. And it's no wonder; dipping into the cool spring waters makes for a perfect ending to a day of riding under the hot Texas sun.
By the way, Austin is bike-friendly…
Bicycle Times does England: Part One: Brooks Saddle Factory
The plan? Fly to Birmingham, have dinner, Brooks factory tour in the morning, ride 30k to picnic. Pashley and Moulton tours the next day. I really get a great vibe when I see a actual factory making stuff. It leaves me poptimistic and hopeful that all is not lost to the almighty Pound, Dollar, or Euro. It takes a company with a conscience to stay true to the bigger purpose of a business operation. The fact that they are making one of my favorite things is icing on the cake..
Yes, leather and metal come in one end, saddles come out the other. Ever since 1866 in fact, surviving through thick and thin. The factory in Smethwick in the West Midlands is a wonder of machinery and human craftsmanship to be awed. The best way to proceed with this blog might be through pictures, especially since I cannot hear our tourguide over the metal machine music of the factory. I could have spent all day here but we had a ride on the schedule, so I took as many photos as possible.
So gotta go, time to suit up and RIDE! Which is going to be awesome, because it is pouring cats and dogs and the fine folks from Brooks marketing were hoping for this. One of brook's new products is a fancy rain cape and we get to test them out! Yay! Bigger problem is that there are 50 cats to herd here. It's going to be slow going down the canal.
After the picnic was time for the press conference. Besides the Oxford rain cape, there are some other things to tell you about. Like Brook's line of bags and such, real old-school solid construction. Take this BMW motorcycle, I mean Barbican messy bag for example. Sure looks good.
Then there's the Hampstead bag, which can cleverly be mounted to your back or rack. At $399, it is expensive and nice.
But back to saddles. The new Select line of saddles was introduced today. Naturally-colored leather that is guaranteed for five years instead of the usual two.
And lastly, we got a sneak peek at a cool saddle that partners with the Vans brand in style.
Well folks, that's about all. All I got left, is one lonely minute. if you'd like more, head over to http://www.brookssaddles.com/ for more info. And stay tuned for the next installment in my tour of England.
IMBA Summit Comes to Augusta
The moment in time I can't get out of my mind was walking down Broad Street Friday night, while the monthly First Night was going on. Musicians of all types, Gospel singers, breakdancers, fire breathers, Jamaican chicken Jerkers and Classic car nuts were all there to entertain the racially mixed crowd that roamed the streets, all centered around the life size (5'6") bronze statue of James Brown that adorned the median of the street.
And while mountain bikers are a distinctly white bunch of people, some of us are working on that. Trips For Kids held a conference on Wednesday that was attended by 30 people representing 12 TFK chapters. As you hopefully already know, part of TFK's mission is to bring ethnic and economic diversity to the sport of mountain biking by exposing less fortunate kids to the joys of biking. They are doing a swell job, and many other breakout sessions during the summit had to do with getting the kids on bikes. This to me is a key component of the bicycle mission we are on.
Diversity was also a key to the keynote address on Friday. People for Bikes aims to unite one MILLION bicyclists in a unified campaign to make us one voice that he government will hear, thus granting the return of some our tax dollars in the form of bicycle infrastructure destined to help our country more than some useless imperialistic endeavor halfway around the globe. Whether you commute, tour, race, road ride, mountain bike, BMX, or anything, www.peopleforbikes.org is for you.
IMBA is at a crossroads of diverse ideas. Fight for access like the punks that we are, become a mainstream conservation group that protects wilderness, or a powerhouse that can walk over everyone like the National Rifle Association. On the board for discussion at the IMBA congress on Friday was the chapter program. IMBA wants all the mountain bike advocacy clubs to become IMBA chapters (Like SORBA), sharing membership and membership dollars. With 32,000 members out of ten million mountain bikers, we have a long way to go to reach the representation in Washington we need to maintain access to the land (Such as wilderness). But many clubs stand strong by themselves, and don't need IMBA's help to get what they want locally. Time will tell. See what IMBA Executive Director Mike Van Able has to say here.
Another highlight for me was the session on "Connecting with the bike media" with yours truly and other journos discussing best practices for clubs to get the word out to the media about what they're doing. I used this opportunity to tout Dirt Rag's legacy of advocacy of which I am so proud. The room did fill up BTW. Here's the view from the hot seat…
There were many more diverse program, too many to choose from in fact. IMBA is doing a great job of putting trail on the ground in an expedient fashion. Clubs are wising up, building urban bike parks, pump tracks and infrastructure that really fit in with the vision of a bike-friendly world. Friday evening saw the grand opening of one such pump track, a short ride across the river from the summit. Georgia red clay is a beautiful thing.
And to wrap it up Saturday, we all went out to the Forks Area Trail System, (FATS) for an epic ride. Six loops totaling 25 miles of fun, swoopy, pumpy, jumpy track built for mountain biking. What a gas! A testament to what $200,000 in grant money plus 1500 volunteer hours will get you! Here's to IMBA an SORBA, our hosts!
