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Let Your Child Experience the Joy of Riding and Nature in Beautiful Sycamore Canyon Park Sycamore Canyon Park in Riverside, CA has miles of meandering trails for all ages to enjoy.  Jenson USA and IMBA (the International Mountain Bicycling Association) are excited to offer an opportunity for the community to enjoy what [...]

A 15, 66 and 99km blast through the You Yangs near Geelong in Victoria. More information: www.gmbc.com.au/yowie/yowie.html

Truely Australia's toughest 100km mtb race with over 4000m of climbing in the 100km. More than 6 hours for last years Solo winner.

The Simpson Desert Bike Challenge consists of nine stages over 5 days and 590 km's of riding. It's a challenge alright. Just check out the race report from 2009 here (index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=282:5-days-in-hell-simpson-desert-bike-challenge&catid=69:racereportsandresults&Itemid=72). Entries for 2010 are expected to open on 1st March 2010.

We are excited to announce some fantastic new changes to the 2010 Maxxis Boonah Marathon.  Be the very first to ride these new trails!!!!!!!FANTASTIC NEWS FOR MOUNTAIN BIKINGAwesome new area for mountain bike riding!!!!!!!!!! To allow us to make the new course changes and have the trails ready we have moved the date of the Maxxis Boonah Marathon from the first advertised date of 6th June to now the 26th September.  At least you won't have to get up early on a cold winters day.  We at Two Wheel Promotions have been working hard with all parties involved to bring you a great Maxxis Boonah Marathon for 2010. This year we will see a change with the Marathon starting at the Boonah Showgrounds like in previous years but finishing at a new location "Lillybrook" at the Wyaralong Dam Recreational Trails a fantastic new multi-use recreational trail network with some awesome trails to finish off your Marathon.  The trail network will still be in the construction phase but Two Wheel Promotions has secured access to selected trails that are completed in this area for the Maxxis Boonah Marathon. They will not be open to the public yet but here is your chance to come and try some of the trails before they open and see the what will become a mountain bike "mecca" in the future. Two Wheel Promotions is proud to be associated with construction of these trails in a Queensland Water Infrastructure project. The trail network is being constructed in the Wyaralong Dam project approx.9km from Boonah.   This will be a mountain bikers dream with a dedicated area for mountain bikers just an hours drive from Brisbane.This area will become a mountain bikers "heaven" with approx. 40km of trails being constructed.    The Marathon course will see you traverse the western trailhead "Lillybrook" and will become the hub of mountain biking in the area.   Work will start later this year on the construction of a Mountain Bike Park with cross country,downhill & 4x courses built to National event standard.   If you only do one Marathon this year make sure it's the Maxxis Boonah Marathon. More information at http://www.twowheelpromotions.com.au/home/index.php (http://www.twowheelpromotions.com.au/home/index.php)

The Back Yamma Bigfoot (www.backyammabigfoot.com.au) is a new event for 2010 hosted by the Central West Off Road Bicycle Club (CWORBC). This 25/50/100km mountain bike race will be held in the Back Yamma State Forest near Parkes and Forbes in the Central West of NSW. Back Yamma is full of great fun single track and not too many big hills, making for a fast and fun ride. The course has been designed to cater to beginners, intermediate and advanced riders. Beginners can get a taste of the action in the “Little Foot” (25km option), while intermediate and advanced riders can push a little harder and take in some of the more technical aspects of the single track in the “Big Foot” (50km option). The bigfoot will include around 30km of single track.

