03/09/10 (by Kevin Menard)
Mountain Bike First Aid
We have all been injured on our bikes or been there when one of our buddies has gone down. Our sport is by nature very high risk and with that comes a high amount of injuries. This last weekend we hosted a first aid class that was specifically designed to deal with injuries we see on the trail all the time. Stuff like concussions (See Brad Walton), back injuries (See Sam Burkhardt), broken shoulders and bones (See Cam Burnes), and major cuts (See Myself). As I took the class I realized all the things I have done wrong when dealing with a friend that has gone through these injuries. When we crash we always want to be tough and immediately get up and walk around to prove to ourselves we are fine but what I learned is that we should swallow some pride and let our friends check us out and make sure we good to go before trying to move on. The one thing I would stress would be take the time to learn about the do's and don'ts of treating mountain bike injuries on the trails as it could make all the difference in the world.
Special thanks to local EMT/Trail Builder/Mountain Biker Drew Trimakus who spear headed the event with the help of our local non profit trail group Whatcom Trails and Tyler Nielson a long time RMI expedition medic and wilderness EMT instructor. Kevin Thompson, the direction of training for RMI (Remote Medical International) graciously provided tyler's services and supplies for free for the course. RMI offers classes if you are interested in learning more.
03/08/10 (by Mike Metzger)
4X Finals in Port Orchard: with Mike Metzger
This last Saturday was the finals for the indoor 4X in Port Orchard. I loaded up the Transition van (also known as "ThunderShark") and was on my way at 7:30am. I decided to bring my new puppy frankie with me as well as good buddy Hunter Swift who came along for some riding and photo action. So all photos are credited to him, thanks Hunter!
Hunter and Frankie still waking up as we head out for Port Orchard
For those of you who have seen GroundHog's Day
We showed up just as they were loading the 9:20 Ferry and barely sneaked on. The good news was that it put us close to the back so while Frankie distracted the Ferry crew members, we were able to sneak in a couple shots ;)
Frankie working as the perfect distraction
While I get in some quick tricks
And of course, one for a good laugh
When we finally got to Port Orchard, there was already tons of people there takin practice runs, and catching some air. After everyone was signed in we were ready to get the racing underway. Jason Gibb has been a leading force in making this whole deal happen, so I wanted to throw out a big thanks to him! You rock Gibb!
Jason Gibb giving everyone a rundown of how the races were going to work
The races went really well. Everyone had a good time and no one went home with a broken or strained anything. (Ill post results soon) There was tons of prices to give away and just about everyone went home with a prize in there hands.
Bones over Metal and creator of "Awesomelands" Mark Brent won a new shirt for the dance clubs!
Junior class winners holding there trophy's high ;)
Jason's son Josh ended up walking away with the Transition Trail or Park frame
Frankie trying to perswade the judges for a prize
In the end it paid off!! Frankie was stoked on his new tube.
Afterward there was some fun jam sessions going on, with everything from chainless races to tricking the big double on the course.
Warming up on the larger gap
Daniel Mazuti and I doing and over and under routine.
After riding for an extra hour or so we headed home. There ended up being a long enough wait for the next ferry that we were able to hit up Kingston's skate park for a good session. Its a decent sized park with tons of fun lines all over. We used what little energy we had left at the park before we caught the next ferry home.
Quick shot at the Kingston park
All in all it was an awesome trip. You can never go wrong with a full day of riding. Thanks to everyone who put on the 4x as well as everyone who came out. It was a great time with good people. Now that the weather is getting better Im sure Ill be seeing all these people at Seattle's new mountain bike park "Duthie Hill." Until then chow and keep the rubberside down.
03/08/10 (by Mike Metzger)
Best Back Yard EVER! Harrison Mendel Update
Well after 2 weeks of digging almost everyday, my yard is semi
finished. We still have to change a couple things at the bottom. The
top is finished and is so fun and flowy. Dustin Greenall (Banshee) and
Casey Groves (Transition) have been a big help during this whole
process along with Benton Leong (Kona) who got us a loader and Matt
Gretzinger who got us a Bobcat and Mini excavator! I am so stoked on
how everything is working out. Anyway I'm just getting off a
concussion and pneumonia so I'm trying to take it easy. I had a few
people over on saturday and we made a little edit. So many close trains!
03/02/10 (by Kyle Young)
Mongol Rally Fundraiser / Movie Premier
I just got an email from my friend Justin about a fundraiser they are doing for their Mongol Rally trip this summer. This is a pretty cool adventure they are undertaking so come on out and enjoy a good movie, maybe a few drinks, and help support the trip. Details in the links below...