Our Access guru Philip Keyes liked FATS…
And the compulsory group photo courtesy of Rachael Lopes IMBA/Hilride…
World Tour Report: Seattle Bike Show
We launched Bicycle Times a year ago at the Seattle Bicycle Show, amid some really crappy Seattle weather. Standing on a wet floor in a leaky circus tent somewhere in Magnuson Park, we greeted the hordes of dedicated cyclists pouring in with fresh copies of our very first issue. Eyeing the preponderance of yellow-jacket-wearing, pannier-hauling, mirror-sporting cyclists, we new we were in the right place to reach the legions of real-world bike life. And everyone else was there too!
That was then, this is now.
This year we're in a seemingly-new cruise terminal on Pier 91. There's carpet on the floor, luxurious lighting, and a fantastic view of the Olympic range right outside the large windows. Things are smooth, as Robert and the Two Fish family have driven the booth up from SFO, I've flown in after the Bike Summit in DC, and we've just ridden our bikes from the hotel, over a giant hill with a mondo view of the Seattle skyline and 14,411 foot Mount Rainier. Life is good.
But let's get to work. We're here to promote our magazines. Let's grab a stack and shove them into people's faces. Make sure they have seen them and have had a chance to like them (or not). "Dirt or off dirt?" That is the question as we offer each attendee their choice of Bicycle Times or Dirt Rag. We're happy to meet all kinds of cyclists. Some have known Dirt Rag for years and others are just getting their indoctrination papers for the first time. It's all good.
And when we lure them into the booth for the subscription offer, it gets better. We've got Melissa Bearns from Klean Kanteen in our corner today, and she's brought along the spinny-wheel.
Melissa is a pro. A sales pro. She walks into the booth, says hi, grabs a stack of magazines, and she's off to the races, hawking "Subscribe and spin! Yea, come on in!" Spin the wheel and you could win one of these fine prizes from Klean Kanteen, Dirt Rag, or Bicycle Times!
Anyway, we converted nearly fifty regular people into enlightened ones (subscribers) in those two days, and got to look around the show a bit as well.
Got to meet up with Erik "Sure King" Zo, a man with a brain bursting at the seams with bike knowledge.
Always a pleasure. Zo was part of the classic lightweight bike display at the Seattle show, a huge collection of old bikes, and featuring a bunch of Jack Taylors, and a visit from Ken Taylor, a man with a few more years of bike knowledge. Man I need to find some photos of this stuff. All I got was this head tube from a 1939 Caminargent…
Then there's the World Champion Artistic Cyclists from Germany! Corrina Hein, Stefan Musu and Lukas Matla were another amazing attraction. Awe-inspiring! There are some videos here… http://kunstrad.fernradweh.de/media/videos/
And I took a few stills myself…
All told, 9300 visitors came to this show. In this new venue things are only going to get better. We'll be back!
Frostbike: It's always sunny in Minneapolis
Minneapolis is always a good place to be. I'd say MPLS or minneapplepuss or whatever you wanna call it is the city with the strongest bike culture in these United States. Geno at One On One Bicycle Studio , Hurl at Car R Coffins Coffee Bar and Cykel Garage and so on, well ya can't go wrong, even in the middle of a close-to-arctic winter. These guys make the rest of us look like pansies. I'm talking the whole MPLS community mind you. While MPLS has a luxurious system of bike paths as well as singletrack, just take a look at what we're dealing with here on the ride home from a party at Angry Catfish, the latest in the Bikes and Coffee bizness. Solid, glaring, black ice…
Somehow I managed to not fall down on that ride home. This gave me a feeling of great self-satisfaction I'll tell ya. Man's got skills. But this piece is supposed to be about Frostbike, an annual mini-Interbike held at Quality Bicycle Products in the Minneapolis suburb of Bloomington. "Q" distributes bicycle parts to bicycle shops who then distribute the parts to you. They have grown from a few page catalog (1981) to one that is five inches thick and encomapasses two volumes. Here's a display of the history of "Q" catalogs…
Many of QBP's suppliers were in attendance. Salsa (A brand owned by QBP) showed off their line of Titanium hardtails, available in 2-six, 2-nine and cross. Sweet graphics lazer-etched into the downtube. Made at the Lynskey factory and retailing for $1800…
Salsa also showed a sweet rigid fork with a Maxle thru-axle. Here Ed from SRAM shows the fork and it's required damping cartridge….
Speaking of Sram, they have a sweet new road kit for the budget minded, Apex…
I took a few photos mind you, not too many, so I'm just showing you a few things that I thought or someone told me were interesting. Like this Swingline Office Hauler garment pannier from Pacific Outdoor. You can put a fine suit in there and arrive at the office looking like a pro, as long as you have somewhere to change…
Lazer has a new helmet with an integral water feed device. Designed to cool your jets without getting water in your eyes.
