iikka
Kuopio, Finland
Male / 24
Member Since: Sep 24, 2000
Info
Bike I ride: DH-bike: Commencal Supreme DH WCS 2009(S/M), Boxxer Team 2010, Vivid R2C, Mavic EX823´s, Michelin tyres, Avid Code R 2012. XC/AM-bike: Cannondale Prophet MX -06, Revelation RLT Ti -11, Elixirs.
Favorite Trails: Antikkala, Huuha, Laajavuori, Sappee.
About Me: I used to be4 a motorcycle road racing driver, now racing DH and riding MX.
Products Recommended: RockShox Boxxer Team | Avid Elixir R | Truvativ Boobar | Truvativ Howitzer Team BB | Truvativ Holzfeller OCT 1.1 DH | SRAM PG-970 | Mavic EX 823 Disc | SRAM 2011 X7 9-Speed Rear Derailleur | SRAM 2011 X7 9-Speed Trigger | RockShox 2011 Revelation RLT Ti Dual Air | RockShox 2011 Vivid R2C | Truvativ 2011 Holzfeller Direct Mount | Truvativ 2011 BooBar
Companies Supported: RockShox | Avid | Truvativ | SRAM | Michelin
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iikka's Activity
iikka commented under scottsecco's photo ( Apr 19, 2012 at 0:28 )
quotes That derailleur looks that it´s not set up right... the upper pulley is pretty far from the cassette.

iikka commented under mattwragg's photo ( Mar 8, 2012 at 1:09 )
quotes I was wondering the same thing, and looks like it has a gearbox or something?

iikka commented under petupatujapotu's photo ( Mar 2, 2012 at 0:34 )
quotes Sillälailla! Hieno on.

iikka commented under RichardCunningham's blog ( Mar 2, 2012 at 0:31 )
quotes It´s annoying that there´s no 20mm front and 135/12mm rear options for the wheels. Can´t be that hard to make some end cups for that. Same thing with SRAM´s rise wheels.
iikka commented under iikka's photo ( Feb 12, 2012 at 0:04 )
quotes I think Valtras are cheaper here, because they´re made here so that´s why many people use them. I´ve heard that you can customize pretty much what you want for it when you order it from the factory.

iikka commented under iikka's photo ( Feb 9, 2012 at 0:20 )
quotes Haha! Are you working with those machines or what? I´ve ridden one, it was fun, but that´s the only tractor I´ve ever ridden so can´t say much more. I guess they know how to make tractors.

iikka commented under valtra's photo ( Feb 8, 2012 at 1:33 )
quotes Pretty nice rush you have here. How´s the coil shock working for you? I´m considering to try a coil for the winter use as the air shock I have doesn´t hold air when it´s cold.

iikka commented under iikka's photo ( Feb 8, 2012 at 1:30 )
quotes Yeah, I´m trying to keep this light for the longer rides on the trails. I use it from XC to Enduro, so the geometry is leaning towards Enduro and my XC isn´t that serious, I´ll push if I can´t pedal something up. I guess you could call it AM then. BTW, did you know your name is same as one Finnish tractor company: http://www.valtra.fi/ ?

iikka commented under brule's blog ( Feb 8, 2012 at 0:49 )
quotes Yeah, you can buy them, but I don´t know any factory made spike tires that could win DH races(ofcourse possible, but not probable). There was one from Nokian, but they stopped producing it and the ones left are now worth of gold. I made my own spike tires few years ago to a nokian gazzaloddi G tire, but after two winter-dh race seasons, I decided to replace the side spikes with 15mm screws and left the spikes only to the center of the tire. I haven´t tested them yet, but I hope I get seconds off of my times. Downsides are that screws are heavier and you need to put protection between tire and tube makes them even heavier. Also the risk to get a flat is higher. EDIT: for the topic, I´d like to see more this kind of racing and to get to participate in something like this!
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