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Wheelburro - we know where's the idea come from

noreply@blogger.com (Mita) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:20:00 +0000

pic from bikeportland

Becak - reinvented

6 HOURS DOWNHILL AT FORT WILLIAM

noreply@blogger.com (Mita) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:02:00 +0000

The Endurance Downhill at Fort William - New genre of downhill? Real exhausthrill!

Men's UCI MTB DHI World Championships 2009 Replay

noreply@blogger.com (Mita) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:36:00 +0000

Results Men Elite DH Final

1 PEAT Steve Great Britain 2:30.33 0.00
2 MINNAAR Greg South Africa 2:30.38 +0.05
3 HANNAH Michael Australia 2:31.02 +0.69
4 BAREL Fabien France 2:31.17 +0.84
5 HILL Samuel Australia 2:33.04 +2.71
6 ATHERTON Gee Great Britain 2:34.25 +3.92
7 RENNIE Nathan Australia 2:34.31 +3.98
8 LEOV Justin New Zealand 2:34.32 +3.99
9 KOVARIK Chris Australia 2:34.35 +4.02
10 SMITH Steve Canada 2:34.50 +4.17

Sea Otter Classic - Dual Slalom

noreply@blogger.com (Mita) — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 02:52:00 +0000

April 16-19, 2009

Dual Slalom Results

Elite men

1 Sam Hill (Aus)
2 Cody Warren (USA)
3 Jared Rando (USA)
4 Gee Atherton (GBr)
5 Mick Hannah (Aus)
6 Eric Carter (USA)
7 Kyle Strait (USA)
8 Mike Haderer (USA)
9 Bryn Atkinson (Aus)
10 Michal Prokop (Cze)

Elite women

1 Melissa Buhl (USA)
2 Jill Kintner (USA)
3 Kathy Pruitt (USA)
4 Mio Suemasa (Jpn)
5 Claire Buchar (Can)
6 Sondra Williamson (USA)
7 Darian Harvey (USA)
8 Joy Martin (USA)
9 Lisa Myklak (USA)
10 Katie Holden (Can)

results from cyclingnews

PIETERMARITZBURG World Cup Results

noreply@blogger.com (Mita) — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 01:44:00 +0000

Men
* Greg Minnaar (3:43.44)
* Mick Hannah (3:45.69)
* Steve Peat (3:49.25)
* Sam Hill (3:50.18)
* Gee Atherton (3:52.01)

Women
* Tracy Moseley (4:20.15)
* Emmeline Ragot (4:26.53)
* Sabrina Jonnier (4:28.61)
* Fionn Griffiths (4:32.93)
* Claire Buchar (4:34.20)

Armstrong's Trek time trial bike had been stolen.

noreply@blogger.com (Mita) — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 02:09:00 +0000

DAVIS – Lance Armstrong’s distinctive time-trial bike was stolen sometime Saturday night, and the cycling legend is offering an unspecified reward for its safe return.

"There is only one like it in the world therefore hard to pawn it off. Reward being offered," Armstrong wrote on the Twitter page he uses to keep fans abreast of news as he competes in the Amgen Tour of California.

The bike was stolen from the Team Astana truck during the night before Stage 1 of the Tour of California.

Picture and news from sfexaminer

Sad tragedy of Jeremy Lusk

noreply@blogger.com (Mita) — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:07:00 +0000

from espn

Jeremy Lusk, a Freestyle motocross star and 2008 X Games gold medalist, died Tuesday from head injuries sustained riding in an event in Costa Rica. He was 24.

Lusk was injured Saturday when he failed to complete a full rotation while attempting a Hart Attack backflip on his bike and slammed headfirst into the dirt. He underwent surgery to relieve swelling on his brain, but his condition worsened Monday.

FMX star Jeremy Lusk died at age 24 on Tuesday.
Lusk crashed in almost identical fashion in the freestyle semifinals at the 2007 X Games but was unhurt. Last March, while preparing for the Moto X World Championships, Lusk said he didn't attempt the Hart Attack backflip for months after his X Games crash.

"I was a little scared of it," he said.

Lusk enjoyed a successful 2008 season, during which he won Freestyle gold at the X Games, silver in Best Trick when he landed the first double grab Hart Attack backflip, and a bronze helmet in Freestyle at the Moto X World Championships. He also won both Freestyle and Best Trick last September at X Games Mexico and finished third overall in Freestyle on the '08 Dew Tour. A San Diego native, Lusk is survived by his wife, Lauren.

