Company profile - Knolly Bikes

Natural beauty;

But rides beastly;

:heart::heart::heart:
I'm in love.

Yah, that looks like a sweet bike. I was over in Sooke o the weekend, checked out Sooke Cycles. Pretty cool place. Man, if I had some extra cash i would've had that white endo…

with the Maxxis 3C dh tyres, she weighed in at 36.5 lbs, and rode a little sluggish with that low energy rubber. But climbed amazingly well on trails, considering the extra rotating mass. I suffered on the fire road, but Max Plaxton was riding with us, so I didn't feel too bad about lagging. One thing for sure, is that this chassis lives for technical climbing. An old school seat angle and short chainstays make this possible, and the 4 X 4 linkage brings the technical climbing moves to a whole other level.

I replaced those tyres, (and regular tubes) for a pair of IRC Freedomcross Trail Bears- love the name! They weigh in about 960 grams at 2.5" width and a folding bead. Best of all, they retail for $40!!! They are a lot slipperier than the 3C tyres I had- duh- and I'm keen to ride them in the wet this weekend to see how much of a difference they will be from those sticky tyres. Saving the weight and increasing my rolling efficiency should have the effect of keeping me from blowing out as quick. With Stan's kit, and those IRC tyres, the bike weighs a c hair over 35 lbs, with my semi-heavy, durable components.

Changing the tyres completely changed the ride of the bike, as it should. But I cannot believe the ride! Super plush, active suspension and a comfortable, neutral geometry. A 56cm top tube length is not so easy to find, and Knollies indeed take into consideration the importance of proper geometry and fit for all different sizes of human. This bike has get-up-and-go! When you put the hammer down, the Endorphin chomps down on the bit and gives er, no spongee yucky pogoing.

I'm going to work on a little sumpin sumpin with the boys, so stay tuned for more Knolly developments!

Haha those Freedomcross's are Missiles! Lol. Classic.