Happy Holidays!

From all of us here at Point One Racing, we want to wish everybody Happy Holidays! A big thank you to all of our vendors, customers, sponsored riders and fans. Without your continued help and support, we would not be where we are today. Look forward to an exciting new year!

Check out some photos and video from our Christmas Day test session of the new Podium Pedals which are shipping now!

Dirt 100

Check out a preview from Dirt Magazine and their 100 best products from 2009! Inside you will find a great review of our new Podium Pedal and Split-Second 50mm stem. This is a special issue that is on newsstands now, go get yourself a copy.

Sideflight Championships

Check out Point One Racing's Graeme Pitts throw down a nice whip during practice of the X-Fusion Sideflight Championships this past weekend. Unfortunately the main event was cancelled due to high winds. For full report and video, click the photo...


Photo by Jason Peters

Sicklines E-Magazine Issue #1

Check out issue #1 of Sicklines.com's electronic magazine. Inside you will find information on all the goodies for 2010, including the Podium Pedal! Be sure to check out the exclusive riding footage of the pedals in action!

CCCX DH #3

Another beautiful day for the CCCX DH series. With sunny skies and temperatures around 70 degrees, it was sure to make for ideal racing conditions. Using a course that has not been done in a while, racers started further up a different ridge from previous races this series. Pro times hovered around 5:30 minutes, making it a very pedally course. However if you are a skilled enough rider, you could pump most of it. All together the course was pretty dry. Coming down a fast fireroad to single track, riders were on an off-camber trail down wide open hills, nicknamed the "Serengeti." From there it was through more single track in the trees, crossing the road and up a short sprint climb which seems to be used almost every race. All leading to a fast sprint to the finish. Points are starting to tighten up a bit after this race, be on the look out for a few more exciting race reports until the finals in January

For a GPS profile of the course, please click here:


Jimmy Amaral pulled double duty with racing both Pro and Chainless, seen here doing a wheelie across the finish line during his chainless run. 2nd in Chainless should keep him first in points, however a couple mistakes missed the box in the pro class.

Photo by Nate Phillips


Photo by Josh Maurer

Patrick Tidd has been unstoppable, with another convincing win in the expert 45+ class, he is sure to wrap up a clinch early. Pat's daughter Ruby also made the podium in her class, awesome job!

Photo by Josh Maurer

Hans Keisler has also been doing double duty racing both Pro and Chainless. Having admitted his fitness is not there yet after unfortunately being out for most of the 2009 season, he finished a little off the back. Next time!

Photo by Josh Maurer

Ian Massey put down the hammer and pedaled as hard as he could, going up against some notably fit and fast riders, he managed a top 3, way to go Ian!

Photo by Josh Maurer

Chris Lauber has missed a few races already this series, but that did not stop him from bringing his big bike to a small bike course. Racing in the expert 19+ class, he managed an impressive third place!

Photo by Nate Phillips

Co-founder Tim Lukko raced on his 5" travel bike which proved to be the better option for him. Other riders in his class still seemed to be able to out pedal him and unfortunately missed the box by a couple riders.

Photo by Josh Maurer

Alex Amaral was on fire this weekend! Having finished less than a second ahead of his older brother his level of skill and fitness is finally coming all together. Ending up 6th in the pro class. Very nicely done!

Photo by Nate Phillips

Check out a quick clip of Jimmy Amaral railing a berm near the bottom of the course:


Full results can be found here. Stayed tuned for race #4 in a couple weeks.

Podium Pedal build-ups

Head over to Sicklines.com to check out a couple of their latest awesome build-ups featuring the Podium Pedal...

Intense 951 FRO


Morewood Makulu


Thank you guys!

CCCX Cyclocross take 2

Last weekend was another CCCX Cyclocross race at Manzanita Park in Prunedale, CA. A course mixed with road elements made it a difficult challenge for Point One Racing's Tim Lukko. In a tireless effort to constantly test our products, the all-new Podium Pedal was chosen as opposed to clipless. The pedal offers the rider an incredibly simple, yet unique light-weight package with unparalleled stiffness that cannot be matched by any competitor. Please check them out, orders will be shipping in a couple weeks.

A GPS profile of the course can be found here:



Photo by Rick Rasmussen.

Results and points can be found here.

Stay tuned for the finals in January!

More video fun

This video is an addendum to the old school video from last week. It was filmed around the same time and features Jimmy Amaral, among other racers at Sand Hill Ranch in Brentwood, CA.

