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| MCGARRY 5TH AT CRANKWORX |
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A big ride yesterday by Team Wide Open rider Kelly McGarry taken 5th place at Kokanee Crankworz in Whistler......... Read more >> |
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| MCGAZZA IN CRANKWORX FINAL! |
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Kelly has made the Crankworx final, this is what he had to say.
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| MARZOCCHI CLEAN UP CRANKWORX AIRDH |
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Brian Lopes and Anne-Caroline Chausson both took wins at Crankworx AirDH yesterday..
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| KELLY AT CRANKWORX WHISTLER |
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I'm here in my 2nd home of Whistler B.C , All is good ,Crankworx festival is going on at the mo , the place is crazy!
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| SPOTTED IN WHISTLER |
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A few DHR’s have been spotted in Whistler this week for Crankworx week of madness...... Read more >> |
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| SAMARA SHEPPARD CHECKS IN |
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Samara has been chilling in Morzine since the last World Cup in Italy... Read more >> |
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| RIDING IN AUSTRIA |
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Kelly McGarry's girlfriend Sha put this little video together of the McGazza shredding all over europe, check it out!... Read more >> |
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| NZ WORLDS TEAM ANNOUNCED |
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Mountainbike New Zealand (MTBNZ) has great pleasure in announcing the NZ Mountainbike Team to compete at the 2010 UCI World Mountainbike Championships, to be held at Mont Saint Anne in Quebec, Canada, between August 31st and September 5th.
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| TOP RIDE SAMARA |
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Samara had a great ride in he second World Cup last weekend finishing 45th overall, 11th U23 rider.... ... Read more >> |
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| IT IS COMPLETE ! |
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Well it’s only taken 2 years but finally we see a photo of a complete production Turner DHR.... Read more >> |
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| GREAT RIDE BROOK! |
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What a ride last weekend from Brook MacDonald…..one step from the podium….well done mate, same again this weekend..? ... Read more >> |
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| A FLYING CAMERA??!! |
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It's called a Dedicam and one was spotted flying around the Champery World Cup in Switzerland this past weekend. Thanks to Pinkbike.com we have here some of the footage from that day... Read more >> |
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| TURNER RFX PHOTOS |
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The RFX from Turner is getting closer, check out the computer drawings below... ... Read more >> |
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| A TOUGH DAY FOR SAMARH |
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So pretty much the race was epic! So tough. Starting near the back of a field of 140 riders, it was nuts!
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| NZ NATIONAL DATES |
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Mountainbike NZ are pleased to announce the NZ MTB Cup and National MTB Championship schedule for the summer of 2011.
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| PROTOTYPE 888 |
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Look what Marzocchi have in works works, this is what Pinkbike had to say........ Read more >> |
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| KELLY'S EUROPEAN SEASON WRAP-UP |
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Kelly McGarry recently finished up his european adventures to head to north america so here's a few highlights of the trip in the McGazza's own words.... Read more >> |
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| FUNDRAISING DOWNHILL RACE FOR JED ROONEY |
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There is a downhill race happening on Sunday the 15th of August to raise money for Oamaru pinner Jed Rooney to get to the world champs in Canada this year... Read more >> |
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| PHOTOS FROM DAVE COULSON |
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Dave Coulson sent us these great photos of team riders Brett Frew and Coror McFarlane....... Read more >> |
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| SUPER LITE TURNER FLUX |
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Turner bikes' Flux is a super versatile frame capable of all day back country missions over varied terrain, to 2 hour elite XC races, Turner Bikes got sent some images of a super lite build from a passionate owner... Read more >> |
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| KELLY'S CLAYMORE |
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Well Claymore finals went down on the weekend, the weather was sweet as, the course was sweet as, my bike was sweet as. Everything was sweet as....
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| JAY GETS A NEW RIDE |
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Jay Barrett hasn't even seen this yet, but we have just built him a new Atomlab Trailking....... Read more >> |
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| MEGAVALANCHE FINAIL |
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Megavalanche final brought to you by Juice Lubes......... Read more >> |
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| KIDS.....DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME! |
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| KIWIS ON TOUR |
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Me and Paul Langland’s are chilling here in New Hampshire U S A , eating massive burgers, driving in massive trucks and also doing massive jumps at the 2010 Highland MTB park CLAYMORE Challenge Slopestyle Comp.... Read more >> |
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| WIDE OPEN DEVELOPMENT RIDERS |
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Wide Open is pleased to announce our “development” program riders, Conor MacFarlane from Invercargill and Jay Barrett from Hastings. ... Read more >> |
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| LOPES SL BB-MOUNT |
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Brian Lopes is the most decorated 4X and Slalom racer in the world, not to mention multiple time DH champion in the USA earlier on. ... Read more >> |
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| NICE BARS! |
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Alberto Contador & Andy Schleck In It To Win It ... Read more >> |
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| CHATEL MOUNTAIN STYLE |
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From Kelly - Last weekend it was time for Chatel mountan style in France , CMS is a Big mountain event on "The Face" at Chatel bike park. ... Read more >> |
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| HELLO SUMMER - SAMARA REPORTS IN |
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I have arrived in Morzine where I will be for the next couple of weeks. The 36 hours of traveling to get here wasn’t even that bad...... Read more >> |
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| KIWIS 1 & 2 |
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New Zealand continues domination of Italy Cup...... Read more >> |
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| CALIFORNIA ROLL |
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The Body Varial is a trick people have been talking about getting done since I can remember....... Read more >> |
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| PROTOTYPE CORSA SL |
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For 2011 the Corsa SL continue's with Marzocchi's new air spring design weighing 1460 grams with a remote lock-out option of 28 grams....... Read more >> |
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| SCOLES ON A ROLL |
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Matt Scoles continued has domination on the Italian DH series by winning the 3rd round by just over 4 seconds... ... Read more >> |
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| BROOK IN LEOGANG |
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So from Willingen we headed to Leogang for the 3rd round of the world cup in Austria....... Read more >> |
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| MCGARRY TAKES ON RAMPAGE 2010 |
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Kelly McGarry has been invited to the Red Bull Rampage to be held in October. New format. New features. Same epic location. ... Read more >> |
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| FSA ASK BASSO SOME QUESTIONS |
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FSA sat down with Ivan Basso after winning the 2010 Giro d'Ltalia...... Read more >> |
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| GET YOUR LUBE ON |
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We have just landed Juice Lube products, Juice Lubes is a new UK company focused on making great bike lubes and cleaners. ... Read more >> |
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| SCOLES LEOGANG REPORT |
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After crashing out at the Fort William world cup a couple of weeks ago i was pretty pissed as I had a not too bad qualifying run 22nd, and I was feeling good on the track, so I was pretty motivated to get a result at the next world cup in Leogang, Austria.... Read more >> |
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| MCGAZZA AT LEOGANG WORLD CUP |
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I had a great weekend watching the world cup DH and 4X in Leogang Austria.
There were 22 riders from New Zealand and i was feeling very patriotic watching the racing!
