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Chocolate LogCove Mingeebollockwanker
16 August
Johnny Smoke and the Cove Mingeebollockwanker Prototype
After enjoying the delights of a Coveman breakfast at Honey's Cafe in Deep Cove on Vancouver's North Shore, a short stroll up to the Cove Bike Shop turned up this little shocker. It's a shorter travel (around 7") version of the more DH oriented Shocker, and is as yet unnamed. Suggestions abound, including Mingeebollockwanker and Minge (also available in Ginger).
This is the first prototype and as such is still very much work in progress, and it had various holes and shims in place where they were obviously tweaking the VPP-style suspension action. The guys at Cove lent it to Johnny Smoke for a day of testing on the trails of Mount Seymour.
First impressions were good - it's designed to hit a more freeride oriented audience so it's lighter and more compact that its pa the Shocker, and the looks are sharper with the almost-straight seattube and tidy gussets. The proto had a longer wheelbase than many new breed slopestyle sussers so it should be more than capable of taking on some high-speed DH race action. All being well, expect to see it on these shores next year. Detail shots
Rear dropouts
Minge gussettry and 1.5 headtube for avin' it, single crown style (Rockshox Totem in this case).
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me want
hows about Cove Doggystyle, or dogging, Cove Feltcher!!
Posted by: Sui at August 16, 2006 06:48 PM
I think Santa Claus VP Fwee would be a good name for it.
Or Wayne.
Posted by: walleater at August 16, 2006 07:24 PM
The Felcher was suggested, as was the Snatch, both quality options.
Posted by: wa at August 16, 2006 07:28 PM
Had a look at that a while back. Looks pretty good until you put it next to Rando's 7" Freeride Reign.
Posted by: JCL at August 16, 2006 07:40 PM
Sweet as. Best pics I've seen so far of this... looking forward to trying it out next year. What was the verdict on the Totem? Thats the coil one there right?
Posted by: Zombies at August 16, 2006 09:20 PM
whats rando's 7incher then jcl? surely you dont actually like something thats not a specialized!!! ;-)
that mingey does look sweet in the flesh, but then again so does the shocker imo
Posted by: monkey at August 16, 2006 09:31 PM
looks class, but nothing that hasn't been done really
looks like you have to have 5,6,7,8 & 9 ins travel bikes in your line up
Posted by: Wilko at August 16, 2006 09:53 PM
i think the cove 'cunt' would be a fantastic idea. infact, a marketing mans dream.
Posted by: thenorth at August 16, 2006 10:48 PM
Monkey,
Beefed up Reign. They had a further tweeked proto at Crankworks that weighed nothing. Plus the freeride Glory too !!! Easily the sweetest 07 bikes I've seen.
Posted by: JCL at August 16, 2006 10:59 PM
Cove Twat? 7" travel allrounder eh? Bullit you say?
Posted by: dom at August 17, 2006 09:58 AM
That Totem looks nice and beefy.
Posted by: yorkie at August 17, 2006 10:28 AM
Personally I think that it's a toss up between 'the Cove Cuntpuncher' and 'the Cove Bagpiper' to epitomise that particular bit of linkybolocks.
Posted by: Cunners at August 17, 2006 10:45 AM
Nice..
How bout:
Cove Rimmer ?
Cummer
Sprayer ?
Posted by: Emandem at August 17, 2006 11:05 AM
penetrator ?
Posted by: Emandem at August 17, 2006 11:07 AM
The Cove Romantic Candlelit Dinner for Two?
Nah.
Posted by: wa at August 17, 2006 12:29 PM
Titwank ?
Posted by: Emandem at August 17, 2006 01:32 PM
But we hardly know each other!
Posted by: wa at August 17, 2006 01:50 PM
Dont be like that Wa.. Ive grown a fine pair since i havent been riding sundays ;O)
Posted by: Emandem at August 17, 2006 02:46 PM
Great story, interesting bike.
Tried to contact you about this, WA, not sure if my e-mail has reached you?
Posted by: Reinier (Mountainbike.nl) at August 17, 2006 04:42 PM
i came up the the mingebollockwanker :O>
Posted by: jedi at August 17, 2006 06:11 PM
i meant i came up with the name
Posted by: jedi at August 17, 2006 06:31 PM
LOL
Posted by: wa at August 17, 2006 06:38 PM
ah i see oh wise one (JCL , not you WA ) i did hear a rumoor out in whistler that giant were doing a freeide glory and the faith is to become extinct. does it still have that gay hole in the down tube though???? lol
how about the cove player??? you'd need far to small a font to fit mingebollockwanker on the top tube!!
Posted by: monkey at August 17, 2006 08:57 PM
Totem Air.....nad meh....not a huge fan. I'd like to try the coil please.
Also, the Cove A.T.M. (All Terrain Machine, what were you thinking, you filthy pervert?).
Posted by: Smoke at August 18, 2006 03:18 AM
automatic teller machine?
Posted by: thenorth at August 18, 2006 06:18 AM
Coil sounds cool..
Im still liking Rimmer
Posted by: Emandem at August 18, 2006 09:41 AM
i think the cove atm should win :O>>
god i could make a living naming bikes ;O)
Posted by: jedi at August 18, 2006 08:25 PM
X0 mech on a 'shore bike ?
LOL.
Posted by: mingmong at August 19, 2006 12:22 AM
a.t.m ?
I dont get it.. Seriously
Posted by: Emandem at August 19, 2006 09:15 AM
Ass-to-Mouth, so it's lucky you don't.
Posted by: wa at August 20, 2006 11:54 AM
how about the cove pudenda?
Posted by: Derek at August 20, 2006 02:25 PM
I prefer a bit of SBA
That's Shit Box Action for those in the know.
Posted by: Riz at August 20, 2006 07:05 PM
that looks like my Mongoose, only nicerer
Posted by: bakes at August 21, 2006 08:36 PM
Cove Sister Fister
Posted by: scruff at August 21, 2006 10:41 PM
Yes, thats all very well, but how will it cope with UK mud and grit?
Eh?
Posted by: duncan at August 21, 2006 11:54 PM
S' all right, wouldnt mind one of them.
How about the Cove Moobs? Bit of saggy man tit action
Posted by: Bechuck at August 24, 2006 10:33 AM
Cove Rosebud
Cove Safeword
Cove Oklahoma
Cove R@ygold
Cove Snowball
Cove Cumswap
Posted by: HBT at August 26, 2006 01:31 AM
Cove Moulding
Cove 'N Aunt
(ie)
Coverup
ture
Cove Codwhallop
Cove Evoc
Coveative
Cove BiExLax
Posted by: netsky at September 16, 2006 03:04 AM
Don't give up your day job there, Netsky.
Posted by: wa at September 16, 2006 06:22 PM
Duncan- "Yes, thats all very well, but how will it cope with UK mud and grit? Eh?"
If it can handle the dirt and grit of the Vancouver North Shore year round and wet days at Whistler up on Garbonzo, trust me it can survive anywhere in the world.
Posted by: Bobrocket at September 22, 2006 08:13 PM
http://www.chocolatefoot.co.uk/journal/wa/archives/2004/09/000271-seen_it_all_before.html
Posted by: wa at September 22, 2006 10:24 PM
looking good, now for a name I think The Lazy-er
Posted by: George Potter at October 2, 2006 08:47 PM
sisterfister for the best laugh
ATM I could see winning it
Posted by: emptypoint at November 8, 2006 03:53 PM
Id call it the tranny
Posted by: t at December 20, 2006 10:59 AM
Well, later, much later, it ended up as the Cove STD. Rather nice it is too.
Posted by: wa at October 17, 2007 05:42 AM