Gravity’s 2013 Soft Goods on Pinkbike

2013 is looking good for Gravity’s North West podium seekers Kyle Thomas and Charlie Sponsel, who make up the Gravity Pro DH program. In 2012, reigning NW Cup Champion Kyle Thomas stormed the track and claimed numerous podiums around the NW scene and beyond.

Charlie Sponsel was right there with him securing multiple podiums for the stars and stripes. If you know these guys, then you are well aware that they will stop at nothing to smash everything in their path. Gravity is very proud to have K.T. and Chaz as a part of their extensive list of dirt slayers in 2013.

Joining Thomas and Sponsel is Gravity Employee Scott Kemp. Scott took down an overall podium spot in Cat 1 Men at the 2012 NW Cup DH series as well as the All Gravity Series. Gravity is stoked to have a such a well rounded rider to help with the day to day operations as well as securing victories around the NW, and taking more runs at Whistler Bike Park than any of his riding crew.
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Back in October, you may have noticed Gravity’s T-Shirt contest here on Pinkbike. The deal was simple, submit a design for a new Gravity T-Shirt and the winner will receive a full Andrew Taylor Signature Kit along with a couple of the winning t-shirts. We got so many entries we couldn’t choose just one, so we chose 3! Sergi Candela Jose’s designs (Skull and Chicken) won 1st and 2nd places while Raihan Brknfse (Parts) took 3rd.
You can purchase them as well as many other of Gravity’s small and replacement parts at the Gravity Webstore. The shirts retail for $19.99 and the socks for $14.99. Buy them here at our Web store here

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We are very excited to announce the release of our new carbon and aluminum hybrid flat bar that measures out at a full 29″ wide, as well as the updated lower rise Direct Connect stem.

The Gravity Light OS flat bar is completely new for 2012 and uses a combination of carbon and aluminum to create a wide bar with some unique traits. The new bar will be right at home on the front of downhill bikes.

The new Gravity Light OS flat bar is not only wide, measuring out at a full 740mm wide (that’s 29″), but is also made using an interesting combination of double butted 6066 aluminum and unidirectional carbon. The obvious question is, why combine these two materials? If you were to cut the bar in half you’d discover that the aluminum internal layer is thinner than you’d find on a standard full aluminum bar, and is reinforced with the carbon outer layer. Unlike a lot of carbon/aluminum hybrid parts, the outer carbon layer is not a simple wrap around the metal component. Instead, the two parts are thermally bonded together and the carbon plays a structural role in the bars performance. Gravity calls this Carbon System Integration (CSI)

Gravity Light OS handlebar details:

• Flat bar
• Carbon/alloy construction
• 9° sweep, 4° upsweep
• 740mm width
• Weight: 240 grams
• MSRP $130 USD (approx)

The unidirectional carbon hides a double butted aluminum internal layer.

It is obviously more labor intensive to build the new bar out of two different materials, but it does offer benefits over both aluminum and carbon bars. The hybrid bar offers a slightly different ride characteristic, halfway between a full carbon and standard aluminum bar when it comes to stiffness. But the real benefit comes from the aluminum core’s added resiliency against damage, from both impacts and clamping forces from an over-tightened stem or lock-on grips

The Gravity Light Direct Connect stem gets updated for 2012 with less rise and a sharp looking finish. It also forgoes the multiple mounting positions, instead using a single 45mm reach.