Monthly Archives: March 2009 - Page 4

News

New CRC Intense kit

CRC/Intense Team Boss Nigel Page just sent me over their new 2009 kit. Nige told me he hand weaved the kit himself with 100% pure Manchester...

New CRC Intense kit
Racing

New Zealand news

A roundup of what’s going on mountain bike wise down under in New Zealand. First up video premier party news from Dirt columist Seb Kemp: Every summer...

New Zealand news
News

Free Grips when you subscribe to Dirt

You get these lovely Dirt branded grips when you subscribe to Dirt (£29.99 for 12 issues) Okay, so they might have some guy called “Peaty” ...

Free Grips when you subscribe to Dirt
News

Stolen Honda RN-1 on Ebay

Remember back in June 2005 at Willingen? Two Honda RN-1 bikes without gearboxes belonging to Matti Lehikoinen and Greg Minnaar were stolen from a team...

Stolen Honda RN-1 on Ebay
News

iXS Downhill Cup

It seems the 2009 race season is almost upon us. Here are some race dates for your diaries. Press release… iXS Downhill Series 2009 The 2009 season is...

iXS Downhill Cup
Racing

Local races near you

For those of you not heading over to Portugal for Maxxis Cup madness, there are a couple of local races on this weekend that would...

Local races near you
Suspension

Firestarter forks

Dirt have got a Facebook thing. A guy called Seb asked a question on there about the band the Prodigy and RockShox Judy Upgrade kit...

Firestarter forks
Racing

Maxxis Cup 2009

It’s that time of year again, when the pro’s put the finishing touches to their off-season training, and the rest of us chisel the mud...

Maxxis Cup 2009
News

Orange Prototype Alpine Five

Only a quick piece of news here….. We just spotted this on the Orange Bikes website. Its a Prototype that’s for sale, and is a cross...

Orange Prototype Alpine Five
News

Dirt Blogger Gate Crashes Kovariks Wedding

Just read a funny story from Whistler resident and mountain bike guide Adam Billinghurst on his Dirt blog. Apparently he travelled half way round the world...

Dirt Blogger Gate Crashes Kovariks Wedding
Features

Local Roadtrips - Newport Skatepark

Last night I packed up the wagon and headed on down to Skate Extreme in Newport. The massive 40 minute car journey makes it a...

Local Roadtrips - Newport Skatepark
News

Matt Simmonds wins Caersws Cup Rd1

Matt Simmonds took a win in Round 1 of the Caersws Cup on a muddy course and in challenging conditions. The Elite race was full...

Matt Simmonds wins Caersws Cup Rd1
Features

Snakes and Rocket Ships

It was -14 here this morning. Good thing I wake up in the afternoon. Negative anything is too cold. It made me...

Snakes and Rocket Ships
News

Duncan Riffle on Chumba for 2009

Duncan Riffle, Brad Benedict, and Andy Becker will all be on board the new F5 CHUMBA downhill bikes on there World Cup and North American racing...

Duncan Riffle on Chumba for 2009
Fresh Produce

Continental Kaiser and Rain King Tyres

For some reason Continental were in the doldrums a bit when it came to DH tyres, but these two latest offerings look set to change...

Continental Kaiser and Rain King Tyres
Fresh Produce

Hope Tech Brakes

Hope’s range of brakes has just received a pretty major makeover. The biggest change is the new ‘Tech’ lever which from first impressions seems like a...

Hope Tech Brakes
News

Dirt Office News

Here’s a selection of bits and bobs that came through the Dirt doors this week. Element Nickel Wide Bars – No rise – 9deg sweep. Branded as...

Dirt Office News
Trail and Enduro Bikes

Slopestyle's Birthday

Every now and then the time comes for our office bikes to be updated, and over the last week or so, the Intense 6.6 Slopestyle...

Slopestyle's Birthday
Videos

Nike6.0 Media Apprentice

Each week I’m going to dip into the deep pool of photo and video entries to the Nike6.0 Media Apprentice competition and share them with...

Nike6.0 Media Apprentice
Racing

Mojo Orange Welsh Series Entries OPEN

Mojo Orange Welsh Series Entries are OPEN! JT from the WMBDA called to say that entries to the Mojo Orange Welsh Series (MOWS for short) at...

Mojo Orange Welsh Series Entries OPEN
Photos

Andrew Dunwoody

http://www.andydunwoody.com

Andrew Dunwoody
Fresh Produce

Nuke Proof Seatposts

Nuke Proof keep coming out with great value components and this new seatpost of theirs is no exception. It’s fair to say that with its...

Nuke Proof Seatposts
Fresh Produce

Chris King Bottom Bracket

It was only a matter of time before Chris King put their bearing expertise into an external bottom bracket, and now after several years of...

Chris King Bottom Bracket
Features

Host with Most

I know I ain’t been on here for a while, I apologise, I’ll try to do a few more of these entries. Anyway, recently I was...

Host with Most
production