Brent @ Bootleg RIPThanks for the trails Brent… RIP
St Patty's Day Feast
Mountain Cycle’s getting behind the ‘St. Patty’s Day Fest’ for the second year! From Bikemag.com: “The St. Patty’s Day Feast races at Bootleg Canyon in Boulder City, Nevada, will return for a second year of downhill mayhem on March 14-15, tempting riders to tackle the canyon’s ridiculously rocky terrain in pursuit of glory and some serious prizes. The bone-jarring DH course has been tweaked to include an exciting finish at Bootleg’s jump park, while the Super-D course has been significantly extended to include a super-fast finale of smooth, swoopy singletrack. “The Super-D course is a lot funner and longer than last year’s, and racers will be whooping and hollering all the way down,” said David “Crash” Collins, a former pro downhiller who is organizing the race for the second year. “The whole course is really fun—I’m laughing with a side ache by the time I’m done.” In addition to offering some of North America’s most heinous downhill riding, the race will also feature a formidable array of prizes, from CNC’d anodized aluminum trophies to a new Chumba Evo frame with shock that will be up for raffle. Aside from the payback purse, there will be a $500 cash prize for the fastest DH lap and $250 in cash for the fastest Super-D time, as well as giveaways from numerous Boulder City merchants. “So if there was a fast junior who had the fastest time, they could take the money from the big boys,” said Collins. “That almost happened last year. A junior expert was holding the fastest time until he was surpassed by [pro rider and KHS team manager] Quinton Spaulding.” To ensure the accuracy of all times, the experienced Team Big Bear has been brought in to conduct the timing. And in keeping with St. Patty’s Day tradition, there will be post-race parties at the Boulder Dam Brewery and The Other Side in Boulder City. Reservations [and last year in video] can be made at myspace/crashinnovations, or simply show up at Bootleg Canyon on race day.” More info can be found here: www.bootlegcanyon.com St Patty’s Day Feast
Mountain Cycle’s getting behind the ‘St. Patty’s Day Fest’ for the second year! From Bikemag.com: “The St. Patty’s Day Feast races at Bootleg Canyon in Boulder City, Nevada, will return for a second year of downhill mayhem on March 14-15, tempting riders to tackle the canyon’s ridiculously rocky terrain in pursuit of glory and some serious prizes. The bone-jarring DH course has been tweaked to include an exciting finish at Bootleg’s jump park, while the Super-D course has been significantly extended to include a super-fast finale of smooth, swoopy singletrack. “The Super-D course is a lot funner and longer than last year’s, and racers will be whooping and hollering all the way down,” said David “Crash” Collins, a former pro downhiller who is organizing the race for the second year. “The whole course is really fun—I’m laughing with a side ache by the time I’m done.” In addition to offering some of North America’s most heinous downhill riding, the race will also feature a formidable array of prizes, from CNC’d anodized aluminum trophies to a new Chumba Evo frame with shock that will be up for raffle. Aside from the payback purse, there will be a $500 cash prize for the fastest DH lap and $250 in cash for the fastest Super-D time, as well as giveaways from numerous Boulder City merchants. “So if there was a fast junior who had the fastest time, they could take the money from the big boys,” said Collins. “That almost happened last year. A junior expert was holding the fastest time until he was surpassed by [pro rider and KHS team manager] Quinton Spaulding.” To ensure the accuracy of all times, the experienced Team Big Bear has been brought in to conduct the timing. And in keeping with St. Patty’s Day tradition, there will be post-race parties at the Boulder Dam Brewery and The Other Side in Boulder City. Reservations [and last year in video] can be made at myspace/crashinnovations, or simply show up at Bootleg Canyon on race day.” More info can be found here: www.bootlegcanyon.com KlunkersA few years ago there was a seminal moment in the history of the Mountain Bike, when the superb film/documentary Klunkerz was released. It charts the early years of MTB, with contributions from guys you’ll never otherwise have heard of like Otis Guy (one of the very very early adopters of full-suss MTB’s!) As the Klunkerz site says: Klunkerz is the definitive film about Mountain Bikes, the story of how a bunch of scruffy hippies gave birth to what became a multi-million dollar olympic sport. With contributions from bike legends Charlie Kelly, Gary Fisher and many more, all with the most amazing action! It’s one of my personal favourites, and I was recently chatting with Director Billy Savage on FaceBook, after the conversation he sent me a copy of his Press Release;
Did you just see what I noticed…. Look again more carefully:
It turns out that, over all the years and through all the changes, it’s the one bike he’s always kept, and it just keeps on riding…! If you’ve not done so already, go buy a copy of Klunkers now, help out a fellow MC bro’!
It's modest, but it's our new EU homeWe’ve been busy over the Xmas break, packing boxes and hauling stuff from our old office, on the industrial park near Rossignol world HQ, to a modest but homely space in an old shop.
We’re not fully up and running yet (France Telecom seem to think it’s normal that a simple re-connection of a phone line takes 6+ weeks…) but we’re gradually getting unpacked and the office will be fully open by next week as planned. We’re situated in the town of Voiron, near Grenoble in the French Alpes, opposite a church dating to 1150 AD. There’s a pizza place next door, plus a butcher, baker… but no candlestick maker. Instead we have a shop selling Foie Gras… The reason we chose a shop space is that we’re going to be holding open days for some selected customers in SE France, plus it gives us the light and space to have a mini showroom of our bikes. It’s not a glamorous space, but it’s clean and tidy and much less clinical than the corporate office box space we’ve been in for the past few years. If you are ever in the area, or perhaps heading to the Megavalanche (Alpe d’Huez is 1hr down the road) then don’t hesitate to drop by: Mountain Cycle Europe SARL, 73 Rue Sermorens, 38500 Voiron, France – Phone remains unchanged +33 4 76 35 80 06
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