Singletrack obsessives rejoice! The team from Chocolate Foot are proud to announce the launch of the premier endurance race series for New South Wales: The 2010 SRAM Singletrack Mind Series – Protected by Brave Soldier. From April 2010 mountain bikers are set to test themselves and their team mates in a series of five events ranging in length from 6 hours to the series finale, a 10 hour challenge! Also at the conclusion of the series to celebrate all the hard work and relive the great times of almost 40 hours of mud, sweat and gears, the village of Appin is ready to party! Each venue in the series has been selected for its sweet flowing singletrack and ability to host everything that makes for a great event. The series kicks off on 18 April in western NSW's singletrack oasis, Lidsdale State Forest near Lithgow. Well worth the drive, the deceptively challenging track will serve up 8 hours of singletrack joy for those seeking the enduro fix! 2010 SRAM Singletrack Mind Series Schedule 18 April – Lidsdale State Forest, Lithgow 16 May – Coondoo Road, Nowra 13 June – Yellomundee Regional Park, Yarramundi 29 August – Stromlo Forest Park, Canberra 25 September – WMBC track, Appin While Chocolate Foot is a new business, its principals bring a vast knowledge of mountain biking and event management to ensure the polished and professional running of the series. Fiona Dick has extensive experience in the organisation of large scale events, is an MTB skills educator and has written for the major mountain bike magazines. Joe Ward is Australia's most prolific cycling TV show producer, having covered the past seven Australian Mountain Bike Championships and the recent World Mountain Bike Championships in Canberra. We're also really looking forward to presenting great prizes from all our generous sponsors: SRAM, Brave Soldier skincare, Lezyne, NZzo clothing, K-Lite Racing lights, RockShox, Avid, Truvativ and Hammer Nutrition. All brands that are innovative and what we regard to be the best! Prizes that really reward busting your butt for hours on end! Entries are now open for the entire series and all the info you need can be found at http://www.chocolatefoot.com.au/singletrack-mind-series For further queries, please contact Fiona Dick or Joe Ward on 0457 084 552 or email info@chocolatefoot.com.au.    

The "Coolendel Weekend" is an event hosted by the South Coast United Mountain Bikers (SCUM) at the Coolendel Bush camping grounds West of Nowra in New South Wales. With several races held over the weekend the last two years of the event has seen a 4 hour enduro held on the Sunday morning. Pack the bike and the family this is a great weekend away for all camping style. WEEKEND AT COOLENDELFor the Fourth Year Where:             Coolendel Bush Camping AreaGrassy Gully Road, Burrier via NowraCabins and camping on sitewww.coolendel.com.au (http://www.coolendel.com.au) When:Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 September 2010 Race Format:   SaturdayRace 1a  10.30am            1 hour duration                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Race 1b 11.30am            1 hour durationRace 2            6.30pm       2 hours duration               SundayRace 3   10am            4 hours duration                                                                                                                         The course has been improved on since last year. The direction ridden will be the same for both days. With some extra loops added for race 1b and race 3. Riders can ride solo or team or solo and team. Participating in 1, 2 or all 3 races. Race Entry Costs: Each race has a $5 entry fee per person with juniors under 19 years of age free.                                        MTBA Non Members are required to pay $15 for insurance. This covers 1 or all 3 races      Bookings:                     Phone Coolendel on 0244214586 to book your campsite. Check out www.coolendel.com.au (http://www.coolendel.com.au) for more information about the Park.     Race enquiries:                   Phone Brian Bates on 0412660294.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Note: Access to the park will be limited to the families and friends of participants, supporters and spectators of the event. Fees as per Coolendel price list.

Handmade bike show and brewfest now offers race, rides, outdoor movie, and more! The Marin County bicycle Coalition and Access4Bikes present Biketoberfest Marin, an all-day celebration of the bicycle held in Fairfax, Marin County’s premier cycling destination and the birthplace of the mountain bike. This handmade bike show and brewfest now includes a cyclocross race, celebrity group [...]

After an incredible response last year the second coming of the Tour De Timor will be held on the 13-18th September 2010. The President of Timor, Jose Ramos Horta, this week (21/1/2010) announced the 2010 race dates for the Tour de Timor which last year had a total prize purse of $75,000. Plenty of Australian and international rides will be surely trying to take the win from defending champions Paul Van Der Ploeg and Tory Thomas.   Riders can expect five days of hard riding, and adventure style camping. Race Director David White has advised some changes to the course are planned to include more off road. It certainly sounds like a cracker! Entries are expected to open in April with more details to be provided on flights, food and the course.  

The World Championships was the last big race of the season. The big ‘One Day’ race where the best riders from each country around the globe compete in their National jerseys to try and win the coveted World Championship stripes! All our riders qualified for their individual countries teams – which was amazing. The event was [...]

Press Release September 15, 2010 Well I figure it’s time to start talking. As many have heard Troy Rarick has sold Over the Edge Sports in Fruita Colorado to George Gatseos and Ross Schnell. But just when you think that Troy has retired or the era of Over the Edge as we know [...]

