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Logo
Contest |
 Wanna
earn a quick $300 bones? We've
set up a design
contest over at 99designs.com. It's simple. Submit
a new logo for Bike Addict, get $300, plus full recognition
over here (meaning we'll tout the heck out of your design
skills, and give you a lot of web love).
Let's
face it, Bike Addict needs a face lift (among other
things) and the logo will kick off a shiny brand new
site with all kinds of new features.
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Line
Rider |
 Ok,
Line Rider isn't a bike game, and has nothing to do
with bikes, but it's dang fun, incredibly addicting
and amazingly simple. The closest thing it has to biking
is the realistic physics in the jumps.
You
simply draw lines for your "line rider" to
ride, and then if you want, draw a world around those
lines. There is no limit to the size of the space (to
my knowledge), and everything works off of gravity (although
there are some "accelerator" lines I haven't
played with yet). |
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| JensonUSA
Coupons |
 Jenson
USA just doesn't need coupons or price codes to sell mountain
bikes, components, or accessories. They do well because
their standard pricing is already discounted, and then
on top of that, they are always having HUGE specials.
See the Deals |
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| Interbike
2006 |
 It's
that time of year again. For biking addicts, it's better
than Christmas, Hanukkah, Quanza, and Festivus combined.
September 25th through the 29th here in 2006, the mountain
biking, road biking, bmx, and every other sector of the
cycling and bicycling industry will meet in Boulder City
and Las Vegas, Nevada for Interbike 2006. |
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| Thomas
Edison Bike Tricks |
 Bike
videos just don't get any older than this. Although the
rider is not actually Thomas Edison, this video was filmed
by Edison in 1899!! The rider, named
"Neibert", was aparently famous and had a circus
background. The footage was shot on a stage with a painted
"city" background. |
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| $40
Downhill Helmet!!! |
 I
thought it was a misprint when I saw this Downhill Mountain
Biking Helmet for $40 over at JensonUSA.
I found it in their closeout section. After reading the
description on the Azonic T-55 and thinking,
yes, I hate small helmets that don't fit my 7 and 1/4
hat sized head, and yes, I hate how my chin is exposed
on other full faced helmets, and yes, I hate paying $200+
for a downhill bike helmet . . . I wasted no time in ordering. |
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| 2006
Kona/IMBA Freeride Grant |
 Thanks
to Kona Bicycle Company's generous support, seven IMBA
clubs will receive $1,000 cash grants to help create new
freeriding, downhilling and dirt jumping opportunities.
IMBA received many applications for the 2006 Kona/IMBA
Freeride Grants, and the field of applicants demonstrated
an impressive level of sophistication. Each application
featured detailed maps and budgets and evidence of good
relationships with local land managers. See
the winning
freeride locations. |
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| Mountain
Bike Tours |
 All
around the globe there are companies selling vacation
and holiday mountain bike tours. Although there are some
that have been around for awhile, many are just starting
out. Who do you think is worth the money and hard earned
vacation time? |
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| Electric
Bikes
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 With
gasoline prices breaking $3 dollars and weather heating
up, you have two opposing forces: the one that wants to
save money, and the other that doesn't want to sweat while
riding to work. Fortunately, the electric bicycle has
come a long way . . . read
more |
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| Performance
Bicycle Coupons
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 For
a limited time, save BIG on Performance Bicycle products
and services. This time, coupons aren't necessary. GT
i-Drive for $1299, 4 bike hitch racks for $89, bike computers
for $22, biking sunglasses half-off $29, heart-rate monitors
for $39, helmets as low as $19, $14 tires, $21 saddles,
$6 multi-tool, $15 mini pumps, and the list goes on and
on at PerformanceBike.com |
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| Roam
Video
Teaser
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 From
the guys that brought you "The Collective" (below).
Need I say more? This follows probably the best mountain
bike video to date.
Scheduled Tour: USA
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| 2006
Sea Otter Classic |
 Despite
record rainfall, this years Sea Otter Classic was again
a success. Official results for the Mountain Bike Cross-County,
Downhill, Mountain Cross and SRAM Invitational Dirt
Jump competitions at the world's largest bicycling festival
are as follows . . . read
more
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| Bike
Build Kits |
 JensonUSA
has their build kits priced so low, you'd think they
were crazy. If you've bought yourself a nice bike frame
and are looking for quality parts at incredible prices,
check out their deals now. XTR, XT, LX, and SRAM.
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| BodyTeq
Bike Helmet Liner |
 BodyTeq™
Apparel, Inc., has developed a line of headgear accessories
that claim to deliver extraordinary protection against
the harmful effects of heat stress and fatique. The
science behind it? BodyTeq utilizes Hydroweave®,
a unique, high performance fabric that works through
evaporation. But rather than you putting a wet towel
on your head, this thing will fit nicely under your
bike helmet and keep your head cool in temperatures
as high as 120 degrees for up to 8 hours.
