Downhill running technique
My downhill technique sucks and I’m in need of some pointers. I’ve found some great videos on you tube to start with & it all makes sense. As from next week, my Thursday run will be a short blat up and down in the hills to specifically practice my downward technique- because I really need [...]
Steve Peat 2009 highlights…
“Finally in the record books, Santa Cruz Syndicate’s Steve Peat (SRAM/RockShox), makes history as he bags the big one winning the UCI Downhill World Championships in Canberra, Australia. Syndicate’s Greg Minnaar finishes a mere .05 behind Peat in the closest margin in World Championship history, and Mick Hannah takes the last medal just .69 behind [...]
The Canberra Champs through the eyes of Wild Wassa
There are a heap of videos and images floating around the intertoobs at the moment that attempt to capture the circus that is the Canberra Champs downunder. But nothing comes close to capturing the spirit, passion and buzz as well as Warrens images here on this thread on MTBR. Warren has alot of cycling related [...]
Makara Peak helmet cam – Ridgeline track Wellington
More shenanigans from the guys at Spoke Magazine. Damn I love this tiny Island……and I’ll be on this track in the next month or so when I head back to Welly. It’s a bit long- so go make a cuppa while it’s loading. Holy singletrack batman!!!
Trek’s top-secret downhill wind tunnel tests
“Until three weeks ago, wind tunnels were primarily the domain of rocket scientists and roadies. While mountain bikers—specifically downhillers—were busy lobbying the UCI to ban skinsuits and make visors mandatory, road riders and triathletes were spending hundreds of hours in wind tunnels across the globe, perfecting their body positions and equipment. That changed three weeks [...]
CRC Scottish Championships Glencoe
“Sunburn & Hypothermia in one weekend, that just about sums up the Chain Reaction Cycles Scottish Championships at Glencoe, Scotland.” http://www.descent-world.co.uk Just check out this carnage….and it’s Summer too! Ouch!
Finally we got our Wings on AV8R at Woodhill
The weather here today was fantastic for winter… Clear skies and a crisp wind. We (Momentus, KB, Whafe) were doing more of a play jumpy ride today. We had some interesting times on some structures. As we were heading back to the carpark, we rode up and checked out a jump called AV8R. It has [...]
Weekend of mountain biking at RotoVegas (Rotorua)
We have had a long weekend in New Zealand last weekend known as the Queens birthday weekend, and we all decided to take a trip down to Rotorua (us locals call it RotoVegas – Long Story). The forecast was not great at all for the weekend, and Saturday was wet most of the day with [...]
Big Foot Track at Hanmer Forest – gone :(
The fun little trail at Hanmer Forest named Big Foot has now officially been closed for logging :( I’ve only ridden it several times and enjoyed it immensely…..with each run making me want to hit the trail faster and faster! I particularity liked the single track climb section that lead you to the start which [...]
Vertigo track at Makara Peak, Wellington
enderby49 recently added some photos to the MTBNZ flickr group and I just love the look of Wellington! After a few comments on his images, he pointed me towards a couple of helmet cam videos of a local Wellington trail at Makara Peak… called vertigo. I’ll be heading there next summer for sure….meanwhile check this [...]
Zeros & Ones
“Zeros&Ones is a production company based in the South Island of New Zealand. We specialize in providing marketing and advertising opportunities through a variety of extreme sports. Programmes and DVDs that we have produced include: How About It – A New Zealand Mountain Bike Film, Tuition Edition 101 -Instructional Snowboarding DVD, MDTV – ‘Mountain dew [...]
2009 Brake Burner at Coronet Peak
What a shame that I could not make it to this years Brake Burner! Next year I’ll be there for shizza! Meanwhile here is some sweet footage of the day.
Bay of Plenty free riding
Bay of Plenty region including Oropi Grove and Whakarewarewa Forest from 2stage bikes.
Vorb TV special – round 3 DH national series Levin
More fantastic work by Styled Airtime Productions.
2008 Norwegian Champs in Oppdal
Sweet! Resan till Oppdal — Norgesmesterskap DH 2008 from nolltid on Vimeo.
