Organisers of the British Mountain Bike Series have announced a further five brands who will be exhibiting and demoing at this years series.

Alongside a full menu of XC racing will be a demo day series, with Trek, Specialized and Giant already on board and now the news that Santa Cruz, Genesis, Gary Fisher, Merida and Yeti will be joining them.

There will be six events plus a demo only event at Glentress on 6 March in which you’ll have the chance to ride the very latest bikes on offer.

In addition to the bike brands each event will also feature the chance to sample the full range of Accelerade nutrition and the new range of hydraulics backpacks from Osprey.

The series now consists of six demo events, five rounds of the British XC series and three challenge events. So you can race, ride, watch or demo, or all of the above.

James Olsen from Genesis was keen to jump on board:

”Genesis is pleased to announce that we’ve signed up for the demo events at each round of the 2010 British MTB Race series. It’s the ideal place for us to give you a chance to ride a 2010 Genesis bike, or just come over and say hi if you’re there. The main attraction of this series as a demo event was that the organisers have pulled together the UK XC race scene by hosting XC and Enduro events in the same weekend. We think this will mean more appeal to spectators and riders and hopefully it’ll be a return to the race weekend atmosphere of the early days – we’re looking forward to it.”

Dickon Hepworth from Santa Cruz added:

“Santa Cruz is very excited at being involved in such a high profile demo series which will enable more people than ever before the chance to ride some of the best bikes at the best venues across the country. Demo-ing bikes is a crucial part of what we do, and combined with the British XC race series, this not only offers more riders the chance to try before they buy – it also gives them the whole weekend package of riding, racing and spectating.”

Dates and venues:

Demo only

6 March –  Glentress

Race, Ride and Demo weekends

Round 1 – Mar 27/28 Sherwood Pines, +  night demo saturday
Round 2 – May 8/9 Wasing Park (note venue change)
Round 3 – May 29/30 Margam Park, + Big Welsh Weekend enduro
Round 4 – July 3/4 Dalby Forest, + Great Yorkshire enduro
Round 5 – Sep 25/26 Newnham Park, + Newnham 60 enduro

Sign up now at www.britishxc.com