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| Shimano
Bike Parts |
 Probably
the biggest news on the product front is the large Shimano
closeout JensonUSA
just purchased. They've got thousands of units of rare,
desireable older model year Shimano product that are
flying out the door. Featured items include:
Shimano
XT M750 Rear Derailleur - $39
Shimano LX M570 Brake levers - $17
Shimano XT M750 Front derailleur - $19.50 |
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| UFC
4 |
 Race
Face, again with the help of Giant Bicycles
and Manitou Suspension have just completed the
fouth annual Race Face Ultimate
Freeride Challenge. This year, the winner was a
16 year old freerider from Nelson, BC who has just signed
to a sponsorship contract with Race Face, Giant and
Manitou worth over $25,000.
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| Interbike
2005 |
For
5 days the mountain biking industry will converge on
Boulder City and Las Vegas, Nevada for Interbike
2005. Whether it's mountain, freeride,
downhill, bmx, road, or anything in between, it will
become THE Mecca for bike enthusiasts September 26-30.
Interbike will give us riders enough eye candy to last
until we can finally get our hands on the stuff next
season. More importantly, we'll be able to test all
the new products for 2006. Stay tuned and we'll show
you the goods.
Check
our last years show:
Outdoor
Demo - Interbike04
Part I -
Interbike04
Part 2 |
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| Steve
Pete World Cup Downhill Title |
 For
immediate release:
Peat capped a run of podium appearances on the World
Cup Downhill circuit with a solid third place finish
in Calgary ensuring the overall World Cup title with
one race still left on the calendar. He goes into the
final round with a 271 point advantage over his closest
competitor, Sam Hill. Considering riders can
earn a maximum of 250 World Cup points in a given weekend
of downhill, it’s safe to say Peaty has garnered
yet another prestigious title.
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| Bye
bye, Dual Slalom, Hello, Mountain Cross |
 Brian
Lopes and Melissa Buhl became the first mountain cross
national champions on the slopes of Mount Snow in West
Dover, Vermont this last weekend. USA Cycling replaced
dual slalom with mountain cross this year. The new format
goes to a down to a single track/course, where 4 riders
compete head to head over turns and jumps. The top 2
from each heat advance.
In
downhill, Eric Carter and Lisa Sher retained their series
leads despite problems along the way. Todd Wells and
Allison Dunlap with their own difficulties also won
the national title. Roland Green smoked the competition
in x-country, but we only give titles to U.S. nationals
you canuck! |
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| Crash
Prevention |
 According
to "BikerFox" there are 3 basic moves to prevent
crash and injury. In my opinion all of them would result
in more, not less damage to myself and my bike, but
hey, I'm no expert. Although I have a hard time viewing
the photos on his site without laughing, I'm sure there's
probably some thing to the techniques he teaches. It's
most likely just another example of Eastern U.S. style
riding that I'm not familiar with.
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| Cedric
Gracia Website |
 P.I.M.P.
seems to be doing more than making biking videos these
days. Seems like they have sole responsibility for the
slick design behind Cedric Gracia's new website. "Better
Have Broadband" as they'd say, cause the content
is as almost as intense as Cedric's riding. Best of
luck to Cedric with his newly extended 2 year contract
with team Cannondale. Lopes better watch his back for
the 4X title.
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| Freewheel
Burning from Freeride |
 Looks
like you'll have to wait till Interbike in Las Vegas
this October to see Freeride Entertainments most recent
film release "Freewheel Burning". As usual,
they just keep producing good film.
The
teaser of course is great, with bigger jumps, drops,
gaps and of course all the big names. I just keep wondering
when Mountain Bike videos will start being released
at the beginning of the season like ski films rather
then at the end. |
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| Wheel
World deal on Azonic DH pants |
  Probably
one of the best deals you'll find on DH pants. The ‘01
and '00 Azonic® Moto pants are on closeout at $49.99
EACH. Created from 100% durable DuPont®
Cordura® with oversized Swiss Schoeller® Kevlar®
knee area.
They
each come in black, red and blue and have pad inserts.
I picked up the '01 in blue earlier this year and wish
I had done so sooner. Already taken a few nasty falls
that would have ripped up any other pair of pants I
have.
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| Crest
Crank |
 The
4th Annual Crest Crank Ride to End Domestic Violence
is a fun ride, not a race, on the spectacular 20 mile
single track stretch of the Monarch
Crest Trail in central Colorado near Salida. Rider
begin at a spectacular 10,000 feet elevation and follow
20 miles of single track along the continental divide.
For
more info contact Kim Wood @ aada@amigo.net
or (719)539-7347. |
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| Kovarik,
Chausson score Downhill wins |
SNOW
SUMMIT, Calif. - Paying attention to changing course
conditions helped secure a downhill victory for Chris
Kovarik (Intense/Foes) at the first round of the Chevy
Trucks Nationals.