The Hive has these sweet looking cranks that remind me of the old Grove Innovations design back in the day…
Ever look inside a Rohloff hub? Sweeeeeet….
And Andrea from Brooks showed off their sweet Oxford Rain Cape. While completely waterproof, it rolls up to take a very small space under your saddle. $300 retail…
The Surly booth is still the place to be. Although the prohibition on alcohol made happy hour patrons unhappy…
So those are a few things I saw at Frostbike. Here's a shot of the QBP building. While miles from the city it is about as bike friendly as it can be…
Much like Minneapolis. The Midtown Greenway I rode home that one night has a very expensive bicycle and pedestrian bridge. Sweet Infrastructure stuff like this makes all the difference…
Bib and I wish you good day!
Procrastination Central: First Ride on Santa Cruz Tallboy
Let's keep it short and sweet. The kids over at Santa Cruz have been delving into the "latest and greatest" of materials, carbon fiber. I'll get into it more in the upcoming print article, but Santa Cruz tells me that this 29 inch frame is 2 pounds lighter than if it were made of aluminum. So what do I say? You'd be stupid not to! No need to discuss the pluses and minuses right now, this is my first 29er test ride under 30 lbs.
Let me give you an idea of just how much I've been procrastinating on this. I picked up the bike after Interbike's On-Dirt Demo back in September, rode her in Flagstaff on the way home, and this post has been due ever since. This amounts to my incredible squandering of the immediacy of the internet, and for this I am sorry.
The ride however, was not sorry. In Flag, riding up mount Elden was certainly the proof to this low-cal pudding, as I was able to keep up despite the past week's long workdays and longer nights.
After the hill comes Lower Moto, a technical trail if there ever was one. Rocks, baby, rocks. Big wheels sticking to rocks for awesome traction, yet the lightness and stiffness abounding as I carve the tiny spaces between the derailleur infringing rocks on the sides of the narrow trail.
Yea, I like this bike, it's no wonder it's the receiver of much hype. Let's finish with this Justin Steiner shot of me stunting…
Mine is flat black, the best color, and has a XPX 29 kit. That's mostly Shimano XT, a Fox F29 RLC100 and a RP23 shock. MSRP is $4874 this way, but a complete is available for as little as $3599. Frame price is $2350 before shock upgrade. Company website: www.santacruzmtb.com.
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Then we were offered a light breakfast as we watched the indoctrination video.What Cannondale has been working on for the last five years is supposed to change the way we ride mountain bikes. And here I had thought it was all about spinning pedals in circles to move the bike forward. Ok I'm a smartass. My mind races back to the "Smart Shock†that pro Flex came out with a long time ago. We always said, "Just gimme the dumb shock, willya?†So here we are again. But seriously, folks…
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We all then went out into the daylight to ride the Simon-equipped bikes around the parking lot…
So here's the first screen you would see as you begin to program Simon. Using the 5-position joystick, you program your rider weight in, and Simon tells you how much to pressurize the shock.
Then you pick what type of riding you'll be doing, from five options: XC, All Mountain, Downhill,Travel Management and lockout.
Here's a picture of what one control screen looks like. In the downhill mode you're able to control high and low-speed compression damping, rebound damping and bottom-out.
So there's lots of input the rider can put into the system, but the heart of it all is this fluid control system, rather than attempt to explain it,I've simply cut and pasted from Cannondale's press materials….
And another graphic showing the whole system…
So what's it good for? Another smartass shock? All cynicism aside, I think it would be pretty nice to really get control of my suspension setup while riding. I'm always on that quest for the one mountain bike that can do anything, and Simon just might do the trick. I'm imagining riding a completely locked-out bike to the trailhead, doing some cross country riding and maybe even long-travel stuff as well. Cannondale's Simon could potentially do it all. When might you be able to purchase Simon? Time will tell. What we saw was a high level prototype, it may be some time before Simon hits the market. I think it's easy to assume that the plan would have to include control of the rear shock as well as the front, this was nowhere in sight at this press trip.
Press Camp Sun Valley: Part Three
First I'm off to BMC, or Bob's Mountain Company. American Bob Bigelow started BMC in Switzerland in 1995 with an MTB model, but the company was sold to Andy Rihs in 2001 and is now better known for their road bikes. Style/Passion/Precision is the company mantra, and I could see all this evident in the bikes that were shown. The new-for-2009 trailfox 01 (Small"t") shown here looks pretty sweet, with 140mm of travel, and an APS suspension design that I'm told has characteristics much like a DW Link, but with it's own patent. Frame and shock $2249, complete with XT/DT/FoxQR for $4499
Over at Pedro's they have some new stuff. Like the Evolver chain tool. It's Speed Dial spins to handle any 1/8†and 3/32†single and multi-gear chain, including Campy 11 speed. And the Retracting Pin Guide (RPG) prevents misalignment of the pin, a bane for mechanics. Available in shops as of spring 2010 for $99. Check out the real item and the prototypes in this photo…
And I had to shoot the new Master Tool Kit 3.0. This $939 mechanics tool kit has a new watertigtht resin case that carries a lifetime warranty. 65 pieces available next spring.
