Rennie Wins Australian National Downhill Championships
22 January 2006
Santa Cruz Syndicate's Nathan Rennie is the newly crowned Australian National Downhill Champion winning the Australian National Downhill Championships held in Thredbo, NSW January 20-22.
Man with a mission!
20 January 2006
The Forestry Commission has appointed Alex MacLennan to help shape future recreational facilities in 200,000 acres of woods in the north east of England
Haldon Trailbuilding maps available!
19 January 2006
The Haldon Forest Park website has published a map showing details of the planned MTB trails, including the Red and Black XC runs and the Freeride area
Steve gets PUSH'ed in '06
18 January 2006
PUSH Industries along with our European Partner TF Tuned Shox is proud to announce the handling of Rear Suspension duties for Santa Cruz Syndicate in 2006. Team riders will be utilizing PUSH Tuned FOX DHX and FLOAT units equipped with PUSH Factory Components.
Darren Murphy president of PUSH had this to say:
“We’re stoked to be a part of this program and we are looking forward to using this opportunity to stretch our engineering arm this season. The Syndicate team offers a powerhouse roster that is second to none with top riders in such a broad range of disciplines.”
Rob Roskopp of Santa Cruz Bicycles had this to say: “Working with Push and TF Tuned gives us that extra edge on everyone else, especially when it comes down to timed Downhill runs, where every split second counts. It’s great to partner up with someone who’s as passionate about racing as we are”.
What we say is that it's great to continue our 11 year association with Steve - he'd the man! We're also looking forward to working with the rest of the Syndicate Team when they come over this side of the pond.
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www.stevepeat.com
Kirkhill Trails update
13 January 2006
You'll be aware that we've done nothing at Kirkhill in recent months despite our plans, which would have seen phase two of cross country bike trail developments complete by now.
Redraven Industries announce 2006 sponsored rider line up
12 January 2006
Redraven Industries are extremely excited to announce our new 2006 sponsored rider line up. We believe we have some of the best and most exciting riders on the planet, riders that have the same passion for riding as we at Redraven do. Our riders demand the ultimate in performance, safety, and style, allowing them to push themselves beyond all limits to achieve that ultimate goal, the WIN.
Not only do we have some awesomely talented riders using the Alpine rotors but we have the royal KING himself Mr Steve Peat.
Jonathan Knight owner of Redraven says, we are extremely excited to have a rider of Steve Peat's caliper running the Alpine Series rotors for the 2006 season. It presents Redraven with a fantastic opportunity to have one of the best riders in the world riding our rotors on the world cup circuits. We believe with Steve's awesome bike skills coupled with a superior braking system and our Alpine rotors will produce many wins this year.
Steve says, I'm excited to be running Redraven's Alpine rotors, having seen the technology that goes into the rotors and experienced their braking performance and heat dissipation capabilities I look forward to using them on the world cup circuits.
Steve will be competing globally in downhill and 4X events which include: UCI World Cup Series, UCI World Championships, British National Championships, and select events in Europe and North America.
Steve Peat - Santa Cruz Syndicate
Dave Wardell - GT/Hyundai
Seanan ORiordan - Irish under 16 Champ
Team DH Racer - French/Canadian
Team Privateer - French/Canadian
All riders and teams will be running a mixture of the Alpine series Rotors and Alpine Kits on their disc braking systems.
You can find Redraven Industries Alpine products in finer dealers across the globe or buy direct on line at www.redravenindustries.com
Sandland & Co Freeride Tour
9 January 2006
Balfa.co.uk team freerider Elbry Sandland has started the Sandland & Co. Tour, a gathering of riders at loads of the UK's top freeride spots.
First stop will be Haldon on the Last Sunday in Feb (26th).
The idea is to get all the local freeriders and to meet up and have a blast for the day, and in doing so help promote each spot by getting more riders to be part of the local freeride movement in each area.
Haldon kicks things off on the last sunday in Feb, Simply turn up and have a good session with like minded local and not so local riders.
So spread the word!
More details will be posted on www.northshorefreeriders.com
First Tracks Coaching and Guiding packages
8 January 2006
Northern Irish mountain biker Glyn O'Brien has opened a mountain bike coaching and guiding business called First Tracks, designed by riders for people who want to ride.
They accommodate for beginners wanting to have fun, right through to the advanced rider who wants to learn new skills and tackle the toughest terrain on offer.
First Tracks is based in Newry, Co Down, close to the Mourne mountains. There are a number of locations throughout Ireland to choose from. Whatever your requirements and fitness levels are, our coaching and guiding packages will let you explore the most scenic terrain Ireland has to offer.
Anyone wishing to try out mountain biking for the first time, or more advanced riders wishing to brush up on their skills with a world class rider check out www.firsttracksguiding.com.
Avon Timberland Trail Improvements
5 January 2006
There really is no excuse for getting lost on the Forest of Avon Timberland Trail now - the new fluorescent pink and yellow waymarkers can't be missed!
The two different colours mark out routes designed for different abilities. Novice riders are encouraged to try out the yellow routes, whereas the pink route in 50-Acre Wood is more challenging with one or two surprises.
Local volunteers have been working hard to improve the trails over the last year and there are now more route choices and better path surfaces. The local quarry, owned by Tarmac Southern Ltd is continuing to supply all of the stone required for trail repairs and over the next six months, the Bristol Trails Group will be doing further improvement work on sections of the track, particularly in 50-Acre Wood.
The Avon Timberland Trail has been popular since it was opened in 2003. Data from new monitoring equipment installed in the Summer shows the Trail is being used up to 3000 times a month!
A brand new Avon Timberland Trail leaflet has just been printed and this contains all of the updated user information. You can get hold of a free copy by calling us on 0117 9532141. New information panels are also being installed at key entrance points.
New North shore section for Cannock Chase Trail
3 January 2006
The Chase Trail team of volunteers have just completed a 45m new section of north shore, which will take riders above ground and routes them across the infamous Puddle of Doom.
Keep up to date with all the latest mountain bike trail news as we unearth the latest developments and gossip with our Trail Build Heros rolling news service.