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| BLENKINSOP AND COLE PODIUM AT UCI WC |
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New Zealand Downhill athletes Sam Blenkinsop and Cameron Cole claimed 4th and 5th podium places at the third round of the UCI MTB World Cup in Austria yesterday.... Read more >> |
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| HOW BIG WILL THIS BE? |
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We got a email from a friend in Queenstown last week saying that Skyline in Queenstown were looking at a complete U-Turn in mountain bike use via the gondola and it appears he is correct. How good will this be!!... Read more >> |
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| BROOK REPORTS IN |
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From Innerliethen we headed to Fort William Scotland for the 3rd round of the world cup, after having a disappointing weekend at the IXS race I forgot all about that ....... Read more >> |
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| FUNDRAISING QUIZ NIGHT FOR SAMARA |
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I thought I would send you some of the details about this Quiz Night I am having on Sunday... ... Read more >> |
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| KILLSWITCH IS HERE! |
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Black Market's brand new Slopestyle bike has finally landed here in New Zealand, see a run down of the frame after the jump... Read more >> |
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| THE LATEST FROM KELLY |
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Kelly continues his adventures of jumping like a rockstar and posing in front of signs. Oh, and riding some bikes!... Read more >> |
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| RACE BIKES FOR SALE |
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It's that time of the year again, both of the boys have headed off overseas to race on big international teams so their 2010 NZ race season bikes are now up for sale... Read more >> |
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| COMING TO YOU LIVE |
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Second round of the DHI Men's and Women's events LIVE from Fort William in Scotland. ... Read more >> |
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| WORTH WATCHING |
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A clip from Atomlab's Joe Perrizo from Here We Go Again....insane! ... Read more >> |
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| ANOTHER WIN FOR SCOLES |
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After spending the last couple of weeks in Doganaccia, Italy doing some riding/fishing/1980's moto riding with fellow kiwi George Brannigan and Ausy Rhys Willimse (Ancilotti team) , It was off up to the North of Italy for the first round of the Italian national series in a place called Scopello. ... Read more >> |
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| SHEPPARD ON WIDE OPEN |
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The talented cross country rider Samara Sheppard, has now been added to Team Wide Open. Run by Wide Open Distributors, Team Wide Open has a long history with top downhill and free-riders in New Zealand.... ... Read more >> |
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| GOOD AND BAD TIMES! |
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Kelly's Report - Well we are just on the way to Paris from Toulouse after the Slopestyle champions league competition. ... Read more >> |
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| NEW TEAM RIDER? |
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We have just signed a new rider.....who is it going to be? ... Read more >> |
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| KILLSWITCH PROMO! |
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The Black Market Killswitch is finally in production and the first frames are about to ship to NZ, check out this video for an idea of what this bike will be capable of... Read more >> |
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| MARIBOR REPORT FROM BROOK MCDONALD |
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Following on from Scolesy's report yesterday, Brook McDonald sent us his story from the Maribor world cup today... Read more >> |
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| MATT SCOLES MARIBOR REPORT |
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Scolesy just sent through his report from the first round of the World Cup this past weekend... Read more >> |
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| WORLD CUP SEASON HAS BEGUN! |
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The world cup season got under way overnight in Maribor, Slovenia with all the top riders (bar an injured Fabien Barel) looking to start their season on the right foot... Read more >> |
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| CAMERON ZINK ON CORSAIR BIKES |
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Thanks to a rich variety of tricks and a ton of style, Cam Zink has been on top of his game for a long time and managed to take many podium spots in the past years....... Read more >> |
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| BROOK OUR WORLD CHAMP |
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Brook MacDonald current UCI World Junior Downhill Champ 2009. Shot in Napier/Hastings New Zealand. © Cam Williams / Downhill Division 2010... Read more >> |
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| BLACK MARKET FIXED GEAR |
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Black Market bikes have given us some teaser photos of their new freestyle fixed gear bike... Read more >> |
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| THE SCOLES REPORT |
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Well I’ve been over in Italy for a month now, starting to settle into new team and new bikes now, still got a wee bit of work to do on the bike set up on some rough tracks, but other than that new bike and Marzocchi’s are feeling good.... Read more >> |
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| THE PROOF IS IN THE RIDING...... |
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You are going to say that because we are the distributor for Marzocchi we are going to tell you how good the new 55RC3 Ti......... Read more >> |
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| KELLY'S NEW BIKES |
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Kelly McGarry has been a busy boy in Europe, visiting trade shows, getting his new bikes dialled and of course RIDING as much as possible... Read more >> |
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| FSA UNVEILS METROPLIS TRANSMISSION |
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Sam Patterson, one of the original founders of SRAM, designed the Patterson two-speed internal crank that debuts on FSA’s Metropolis city bike at Sea Otter.
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| SDG X GRAVITY DROPPER |
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Gravity dropper and SDG components have been working together to finally make a dropper seatpost compatible with the I-Beam system... Read more >> |
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| CRANK TAUPO ENTRIES OPEN |
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Entries are now open for the Leatt Crank Taupo MTB event this May... Read more >> |
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| NZ DJ OPEN - BRETT ON THE NEWS! |
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Auckland's Woodhill forest hosted the New Zeland Dirt Jump Open over the weekend which saw some exciting riding from New Zealand's top MTB and BMX dirt jumpers, including Wide Open's own Brett Frew.... Read more >> |
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| MATT SCOLES WINS IN ITALY |
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After being in Italy only 2 weeks, Matt Scoles won the downhill at Terme di Fontecchio Citta di Castello on Sunday, April 25... Read more >> |
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| SNEAK PEAK - CARBON 44! |
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Marzocchi gave the world a preview of their new Carbon 44 Micro Ti, featuring 150mm of travel and and carbon lower to make a super light and super stiff all-mountain fork.... Read more >> |
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| SCOLES GETS TESTED |
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Matt has been in Italy for 2 weeks now and is settling into his new team environment. Matt is riding for Italian Team Cingolani Protone which will see him riding Trek and Marzocchi. ... Read more >> |
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| 55 TRIPLE? |
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Spy photo of something new from Marzocchi for 2011....... Read more >> |
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| 3 5SPOTS - 3 BUILDS |
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3 new Turner 5spots have hit the trails around Rotorua lately, all sporting rather different set-ups, showing off the versatility of the frame... Read more >> |
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| VIENNA AIR KING REPORT FROM KELLY |
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Kelly McGarry has been in Europe for a couple of weeks now, here's a report from his first comp in Vienna-... Read more >> |
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| BRIGHTER - HERE NEXT WEEK! |
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Filmed in North and South America, Brighter has an often overlooked, unique approach to filmmaking: we're here to have fun!
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| GETTING CRANKED IN TAUPO |
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It looks like the Downhill course for Crank Taupo is coming along nicely…... Read more >> |
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| THIS IS MINI DROME |
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This is the Red Bull mini drome. Auckland, New Zealand, 4th of april 2010.
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| NEW COLOURS FOR YD OPEN GRIPS |
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We have just landed our limited edition ODI/YD Open Ruffian lock-on grips in a couple of new colours... Read more >> |
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| TROY LEE & ODI JOIN FORCES |
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Two of the most iconic brands in cycling have joined forces to create some stunning new Lock-On Grips.