Over at Lazer they have a new MTB helmet, the Nirvana. It features big vents, a flat spot on top to mount a light, and Lazer's Rollsys fitting system, whereby fit is controlled by a knob on top. I've used Rollsys, and it offers the most positive head-gripping adjustment I've tried. The helmet never bobbles around on your head.
DT Swiss showed me their new M1600 wheelset. At $7-800 it's a good way to get DT's venerable star ratchet pawl system at an affordable price. Here Gary Boulanger of Bike Radar checks out a wheel.
I also got a look at DT's 36 tooth star ratchet upgrade, for when 18 points of contact just isn't enough.
More riding that afternoon, but first, pick up some schwag Pivloc sunglasses from Smith.
Then Gelande Quaffing, again courtesy of Smith Optics. But that's another story….
Press Camp: Sun Valley Part Two
Nine was time for Clif Bar's presentation, where we learned three things. One that the Builders protein bar comes in a new flavor, Lemon, and it tastes yummy. Two that the Shot Bloks energy chews have a new, skinny package that allows you to squeeze 'em out one at a time. And lastly, that Clif has entered the liquid refreshment, excuse me, Hydration market with its Quench sport drink, which "Contains the optimal balance of electrolytes and low carbs for maximum hydrationâ€. The bottle is made from recycled PET plastic, and the label is recyclable as well.
Blue Competition Cycles (9:30am) is a five-year-old, Atlanta-based company, which started based on a road team's need for bikes to race on. I learned a little about time trial bikes (As a mountain biker, I start at zero) and the passion to start a bike company from scratch. Here's something new, purchase of Blue's Triad comes with an hour in the A2 wind tunnel in Charlotte, NC. Veddy interestink. But Blue makes a mountain bike as well. I'm told Seth Wheeling was Xterra champion riding a Blue Ryno full-suss racer.
Next I had two Gore appointments. Gore has been pushing all things polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) since 1958, and has grown to an 8400-associate company with manufacturing around the world. This, as well as the fact that those associates have ownership in the company impressed me.Impressive to all cyclists was 1985 introduction of Gore-Tex and Gore Bike Wear. Yes, waterproof, breathable fabrics. Gore Bike Wear has been the number one brand in Europe for some time, so in 2005, the brand was brought to the United States.New from Gore is their Fusion Jacket and Fusion SO pants, which feature Gore's "Comfort Mapping Technologyâ€, a patchwork of technical fabrics that serve a variety of functions depending on placement within the garment, whether it's for venting, comfort, warmth or flexibility. Look for Fusion this fall.On the cable side, Gore is back. These slippery wonders were available from 1993 to 2003, went on hiatus, and became available again in 2007 mainly due to demand that never went away. The line has been expanded and the coating is now much more thin and durable, I'm told. But I'll tell you, I rode an Ultegra road bike equipped with Gore cables and it shifted better than another Dura Ace bike with other cables. Good stuff. Here'sa company-supplied shot of the pants!
Now for a short half-hour at Cycling Sport Group. That's Cannondale, GT, Mongoose, Schwinn and Sugoi. There was no way to take this all in, but there were a couple of standouts. One was the Cannondale Hooligan, a non-folding folding bike for getting around town while taking a small space in the cubicle or BART.Then there's Mongooses all around bike, the Sobrosa, available as an 8 speed internal or single speed, it also offers flip-away pedals and a handlebar that can easily be turned 90Ëš for easy access to smaller urban spaces. here's the Hooligan, presented by the official presenter.
Lastly, before lunch and a ride, there's Saris, another notably independent American manufacturing company, bless America. They make racks, and the rack they were showing today was the T-Bones, a rack designed to hang your bike in the living room as well as the back of your car. The whole thing weighs ten lbs, and folds into a handy bag for moving from auto to abode.
Now to ride. Back at River Run chair, I grab a GTÂ Force mountain bike for my first run. I've ridden there before, the Force offers a swell mix of long travel gas while still remaining a capable climber. Fortunately we were able to find a little uphill to test this funktion, it felt good to stretch the legs.
My second run would be on the Cannondale RZ120, which proved to be a far better climber, while desending just as quickly as the longer-travel GT. Here's a picture of Singletrack Chipps riding one. Know the dude for years and yet this was perhaps the first time we had ridden together.
Yea, good times were had. Here's "Chopper" before wiping out.
Press Camp – A week in Sun Valley Part One: Scott Bikes
A Day at the Bike Summit
The daily news can really piss one off can't it? You feel pretty helpless sometimes when things are going to hell. The past eight years have been especially frustrating for this commentator.
Fortunately, bicycles offer solutions to many of the world's problems, and that's why I find myself standing tall walking the halls of congress to push bicycle-related legislation.