Australian DH Championship 2009

noreply@blogger.com (Mita) — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:44:00 +0000

News, pictures and the rather funny captions :P taken from littermag

Comeback king, Mick Hannah, is the Australian National Champion. Though it was announced he was on GT last week, he was riding the Mongoose gear. He’s been off the bike for over a year, doing his own thing. If this is what he can do with a few weeks of riding, just wait until the World Cup season.

Mick Hannah takes the win over Jared Graves at the 2009 Australian National Championships in Canberra. Temperatures were in the millions of degrees and even the kangaroos where found taking a break at the local pub. The course used on Mt. Stromlo is the same track that will host the 2009 UCI World Champs, so you know this was a testing session for everyone. Many heavy hitters showed up, but Mick rode it home after a year-long absense. Kinda makes you wonder if those who committed last year, felt cheated this year.

Top 10, courtesy of Farkin.net:
1. Mick Hannah - 2:48.62
2. Jared Graves - 2:48.91
3 (tie) Ben Cory - 2:53.82
3 (tie) Amiel Cavalier - 2:53.82
5. Rick Boyer - 2:55.44
6. Bryn Atkinson - 2:55.77
7. Kaine Cannan - 2:55.94
8. Will Rischbieth - 2:56.15
9. Joshua Button - 2:57.10
10. Sam Hill - 2:57.53
Elite Women:
1. Emmeline Ragot - 3:15.59
2. Julia Boer - 3:27.89
3. Claire Whiteman - 3:29.53

It was hot this year for the Nationals at Canberra. So hot you could fry an egg on the rocks. Lucky there are hundreds of Kangaroos on Mt Stromlo, and if you’re hungry, all you have to do is raid a Kangaroo nest for their eggs and you have an instant meal.

Sam Hill has gone with black for the new season’s colors. Black may be slimming to those with a spare tire, like Gordo, but a note to team manager Sean Heimdahl, black sucks when shooting photos in the forests of Europe. Maybe it’s a strategic decision. Sam will be more camoflauged in the woods, so riders can’t poach his lines.

Sam and Brendan are running 2010 RockShox Boxxers on their race bikes. Part of their race kits included 2010 Calvin Klein Boxers. They’re stoked on the rebound of their underwears, but the compression isn’t totally what they’d hoped for. They’ve been doing R&D with Marky Mark. So it is one underwear or a pair of underwears? The saga continues…

Picture of the Week

noreply@blogger.com (Mita) — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 03:54:00 +0000

Picture from a friend's facebook. Saw this on martyz'sflickr

June 2, 2008
A car plowed into a weekend bike race along a highway near the U.S.-Mexico border, killing one and injuring 10 others, police said.

The 28-year-old driver was apparently drunk and fell asleep when he crashed into the race, said police investigator Jose Alfredo Rodriguez.

A photograph taken by a city official showed bicyclists and equipment being hurled high into the air by the collision.

Rodriguez said Juan Campos was charged with killing Alejandro Alvarez, 37, of Monterrey.

Authorities said the wreck happened 15 minutes into the 34-kilometer (21 mile) race Sunday along a highway between Playa Bagdad and Matamoros, across from Brownsville, Texas.

Rachel Atherton collides with car in training accident

noreply@blogger.com (Mita) — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:10:00 +0000

2008 women’s downhill mountain bike world champion Rachel Atherton was involved in a training accident with a car on January 19th, sustaining a dislocated shoulder and cuts to the face.
For complete story from bikeradar click here
We hope she's OK and able to compete in world cup next April.