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| RED BULL MINI DROME |
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This coming Easter weekend is ALL TRACK 2010 featuring a bunch of rad events, concluding with the Red Bull mini drome on sunday night... Read more >> |
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| SAM HILL - THE ENTREE - HERE 1ST APRIL |
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Feature film about Sam Hill and his 2009 season from Black Phoenix Films will be here next week. ... Read more >> |
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| DANNY MACASKILL - NEED WE SAY MORE |
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| OCEANIA RESULTS |
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James Allan sent us a few photos from Oceanias in Dunedin...... Read more >> |
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| BRIGHTER DUE IN 2 WEEKS |
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Check out the trailer for this new film from Tamas Forde, due on 2 weeks at Wide Open, looks sick!... Read more >> |
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| GORGE ROAD JAM |
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The Gorge Road crew put on another amazing jam last weekend. ... Read more >> |
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| FARM JAM FMX |
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The Farm Jam is getting big, check out this great clip from Unit...... Read more >> |
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| FARM JAM GRAVITY WRAP UP |
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Brett Frew sent us a email giving us the Farm Jam Gravity MTB Jam run down.... ... Read more >> |
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| NEW OWNERS FOR CORSAIR |
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We are excited and proud to announce that Corsair Bikes has just been purchased by Mike Flaherty and Froggy Khu of Atomlab...... Read more >> |
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| WIDE OPEN IN THE USA PART 6 - SDG |
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The last stop on Matt's trip to the USA was SDG saddles....... Read more >> |
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| MJ AND THE 55RC3 TI |
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The 2010 55RC3 Ti has been getting great reviews this year, check out this clip the UK Marzocchi distributor put together..... ... Read more >> |
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| WIDE OPEN IN THE USA PART 5 |
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Second to last on Matt’s USA trip is suspension giant Marzocchi. ... Read more >> |
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| WIDE OPEN IN THE USA PART 4.1 |
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Some more images from Atomlab & Black Market... Read more >> |
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| WIDE OPEN IN THE USA PART 4 |
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The latest stop on Matt's Tour of the USA was dirt jump kings Black Market and Atomlab... Read more >> |
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| NEW ZEALAND CHAMPS PHOTOS |
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Jimbo Allan sent through a few photos from last weekends national championship race at Long Gully... Read more >> |
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| WIDE OPEN IN THE USA, NUMBER 3 |
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Matt's scheduled stop for today was with ODI, makers of the legendary lock on grips... Read more >> |
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| STONEY HILLS JAM REPORT FROM KELLY |
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Team Wide Open and now Factory Corsair rider Kelly McGarry sent us through this little update from his travels down south... Read more >> |
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| WIDE OPEN IN THE US OF A, PART DEUX |
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As Matt continues his whirlwind tour of the west coast to visit the headquarters of our major brands, he stopped by Turner Bikes to see whats going on... Read more >> |
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| WYN MASTERS NZ CHAMP ON MARZOCCHI |
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Wellington hosted New Zealands national downhill champs this past weekend, with Marzocchi riders featuring strongly... Read more >> |
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| WIDE OPEN ON TOUR IN THE USA |
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Matt is in the USA at the moment catching up with the team from all of the top brands that Wide Open distribute, We have been sent some pictures from his visit to FSA.... Read more >> |
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| 888 REVIEW IN DECLINE MAG |
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If you have been fortunate enough to get your hands on the March 2010 Decline issue #61, we have and we just wanted to give you a sneak peek at what the Boys at Decline Magazine had to say about our 888 RC3 EVO Ti....... Read more >> |
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| TURNER DHR ARRIVES JUNE |
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Well it has been a long wait but finally all the testing has been done on the new DW Turner DHR and is in full production now and will arrive at Wide Open early June.... Read more >> |
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| TURN IT ON |
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There's almost nothing better than when you’re expecting something new and exciting to show-up.... Read more >> |
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| GORGE ROAD JUMP JAM |
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Wide Open are proud to sponsor the 2010 Gorge Road Jump Jam, to be held at the Gorge Road Jumps in Queenstown on the 13th of March 2010... Read more >> |
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| McGARRY ON CORSAIR |
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That's right, big Kelly McGarry will be riding Corsair Bikes for the 2010 season....... Read more >> |
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| TURN UP TAURANGA |
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Race action from last weekend National in Tauranga thanks to Thomas ' Stumpy' Falconer....... Read more >> |
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| NORTH ISLAND DH CUP ROUND 2 |
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The 2nd round of the North Island Downhill cup series took place in Tauranga this Saturday at the freshly built 2Stage bike park... Read more >> |
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| NEW FRAME SPONSOR FOR McGAZZA |
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We can’t say too much at this stage but Kelly look have a new frame sponsor for 2010..... Read more >> |
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| WYN TV - SOUTH ISLAND - NELSON |
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| THE RETURN OF CURRY |
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With Brook out for a month with a broken foot and Des Curry have problems with his GT it only made sence for Curry to ride Brook's bike...... Read more >> |
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| NORTH ISLAND DH CUP #1 |
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The north island leg of the New Zealand Cup series kicked off this weekend and Wide Open was there... Read more >> |
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| NEED NEW GRIPS? |
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Do you need new grips?.....or maybe you need to buy your better half a present to show them how much you love them…?
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| BACKYARD MASTERS REPORT |
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So with a perfect day of Naki sunshine we were all set to go for the 2nd annual Backyard Masters Dirt jump jam I suited up to be dressed for the occasion as the host, a decent crowd of around 50-60 people turned out to witness the action going down next the veggie patch...... Read more >> |
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| BROKEN FOOT |
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Brook McDonald broke his foot last week and will miss the next few Nationals but is expecting to be back for the Oceania’s in Dunedin. ... Read more >> |
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| TURNER - TURNER - TURNER |
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As people start to see and read more about the new Turner DW frames there popularity grows in New Zealand...
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| TEAM WIDE OPEN DOMINATE PODIUM |
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Team Wide Open has been on every podium this summer with Matt Scoles winning the Nelson round last weekend. ... Read more >> |
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| SCOLES WIN'S 3RD NATIONAL |
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Team Wide Open continues it's strong showing at this years Nationals with Scolesy winning his first National and Brook finishing 3rd... ... Read more >> |
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| SCOLES TO RIDE FOR ITALIAN TEAM |
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Team Wide Open rider Matt Scoles has just signed a 6 month contact with Italian DH team Protone. ... Read more >> |
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| NATIONAL 2 - DUNEDIN |
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It was another strong showing by the Wide Open boys at round two of the NZ MTB cup in the weekend....... Read more >> |
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| 2010 DHR SPY PHOTOS |
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Turner has just released pics of the latest prototype of the new DHR, featuring the legendary DW-Link.... Read more >> |
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| THE NEW KIT |
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I bit of colour for the Team Wide Open boys this summer........ Read more >> |
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| NATIONAL 1 - CHCH - LIVING SPRINGS |
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The first round of the 2010 Nationals kicked of last weekend in Christchurch at Living Springs.... Read more >> |
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| A BLKMRKT CHRISTMAS |
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It's a So. Cal. Christmas... celebrated with friends riding trails and park.... Read more >> |
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| 55RC3 TI - TOP IN IT'S CLASS |
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Dirt Magazine rated the 2010 55RC3 Ti top in it's class on there Dirt 100 top products for 2010....... Read more >> |
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| A WEEKEND IN NELSON |
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Hey guys I just finished getting all my bikes rolling after my migration back from Canada where I had to leave a few parts to get my luggage under weight! 3 bikes is a bit more luggage than the average traveller!
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| A WALK IN THE PARK |
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A walk in the park with the Killswitch and Carter from Blkmrkt....the Killswitch is a trail bike.....!
