Monday 29 November 2010

Phones not working AGAIN!! - 3rd Dec 2010














Friday 3rd December
Our phones are not working - AGAIN!!

Thanks for your patience and apologies for any inconvenience.

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Monday 22 November 2010

Long Termers: Benji’s Pivot Mach 4

Latest 'installment' from Singletrackworld can be found HERE

DMR Vault pedals

DMR Vault pedals are now in stock.

Rob Lee builds up his C-Six2
Full report HERE
Online catalogue HERE



Thursday 18 November 2010

A short film by Green Oil








HERE is a comical video produced for the Ispo Awards, where the comany had to be summarized into a 2 minute clip!

On-line catalogue HERE

www.green-oil.net





Wednesday 17 November 2010

DMR tyres and Atomlab rims. Run by THE BEST!

DMR tyres and Atomlab rims. Run by THE BEST! @danny_macaskill
DMR tyres and Atomlab rims. Run by THE BEST!
Online catalogue HERE and HERE



Magnus Backstedt to return to racing.

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As reported on road.cc HERE
Magnus Backstedt is returning to racing next year and plans to take part in the Tour Series
Reynolds site HERE
Upgrade online catalogue HERE


Tuesday 16 November 2010

Luke Smith Interview

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For those of you old enough to remember Luke Smith was DMR's 1st 'proper' rider. A local kid who grew up from a local 'gromm' to an international FMX star.
Read the full interview on the DIRT website HERE


DMR Wingbar and Swarm Stem - PinkBike.com

Much like the Swarm stem pictured above, the Alloy Wingbar has a beautiful anodized finish that didn't get scratched once, despite the fact that I've crashed a few times and set it up on three different bikes. Beyond the appearance, the Wingbar is a fairly traditional riser bar, which may or may not appeal to your riding style. I personally have not yet joined the wide and flat revolution because I don't feel comfortable jumping with them. For that reason I loved the geometry of the Wingbar and you will as well if you ride hard and like traditional feeling riser bars. There are both 25.4 mm and 31.8 mm Alloy Wingbars available depending on your stem clamp diameter.
It's definitely built with toughness and looks in mind, not for the gram counters out there. But if your gig is freeriding, dirt jumping, slopestyle, or general tom foolery, the Swarm will take your abuse and look good at the same time. - Tyler Wilkes
Upgrade online catalogue HERE
Full Review HERE
DMR Site HERE


Thursday 11 November 2010

HANNAH AND HER CROSSLIGHT CSix2's


Hannah in action at the Inter Area Team CX Champs. Her finishing time would have placed her 3rd overall in the vets race!

As it was she was first woman home leading West Midlands to a 1-2-3 to take the Senior women's Champs title.

Interview (and a bit of race action) here, courtesy of Joolze Dymond.



Sneak peek of Atomlab pedals

As showcased on ridestreet.co.uk HERE
"RideStreet team sponsor, and kings of all things ‘tough as hell’ Atomlab have just released photos & info on their 2011 product line up"
Not sure when these will be available in the UK, but as soon as they are they will be online HERE



Monday 8 November 2010

Cycloc now in stock!!

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Cycloc's unique shape, combined with your bike's own weight, holds it instantly in place, and you can even attach a normal bike lock for security.

Now available for immediate delivery
Click HERE for more info
or HERE for the Cycloc site





Thursday 4 November 2010































Aston Hill are having a trail building session this weekend and our AGM next week

FiveTwo race Team / Underdog project










John Lee talks about Megavalance, the FiveTwo race team and the Underdog project.

Videos and article HERE


Green Oil on Bike Biz

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Speaking to Bikebiz, Green Oil founder Simon Nash said: "Green Oil basically came out of a frustration with other brands on the shelf at the time. ‘Contains PTFE’ and ‘Dangerous for the environment’ with the accompanying dead fish and tree logo were things I found unacceptable for products for my bike – especially riding through rivers and in rain.

Bike Biz article HERE
Green-oil website HERE
Upgrade Site HERE



Tuesday 2 November 2010

Nearly there......

This from Ben at Singletrack ; "Somewhat amazingly there are two extremely similar zero-stack tapered standards available nowadays. And by extremely similar I mean that the difference between them is that the Outer Diameter (OD) of the bottom cup of one of the standards is 54.92mm and the OD of the bottom cup of the other one is 55.95mm. The Mach 4 takes the standard with the 55.95mm OD bottom cup. Guess which headset I ended up with?

Singletrack website HERE, PIvot Website HERE,




Green Oil on Singletrack (part 2)

"One of the few, truly new products at the Cycle Show was this new wax based lubricant from Green Oil. As you might expect from a company that likes to keep things simple, it’s called White and it’s an eco friendly dry lube that uses natural beeswax along with plant solvents to provide a thinner, drier and less grit-attractive way to keep your chain happy. Managing director Simon says it’s especially good for the bees,who get given extra food to make them overproduce the wax. The tiny earbuds they use to collect the wax from the bees are also made from natural plant fibres."

Click HERE for more info