2009 World Mountain Bike Racing Calender

noreply@blogger.com (Mita) — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:10:00 +0000

pic from mtbworldcupsa

Compiled by: Ed Arnet

WORLD CUP XC SERIES
Apr 11-12, World Cup XC 1, Pietermaritzburg, RSA
Apr 25-26, World Cup XC 2, Offenburg, Ger
May 2-3, World Cup XC 3, Houffalize, Bel
May 23-24, World Cup XC 4, Madrid, Spn
Jul 25-26, World Cup XC 5, Mont-Saint-Anne, Can
Aug 1-2, World Cup XC 6, Bromont, Can
Sep 12-13, World Cup XC 7, Champery, Swi
Sep 19-20, World Cup XC 8, Schladming, Aut
http:/www.uci.ch/

WORLD CUP 4X SERIES
Apr 11-12, World Cup 4X 1, Pietermaritzburg, RSA
May 2-3, World Cup 4X 2, Houffalize, Bel
May 16-17, World Cup 4X 3, Vallnord, And
Jun 6-7, World Cup 4X 4, Fort William, GBr
Jun 20-21, World Cup 4X 5, Maribor, Slo
Jul 25-26, World Cup 4X 6, Mont-Saint-Anne, Can
Aug 1-2, World Cup 4X 7, Bromont, Can
Sep 19-20, World Cup 4X 8, Schladming, Aut
http:/www.uci.ch/

WORLD CUP DH SERIES
Apr 11-12,World Cup DH1, Pietermaritzburg, RSA
May 9-10,World Cup DH 2, La Bresse, Fra
May 16-17, World Cup DH 3, Vallnord, And
Jun 6-7, World Cup DH 4, Fort William, GBr
Jun 20-21, World Cup DH 5, Maribor, Slo
Jul 25-26, World Cup DH 6, Mont-Saint-Anne, Can
Aug 1-2, World Cup DH 7, Bromont, Can
Sep 19-20, World Cup DH 8, Schladming, Aus
http:/www.uci.ch/

from mbaction

Lance Armstrong to be a papa again, girlfriend expecting baby

noreply@blogger.com (Mita) — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 06:36:00 +0000

from bicycle.net

LOS ANGELES, Dec 23, 2008 (AFP) -

Embattled cycling star Lance Armstrong finally has some good news in his life as the seven time Tour de France winner is expecting a baby with his girlfriend, CNN reported on Tuesday.

Cancer survivor Armstrong and Anna Hansen are expecting in June, the American broadcaster reported. It would be the fourth child for Armstrong.

“Anna and I are thrilled to confirm that we are expecting in June and our families are ecstatic and grateful,” Armstrong said. “We are very much looking forward to what 2009 brings on many fronts. We appreciate respecting our privacy, as we are both eager to celebrate the holidays as a family.”

The 37-year-old American Armstrong has three children from his previous marriage with Kristin Richards.

After being diagnosed with testicular cancer in 1996, Armstrong underwent chemotherapy treatment as the cancer spread to other parts of his body.

The children with his ex-wife were conceived using sperm Armstrong stockpiled prior to his cancer treatment.

It was initially thought the chemotherapy would leave him unable to have further children.

This time the couple are expecting without the use of artificial fertilization, CNN said.

Armstrong retired in 2005 but announced in September he was going to make a comeback. In order to get ready for the 2009 Tour de France, he plans to race in the Giro d’Italia and Australia’s Tour Down Under.

News of his return has drawn mixed reviews in cycling circles.

Armstrong has been accused of doping practices on several occasions, most notably in an article in French sports newspaper L’Equipe in 2005, claiming six urine samples from his 1999 Tour victory contained the blood-boosting drug EPO.

Armstrong has always denied doping and the international cycling body cleared him in 2006.

Armstrong complained last week that he is being targeted by international drug testers before being ruled eligible to return to competition.

Armstrong claims to have been drug tested 11 times in the past 19 weeks and twice in the same week this month. The latest test was conducted by officials from the International Cycling Union on Thursday at his Texas home.

“UCI control. They flew a guy from Germany for it. That makes a ton of sense,” Armstrong wrote on Twitter, a social networking website.

Armstrong was placed under a six-month probation period by the United States Anti-doping Agency at the beginning of August.

Armstrong needs to pass USADA’s out-of-competition testing pool before his cycling comeback can become official.

File Photo: CorVos Pro

Memperbaiki Rem yang Bergesek

noreply@blogger.com (Mita) — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 04:01:00 +0000

diterjemahkan dari artikel mbaction

Jaga suhu
Rem cakram merubah kecepatan dan energi sepeda menjadi panas. Ketika anda mengerem dengan kencang, akan dihasilkan sejumlah panas (di cakram, pad, kaliper dan bahkan di cairan rem). Jadi, sebelum menyentuh bagian mana saja dari sistem rem, pastikan mereka telah mendingin

Hilangkan lapisan: Bersihkan cakram rem dengan kain lembab yang dibasahi dengan alkohol isopropil. Lapisan ini dihilangkan untuk mencegah sisa-sisa minyak atau lemak yang terdapat di disc. Kurangi kemungkinan terluka dengan mencopot roda ketika membersihkan.

