Bikepark Wales' Iconic A470 Jump Line Re-Opens
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unscene: Filmed in the UK, with UK riders and a UK soundtrack
11 February 2006
unscene is a new bike video featuring the UK's best up and coming riders filmed over the 2005 season. Like the riding, the music on unscene is fresh varied and homegrown.
unscene was made by Nick Hawker and Tom Hodder during the 2005 season. We'd both got pretty fed up over the winter watching Americans fall off cliffs in Arizona to a rap-metal soundtrack, and thought we'd rather be watching something that was slightly more relevant to the type of riding we do here in the UK. So the idea was born - make a UK video, filmed in the UK, with UK riders and a UK soundtrack. Easy!
You can get purchase the DVD online at www.unscenevideo.co.uk
Berrecloth Signs with SRAM!
10 February 2006
Canadian freeride hero joins SRAM for better product and service. Canadian freeride icon Darren ‘The Claw’ Berrecloth will continue his career with SRAM drivetrain.
The 24 year old athlete signed a contract for 2006 riding X.0 triggers and derailleur to future victories. Darren chose SRAM as a sponsor because of "constant drive to innovate and keep up with the demand of high end products."
SRAM’s excellent tech service and crew at the events strongly influenced his final decision. SRAM is proud to have Darren on the team to conquer the freeride world.
www.sram.com
Action Camera's - Aston Hill Members Promotion
9 February 2006
Ever wished you could show your friends and family just how knarly the trails you ride are or catch those "did you see that" moments when your out riding with you mates well the answer is here
Velo Bella - Kona Announces 2006 All Female Pro MTB Team
8 February 2006
The women of team Velo Bella - Kona stand poised to spread glitter and flair across the US and Canadian professional MTB seasons with a brand new team
Transition Bikes 2006 - Vagrant UK Special Edition
7 February 2006
Just seen these shots on the Transition Bikes website of the Vagrant frame arriving soon in the UK.
The Vagrant is the offspring of the DirtBag, but in a hardtail form. Built for aggressive freeriding, the Vagrant is engineered for strength and years of abuse on the shore. The geometry is slack for steep technical sections but can still dirt jump with the best of the hardtail crowd. The seat tube is also long enough for you to get a full length seatpost so you can pedal to the top of most any trail.
Frame Features: 6000 Series Heat Treated Aluminium
Colors: (Black or Brown)
Sizes: 16" (Small), 17" (Medium), 18" (Large)
1.5" headtube
ISCG tabs
Weight: 6.3 lbs
For information visit www.transitionbikes-uk.com
A newly redesigned Brianlopes.com went live...today
7 February 2006
After 3 months of construction by web master Fraser Britton, the newly revamped brianlopes.com hit the world wide web live today.
The redesigned website features a new Troy Lee Designs LOPES' logo and holds some new features; like the "Newsletter sign-up" option, which will allow people receive current events like "race reports" and "press releases" and a new e-commerce section has been build under the "shop" page...where Lopes merchandise is available for purchase…this section is just at the infant stages as it will continue to evolve in the future.
This is what Lopes had to say…
"After some time now I finally got a new trick web site that hopefully everyone will be happy with that provides all my visitors with more pictures, news, updates, and products to buy than ever before. I'm happy with the new look and have to say thanks to my wife Paula and Fraser for working together to come up with something good looking and user friendly. I also have to say thanks to Stikman for originally making the first Brian Lopes site, which he basically designed and learned on his free time." Brian Lopes, current 4X World Champion
If anyone has any suggestions or comments we would like to know your thoughts. Thanks for visiting and keep coming back as there should always be something new to bring you up to speed on what is going on with myself and in the industry.
www.brianlopes.com
World distance jump record broken 134ft
7 February 2006
On a very cold frozen day in Coed Llandegla Forest in North Wales after a weeks preparation Jason Rennie the holder of the world indoor and outdoor distance MX jump records has added the MTB record.
A failed attempt by his Australian name sake Nathan Rennie to beat the current record of 116 ft in the Painted Desert was made in late 2005 but the popular rider crashed at 121ft.
Jason riding a team Kona Stab Supreme in his first attempt past the 116 ft mark and remained on his bike. A few minutes later a second attempt realised his ambition with an outstanding jump of 134 feet.
www.konaworld.com
Lopes wins two out of the three...and lands 2nd Overall
4 February 2006
Brian Lopes wins both the Speed Trail and the Pump Track contests at the inaugural Ray's 3Ride event held at Ray's indoor Mountain Bike Parks in Cleveland
Chicksands – Looking Forward
3 February 2006
The committee (as in Steve Dowie, Robert Nayler, Nick Caller and myself) met with Kevin the Forestry Commission District Manager (who has the final say on all we do) at the woods on Tuesday 24th January.
The outcome was very positive with agreement that the Forestry Commission will start to investigate improving facilities at the Northern End of the woods. These include provision of toilets, a snack bar or small café and hopefully a resolution to the parking problems we have.
Any changes will take some time (at least a year) since it will require planning permission and also a successful conclusion to the current negotiations between the Forestry Commission and Southill Estates over management, liability and revenue issues. Will keep this updated as more information becomes available.
www.bedsfattrax.org
Chickshore Stays Open…
1 February 2006
Some of you may have heard rumours of Chickshore closing due to Insurance Issues relating to "wooden constructions" - it also impacts the DS and 4X start ramps.
Thankfully due to the support of both The Forestry Commission and Southill Estates there is a 6-month reprieve while a long-term plan on investment and liability is sorted out. During this time The Forestry Commission will handle liability issues.
Many thanks to all those involved in this, especially Steve Knight of the Forestry Commission. Following a Civil Engineering audit by The Forestry Commission some of the older constructions will need to be removed and any future building will require authorisation from them.
www.bedsfattrax.org
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