What: Mongol Rally movie fundraiser. Where: Jewelbox Theater at the Rendezvous 2322 2nd Ave Seattle, WA 98121 When: Wednesday March 24th and Thursday March 25th (same showing both nights) 7:30PM each night
03/02/10 (by Mike Metzger)
Skye Schillhammer Update
Every rider knows that its good to ride with guys that push your limits, and since the summer of 08 i have been trying to keep up with Atomlab rider Joe Perrizo. Joe is a superhero, he pulls out stuff that doesnt even seem possible, like the flair in this video that is completely insane. The run in is straight down a hillside with step down with a huge g-out then another 20ft up the other side just to get to the concrete wall. Somehow he manages to fly into it and flair perfectly. Im convinced he has a button under his seat that he pushes right before the jump and the bike does the flair for him. Anyways, i can say that riding with Joe gets you stoked to get out and go nuts trying new stuff. Everything i have learned so far has been from him. The short film was made by my friend Steve Tenuto who is up and coming in the MTB film business. Check out his stuff on his pinkbike profile "norho208", and look for some more edits coming out with riding in Bellingham, Blackrock and some other secret stashes.
03/01/10 (by Lars Sternberg)
Transition podiums in New Zealand
A A couple of Transition's NZ riders kicked butt at the New Zealand National Championships this weekend. These guys are supported therough our distributor there http://www.revolutionproducts.co.nz/ Way to go guys!
Report from Revoloution website:
With everything online for the 2010 NZ MTB Champs at Wellington it was always going a stressful weekend. However after building Matt Walkers new 4X bike(transition bank) in an underground car park 10mins before the Dual started everything went pretty smoothly after that.
With one of 2 Dual tracks running a lot faster than the other most races were going to be decided on time. Matt made easy work of the earlier rounds and had no real competition until he meet Wyn Master in the final. Wyn took the first race and Matt took the second so the result was going to be on time. Not 100% sure how close it was but Wyn went home with the title and Matt with a medal.
4X was a different story, close racing, crashes and good crowd made it and enjoyable event for everyone. Matt quickly made his way to the final where he was up against Mavis and rising star Daniel Franks (sorry can’t remember the 4th rider).Both Matt and Dan were elbow to elbow in the first corner but Matt slipped through on the first straight and went on to win the title of NZ 4x Champ for 2010. This also qualifies Matt for the world champs in Canada later this year. This was a great event and I only wished we had more quality 4X tracks throughout the country.
So it was on to Long Gully for the DH. Practice day was pretty relaxed, with everybody’s Transition TR450’s running mint I was left to walk up the hill and watch the boys rip down. However come race day it was a different story, the Wellington winds had picked up and made it not only impossible for us to put up the team gazebos but also very tough for the riders to keep online.
With the U15 first off it was always going to be close race between Revolution Products riders Josh McCombie and Connor Hamilton, not 100% sure on the details but Josh took the title but must have crash on the last jump and ending up in Wellington hospital with a broken leg. Best wishes to Josh and I hope he has a speedy recovery.
Louis Hamilton has had a string of 2nd places this year and was looking to go one better. He thrashed down the course and come down a few seconds up everybody else. Louis is now the U17 NZ MTB champ. I’m pretty sure this will not be his last title.
Local boy Dan Meilink ripped the senior men’s field apart with a time that would have put him in 5th place in Pro men. Well done Dan!
Matt Walker is continuing to push the “full time” riders in the Pro Men’s field with a 5th place finish with some big named riders all behind him.
All in all a great performance from the Revolution Products team with all the riders on the podium:
Here’s a rundown on the teams efforts:
4X/Dual
Matt Walker 2nd Dual Matt Walker 1st 4X
DH:
Josh McCombie 1st U15
Connor Hamilton 2nd U15
Louis Hamilton 1st U17 Dan Meilink 1st Senior Men Matt Walker 5th Pro Men
03/01/10 (by Mike Metzger)
Stephanie Nychka at Rays!
She looked like the mermaid from the movie Splash, and before Kathy Pruitt pulled the plug on the DJ, mermaid girl climbed onto a table and started dancing Who says womens bike events arent entertaining?
