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Peaches and Cream Fluffy Muffin Cake
This cake tastes like a big, soft, fluffy, peach muffin.
But making a cake is so much easier than making individual muffins, and I'm all for ease.
The cake is a spinoff on the Blueberry Muffin and Buttermilk Pancakes Cake I made last week.
I loved that little cake so much, and when I noticed a countertop full of ripe peaches and nectarines, I knew I had to bake them into a cake.
The cake batter comes together in 5 minutes without a mixer.
Nothing complicated, fussy, or time-consuming. It's standard muffin batter with a bowl of dry ingredients and a bowl of wet. Pour the wet over the dry, stir in the fruit, pour into a pan, and bake.
I used one white peach and one nectarine, but feel free to mix and match with your favorites like apricots, plums, pluots, and plucots. I love all the fruit hydrids that come into season this time of year. I'm counting down the days to persimmons season.
I used fresh fruit rather than frozen like last time, and about 15 minutes was shaved off the baking time.
Baking times will range based on how juicy your fruit is, but I would estimate 35 to 40 minutes. Watch your cake, not the clock, when determining if the fluffy little number is done.
For me this was a sub 45-minute start-to-finish cake. The quicker I can get tender, falling-apart-soft cake into my belly, the happier I am.
With 2 cups of fruit, and just over 1 cup of flour, this cake is very heavy on the juicy, succulent fruit, and it stays supremely moist.
There's also sour cream, buttermilk, and oil to help keep it tender and soft.
The crumb is light and fluffy like a delicate muffin with just enough density from the fruit to be so satisfying.
It's the kind of cake you keep chipping away at to straighten the rows.
It's perfect for brunches, special events, or as a small everyday-cake, which takes advantage of seasonal fruit.
You know, all that fruit you buy because it all looks so good at the store, and then all that fruit all ripens on the same day. And you're left scrambling and wondering what to do with it.
Now you know what to do.
Make this cake.
Peaches and Cream Fluffy Muffin Cake
This cake tastes like one big, soft, fluffy, peach muffin. It's ridiculously moist, tender, and falling-apart soft. The batter comes together in minutes without a mixer. Baking one cake is faster than making individual muffins, and this is a great cake when you're short on time. It's perfect for brunches, special events, or as a small everyday-cake, taking advantage of seasonal fruit. Feel free to mix and match with your favorites like nectarines, apricots, or plums.
Yield: one 8x8 pan, 8 generous wedges
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: about 40 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
1 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
pinch salt, optional and to taste
1 large egg
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/3 cup sour cream (thick, full-fat Greek yogurt may be substituted)
3 tablespoons canola or vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 medium/large ripe fresh peaches diced small (1 3/4 to 2 cups, diced) - Or a combo of nectarines, apricots, plums, pluots, plucots. I used 1 large white peach, 1 small nectarine, 1 small plum, and did not peel them
confectioners' sugar, optional for dusting or see glaze suggestions below
- Preheat oven to 350F. Line an 8-inch square pan with aluminum foil and spray with cooking spray; set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the first 6 dry ingredients (through optional salt); set aside.
- In a separate small bowl, whisk together the next 5 wet ingredients (through vanilla).
- Add the wet mixture to the dry, mixing lightly with a spoon or folding with a spatula until just combined. Lumps will be present and this is okay. Don't overmix or try to stir them smooth.
- Gently and briefly fold in the fresh fruit. (Recipe may be made with frozen fruit added directly to batter without thawing first, and you will need to increase the baking time possibly by as much as 20 minutes as outlined here)
- Bake until done, probably 35 to 40 minutes, but watch your cake, not the clock. Bake until center is slightly domed and set, golden in color, and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs, but no batter. At any time your cake is beginning to look a bit too golden brown before you suspect the center will set up, tent it with a sheet of foil laid across the top. I baked for 37 minutes total, and at the 30 minute mark, I tented with foil. Baking times will range dramatically based on types of fruit used, how juicy it is, and how much water it releases into the batter.
- Place pan on a wire rack and allow cake to cool for at least 30 minutes before slicing and serving. Optionally, dust with confectioners' sugar or a simple glaze. This lemon glaze, this buttery vanilla glaze, this browned butter glaze, or this vanilla cream cheese glaze are all excellent, quick, and easy options.
- Cake will keep airtight at room temperature for up to 5 days.
Adapted from my Blueberry Muffin and Buttermilk Pancakes Cake
Recipe from Averie Cooks. All images and content are copyright protected. Please do not use my images without prior permission. If you want to republish this recipe, please re-write the recipe in your own words, or simply link back to this post for the recipe. Thank you.
Related Recipes:
Blueberry Muffin and Buttermilk Pancakes Cake
Strawberries and Cream Coffee Cake with Vanilla Cream Cheese Glaze – The best coffee cake I've ever had or made. Use your favorite fresh, frozen, or seasonal fruit this incredibly moist and soft cake batter
Blueberry and Jam Buttermilk Coffee Cake with Buttery Vanilla Glaze – One of the best coffee cakes or cakes I've ever made. Highly recommended – tied with the one above
French Almond Cookie Cake with Apricot Cream Cheese Glaze
Caramel, Peanut Butter, and Peach Jelly Bars
Blueberry and Cream Cheese Muffin Top Bread – Tastes like one big muffin top. Ridiculously soft and moist
Baked Peach and Nectarine Donuts with White Chocolate Drizzle and Sprinkles
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Bohemian Tea - by Shelagh Duffett |
Saturday, 4 February 2012
Preparing for Tea
A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog post called You Are Invited To Tea: a bit of an ode to building community through our online connections. As a result, about a dozen wonderful and talented women will be gracing my doorstep for Afternoon Tea tomorrow, and I couldn't be more excited!
Tea Roll Call
Allison Kincade of Allie's Changing Kitchen / Twitter: @changingkitchen
Asheley Ramey of Asheley Eats / Twitter: AsheleyEats
Kelly Neil of Kellyneil.com / Twitter: @baconandbaileys / Facebook Page (also, the recent founder of the Halifax Baking Club!)
Renée Lavallée of Feisty Chef / Twitter: @FeistyChef / Faceboook Page
Sheena Clark of Butter Versus Burpees / Twitter: B_versus_B
Shelagh Duffett of Alice in Paris Loves Art and Tea and Duffett Folk Art / Twitter: AliceinParis / Facebook Page
Also, some honourable mentions for those who will be there in spirit. Hope to see you at the next round, ladies!
Jenny Osburn of Union Street Cafe & Wick Pub / Blog: Union Street Kitchen Witch / Twitter: @unionstcafe / Facebook Page
Susan Morrison of Chef Sue Morrison / Twitter: @chefsuem
At the end of that original 'tea' post, I encouraged people to contact me if they were interested in joining us, so there are also a few women joining us from the community who do not necessarily blog or tweet. I was so pleased to add them our crew of tea-sippers!
I'll post photos of our goodies and tea next week, but for now I would encourage you to visit their blogs and websites, as well as their Twitter and Facebook pages. They are all doing fabulous and creative things in Halifax (and beyond) and are really worth getting to know better - if you don't know them already, that is!
