Monthly Archives: July 2008 - Page 4

News

Win two weeks in Whistler Winners

Remember the competition we’ve been running where you could win a two week trip to Whistler and take in Crankworx too? Well we’ve spent all...

Win two weeks in Whistler Winners
News

Friday Randoms

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3-QldWtQiU Handbrake turns on a Giraffe, brilliant. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWVXDVdquMw Imagine going to a heavymetal festival with your Gran? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZYuRk1pFO0 I might try this next time I go shopping. More art from Wooster. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2qi47A2Zf0 The...

Friday Randoms
News

Dirt goes to the Downieville Classic

Could this race be the new Megavalanche? Dirt’s Steve “Jonesy” Jones is out in California racing the Downieville classic. If you’ve watched the film “We just...

Dirt goes to the Downieville Classic
News

howies exclusive tee of the week

This week we have two T-shirts of the Week. Crazy huh! For the gents, in the spirit of healthy competition (and because it’s Tour De France...

howies exclusive tee of the week
News

Unofficial-covert-underground Hardtail National Champs

This weekend at Mynydd Du in South Wales 14 (at the last count) hardtailers will take to the hill in an epic battle to...

Unofficial-covert-underground Hardtail National Champs
Racing

Megavalanche: The news so far

The Megavalanche 2008 by Ed H. There are four things that you’ll hear a lot at the Mega this year: 1) Shit, I don’t remember it being this...

Megavalanche: The news so far
News

Dirt deadlines late nights and Biryanis

It’s deadline time here at the Dirt office. Dirt 78 is due off to the printers any second now. What that means is alot of late...

Dirt deadlines late nights and Biryanis
Features

Brake pads and camera dollies

First up, my assault on the unofficial hardtail national champs, just took a step in the right direction when some brake pads turned up> You need...

Brake pads and camera dollies
News

Shimano Olympic BMX pedals

Shimano have teamed up with several of their sponsored racers and developed this Olympic “race tuned” specification of their PD-M647 pedal. It’s kind of...

Shimano Olympic BMX pedals
News

Megavalanche Update

Our crack team of journalists are out in Alpe D’Huez reporting on anything that moves, if it doesn’t move they’ll probably take a photo of...

Megavalanche Update
News

Charge sign up a hottie

Juliet Elliott has just joined Chargebikes. She is a fanatical bike rider from London, who is also a fantastic snowboarder (Ex Pro!), climber and skateboarder....

Charge sign up a hottie
News

A whole load of Jazz

I love apples, I grew up with an apple orchard and remember fondly eating about ten apples a day during the summer, then having a...

A whole load of Jazz
Interviews

Justin Leov Interview

Image:Yeti Yeti rider Justin Leov from New Zealand has been on fire recently (6th at the Worlds). I’ve been hanging around the World Cup circuit a...

Justin Leov Interview
Features

Hardtail Champs

It’s the unofficial-underground-covert-hardtail-championships at Mynydd Du this weekend, I had this big plan that I’d go up there every weekend push to the top and...

Hardtail Champs
Interviews

Rob Warner interview

You might not recognise Rob Warner if you met him but you’ll probably recognise the voice if you’ve been watching this years World Cup web...

Rob Warner interview
Racing

Pascal wins French Cup DH 1

The first round of the French Cup Downhill was held in the French ski resort of Les Orres on the 5/6th July. Here’s a brief...

Pascal wins French Cup DH 1
Racing

Kovarik wins Mount Psychosis

If you’ve watched Seasons you’ll know about the Mt Psychosis race. It’s a bonkers endurance downhill race in Golden, British Columbia with 4000ft of vertical...

Kovarik wins Mount Psychosis
Racing

kokanee crankworx $70,000 prize money

Kokanee Crankworx has announced the largest wad of cash in fresh Canadian dollars in the festival’s five-year history which totals more than $70,000 in...

kokanee crankworx $70,000 prize money
News

Dirt origami competition

Did you read Cunny’s blog about Rachel Atherton popping round for tea? While sipping on an earl grey at Cunny Towers she deftly folded, cut and...

Dirt origami competition
News

Win a Nissan Special Edition Kona Stuff Bike

Those generous folks at Nissan are giving you the chance to win a 2008 Nissan special edition Kona Stuff Bike. All you need to do...

Win a Nissan Special Edition Kona Stuff Bike
News

Leogang Bike Park

There seems to be lots going on at Leogang these days. I’m always getting emails about “this competition” and “that competition” down Leogang way, so...

Leogang Bike Park
News

Corsair Bikes are in the UK

You might not have heard of Corsair bikes from the US, but Ed and Jonesy seem quite pleased about the news that they will soon...

Corsair Bikes are in the UK
News

Girls only Zermatt freeride camp

Sorry fellas this ones girls only. If you’re a girl and fancy some biking in Switzerland away from hairy, sweaty blokes then you might be interested...

Girls only Zermatt freeride camp
News

News round up

I had email troubles last week so missed a few items of news. Here is a quick round up of some items that may have...

News round up
production