On the way to Cleveland last Friday, after being helped collecting my bike from baggage in the Toronto airport, I was escorted to my rental vehicle in a cart. I didnt realize what was up until the check in lady asked me if Id like to change my vehicle specs because Chrysler was the Olympic sponsor. That was awesome! I didnt have the heart to tell them that I wouldnt be competing in the Olympics until 2014. I wonder what they thought was in my bike box. A Bobsled perhaps ;)
I arrived in Toronto at midnight and drove 5 hours to Cleveland, slept for 2 and headed straight to Rays. Us 16 coaches worked with the 148 riders in different areas of the park, only stopping for a lunch of champions provided by Chick-Fil-A and Chipotle. Shaums Mad March crew, Todd, Derek and Nate were also on location to work with the riders and schmooze, making for good fun on and off the bikes. By 6pm I was exhausted but there was only time for a short nap before Darcy and I got in our finer attire to head upstairs to the PBR cocktail party. What we didnt realize was that only the coaches were privy to the cocktail attire memo. That was awkward.
Besides Kathy Pruitt pulling the plug on the DJ after he refused to play anything halfway decent, and a couple girls in short dresses doing table dances, it was low key, and a great way to get to know all the people we'd met during the day. Plus I got to break dance with Transition's Brandon Turman. Saturday was another long day of riding, broken up only by the Women of Dirt Awesomeland premiere and DVD signing, before heading back to the track for the Nite Rider session after all the lights in the warehouse had been turned off.
A highlight of the weekend was getting lost in the Cleveland ghetto-hood with Darcy both Saturday and Sunday morning trying to find edible breakfast without a drive-by shooting. It was a real eye opener- Cleveland is not a real city- its actually just a big industrial park. This video is uh, well not too far off Click HERE for video
Sunday was more riding, delicious beer and amazing perogy grilled cheese at The Melt (where they give patrons a 25% discount if they have a tattoo inspired by the restaurant- its true).
After goodbyes, I hopped back in my Matrix and drove back to Toronto taking a short pit stop at 4am to check out a winterized Niagara Falls. Super eerie but awesome.
After all was said and done, I burned about 14, 567 calories, and ingested about the same- a very successful weekend I'd say. I also got 2 new t-shirts and a touque. Stay tuned for more updates to come in 2010!
02/26/10 (by Kyle Young)
My eyes! My eyes!
So just wanted to do a quick post and emphasize the importance of eyeball protection when riding...regardless of the style of riding you're doing. You see fairly recently i was up on my local mountain doing a fairly routine XC ride. It was a sloppy day to say the least so conditions were questionable for really pinning it on the way down. Whatever i thought, i'm just XCing, what's the worst that could happen? Well, given all the mud and water flying about i was not "on it" in terms of my eyes focusing on the trail...a few seconds later i find myself off trail and i think to myself "ok no problem, i'm riding off trail. i'll just come to a nice gradual stop..." when all the sudden my tire hits a stupid stick on the ground and flings my handebar sideways pitching me right to the ground where i proceeded to smack my face directly on a stump. I was literally about stopped when this happened and i just wasn't paying all that much attention as i wasn't out of control/etc. It was just a normal off trail coming to a stop situation. Well anyway, turns out i smack my face on a stump and narrowly miss my left eyeball. I was by myself so i had really no idea how bad things were or weren't so i found myself taking pictures with my phone so i could assess it. I was pretty much at the top of my descent so i had a long ways out. Well turns out the stump missed my eyeball by about 2mm. It left a nice little hole under my eye and a good gouge out of my nose and a cut above my eye. basically if my eyeball wasn't recessed in my skull i would have no eye right now. lucky to say the least. So, i'm now at the point of wearing goggles on my XC rides (at least when it's wet and sloppy). So, no laughing at me when you see me on the XC trails wearing goggles! ;)
This is about 4 minutes after the crash. You can't tell but my eye is split open underneath. I now have a nice little eye-nipple cause it didn't close up all the way. Better than having no eye i guess.... Thanks Corrie for fixing me up (and leaving me with an eye-nipple)!
So i'm not one to get all caught up in making my bikes look a certain way but recently people have pointed out that i have 4 bikes that are white on white on white. Yah a bit rediculous. I'm not sure this was on purpose and i didn't even realize how silly my collection of white bikes was until one day i happened to have all my bikes leaning up against each other at home and i went to grab my AM bike and i got confused and grabbed my DH bike. It wasn't until i tried to pick it up to go up the stairs that i realized i had the wrong bike. I had the right color, just not the right bike.