Now, this little blogger has to get baking...
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Lovely time - great to meet some local ladies with similar interests :)
So...I see that most people have Facebook pages as well as a blog & twitter.. what gets you to that decision? Is there any point when your readership is small? Been thinking of it only so I could separate food me with Me Me.
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Due to limited registrations, the McPherson Family YMCA has cancelled the "Speckle Your Shirt" 5K Family Fun Run/Walk scheduled for April 5.
Event coordinator Candace Davidson said registrations were down significantly as a result of the March 30 benefit color run in Lindsborg for Mija Stockman.
"We are glad they had a phenomenal turnout, and it's important for the YMCA to be flexible when community needs arise," Davidson said.
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My Lovely Kitty Loki, was Named after the Nordic God of Mischief! And boy has he lived up to it!! Here is an explanation for those of you interested!
Gods from Norse Mythology...
Also known as LODER, LOKE, LOKKJU, LOPTER, LOPTI
LOKI: God of Hokey Pokey and one of the world's major Trickster Gods.
In his early days LOKI was a rascal; crafty, sneaky, silly and malicious a Loki The Lad. The son of two Giants, he was so outrageously mischievous that he even sneaked his way into becoming a God. He was the first Anti-Hero, quick-witting his way out of the tight corners and confrontations caused by his misdeeds. But as time wore on he became increasingly nasty.
His first escapade was a very rampant romp. When the Gods were struggling to build ASGARD, they found they'd run out of funds. Which is not surprising as money and banks hadn't been invented yet. All the basic construction had been completed but they needed a large protective wall to keep the riff-raff out.
LOKI came up with the plan of contracting a Giant to do the job. As payment, the Giant asked for the Sun and Moon and also the Goddess FREYA if the work was completed to schedule. The Gods were not too sure. "Don't worry," advised LOKI. "He'll never manage it on his own, even if he works night and day and the deal will be off. We'll let him keep the wheelbarrow or something."
Alas, the Giant was not on his own. He had a huge stallion called Svadilfari, which could haul boulders like there was no tomorrow. With three days to go, FREYA was in distress and the Gods aghast.
Now LOKI, like fire and smoke, was a shape-changer from the word go. A talent he'd developed to make him the shiftiest transmogrifier of all time from flea to fish to fast flying feathers in 0.3 seconds. So he changed himself into a mare and seduced the Giant's stallion. By whinnying and prancing off into the woods, Svadilfari was led far away from the stone pile.
With his horse missing, the Giant didn't quite make the schedule. Seething with rage, he tried to take FREYA by force until THOR cracked his skull with his hammer.
Meanwhile LOKI was having a fine old time frolicking in the fields. In fact he became pregnant, and decided to sample the joys of motherhood. He gave birth to a fine baby boy stallion with eight legs. He gave this as a gift to ODIN and it was called SLEIPNIR.
LOKI was now well in with top God ODIN and his son THOR, with whom he shared numerous adventures. THOR, the perfect fall guy, was persuaded to appear in drag as the prospective bride of a giant and other embarrassments. THOR could always be relied on to supply the muscle when corners became too tight for trickery.
LOKI had many run-ins with the dwarves, which he cheated at any opportunity until they stitched him up. Literally. They stitched his mouth shut, which kept him quiet for quite some time.
LOKI never missed an opportunity to take advantage of any Goddess, despite already having had three wives. The first not many folk know about, and it is only by assiduous research we have discovered GLUT, who bore two daughters EINMYRIA and EISA.
Next was ANGRBODA, a giantess who spawned FENRIR the Giant Wolf, JORMUNGAND the Earth-encircling Serpent, and HEL the Underworld Goddess. Finally there was his wife SIGYN, who produced their ill-fated sons NARVI and VALI(2).
For further LOKI adventures, click your way to ANDVARI, FAFNIR, GEIRROD, THIASSI and BALDUR. And check out our Loki Trickster Wearables! We are still investigating the mysterious theft of FREYA's precious necklace Brisingamen when a flea was seen to flee the scene. As a well-known God of bed-hopping, fingers of suspicion are already pointing at you-know-who.
As the most scandalous God of all time, LOKI was seldom out of the Nordic News or the Sunday Runes. But his tricks came to an end after causing the death of BALDUR. Now he's trapped in eternal punishment until RAGNAROK rolls around.
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Yes, today internet spam has become one of the most-hated things in our lives. And, in spite of my filters and blockers, some still gets through and I�m forever hitting the delete key. In fact AOL, alone, recently told the Washington Post it blocks more than 780 million spams daily and it can�t get them all. That�s 100 million more messages than it actually delivers! Spam now accounts for a reported 30% of all email and it�s growing rapidly. The result is electronic marketing has some serious problems today. Similarly, studies indicate consumers are increasingly rejecting what they view as intrusive Internet advertising techniques.
Now I�m not suggesting there aren�t good uses for electronic marketing. There are. For example, every dealer should have a good Website. But the highly touted e-newsletters and e-mails aren�t necessarily getting the message to the customers. That�s why there�s a business migration back to good old, reliable direct mail. And what�s the best read direct mail piece today?� A postcard! Coincidentally, it�s also the cheapest printed promotional piece you can produce.
Let�s face it – no one throws away a postcard without at least looking at both sides. Moreover, everyone still takes the regular mail seriously. It�s still compelling. We wait for the mail to arrive. We complain if it�s late. When there�s no delivery on Holidays, we feel like something�s missing! When we get home, the first thing we still do is go through the mail. Even at the office, we usually stop whatever we�re doing when the mail arrives. Admit it or not, mail is still a priority in our lives. Therefore, it remains a viable ad tool for us.
So at a time when we�re all competing harder than ever to get even the simplest of messages across to customers and prospects, it�s a great time to fall back and consider using the simple, inexpensive and compelling postcard.


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Final Randoms Part 1 - Eurobike 2012
Sep 5, 2012 at 13:16
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Hope Tech
Hope always has something on display at Eurobike to grab your attention, whether that be a teaser for something some way in the distance, or something that's ready for market. Their trademark of sharp machining and bright anodizing always catches your eye and leads you into their booth to see what's been knocked up on their CNC machines in the run to the show.
Tech Evo V4
Hope's faithful V2 had been in service since 2007 when it was introduced with the old Moto lever, but with the game of evolution never ending it was time for a refresh and rethink. In its place is the V4, a larger and more powerful version of the M4 and capable of accepting Hopes vented rotors. Featuring longer and shallower pads with greater surface area than the outgoing brake allows all Hope brakes to now use the same depth of rotor. The new caliper is stiffer too, controlled by Hope's Tech Evo lever with bearing pivots and an increase in power of 15% thanks to revised geometry. The leading piston is 18mm while the smaller trailing is 16mm and stolen from the M4. Lighter, better performing and smoother acting, it should add up to a very high performance brake.
