Winner of the CLIX Wheel Release System’s “Fastest Wheel Swap” Contest at Interbike 2008 Expo

October 7, 2008 by Carl Martens
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From the mouth of Dave Widing, the official timer of the CLIX wheel release system’s “Fastest Wheel Swap” $500 giveaway contest.

The contest took place over the first two days of Interbike 2008 and was incredibly competitive over 100 people were officially timed plus a number of others who forgot to stick around to give their contact info. The latter apparently took place more frequently after the beer was flowing. When the dust settled mechanical wiz and industry legend Edward Klomp from Chicago Drive Cyclery and Fitness posted a cool 4.57 seconds beating out second place by .69 seconds. Overall, about 30 people posted times under 10 seconds. Second place was overheard citing distraction by the two CLIX girls as a possible reason for his slight error although no formal complaint is expected to be filed.

Ed can be seen here in all his winning glory.

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Interbike 2008 Expo Begins Today

September 24, 2008 by Carl Martens
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Back in the early beginnings of mountain biking it use to be that there were several large mountain bike expos…I attended my first in Chicago somewhere in the late 90s. I remember staring in awe as Hans “No Way Rey” showed his jumping and balancing skills…I was hooked! In 2000 I attended college at Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois where I quickly became active in racing as part of the mountain bike club. I only participated and raced my freshman year as my focus turned more towards girls and partying. I find myself here, eight years later, still with a love for mountain biking.

There is now really only one mountain bike expo in North America…Interbike. Today begins the Interbike Expo with over 1,000 of the top brands and nearly 23,000 attendees from over 60 countries. Interbike is the largest bicycle trade event in North America and one of the most important stops on the global trade show calendar. Stay tuned as we cover the exhibits, product launches, meetings and a celebration of the bicycle business at Interbike 2008.

Among the Interbike exhibitors unveiling new product launches are:

Mountain Cycle which will be unveiling its long awaited launch of its slopestyle frame, the Mountain Cycle Battery. As Eric LaPointe of Mountain Cycle North America says, “The Battery will finally…I repeat, finally…be here in Oct./Nov. of this year. Although not uber cool to everyone (since the Battery was originally unveiled by old ownership at Interbike 2005)…but very exciting for us at MC…that we will finally bring this Slopestyle creation to market.”
CLIX wheel release system which will be holding a “Fastest Wheel Swap” competition for a prize of $500 in booth 4409. If you are going to the show be sure to check this competition out and say hello to Dave from us here at MTOBikes!
TAG Wheels will feature their new TR3 composite wheelset. The new wheels are available in some pretty rad colors!
Pivot Cycles’s new Mach 429 claimed to be the pinnacle of 29er full suspension design. Using designs from Chris Cocalis and DW-Link designer Dave Weagle, the Mach 429 delivers on the promise of ultimate efficiency and unsurpassed performance from its 29″ wheels.
SRAM’s Truvativ HammerSchmidt, the newest breakthrough in front transmission technology that provides the same benefits of a duel ring system neatly packed into one single ring.
And much, much more!

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Don’t know who Hans Rey is? Watch the video below.