Spank Spike Race 33 Bead Bite MTB RimOne of the strongest but also lightest downhill (DH) models on the market, the Spike Race 33 Bead Bite mountain bike (MTB) Rim benefits from Spank’s OohBah inverted inner wall technology. This means you can enjoy bombproof durability as you’re landing huge jumps and drops, plus reliable air retention as you dive into the trail’s berms and blast over the roughest sections. This stiff and responsive rim is ideal for both DH and enduro riding, making it the ideal choice for your race-ready custom wheel build.Features: Material: MGR Dynamal Alloy Inner Width: 28mm Outer Width: 34.5mm Brake Compatibility: Disc brake only Spoke Hole Count: 32H Effective Rim Diameter (ERD): 528mm (26"), 553mm (27.5") ETRTO: 26": 559x28mm; 27.5" (650b): 584x28mm Tubeless Compatible: No Use: Enduro, Downhill (DH) Valve Compatibility: Presta Valve Technologies: Bead Bite anti-burp, OohBah Inverted Inner Wall, Dynamal Alloy, Enduro and DH Race optimised Micro-peen anodised finish Bead bite rim hook system Sold individually Weight: 26": 480g; 27.5" (650b): 500gTechnologies: Oohbah: The Oohbah technology is a unique feature found on Spank rims and wheels. The central section of the rim is traditionally slightly curved or flat on most rims, but the Oohbah design features a wave-like pattern in the centre. The Oohbah feature in the centre of the rim adds exceptional strength and makes it more rigid, traits commonly only found much heavier wheels. This structural benefit also allows Spank to make wider rims without having to add extra material, which would add weight to them BeadBite: The BeadBite technology has a serrated surface on the inside of the rim bead. This gives the tyre bead something to bite into, creating a tighter seal and reducing the chances of tyre burp.Buy Spank Wheels & Tyres from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World's Largest Online Bike Store.
This MTB front wheel features a rock-solid alloy construction, which allows it to handle all the knocks and bumps that come with fast-paced mountain bike trail-riding. Spank has also equipped this model with a shotpeened finish, which increases its longevity as well as making it more durable. This makes it an excellent choice of upgrade for riders who enjoy exploring new routes with unpredictable terrain conditions. One final highlight is it's also tubeless tyre compatible, so you can enjoy the benefits of superior traction without any excess weight. - A high performance alloy rim designed for freeride, race and downhill use - Tubeless ready with anti-burp rim hooks to prevent the loss of pressure and keep tires firmly in place - 32 holes with an inner width of 28mm and outer width of 33mm to optimize tire spread and enhance traction - The corrugated rim center, a brand acclaimed technology, adds exceptional strength, making it more rigid and allowing the rim to be wider without adding material - Shotpeen finish to increase fatigue life and make it more durable
The Spank SPIKE Race 33 features the unique Oohbah technology, found only on Spank rims and wheels. Traditionally, the central channel of a rim is slightly curved or flat on most rims, but the Spank-specific Oohbah design features a wave-like pattern in the centre. This Oohbah feature in the centre of the rim adds exceptional strength and makes the entire rigid and creates greater lateral stiffness, traits commonly only found on wheels that are much heavier. This structural benefit also allows Spank to make rims that are wider without having to add extra material, which would in turn make them heavier. Technologies: Bead Bite: At an incredible range of pressures, Bead Bite is the solution to keeping your tyres burp free and fixed in place. Bead Bite rim technology enhances tubeless use with tyres of all types and with a greater range of air pressures. Bead Bite rims have 6 rows of tiny ridges that run along the vertical and horizontal faces of the bead seats. These tiny teeth create air seals between the rim and tyre as the bead conforms into them under air pressure. They dramatically increase frictional forces on the tyre bead, reducing the beads’ ability to move vertically or horizontally (thus improving tyre stability and reducing burps). The bead literally becomes trapped between the vertical and horizontal ridges, even at very low air pressures. Even in tubed applications, Bead Bite rims tend to allow much lower air pressures with reduced risk of pinch flats Oohbah: The unique OohBah profile allows Spank to manufacture thinner walled, wider profiled, lighter rims without sacrificing strength or rigidity. Wider rims mean stiffer wheels and more tyre spread, leading to greater traction and improved comfort, and tyre performance. The “wave” shape of the OohBah inner tube adds strength and support to the vertical rim flange walls and prevents buckling. Normal straight or curved tube wells must be much thicker, and by default heavier, to offer the same support ERD ++: In recent years many new standards of nipples have been introduced, and nipple head heights vary. For this reason, Spank communicates ERD without including nipple head height, so the user can add the exact height of the nipples they have chosen for their build, (Inner Diameter of the Rim + 2X Spoke Bed Wall Thickness = ERD ++).