Hidrolik dan Mekanik
Rem cakram terbagi dalam dua jenis: hidrolik dan mekanikal. Memencet lever rem sistem rem cakram hidrolik menekan piston yang akan menekan cairan yang mengalir di selang ke kaliper rem yang terpasang di batang sepeda anda atau di bagian fork. Begitu tekanan meningkat mencapai kaliper, dia akan menekan pad melawan cakram rem.
Rem cakram mekanikal melakukan hal yang sama, tetapi tidak menggunakan tekanan cairan yang menekan di dalam selang, sebuah kabel dari lever rem ke kaliper akan menggerakkan pad rem.

Permukaan yang bersih: Cari masalah yang terlihat sebelum anda mulai mencabut pad rem untuk menghilangkan bunyi. Yakinkan drop out bersih. Cari adanya cat yang terkelupas atau permukaan yang rusak yang dapat mengakibatkan roda tidak terpasang secara benar. Drop out di gambar ini tidak bermasalah.

Kemampuan pad
Kami sangat merekomendasikan agar di tool box anda tersimpan beberapa pad rem setiap waktu. Pad rem menjadi aus secara berbeda-beda bergantung dari material pembuatnya, kondisi ketika anda bersepeda dan cara anda mengerem. Beberapa rider bisa memakai sepasang pad selama setahun, tetapi rider yang lebih agresif yang bersepeda di kondisi yang lebih berat bisa saja menghabiskan pad rem dalam hitungan bulan. Untuk kedua kondisi diatas, ketika pad rem telah habis masa pakainya, hal itu akan terjadi dengan cepat. Mempunyai set cadangan di tool box merupakan perbedaan antara akan bersepeda besok atau menunggu sampai pesanan pad tiba. Pesan satu set sekarang.

Kencangkan: Tanda-tanda lain dari rem yang berbunyi barangkali pemasangan sekrup yang kendor. Kebanyakan disc brake membutuhkan kunci Torx T-25 untuk mengencangkan sekrup nya. Ide bagus untuk mencek sekrup ini walaupun ketika rem tidak ada masalah.

Pad rem untuk sistem mekanikal atau hidrolik tersedia dalam bermacam kompun. Secara umum bahan organik yang lebih lembut (atau resin) mempunyai kecenderungan suaranya tidak berisik ketika digunakan dan menawarkan lebih banyak modulasi. Barang ini yang paling cepat ausnya.
Pad metalik (atau semi metalik) lebih tahan lama, terutama dalam kondisi basah dan berlumpur. Mengombinasikan kedua jenis pad (satu metalik dan satu organik) dapat menjadi hal yang paling disukai tetapi membutuhkan perhatian lebih banyak (karena pad organik nya akan aus lebih cepat daripada pad metalik nya).

Renggangkan: Jika jarak pad terlalu sempit (A),

ambil obeng, hati-hati selipkan ke dalam dan putar pegangannya (B)

Jangan memaksa obeng, karena anda dapat merusak permukaan pad, mengurangi masa hidupnya. Setelah melakukan ini pad harus benar letaknya dan siap untuk menjepit cakram(C)

ROTOR PEMBUNUH
Rotor rem mengakibatkan lebih banyak kecelakaan pada mountain biker setiap tahunnya daripada drop mendadak di bagian Atas A-Line di Whistler Mountainbike Park. Jangan letakkan jari dekat-dekat rotor ketika sedang memutar roda. Bahkan ada mekanik profesional telah kehilangan ujung jarinya karena rotor rem yang berputar. Anda bisa mengalami luka bahkan ketika mengenakan sarung tangan. Jika anda lelah, bosan atau tidak konsentrasi, tunggu lain waktu untuk memperbaiki rem.

Bengkokan kembali: perhatikan ketika rotor berputar melalui kaliper. Jika rotor oleng, gunakan alat seperti Park Tools DT-2 Rotor Truing Fork untuk memperbaiki lengkungan. Cakram cukup fleksibel sehingga jangan melakukannya berlebihan. Sedikit tekanan sudah cukup.