It's all centered on the "Askâ€, where you ask your legislator to promote a specific agenda. Like the Complete Streets agenda, whereby pedestrians and cyclists transportation needs must be considered in the construction and repair of roads.
Or Safe Routes to Schools, a sure cure for child obesity. Plus Mom can keep the suv in the garage.
Or CLEAN-TEA. In a nut, the transportation budget. We'd like to see more than one or two percent spent on infrastructure that's really green. Bicycle green.
So here's how it goes. What we do is hike around to the different senatorial and congressional office buildings circling Capitol Hill, in hopes of gaining face time with anyone representing our individual districts or senate seats. Our Pennsylvania delegation is 20 strong for the senatorial meetings, but at the district meetings, it's just me and the local cycling advocacy group, Bike Pittsburgh.
Yes, these meetings are rarely with the actual congressperson or senator. Their staffer's job is to listen to what you ask for, nod their head, and agree to take your message to the representative. Much of the time these peeps are just talking heads that could care less about bikes, but at least it's encouraging to have them listen to us.
But our meeting with the staffer at Kathy Dahlkemper's office was another story. Phil English was given the boot last November and we could not be happier that he's been replaced by a Democratic woman. But get this, the dude we're talking to is a rabid mountain biker, and we get to spend like 20 minutes just talking about bikes! Needless to say we felt our voice was really being heard in this office.
And thus ends a great day on Capitol Hill.
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The Dirt Rag and Bicycle Times staff were there in full force as well. Justin set up our whole photo studio in the back hall while Eric covered the editorial end for the next issue (141) of Dirt Rag. Andrew and Matt handed out copies of Dirt Rag and Bicycle Times and serviced subscribers new and old with free Jagwire cable sets and Genuine Innovations inflators. Me, I bounced around commiserating with long-time readers as well as the cream of the bicycle-business crop, people with their hearts and souls fully enveloped by the love of the rotating mass. Pretty much everyone in attendance.
A big hand to Don Walker for seeing this event through five years and four different locations. And thanks to the volunteers, the exhibitors, the local and international cycling communities, and everyone who attended, this weekend was a great example of what the cycling life can be.


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Leek became 2012 North Staffs and South Cheshire Premier League champions defeating Cheadle and relegating them back to division one.
They beat the visitors by 42 runs after a minor batting collapse, falling from 89 for two to 139 all out, Chris Barker doing the damage for Cheadle with figures of 5-38, Alex Mellor top scored for the champions with 66. In reply Cheadle's innings never got going as Leek's Greg Willott (6-32) and Matt Bowcock (3-36) dismissed the visitors for 97.
Above Cheadle, Burslem kept their hopes of survival alive, while ending all hopes for Knypersley of becoming champions when they beat them by three wickets.
Burslem dismissed the away side for 79, Phil Adams returning figures of 5-27, Dan Ball (40) the only batsmen to put up any resistance against the Burslem bowling attack.
Burslem then never got to grips with the Knypersley attack and stuttered their way to the finishing line with three wickets remaining. Burslem are now 11 points behind Little Stoke with the victory but remain in the relegation zone.
Little Stoke nearly secured safety against Audley but they ran out of overs and closed their innings four runs short of the target and could only mange a losing draw.
Little Stoke won the toss and put the home side into bat and Hamza Siddique (79) and Atta Ur Rehman (53)were the main run scorers, as Audley posted 236 for eight, Daniel Colclough the pick of the bowlers with 4-58.
In reply Little Stoke got off to a great start, Richard Adams (85) and Spencer Byatt (55) putting on 91 for the first wicket. Little Stoke, getting closer to the target couldn't get any momentum with three run outs, they eventually closed their innings on 232 for seven.
Even suffering a three wicket defeat against Longton, Hem Heath secured safety, 26 points ahead of Burslem. Hem Heath won the toss and decided to bat but got off to a poor start being reduced to 15 for three, Craig Spearman hitting 62 to stabilise the innings as they were dismissed for 120, Eddie Jones (5-28) and Craig Barker (4-62) doing the damage.
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I have the new Toshiba Satellite e305 (that's the Best Buy model), and love it in general, BUT it has this feature of having the "Fn" key permenantly reversed -- so to get regular F1-F11 you actually have to hold the Fn key. I really hate this feature -- I wish there is some way to reverse it back -- it must be something software or bios settable -- I can't believe this would be in the hardware.
It's very hard to get around things like Alt-F4 and F3, F5 and F11 which I use all the time, where as I barely ever use the special function keys. Having to remember to press "Fn" every time I want to close a window or refresh a screen is a real pain.
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Solved! Go to Solution.
I dont speak english, sorry, I have the same problem and solve it well: satellite E305
start - programs - toshiba - utility - toshiba assist
optimization - accessibility FN
search in google "toshiba accessibility" saludos.
The in-ability to reverse the keyboard layout back to normal function key usage show poor product management at Toshiba and BestBuy, both are responsible for the model and both a duplistically stupid.