The denser a material, the higher its ability to transmit energy waves. Alloys have a very high density, and in turn, transmit vibrational energy very effectively. Vibrocore is a complex, low-density material which fills the core of the Spank SPIKE 800 Race Vibrocore handlebar, reducing the frequency, amplitude, and duration of energy waves. Not only does the low density of the Vibrocore foam impede the transfer of energy, but as energy waves cross material boundaries from high density to low density, they are refracted and reflected (basically bounced in different directions), reducing their ability to build on one another or sustain vibrational frequencies. Testing of the Spank SPIKE 800 Race Vibrocore bar with World Cup downhill (DH) racers like Mick and Tracey Hannah has shown that by reducing the "white noise" vibration from riding, Vibrocore handlebars enhance tactile sensitivity between rider, bike and terrain while reducing fatigue. When races are won or lost by milliseconds, this can make all the difference.
Spank industries developed this bar along with some of the world’s top DH and Enduro pros and utilised a unique construction of Super-6™ aluminium, Spank’s patented CNC bending, and their Dual-Extreme-Gradual Taper (XGT) technology. Performance Optimised Race Bar The result of this collaboration and advanced construction has resulted in a handlebar that is stronger, safer and performance optimised. The Spank Spike 800 Race has an ideal geometry for control and a low weight, making it perfect for aggressive All Mountain (AM), Enduro or Downhill (DH) Racing. Dual XGT (Extreme Gradual Taper) Technology This is a proprietary tube drawing process that tapers the bars from the thickest area at the bar clamping zone, slowly and gradually through the bend zones, to the thinnest areas at the control zones and back to thicker reinforced bar end zones, or “Impact Ends”. Spank has utilized FEA (Finite Element Analysis), laboratory, and rigorous real-world testing to optimise the spread of material to where it is needed to withstand the specific forces at work in each zone while offering better protection against crashes than ever before. The extreme precision enabled by Dual XGT drawing processes also eliminates the need for heavy hand grinding, which can result in imperfections and inconsistency in wall thickness. Impact Ends The Impact Ends reduce the chance of collapse in areas where the wall is thinner and in heavy impacts. These can also be used to support bar ends in the relevant disciplines CNC Bending The precision of 3D CNC Bending in a single fixture allows Spank to optimise their designs further and eliminate the heavy grinding process, making their bars lighter, stronger, and safer! Spank has also taken extra work hardening steps to ensure the stem clamping area of the bar is uniformly cylindrical and true, and as tough as possible Super-6 Aluminium This is a specially blended, highly magnesium-silicon enriched, work-hardened alloy. Super-6 offers the perfect mix of hardness, yield, fatigue life, and a superior ultimate tensile strength to standard 6 series alloys. It is ideal for the creation of thin-walled, super-stiff handlebars. Through the recent adoption of Super-6 materials, Spank’s Spike, Subrosa, and Oozy handlebars are now stronger and show greater resistance to deformation than ever before!