Well, I just had the opportunity to get rid of one of my white bikes and thought maybe now was the time to go a completely different direction.
To start with i've had a polished Covert sitting in my office for awhile now waiting for the right build to go on it. If you look closely you can see the chrome decals. Stealthy....
Fox Van 160 RC2 fork with Crank bros Iodine wheels. Seems like the right thing to do on a bike this bright.
I scored a sweet set of RaceFace Deus cranks which look pretty nice...
And....my favorite product of the year, the Crank Bros Joplin seatpost. If you haven't tried one of these yet you really should. Stopping to raise/lower your seat? Not me anymore....
02/24/10 (by Brad Walton)
Transition does a day at Duthie Hill
Last week we all took the day as a company to go ride Duthie Hill in Issaquah, WA. Evergreen mountain bike alliance has done a fantastic job of establishing freeride trails for all skill levels on this public land.
Cam is healing up from shoulder surgery so he hiked around and filmed us all riding. Video to come soon!
After some practice runs we all rode a tight train down the trails, which was pretty interesting since everyone in our company has a slightly different style of jumping and speed of approach. No serious crashes though.
Kyle with a nice no hander
Kevin stepping down into the hip
Lars shredding berms
And helmet-camming with our new Vholdr ContourHD's.
And Mike of course busting out the big no-cans.
Overall it was a stellar day in the woods to remind us all of why we work so hard at providing you with great bikes! Big thanks to Evergreen and the Dirt Corps, as well as all the many other volunteers for making Duthie such a great riding destination!
We have many more images posted in our Pinkbike.com Duthie Hill gallery so take a look! Again, video of our day of Duthie fun will be out very soon!
02/24/10 (by Mike Metzger)
Skye Schillhammer's New Double
TBC Double first impression: So iv been riding a Bottlerocket for a year and half and loved it, but this year i want to move towards slopestyle specific riding so i sold my beloved rocket and picked up this custom Double.
My first ride i took it to my local riding spot, Beacon Hill in Spokane, WA. It was an unusual Spokane day, meaning it was pissing down rain the whole day but i know where TBC is from, and i know TBC bikes are made for those kind of conditions. So i broke it in the way it should be, muddy, dirty, and wet. I have to admit, it was a little tough to rally with k-rads and one brake, but i fit right into the bike. I have never felt so comfortable going big and throwing tricks, and especially not on the first day of riding a new bike!
It rides so much smoother through lips and i can get alot more boost with less effort. Overall, im stoked on the new ride and cant wait till spring to road trip around the PNW and BC to put it to the long term test.
02/23/10 (by Mike Metzger)
Harrison Mendel's new jump
The latest thing I have been doing is riding at Harrison's house. We recently
"borrowed" a front-end loader to build ourselves a "BIG" jump.....FINALLY! After
the landing was done at about 12ft tall and 20ft wide we brought in a 7ft tall
wood lip for our master piece. We set the gap at about 15-20ft and just sent it!
Kai Wendt and Bryce Piwek took photos for evidence :p
This video is going to be off the hook! Kinrade and Groves are throwing down
in this vid, along with every other rider featured, Check this trailer out it
will blow your mind. Buehler's drop at the end is craziness! Cant wait to see
it
02/17/10 (by Kevin Menard)
TR450 and Double Make the Dirt Magazine Top 100
The annual Dirt 100 just came out showcasing the top 100 products of 2010 and our TR450 and Double made the list. The UK editors fell in love with the clean lines and functionality of both bikes. If you get a chance to pick up a copy it is well worth it as they do an amazing job of showcasing the product.
02/17/10 (by Lars Sternberg)
Transition Racing's first 2010 podiums.
This past weekend was the Australian National series round # 3 in Thredbo NSW.
Bryn and Jill both debut their new digs, and it sounds like it was one heck of a first race. 8+ minutes of nasty mud, with intermittent rain all weekend. They both killed it, amidst a few mechanicals. All of which can be expected during such adverse conditions. Here's an update directly from www.jillkintner.com
THREDBO, AUS Thredbo is part of the snowy mountains, which has the highest peak in Australia, Mt kosciusko-7,300ft. It's one of the few summer mountain bike venues that has a chairlift at a ski resort, so as you can imagine, it's a pretty popular place. (About 7 hrs drive from our place in the Blue Mountains, couple Hrs from Canberra I think), and open most of the summer. Really nice place, stream flowing though the village, ski lodges, nice trees and greenery, etc, most everyone enjoys this venue.