Flat Pedals
It's taken a while (we first showed them here last year) but at last Hope have the production pedal ready. Although lacking a concave shape the pedal is reasonably thin and boosts grip by having sharp machined ridges in the 2014-T6 aluminium body to augment the 20 standard pins. As with all things Hope they've put a lot of effort into the sealing. This should ensure that they continue to spin freely on their Norglide bush and triple cartridge bearing arrangement, even after the ravages of a disgusting winter and regular riding in atrocious conditions.
SRAM Compatible XD Freehub Body & Integrated Cassette
Although on show, the XD freehub is so new they haven't yet progressed it to the mill, this one created using 3D printing. It should be available soon though so if you're planning to get yourself hooked up with the latest SRAM drive train you now have another option for your wheels. Compatible with all Pro3 & Pro2 Evo hubs it will be fully compatible with the new XD cassette featured on the XX1 drive train. Across their full range of hubs hope have reduced the power of the pawl springs to improve rolling resistance. Some may bemoan the quieter click but most will no doubt be quite happy with this change, especially if the wheels are faster rolling as a result.
The integrated cassette is another item that's been in the prototype stages for a while. Although the AM version isn't quite ready, a slimmed down DH model could be just around the corner which will see either six or, more likely, seven cogs. Seven is touted as some derailleurs struggle to sufficiently limit their movement to use less. Smaller cogs will be steel while the other end sees extensive use of titanium to reduce weight. The 9T bottom cog will allow the use of a 32T chain ring for the virtual equivalent of an 11T/38T combo. We're itching to get a first ride on this so we can bring you the low down on how it performs so as soon as we can get our hands on one you'll be the first to know.
Integrated Bash Rings & Chain Device
A simple and lightweight unit made from 7075-T6 hard anodised aluminium, the bash guard is integrated into the chain ring to minimise weight. Aimed at the trail and all-mountain market the low profile design is available in two separate parts, the IBR and the guide itself. Although designed to work in conjunction, Hope say that there'll be no problem with running the guide with another manufacturers bash should you prefer to keep it separate to the chain ring. Available in several mounting options
(BB, ISCG & seat tube)
, and ring sizes from 32T-36T in single tooth increments.
Eternity Layback Post
The original Eternity post was so called because it took so long to get it on the shelves but thankfully this layback version is already on its way as you read this. Updated from the original two piece unit with bonded head, the layback post is now single piece thanks to a 3D forging which is then finalised on the CNC machines to the shape you see here.
Prototype Carbon Fibre Chain Device
The epoxy had barely cured when these two carbon backplates turned up at the show last Friday. Tucked away in the booth you'd be forgiven for not noticing them but they mark the company's first foray into the world of Carbon. Rather than cut from sheet as some carbon guides are these are molded which means added strength. Obviously these examples aren't yet finished but even so we were excited to see them and look forward to seeing how they hold up in use.
Steve Peat Signature Guide
Steve Peat is not only a top level World Cup rider who has been around since the sports early days, he is a brand. With perhaps more signature products to his name than virtually any other rider, Tomac aside, this Steve Peat guide from e*Thirteen may differ only in colour and graphics from the superb stock LG1+ but that is unlikely to dent its popularity.
Revised Bottom Bracket
When e*thirteen first released their cranks last year they used a wave crush washer and poly spacers to take up slack in the bearings as the crank tightened down on the polygonal tapered axle. This has seen revision for 2013 and is now a ratcheted dial called APS
Adaptive Preload System
which can be turned by hand after tightening up the crank to preload the bearings. Updates have been made elsewhere to include titanium nitride coated angular contact bearings which survive better on un-faced bottom bracket shells as well as now offering even more options to fit virtually any bike out there.
SRS is no more, but don't worry
That's right. The long standing SRS guide from e*Thirteen has been removed from the range. With the popularity of the LG1+ among the racers, and those riders looking at the SRS for the toughest guide possible, the decision was taken to alter the line up slightly. You can still run a bash guard based guide but on the LG1+ with slightly altered plastics top and bottom to accommodate the bash and in this incarnation is called the
LG1+ Turbo
. This means that you essentially have two bash guards, a rotating outer and a stationary inner. It's unlikely to appeal to weight weenies but then that's the purpose of the LG1+, and the twin-plate design should prove virtually indestructible if past experience with the separate items is anything to go by.
Updated TRS Crank range
Three cranks now sit in this lightweight trail and all mountain range. The entry level TRS
(not pictured)
and the top level TRS Race
sandwiching the TRS+
. The TRS Race is heavily sculpted and as a result comes in at 721g including bottom bracket at a 22-36T combo. The revised cranks utilise a replaceable spider which offers the opportunity to replace a bolted chain ring for a one piece unit if you're looking to go either singlespeed or run a chain device
(as pictured on the TRS Race)
which reduces the weight further still.
Danny Hart's 'Help for Heroes' Giant Glory
'Help for Heroes'
bike was on display at the Giant stand. Used for the Fort William World Cup earlier in the year, the brightly polished bike was adorned with the names of service men and women killed in action in a tribute to their lives. It's great to see top athletes in our sport supporting causes like this, with Hill's Cancer Research work and all those others who do their own thing. In the UK, Help for Heroes actively supports injured soldiers through sport, many of the current British Paralympians competing in London 2012 having being found through the programme.
Reign SX
Giant also had their Reign SX on display in this striking colour scheme with colour co-ordinated Rock Shox Domains and brake lines.
We recently featured KTM's press launch which covered the new for 2013 29" wheeled Scarp and the 650B Lycan. There were two bikes of note for the PB crowd which we didn't cover in much detail, the Bark and the Aphex/Ratchet, but here they are.
Having had the 2012 model Bark 20 on long term test we thought it appropriate to show the new 2013 models here. The frame remains unchanged but specification has been updated and the number of bikes reduced to two, the 20
, and the 40
. Drivetrains are exclusively Shimano and feature Shadow+ technology for minimized chainslap and a massive reduction in chain drop as a result. The 20 features the latest Fox CTD range of suspension, XT drivetrain, Zee brakes and a Reverb dropper post with the 40 coming with SLX and a Rock Shox fork.
Aphex & Ratchet
KTM's gravity line up has also received some updates for 2013. The Aphex is the bike currently piloted by Fionn Griffiths on the World Cup circuit and the slacker for 2013 (63.5 degree) head angle is a direct result of feedback from their development riders. An FSA +/-1.0 headset comes standard on both the race ready Aphex and the entry level Ratchet. Full Saint and Fox suspension comes stock on the Aphex with the Ratchet taking a Boxxer RC from Rock Shox, mated with Shimano's new Zee groupset.
Moveo are a Spanish brand which has been quietly moving in on the neck brace scene over the past few years. Some innovative features enable it to truly be a one size fits all model and gives users the chance to fully customise the fit and range of motion it allows.
Although a little plain without the graphics installed, they do come with them already in the box
(as seen above)
and seem like a very competent alternative to those from Alpinestars and Leatt. They're available in both thermoplastic and carbon fibre to suit differing budgets and take a one size fits all approach with all necessary components included to allow the adaptation for larger and smaller bodies. We've got one on its way for a test so we'll put it through its paces and report back. Also shown alongside the brace were a range of compatible bags for riders looking to ride with a pack that doesn't interfere with the fitting of a neck brace. Hardly a consideration when racing but if spending all day out in the mountains, away from hotel or car, then more than likely there'll be a need to carry some spares and food.