Mulai dengan yang terlihat
Sebelum anda berkutat dengan mengganti pad rem, meluruskan cakram atau menumpuk ganjal, pastikan roda terpasang dengan benar di fork dan di batangnya. Cat yang terkelupas, lumpur atau per quick release yang bengkok dapat mengganggu kemampuan rem. Tarik keluar roda, cek dropout nya, ganti ban dan kencangkan quick release. Hal ini dapat memperbaiki sekitar 37 % dari semua masalah rem yang berbunyi.

INSPEKSI CAKRAM
1. Letakkan sepeda di bike stand sehingga kedua roda bisa berputar bebas
2. Putar ban dan dengarkan. Cakram seharusnya tidak menyentuh apapun ketika sedang berputar melalui kaliper rem
3. Jika cakram bergesek, periksa cakram adanya kotoran atau sisa-sisa dari pad rem. Gunakan alkohol isopropil atau cairan yang serupa untuk membersihkan permukaan cakram. Menggunakan cairan pembersih yang mengandung minyak atau meninggalkan sisa berminyak dapat mengkontaminasi pad rem dan mengganggu kemampuannya.
4. Perhatikan cakram yang sedang berputar. Cari adanya oleng ketika cakram berputar melalui kaliper.
5. Cek pemasangan sekrup cakram untuk meyakinkan cakram benar-benar terpasang dengan baik ke hub. Sistem yang paling umum adalah menggunakan 6 sekrup. Kebanyakan sekrup cakram menggunakan kepala Torx, soket kepala 12 poin dan dibutuhkan kunci Torx T-25 untuk mengencangkannya. Jika anda dapatkan ada yang kendor, kencangkan sesuai dengan spesifikasi pabrik (biasanya antara 40 – 60 inci-pound) Gunakan pengunci thread (Blue Loctite) pada threads. Beberapa cakram shimano menggunakan sistem pengunci tengah dengan lockring, serupa dengan lockring kaset. Cakram ini membutuhkan alat kaset untuk mengencangkannya.
6. Jika semuanya sudah kencang, periksa cakram apakah ada kerusakan atau cacat. Sebelum mengganti cakram yang bengkok, coba luruskan dengan alat seperti Park Tool Rotor Truing Fork. Perhatikan oleng di kaliper. Letakkan bagian panjang dari alat ini diatas cakram dan tarik atau tekan . Jangan terlalu bertenaga. Hanya sedikit tekanan yang dibutuhkan untuk meluruskan cakram. Kadang diperlukan untuk meluruskan cakram di bagian lengan cakram nya, yaitu ketika ada bengkokan yang panjang pada perimeter rotor. Gunakan bagian yang pendek dari alat itu. Dengan begini dimungkinkan alat ini untuk berada 90 o melawan arah cakram. Jika ada kerusakan parah pada cakram lebih baik diganti saja.

Ganti saja: ketika pad rem tebalnya kurang dari 3 mm (termasuk alasnya), sudah waktunya untuk mengganti dengan yang baru.

MASIH BUNYI?
Anda sudah mencek bahwa cakram bersih, lurus dan terpasang dengan baik, tapi masih ada bunyi mendecit ketika roda diputar. Waktunya untuk mencek pad rem

1. Cabut ban dan periksa pad rem adanya kotoran, kerusakan atau aus. Bandingkan dengan pad yang baru
2. Anda barangkali perlu untuk melepas pad rem untuk inspeksi yang lebih baik. Anda membutuhkan manual pemilik untuk secara benar mengeluarkan dan menggantinya. Aturannya adalah jika pad tebalnya kurang dari 3 mm termasuk alasnya, ganti saja.
3. Kami sudah pernah mengalami rem yang berbunyi karena kerusakan per pad (kandang kecil yang mengelilingi pad rem ketika mereka dijepit di kaliper rem), jadi jangan lupa untuk menceknya.

Ambil kartu saya:Pegang kartu nama pada kedua sisi cakram dan secara hati-hati putar kearah kaliper rem. Tekan rem beberapa kali. Keluarkan kartunya. Cara ini telah digunakan untuk menghilangkan bunyi berjuta-juta rem yang mendecit.