CCCX DH #2

This past weekend, CCCX held race #2 of the Fall DH series. With unseasonably warm temperatures, new course and large turnout, racers had their work cut out for them in order to compete at the highest level. Jumps, drops and berms were added in this week and the excitement levels were high. A familiar fire-road start led to a series of sandy berms which dump you out at high speed to a short, sprint uphill. From there riders were shot straight down the hill on a fast single-track where they faced sandy rutted out sections, jumps and drops, all leading to a fantastic pedal finish. We all look forward to seeing this exact course used again for another race this series. A lot of hype circled around the new Podium Pedal, with everyone eagerly awaiting their arrival. Pre-ordering is now available and look for them to ship in a few weeks.

Riders braved the hot sun by hiking up to the start, seen in the background are Point One Racer's Jimmy Amaral and Tim Lukko.


Finish line and pit area.


Tim Lukko seen here, taking a quicker and faster line coming out of the sandy berms, just before the climb.


Jimmy Amaral had the same idea, however he accomplished it even faster with his time saving tuck. A couple of crashes in his race run ended him up at 5th for the day in Pro and 4th in chainless.


Ian Massey was an animal powering through the sprint sections, seen here he is launching himself off one of the jumps. Ian was one of the few riders on a smaller bike and still had a great 6th place finish.


Alex Amaral missed out on a photo again this race, however he was blazing fast for his second time in the pro class. Unfortunately a crash in his race run knocked him off the podium.

Hans Keisler went pro and chainless this week in an effort to gain as many points as he can. With a couple mistakes, he ended up off the back a bit. However still an impressive outing for racing two classes.


Patrick Tidd and his daughter, Ruby, made the trek down from Mt. Shasta. Pat had a convincing win in the expert 45-54 class, racing against quite a few ghost riders. Ruby did an awesome job and got 3rd in her class.

Check out a quick video towards the bottom of the course...click to view full size and in HD.

Special thanks to Allen Stoddard and Alex Amaral for filming and Toren Stoudt for editing.

Photos by Digital Daredevil

Full results can be found here. Stay tuned for race #3 in a couple weeks.

Old School

The roots of Point One Racing begin here. Circa 2001 video of Tim Lukko and Jimmy Amaral riding around the local trails where they grew-up. Warning - Most of the riding in this video was considered extreme by the freeride standards of the day...enjoy!

CCCX Cyclocross!

The CCCX series that attracts local racers from the Bay Area for some on (and off) season training not only includes the downhill and cross-country series, but is also cyclocross, which is where it all began (hence CCCX - Central Coast Cyclocross). Cyclocross was traditionally the off-season training for road bikers to keep fit in the Winter time, however it has turned into it's own separate animal over the years. Racers will start in a big heard and then start to drift apart after countless laps on the 1-2 mile course. Point One Racing's Tim Lukko raced Men's C for his first attempt at the new, fun challenge. Turns out with all the sprinting, it sharpens your skills for downhill racing. In the future we hope to have more Point One racers make a statement at these types of events.

GPS course profile:




Photo by Rick Rasmussen.

For information and results from the cyclocross series, click here.

LOCations

Check out some Point One Racing athletes in this latest film by Jack Fogelquist, showcasing all the best places to ride in the Santa Cruz, CA area.

CCCX #1 - Fall 2009

Fall 2009 brings the return of the CCCX DH series out of Salinas, CA. With temperatures in the 80's, it was sure to be an interesting race. With the recent rains, but high temperatures, racers weren't sure as to how wet the course may be. Most of the dirt in the shade ended up being pretty loamy, while the exposed fire roads were rutted out and dry from the rain. Look forward to this 6-race series ultimately coming to a close at the end of January with a sure-to-be exciting finale.

Course profile was similar to series openers in the past, check out a map of the race course via GPS.


Patrick Tidd found himself all alone this week in the expert 45+ class, typically he would be battling Mike Amaral and Scott Seery, but both are out this week for unforeseen reasons. Pat, seen here, on form and on his way to a sub 3-minute time.


Jimmy and Alex Amaral (not pictured) would race each other for the first time in the pro class. There was no telling how close the times would be, or who would come out on top. Jimmy stuffed Alex by nearly 5 seconds and knocking him off the podium, however Alex still placed an impressive 4th overall.


Ian Massey took the win over Jimmy by 2 seconds on his new DH bike. Ian has been training hard for the upcoming series, we will see how this battle continues to rage between Jimmy and Ian in the coming weeks.


Tim Lukko had the eye of the tiger as he charged towards the finish line. The slight climb and flat out sprint towards the end can make or break your time. Racers had to slam into a sandy light-hander and up over a mound to cross the finish.