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| BACK JARD MASTERS |
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30th Jan the Master boys are running there annual Jump Jam. Wide Open will be giving away some prizes so you might want to be there!!... Read more >> |
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| 2010 ATOMLAB PRODUCT IN HOUSE |
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We have just landed all the new 2010 Atomlab products including the new Superlite rims and Pimplite hubs....... Read more >> |
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| GORGE ROAD JUMPS ARE OPEN ! |
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Queenstown’s Gorge Road jumps were official opened last weekend with the Queenstown MTB Club putting on a Jump Jam.... Read more >> |
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| BROOK MCDONALD'S NEW WEAPON |
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The reigning Junior World Champion is about to pick up his new sled for the upcoming NZ nationals series... Read more >> |
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| COLOURED HEADSET ANYONE ? |
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We have just landed these little gems…..FSA are doing a limited edition run of there very popular Orbit MX headsets in a wide range of colours. ... Read more >> |
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| CHAUSSON CHOOSE’S MARZOCCHI |
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The fastest MTB woman will ride with Marzocchi 55 RC3 WC Ti and Roco LO at the next Mega Avalanche in Reunion Isle... Read more >> |
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| SOMEONES GETTING A NEW RIDE? |
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Thanks to Dave Turner someone is about to get a new ride to race the New Zealand Nationals on this summer.... ... Read more >> |
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| NWD10 HERE !! |
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Wide Open Distributors will be bring you all the big DVD's this summer starting with NWD10 "Dust & Bones" here in 5 days.... Read more >> |
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| BLAST FROM THE PAST - POWER GRIPS |
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Power grips pedal straps are now in stock! a recent revival from the MTB past has proven to be a nice alternative to toe clips on Urban Fixies... Read more >> |
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| NICE PIC! |
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A nice photo of our new team rider Brook MacDonald from last weekends race in Napier. ... Read more >> |
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| CHRIS SMITH - CORSAIR/MARZOCCHI |
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Chris Smith/Corsair bikes. End of Summer edit ,September 09... Read more >> |
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| TEAM WIDE OPEN 2009/10 |
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Wide Open Distributors is please to announce that DH Junior World Champion Brook MacDonald will be in Team Wide Open for NZ Summer. ... Read more >> |
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| MORE MRP OPTIONS |
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MRP Announces 3 new versions of the popular 1.X Chainguide. With the list of cross country championships piling up from the 2009 season, MRP is proud to announce 3 new versions of the ultra popular 1.X chainguide.... Read more >> |
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| NEW JUMPS AT THE FREW COMPOUND |
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We've just been e-mailed these pictures from Brett Frew of the sick new jumps they've been digging... Read more >> |
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| KELLY WITH THE GRAVITY PEDALS |
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Kelly McGarry talks us through the new Gravity pedals that have just landed at Wide Open. ... Read more >> |
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| DAVE TALKS TURNER |
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Check out a few interviews courtesy of flikbin.com as David Turner explains the new RFX and Sultan 29er. ... Read more >> |
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| WIDE OPEN LAUNCH 2010 |
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Below are some photos of our 2010 Product Launch held last week in Rotorua. ... Read more >> |
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| ON THE ROAD WITH WIDE OPEN AND SPOKE |
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Spoke Magazine was at our 2010 Product Launch shooting photos and film of our team riders inculeding new team member World DH Champion Brook MacDonald ... Read more >> |
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| STONY HILL TRAILS JAM 2010 |
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Stony Hill Trails Jam - see poster for details.... Read more >> |
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| PRODUCT LAUNCH 2010 |
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Thursday 15th October see's the 2010 Wide Open Distributors product launch. This will be broadcast live on www.spokemagazine.com ... Read more >> |
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| MCGAZZA VS THE EARTH |
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Kelly sent us a email today "Im sittin at home trying to heal myself quickly...."
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| FLICK THE SWITCH |
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Karl, Tyler and the guys over at Pinkbike.com put together a little web interview ... Read more >> |
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| FSA IN MILAN |
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FSA show of all there new 2010 product at EICMA Show in Milan....... Read more >> |
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| IN THE LIGHT OF THE MOON |
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BlkMkrt's new 24" Contraband.....lime green...in stock soon ... Read more >> |
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| KELLY AT INTERBIKE |
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Our man Kelly McGarry just sent through some photos from Interbike last week... Read more >> |
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| TURNER RFX |
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Allot of hype about the new RFX that Turner have at Interbike and we can see why.....super hot!!... Read more >> |
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| FARM JAM SHAPPING |
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We got this update from Brett Frew about the 2010 Farm Jam ... Read more >> |
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| POLYTEC PEDALS IN STOCK |
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Light, strong, and durable. These plastic pedals have an injected molded polycarbonate body with molded pins and traction pattern. They use cromoly spindle with a loose ball bearing system. Polytec pedals come in four colors and weigh only 360g per pair.
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| AWARD WINNING 386 CRANKSET |
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The BB30 K-Force light mtb crankset with its 3-bolt 86mm BCD compact chainring set-up has received a design award at the recent Eurobike Show in Germany.... Read more >> |
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| BRISBANE TRIPPING |
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Brett Frew spent a few days in Brisbane with Karl Bensemann, a little report below. ... Read more >> |
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| SUMMER OF SHRED NEW ZEALAND |
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Some Aaron Lutze gold - Summer of Shred - New Zealand ... Read more >> |
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| TURNER WORLD CHAMPION |
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Press Release from Turner - Emmeline Ragot is the 2009 World Downhill Champ!... Read more >> |
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| KS X SDG |
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SDG and KS have joined forces to bring you the first I-Beam saddle compatible adjustable height seatpost. ... Read more >> |
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| RED BULL EXODUS |
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Kelly competed in the Red Bull Exodus last weekend and sent us this report. ... Read more >> |
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| FINAL DAY AT CANBERRA |
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More top quality images from the last day in Canberra and what a day it was - Photos James Allan
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| INSIDE TEAM NEW ZEALAND |
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The New Zealand team had one of the biggest teams attending the World Championships and the vibe inside the team was very strong with a large support crew alongside, which was also outstanding. ... Read more >> |
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| WORLDS RACEDAY FOOTAGE |
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A huge day of Racing was had at the 2009 World champs... Read more >> |
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| 4 CROSS ACTION PLUS THURSDAY VIDEO |
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Some Video and pics from 4 Cross practice and qualifying... Read more >> |
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| JAMES ALLAN PICTURES |
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A picture says a thousand words, here's a few photo's from James Allan, for those of us that can't be at worlds in Canberra... Read more >> |
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| MORE WEDNESDAY |
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Matt Scholes, Bikes in the pits, check it out. ... Read more >> |
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| WORLD CHAMPS WEDNESDAY |
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More Quality Footage from Dirt TV and MTB Cut... Read more >> |
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| MORE KILLSWITCH |
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More info on the new the Killswitch from BlkMrkt...... Read more >> |
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| WORLD CHAMPS – TUESDAY |
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Video action from the first day of DH practice at the World Champs, enjoy….. ... Read more >> |