Chris King
Chris King needs no introduction, their headsets and hubs having been the top-drawer go to for years. In recent years the introduction of multiple standards for hubs, headsets and now bottom brackets has led to an explosion in the number of products they now offer.
Spot anything unexpected? This 157mm rear hub was created especially for use by the Santa Cruz Syndicate as they develop the Mk4 V10 for production with their team. As sponsors of the team this left Chris King with one option, and while the frame may be some way off, you can get the hubs already. As the standard intended, it's basically a 150mm hub with a longer axle to sit in the recesses on the frame and uses the same Ring Drive system that CK became famous for.
Headsets & Bottom Brackets
How many headset combinations are now available? Twenty seven, and that's a lot of headsets. Integrated, taper, zero stack, they all feature in the range. In the world of bottom brackets there are now your typical X-Type as well as the numerous press fit styles for both road and MTB frames.
Chris King also had several other pretty special parts lined up on their stand:
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Disc specific road/cyclocross hub. Yeah, it's for narrow tyres but real brakes are finally beginning to take hold in their world
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How nice? This Levi's/Chris King collaboration commuter jacket was pretty trick with Chris King details throughout
Have a Chris King BB? Well then you'll need this tool replace the grease in those bearings and keep them running sweet
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An obligatory cut away shot of the famous Chris King Ring Drive showing the finely engineered internals
Bottom right
If you like your tools then we're pretty sure you'll appreciate this, a Chris King workshop tool for BB servicing
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(Sep 5, 2012 at 18:13)
Chris king headsets last for DECADES
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(Sep 5, 2012 at 23:29)
My name is john not Chris King... NEVER MIND what the jacket says!
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(Sep 5, 2012 at 23:41)
CK= The Dog's Dangly Bits!!!
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(Sep 6, 2012 at 1:50)
Chris king jeans only 500 dollars , with 10 year warranty
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i dont hold CK that high..
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Same here cyberhawk , I think if you take away the hype and endless fanbois you end up with good parts no doubt but nothing as good as people lead you to believe.
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(Sep 6, 2012 at 4:14)
KTM producer of the ugliest DH bikes in existance..
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(Sep 6, 2012 at 5:28)
eey burd.. thats spot on ! if you order a CC headset you get additional seals with them bigger contact area.. aaaaand a compression ring .. ta bumb tss. ow and cheaper..
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(Sep 6, 2012 at 10:58)
I lust after Chris King quite shamelessly...
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(Sep 6, 2012 at 13:25)
CK: put it on and forget it. Tolerances are insanely tight, colors are fun, and works for decades like jhb11 said. CC got into the game late and while they do make good headsets they are not synonymous with headsets like CK is. And bigburd what hype are you referring to? They are the least hypey brand in cycling. The stuff just speaks for itself in terms of quality. Plus they have an established recycling/environmental program, plus employ tons of ppl in a big American city, plus they have a kickass in-house cafe to buy lunch, which is discounted if you bike to work. I've bought at least 10 headsets, a hub and a bb over the last 15 years and no complaints.
+ 3
(Sep 6, 2012 at 13:41)
Contrary to most people's experience, Chris King is actually the only headset I've ever properly broken. The lower cup split. Maybe it was a one-off, but after the trouble I had warranty-ing it, I just went back to FSA
+ 1
(Sep 6, 2012 at 23:09)
a mate of mine broke 2 asxles.. incl. the heavy duty one.. another i know of.. wrecked the drive train with trials.. my headsets kept creaking and another one was digging in my frame because the insertions are very short.. not my cup of tea.. i sold all i had from them..
- 1
(Sep 22, 2012 at 8:33)
Yeah its all hype. Decent bearings and ace back in the 90's but times change. I had a king headset. Creaked within 3 weeks. Poor design, so they change it (compression ring). Yet they still charge for the new part. Could hold their hands up and admit a fault. Not rape you for even more money.
+ 1
(Aug 20, 2013 at 3:18)
i>"Chris king headsets last for DECADES"*/i>
*Until a new standard comes out.
+ 1
(Aug 20, 2013 at 12:38)
My old caged bearing headsets lasted for decades.
+ 2
(Aug 20, 2013 at 13:05)
I don't even use a headset, I just use a slipfit bushing and pack with grease cause no play bro.
+ 1
(Aug 20, 2013 at 13:07)
You win ^ New standard.
+ 18
(Sep 5, 2012 at 19:17)
Hope and Chris King always have the blingbling stuff that makes our eyes go as big as the eyes of that little monkey in Alladin as he goes through the cave of wonders... But what about that reign , seems like coming straight out of the fisher price's factory with thoses colors...
+ 4
(Sep 5, 2012 at 21:21)
hahahahah. YES! (on the Aladdin part)
+ 5
(Sep 5, 2012 at 21:54)
Should be renamed "Chris Bling".
+ 13
(Sep 6, 2012 at 0:38)
I'd buy CK rear hub to scare the sht out of fixies. You're on the way to work/school, stop at the lights and The Fixie bugger passes on the red light almost knocking you (or someone else standing and waiting) off the bike. You start crawling up to him from behind after few hundred meters, as soon as you come very close almost touching his rear wheel with your front tyre, you just cease pedalling, and the hub goes EEEEENEEN NEEEEN NEEEEN NENN NEN NEN NEEEN NEEEEEN !!!
Works even better on roadies on their way for training, especially under bridges and in tunnels under roads, I love to do it on my Hope hub, but it is not as loud as CK, you just constantly sneak up to the guy and coast letting the freewheel make some noise! again and again
+ 6
(Sep 6, 2012 at 3:47)
WAKI that's pure evil, but hilarious.
What's even better is when you're following a guy (or in a group) and one of you stops pedalling, then everyone else stops pedaling and you get a little screaming Hope symphony.
+ 1
(Sep 6, 2012 at 4:20)
Dirt kids do it sometimes, when it's lots of them crusing through the city on the way to the jumps, but they are unable to chase roadies and fixies
+ 6
(Sep 6, 2012 at 7:30)
I've long been a fan of the un-refined, CNC look for bike components. Hope definitively brings this style to the table, functional and a work of art. That caliper in my opinion looks simply amazing.
+ 3
(Sep 7, 2012 at 3:34)
word up to the rough milled components, true prototyping
dont waste time on the final cut, bolt it to the bike and test it
, been in engineering for years, it kinda grows on you, mirror finish aint everything......
+ 1
(Sep 7, 2012 at 10:54)
rough finish ain't bad at all on brake master cylinder or caliper...
+ 18
(Sep 5, 2012 at 18:17)
stoked for the V4! and giant please stop putting your cables on the bottom of the downtube it drives me nuts!
