Monday, September 26, 2011

Trek Session 9.9 Build

If you thought the V10 was light, check out this sub 29lbs Trek Carbon Session 9.9, complete with Split-Second DM. Full ride report to follow courtesy of VitalMTB

Fanatik Santa Cruz Carbon V10

Check out this beautiful 32.8lbs Santa Cruz Carbon V10 build courtesy of Fanatik Bike in WA. Click here for a full report!

Pinkbike Product Pick

Pinkbike has been putting out regular product picks on what they are using and like right now. Our Podium Pedals made the cut, click on the photo to hear what they had to say.

Pinkbike Tech Tuesday

Santa Cruz bikes product manager Josh Kissner runs you through some tips on keeping your VPP bikes fresh. Don't forget your Podium Pedals.

Monday, September 12, 2011

Pumptopia

Writer (and rider) in the field Lee McCormack, has been putting in some pump laps on our pedals. Check out this latest video from a new pump track in Oak Creek, CO...

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Recent athlete photos

Some recent shots from our athletes...

Ian Massey - Northstar Pro GRT (ouch)


Jordan Lopez - Sandy, OR Super D

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

2011 Devinci Wilson



Sicklines just posted a review of the 2011 Devinci Wilson. Choosing tier one components like our Split-Second DM and Podium Pedal, no expense was spared. Click on the Sicklines link to read the full story!



Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Sandy, Oregon Super D - Jordan Lopez

Hey Everybody, Like many of this season, I had another great weekend of racing and growing in Oregon for the 4th and final round of the Oregon Super D Series. This weekends race was held in the town of Sandy and I must say that this venue was one of the best of the season. The “Sandy Ridge Trail System” trails are fast, fun, challenging and a rush from top to bottom and they encompassed every part of Super D/All-Mountain Racing; rock gardens, drops, table-top jumps, dozens of berms, and miles of single-track.



The course this year was a bit longer than the previous years and at 6.25 miles it was definitely one of the best courses of the season. In my race run I finished in 21:55 and with this time I finished in 11th and less than a minute out of 4th place. With hindsight being 20/20, I now see a few places where I could have pushed harder and gone for broke in my race run. This is a frustrating feeling, but I know that self-realization and self-motivation are at the core of racing.

Overall I had a amazing weekend of racing and riding in Oregon with some of the best All-Mountain racers in the country. Oregon Super D Series showed once again that they have the process of Super D/All-Mountain Racing figured out and they ran a seamless race with no hiccups and to top it all off they gave each racer their race time as they crossed the finish line. It was also great to see my teammate Lizzy English take the overall Pro Womens Title and watch my other teammates Timmy Evans Battle for the Pro Men’s #1 Plate

With the completion of the series, I am very excited to say that my final ranking for the Oregon Super D Series is 7th of 35 in the Pro Men category. With this series being one of the premiere Super D/All-Mountain events in the country and with my goal for this series being top 10, I am very happy. Now I am looking forward to improving this rank by 2 places and getting into the top 5 for the 2012 season.

With all of this being said, this race capes my 2011 season. Thanks to all my sponsors!

Monday, September 5, 2011

Sea Otter edit with Ian Massey

A Backyard with a View

Our friend Ian Massey has been spending time shredding the local pump tracks. Check out this article featuring him.

Photos by Jason Van Horn