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Thomson stems, seatposts, and collars.


"90% of all manufacturing processes happen in-house at L.H. Thomson.
American craftsman work everyday and night in Macon Georgia
to produce some of the finest bicycle components in the world."



Light enough for Cross Country or Road. The X4 is absolutely the best combination of strength and weight available. Freeride and downhill riders can run Thomson confidently. It offers precise steering, tracking, and more control while riding.



The Thomson Elite seatpost is the standard by which all other seatposts are judged. Forged clamps, integrally machined head, and an elliptically extruded 7000 series aluminum body have made the Elite and the Setback Elite the industry models for strength, light weight and ease of adjustment.



The Thomson Seatpost Collar has several features that make it distinct. The collar utilizes the Thomson Seatpost bolt, washer and barrel nut combination that has proven to be strong over the years. This fastener combination allows float on both sides of the collar slot ensuring consistent clamping force. The bolt hole angle, height of the collar and offset slot all help create a collar that generates maximum clamping force at only 25 inch pounds of fastener torque.

Great looks, great clamping, long life and no squeaking.

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Trail Re-Opening and Demo Day

The middle & upper section of Sandy Ridge will be opened to the public Friday July 23rd.
Here are a few pics of the new bridge under construction that will be covering the washed out creek section.

There will be a shuttle for anyone who wants to pick up a shovel and help complete the new upper section which will include a lot of table tops. We will be meeting at the lower gate @ 8am and will work until noon. Bring water, food, and work gloves. Tools will be provided.

Santa Cruz will be hosting a demo day on Sunday from 9am until 2pm.
More Details to come...

Giant Bike Preview

2011 Anthem X 29er

First seen at Sea Otter when Carl Decker used the matte black prototype to win the first race he ever rode it in, it’s no surprise that the Anthem X 29er is now official.

Introduced at the Downieville Classic, the Anthem X 29er’s frame will work with both 2×10 and 3×10 drivetrain options, and it’ll come with Giant’s 29er wheelsets (which, if they’re the same as the ones on the XTC 29er, should be pretty solid) and 100mm of travel front and rear. Claimed frame weight with shock is 5.28lbs (2,395g, including all paint and hardware).-Bike Rumor

2011 Anthem X1

There aren’t any mentioned changes for the 2011 Anthem X 26″ mountain bike other than paint schemes (we’ll update after we get the full bytes from Giant if there’s anything else).

2011 Trance X1

The 2011 Trance X drops 75g from the frame, and it’s head angle is now 0.5º slacker for more stable handling when gravity kicks in. Giant claims the frame is also now 4% stiffer despite the diet.

2011 Reign 0

The 2011 Reign 0 gets 115g lighter and also gets a 0.5º slacker head angle. Giant has put the Powercore press-fit bottom bracket and cable stops for a remote drop seatpost on both the Trance and Reign, too.

New and Improved!

Lower Sandy Ridge trail re-opens Friday July 2nd!


IMBA has been working in conjunction with the BLM to repair and improve the Sandy Ridge trail. Not only has the trail been repaired from damage caused by rain and heavy use but it has been vastly improved. Expect more flow and better lines in the lower section of the trail!

The upper section remains scheduled to open Tuesday July 20th. Not only will they be adding a 62 foot bridge over the creek crossing but they will also be opening over 3 miles of new singletrack.

Stay tuned for more info and pictures as we get closer to the opening date..