We are in the midst of Round 3 of the Aussie national series, had some really wet weather the last few days, all through practice, but a small break in the rain just for qualifying today. Visibility was a major issue all through practice, so it was about a thousand times better to actually be able to see. Dirt was decent, except in a couple spots, where the muck was deep and pretty hard to navigate through. The Maxxis cut spikes were the ticket, but I'm not sure that many Aussies would even own a set of wetscreams. Some were loving the conditions, and some were getting all slideways. Track is pretty well destroyed. Lots of holes, ruts, plenty of mud, super long effort 7min+....
This is Bryn and my first Dh race of the year on Transition. Kind of one of my first real national DH races ever. I have done about 5 or 6 DH races in my day, Crankworx, Hood, sea otter, Lisbon, Snowmass, Northstar, etc?? but none quite like this. I am really really enjoying it!! In any condition:) My Tr450 feels like it suits me really well, comfy geometry, everything feels natural, Crankbrother Iodine rims are holding strong as well, just gotta get my fitness and hand strength up to par for these long ass courses:). I have ridden mud more than dry as it seems, and been practicing ruts on my little dirtbike, so all those rainy days are paying off for times like these.
Anyway, we've been training super hard getting ready for the season, and were excited to gain extra race experience. There is solid competition at these rounds, over 12 women on the start list, and the Men's field has about dozen world cup quality racers; Bryn ,Kovarik, Josh Button, Amiel Cavalier, Will Rischbieth, Shaun o'Connor, Rhys Willemse, Ben Cory, soon to be Rhys Atkinson, Swiss rider Lars Peyer is here, former MadCat- justin Havukainen is here riding for some fun, and a few others. Good crew of people with common interest, so yeah,it's good to see everyone again and catch up.
Since the weather has been so crappy, and we are in a national park with erosion issues, and a big storm predicted for tomorrow, They told us to run qualifier like it was the final. So without ever doing a full run due to visibility and tiredness, we all prepared for this quali to be the final. Bryn and I did early practice, but the conditions changes slightly from sloppy mud to a peanut buttery texture by race time. So brutal to pedal through that stuff, and all the holes were no picnic either, this track was rough to begin with, but damn. We sat out the later practice to save energy and stay warm, but it didn't really matter, in these conditions it becomes a lottery, minimize mistakes, pedal in all the spots you can, stay outta the holes and try to flow.
u-19 groups went first then Elite ladies, elite men. I was back in the field, so had quite a few gals in front of me. Passed 5 of them in my run over the course of my 8 min 37sec effort. Enduro Dh here. Yeah, pretty nutty, had to sit down and pedal i more places than I would've liked, but it was really tore up, rough , and loose. Took top time, So that's cool. May or may not have to back it up tomorrow, we will see how they call it. Clair Kovarik was +11 seconds for 2nd, Clair Whiteman 3rd.
In the mens Josh Button edged out Kovarik both on a 7min08sec run. Ameil 3rd, Rhys 6th. Bryn was riding unbelievably all weekend. He was on a ripper of a run, till the last bit of wood, when he popped out carrying and running his bicycle about downhill to the finishline. Had a bit of a mechanical tragedy and broke some stuff, so he still finished 9th!! With that happening running his bike which was unable to roll for about 45- 50 sec downhill to the finishline 7min50sec. Troy Brosnan won u-19.
Back to the lodge.... clean shit, dry shit, Shower, eat, repeat . Getting worked.
Thredbo DH final
Well no lightning, but it did rail all day, and the race was on. They allowed everyone one practice run, on a drastically different course. New lines formed everywhere, ruts were deep, holes were deeper, visibility not so good, pedaling slow, flat, and tiring. But I'll tell you what, I had an awesome time in the mud hitting ruts and learning all kinds of new skills.
