Monthly Archives: August 2008 - Page 3

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Dirt TV Jim Beam Air Downhill Crankworx

Whoa, there’s loads going on at Crankworx, it’s a bit like the Olympics with different events every day. The latest event at Cranky was the...

Dirt TV Jim Beam Air Downhill Crankworx
Racing

Groves and Watts Take Top Spot in VW Trick Showdown at Crankworx 2008

Here’s the official word from Cranky: WHISTLER, BC August 14, 2008 – The first ever VW Trick Showdown roared into the Whistler Mountain Bike Parks Boneyard...

Groves and Watts Take Top Spot in VW Trick Showdown at Crankworx 2008
News

howies tee of the week

In case you’ve forgot, each week howies produce an exclusive limited edition tee shirt. You can buy them from howies, but once they’re gone they’re...

howies tee of the week
Racing

Crankworx 5-a-day photos

Here you go, Seb Kemp casts his wry eye over Crankworx for our Friday installment: I don’t remember this one but apparently this is Kurt...

Crankworx 5-a-day photos
News

Camera Cranes

Videography is really taking off these days with many domestic races being filmed for the web. The filmers are getting more creative, I suppose being...

Camera Cranes
Racing

iXS European Downhill Cup

There’s other races going on apart from Crankworx. Although it does seem like the place to be is Whistler at the moment. Here is the...

iXS European Downhill Cup
Racing

UK Bike Park - 4X Series Finals

I wonder if our man The Butcher will be in attendance at the 4x this weekend? Here’s the word from Chris Roberts: The fastest and longest...

UK Bike Park - 4X Series Finals
Racing

Lopes wins the Jim Beam Air Downhill

Lopes may have quit World Cup racing but he’s still got the speed. No Atherton’s, Hill or Peat on the start list for this one....

Lopes wins the Jim Beam Air Downhill
News

Truvativ HammerSchmidt front transmission is launched

The heart of Truvativ’s new front transmission is its planetary gear mechanism. Think of it as one chainring with all the strengths of a traditional two-ring system and...

Truvativ HammerSchmidt front transmission is launched
Racing

NPS 4 Moelfre Highlights Video

Moelfre really was wet and windy. My camera took a beating, but Paul Roberts survived the weather and documented the race for Dirt, here’s his...

NPS 4 Moelfre Highlights Video
Racing

Crankworx Garbanzo DH video

John and Rob from Focus and Re-Focus film fame are out in Whistler filming the Crankworx festival for DirtTV. Here’s their second installement the epic...

Crankworx Garbanzo DH video
Racing

Crankworx 5-a-day photos

Dirt columist Seb Kemp gives us his take on the Kokanee Crankworx festival with his 5-a-day supplement. Genius marketing idea number 2 – replace a bucking...

Crankworx 5-a-day photos
Features

Waterfalls

I spent a lot of today cycling under a waterfall getting soaking wet, now I’m drinking a hot cup of tea listening to the Roses. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQUxCQxu9og

Waterfalls
News

MASSIVE NEWS FROM TREK BIKES AND 23 DEGREES SPORTS MANAGEMENT

This is the news (well some of it) that we have all been waiting for. The Press Release (below) is now in and has made...

MASSIVE NEWS FROM TREK BIKES AND 23 DEGREES SPORTS MANAGEMENT
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MAJOR NEWS: IRON HORSE LICENSES ELLSWORTH SUSPENSION

Just randomly searching around the internet this morning when i came across this article on the Bicycle Retailer website. It appears that Iron Horse bikes...

MAJOR NEWS: IRON HORSE LICENSES ELLSWORTH SUSPENSION
Racing

Seb Kemp's eye on Crankworx

You probably know Seb Kemp from his “Whistler Diary” column in Dirt. While he’s out in Whistler he’s going to give us a 5-a-day photo...

Seb Kemp's eye on Crankworx
News

Monday biscuits

Monday mornings are hard enough to deal with even without running out of tea bags. After cleaning the mud out of everything from the weekend...

Monday biscuits
Racing

Brits dominate Garbanzo DH

It looks like the Brits were on form again at the Garbanzo downhill with Gee Atherton taking the win, Marc Beaumont in 3rd and Dan...

Brits dominate Garbanzo DH
Features

Workin'.

Just joking around the other day while building. Sometimes we try and see if we can ride the trails like we don’t have tools...

Workin'.
Racing

Crankworx Dual Slalom

JD Swanguen is on a roll after his first ever World Cup 4x effort in Bromont. He took the win at the Dual Slalom at...

Crankworx Dual Slalom
Racing

NPS round 4 Moelfre

It absolutely pissed it down for most of the weekend at Moelfre in North Wales. Add to that some very high winds and a boggy...

NPS round 4 Moelfre
Features

Dual Slalom is awesome.

As I predicted JD Swanguen won the dual slalom, Nico Vink was close behind. Anneke Beerten edged out Rachel Atherton for the...

Dual Slalom is awesome.
Features

The circus is here.

A few weeks ago I attended my first Chromag show and shine. Ian from Chromag holds the event every year after one of the...

The circus is here.
Features

Testing helmet cam angles

Do you get bored with watching helmet cam runs of DH tracks? Sometimes it’s good, but I thought I’d experiment with a few different angles...

Testing helmet cam angles
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