It has been a while since I last tweaked around with my bike and the itch is starting to get intense. My previous hack was late 2010, when I swapped my old Cane Creek Cloud Nine 7.875” x 2.0” rear shock with a Marzocchi Roco Air 8.5” x 2.5” shock effectively increasing rear travel from 5.5” to about 6.875”. My Cannondale Prophet allows you to do this and still keep the intended geometry intact. However, I left the Lefty front end of the bike untouched with 5.5” travel. It still rides great, and I’ve never felt the need to make any changes until the intense itch of making my bike even taller. Hence the idea of fitting my TALAS 36 (160mm) fork from my old hardtail started to creep into mind.
After some thought, I figured it’s time to scratch that itch. Measurements showed that the Lefty would not fit my old hardtail due to the frame’s long headtube. The quest for a new fork begins…

I managed to get my greedy greasy hands on some old school, ahead of its time at the time fork from a generous source in an indefinite loan deal. Ridden hard in the past, unclean, unserviced, seals dead, bushings dry covered dirt and grime from 15 years ago pretty much sums up what I had. Exactly what did I get my hands on? Ha!

Cole Wheels' & Lavan's Eric Wong shreds seymour just after rainfall in recent september.

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Shot on a canon 60D w 18-200mm
edited in FCP
Shot and edited by Cole Graham

The Langkawi International Mountain Bike Challenge (LIMBC) 2011 is an exhilirating five-day mountain bike race followed by a one-day jamboree event held in the scenic tropical island of Langkawi, Malaysia.

The LIMBC 2011 is not for the faint hearted. Whilst the race is an adrenaline packed challenge for riders wanting to experience the ultimate test of skill and ability in hopes of obtaining winning attractive cash prizes, the LIMBC 2011 is also a golden oppurtunity for riders to compete in never before ridden sections within the tropical rainforest of Langkawi’s most breathtaking scenic areas.

Season whether we like it or not unstoppably ends and that's why we took one last chance to ride in warm and dry conditions. While this edit of Matej was made on popular "Freeride" track in Spinleruv Mlyn. Video should also express a big thanks to all, who supported Matej in 2011. "I would like to say thanks to all my sponsors, who helped me in 2011 season. Just as I would like to thank to all the fans, who cheered for me along the track during the season and also to all the people who simply like what am I doing. Cheers!"

Music
Artist: SRecordsMusic
Song: Together In Electric Dreams - soundcloud.com/srecordsofficial

Credit: charvatbros