First time for a lot of things, first tear off pulls, first 8min+ long course, first aussie DH race, first full mud race, and first DH podium of the new year:) My run was ok, but had major stall outs in some flat bits, pretty wild sliding through mud, and was blind thorough some big sections with mud all over my lens, didn't quite master the tear off pull. Claire Buchar-Kovarik had a solid run and got me:), so I finished 2nd and I was happy with the riding and the lessons learned. For example, I now know to wear my goggles a lot tighter when using tear offs. DH WOMEN 1. Claire Buchar 2. Jill 3. Indy Boer
In the mens, ol Willy Rischbieth was in the hot seat forever, he was the first one down from his deflated tire yesterday, then Bryn blitzed and took over with a 7.17? or 18. He spent all night jimmying up his bike, finding parts, adding washers, rigging an axel, and just made it work, so a bit of redemption for him. Kovarik, on dry tires came pretty good, but it wasn't enough- 4th. Josh Button, the top seed, made it all the way to the bottom woods and had a little crash. Not sure how Rhys ended up, top 10 I think, he sort of smahed a finger in practice but still did good, and Ben Cory, who has probably done more runs on this track than anyone, but fresh off a broken wrist, won with a 7.15. Track was quite a bit slower than yesterday 7 sec they were averaging. It's interesting how every person and every run has such a monumental story behind it. DH MEN 1. Ben Cory 2. Bryn 3. Shaun O'connor 4. Kovarik 5. Ameil
in U-19 Troy Brosnan crashed and went off course, not sure who the winner was, Aiden something maybe?? Dunno. Serious weather though, taken a beating this weekend just holding on, glad monday is our day off. Soooo much clean up to be done...
02/17/10 (by Mike Metzger)
Harrison Mendel Birthday Jam Update
Well this last saturday was my 14th Birthday, and It was sunny. So I
got my brain thinking, Let's ride bikes. After a quick Facebook email
we got a 25 people coming. So stoked, I almost forgot about my
Birthday, I was stoked to ride with all the bro's. At about 10
everyone started pilling in. It was amazing. My mom was kind enough to
make us all burgers and cake! I was speechless. Then after that some
Photographers started showing up and everyone new it was game time. It
is also really nice now that Dustin Greenall is living in Kelowna
because he is an amazing builder and knows how to run a machine well.
After and amazing day of riding, Dustin and Casey proposed the
idea of a new huge jump. 30 mintues latter a huge loader was driving
down the street along with a 8 foot wood lip on a boat trailer. I know
I was getting myself into trouble, the good trouble thought. So after
we set the jump in place we had a 8 foot lip, 15 foot gap to a 12 foot
high landing thats massive. So we started hucking on that, I'm pretty
sure nothing was landed. Anyway this jump is going to be amazing for
practicing on and I have already been riding it lot's. Today I was
getting some bigger tricks on it and went for my 360 and now I have
some torn cartilage in my knee! Fun stuff Anyway it was probably the
best way possible to spend my Birthday, thanks to everyone who showed
up also everyone that made it possible. Below are some photos and a
video
The Land of Awesomeness was Seattle this past weekend. Friday night, the debut of the first Women of Dirt videos was shown at the Northwest Film Forum downtown, and when the film started rolling, only standing room was left. As the featured riders trickled in amongst the general public, they strutted down the catwalk to pose for cameras in front of the Awesomeland backdrop.
The Alysian Brewery next door had provided a keg of their best to the awviewers who had come from all over Seattle, Bellingham, Colorado and Canada to watch the first-ever women's mountain bike video. Not only does the movie have an incredible collection of riders from all over North America, it also showcases each of their individual styles of riding and personalities, all to an unbeatable soundtrack provided by Portland's Hip Hop artist MY-G and his label Indamix Records.
The opportunity to film with Miles and Mark for this film was incredible, and I can only hope that the progression of women will be tangible from the first to second, to third sequels. The film doesn't take for granted that women can ride bikes at high levels- it introduces the scene from a different gender perspective- one that still is relatively new and growing. It will strike a chord in new riders, women and men who want to be better riders, and anyone that understands the passion, dedication and excitement behind a sport they love.
After the initial viewing, the audience congregated in the auditorium to congratulate the producers and riders in the film while the next group trickled in. For the next 5 days there were 45+ people at each show, and feedback from both the bike and non-bike communities has been overwhelming.
The next day, those who were able to peel themselves off the kitchen floor and out of the back of stranger's vans, met once again for one of the biggest riding days I've ever been a part of at Duthie Hill. There was a smattering of every group imaginable and bikes littered the 2 main Dirt Corps trails and the new one finished that morning by Evergreen's Chad and Jon. Those guys are awesome. Duthie Hill can definitely be a part of Awesomeland
Thanks to everyone who took part in this project, and thanks Mark and Miles for the honor of being an athlete in your first!
If you'd like to have a premiere in your town, please email Mark Brent (mark@bonesovermetal.com) or myself (snychka@gmail.com) and we will direct you to the promoters in your area!
A A couple of Transition's NZ riders kicked butt at the New Zealand National Championships this weekend. These guys are supported therough our distributor there 