MENSET HIDROLIK
Rem hidrolik sistem terbuka bisa berubah sendiri jika aus. Kadang-kadang pad bergerak terlalu dekat ke cakram dan bergesekan. Beberapa kali kaliper perlu di reset karena seseorang memencet lever rem ketika roda sedang tidak dipasang. Ini yang harus dilakukan:
1. Jika pad masih dalam keadaan baik, secara hati-hati selipkan obeng yang bersih, datar dengan ujung yang agak tajam diantara pad. Gerakkan obeng melewati bagian tengah piston kaliper dan jauhkan pad dengan memutar pegangan obeng sampai kamu merubah piston kaliper melebih ketebalan cakram rem
2. Pasang kembali roda. Ambil dua kartu nama dan selipkan diantara pad rem dan di kedua sisi cakram
3. Pastikan sepeda anda tegak. Tekan lever rem sampai silinder utama memompa cukup cairan ke kaliper lalu kembalikan pad ke posisi mereka yang benar (lever akan terasa keras ketika kamu memencetnya)
4. Tarik keluar kartu namanya dan pompa lever rem perlahan beberapa kali. Jika menggunakan rem cakram mekanik, merubah tekanan kabel sama gunanya seperti apa yang dilakukan untuk rem hidrolik diatas.

Pemeriksaan Pad: Jika diperlukan tarik pad rem (ikuti manual pemilik anda) dan cari aus yang berlibihan atau tidak rata. Periksa kerusakan atau kontaminasi pada permukaan pad. Cek juga per laba-laba (mereka bisa menimbulkan bunyi-bunyian yang tidak diinginkan jika rusak atau aus)

BELUM SEMBUH JUGA
Bunyi gesek tetap ada?
Kaliper rem anda menggunakan ganjal atau bracket yang dengan sedikit pengesetan mengepas letaknya dengan cakram rem

1. Dengan roda terpasang di sepeda dan sepeda terpasang di standar, putar roda dan lihat dari atas posisi dimana cakram memasuki kaliper. Apakah kaliper terletak kira-kira ditengah-tengah cakram?
2. Jika tidak ditengah anda perlu untuk menambah atau menghilangkan ganjal atau mengendorkan pemasangan hardware kaliper untuk memposisikan kaliper dengan benar. Hal ini membutuhkan trial dan error dan kesabaran. Kadang-kadang anda dapat posisi kaliper yang sempurna, tetapi ketika mengencangkan sekrup posisinya berubah lagi. Sekali lagi, bersabarlah.
3. Jika anda menggunakan lebih dari dua atau tiga ganjal untuk memposisikan kaliper dengan benar, anda bisa saja salah memasang kaliper atau sekrup. Batang sepeda atau fork juga harus benar menghadap kemana hardware atau kaliper terpasang. Toko sepeda bisa menolong anda dalam hal ini.

Chinese bikers dominate Asian Mountain Bike Championship

noreply@blogger.com (Mita) — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:57:00 +0000

Chinese players dominated the first day of 14th Asian Mountain Bike Championship winning both titles in Men's and Women's Elite Cross Country race at Chovar, Kathmandu.
A cyclist from Iran during the Cross Country – Elite Men Final of ' XIV Asian Mountain Bike Championship' at Chovar, Kathmandu, Saturday, Nov 08 08. nepalnews.com/NPA
A cyclist from Iran during the Cross Country – Elite Men Final of ' XIV Asian ...

Chinese rider Jiang Xue Li clocked 1 hour 34 min 24 sec to complete the 35.63 km long seven lap race. Japanese rider Kohei Yamamoto secured the second position clocking 1 hour 55 min 46 sec and Chun Hing Chan of Hong Kong finished the race in 1 hour 56 min 52 sec for third position.

Nepalese Padam Sabenhang, among four Nepalese bikers, was the only one to finish the race, with a time of 2 hours 10 min and 53 sec securing 17th position out of 30 bikers.

Ren Chengyuan of China won the ladies category with timing of hour 34 minutes 24 seconds for 25.45 km. Additionally, Chinese players came in second and third also. Nepalese Nirjala Tamrakar was forced to leave the track for her slow riding.

The Down-Hill category will be held on Sunday.