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| SCOLESY'S NEW JUMP BIKE |
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We have just finished putting together a new jump bike for Scolesy ... Read more >> |
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| MCGARRY BACK FLIPPING DREAMTRACK |
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Team Wide Open rider Kelly McGarry flips the legendary Dreamtrack gap ... Read more >> |
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| KILL SWITCH |
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This is a spy photo of the new BlkMrkt full suspension “Kill Switch”. ... Read more >> |
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| TRACK WALK |
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The DH track walk thanks to Dirt TV along with some really bad music!... Read more >> |
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| MATT'S WORLDS BIKE |
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We have just finished building Matt Scoles a new DH bike that he will be riding at the World Championships in Canberra next month. ... Read more >> |
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| GRAVITY BLOG |
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Gravity have got a blog rolling so you can now keep fully up to date with what all the Gravity team riders are up to. ... Read more >> |
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| ATOMLAB VIDEO UPDATE |
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ATOMLAB sent this video our way of one of the riders they hook up. Sweet street style action... Read more >> |
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| ARE YOU FIXED ? |
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You say this fixie thing will never take off....it's here and growing quickly in New Zealand. ... Read more >> |
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| MARZOCCHI 2010 |
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There is a lot of hype on the new 2010 Marzocchi fork range. Brian Lopes has been using 2010 product throughout Crankworx last week winning 3 out of the 4 races he entered. ... Read more >> |
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| DIRT TV CRANKWORX - MAGIC |
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Dirt TV is the best....Crankworx...go big or go home...... Read more >> |
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| KELLY'S CRANKWORX |
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Crankworx is done and dusted now and it didn't go too bad for me. I competed in the Deep summer photo challenge which is a competition where 6 professional photographers are invited to the whistler valley for 3 days to shoot as many....... Read more >> |
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| THE RISE IS RIGHT |
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Brett has mounted the new 3" Gravity bars to his Mob. Brett removed all the headset spacers so the bike now get’s a bit more height in the front which feels good. ... Read more >> |
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| 1.X GUIDE WINS AT BROMONT XC |
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MRP's New 1.X Chainguide, was ridden to Victory at the recent Bromont World Cup... Read more >> |
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| MORE CRANKWORX FOOTAGE |
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More footage from the Slope Style at Crankworx... Read more >> |
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| MCGARRY TOP 10 FINISH AT CRANKWORX |
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Kelly McGarry has had a great result at the Crankworx slopestyle over the weekend... Read more >> |
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| ATOMLAB FORKS NOT FAR AWAY |
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Here are some shots of a GI 60 prototype from the production line. Obviously it is not painted, anodized, or zinc'd, but you can see how it looks on a bike. This thing is the beef. ... Read more >> |
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| THE LUCKY ONE |
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Kelly received his new DHR in the weekend and has already put it through its passes at Whistler. ... Read more >> |
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| HOW WE LOVE QUEBEC |
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World Cup racing takes centre stage again this weekend with Québec hosting 6th round. Québec has to be one of the best racers of the season and will host the World Champs next year.
... Read more >> |
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| CHAINGUIDES, NOT JUST FOR DOWNHILLERS! |
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The top of an XC race podium is not where you would usually expect to see a chainguide equipped mountain bike... Read more >> |
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| DROP IN.........STEP DOWN |
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Check out the Crankworx Colorado Slopstyle course. The start drop-in to the “BIG” step down is insane…..!
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| MISSING BIKE |
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It wouldn't be a trip to Europe without bikes been stolen…. Matt Scoles and two other kiwi juniors had there bikes stolen from a lock up in Morzine France. ... Read more >> |
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| COMMENTED |
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Wide Open has just signed AKA “Vanilla Ice” to be our spokesman... Read more >> |
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| SPY PHOTOS - GRAVITY DJ BAR |
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Gravity sent as some of there new prototype Jump bars. They feature a 31.8 clamp, 710mm wide and 3’ rise makes these bars pretty unique in the market.... Read more >> |
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| KELLYS CRANKWORX |
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Kelly give's as a run down on what was Crankworx Colorado....I have just come back from Crankworx Colorado... The course was sweet as, Built by John Cowan and my good mate Tommy Hey. ... Read more >> |
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| TURNER RFX......2010 |
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Turner have just launched there new website which includes more details of the RFX and boy does she look hot!... Read more >> |
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| IN THE FUTURE |
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BlkMrkt has gone through a few changes over the past 12 months with a brake away from S&M bikes. This now means they have full control of the brand.
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| WORLD CUP ROUND 7 |
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More great live footage from Freecaster this weekend from the World Cup in Bromont Canada. ... Read more >> |
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| COLORADO CRANKWORX. |
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Crankworx Colorado is this weekend with our boy Kelly McGarry attending and will be one to watch after his 4th place at the Claymore Challenge two weeks ago.
... Read more >> |
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| MORE CLAYMORE FOOTAGE |
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More Footage from the Claymore challange, featuring Team Wide Open Rider Kelly McGarry... Read more >> |
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| ODI / YD OPEN LOCK ON GRIPS |
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We just received a box from our friends at ODI with some super sharp custom YD Open lock on clamps.
... Read more >> |
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| WORLDS TRACK |
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The track builders in Canberra have been quite busy dialling in the downhill and 4x tracks.... Read more >> |
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| HARD ON GEAR ! |
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Matt has had the worst luck this year with mechanicals in race runs, and last weekend in Switzerland was no different. ... Read more >> |
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| CLAYMORE PHOTOS |
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Kelly sent us some photos from last weekends slope style event at the Claymore Challenge. ... Read more >> |
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| A FEW WORDS WITH MR FREW |
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We sit down with Brett Frew and ask him a few questions....... Read more >> |
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| KELLY REPORTS IN |
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Just had a awesome weekend at the Highlands bike park Claymore challenge slopestyle here in New Hampshire USA.... Read more >> |
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| KELLY 4TH AT CLAYMORE |
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Kelly ended up in 4th place in the Claymore Challenge and is stoked.
Next contest is Crankworx Colorado July 30 - Aug 2 and it's gonna be streaming live online at crankworx.com so check it out.
... Read more >> |
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| NEW RIDE |
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Kelly sent us some photos of his new Turner Spot that he will be competing on over the next few months. Kelly will be riding at Crankworz Colorado and Whistler plus the Goat Style cntest. ... Read more >> |
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| ATOMLAB HISTORY |
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A bit of history on one of our favourite brands Atomlab.... Atomic Laboratories or "Atomlab" was founded by Mike Flaherty in December of
1996. Mike is a former BMX pro who has worked as a designer in the bicycle industry for years
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| SPY PHOTOS - MRP CAMBER CRANKS |
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Here are a few spy shots of the upcoming MRP Camber Cranks. ... Read more >> |
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| SCOLSEYS RAMBLINGS |
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Italian Cup, Abetone
We arrived in Abetone, Italy on Friday afternoon after about a 7 hour drive from Pila. Friday afternoon was unofficial practice so we jumped on the chairlift and banged out a couple of runs to get an idea of what the Italians had got us in for!