Photos by Nate Phillips
For full results, please click here.

See you back again in three weeks!

Precision Engineering

Point One Racing is featured in the latest issue of Dirt Magazine, for a sneak peek, check out the images below. Dirt #92 is on newsstands now!

Race for Tara 3

This past weekend, Northstar held the 3rd annual Tara Llanes "Race for Tara - Heart of a Champion" event. This year, however, was a little different. A portion of the proceeds went to the Christopher Reeve Spinal Cord Research Center at UC Irvine. Having the two teamed up along with Northstar, Giant Bicycles, Leatt Brace and a ton of other great sponsors (including Point One Racing!) really made for an incredible event and such a worthy cause. The race course was called the "Mega DH" and was hyped quite a bit due to the fact that racers would take the lift to the top and then be trucked to an even further starting point, high up the mountain. Fastest times would be in the 10min rage, certainly an Iron Man DH for Northstar.

Jimmy Amaral was all business, trying to save the most amount of time by choosing wise lines on the course. A fall at the end costed him a little bit of time, however a 15th place is still very impressive!


Co-founder Scott Orehek proved he had what it took to being fit and powering through the race course, however several mistakes made him slip back in the pack. Seen here charging towards the bottom.


Mikey Haderer still jet lagged from his trip to Canberra for the World Champs made a trip out to Northstar for the race. Support the proud red, white and blue; Mikey finished a respectable 23rd in the stacked field.


Forest Belluzzi barely nudged out Jimmy by a few seconds! Forest is one to look out for in the coming years, he is strong and fast. Way to go for the young junior rider!


Evan Turpen rode to an amazing 2nd place on his big bike! While most of the top finishers were on 6" travel bikes, Evan knows how to ride DH and will continue to be a podium threat next year on the national circuit.


Tara was all smiles!


Photos by Robert Lowe

Many thanks to all the sponsors and congratulations to all the racers! Stay tuned for a follow-up race back at Northstar next year...

Full results from the race can be found here.

Live Wire Classic

October 4th held the 3rd annual Live Wire Classic at the beautiful Northstar resort outside Truckee, CA. Live Wire is Northstar's answer to the famous A-Line trail in Whistler. Providing huge berms, table tops and a fully watered trail, it has quickly become the favorite to both locals and new riders. However this year was different, a little precipitation can go a long way and actually provided an early wintry sight for racers. Snow blanketed parts of the course making tire choice an obvious priority. Point One Racing's Max Houtzager scored a 2nd place in the Junior X category, please check out his own race report:

"I got my bike set up dialed during the week and dropped 4 pounds from ~43ish to 39 (the wonders of lighter tires and tubeless), and also did some dh riding and sprints for training. I drove up on Saturday morning, and did 15 runs on livewire only! I was feeling faster and faster on the course, but if I did any more runs I'd probably collapse. When I woke up there was an inch of snow outside and it was easily sub 30. Riding the gondola up in order to maintain any feeling in my hands (as apposed to the normal chairs), I felt like I was competing at a world cup because there was snow all around and they always have gondolas. I managed to get five practice runs in, which included some ice drifts. One of my goals was to not crash in practice by riding with Evan from downieville (like my last 2-3 dh races at N*), but on my fifth run my front wheel decided to leave me in a berm, throwing me on the ground. I instantly thought wow there goes my race just like the last times, but it wasn't that bad and after some advil I was feeling race ready. It was snowing on and off waiting around at the top, so I had to do everything I could to keep warm in my skin suit. I pedaled hard in my race run (and enjoyed it cause it warmed me up) and my upper body got a little cold and was feeling pretty fatigued. I hit all the corners smooth, rode all my lines, and pumped as hard as I could on all the jumps (but nothing crazy fast). Pedaling was my strong suit, and that went well also, except in some spots it was unnecessary as I came up short on the jumps unlike in practice when I wasn't pedaling my eyeballs out (faster to ride smooth). Overall I had a pretty good clean run and got my first podium in Junior Expert Downhill! After the race there was a chainless division which I entered and it was awesome! I put down a respectable time but could see that my pedaling helped me out in the actual race (chainless was one giant category so my time didn't stack up against any of the pros). What a great way to end the season!"



Full results from the race can be found here.

Interbike 2009

Point One Racing made the trip out to sin city, Las Vegas NV, for the annual bicycle tradeshow. With a damaged but improving economy, Interbike showed everyone that the bicycle industry is staying strong. More than 22,500 exhibitors and attendees filled the halls of the Sands expo center to take a look at the 2010 products for more than 1,100 unique brands. Point One Racing debuted the Podium pedal, the answer for DH and All-mountain riders to have a totally re-engineered design from the ground up. In addition to the pedal, several updates have been made to our Split-Second 50mm line-up, which includes the direct-mounts. We feel it is important to keep things fresh, but it is also nice to save weight at the same time, while keeping the same level of rigidity.


