It's that time of year again! The buzz in the bike industry is all about what is heading our way for 2010.
Giant, Santa Cruz, Scott, BMC and Felt have some amazing new bikes that will shortly be making their way to the Surf coast.
Here is a look at some of the goodies....
Santa Cruz
You may have seen the pics going around the shop of the new carbon Blur. Well, there is also a new Carbon Blur LT heading our way.
This is one of the best long legged trail bikes now made even better! It has lost a pound, become stiffer and stronger with no limitations as to what size fork you can run. As with all Santa Cruz bikes ease of maintaince via grease ports on all the rockers/pivots enables you to keep the bike in tip top shape.
Santa Cruz has something else up it's sleeve...the new Driver 8.
Named after the late Shop Dog, the driver 8 is the definition of a freeride bike. 8 inches of travel, 7 inches of seatpost adjustment and a "poppier" feel than the V10, this bike is the only bike you will take on your next trip to Whistler. The driver 8 has gotten a full review over at http://www.nsmb.com recently so check it out if you want the full scoop on this ripper.
2010 Giant Bikes
First up on my list is the return of the Faith! Completely redesigned and ridden by Kurt Sorge in last years RedBull Rampage, the new Faith looks well worth the wait. It will fit nicely in between the Reign X and Giant Glory DH...which is rumored to be getting a makeover for 2010 as well. Also a new Carbon Anthem X Advanced which will be faster, lighter and stronger than the current alloy version. Giant is also in the works on the fastest bike in the world...the new Giant Time Trial Bike. Look for these to be showing up in TCF in the next few months.
2010 Felt Bikes
There is much talk of Felt's new XC dual suspension race machine but not much is known except that the design will be completely fresh sharing only a lower link with previous designs. In the meantime Felt has given a select number of pros and grassroots shop riders something that the general public will never get to try as it is not intended for productions....but maybe it is a clue to what will be coming.
Sources used - Giant, Santa Cruz and Felt