Meanwhile, the organizer has said that the top three riders from male and female categories would qualify for the 2012 Olympics.
news and pic from nepalnews

Updated: Mio Suemasa wins downhill women, we still search for the complete results

POLYGON BIKE DESIGN winners

noreply@blogger.com (Mita) — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 07:04:00 +0000

The 1st Polygon International Bike Design Competition 2008 is aimed to encouraging innovative ideas from creative people and strengthening the awareness of public about the significance role of bike design for ecological vehicle.

The first winner for USD 5000 prize money is a kiddy bike called “Boo-boo” by Rian Satya Wijaya from Indonesia. Second winner for USD 3000 is a bike with special compartment titled “Workbox” by Bramono Sasongko and Kiki Bimasakti from Indonesia and the third winner for USD 1500 is a design work titled “Roadie” by Benny Tan, Lim Jian, and Frederick Phua, from Singapore. For full feport click here

Place where bicycle and love meet

noreply@blogger.com (Mita) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:48:00 +0000

Just bump to this site, cyclingsingles, is the perfect place to find your love, cyclist!

Bicycle, Tour de France, cycling - are these some of your favorite words? Do you love cycling? Looking for single cyclists?

If the answer to these questions is yes, then Cycling Singles is for you. This is a free dating site that brings bike lovers together. From road to mountain biking and from amateur to competitive cyclist - hit the road: register and create a profile now.

KL Urban Downhill Results

noreply@blogger.com (Mita) — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:49:00 +0000

pic from theadventureofheeroyui

Click here for KL Downhill results. Nurwarsito 3rd and Rissa 1st for Men elite and Women categories. Congratulations! Still looking for the pics of this event. There are several Indonesian rider participate in this event.

Steve Peat and Cedric Garcia at KL

noreply@blogger.com (Mita) — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 15:55:00 +0000

ROAM dines with Steve Peat and Cedric Garcia. We jealous!

UCI: No skinsuits for DH

noreply@blogger.com (Mita) — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 15:23:00 +0000

pic from zimbio
Its official that skinsuits are banned for DH and 4X competition.
We still remember Tracy Moseley at Fort Bill and Australia, how her skinsuit made her a winner. And we actually agreed with Tracy, that most of the riders don't like wearing them, but that it is an advantage. This rule will lead into protesting, as stated in this article from transcendmagazine, majorly because this rule will cause higher cost for a national bicycle team.

UCI Bans Skinsuits for DH - Updated

AIGLE, Switzerland (transcendmagazine.com) -- UPDATE: This is no longer a rumour. The UCI has officially banned skinsuits for competition in DH and 4x. The official announcement will be made to all Trade Teams and the Media Monday.

No details have been released as to how this will be enforced, but we imagine it will be a similiar sort of ruling as they currently have in BMX competition. You must be able to pinch 3cm of material between your fingers without stretching on the forearm.

Editorial: Unfortunately the UCI has felt the need to over regulate the sport once again. This is a speed based sport. Riders race against the clock, they should be able to take every aero advantage they can get, no matter how silly some people feel it looks.

You can bet that national federations will be protesting this on the cost factor alone. Most federations do 1 uniform. It is worn by everyone from the Road and pursuit teams through XC and DH. Now they need to do at least a BMX jersey, as even a long sleeve XC jersey will not pass the test, and many countries require long sleeves for downhill competitions.

Canadian Brandon Semenuk wins Redbull Rampage

noreply@blogger.com (Mita) — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:33:00 +0000

RESULTS (courtesy Redbull)

1. Brandon Semenuk
2. Kurt Sorge
3. Thomas Vanderham
4. Mike Kinrade
5. Cameron Zink
6. Mike Hopkins
7. Cedric Gracia
8. Graham Agassiz
9. Kyle Strait
10. Darren Berrecloth
11. Robbie Bourdon
12. Paul Basagoitia
13. Cam McCaul
14. Michal Marosi
15. Gee Atherton DNS (did not start)

Pics of Red Bull Rampage

noreply@blogger.com (Mita) — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 09:59:00 +0000

Day One

pic from redbullrampage

pics from pinkbike

Sam Hill's Specialized Demo?

noreply@blogger.com (Mita) — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:31:00 +0000

Demo at Specialized booth at Interbike that might be Sam Hill's new ride next year, according to bikeradar

Cool urban bikes at Interbike

noreply@blogger.com (Mita) — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:38:00 +0000

Electra, long known for its beach cruisers and recently the Amsterdam line, have expanded into the delivery boy and iPod-listening market, with racks and storage galore. Not only can one choose from a range of retro commuter style bikes, one can also pick a colour to match your latest iPod player.
from bikeradar

Harley Sonic in coma

noreply@blogger.com (Mita) — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 14:04:00 +0000

Updated news 10/17 - Harley Sonic awake and have to check his health regularly, according this thread in sepedaku

Jawa Barat MTB athlete Harley Sonic was reported in a coma because of brain tumor. We hope he can get over this and get well soon.

