Daily Archives: 01/27/2010

Mountain Biking UK Cadabra Kudos

Posted on 01/27/2010 by mitchell

“The Cadabra has some real Magic about its split-personality ride.”

Read more from the latest issue of  MBUK, click on the gallery to read the full review of the new Cadabra.

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Josh Button and The Aussie Champs

Posted on 01/27/2010 by wicks

Josh Button and the 2010 Australian National mountain bike Championships, Eagle Park, Adelaide, Australia.

The Aussie champs have been awarded to the Eagle Mountain bike park facility in Adelaide for the next 3 years. Although I love coming to Radelaide the only downer about this place was that in previous years the Eagle bike park downhill track has never been a good, fun track. This year Gary Patterson and his company trailscape have got world cup rider and great mate of mine Will Rischbieth onboard to help them turn the downhill track into something techy, fun and exciting.

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The Gusinator

Posted on 01/27/2010 by mitchell

Caveman-webThis is Magnus.  We call him the Gus Man but, more often, just Gus.  He’s the dudey, and I’m the daddy. Gus woke up from a restless nap sometime during his 20th month, bent it toward the garage, and hopped on his little balance bike–that summer day he really did it for the first time: he rode all by himself. He’s been striding-riding for a few months now, and he’s so good at it.  He even commutes to his sitter’s place, taking his stuff off-road along the half-mile commute, in the dark and rain. The dudey rides, and the daddy has to run!  Kona needs to keep up, too.  Let’s get a new model in the line-up.  I’ve got a perfect product-tester in mind….

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420 Miles of Hei Hei 29

Posted on 01/27/2010 by mitchell

This comes from Scott aka “Lumberjack”, based out BikeWorks of Lake Stevens, Washington, a beauty bike shop up in the PNW.

“420+ miles on it since early October 2009. This bike has handled every thing I have tackled with it. I ride here in the Pacific Northwest from the north sound southward. Dry and dusty on a few trips and wet, rooty, muddy and technical most of the last couple of months. Feels very well balanced after you tune your suspension for your body weight and type of riding. Our riding is XC / All Mountain.  Climbs like a ” Beast ” and once pointed down the mountain it just flat out ” Hauls The Mail.”  The new 15mm front axle on the Fox fork has helped stiffen the frontend up. This is my 3rd Hei Hei 29. Had the 08 and 09 and started with the Kula DeLuxe 29 hardtail when they were introduced. Personally I think this is Kona’s best offering yet in the 29′r category. You can pretty much tell how I feel about the bike by the sticker on the seat stay!”

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