After an incredible response last year the second coming of the Tour De Timor will be held on the 13-18th September 2010. The President of Timor, Jose Ramos Horta, this week (21/1/2010) announced the 2010 race dates for the Tour de Timor which last year had a total prize purse of $75,000. Plenty of Australian and international rides will be surely trying to take the win from defending champions Paul Van Der Ploeg and Tory Thomas.   Riders can expect five days of hard riding, and adventure style camping. Race Director David White has advised some changes to the course are planned to include more off road. It certainly sounds like a cracker! Entries are expected to open in April with more details to be provided on flights, food and the course.  

TURBO FOR THE MEXICO 2010 NATIONAL SERIES MOUNTAIN BIKING After eight dates held throughout the year, the 2010 National Series came to an end. This year we were fortunate to get the maximum national circuit titles in the main categories being rewarded for thousands of miles of training, skills and travel: • IGNACIO TORRES, CHAMPION [...]

Vancouver, BC – September 15, 2010 Julian Coffey, who has been with Race Face since early 2006, was the man behind the recent brand refresh of the Canadian bike component and apparel company. He also includes Giant Bicycles, Hayes Bicycle Group and Helly Hansen in his portfolio. As Pinkbike’s publisher, he will oversee everything that [...]

After an incredible response last year the second coming of the Tour De Timor will be held on the 13-18th September 2010. The President of Timor, Jose Ramos Horta, this week (21/1/2010) announced the 2010 race dates for the Tour de Timor which last year had a total prize purse of $75,000. Plenty of Australian and international rides will be surely trying to take the win from defending champions Paul Van Der Ploeg and Tory Thomas.   Riders can expect five days of hard riding, and adventure style camping. Race Director David White has advised some changes to the course are planned to include more off road. It certainly sounds like a cracker! Entries are expected to open in April with more details to be provided on flights, food and the course.  

Reviewed by Brian Mullin http://www.gramslightbikes.com/ At the 2009 Interbike, I was highly intrigued by the Australian rim maker Velocity P35 or Pacenti 35 rims. The ultra wide 35mm rim, is 22mm deep with an inside width of 29.5mm, and seemed ideal for fat tires and brutal All Mountain riding. The rim was co-designed by Kirk [...]

Reviewed by Brian Mullin http://www.gramslightbikes.com/ I am really liking the Specialized Command Post adjustable seatpost, which uses a mechanical system with an adjustable air spring, and has three locking positions, and a simple one bolt saddle clamp that is easily to install and tune the saddle’s position. Specialized Command Post The Command Post (CP) is a mechanical [...]

Norco Judan (large) $1799 ¤ Reynolds 525 Chromoly frame with custom belt compatible dropouts with integrated belt tensioning system ¤ Lightweight Manitou Minute 29er fork ¤ Innovation at its finest! Gates Carbon Belt Drive with a 48T front sprocket and 28T rear cog; equivalent to a 32Tx20T chain drive ¤ Gates Carbon Drive—lighter, quieter, cleaner and longer lasting than a [...]

September 11-12, 2010 – Salida, Colorado, USA – The Vapor Trail 125 is one of the best races most have never heard of. Due to the extreme nature of this 125-mile (200k) backcountry loop, event promoters keep the hype surrounding the event low. Those riders that do qualified are treated to one of [...]

BERKELEY, Calif.– Three new states for the National Interscholastic Cycling Association program starting in 2011 will be announced in a press conference at Interbike, 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 22nd, at the NICA booth, #3304. Matt Fritzinger, executive director of NICA, said, “These are very exciting days for us. The skill and knowledge of people in these [...]

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Test Rider name: Tiffany Allmandinger Age: 34 Height: 5’6” Inseam: 33” Weight: 135 lbs Bike Tested: Norco, Phena (Small) Pros: Fun Affordable Good fit Cons: Heavy Needs certain components upgraded immediately: Handlebars, seatpost quick release, saddle Slightly over priced Introduction When first asked to review the Phena I was, I admit, skeptical. I’ve been riding for long enough that I’ve graduated to high end equipment and gotten a bit [...]

EPIC Action Video Cam EXTENDS ! The “EPIC Summer Contest” Oceanside, CA (September 13, 2010) – EPIC Action Video Cam is extending their Summer-long video submission contest, “The EPIC Summer Contest”. EPIC’s first-ever video-based contest will judge creatively captured and edited POV-based video submissions from consumers, capturing their EPIC Summer moments on the track, the trail [...]