Special thanks to sicklines.com for the video.

Be sure to check out our website for more information on these new products as well as all our other products.

Podium Pedal

Congratulations to Gal Ben-Haim for correctly naming our new Podium Pedal! Gal will receive a new set of these beauties once they come into stock around November 1st. Pre-orders will start soon. Until then, please check out our pedal site to learn more about them:



Stay tuned for more chances to win free product in the future from Point One Racing!

Mammoth Bar DH

Last weekend, Auburn California held the 1st annual Mammoth Bar DH race. A new venue for NorCal DH racing and a $2,500 pro purse brought out a huge amount of local talent! Check out the race report by Point One Racing team athlete Jordan Lopez:

I had an amazing weekend of racing at the first annual Mammoth Bar Downhill Race in Auburn CA.
Yes, you heard right a DH Race in Northern CA, it was ground breaking and an amazing first step towards getting more races on Nor Cal soil. It was amazing to see almost a hundred fans line the bottom of the rock garden section and cheer on the racers. With the event being on a Saturday, the turn out was surperb and with with a PRO group being the largest racing category of the weekend, it is good sign that there is a true interest for Northern CA Racing.



With the venue being in a OHV Park, the course consisted of a top section that was tight wooded single track with several sharp off camber switch backs, fast "g-outs" and rough rutted sections. The bottom of the course opened up into a long rock garden that put the rider through about a minute of sketchy/rocky racing.

With this being my first race back in over 13 weeks, I was definitely a little weary of my shoulder and the re-injuring it going in to off season. I know that this thought process of self preservation is not efficient for mid-season racing, but I allowed it to temper my speeds knowing that a smooth race run would do more for my recovery (both mentally and physically) that a crash. I ended up in 16th of a 23 with a time of 2:42:20, only being a few seconds outside of the top 10. I am happy with this time and result knowing I could have definitely gone faster and exerted myself more in the rock garden and the upper section, but finishing this race cleanly is what I needed more than anything.



Thanks again to all of my sponsors and I look forward to working with several of you in the 2010 Season

Next year, Jordan will be part of a team that will compete both domestically and internationally. We wish him the best of luck!

Also, big congrats to our other racers at Mammoth Bar!

Pro Men 8th place: Graeme Pitts
Pro Men 11th place: Keith Morelan
Cat 2 Men 2nd place: Roger Lopez
Junior X 5th place: Max Houtzager

WORLD CHAMPION!!!

Congratulations to Emmeline Ragot from everyone here at Point One Racing! We certainly knew that if she had a clean run, that she would score the rainbow jersey and sure enough, she did. An impressive performance by the young French superstar, can not wait to see what she will accomplish next year.





Check out the full race run here courtesy of Freecaster.

Crankworx 2009

Photo by Colin Meagher.

Wanted to take a quick minute to highlight Emmeline Ragot and all of her results at Crankworx this year. Way to go and very impressive!

Dual Slalom:
Tied for 6th

Garbanzo DH:
2nd place

Air DH:
3rd place

Giant Slalom:
2nd place

Canadian Open Enduro:
3rd place

Canadian Open DH:
1st place!!!

Best of luck at World Champs in Canberra next week!

Split-Second 70 featured in MBA!

Be on the look-out, the October issue of Mountain Bike Action just dropped today and will feature the Split-Second 70, available now for purchase.

Pedals are on the way!

Point One Racing held a secret test session for their new pedals @ Northstar this past weekend, here is a sneak preview of what took place:

Jimmy Amaral was getting a little loose on the jumps and rocks, having the pedal tapered to a max of 13mm thin, riders are able to clean rock sections easier and with more confidence.

Nathan Lattyak photo.

Co-founder Scott Orehek liked the over-sized bearings that keep the pedals stiff and yet very light-weight.

Rick Rasmussen photo.

Alex Amaral was staying low and pro, yet managed to catch a glimpse of the camera. Alex said that having a wide platform body and long screws like the Point One Racing pedal really allows for ultimate traction.

Rick Rasmussen photo.

Mike Amaral really was impressed with the visible axle design utilized by the pedal. Having a simple, clean and unique image really stands out.

Nathan Lattyak photo.


Teaser photo, bead blasted and beautiful:

Be on the look-out at Interbike next month and for a full-feature in Dirt magazine.