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| ALTED DROP PAST |
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Bennet Gage-Brown from Alted bikes came past today. He had a few of his SS bikes on board complete with full Wide Open build kits. Bennet tells us he is in the middle of making some more hardtails with the SS frames been made next.... Read more >> |
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| IN 5TH...... |
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Matt Scoles finished 5th at the latest Italian DH Round. We should have a race report from Matt shortly. Kiwi's again dominated the top five, Brook MacDonald won by a massive 6 seconds…... Read more >> |
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| RELOCTION STATION |
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To celebrate the move out of the Manual, Spoke and First Floor Publishing HQ on Willis Street, Wellington, they are throwing a garage sale, exhibition and relocation party. This event will bring together local artists, Po-Mo, Good As Gold, along with Manual and Spoke magazines for a one day garage sale and exhibition. ... Read more >> |
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| DEMO A TURNER |
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Looking for a new ride but want to make sure the bike is right for you? Wide Open has a number of demo 09 Turner's available to ride via one of our Turner dealers. ... Read more >> |
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| IT'S COLD OUT THERE... |
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We are only at the start of July and we already hanging out for summer! ... Read more >> |
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| A LOOK BACK IN HISTORY |
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Wide Open has had a proud history in sponsoring New Zealand riders. We take a trip down memory lane…..... Read more >> |
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| ANTI DAY FIVE |
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Here is a clip from the last days in Hafjell, Due to the wind, the staff had to cancel the last session. ... Read more >> |
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| SCOLSEYS RAMBLINGS |
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Avalanche Sprint Cup, Oz en Oisans – France
I just got back to Pila in Italy after spending the start of the week riding in Morzine. Monday night it was off to Alpe du Heuz for the sprint cup which is part of the Mega Avalanche week and is always a pretty cool event to do.
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| SCLOES 5TH AT AVALANCHE CUP |
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Matt Scoles finished 5th last weekend at the Avalanche cap behind a strong field. We have not had much luck finding any information about the race sorry. ... Read more >> |
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| LEAVING EUROPE |
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Kelly gives us a run down of his last few months in Europe.
Well my European trip is nearing its end. For the 7 weeks I have travelled around Europe in an ugly white Opel Combo stacked with my bikes and gear then ditched the wagon and flew to Norway.... Read more >> |
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| OPEN BATH |
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Marzocci Press Release - For 2010 Marzocchi has taken the 888 back to the drawing board and in doing so have managed to save over 600g in weight. ... Read more >> |
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| PALMER........BACK |
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We no this has nothing to do with Wide Open but we can't stop ourselves from thinking how good this is for downhill racing, with the return of Palmer.
... Read more >> |
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| THASH A BIKE.... |
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We saw this on the BlkMrkt website. Web edit by Vincent Allard...
... Read more >> |
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| WE ASK MATT A FEW QUESTIONS |
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We caught up with Matt Scholes to see where he is and what he has been up to over the last few months........ Read more >> |
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| DAYS OF THUNDER - DAY 4 |
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Video Blog below from day 4 at the Days of Thunder... Read more >> |
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| LEADING THE SERIES |
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Matts race report....We arrived in Canazei in the middle of nowhere on Friday night after some how bluffing our way with the shity map we had and he shity Italian road signs that tell you nothing! When we arrived we unloaded some stuff at the flash motel that the race organiser had put us up in... Read more >> |
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| DAYS OF THUNDER - DAY 3 |
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Video Blog below from day 3 at the Days of Thunder. Big Kelly killing it as always!! ... Read more >> |
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| KELLY'S DAY 1 AT DAYS OF THUNDER |
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Yo, The first event of Days of Thunder , The downhill relay is done. Since there are no other Kiwi's or not even a bloody Aussie to be found here at DOT I got chucked in Team North America because I spend half my time living in Canada.... Read more >> |
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| DAYS OF THUNDER - DAY 1 |
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Here’s the first day of riding in Hafjell for the Days Of Thunder 2009. Big Kelly McGarry busting out back flips........ Read more >> |
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| SCOLES WINS ITALIAN CUP |
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It was a clean sweep for New Zealand at the 2nd Italian DH cup in the weekend with Matt Scoles taken his first European race win followed closely by Nathan Rankin and Brook MacDonald in third. ... Read more >> |
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| YOU HAVE BEEN PROTUNED..... |
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Mountain bike suspension technology has come along way since the first 1” travel elastomer sprung forks came about 20 years ago, but they still need to be set up specifically for every rider and then maintained properly to keep them running smooth for years to come. ... Read more >> |
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| SCOTT ON - GERMANY |
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Video clip from the Scott On Air Event in Willingen. ... Read more >> |
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| WE CATCH UP WITH KELLY IN EUROPE |
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We caught up with Kelly McGarry to see where he is and what he has been up to over the last few months........ Read more >> |
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| MATT'S REPORT FOR MARIBOR |
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Well we arrived in Maribor, Slovenia on Monday night ready for a couple of days riding at the Maribor Bike Park on some tracks near the world cup course. Tuesday and Wednesday Brook, Cam, Luke and me went and did some runs on a couple of sick tracks underneath the dodgy gondola that felt like it was going to rip off every time. The tracks there were sick...... Read more >> |
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| UK STREETS |
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Here's a quick edit from our Blackmarkets UK street urchin, Matt Jamieson........ Read more >> |
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| BLUE BOY |
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We just landed these limited edition ODI Ruffian grips in blue. We were only able to get our hands on 50 pairs and there were only 50 pairs that will ever make it into the country as ODI are no longer making them.... Read more >> |
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| MATT SCOLES PHOTOS |
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We have managed to find a number of photos of our boy Matt Scoles racing in Europe and looking full factory.
... Read more >> |
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| MRP’s 1.X CHAINGUIDE REVIEW |
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VeloNews has just finished a review on the new MRP 1.X Chainguide. After Giant Factory Team rider Adam Craig won the 2008 national championship cross-country race in Mount Snow, Vermont, using a single 35-tooth chainring and half of MRP’s System 3 Carbon downhill chainguide the 1.X idea was born.
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| MARIBOR FINAL |
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Final video from the final at Maribor. Fabien Barel on top... Read more >> |
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| WORLD CUP 5 - MARIDOR |
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Practise session from the 5th DH World Cup in Maribor. Qualifying cancelled due to poor weather so gondola was not able to run.... Read more >> |
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| THE TIPPING POINT IS HERE |
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Yes, it is true. After a long delay (like all DVD's latley) The Tipping Point has arrived in the Wide Open wearhouse. You will be able to get your hands on a copy at your leading dealer Monday. ... Read more >> |
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| WORLD CUP 5 - SLOVENIA - LIVE |
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Maribor, Slovenia, once again hosts the UCI World Cup this year, this time with a double event: 4X and downhill. Maribor returned to the Nissan UCI World Cup calendar in 2007, hosting the season's final triple event. It went on to be voted second best downhill and 4X World Cup organizer of the season.
... Read more >> |
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| THE PEOPLE MOVER |
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One of the boys at Wide Open needed to build a bike so he could ride the trails in Rotorua with his kids and built up this trick Soma hard tail.... Read more >> |
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| JUST NOT ANOTHER BIKE |
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We have just landed a whole bunch 09 Turner frames including the Sultans 29ers. Demand on the new DW Turners has been super high since the new frames where introduced at Interbike last year. ... Read more >> |
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| KELLY MCGARRY RIDER PROFILE VIDEO |
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Tim Pierce and Wide Open have teamed up to bring you Team Wide Open rider profiles.... Read more >> |
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| ADRIANO MALORI WINS ON VISION WHEELS |
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Vision is glad to announce the winning of Adriano Malori in crono race during ‘Giro delle Nettarine’: he used our Vision Trimax Ultimate wheel (front wheel).
Adriano Malori knows Vision Wheels very well: last year he won Under 23 TT World Championship with our 88mm front wheel prototype (Trimax Ultimate).
