#Iron horse bike magizine series#

In a world that places such a premium on bob-less pedal input, thatРІР‚в„ўs a bold vote of conРїВ¬Рѓdence in Dave WeagleРІР‚в„ўs design. Sound familiar? Well, itРІР‚в„ўs true that most modern suspension systems claim similar advantages, but Iron HorseРІР‚в„ўs insistence that all those efРїВ¬Рѓciency gains donРІР‚в„ўt rely on a platform-valved shock appear to be borne out by the Azure SportРІР‚в„ўs ProPedal-less Fox Float R shock, tuned with minimal compression damping. Bike and Rider Magazine April 1972 Norton 750 1948 Moto Guzzi Vintage Ads Harley. Claimed advantages include better small bump response, minimal pedal feedback and greater rear-wheel traction. Like other virtual pivot point systems, the net result is an effective main pivot that hovers somewhere just behind the front wheel. The DW Link attaches the rear swingarm to the two main frame pivots via a pair of short secondary linkages, while the shock is driven directly from the top of the seatstays. While itРІР‚в„ўs arguably not light enough to be considered a pure cross-country race bike, the slender build and 90mm of rear-wheel travel hint at its intended purpose. Light Easton tubes and some positively skinny bracing plates at various points around the AzureРІР‚в„ўs frame ram home the point that this is a bike to be РїВ¬Рѓnessed, not hammered. With great weight distribution and tidily balanced handling, the result is a surprisingly conРїВ¬Рѓdence-inspiring descender. Some riders wonРІР‚в„ўt like it, but weРІР‚в„ўll take the traction boost any day.Р”Р„s the speed picks up and the bumps come harder and faster, the РїВ¬вЂљoating pivot point continues to do its work, delivering a bizarrely РІР‚ВbottomlessРІР‚в„ў feel thatРІР‚в„ўll have you swearing that youРІР‚в„ўre on a longer travel bike. Pedal feedback is effectively non-existent, although the pattering of the shock as it responds to rear wheel movement can make it feel as though thereРІР‚в„ўs some pedal-related bob.

Keep the power down and the front wheel pointed where you want to go, and the AzureРІР‚в„ўs rear end will follow through with a tenacity that the Trek and Norco simply canРІР‚в„ўt match. The rear tyre seems to stay glued to the ground at low speeds no matter what the provocation. Small bump response is exceptional, and only equalled in this company by the CommenР“В§al (with its ProPedal damping switched off). What about that rear end? Well, it works, and works well. Grippy, open-tread Continental tyres cling to the trail tenaciously in all but the wettest conditions and accelerate quickly. It is still published.EfРїВ¬Рѓcient geometry ticks all the right boxes, combining conРїВ¬Рѓdence-inspiring low standover with plenty of room for the rider to move around over the bike. In 1999, while Iron Horse was on hiatus, a spiritual successor called The Horse: Backstreet Choppers was launched by a group of former employees headed by Janus.

#Iron horse bike magizine series#

Iron Horse 's final issue was published in November 2011.Р”Р‡X's popular biker-themed series Sons of Anarchy was a frequent topic in later years, with star Ron Perlman appearing in interview and on the cover of the December 2009 issue.

Snow and Fritz were brought back in May 2006 in an attempt to lure readers, but this second stint was shorter-lived, and editor-at-large Todd Ingram carried the publication for the remainder of its run. It was eventually acquired by one of the Traubs' daughters, and relaunched in late 2005. The magazine suspended publication soon after, amidst the collapse of its debt-ridden parent company. Iron Horse enjoyed its creative heyday during the early 1990s under editor-in-chief Dave Snow and Assistant editor Fritz Schenck, but that did not prevent its sale - along with several other Traub properties - to Princeton Publishing, the New York subsidiary of a fast expanding Florida-based startup, in 1996. The magazine was co-published by Paisano and Dell until the mid-1980s when it was sold to the Traub family, the owners of a New York area printing plant and publishers of many special interest titles, ranging from romance novels to men's magazines. IRON HORSE DECEMBER 1996 THE ILLUMINATED CHIPPER ART OF RENAIX 1949 PAN CHOPPER PORK CHOPPER KNUCKLEHEAD AND MORE by IRON HORSE MAGAZINE Jan 1, 1996.

Iron Horse 's maiden issue was dated January 1979.