Monthly Archives: October 2008 - Page 2

News

Jeep 48Straight results

Brian Lopes and Fionn Griffiths won the Jeep 48Straight at San Luis Obispo, but Eric Carter and Melissa Buhl win the season Championships. The title winner...

Jeep 48Straight results
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Pearce cycles demo weekend

Pearce Cycles are having a demo day of 2009 bikes on the 8th and 9th of November. Sounds like they’ve got a new test track...

Pearce cycles demo weekend
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Exclusive Vans Competition

The good folk over at Vans have given us £120 quids worth of goodies to give away to one lucky winner. The goodies include a pair...

Exclusive Vans Competition
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howies tee of the week

howies T-shirt of the week. This week’s T-shirt of the week is ‘Loose lips sink ships’. Tidy Mike in our print shop came up with it. He just...

howies tee of the week
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PALMER IS BACK

Yeah Shaun Palmer is back, it is true. You can see more in Dirt 81, but in the meantime here’s a little sneak look at...

PALMER IS BACK
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HOWIES THROWDOWN THREES

You all know Tim March, former Dirt writer, BMX superstar, creative mind, thinker, pain in the ass, music encyclopaedia…Well anyway, he is know doing lots...

HOWIES THROWDOWN THREES
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MICK HANNAH ON RETURNS ON A MONGOOSE

Great news, the one and only Mick Hannah is back on a race bike. read the press release below from Mongoose. But where is Neethling…T… PRESS...

MICK HANNAH ON RETURNS ON A MONGOOSE
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ROB WARNER BREAKS HIS PELVIS

Rob Warner (ex-World Cup racer, commentator and Giant’s longest serving employee) is currently at home shoveling codeine down his throat after a Moto X accident,...

ROB WARNER BREAKS HIS PELVIS
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EXCLUSIVE: HILL LEAVES IRON HORSE

So yeah it is all confirmed now. You can expect more news soon! Here’s the official Press Release from Sam and his team: PRESS RELEASE HILL SAYS...

EXCLUSIVE: HILL LEAVES IRON HORSE
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Dirt 100

As if producing a monthly magazine wasn’t enough the Dirt crew have produced a one off magazine called the Dirt 100. The Dirt 100 is...

Dirt 100
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Grant Robinson

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Grant Robinson
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Victor Lucas

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Victor Lucas
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Cake of the day

It’s a slow news day today so I’ll tell you about our cake. We haven’t had a cake in ages, so today Jon bought a...

Cake of the day
Features

Quick little Portes du Soleil wrap-up

This summer was one of the best ever in the Portes du Soleil as far as weather goes. Here is a quick list of...

Quick little Portes du Soleil wrap-up
Features

180° berms and a mustache

Things are slowing down a bit in Champery. Last weekend saw the end of the season with the closing of the tram. It...

180° berms and a mustache
Interviews

Mitch Delfs Interview

We ask Australian downhill rider Mitch Delfs a few “Last time” questions. When was the last time: You upset your neighbours? When I was riding my fast 50,...

Mitch Delfs Interview
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New star letter prize

“Papa’s got a brand new bag” Okay, we’ve got 12 exclusive Dirt logo’d Ogio bags from the guys at Madison. Money can’t buy these bags...

New star letter prize
Racing

Chicksands 4x

The Butcher and the Duck went down to Chicksands at the weekend for the annual Chicksands Club race. The Duck took some great photos and...

Chicksands 4x
Racing

Foot Out Flat Out Premiere

The Welshside end of season bash went off on Saturday night in Cardiff without too many casualties ( though looking at some of the photos...

Foot Out Flat Out Premiere
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Rage Bikes

We had a visit this morning from a French guy called Pierre who had driven all the way from Carcassonne in France to show us...

Rage Bikes
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Waterfalls

Jason from the Canoe & Kayak UK Magazine sent me an ebeam this morning with this picture. I don’t know what to think, is this...

Waterfalls
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Win CrankBrothers Goodies

Mark from 2pure has kindly sent us a set of Crank Brothers 5050xx pedals and a Crank Brothers Opium SL Directset to give away. To win...

Win CrankBrothers Goodies
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Skinsuit ban official

Dan Brown has just emailed me the latest UCI news letter and near the bottom contains one small ambiguous statement which reads: “Clothing in Downhill/4X: All...

Skinsuit ban official
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Glentress Visitor Centre

You might have read this before, but this bit of Scottish news got lost in my mail box. Glentress is to get a £5 million...

Glentress Visitor Centre
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