+ 1
(Sep 5, 2012 at 18:32)
Agreed, you think that would be an industry "No,No" by now on any bike that's going to see more then a glorified dirt road. Maybe the tabs are just there to protect the zip tie from breaking when routed similar to Danny's bikes
- 1
(Sep 5, 2012 at 19:31)
I'm not a fan of the Giant Glory. That being said I would like to ride it to give it a fair shot. To me that rear triangle looks kind of weak and the cable routing thing DOES DRIVE ME NUTS too. Many top manufacturers are even going internal and they are so far to the opposite of that. When your World Cup mechanics have to make an adjustment to the standard cable routing like that it doesn't look good in my eyes. I recognize that most pit mechanics are doing "extra" things to the setups but that seems to me like it should be thought out correctly straight from the engineering table.
+ 1
(Sep 5, 2012 at 19:53)
I have a commencal supreme dh v3 which uses internal routing, yes it is easier to route than most internal routing frames but its still annoying af to work on, I'd love to try a glory tho! I've heard people saying its super stiff and compliant.
+ 1
(Sep 6, 2012 at 17:52)
you guys do know it kinda protects your downtube? not a massive amount, but certainly better than nothing, and id rather smash my cable outer than dent my frame. danny hart on the other hand, hes got a new frame built up for if he kills that one, all that matters for him is not having a mechanical, which is where moving them out the way comes in
+ 2
(Sep 6, 2012 at 19:09)
... hmm I never looked at it that way. Fair point
+ 1
(Sep 6, 2012 at 20:20)
not too fun tho if it smashes your brake cable... its sketchy af riding in steep dusty terrain with only a front brake
+ 3
(Sep 7, 2012 at 4:01)
true, but id rather have to end the days riding sooner in such circumstance than have a dent in a rather expensive frame
+ 14
(Sep 5, 2012 at 20:58)
No comments yet on the prospect of an integrated DH cassette? Being able to sensibly run a 32t chainring means bike companies can further lower BB heights without compromising on ground clearance. Plus in limiting sprockets, perhaps finally the other big manufacturers will get their head around the fact that 11 gears is a step backwards for DH, and maybe just maybe, the holy grail, a small, light, 6 speed DH specific derallieur might emerge.
The Hope DH cassette will be a game changer for the sport in ways that think many people don't fully grasp yet.
+ 7
(Sep 5, 2012 at 21:57)
Agreed! Imagine a system with a 32t chainring and bashguard, and a chainguide with sliders instead of jockey wheels. And have a 150mm rear hub with a 6 speed 25-9 integrated cassette, allowing for wider spoke flange spacing and a stronger wheel. Hope's got the ability to make this, hopefully they realise that it's what most downhillers really want. Less is more!
+ 3
(Sep 5, 2012 at 22:24)
I hadn't even considered the potential wide spoke flange hub benefits - let's 'Hope' (see what I did there?) some of the manufacturers are reading this... otherwise, Chamakazi, feel like starting a components company?
+ 6
(Sep 5, 2012 at 23:27)
issue with lowering bb is more about pedal strikes then bashguard hits... it annoys the hell out of me when im trying to go as fast as possible and start pedaling and have my crank arm get hung on a rock
+ 6
(Sep 6, 2012 at 0:51)
I'd rather DH bikes progressed in a direction that maximised their performance on difficult technical terrain, despite the impact on pedalling, than hold back progression for the sake of accomodating tracks like Leogang...
+ 2
(Sep 6, 2012 at 1:55)
BB's can't possibly get lower , pedal strikes are already a pain in the arse !
I know the benefits of a low BB , my scalp is very low and I appreciate the cornering , but it's pretty much the oppossite of what most off road vehilces have , ground clearance is normally high on the agenda and we are going the opposite way , surely we have already reached the optimal limit of BB hights ?( or lows more to the point )
+ 1
(Sep 11, 2012 at 8:39)
I've seen somebody run a six-speed cassette on a DT Swiss single-speed freeride hub, I think it was - that's got your wide flanges
+ 10
(Sep 5, 2012 at 20:35)
I love how Hope make parts that make that hub you already own compatible with a 'standard' that wasn't out when the hub was originally made. On a custom wheelset I choose Hope.
+ 1
(Sep 22, 2012 at 8:35)
On a custom wheelset i choose goldtec. Hope are ace though.
+ 3
(Sep 5, 2012 at 19:14)
That giant glory is amazing, and the fact that they have intergrated our fallen squaddies names on there for the "Help for Heros" program makes it all that bit more special!! Giant has gone way up in my books!
Its good to see big companys like this in the sport I, and many others love doing, something to help a cause that matters!!!
+ 1
(Sep 5, 2012 at 20:40)
It is great I agree, but I would have put the names on the top tube out of harms way. I wouldn't want to see those names bashed around by the chain, or covered up by a chainstay protector.
+ 6
(Sep 5, 2012 at 20:51)
The reign sx looks sick
+ 1
(Sep 5, 2012 at 21:29)
They are positioned abit Per curiously, I do agree higher up the frame would have been better but at least they got them on there!! You don't see any other manufacturer doing anything like this do u?
So like I say... It's hats off to giant for giving a sh*t!
+ 2
(Sep 6, 2012 at 1:51)
The Totem on the Giant does look a bit more like a domainRC
+ 1
(Sep 6, 2012 at 1:57)
Hopefully they will helli tape over the names it would be so wrong if they did get worn off , and chances are they will in typical muddy UK race scenarios.
+ 2
(Sep 6, 2012 at 4:37)
I don't think the bike is being used for any more races though. (Unless they're auctioning it, but it doesn't mention that in the article.)
As for saying "You don't see any other manufacturer doing anything like this do u?", there are other companies that also do good stuff aswell as Giant. Secialized do their Sam Hill breast cancer bike auctions to raise money for charity, Kona have their Africabike charity which donates bikes to healthcare workers and others who help their communities in Africa.
+ 1
(Sep 6, 2012 at 8:14)
the glory looks awesome but i really cant see the appeal of rockshox making forks with black stantions they just look ugly
+ 3
(Sep 6, 2012 at 16:13)
That's all well and good and I am glad that I now know this! So thanks for clearing that up for me.
But you need to sort out what's Close to home, before you can sort out the rest of the world!?
This probably means abit more to me though as I am an ex-serving soldier myself with 2 tours under my belt, and I did lose a couple of my friends and had a couple of them go onto the help for Heros program! So like I say just brings it abit close to home for me.
+ 3
(Sep 6, 2012 at 17:54)
you might wanna read the caption underneath that pic
+ 1
(Sep 19, 2012 at 1:15)
it said totem. they might have changed it
+ 3
(Sep 6, 2012 at 0:28)
Super pumped for Hope! If they will start doing 3D printing it will be OZOM! Those pedals - Y U do no concave on zem pedalzzz... I'll buy them anyways! The pins looks smartest of what I've seen so far. I buy the Chainguide as well!
E-Thirteen seems to pick up some good wind as well, sweet stuff, cranks are drool-triggers. Anybody knows where E13 manufactures their stuff?
+ 2
(Sep 6, 2012 at 12:34)
Its good to see that not only is hope bringing new products to the table, but new ideas too.
