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![]() | 11/01/06 - MANITOU NIXON source: decline Magazine August 2006 PUSHING THE DEVELOPMENT OF LIGHTWEIGHT, LONG-TRAVEL BIKES, MANITOU BEGAN TO DESIGN THE NIXON PLATFORM IN 2004, JUST AS THE ALL-MOUNTAIN BIKE CATEGORY BEGAN TO FULLY EMERGE. THE NIXON HAS CONTINUED TO DEVELOP ALONG WITH THE ADVANCEMENTS OF ENDURO BIKES, USING THE SAME DAMPING SYSTEM AS MANITOU’S DOWNHILL AND FREERIDE FORKS AT A SIZE AND WEIGHT IDEAL FOR AGGRESSIVE TRAIL RIDING. see more>> |
![]() | 10/16/06 - MAVERICK DUC32 source: decline Magazine June 2006 Soon after RockShox founder, Paul Turner, sold off his shares in 1999, he started building full-suspension frames under the Maverick name. But it wasn’t long before he and Frank Vogel began brainstorming about building a new fork design. see more>> |
![]() | 07/01/06 - CANE CREEK DOUBLE BARREL source: decline magazine May 2006 Aiming to build one of the best rear shocks on the market, Cane Creek worked with legendary suspension pioneer, Öhlins Racing AB, to produce the Double Barrel. see more>> |
![]() | 07/01/06 - FOX 40 RC2 source: Decline Magazine April 2006 When Fox began to develop the 40 downhill fork, the damping system started as an open bath cartridge similar to their other fork designs. see more>> |
![]() | 07/01/06 - MARZOCCHI ROCCO source: decline Magazine April 2006 Marzocchi started making rear shocks for mountain bikes back in the early 1990’s under the Boss name, but as they increased their focus on forks, the shocks were left in the past. see more>> |
![]() | 06/30/06 - MARZOCCHI 66 LIGHT source: decline Magazine March 2006 Following the tremendous popularity of the 66 forks in 2005, Marzocchi has completely redesigned the entire long travel single-crown fork line. see more>> |
![]() | 06/30/06 - ROCKSHOX PIKE 454 source: decline magazine May 2006 Built with 32mm stanchions, a quick-release 20mm axle and 140mm of travel, the Pike has its own place in the all-mountain category. see more>> |
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