- All right, wheels are small stances, tall,
the eight balls heavier than a mall.
Now my favorite thing with all these trade shows being
canceled is I get to ride the Brodie way more often.
Whoa, holy roller, look at that Fox clothing over there.
Whoa, all right.
It's 30 degrees in the middle of the summer here right now,
but I guarantee you it's raining somewhere.
And for those people, foxes ranger, three hour water pant,
and 2.5 L water jacket could be just the ticket.
Foxes at this gear is ready
for some seriously wet conditions.
The pants are fully seam sealed, waterproof and windproof.
And the fabric has a DWR finish.
The Fox says helps repel moisture and dirt.
Three L stands for three layers.
And Fox says that there's a waterproof
and breathable membrane
that's been laminated between the outer layer
and the inner protective layer.
And that's what keeps you dry and cozy
on those terribly wet days.
There's a ratchet closure system up at the waist
and the tapered leg should mean that peddling
in them Isn't too uncomfortable.
You can get them in size as 29 to 40,
and either in a black color or this green,
that Fox is calling Emerald.
Retail price, $174 and 95 cents.
Next up is the ranger 2.5 L jacket.
Fox says that it's fully seam sealed
and both breathable and waterproof.
Other features include an elastic drawstring down
at the waist elastic cuffs and a hood
that fits over all helmets.
You can get it in both the black and the green color as well
as a pretty large size range.
Now, obviously this is a large, and I'm more of a medium,
but at least I'm ready to fill out this fall
when it gets cold.
The jacket retails for $109 and 95 cents American.
Jeez, I sure wish I had a tool to fix the old Eight Ball.
She's pretty rough right now.
Oh, granite design stash. RCX multi-tool perfect.
The Stash RCX multi-tool goes down inside your steer tube
and it actually replaces your star nut.
So there's a compression down at the bottom here.
You tighten the bolt inside this expands
and it locks in place.
But the real trick is what's hidden inside an eight function
multi-tool including, some spoke wrenches.
The hex keys include two, 2.5, three, four, five,
six a T25 torx and a flat blade screwdriver.
You'll also find a number of different spoke keys and all
that adds up to about 110 grams.
The one thing to mention with this tool is that you
don't have to thread your steer tube.
Remember you just punch out that star nut,
pop it down inside, there you go.
The Stash RCX retails for 54.99 American
and you can get it in this orange color or black.
All right, I'm gonna use this to give
the old Eight Ball a tune up
and then let's keep pedaling.
I don't think any amount of work can save the Eight Ball's
drive train and I'll tell you
what I'm not gonna spend more than $83 on a new one.
Oh, look at that.
MicroSHIFT's, new acolyte drive train.
It's an eight speed single ring drive train that's aimed
at new riders who might otherwise be fumbling
with two or even
three chain rings.
The whole idea here.
MicroSHIFT says, it's let them concentrate
on riding their bike rather than shifting a front trailer.
So the derailleur actually uses a clutch as well.
Use a five millimeter hex key in the middle here
to turn it on, and this lever here,
you flip it up to turn
it off and that lets you get your wheel out.
The cassette is available in two different sizes.
Both of them start at 12, one of them goes to 42 teeth.
One of them goes to 46 teeth and both versions fit
on a Shimano HG freehub body.
The shifter, well it's a pretty basic affair.
It has a thumb paddle to pull the cable and an index finger
paddle here to release.
Now, let's get to the pricing.
The shifter 60.99, the cassette,
the 1242 goes for 29.95, five bucks
more, well that gets you a 46-tooth big cod.
The derailleur 35.99 It all adds up $83 for a single speed
eight speed drive, train.
Think am gonna put this on the Brodie actually.
Oh, this t-shirt is so hot.
Oh, Yeti's new clothing, perfect.
I'm wearing Yeti's new range clothing
and this is their Longhorn Jersey.
Now this is a relaxed, a trail fit Jersey.
It's definitely more for someone who wants to be casual
about their riding.
It's built using some odour resistant fabric
and it has a hidden microfiber sunglass wipe costs 65 bucks.
I'm also rocking their updated Mason short.
So what's new is in low profile adjustment
system that uses an elastic band hidden inside the cuff.
It's a 14 inch inseam so it's fairly long,
again, a casual fit
and it's meant to go with their Longhorn Jersey.
And the most notable feature
for me are the pockets they angle backwards
so when you have your phone in your pocket or a tool
it's not swinging around like crazy when you're pedaling.
All right, you can get the Mason short for 90 bucks.
Let's continue on the ride.
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E*thirteen's new optimist,
cross country and trail bike tire.
The previously E*thirteen is focused on more aggressive
tires, but this is their lightest and fastest rolling yet.
On my scales, this 29 inch version comes in at 758 grams.
You can also get it in a 27.5 size.
Both only come in 2.4,
so this is a high volume lightweight cross country tire.
In case you can't tell it's all about speed.
That center section super low knobs,
but they still have plenty of sites
hopefully that gives you loads of grip.
There's also some pretty aggressive cornering logs.
And E*thirteen says that a good combo would be to pair
this with one of their 80 front tires.
Now you'd be able to do that this coming January
when the optimist is available.
Let's keep rolling.
Yeah, i love how agile shock this geometry is,
just new bikes are like this.
Look at that.
Funn's Mamba Pedals.
I've heard these are out here.
You can get the Mamba in two different flavors.
One of them has an SPD mechanism on both side and the other
one is a single sided option.
So if you wanna just stand on this when it gets sketchy,
but every now and then you wanna clip in, there you go.
And like I mentioned before, they're SPD compatible.
There's 11 replaceable pins and Funn
includes a bag of spares
and the tool to do it.
So if you look closely,
you could see they actually thread in with a small socket
tool instead of the world's smallest hex key.
Speaking of small hex keys,
they also use something that funn
is calling their GRS system.
It's a Grease Renewal System.
So you use that tiny hex key.
You pull out the plug and you can inject grease
into the pedal.
Platform size is identical on both versions of the pedal.
It's 101 millimeters wide,
102 millimeters long and 13.4 millimeters tall.
The weights, well, those are obviously different.
Single sided 450 grams, double sided 500 grams.
Colors, well, too many for me to remember,
this is the orange version and this is the black version,
but there are a whole bunch of other options
if you want a bit of flair on your bike.
All right, that's it for Funn's Mamba Pedals.
I'm gonna leave these where I found them and continue
on with what has to be the weirdest ride
I've ever been on.
Stay tuned for more Pond Beaver coverage.
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