Meet the 2010 VooDoo Soukri 12/13/2009
What's crafted out of Reynolds 631 tubing, is singlespeed or geared capable, runs 29" tires, has the legendary, mystical VooDoo ride? Well. the 2010 VooDoo Soukri of course! Other details include: - under the top tube cable routing - accommodates a 100-125mm fork - downtube reinforcing gussets - v or disc brake ready - white-hot paint job with red panels, and human spine details - "soukri" means "sacred temple", and this frame will be your new place of worship in 2010!  Somewhere in this pile of tubes... 10/13/2009
 is/are my/your next bike! Work's going smoothly at Siren Bicycles and our first batch of John Henry's should be off to the powdercoater by the weekend. Then comes the fun wait as they make their way across the Pacific Ocean to our shores. Our first batch consists of the following: 1 John Henry in ML, Granite, with red decals 1 John Henry in M, Flame Red, black decals, white border 1 John Henry in M, Royal Blue, with white decals, silver border 1 John Henry in M, Vanilla, with mango decals, black border (SOLD!) Want to be one of the first Siren riders in the Philippines? Contact us now! Thanks to Brendan for the build updates and the shop pic! VooDoo Dambala review by Jeibi 10/06/2009
 Specs: 19" Voodoo Dambala frame ENO crankset 32T X 18T SS Avid Juicy Hydro Brakes Chris King Headset  Ride: The bike is pretty much lighter than my other geared bike and handling is superb! Going downhill on a rocky trail is hell! Good thing my wrists are as strong as Hulk Hogan's =). Full rigid setup so my pedal to torque ratio would be close to 1:1. Riding it on a climb is like having sex! ILOVEIT! Santa wish lists: DT Swiss wheelset Stronger knees Bigger lungs I LOVE MY VOODOO MORE THAN ANY MATERIAL THING I OWN! =)  After a less than stellar getting to know/dialling in ride at the Tour of the Fireflies, in which the sliding dropouts did just that (slide around), I decided to shave off the paint on the dropout area and move the sliders all the way to the front. I also slapped on a shorter stem and moved the saddle forward a smidgen. I figured this would unleash the vaunted voodoo handling and ride quality that I had been hoping for. Today was the real test at PFA, Nursery, etc in Maarat. Real dirt, real mountains. All I can say is.... A+ :) :) Its a hardtail, but there is nothing hard about the ride. I can spin away rough sections in the saddle, or swoop through choppy fireroads seated! Granted, the excellent WTB saddle has its own merits, but it was never like this on my other hardtails. Before today, I was thinking of a carbon bar and a carbon seatpost to take the edge off. I guess I wont be needing them. As cherrybomber said, it carves. There is no other word to describe the feel on corners. Its also flickable and responsive. Sure, it will shake you if you slam head on that baby head in the trail, but the handling is so superb you can easily flick the bike around it. Amazing. Ok, so my old stumpjumper HT was also flickable and responsive. But my stumpy was not as compliant. on my Stumpy, on certain stutter bumps and sharp hits, you'll feel the vibrations resonate through the bars to your hands, arms and teeth. I feel I can ride this bike for a whole day. It climbs. It carves. It absorbs. Overall, its a funtastic ride. Bombing down the trail to the nursery, Mang Boy behind me on his Moment was prompted to say that it was like I was riding a full suspension rig since I was going so fast without minding the bumps. :) :) :) I love it! :D |