+ 2
(Sep 5, 2012 at 23:12)
Does anyone know when the V4 will be available for customers? And are they really more powerfull than the V2 Evo ? Because I like the "15%" increase, but a % is useless without a base to compare from
is it compared to the actual M4 Evo ? M4 Race Evo ? V2 Tech Evo ?
+ 1
(Sep 6, 2012 at 8:54)
The 15% refers to the new Tech EVO lever setup, not the Race lever. I believe the Race lever is a direct push setup. They took the old Tech lever and changed the pivot. There is a triangled piece of aluminum between the lever and master cylinder. I'm running a M4 front/X2 rear setup on 2 bikes. Have 2 sets, the standard Tech and EVO's. Never had an issue with power, but the new EVO levers add just a touch more feel/power and modulate nicely. Think the V2's have more power than my setup. Can't imagine more power. Maybe they'll be speced on KTM's motorcycles next year LOL
+ 1
(Sep 6, 2012 at 9:10)
the 15% increase is across all brakes, so from the M4 to the M4 evo as its the lever that makes is better, not the caliper.
+ 1
(Sep 7, 2012 at 0:44)
Yes I know the 15% increase between regular Techs and Tech Evo levers. Yet in the article, they mention a 15% increase in power, but is it from the Tech M4 Evo to the Tech V4 Evo ? Race M4 Evo to the Tech V4 Evo ?
Yet these vented Saw rotors are cool. I saw them at the Megavalanche, wondered what they was but the Hope guy was pretty busy and decided not to bother him with that
+ 1
(Sep 7, 2012 at 2:57)
The Tech Evo lever is where the 15% figure comes from. The M4 continues as the AM/light DH brake while the V4 replaces the V2 and gives improved modulation, better heat control thanks to larger pads (longer and shallower) and slightly increased power, although no figures as to what that increase is.
+ 1
(Sep 7, 2012 at 3:38)
Cool thanks
Now need to know what that increase from V2 to V4 is, see if it's worth it. Cheers.
+ 1
(Sep 7, 2012 at 4:50)
Apparently, power is very roughly the same between the V2 Evo and the V4 Evo, so for me, it won't jutify the buy... too bad
+ 3
(Sep 5, 2012 at 21:28)
Why are bikes always displayed with out pedals? Its like a Hot Rod built for SEMA and everyone forgets to put on the chrome bumpers. (it just looks like its missing something)
+ 4
(Sep 5, 2012 at 13:26)
Some sweet pieces of kit! Interesting to see the Hope expanding its product range.
+ 5
(Sep 5, 2012 at 18:34)
Seven cog with a 9T DH setup for the hope hub, supposedly just around the corner...sign me up.
+ 2
(Sep 5, 2012 at 19:33)
Yeah thats what Im talkin about
+ 2
(Sep 6, 2012 at 0:53)
I'd love 11-38, 9sp integrated FH body/ cassette.
+ 1
(Sep 6, 2012 at 4:58)
Aiden Crocker Did you just make that up? There the most reliable products you can buy and as for there customer service. Nobody even comes close. If your looking for shit brakes may I suggest avid?
+ 3
(Sep 6, 2012 at 9:09)
Agree. I have a set of Tech's and a set of Tech EVO's. No issues at all. Tons of power you can modulate without pumping up or fading. Lever feel is amazing. The Tech's have 3 years and 250 year round rides on them!! Pro 2 hubs. Pro 2 Evo hubs. Headset. These are the most reliable parts. And if something fails, you can rebuild it!!!
+ 1
(Sep 6, 2012 at 12:35)
WOW love Hopes latest offering of brakes. Theres nothing wrong with my Tech M4 ( they are powerful and flawless in operation, look good too ) but it doesn't stop me wanting these Tech Evo V4,s.
+ 1
(Sep 6, 2012 at 17:12)
"Updates have been made elsewhere to include titanium nitride coated angular contact bearings..." Well they sound pretty f*cking badass, I have no idea what they are, but they sound badass.
- 1
(Sep 5, 2012 at 23:33)
What the hell are KTM doing?
How do they manage to build the best MX bikes in the world and improve on them each season...
And at the same time build something as mediocre as the Aphex and just make it a little worse each year?
Throw away that pre-2010 frame and start over. I KNOW that they have the potential to create one hell of a DH bike if they REALLY want to!
+ 1
(Sep 6, 2012 at 17:57)
KTM motorbikes and KTM MTBs are different companies now
+ 1
(Sep 5, 2012 at 19:59)
Yyeeeaaa.... Ive got old CODA chain rings in my shop, 48 tooth, CNC machined out of one billet piece of aluminum with the bash guard. Not new....just saying
+ 1
(Sep 22, 2012 at 8:38)
Getting pretty rare now. Too old for a lot of pinkbikers to even know what coda is though.
+ 1
(Sep 6, 2012 at 3:21)
I just pray hope make the sram XXI compatible freehub for older Pro II too, not just EVO, or at least make some kind of adapter.
+ 2
(Sep 6, 2012 at 4:05)
The only difference between the hubs in terms of compatibility is the axle as far as I've been led to believe, so if you have an older Pro2 then there's nothing to stop you swapping the axle and running the cassette.
+ 1
(Sep 6, 2012 at 7:01)
I did some research and you are almost right. Not only the axle, I should change the bearings and end caps, but yes, it is possible, thanks.
+ 1
(Sep 5, 2012 at 19:34)
I really wish this article didn't make me want to get rid of my Hope V-tech M4's in favor of these new V4's ! I guess this happens every September though...
+ 2
(Sep 5, 2012 at 20:17)
That KTM Bark and Ratchet series are the mutts nutts... I would give up my carbons for one of those..
- 1
(Sep 6, 2012 at 14:33)
seriously? that thing is f*cking hideous.
+ 2
(Sep 9, 2012 at 6:19)
I think it looks awesome!
- 1
(Sep 5, 2012 at 18:39)
Those e*thirteen bottom bracket with bearing preload... gosh no ! I'm not sure about this, I think it'll need too frequent checking/adjustment to be effective.. that's just a thought though...
+ 2
(Sep 6, 2012 at 2:29)
wow hope brakes looks from a terminator movie
+ 1
(Sep 7, 2012 at 16:11)
Those Giants are looking pretty damn hot this year, can't wait to see the rest of them
+ 2
(Sep 6, 2012 at 14:06)
KTM bikes are looking sick. Really want one
+ 2
(Sep 5, 2012 at 18:07)
Those are some beautiful bikes.
+ 3
(Sep 6, 2012 at 0:56)
Hope is Dope!
+ 2
(Sep 5, 2012 at 18:23)
Hope caliper lookin sick, prob pricy as hell tho
+ 1
(Sep 5, 2012 at 18:23)
Love the headset press looks an awful lot like my chris king hub service tool though... just sayin.
+ 2
(Sep 5, 2012 at 20:40)
redeyeksc (2 hours ago)
Love the headset press looks an awful lot like my chris king hub service tool though... just sayin.