This MTB rear wheel features a tough alloy construction, which makes it ideal for handling all the abuse that's associated with all-day epics in the mountains. Spank has also equipped this version with tubeless-ready tyre compatibility and anti-burp rim hooks, which prevent pressure loss while holding your rear tyre firmly in place. Coming complete with triple-butted alloy nipples, this rear wheel provides you with smooth-rolling performance as you blast across the rock gardens, tree roots and debris at speed. - High-performance alloy rim for World Cup level downhill (DH) racers - Tubeless ready with anti-burp rim hooks to prevent the loss of pressure and keep tires firmly in place - The corrugated rim centre, a brand acclaimed technology, adds exceptional strength, making it more rigid and allowing the rim to be wider without adding material Options Explained: 12x148mm 29" Boost 29" SRAM XD: 12x148mm wide hub, 29" rim, SRAM XD freehub 12x148mm 27.5" Boost 27.5" Shimano: 12x148mm wide hub, 27.5" rim, Shimano HG freehub 12x148mm 27.5" Boost 27.5" SRAM XD: 12x148mm wide hub, 27.5" rim, SRAM XD freehub 12x142mm 27.5" 27.5" Shimano/SRAM: 12x142mm wide hub, 27.5" rim, Shimano HG freehub 12x142mm 27.5" 27.5" SRAM XD: 12x142mm wide hub, 27.5" rim, SRAM XD freehub 12x148mm 29" Boost 29" Shimano/SRAM: 12x148mm wide hub, 29" rim, Shimano HG freehub 12x150/157mm 27.5" 150mm 27.5" SRAM XD: 12x148/157mm wide hub, 27.5" rim, SRAM XD freehub
Equipped with a chamfered clamp, the Race 2 uses a four-bolt locking mechanism to maintain a tight and protective hold on your bar, while the steerer-end ensures a positive engagement with your forks. A zero rise-angle keeps your bar level for improved strength and poise. Shotpeen-finished and CNC weight-optimised, this tough stem is ideal for the tenacious all mountain and enduro rider.
The Spank SPIKE 800 Race bar has been developed along with some of the World’s top downhill (DH) and Enduro pros and utilised a unique construction of Super-6™ aluminium, Spank’s patented CNC bending, and its Dual-Extreme-Gradual Taper (XGT) technology. Performance Optimised Race Bar The result of this collaboration and advanced construction has meant that the Spank SPIKE 800 Race handlebar is stronger, safer and performance optimised. The Spank Spike 800 Race has an ideal geometry for control and a low weight, making it perfect for aggressive All Mountain (AM), Enduro or Downhill (DH) Racing. Dual XGT (Extreme Gradual Taper) Technology This is a proprietary tube drawing process that tapers the bars from the thickest area at the bar clamping zone, slowly and gradually through the bend zones, to the thinnest areas at the control zones and back to thicker reinforced bar end zones, or “Impact Ends”. Spank has utilized FEA (Finite Element Analysis), laboratory, and rigorous real-world testing to optimise the spread of material to where it is needed to withstand the specific forces at work in each zone while offering better protection against crashes than ever before. The extreme precision enabled by Dual XGT drawing processes also eliminates the need for heavy hand grinding, which can result in imperfections and inconsistency in wall thickness. Impact Ends The Impact Ends reduce the chance of collapse in areas where the wall is thinner and in heavy impacts. These can also be used to support bar ends in the relevant disciplines CNC Bending The precision of 3D CNC Bending in a single fixture allows Spank to optimise their designs further and eliminate the heavy grinding process, making their bars lighter, stronger, and safer! Spank has also taken extra work hardening steps to ensure the stem clamping area of the bar is uniformly cylindrical and true, and as tough as possible Super-6 Aluminium This is a specially blended, highly magnesium-silicon enriched, work-hardened alloy. Super-6 offers the perfect mix of hardness, yield, fatigue life, and a superior ultimate tensile strength to standard 6 series alloys. It is ideal for the creation of thin-walled, super-stiff handlebars. Through the recent adoption of Super-6 materials, Spank’s Spike, Subrosa, and Oozy handlebars are now stronger and show greater resistance to deformation than ever before.
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The perfect blend of Support and comfort. The Space Brace ankle protection is designed to help reduce the frequency and severity of ankle injuries and provide extra ankle support during athletic activities. Available as singles or in pairs - The fit is universal and will fit on either the left or right. Comes in 3 sizes. Small (UK 8 & Under) Medium (UK 8.5 to UK 10.5) Large (UK 12 +) Materials: 70% polyester, 20% nylon, 10% other
The perfect blend of Support and comfort. The Space Brace ankle protection is designed to help reduce the frequency and severity of ankle injuries and provide extra ankle support during athletic activities.
The Space Brace 2.0 features quick lace technolegy making application simple and fast, Just undo the velcro easy grips, slip your foot in, and pull across. That’s it! Protective plastic inserts prevent ankle bruising and other types of injuries from bashing your crank arm, or just hitting your ankles on anything. The extra supportive top ankle brace cuff is detachable for more an even more customisable fit and option.