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Bontrager Rants

    WIDTH=”529″ HEIGHT=”51″ ALIGN=”BOTTOM” BORDER=”0″> <FONT FACE=”Arial”> Keith Bontrager is arguably the worlds most analytical frame, bike and component designer. Every aspect of his products are thought out and...

Bontrager Rants
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Bontrager Rant

    WIDTH=”529″ HEIGHT=”51″ ALIGN=”BOTTOM” BORDER=”0″> <FONT COLOR=”#990000″ FACE=”Arial”>Mud, bearings, seals, drought in the UK and the like I’ve been thinking a lot about bearings lately. Night and day....

Bontrager Rant
News

Another World Exclusive

    A major manufacturer has told us at BIKEmagic details of a brand new suspension design that’s set to transform mountain biking. The bike, which the company describe...

Another World Exclusive
Gloves

Winter Glove advice

Ouch it’s cold. Extremities are the first to feel the nips of the chill winter air. Perched at the far extremes of the body, they’re the...

Winter Glove advice
News

Iron Justice

The ULTIMATE Short Course Downhill and Duel Eliminator IRON JUSTICE The next Judgement Day will be 23rd October Vale Road, Parkwood Springs next door to Sheffield Ski Village Mail for...

Iron Justice
**How To

The Physiology of the cold

Being humans, we are not designed to perform optimally in the cold...

The Physiology of the cold
Mudguards

New Crud Catcher

In the shops now, the new Crud Catcher features "toothbrush" technology giving a better fit on the bike.

New Crud Catcher
Frames

New Cortina trials frame

Cortina Cycles are made in Santa Barbara, USA. They are an American company run by a Mexican family. They’re probably not aware of their name associations with...

New Cortina trials frame
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MTBs on C4

SSM Freesports have released details on when ‘Mountain Bike Britain’ will be aired on Channel 4. The six half hour programmes – co-presented by USE’s...

MTBs on C4
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New design from Cannondale

    BORDER=”0″> Cannondale’s new cross country prototype uses a welded aluminium frame and adjustable shock geometry. Doesn’t half look like an Orange X2 though… Image (C) Cannondale 1999. Cannondale have...

New design from Cannondale
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GB Team ride foreign bikes

    <FONT FACE=”Arial”> The GB cycling team will be riding almost exclusively foreign parts on their bikes next year following a tendering process, carried out on purely financial grounds, on...

GB Team ride foreign bikes
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Orange Air-O

I have had my AIR-O since the end of July, when even some of the magazines hadn’t heard of it! The spec is Shimano XT throughout, a...

Orange Air-O
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Mountain biker dies on coastal path

A mountain biker fell off his cycle on a coast path and plunged 50ft over a cliff to his death. Company boss Max Joule, 41, is thought...

Mountain biker dies on coastal path
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Manitou vs Marzocchi

  Answer Products has filed a lawsuit against Marzocchi Suspension Center for patent infringement, according to a press release from Answer, reported on the website of US trade...

Manitou vs Marzocchi
Nutrition

DIY Energy Bars Recipe

BIKEmagic member Jim Imber sent us his flapjack recipe, and we've enclosed it below so you can make your own DIY energy bars...

DIY Energy Bars Recipe
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Oxenhope Trailquest

Class A – Men Checkpoints Visited Time Points Penalties Total Murrin 2,5,7,8,9,12,15,18,21,22,23,24 4.55 300   300 Waterall 1,2,5,7,8,9,10,15,16,21,22,23,24 4.49 280   280 Sellers 3,4,5,8,11,12,13,14,18,22,24 4.35 240   240 Dudgeon 3,5,7,8,10,15,20,21,22,24 4.16 240   240 Hassell 3,4,6,9,11,12,13,14,18,20,24 4.53 230   230 Taylor 4,5,6,7,20,21,22,23 4.52 200   200 Brandwood 4,5,6,7,20,21,22,23 4.52 200   200 Greenwood 4,5,6,7,20,21,22,23 4.52 200   200 Higgins 5,7,9,20,21,22,23 4.52 190   190 Marwood 1,2,3,10,15,21,23,24 5.04 190 -20 170 Pocock 3,6,7,10,17,19,20,24 5.04 180 -20 160 Bromley Did not start       0 Reuter Did not start       0             Class B – Women           Newberry 3,7,10,15,16,19,20,21,22,24 4.43 270   270 Troll 3,5,7,8,10,15,20,21,22,24 4.47 240   240 Pearce 3,6,7,10,14,15,20,21,22,24 5.28 250 -140 110             Class C+E -Vet and Super Vet Men           Watson 2,6,7,9,10,15,16,20,21,22,23,24, 4.58 310   310 Leonard 3,5,6,7,8,10,16,17,19,20,22,24 4.56 260   260 Cunningham 2,4,5,8,10,15,19,21,23,24 4.42 250   250 Appleyard 3,5,6,7,8,10,15,20,21,22,24 4.33 250   250 Holmes 3,4,6,11,12,13,14,18,20,24 4.53 230   230 Moorhouse 3,4,5,11,12,15,18,22,24 4.59 210   210 Vaughan 3,4,5,12,13,14,22,24 4.4 180   180 Lloyd 3,6,7,10,15,16,17,19,20,21,24 5.17 260 -85 175 Robinson 3,6,7,10,15,16,20,21,22 5.22 200 -110 90 Miller 3,4,5,7,10,11,12,15,18,20,22,24 5.31 270 -270 0