The E305 is a high performance system with a USB 3.0, and with 6 GB of memory. Why they did not bump that to 8 GB is unknown as well... BestBuy is having a problem selling these Blue Label system and they always end up discounting them.
Too bad for both companies that they have a MORON in charge of making Blue Label product decisions.
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I dont speak english, sorry, I have the same problem and solve it well: satellite E305
start - programs - toshiba - utility - toshiba assist
optimization - accessibility FN
search in google "toshiba accessibility" saludos.
01-31-2012 11:08 AM - edited 01-31-2012 11:14 AM
Good find, Sergio!
And see the section Toshiba Accessibility, on p. 151 of the User's Guide.
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Hi, I just bought this laptop and I still can't seem to set it up the alt+ F* keys properly. I tried Sergio's recommendation but it still seems to be messed up. Has anyone been able to figure it out?
I have a C855D-S5205 E-Series. On mine the function key reverse assignment is found here:
Start > Programs > Toshiba > Tools & Utilities > HWSETUP
What a moronic default! Toshiba should start with standard default and notify, on screen, that this feature exists for those that might like to try it.
03-27-2013 09:31 AM - edited 03-27-2013 09:31 AM
Thanks wallacemw!,
You pointed me in the right direction but on my computer (Windows 8 'Sat P845T') I used
"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\TOSHIBA\System Setting\TOSHIBASystemSetting.exe"
Then goto 'Keyboard'..
Thats great that people seem to have fixed this, but why oh why does my HWSETUP not have this choice?
Using an E305-1995 Win7 and have downloaded the latest tvap (toshiba value added package).
Here is my only choice under HWSetup-Keyboard:
Wake-ip on Keyboard (enable disable)
Here is my only choice under HWSetup-Button Setting
Function Button (enable disable)
With Function button enabled its the normal problem--- have to use fn key to get your f1-f12. With it disabled you can't even access the function keys 1-12.
Why does my HWSetup not have the reversed option that has helped everyone else?
Thanks you
E305-1995 ... why does my HWSETUP not have this choice?
You're replying to a message from someone with a Satellite C855D-S5205.
Function key changes in Satellite 800 series
What a mess - applied changes back to normal F1 to F12 keys from drop down arrow in Toshiba settings for keyboard (windows 8).
Restarted laptop as requested.
Guess what? You got it - back to same as before.
Client has left thinking I am clueless thanks Tosh.
My only other thought is that the answer might be lurking in the bios settings somewhere.
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Thanks wallacemw!,
You pointed me in the right direction but on my computer (Windows 8 'Sat P845T') I used
"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\TOSHIBA\System Setting\TOSHIBASystemSetting.exe"
Then goto 'Keyboard'..
I doubt if I will ever see this client again to try the bios settings.
Tosh don't expect me to recommend your products to my clients in future.
"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\TOSHIBA\System Setting\TOSHIBASystemSetting.exe"
Then goto 'Keyboard'..
This direction works on my Satellite L855D. Thanks.
I found the solution to this problem. I would have never guessed you had to go through such crap just to get normal keyboard functionality. Without further ado, the long-awaited solution (in English):
(0) Save all your open documents and stuff and close their respective programs
(1) Navigate to the following directory: C:\Program Files (x86)\Toshiba\System Setting
(2) Double-click on the "System Settings.exe"
(3) Scroll down in the left menu until you find "keyboard"
(4) Click on the "keyboard" menu option and change the default "special function mode" to "normal f1-f12"
(5) Click the "apply" button and allow your computer to restart.
All done!!
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Nike 6.0 is going hard in SoCal this summer with the opening of the Motel No Tell at the historic Inn at Calafia Beach in San Clemente. Transforming the 16 room hotel into the epicenter of all things 6.0, the Motel No Tell will do everything from house athletes to host events like movie premieres, product launches, art shows, and workshops. The Motel will also feature an onsite retail lobby stocked with 6.0's most limited edition product. There's even a BBQ hooked up for endless courtyard partays! More on this dope spot this week.
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WASHINGTON - In 1932, because a state law "unreasonably curtailed" the right "to engage in a lawful private business," the U.S. Supreme Court declared unconstitutional Oklahoma's attempt to regulate the sale of ice. In a famous dissent, Justice Louis Brandeis argued the court had no power to protect business from innovative regulations just because the justices think the rules are bad policy.
"It is one of the happy incidents of the federal system that a single courageous state may, if its citizens choose, serve as a laboratory, and try novel social and economic experiments without risk to the rest of the country," Brandeis wrote.
"Experiments," in essence, are what many states are doing today in several fields, a panel of law professors says. And that includes regulating workers' rights.
The early decades of the 20th century saw states take the lead in protecting workers, for instance enacting minimum wage and maximum hour laws. The federal courts declared most of those laws unconstitutional.
Today, states have more freedom to experiment, the panelists said, during the American Constitution Society convention in mid-June. Recent examples include legalizing marijuana and recognizing same-sex marriage. At the same time, states also started "experimenting" with rolling back the rights of workers and immigrants.