I have one of those CK Hub service...I mean headset presses in my tool box. Funny I have never pressed a headset with it but it works great on hub services.
+ 2
(Sep 5, 2012 at 18:26)
Hope V4 H R Giger Edition?
+ 2
(Sep 5, 2012 at 19:09)
love the look of the chrome glory
+ 1
(Sep 6, 2012 at 13:55)
help for heroes look after all serving personnel not just soldiers.
+ 2
(Sep 6, 2012 at 12:51)
what is KTM thinking???
+ 0
(Sep 6, 2012 at 14:33)
right? those things are HIDEOUS.
+ 1
(Sep 5, 2012 at 18:54)
nice stuff i want a moveo suit ,try that bad boy out.sick
+ 1
(Sep 6, 2012 at 17:11)
Those TRS+ cranks look a competitor towards SAINT cranks!
+ 1
(Sep 29, 2012 at 5:19)
Eurobike it´s a dream!!!!!
+ 1
(Sep 29, 2012 at 5:22)
And in my country all politicians are thieves and corrupt. Buy any product from USA or Europe costs 3x to 4x more in my country. I'm so sad to see so many good products out of my reach!
+ 1
(Sep 10, 2012 at 13:46)
i want that blue bash guard
+ 2
(Sep 5, 2012 at 18:47)
That Glory is WOW
+ 1
(Sep 5, 2012 at 18:48)
the pictures look sick! down with the pedals for sure!
+ 1
(Sep 6, 2012 at 7:01)
V4 up front, V2 on the rear
+ 1
(Sep 6, 2012 at 6:50)
lets get a look at those hope cranks!
+ 0
(Sep 5, 2012 at 15:50)
The picture with the Christ king stuff is wrong you put the Ktm bike instead of the bb tool
+ 0
(Sep 5, 2012 at 15:51)
Well it shows the Ktm bike on my I pad until I click it then it goes to the right photo. Weird??
+ 1
(Sep 5, 2012 at 19:28)
ohh nice! Is this what is called bike porn? XD
+ 0
(Sep 5, 2012 at 19:29)
YES!!!! That raw glory is one of the sexiest bike I've ever seen. FO SHO
+ 1
(Sep 5, 2012 at 19:20)
all those machined parts are sexy! giggity.
+ 2
(Sep 5, 2012 at 16:37)
- 1
(Sep 5, 2012 at 19:09)
oh amazing, did you saw the binoculos, binoculars?
+ 1
(Sep 6, 2012 at 4:43)
Never should have gotten married, I WANT, WANT, WANT too many toys...
+ 2
(Sep 6, 2012 at 9:17)
HAHAHAHA......so true......
+ 1
(Sep 5, 2012 at 20:08)
That's a Chris King hub service tool, not a headset press.
+ 1
(Sep 5, 2012 at 19:55)
not a single below threshold thread... thats a surprise for once
+ 1
(Sep 6, 2012 at 14:11)
wooww nice bikes!!
- 2
(Sep 5, 2012 at 21:29)
Hart's 'Help for Heroes' reign sx is almost as nice as mine
+ 3
(Sep 7, 2012 at 5:11)
Below threshold threads are hidden
- 4
(Sep 6, 2012 at 3:37)
i think hope should make a brake that last years, all there new stuff is very bling but after 2rides it just pisses fluid everywhere
+ 1
(Sep 6, 2012 at 17:26)
lol! Oh wait, you're serious?
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Feeding Amaryllis
Last spring I put my 3 Christmas Amaryllis in a big pot and fed them while the leaves died down. They flowered for me again this spring - not all at the same time - but they were super. A few people commented that the display was really big but I didn't think much of it and thought it was due to the large pot lifting them a bit higher than usual.
This Christmas I also bought 3 Amaryllis and recently potted them into a large pot together.
I couldn't believe the difference in height when I put the 2 same-sized large pots in the same room today. Last year's Amaryllis must really have benefited from feeding up because they are much bigger than this years.
All of the bulbs were bought in Lidl/Aldi so they are not different qualities.
As a footnote, the Amaryllis 'Sumatra' that Clare gave me has been potted up separately as it is a bit different.
Must feed mine as 2 have finished flowering, the 3rd one has not flowered yet, but has loads of leaves.
Opps, thanks for the reminder
Shows the benefit of taking good care of them.
Your amarillys try to grow in sky:)To mine too leaves about 1m tall ,or taller,i don't know what will happen when i put it outside for summer.
Makes quite a difference Rachel,the feeding.
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I can't remember how I found this recipe for brownies, but I was excited because I had lots of sweet potatoes and didn't know exactly what I was going to do with them. My son loooves brownies more than anything and I thought this would be a good way to make a slightly healthier brownie for my kids to enjoy. I cooked a bunch of sweet potatoes in the oven and then pureed them in my food processor. I made these brownies and the Sweet Potato Hummus on the same day, so at least I made my kids eat veggies and hummus before we moved onto the sweets. :D
I had some leftover peanut butter frosting from this Peanut Butter Cake in the fridge and for some reason, I just can't let a little leftover frosting go to waste. Does anyone else have this problem? The frosting I slathered on top probably killed the whole healthy idea, but sometimes, a brownie just needs a little frosting.
My kids didn't know that these had sweet potato puree in them and thought they were great. I am not a brownie fanatic, so I didn't mind that these brownies taste and texture was a little bit different than a normal one. They were still very good and quite fudgy.
Here is the recipe for Fudge Brownies
* I reduced the sugar by about 1/4 cup
Monday, October 3, 2011
Fudge Brownies- using sweet potato puree
Posted by Mary Ann at 8:13 AM
Labels: brownies, dessert, peanut butter, sweet potatoes
1 comments:
- Audrey & Boys said...
We had some peanut butter topped brownies a few nights ago. They were delish. I like the fact that yours were at least a bit healthy!
- October 3, 2011 at 8:56 PM
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Week after week of cold and misery has kept car buyers away from auto dealerships in 2014. The weather should also be indirectly helping them get better prices on new-car purchases this spring.
Understandably, the abnormally snowy, bitterly cold weather that's descended on much of the country for the past two months has been bad for auto sales. Buyers, it seems, tend to wait until the weather is not miserable to visit dealerships, kick tires, and seal deals. Thus far in 2014 it's been easy for consumers to push off the chore of car-shopping because who wants to browse a dealership's lot when its 5 below and there are 8 inches of fresh snow on the ground?
Record-setting cold resulted in a 3% decline in sales in January compared to the same month in 2013. Initial reports of strong sales tallies over Presidents Day weekend gave hope to the idea that automakers and car dealerships could bounce back with impressive sales for the whole month of February.
With few exceptions, however, February followed in the footsteps of January as a bummer for those in the business of selling cars. General Motors, BMW, Ford, Honda, Hyundai, Toyota, Volvo, and Volkswagen all reported that sales were down for the month, compared to February 2014. In many cases, automakers blamed bad weather for subpar sales results. Here's one example, cited by The Detroit Bureau:
"I don't like to make excuses, but the awful weather we saw across the country really hurt traffic to our dealerships and ultimately kept our sales at a pace well below what we were expecting," said Bob Pradzinski, vice president of sales, Hyundai Motor America. "They say 'If you want to see the sunshine you have to weather the storm,' so we're all looking forward to some sunshine in March."