Cycling is officially chic

noreply@blogger.com (Mita) — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:02:00 +0000

The bicycle has become the ultimate fashion accessory, but it was chic way before Agyness Dean started riding
by Rebecca Nicholson
guardian.co.uk,Thursday September 04 2008 00:01 BST

With the madness of Fashion Week nearly upon us, one sight is more certain than untouched food at a backstage buffet – Agyness Deyn will be tearing between shows, as usual, on her trusty bicycle. Her fondness of two wheels, documented by countless paparazzi pictures of her cruising through the New York streets, Strokes boyfriend in tow, set enough of a trend for Page Six magazine to declare it "a fashionable pursuit". Cycling's not only sustainable, cheap and healthy – it's officially chic.

pic from dailymail

Cycle commuting in London has increased by 91 per cent since 2000, and with that comes a natural evolution of style. Last year's limited edition Chanel bike may have been a ridiculous £6,000, and certainly ill-suited to London's cycle theft record, but Gucci soon followed with a limited Beijing-themed red model, embossed leather panniers included, which sold in China and Hong Kong for $3,400. Ludicrous, certainly, but also a sign of how fashion is starting to take cycling seriously. (Just ask Vivienne Westwood, a long-time devotee of pedal power.)

Chanel's limited edition bicycle, which sold for £6,000

But sales of "sit-up-and-beg" bikes were on the up long before Agyness took to her Electra Amsterdam. While they're easier on the eye than a clunky mountain bike, the explosion of Dutch or vintage style brands like Pashley, Velorbis and Grand 1888 allows cyclists to be more fashionable. They're slower machines good for leisurely rides – think riding home with flowers in your wicker basket, and you'll get an idea of the pace. You're far less likely to work up a sweat on a Pashley than you are on a zippy racer, which means you're far less inclined to reach for the dreaded Lycra.

This hatred of clichéd cyclewear unites bike-style bloggers across Europe and the US. They share a belief that the stereotype of an aggressive cyclist in Spandex shorts and wraparound shades does a great deal to harm the concept of cycling as simply a normal, everyday means of getting from one place to the next. "There are two major misconceptions," explains Caz Nicklin, founder of cyclechic.co.uk, an online store and blog for fashion-conscious women on bicycles. "One is that cycling is a geeky pursuit for which you have to be dressed from head to toe in Lycra. The other is that it's dangerous."

These concerns show that, despite recent growth, going anywhere by bike is still a novelty in Britain. A million Londoners may own bicycles, but only two per cent of journeys are made using them. We're still a long way behind the cycle-centric cultures of Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Berlin and even Paris, now, and it's in Europe that "cycle chic" really comes into its own.

The term was coined by blogger Mikael Colville-Andersen for his site, Copenhagen Cycle Chic, which collects and publishes his daily shots of the city's most stylish cyclists. He tells of girls in Louboutin heels who seem to stick with "beat-up old Raleigh granny bikes" and how the city's men are switching to "sit-up-and-begs" like the Velorbis Churchill, but really, he says, "We don't have cyclists in Copenhagen, we just have Copenhageners who get around on bikes."

Marc van Woudenberg, who runs the popular site Amsterdamize, supports the idea that fashionable cycling is about being able to wear your everyday clothes to do it. "It's not for the purpose of cycling, but for the purpose of dressing according to your personality and the occasion, be it work, school, a party, whatever," he says, adding, "Anything but Lycra."

And that's what the boom in "sit-up-and-beg" bikes like the Pashley Princess, the Electra Amsterdam and those beat-up old Raleigh granny bikes will continue to nurture – dressing as you would every day, in Louboutin heels if you like, enjoying your leisurely bike ride.