At the panel, entitled "...And justice for all," Santa Clara law professor P. Deep Gulasekaram focused on "immigration federalism." Using the claim the federal government abdicated its role, states enacted their own immigration laws. GOP-run Arizona and Alabama led the way against immigrants, over union and civil rights opposition.
But only politics separates states that have passed laws targeting undocumented immigrants from those that have not, Gulasekaram says. He added that immigration has become a wedge issue. He accused "political entrepreneurs" of shopping immigration legislation to receptive states, simultaneously stalling federal legislation that might actually address the problem.
Gulasekaram urged states to follow Maryland, the latest state to vote to grant drivers' licenses to undocumented people. Enough state pro-immigrant laws, he suggested, could build momentum for reform at the federal level.
Indiana University law professor Steve Sanders called federalism "morally neutral." He then said progressives should make federalism arguments.
Sanders used application of "horizontal federalism" - the concept that each state should "give full faith and credit" to each other's laws -- to same-sex marriage as an example. With prodding from Pride@Work and other gay-lesbian-bisexual-transgender rights groups, several states legally recognize same-sex marriage. Most others do not.
But what if one member of a married same-sex couple gets transferred to a state that hasn't recognized same-sex marriage? According to Sanders, even if the U.S. Supreme Court doesn't find a federal right to marriage equality for all 50 states, couples should have the constitutional right to carry their marriages with them across state lines. He called "interstate transportability" basic to the right to marry. Any exception for same-sex marriages is "unprincipled."
Florida State law professor Franita Tolson agreed that "federalism can work for progressives." She noted that because of our "constitutional structure," states retain substantial power over the most basic guarantee of rights, voting. How states enforce that power affects who can vote and who gets elected. As long as states make it easy to get identification needed to register to vote, Tolson argued they could require voters to have that identification.
Days later, the Supreme Court threw out Arizona's attempt to require prospective voters to produce all sorts of expensive alternative IDs to register to vote in federal elections. The federal Motor Voter law controls that process, the justices said. But if a state comes up with proof of the voter's ineligibility, it can stop that voter's registration.
Like the others on the panel, Columbia law professor Jessica Bulman-Pozen called federalism neither "consistently liberal or conservative." Although she traced what she called "partisan federalism" to the time of Jefferson and Madison, Bulman-Pozen noted a recent resurgence, arising from the increasing polarization and regionalization of America's two main political parties.
Still, with many areas where state and federal power overlap, she argued progressives should move the discussion away from competing claims of "sovereignty" and towards state initiatives, even in policy areas primarily under federal control. Anti-union forces have done that, using state legislatures to curb or kill state and local government workers' collective bargaining rights. Labor law is primarily a federal issue.
Duke law professor Neil Siegel, the moderator asked participants to consider the risk of calling for a cutback in federal power. But as Tolson pointed out, advocates need not act as scholars. Progressives can and should be choosy in deciding when to make claims of federalism, he said.
David Sobelsohn is a staff writer for Press Associates.
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Among the latest to jump on this bandwagon is General Motors. The automobile giant has said that it has encountered so many problems getting Vista to work on its machines that it is likely to skip the OS and wait for Windows 7. Says GM's Chief Systems & Technology Officer Fred Killeen, "We're considering bypassing Vista and going straight to Windows 7."
Killeen says that the high hardware requirements are the nail in the coffin. Many of the machines that have trouble running it won't be scheduled to be replaced until 2010 to 2011. Says Killeen, "By the time we'd replace them, Windows 7 might be ready anyway."
GM, like many larger manufacturers, is also finding that many of its smaller supporting software vendors haven't guaranteed their programs to work in Vista.
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Mike Nash, a corporate vice-president at Microsoft, disputes that Vista is struggling in business. He points out that Bank of America, Continental Airlines, Cerner, and Royal Dutch Shell have all adopted the OS. However, he acknowledges that the OS is selling the strongest among the consumer market. He states, "We're seeing tremendous transition to Vista, particularly in the consumer space."
Some companies are opting to buy Vista merely to get XP licenses -- among these is Alaska Airlines. Its 2,000 office workers will be using Windows XP machines, which will be replaced with XP downgraded Vista machines as necessary. The company's Senior Vice-President and CIO, Bob Reeder, states, "There's no business value in us continuing to chase that upgrade cycle."
In a recent market analysis it was found that at the end of last year Vista only held a 6.3 percent business sector OS market share, while competitor Apple's OS X held 4.2 percent. This is not so much a comment on Apple's success as both shares are relatively trivial. Rather it is more a comment on Vista's struggles in the business community.
The result has led to financial losses for Microsoft. Sales of its desktop Windows group, its most profitable, slumped 2 percent in Q1 2008. This led to an 11 percent fall in profits for the quarter. This spells trouble for Microsoft, which has sustained many of its fledgling offerings, such as the Zune, MSN online offerings, and Xbox 360 through periods of lack of profitability with its Windows profits.