Twelve months, twelve short documentaries on a long way to success. Trainings. Races. Travelling. Life. This is TWELVE – a new project of the pro mountain biker and BMXer Michal Prokop. Robert Trnka’s camera takes the past month of Michal, just as he has actually spent it. Without any adornments and planning. It doesn’t aim to [...]

Contour Introduces the World’s First GPS Hands-Free 1080p Video Camera ContourGPS to usher in new era of location-based video 09.13.2010 – Contour, a market leader in the hands-free video camera category, introduces ContourGPS, the first hands-free video camera to incorporate real-time GPS data while shooting high-definition, 1080p video. To complement this new GPS camera, Contour is launching [...]

3 hour enduro hosted by the Coomealla Mildura Mountainless Bike Club. Pencil in the date for now, more details are expected to be released closer to the event.

The ultra-endurance Vapor Trail 125 race started at 10PM on Saturday night in Salida Colorado at an elevation of 7,000 feet. The 125 mile course spends most of its time in the mountains of the Sawatch Range, and once it hits the first singletrack, it never drops below 9,000 feet until the last 8 miles. [...]

Location: Northstar-at-Tahoe Mountain Bike Park From: Friday, September 24, 2010 To: Sunday, September 26, 2010 Time: All Day Join us for three days of mountain bike clinics with professional mountain bikers such as Steve Peat, Greg Minaar, Cedric Garcia, Cameron Zink, Leigh Donovan and more! All of the weekend’s clinics are from 11:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. [...]

Swatch Bikepark Livigno closing weekend featuring the 3rd Mottolino Freeride Contest Livigno, Italy, September 10th, 2010 – The third anniversary of the Mottolino Freeride Contest marks the highlight of the Swatch Bikepark closing weekend 2010. On Saturday September 25th, the fun orientated Mottolino Freeride Contest celebrates the last weekend of a great bike [...]

Reviewed by Brian Mullin http://www.gramslightbikes.com/ I have been enjoying the 2010 Gore Bike Wear Freeride Shorts, as they are a nice set of baggies that are comfortable, with excellent ventilation, and a Uber plushy padded removable inner chamois liner. The shorts are cut with a long 12.2 inch inseam, have stretch inserts, abrasion resistant material [...]

The last 30 seconds in the start chute at the World Championships are the most stressful and highest concentration of energy you’ll find in a mountain bike race, all season. You have the culmination of a life time’s worth of training, the hopes, dreams, goals and aspirations of 100 riders from all around the globe [...]

Trans North Georgia Northern Georgia, USA – Saturday, Sept 4th at 8:00 AM 2010 marked the beginning of the inaugural Trans North Georgia, a 350 mile point to point race through the rugged Southern Appellation Mountains. Limited support, navigation and 56,000 feet of elevation gain all add to the challenge of this event. 17 [...]

Norco Launches 2011 Website Port Coquitlam, British Columbia – Norco Products LTD has now launched the 2011 Norco BIkes website norco.com. Loaded with features, the new site offers users functionality such as region specificity, zoomable bike images and a complete Events Calendar including team appearances and Trials-of-Life Presentations. While you are visiting the site be sure to [...]

One Suspension Platform, Two World Championships Trek’s ABP Carries Trek World Racing to the Top of the World (Waterloo, WI) – Stripes are back in style at Trek this fall. This past weekend the podium at the World Mountain Bike Championships in Mont Sainte Anne, Quebec looked like a roll call for Trek [...]

Rockgardn Sports has just announced the release of their newest kneeguard, the NEO. “We wanted the NEO to meet some pretty stringent standards” said Mark Carlton, Rockgardn’s president. “It needed to be tough without sacrificing comfort and range of motion, and it had to be super stable on the leg during a crash”. The NEO features [...]

2011 RACE CALENDER 12 Hours Of Temecula Series January 22nd “12 Hours Of Temecula #1″ June 4th “12 Hours Of Temecula #2″ November 12th “12 Hours Of Temecula #3″ Vail Lake Resort, Temecula, CA October 1st SoCal Fat Tire classic West Coast Marathon Championships, 50 Mile endurance mountain bike adventure Vail Lake Resort, Temecula, [...]

BERKELEY, Calif.— The National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) has established a partnership with Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) to ensure a positive, character-building experience for all youth athletes in NICA programs. PCA (www.PositiveCoach.org), a Stanford University-based non-profit organization, conducts workshops for coaches, organizational leaders, and parents involved in schools and sports organizations serving five-to-18-year-old athletes. PCA [...]