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Well, the sun has already been shining, so to speak, on one segment of the auto market: Small SUVs and AWD vehicles—designed and marketed to drivers who want help coping with the kind of miserable winter weather plaguing much the nation—have enjoyed a major boost in sales. As Bloomberg News reported, while sales of many car models were flat or down in February, Subaru and Jeep, known as brands that are great for handling the roads on bad-weather days, surged 24% and 47%, respectively, compared to last year. In a statement released by Chrysler, U.S. sales chief Reid Bigland said, "The severe weather has been ideally suited for our legendary Jeep 4X4 capability."
Of course, that same weather has caused many drivers to largely stay off roads and out of car dealerships to an unusual degree thus far in 2014. After sales slumped in January, industry insiders said that dealership incentives and discounts would increase right away, and that the deals would only get better if more weeks of snow and cold followed.
And here we are. A CBS News report quoted several experts who are of the opinion that given the "perfect storm" of bad weather, slow sales, and car dealerships antsy to unload vehicles sitting on their lots for far too long, right now is a particularly good time to buy a new car. "If you're willing to brave the elements, the next 30 to 45 days will be an epic time to buy," said Scott Painter, CEO of TrueCar, an auto sales and research site that indicates dealership incentives are at their highest levels since 2010.
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That doesn't mean you should go into a dealership any old day over the next month and a half. Interestingly, TrueCar data has showed that Tuesdays in early March and early April are traditionally among the worst days of the year to buy cars because of the relative absence of incentives and the general unwillingness of dealership managers and sales staffers to discount so early in the month.
As always, in terms of negotiations, buyers will sit more squarely in the driver's seat if they go shopping toward the end of the month, when automakers and dealerships are eager to meet monthly sales goals and they'll be more amenable to haggling.


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In 2011, Ivan Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra played two BBC Proms in one night. The first was a meticulously disciplined programme of Liszt and Mahler, the second a jamboree of party pieces and encores, selected by raffle from a list of some 200 works. Encores are the great disinhibitors of classical music and they have served Fischer and his orchestra well. Now 30 years old, the BFO can melt the cognoscenti with musical kitsch, compete with the finest in core symphonic repertoire, and deliver Beethoven with the transparency of period instruments. Whether this should all be attempted in one performance is another matter.
On Monday, Fischer opened the first of the BFO's four UK concerts with Dohnanyi's Symphonic Minutes, a sugar-rush of kaleidoscopic orchestration and machine-age moto perpetuo, half warm-up, half come-on, all party piece. The change in dynamic, ambition and aesthetic from this to Beethoven's First Piano Concerto was awkward, and the stylistic connection to Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra entirely superficial. Fischer's placement of the principal woodwind players among the first and second desks of the strings gave unusual sweetness to the sound, but his reading of the Beethoven and that of the piano soloist, Imogen Cooper, didn't quite coalesce.
Where Fischer darts from playfulness to awe, Cooper plays coolly and ruminatively, her sound beautiful but introverted. The first movement cadenza – the longest and most discursive of the three Beethoven wrote a decade later to explore the range of a bigger instrument – sounded studious rather than improvisatory. While the audience yielded gratefully to the seductions of the clarinets, bassoons and natural horns in the Largo, Cooper seemed unmoved. The Rondo sparkled effortfully, with little sense of jest. The great sob of Budapest's cellos and basses gave focus to the Bartok, a work of profound gloom and reluctant showmanship written to order by a dying and exiled composer.
Fischer's careful navigation of the five-movement arc was thrown off-course when the central Elegy was disrupted by a dropped tam-tam. It must happen to the best of percussionists at least once in their lives.
Jonas Kaufmann's (Royal Festival Hall, London ****) recital of Verdi and Wagner arias with the Philharmonia and conductor Jochen Rieder last Sunday illustrated perfectly why one should always stay seated until the last encore is over. Handsome of voice and face, the tall, lean German tenor is at the top of every casting director's list these days. While the first half's selection from Luisa Miller, Simon Boccanegra, Don Carlo and La forza del destino was beautifully sculpted and controlled, it was not until the fourth encore that we heard Kaufmann's Verdi at its best, in Macduff's aria "Ah, la paterna mano" from Macbeth.
Kaufmann is a cautious singer. In Verdi, this can lead to a somewhat detached approach, as though he were concentrating harder on stylistic conventions than on character. While his half-voice is artful, he is more moving when he simply finds a sweet spot and sings. Artificially darkened Italian vowels sound, well, artificial, whereas the gleam of his German has real electricity. The vulnerability and innocence he brought to Walther's "Am stillen Herd" from Meistersinger was truly extraordinary. Two encores from the Wesendonck Lieder made one wonder why he hadn't programmed the full set. Either way, the Wagner liberated his Macduff.
Streetwise Opera's exuberant pasticcio, The Answer to Everything (BFI, London ***), wove together live and video-recorded performances of music by Handel, Vivaldi, Gounod, Schumann, Britten, Emily Hall, Orlando Gough and Gavin Bryars in the setting of a conference organised by Locateco Solutions, fictional leaders in the "single person re-homing market". The satire was broad, the passion tangible as professional and amateur performers from London, Newcastle, Gateshead and Middlesbrough, many of them with experience of homelessness, explored the dreamworlds of corporate delegates, cleaners and health and safety managers. A single from the show, of the Handel aria "Lascia ch'io pianga" is available on iTunes.
Critic's Choice
The walls of Jericho collapse as director-designer Charles Edwards stages Handel's 1748 oratorio Joshua for Opera North, at Grand Theatre, Leeds (from Tue). Pianist and French music specialist Paul Roberts shines a spotlight on the creative relationship between Debussy and Ravel in an afternoon lecture-recital at London's Wigmore Hall (Sat).


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UPDATE: Piper Jaffray Downgrades Santarus Following Salix Acquisition Announcement
In a report published Friday, Piper Jaffray analyst David Amsellem downgraded the rating on Santarus (NASDAQ: SNTS) from Overweight to Neutral, but raised the price target from $31.00 to $32.00.
In the report, Piper Jaffray noted, "This afternoon, Santarus announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Salix for $2.6B in cash (or $32 per share). This is a premium of roughly 38% over SNTS' closing price; this represents a P/E of 19x our 2014 EPS estimate of $1.65 (revised following SNTS' 3Q13 announcement). We believe that SNTS is a logical target for SLXP given that it broadens SLXP's reach in the gastroenterology space (particularly with the addition of Uceris to SLXP's product portfolio). In that sense, we do not envision a higher bid for SNTS emerging given our view that no other acquiror would synergize quite as well with SNTS. As such, we are downgrading SNTS to Neutral from Overweight. We are slightly raising our price target to $32 from $31 to reflect the proposed acquisition price."
Santarus closed on Thursday at $23.22.
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