Analysts indicate that Microsoft has two options. One is to try to improve its profitability in other market sectors, such as its online offerings. This is tough challenge as Microsoft has struggled online to develop a good strategy. While Microsoft has recently stated that it feels that it can achieve "independent" success, it has been left playing catch-up to Google for the last couple years.
The other big hope for Microsoft's continued success is for a turn-around with Windows 7. Early reports on Windows 7 indicate that it's shaping up nicely. It is supposed to be much leaner than Vista, which should win back some customers.
While Microsoft is such a sales juggernaut that it can weather below average sales, it always strives for excellence, which has earned it its market position. Thus it should be interesting to see how Microsoft reacts to the problems with Vista and the poor adoption in the business community.
quote: While Microsoft is such a sales juggernaut that it can weather below average sales, it always strives for excellence, which has earned it its market position.
quote: Is that why hackers couldn't get into it no matter how hard they tried until they exploited some Flash vulnerability?
quote: I don't see why this isn't a FUD type of article. Jason Mick pointed out every negative he could and not a single positive. That's a pessimistic view and designed to spread FUD.
quote: The biggest need - with all the malware, viruses, trojans, spyware out there - is more security. Without moving totally to Linux I'd say Windows Vista is the best alternative. We already know that Mac sure isn't.
quote: It would be the same if all I did was point out all the negatives of any Linux distro and not pointing out a single one of the well known positives.
quote: Sorry, the only way to protect yourself without putting up massive barriers is to not connect your computer to the internet. The Windows XP firewall offers zero outbound protection. Spybot is a joke. What, no AV protection?
quote: Besides the fact that Windows Vista (advanced) Firewall offers the ability to control outbound protection you also have User Access Control, which is far more than just clicking a button.
quote: In regards to "backwards compatibility" you need to understand that changes were made to make the OS more secure. If this breaks compatibility with older software then so be it.
quote: Businesses use Proxy / Firewall servers along with email servers which scan for viruses, so security built into an OS, in a business environment, is moot, pointless and useless.
quote: likewise, if security is paramount within the Vista OS, then it may be better if I set up my own Linux based proxy/firewall/virus scanner box and then connected my XP machine to it. I figure any single core P3 or P4 could run those apps under Linux with a gig of mem. Which is exactly the types of machines that people are throwing away.
quote: its also a testimony how well XP was designed.
quote: A security system that's so annoying that lots of people turn it of because they feel it makes there system unworkable yeah that really makes your PC a lot saver.
quote: I use Vista 64 from the beginning ...but i have to admit that it doesn't do anything that XP wouldn't do.
quote: For a better OS MS should break compatibility...
quote: Windows can't do multitasking at all..or rather can't do it very well. You really have to have utilize multitasking capabilities to really appreciate how beneficial it is. Imagines rendering in the background, playing music, downloading, multiple apps open and all that while you're playing a game that runs just fine and dandy with no slowdown.
quote: GM, like many larger manufacturers, is also finding that many of its smaller supporting software vendors haven't guaranteed their programs to work in Vista.
quote: I sure don't need rotating cubes and 6 different desktops to confuse me. If you need more space get widescreen and/or multiple monitors.
quote: Any XP machine used in business has this nifty software (available from a number of vendors) called antivirus. If you load it, you are protected. Not sure if you were aware of that fact, based on your post.
quote: It's absolutely necessary, but if you think antivirus alone is going to save you, well you don't know much about security.
quote: Oddly enough the same thing was said about Windows XP back in the day. People using Windows 2000 were going to skip Windows XP and wait for Longhorn (now Vista).
quote: We just started migration to XP only 3 years ago where I work. Vista is on the table, while we won't migrate to it right now we know we will begin migration to it sometime in 2009/2010.
quote: With rumours about Windows 7 being released in mid 2009 (so late 2010 closer to the truth?) then the policy at your work place must take into account the potential of skipping Vista and going straight to Win 7 too?
quote: Honestly what do you think is going to happen? XP is no longer sold as of June...
quote: I don't understand the fools that refuse to move forward and cling to the past.
quote: Every time this guy writes an article ppl start crying about bias yet when Michael Asher writes one of his bogus, biased, junk science articles on global warming all I hear is praise. Why don't we pick up on that bias? We call Asher's articles "editorials" but Mick doesn't get any excuses?
quote: The result has led to financial losses for Microsoft
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quote: I've bought a Mac for my parents, and I use Vista myself. Being a designer, I can't imagine why you wouldn't pay $60 on a core2duo 1.8 and just get yourself out of the away from the childish looking XP. Honestly, it looks like playskool OS. Do you really want that extra 4fps?
quote: Mike Nash, a corporate vice-president at Microsoft, disputes that Vista is struggling in business. He points out that Bank of America, Continental Airlines, Cerner, and Royal Dutch Shell have all adopted the OS.


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