... Read more >> |
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| KELLY 4TH @ SCOTT ON |
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Kelly has been hanging out in Willingen Germany for the Sympatex Bike Festival. Perfect weather after bucket loads of rain during the week. Luckily the windy conditions died down for the Dirt Jump comp and it went off!... Read more >> |
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| MARZOCCHI VAMPIRE SHOOT |
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Here is a little insight into what Marzocchi has install for 2010……….....!!!... Read more >> |
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| McGARRY UPDATE |
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After much indecision I picked the FISE Experience slopestyle comp in France over the Austrian King of Dirt comp. I like slopestyle comps more than Dirt Jump comps and going to Mont de Marsan for FISE (Festival International Sports Extreme) made for a pretty good round trip of Europe (and I got to go surfing!).... Read more >> |
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| FORT WILLIAMS - MATT SCOLES |
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The Fort William World Cup kicked off on the Thursday with track walking in the afternoon and the track was looking pretty much the same as previous years except for a new section in the trees so it was looking good.
... Read more >> |
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| TURNER DHR UPDATE |
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We get a number of emails regarding the new DHR from Turner and when it will be in production and in New Zealand. Word from Dave Turner is that he hopes to have them to Wide Open by December. ... Read more >> |
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| FORT WILLIAM RACE DAY VID |
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Video action from Race Day at Fort Williams, from the 4th round of the Downhill World Cup... Read more >> |
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| FORT WILLIAM QUALIFING DAY VID |
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Video action from qualifier at Fort Williams at the 4th Downhill World Cup.... Read more >> |
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| FORT WILLIAM PRACTICE DAY VID |
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Video action from Fridays practice at Fort Williams in the UK. ... Read more >> |
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| TIOGA GOES RACING |
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Tioga has a long history in BMX racing with the classice Comp 3 tire with last year salabrated its 25th birthday ... Read more >> |
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| INVITED |
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Word on the street is that Kelly has been invited the Monster Energy Slopestyle & VW Trick Showdown at Whistler... Read more >> |
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| SMITH ON CORSAIR |
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Chris Smith has been hooked up by the UK distributor Windwave, you can see why when you watch this vid. ... Read more >> |
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| NEW WHEELS BY VISION |
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FSA is proud to introduce the new range of Vision Wheels at the 2009 Giro d’Italia.
... Read more >> |
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| ON A BOX |
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Matt Scoles had a top result in the weekend finishing 2nd at the iXS European Downhill Cup held in Verbier.
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| OH TO BE FACTORY |
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It seems we have been building a few BlkMrkt Mobs lately. First Brett’s new team ride now this new one for good friend Matt Blair.
... Read more >> |
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| MATT SCOLES RIDER PROFILE |
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Tim Pierce and Wide Open have teamed up to bring you Team Wide Open rider profiles.
Tim spent a weekend with in Matt's home town of Alexandra. Amazing footage, enjoy...... More coming soon!
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| KELLY, FRANCE, FRIENDS |
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Dirt jump session in Grabels, France with Kelly McGarry, Andrew Taylor, Yannick Granieri and Sam Pilgrim.... Read more >> |
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| MCGARRY UPDATE |
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I’m in Andorra at the moment, not a bad spot. I hit a few trails this morning on the 5spot up where they held the WC, all good ...the lifts aren't open yet but I just did a few shuttles. Might call into Cedric’s bar for a beer later!
Before Andorra we went to Barcelona for a look. That was sweet bu... Read more >> |
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| FREW AND BLKMRKT JOIN FORCES |
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Wide Open team rider Brett Frew is just about to get has hands on a BlkMrkt Mob frame complete with Wide Open build kit.
The Mob is running the new Atomlab Pimplite wheels in green with matching Pimp sprocket and GI cranks. Gravity looks after the bar and stem with SDG looking after seat and pos... Read more >> |
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| ITALIAN MADNESS |
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Report from Matt Scoles
We just arrived back in Morzine today after travelling about 5 hours to a little Italian town in the middle of nowhere called Prarostino. We arrived there on Thursday night after driving round in a town called Pinerelo for about an hour and a half trying to work out what ... Read more >> |
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| FISE FINAL |
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Kelly rode in the final at FISE Slopestyle in Montpellier yesterday. It was a super hot day, a bit windy but it was a sick contest.
Highlights video from the final below. ... Read more >> |
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| KELLY QUALIFES FOR FISE FINAL |
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Kelly is currently at the Fise freeride event in France. The Qualifiers were yesterday.. here is the list of 15 who go on to the final.
Qualifications Mountain Bike Pro
1 Pilgrim Sam1 (1st=)
1 McDermott Lance (1st=)
2 Montgomey Mike
3 Denoes David
4 Ferry Pierre Edouard
5 Granier Y... Read more >> |
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| GRAVITY 777 DH BAR JUST LANDED |
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We have just landed the new Gravity 777 flat DH bar. Gravity have been leading the global charge with wide DH bars with the Gravity Light 800mm bar and have now introduce the Gravity 777.
If you are looking for a specific flat DH bar, you have find it.....777mm wide, oh yeah boy!
... Read more >> |
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| MATT SCOLES REPORTS FROM MORZINE |
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Hey everyone here’s a bit of a report of what I’ve been up to over the last few weeks in Europe, well me and Rankin arrived in Morzine on the 2nd of May. We had a couple of days of nap time to get over the jet lag, and then it was on a mission to find me a bike to borrow for the 1st World Cup in La ... Read more >> |
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| KELLY MCGAZZA REPORT |
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Yo, so we are in Antibes, France right now its all good hanging out with me cuzzy josh who captains one of these flash super yachts floating about here. I can tell you one thing I think that most people around here have a bit more $$cash$$ in the back pocket than I do!
We have been all over the pla... Read more >> |
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| BlkMkrt CONTRABAND FRAME AND FORK |
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Carter has been hard at work developing the next generation in Blk Mrkt products. This includes the much anticipated Contraband frame for 24” wheels and the Tech9 rigid fork for 26” wheels.
We are hoping to have the Contraband products here in late July. Read more >> |
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| WORLD CUP 3 VALLNORD - RACE RUN |
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Race action from the 3rd World Cup from Vallnord, thanks to Dirt TV.
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| WORLD CUP 3 VALLNORD - DH PRACTICE |
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Footage from a cooled practice day the the 3rd World Cup in Vallnord.... Read more >> |
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| MATT SCHOLES WORLD CUP RACE BIKE |
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Team Wide Open Rider Matt Scholes sent us these pictures of his brand new Turner DHR race bike. Matt is currently in France, having raced the World Cup round in La Bresse.
Due to the tight production times on the frame from Turner and the joys of shipping goods globally, the frame only arrived wi... Read more >> |
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| YD OPEN COMPETITION WINNERS |
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The winners of the YD Open Downhill bars has been drawn; Tyler Perrin from Palmerston North, Brian Goh from Wellington.
The winners will be receiving their bars very shortly. To be a winner join the Wide Open E-mail newsletter list... Read more >> |
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| WORLD CUP 2: RACE VIDEO |
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Race video from the downhill world cup in La Bresse France... Read more >> |
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| WORLD CUP 2 - QUALIFYING VIDEO |
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Qualifying video from the downhill world cup in La Bresse France. ... Read more >> |
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| KELLY INVITED TO DAYS OF THUNDER 09 |
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Big Kelly McGarry has been invited to this years "Days of Thunder" event which is massive news for the McGazza!
