Category Archives: Grassroots

MBW Grassroots team report 2# (Ireland)

Posted on 05/21/2013 by joonas


Round 2 of the Irish Gravity Enduro Season was held over the weekend and saw another domination in the ladies category for team MBW Kona, first and second again for Michelle Muldoon on her Process and Liz Hastings on her Cadabra respectively. Read More→

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Portuguese Kona Grassroots 2013 Team – Race Report#5

Posted on 05/21/2013 by joonas


The team BTT Valongo / Longusbike participated in another round of the  Portugal Cup Downhill 2013, punctuating for the world ranking. Further north of the country was held this past weekend in the district of Viana do Castelo in Mujães, tracing of Padela is now an ex-libris of the modality, and edition after edition the number of audience and supporters increases along the entire descent … is just creepy. Read More→

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4 Races, 4 Wins for the Kona Factory Team

Posted on 05/13/2013 by wicks

It was a busy weekend for the Kona Factory Team, with Riders competing all over the globe. Locally, Matt Slaven won the Dog River Enduro, on Mt Hood aboard his team Process race machine. Barry Wicks and Spencer Paxson battled it out to the bitter end at the Cascade Chain Breaker in Bend Oregon, with Paxson taking a narrow edge in the sprint finish. Cory Wallace raced the Salty Dog Enduro six hour MTB event, and not only did he win, he beat his old course record by a few minutes, and Wendy Simms won the Stottlmeyer MTB race in Washington. Good work Team!

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Super Grassroots Racer Andy Olsson – Newport Coast Hills Classic XC

Posted on 05/13/2013 by eddy

Last week I picked up my new Hei Hei Supreme and was eager to test it out. My wife and I headed out to the coast for the Newport Coast Hills Classic XC for our first race of the year. I had no expectations going into the race other than not being DFL. There were some turbo looking guys there so I sort of assumed my position towards the end of the pack. Steadily I started to pick guys off and going into the second lap the race director said I was 30 seconds back. What? I thought there were another ten guys ahead. Pulled up to the next guy in front and asked how many more. Only one. Spent the rest of the lap trying to pull him in but was unsuccessful. The bike was fast and furious, certainly exceeded my expectations, ended up in second place. Not a bad start to the season. After finishing the winner asked, “Aren’t you riding enduro mostly?” I guess people are starting to notice my riding. Alice Pennington took the win in pro women also on board a new Hei Hei Supreme.

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Kona Super Grassroots – Gardner Racing California Enduro Report

Posted on 05/03/2013 by eddy

This past weekend was the second installment of the California Enduro Series at the Dirt Club in Los Olivos CA. The format consisted of 8, 2-3 minute downhill runs with plenty of pedaling in between. The first four runs were faster and more downhill oriented and the last four were longer and less steep, putting each rider’s fitness to the test.

Enduro racing is gaining traction here in California and the growing list of competitors reflected that. Over 150 people showed up to get dusty in California’s version of the Serengeti Plaines. Gardner Racing was equally excited about the event. After packing up the van, they made the short trip away from the coast to the Santa Barbara County wine country. Read More→

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Super Grassroots Racer Alex Ryan Reports on the Terrapin Twilight XC

Posted on 04/29/2013 by eddy

This weekend I rolled to the Terrapin Twilight in Athens, Georgia. They had a sweet Off-road time trial qualifier Saturday morning for the Fat tire crit Saturday night. The time trial consisted of a six minute singe track loop. I was able to secure the top TT time of 6:37, qualifying myself for the fat tire crit. The Fat Tire crit was on the Terrapin Twilight course a few hours before the main event. The crit was 30 minutes long with 4 turns & a slight uphill on the back stretch. After the first lap of the crit I was spun out and relied on some drafting techniques to stay in contention with the group. After 30 minute spin session, I crossed the line 10th.

Sunday was round 3 of the US-CUP/S.E.R.C series in Winder, Georgia. The morning started off fairly wet with a massive rain storm rolling in mid race. The 4 lap, 31 mile race ended up becoming a mud fest, drifting in every turn. The race stayed together for the first 3 laps then attacks started on the final lap resulting in a small group of 5 riders drilling it to the finish. After a last minute surge, I ended up 4th.

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Kona Velocity wd-40 team race report

Posted on 04/29/2013 by joonas


Another great day on Sunday where both the Youth A and Junior teams were racing at Hog Hill, Essex, UK; a podium for Matt Walls and top ten finishes for Jack Escritt and Christian Braybrooke aboard their Zing Supremes. We were also lucky enough to be accompanied on the day by the promotional girls from The WD-40 Company. They were a big hit in sunny Essex.

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MBW Grassroots team report 1# (Ireland)

Posted on 04/25/2013 by joonas

The first real test of the season, Biking.ie’s National Seies, the Gravity Enduro round 1 in Carrick Mountain, Co. Wicklow sold out with 350 competitors. The racing conditions were tough as there was a large amount of rain over night but all that cleared up by the time we hit the first stage. MBW Kona riders included Joseph Clancy on his Kitsune, Michelle Muldoon on her Process, Neil Martin on his Satori and Liz Hastings on her Cadabra. Read More→

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Marine Cabirou (Kona Grassroots) démarre sa saison en trombe !

Posted on 04/25/2013 by joonas

La saison de descente a démarré et avant des échéances plus importantes, Marine Cabirou a déjà emmené son Operator DH deux fois sur les podiums : une première fois à Laudun et une seconde fois sur ces terres à Millau ou elle finit sur la plus haute marche du podium en junior ! Read More→

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Kona Super Grassroots Racer Geoff Huber – Win Some, Lose Some

Posted on 04/22/2013 by eddy

This year’s edition of the Mudslinger marked the 25th running of the event. Mother nature showed up to make sure there was plenty of mud to go around and all 300+ racers enjoyed this classic event. My first Mudslinger was back before Y2K. I was still a newbie, but I had been “training” a lot and thought I was bound for victory. The truth is I finished DFL in the Expert class that year, got passed by the young buck that won the Juniors, and, get this…a guy riding a full rigid single speed, in sweat pants AND platform pedals! That race shoved so much humble pie down my throat I was sick for a week.

But I have also had success at the Mudslinger. I won the Test Of Endurance (the 50 mile version of the same race), the N.W. Single Speed Championships (same course, different name), came a very close second when it was the State Championship race a couple years ago, a win two years ago, and second again last year. Not bad all in all, win some, lose some. Read More→

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Kona Grassroots DH & DJ Harry Steele – Spring Trails Video

Posted on 04/22/2013 by eddy

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Kona Grassroots DH Rider Dan Farley shreds Scotland

Posted on 04/19/2013 by eddy

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