The first Chain Guide in Canada!

We have Just Released the Silent Guide in to the Market and Most went to the states and Europe and I think 6 in all were slipped out to Calgary where Gary snagged and installed the first Guide as a client!!

So he was like this kid finding out he did the first install!

 

And he also had a smart questions to ask about the guide too.

Question:

“Quick question on your silent guide.  I just picked one up and installed it on my Knolly v-tach last night.  Everything went super smooth and I’m very impressed with the guide, now I’m waiting for my second one to show up for my wife’s bike.  Coming from a moto background I can appreciate the design. 

Just wondering if there are any concerns with types of chain lube and their affect on the poly sliders?  Some plastics don’t appreciate my favourite prolink gold lube.

Also rocking your pedals and loving them!  Keep up the good work.

Thanks,

Gary “

Answer:

The Polyurethane Sliders are resilient to oil with a chemical resistance measured in years where sometimes with plastics the resistance is measured in hours. So many variables in play depending on the plastic types and the solvents used but Polyurethane is a safe bet.

Good and Valid question, Enjoy the Guide in Costa Rica, send pictures Gary and I will blog them again!

Ryan Berrecloth on Pedals!

Ryan showed us his video he made with Baxter of Fernwood Media while we were down in Vegas and this is the end result!

 

 

Ryan is rocking a set of our red Straitline Pedals in the video, a much needed tool if you have ever dropped into a long gnarly interior line like that!  Everything looks mellow on film until you sit on top of the chute, this is when grippy wide platforms are heaven sent as you hold on!

 

Enough about Ryan, me time. Here is a retro shot of me dropping into a line near my hometown of Summerland B.C.! I shot it on Video and you swear that a kid could do it on a Trike. Nothing beats your own eyes to appreciate a line and that line Ryan attempts on Helmet camera is fricken gnarly fast!

This was my playground for the fall, then I’d migrate to Victoria first snowfall to ride street.

And big, huge thanks to Baxter for hooking me up with my product shots that I desperately needed to meet catalogue deadlines.

Baxter shows up, sets up, shoots leaves and I tell everyone that I did it after hours!

Bling Bling!

Ryan Berrecloth Bike Check!

Ryan has been popping up everywhere doing a great job repping BC riding and culture amazing how many riders just free float while a few make a serious go at it.

Check out Ryans ride and his custom Canucks paint job too! Ryan rides our Platform Pedals and puts them to the test daily on his Knolly, check out this link if you are new to our Platforms.

Pedal test!



Check out the full story on Pinkbike

Never accept a package from Straitline

I am so proud of myself I had to share this.

If people like BMW insist on punking me for being so godly like, then the least I can do is pay it forward!

This is what we call a humor test.

First you select a high profile rider as the victim!


Then you send a cleverly disguised package via Greyhound, AKA Canada's most welfare and very public parcel delivery station!

The plan is to make the victim DO "the walk of shame" in the most humiliating situation known to man, a Canadian Greyhound station. You could have sent it overnight on FedEx but your friends are Ghetto, and Gayhound is how they roll!

But what if it fails? First off you must Make the box big! A minimum of 15 inches by 15 square with all the sides marked. Make is so big that his disgusting private life is exposed to a crowded room. Sayings like "All Sales Final" are a great addition for believability and as shown.... highly suggested.

No matter what they say or do you know they need whats inside that box, it overrides their common sense. You just made them openly sign for a giant box of man love!


Because I am a perfecionist, I had Greyhound call him with a fake name "Pablo Berrecloth" so that the phone call starts off confusing and awkward right from the start!

Then you sit back and enjoy the moment, because you sir, have just made something special.
Welcome to the team Ryan!