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Sea Otter 2008: Report 1
That Session bike...

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22/04/08 12:18

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not sure if i'm more impressed by how good the new session looks, or by the fact they've produced their own beer for the launch

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Dave FSR 1

24/04/08 08:35

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That weird headtube seems like a strange idea to me. Does the steerer tube have to taper too? If not, I think the benefits will be marginal, but it kind of makes fork upgrading a bit of a pain, doesn't it?

24/04/08 10:15

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the steerer tube is 1.5" at the bottom race, and a more normal 1 1/8" at the top - benefits being a stiffer front end. expect to see a lot more companies adopting this design soon...

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Nobby

24/04/08 10:17

Didn't Spesh already do that on the carbon Stumpy?

24/04/08 10:22

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there's quite a few companies doing it already, especially on the road bikes. think Time were the first to do so on a road bike?

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tekk

24/04/08 10:22

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Felt pretty damn stiff on the Remedy I tried. Makes a full 1.5 headet look a bit portly.

24/04/08 12:49

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Yes, the carbon Stumpy has a tapered steerer, although Spesh did it more to make a lightweight carbon fibre steerer/crown without any nasty corners in it than for reasons of burl. Lots of bikes will have 1.5/1.125 headtubes for 2009.

24/04/08 12:50

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Oh, and launch beer isn't really a big deal - find agreeable local brewer, order however many bottles of whatever it is you want, design and print your own labels