Oxenhope Trailquest
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Oxenhope Trailquest

Class M – Mens Team           Lomas 3,5,6,7,8,10,12,15,16,17,19,20,21,22,24 5 340   340 Ellison 4,5,6,7,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,20,22,24 5 300   300 Briggs 3,4,5,6,8,12,13,14,16,20,22,24 4.58 250   250 Smoker 3,7,8,10,15,16,20,21,24 4.55 210   210 Barber 4,5,8,11,12,15,17,18,22,24 5.12 230 -60 170 Sully 3,6,7,8,9,15,20,24 4.35 150   150 Roberts 2,3,6,7,8,10,15,21,23,24 5.25 230 -125 105 Livermore 3,7,10,15,16,20,21,24 5.28 200 -140 60 Whittaker 3,4,5,7,8,10,11,12,16,18,20,22,24 5.42 280 -280 0             Class V + S – Vet and Super Vet Men Team           Martin 3,4,5,7,11,12,13,14,15,16,20,24 4.59 250   250 Asprey 4,11,12,13,14,16,17,18,19,24 4.58 240   240 Kane 2,7,8,10,15,16,21,23,24 4.33 230   230 Lee 2,3,6,7,8,10,15,21,23,24 4.53     230 Sharples 1,2,3,7,10,16,19,21,23,24 5.12 250 -60 190 Abbatt 1,2,4,5,11,12,18,22 4.41 150   150 Brown 2,3,20,21,23 5.02 140 -10 130 Dobbs 2,10,15,22,23 5.06 140 -30 110 Class X + Q – Mixed and Mixed Vet Team           Wood 3,4,5,6,7,10,11,12,15,18,20,24 5.04 280 -20 260 Clark 6,7,10,15,16,19,20,21,24 4.57 230   230 Roberts 3,5,7,8,10,17,19,20,21,24 5 230   230 Reuter 3,7,10,15,20,21,22,24 4.55 220   220 Belton 5,6,7,8,10,15,20,22,24 4.4 210   210 Brooks 3,4,6,7,8,9,15,20,21,24 4.47 200   200 Dennison 3,7,10,15,16,19,20,21,24 5.07 230 -35 195 Sarginson 4,5,6,7,10,14,15,20,21,22,24 5.21 260 -105 155 McCormac 2,3,7,20,21,23 4.57 150   150 Cotterill 3,4,5,7,10,12,13,14,15,16,18,20,24 5.22 250 -110 140 Patrick 3,4,5,11,12,18 4.01 100   100 Shepley 5,12,13,14,15,16,22,24 5.4 200 -200 0             Class G...

Oxenhope Trailquest
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WOW!

  Around the country WOW volunteers are busy preparing to stage a series of events before the Winter sets in. I’m currently preparing an event at Afan Argoed...

WOW!
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KIS BSX

Invitational race …………… April 1st (its no Joke!) KIS Dirt Track BIG PRIZE FUND Super Dirtbike Jump Jam All Pro Teams/Riders interested contact KIS on e-email [email protected] or phone 01452...

KIS BSX
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Mens World Road Race

Rk Name Nat. Gap         1 FREIRE GOMEZ Osca ESP 6h19’29” 2 ZBERG Marcus SUI 4 3 ROBIN Jean-Cyril FRA 4 4 CASAGRANDE Francesco ITA 4 5 MCRAE William Chann USA 4 6 CAMENZIND Oscar SUI 4 7 VANDENBROUCKE Frank BEL 4 8 ULLRICH Jan GER 4 9 KONYSHEV Dmitri RUS 4 10 NARDELLO Daniele ITA 59 11 TAFI Andrea ITA 59 12 MUSEEUW Johan BEL 59 13 SORENSEN Rolf DEN 59 14 BOOGERD Michael NED 59 15 SERPELLINI Marco ITA 01:08 16 ZBERG Beat SUI 01:09 17 WADECKI Piotr POL 01:09 18 TONKOV Pavel RUS 01:09 19 DEN BAKKER Maarten NED 01:09 20 RICHARD Pascal SUI 01:09 21 VELO Marco ITA 01:09 22 AEBERSOLD...

Mens World Road Race
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Dave Wardell

          1 2 3 4 5 M     MAGICvision     We were on a photoshoot for MBUK in Whitby yesterday. Dave Wardell, silver medallist in the Junior World DH wanted to show us his favourite inner-city trials...

Dave Wardell
News

Ullrich's tyred advantage

Jan Ullrich’s winning ride in the World Time Trial was helped by running specially set up tyres, provided by his sponsors Continental. As well as...

Ullrich's tyred advantage
**How To

Cross Training

It seems that everyone in mountain biking these days is training. At the thin end of the wedge, the serious riders are putting many hours in...

Cross Training
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