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RockShok
Duke
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 Rockshok
recently announced the 2002 updates for their existing
line of forks as well as a brand new arrival . . . Duke.
Simply take a Sid, add rigidity, 30mm stanchions and
larger bushings. The Duke comes two 3" models,
Race and XC, as well as a the Duke SL 100 with 4 inches.
RockShok
has nothing on their site yet, but we'll try to get
you more info as it comes.
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Maxxis
Mofo DH
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 If
you've been looking for an excuse to get new tires and
want to go big(26x2.35 - 60 Duro), here's your opportunity.
Maxxis' Mofos are great for medium to loose soil conditions
and are only \$16.00 (US) at JensonUSA!! I've seen them
for as much as \$50 elsewhere. |
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Chute
Lake Trails
British Columbia
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Shawn
Bell from Kelowna, BC has submitted another nice piece
of footage from Kelowna, British Columbia. Stunt riders
are Ryan Panel and Shawn riding Dr. No, Honey Rider and
Superbowel trails. For more video, check out our video
section. |
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| Missy's
New Bike |
Missy
Giove who is now racing for Orange Mountain Bikes out
of the UK is currently testing and refining a new prototype
(shown at right). Missy wanted things changed from her
current Orange
222. The new bike has 10 inches of rear travel,
and a floating rear brake. Don't look at seeing this
bike produced until Missy is totally happy. 2002-2003?
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| New
Kona Bikes |
Scheduled
for June 1st (nothing yet on their site), Kona is releasing
the SE Kahuna (Full Suspension XC), the Stinky Six (Freeride
Team Clump Bike), and the SE Scrap (Hardtail Hucking
Bike). No pic yet. Sorry.
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| New
Bike Shop Section |
Starting
to add a listing of favorite online bike shops. Please
feel free to add or give feedback on any that you've
dealt with, whether positive or negative. The section
will soon have ratings.
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| Kranked
IV @ Park City May 31st |
 Ok,
it's on. I passed the torch to my buddy Jason at feedthehabit.com
and he's running with it. FeedTheHabit Promotions has
put on hugely successful ski films in the past and knows
how to turn a presentation into an EVENT. Tickets are
onsale now for only $5.00 if you pay in advance. Park
City and the LAST stop on the Kranked IV World Tour.
Sounds pretty good to me.
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| Aardvark
Showdown @ 5 Mile Pass |
 The
Intermountain Cup Series has been controlling the Utah
XC racing seen for the last few years and last weekends
stop on the circuit showed a great turnout, great weather
(65 degrees), and a great race. Aardvark
Cycles helped put this one on and managed to put
their rider Elena Felin on the podium taking 1st for
the Pro/Expert Women. She was riding a Pure
Adrenalin.
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Kranked
IV Premier
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SHOWING
IN A THEATER NEAR YOU! (hopefully) Get
to Radical Films and find the showing nearest you. You
don't wanna miss it. We'll be attending here at Utah
Valley State College in "Orem, Utah" (the
site has a misprint showing it as Salt Lake City, which
is 40 minutes away) this weekend. Mad Dog Cycles is
putting it on again this year for the Utah County crowd.
Thanks to Steve and Randy for putting it on.
I
was corresponding with Johny Smoke about possibly putting
one on in Park City, but couldn't get things together
fast enough after my accident and injury. Still would
be willing to put something together up in Park City
if there was any interest from folks here in Utah. It'd
have to be within the next couple of weeks. Let
me know.
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New
Games Section
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Free
bike games for all. This isn't Unreal Tournament or Motocross
Madness 2. We're talking about java, shockwave and small
downloadable bike games. |
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10
Grand From Race Face
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 You
hear the smack talkin on internet forums, at school,
work and on the web. Now it's time to put your money
where your mouth is. . . .only thing is, someone else
is willing to fork up the dough on your behalf; and
to the tune of $10,000.
Requirements:
60 second footage of you doing your best freeriding.
If Race
Face thinks you have what it takes, you get put
up against 15 other minute long videos for a chance
to get:
**Sponsored, free swag, international exposure, and
$10,000 US DOLLARS!!!
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Crest
Crank
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 The
Crest Crank is a fun ride, not a race, to benefit victims
of domestic violence. The ride takes place atop the
popular Monarch
Crest Trail near Salida, CO with riders beginning
at a spectacular 10,000 feet elevation. The trail is
approximately 20 miles of single track along the continental
divide! Riders are asked to get pledges to enter, and
everyone receives an event t-shirt and a chance to win
awesome prizes at the celebration following the ride.
