Comments on: CYCLE MODE international 2008 Tokyo, Japan

By: Jason Collin

Jason Collin — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:20:31 +0000

I’m not exactly sure if the dual-suspension I rode was for mountain biking per se or that kind of rock hopping stuff people do nowadays. It seemed to be a mountain bike type frame, but it was so springy! Can you tell from the photo of me sitting on it what it is?

I loved the disc brakes too!

By: Tornadoes28

Tornadoes28 — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:24:54 +0000

Full-suspension bikes are awesome. They take a little bit to get used to if you are used to riding hard tails but once you learn how to ride a full-suspension bike as a full-suspension bike and not like a hardtail, it is amazing.

By: Jason Collin

Jason Collin — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 05:59:38 +0000

Yeah, that was a concern of mine too, that once I rode one of those sweet carbon 6kg bikes, mine would feel like a tank, but it was only one lap of their short track, so the memory was very short, but sweet only. Plus, I couldn’t even figure out how to shift gears!

Going over the small jumps I felt a little loss of nerve myself. A lot of it was not even having toe clips, so my feet felt like they could fly off the pedals at any time, plus there wasn’t that much space so any slight slippage could result in a collision.

There wasn’t really that much to purchase at the show itself, more just like 2009 models and clothing that you couldn’t buy yet, which was a bit annoying. There were some closeout deals, but for nothing i was in the market for, i.e. a lightweight windbreaker with very high visibility for night riding.

We will most def be back before July, so will keep that in mind!

The show itself was impressive, more than I was expecting even. It just felt good to be around a community, this time cyclists, which is a very rare feeling in this metropolis where I mostly feel anonymous and against most of what is around me.

By: Jon

Jon — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 05:02:53 +0000

That looks like it was a great bike show. I’m scared to ride a carbon bike b/c I’ll think mine is such a heavy heap of junk the next time I get on it. If you guys are going to be back by July you should come up to Iowa for RAGBRAI. There’s a great place for trail riding near here too, but I’ve found that in my ten years away from mountain biking I’ve definitely lost my nerve. Did you purchase anything for your bike at the show?