PRO
MEN
1. Chris Kovarik, (Intense) Australia 3:08.08
2. John Kirkcaldie (Maxxis) New Zealand @ 2.33
3. Dustin Adams (Giant) Canada @3.59
4. Jared Rando (Foes/Azonic) Australia @ 3.99
5. Mick Hannah (Haro/Lee Dungarees) Australia @
4.85
6. Colin Bailey (Maxxis) Yucaipa, Calif. @ 5.16
7. Myles Rockwell (Giant) Durango, Calif. @ 5.65
8. Eric Carter (Mongoose/Hyundai) Temecula, Calif.
@ 6.55
9. Joel Panozzo (SunRace/Santa Cruz) Australia @
6.64
10. Nathan Rankin (Yeti/Pearl Izumi) Golden, Colo.
@ 6.96
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PRO
WOMEN
1. Anne-Caroline Chausson (Volvo/Cannondale) France
3 :27.82
2. Sabrina Jonnier (Intense) France @ 6.30
3. Marla Streb (Luna Chix) San Dramro, Calif.
@ 6.84
4. Tracy Mosely (Kona) England @ 7.26
5. Lisa Sher (Chumba Wumba) Capistrano Beach,
Calif. @8.96
6. April Lawyer (Maxxis) Big Bear Lake, Calif.
@9.88
7. Tara Llanes (Yeti/Pearl Izumi) Golden, Colo.
@ 10.98
8. Vanessa Quinn (Intense) New Zealand @ 11.79
9. Kathy Pruitt (Zeal Optic) Lake Almonar, Calif.
@ 12.46
10. Tai-Lee Muxlow (Dirt Works) Australia @ 12.83
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| Boots
and Chausson take Dual Slalom at Snow Summit |
SNOW
SUMMIT, Calif. - In what may be the last big league
dual slalom mountain bike race, Anne-Caroline Chausson
(Volvo/Cannondale) and Wade Bootes (Trek/Volkswagen)
showed off the form that earned them world titles.
PRO
MEN
1. Wade Bootes (TREK/VOLKSWAGEN)
2. Kirt Voreis (HARO LEE DUNGAREES)
3. Brian Lopes (FOX/GT)
4. Chris Kovarik (INTENSE/FOX) |
PRO
WOMEN
1. Anne Caroline Chausson (VOLVO/CANNONDALE)
2. Sabrina Jonnier (INTENSE)
3. Tara Llanes (YETI/PEARL IZUMI)
4. Melissa Buhl (KHS/ODI) |
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| Rocky
Mountain recalls Edge and Slayer |
 Rocky
Mountain Bicycles is recalling about 660 Slayer and
Edge full-suspension mountain bikes, due to reported
chainstay failures. Rocky
Mountain received one report of an incident where the
rear wheel separated from the bicycle.
The
recall involves 16.5, 18 and 19-inch Slayer and Edge
bikes sold through specialty retailers from January
2001 through February 2002. The Slayer is black with
red Slayer and Rocky Mountain decals on the toptube
and downtube. The Edge is royal blue with yellow decals
on the toptube and downtube. Bicycles with the letter
"S" stamped on the chainstay yoke are not
involved in this recall.
For
information contact Rocky Mountain Bicycles at (800)
663-2512 or Rocky
Mountain Bicycles. |
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 Ingredients
for the perfect trail
I used to
think I knew what the perfect trail was. It was behind my house, easy access,
had lot's of rollers and then ended with a big drop called "death hill",
followed by a huge jump. Of course I was 10 at the time, living in Pleasant
Hill, California, and my world had a 15 mile radius.
Over 20
years later, I still look for "rollers", "big drops" and
"huge jumps", but I don't think that's all it takes to be the perfect
trail .
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|  Descending
It
would seem that descending would be one of the easiest
skills to pick up quickly. And for many, it is. For
others they never seem to improve. Number one reason
. . . Fear. This is not always easy to overcome. Quickest
way to reduce some of that fear and gain confidence
is a nice set of protective clothing. I ride with Azonic
Knee/Shin and Elbow guards and a Giro Switchblade Helmet.
Bell, Core Rat, Roach and Fox also make good stuff.
Once you've fallen and don't feel anything, you lose
some of that tentativeness.
Pads
aren't gonna make you a better descender though . .
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Bike
Terms
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| Jeff Endo n. a rider who prefers an old bike with old components and isn't fond of new, high-tech equipment.
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| DH VS. FREERIDE: I'm kinda "whatever" about the whole freeride thing. I think it should be called extreme riding. To me, freeriding is just doing an XC ride that has a good downhill run in it. Those freeride/extreme riding guys just seem to jump off 20-foot cliffs, and it's the jump that's the big deal. I respect those guys for killing themselves. It's not easy to climb a mountain, say "screw it," and then do some big jump for the video cameras. ~ Kirt Voreis (Team Haro/Lee Dungarees)
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