The person with the most pledges over $300 wins a brand
new Cruiser! We look forward to seeing you. For more
info contact aada@amigo.net
or call (719)539-7347.
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Bender's
New Bike
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 Karpiel
is making it. It's got a couple rear shocks. Yes, that's
TWO (2). One is the smaller is simply an air shock to
help him not bounce so much after his drops. Bet he
wish he had this at Deer Valley last summer.
Just
thought everyone would like to see this thing. I know
the opinions vary widely on Bender and what he is doing
to the sport of Mountain Biking. Post your opinions
in the new Forum.
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Greenvalley
Loop of Hell
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 What
was supposed to be a great weekend filled with some great
rides in Southern Utah including St. George's Greenvalley
loop and Gooseberry Mesa, turned into a quick end to my
summer. I somehow managed to dislocate and fracture my
shoulder, resulting in 4 months or required healing(according
to the doc) after my surgery next week. Worst thing about
it, was we just started the ride. Check out some of the
pics by following the link to the left. |
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Bender's
Deer Valley Jump
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 I
was at Deer Valley when he did the jump, but was in a
parking lot car jam, and too far away to see it up close.
My opinion, Bender has guts, but he doesn't seem to have
any instinct for self preservation. I wonder if he just
feels pressure to go bigger and bigger because he's leading
the radical riding rage in mountain biking. |
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Ride
to the Hills
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Jörli
Riker's "Shift" sequel. With involvement from
Fox, they dropped the name Shift since they compete with
the clothing company bearing the same name. The premiers
are this week in Canada and ? Check out this clip in the
meantime. |
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Feedthehabit.com
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The
ski season is almost over, but don't tell that to these
guys.. They live, breathe and die powder. When they aren't
seeking pow, they can be found working at The Canyons,
maintaining their Website or promoting the next ski film.
Whether you're skiing in Utah or not, check these guys
out. |
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New
Suspension for Santa Cruz and Intense:
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 Santa
Cruz and Intense have both released prototype rear suspension
systems featuring the Virtual Pivot Point (VPP) suspension
design. Santa Cruz bought the patent from Outland, who
underbuilt their bikes and were prone to failure.  Rob
Roskopp of Santa Cruz Bicycles says he and Jeff Steber
of Intense have been blown away by the design ever since
Outland debuted it in the early 90's. 9" of travel
on a bike that Rob claims is "the most efficient
pedaling downhill bike on the market." |
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Bike
Race Fight::
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An
enraged spectator thinks that the best way to influence
this race is to attack a downed bike racer. He deserved
it after pushing over another biker. |
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| Singletrack
Online |
Want to see old school videos in a newer technology site?
Singletrack Online is all quicktime videos but has good
content. Everything from Dual Slalom racing to interval
training and shifting techniques. |
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Kranked
IV !!!!
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DON'T
READ ANYTHING ELSE ON THIS SITE TILL YOU CHECK OUT THE
TRAILER ON RADICAL-FILMS.COM.
. . . .Now that you are in the mood, continue . . . .
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Pinkbike.com
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Found
this pretty cool site run outta Canada. Take a look. Mostly
liked it cause they had my bike on the home page. Apparently
they like Santa Cruz?? Go figure. They have a great winterfest
video Take a look at a great winterfest of sorts. The
video is on their site at:http://www.pinkbike.com/video/testasf9.asf
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Supergo.com
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Honestly,
I am so tired of so called internet bike shops that have
like 20 items, or are totally overpriced. I'd appreciate
anyone to let me know if they've found a bike shop website
that has a better selection than supergo.com. If you are
interested in throwing yourself off of a cliff this season,
they have a great prices on protective clothing by Fox
and DV8 starting at $19.00 for I think Shin/Knee guards
and Elbow guards! |
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| Blackspire.com |
Broke
the arch on my Marzocchi Jr. T and was looking at 70 bones
to replace it. Found Blackspire outta British Columbia
with a brake arch to fit the Jr. T at $35.00 (US). Have
read GOOD reviews on them and am interested in getting
some of there other stuff. They boast indestructibility,
lightness and I've found cheaper than the competition.
Check em out. |
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| FREE
BIKE ADDICT WEBSITE! |
Ok, no catch. Free 20 megs of space. FTP access
for those that know what they are doing. A SUPER easy
sitebuilder for those that don't know anything about
HTML. You can have a site up in 5 minutes.
Best of all you get yourname.bikeaddict.com or any of
the other domains in the pull down menu at the top of
this page. Type in a name at the top of the page to
see if it's available.
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| FREE
BIKE ADDICT EMAIL! |
Whether you want a website or not, you can still get free
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