Kelly is in Switzerland at present after a week in Italy finishing 8th at a DJ comp with the most sketchy dirt jumps in the world. Kelly got to spend some time with the mad Marzocchi I... Read more >> |
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| ALTED HARDTAIL |
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We got these photos from Bennet Gage-Brown of his new hardtail frame complete with a Wide Open build kit. He tells us he is making a few more over the next month.
Wide Open build kits are available at you local dealer. These are available for jump bikes to DH and XC/Trail.
... Read more >> |
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| SDG COMPONENTS UNVEILS NEW LOOK |
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SDG COMPONENTS Unveils New Look –
Racers Dominate Sea Otter Classic Gravity Events
Huntington Beach, Cal.(April 30, 2009) – With its fresh new look, new owner and a stable of top
sponsored athletes, SDG COMPONENTS rolled into the Sea Otter Classic with lofty expectations and
came away with p... Read more >> |
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| GRAVITY 777 FLAT BAR |
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The Gravity family gets a new wide flat bar DH bar. Designed to be strong enough for DH racing, this bar uses a unique design raised centre to provide 5mm of effective rise.
Double butted and tapered AL7050 alloy. 10 degree back sweep x 0 degree up sweep. 31.8 x 5mm rise x 777 width. The 777 ... Read more >> |
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| NOT REALLY SURE WHAT IS GOING ON! |
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| McGAZZA REPORT |
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I'm over here in Holland getting down with the crew. its all good , we have been having a real mission trying to buy a car over here as we are not residents. But should have sorted soon, hopefully! Its been stressing the mcgazza ! as I just want to rock and roll but all these people keep telling me ... Read more >> |
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| MRP TO SHOW NEW CHAINGUIDES AT SEA OTTER |
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In the quest for lighter, stronger components, MRP will show a carbon fiber version of their successful G2 chainguide. The new guide weighs in at only 197 grams for the 36-40T size thanks to the carbon boomerang and weight-optimized skid. It also features increased compatibility and adjustability w... Read more >> |
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| McGAZZA BLOGSPOT ! |
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You can keep up to date with what Kelly McGarry is getting up to while travels in the US and Europe over the next few months via his blogspot.
He has just been to see sponsors Turner, SDG and ODI this week and got all swaged up!
www.kellymcgazza... Read more >> |
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| TEAM WIDE OPEN 09 SEASON |
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Well another summer is coming to a close in New Zealand with the days getting shorter and the temperatures dropping by the day.
Again it was a strong year for Team Wide Open riders on the race and freeride scene expect for our young junior Vaughan Woolhouse who unfortunately broke his thumb bad... Read more >> |
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| ADAM HAUCK WEB EDIT |
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We got an email form Carter from BlkMrkt bikes about the latest web edit of BlkMrkt team rider Adam Hauck.
Adam has mad skills, check it out below.
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| TIM PIERCE CINESTOGRAPHY |
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You have got to check out Tims new showreel. The Matt Scoles part is amazing and so is Tim's filming!
You can see more of Tim's work at www.vimeo.com/4039691
... Read more >> |
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| CROWN BUILD BY DOCTOR BIKE |
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We got these photos from Peter at Doctor Bike today. This is one of only four Corsair Crowns bikes in the country at present. More frames arriving next week.
Check out www.wideopen.co.nz/corsair.php for more info on Corsair bikes and NZ deale... Read more >> |
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| PRECEPTIBLE - WORKS BY TIM PIERCE |
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Perceptible is a multi media exhibition, displaying a wide range of works from New Zealand photographer and film maker Tim Pierce.
Originally from Wanaka, Tim has spent his life travelling New Zealand and abroad documenting action sports and their associated cultures.
From this stems Perceptible, ... Read more >> |
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| GET FIXED!! |
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If you had told us at Wide Open a few years ago that we would be importing toe clips and straps we would have told you that you are mad. But it has happened and the whole fixie craze has started to take over in NZ and the office at Wide Open HQ.
Soma is one of the leading brands when it comes to... Read more >> |
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| CORSAIR KONIG 4 SALE |
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Brett Frew has been putting the Corsair Konig through its paces on the Mini Dream track in Queenstown over the last few weeks.
The Konig has been designed with this kind of riding in mind and is also a great short travel shuttle bike. This is how Corsair describes the Konig “With the König, ou... Read more >> |
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| WIDE OPEN DEMO BUILD PART 3 |
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The Final build stage of the bike. Tioga Red Phoenix tyres fitted to the wheels. SDG Bell-Air saddle in the hot looking white to complement the white finishing kit.
ODI lock-on grips fitted onto the bars, cables and brake hoses fitted into place and the bike given the full once over, so that its ... Read more >> |
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| PICTURES FROM FREW FARM JUMP JAM |
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last weekend there was an Invitational Jump Jam held on the Frew Family farm. Riders included Brett Frew, Kelly McGarry, Phil Sundbaum and other top riders including Team Gravity Riders.
We have just received these awesome photo's from Caleb Smith.
Photo Credits, Caleb Smith... Read more >> |
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| WIDE OPEN DEMO BIKE BUILD PART 2 |
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The mechanics at Wide Open for stage 2, fitted the Shimano XT shifters and derailiers. Along the the shifters there is the FSA afterburner alloy crankset, with its external bottom bracket and light weight hollow forged arms.
The shifters and brake levers were fitted onto the lowrise FSA white 282... Read more >> |
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| WIDE OPEN DEMO BIKE BUILD PART 1 |
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The mechanics at Wide Open this week are building up a demo DW - Flux bike show casing the latest bits from Wide Open.
Starting with an awesome red Flux frame. the mechanics fitted an FSA Orbit X sealed bearing headset. This was to be fitted to the new 09 44 ATA micro fork, this fork has adjustab... Read more >> |
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| MRP SIGNS CEDRIC GRACIA |
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Two of the biggest names in downhill mountain bike racing have re-united for 2009. MRP and Cedric have a long history together, and both are excited about what the future holds.
MRP’s World Cup proven G2 and Mini-G guides will be handling the job of keeping Cedric’s drivetrain together as he a... Read more >> |
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| DIRT JUMP JAM AT THE FREW FARM 14 MARCH |
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We received an E-mail from Brett Frew today. This Saturday at the Frew Family Farm, there will be an invitational jump jam.
This will feature top New Zealand and international riders, including Team Gravity Riders from the US, all turing up to show off their bag of tricks.
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| CAMERON BROWNS RACE REPORT FROM IRONMAN |
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Well I can finally rest and recovery after what was another tough New Zealand Ironman. I had a fantastic build up and we have had another great kiwi summer, so this made things a little easier in regards to the big training days before the race.
Race day dawned overcast, but calm and we had anoth... Read more >> |
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| LOCAL KNOWLEDGE 2 TRAILER |
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Wide Open Distributors are proud to announce that we will have the distribution rights to the second installment in the top quality New Zealand DVD Local Knowledge 2.
Jonathan Drew has been busy all summer filming races and racers including Matt Scholes and Sam Blenkinsop, as well as many other ... Read more >> |
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| TRAILER FOR CLAY PORTERS NEW FILM |
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From the creator of Between the Tape and F1RST comes The Tipping Point, the new film from acclaimed filmmaker Clay Porter.
www.thetippingpointfilm.com Coming to Wide Open soon...........!!
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| DH NATIONAL - NELSON |
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Here’s the last lot of photos from the nationals this year, shit it went fast.
Pretty good weekend overall I think, lots of goon riding, jumping off bridges, drinking, swimming, dirt jumping and dual slalom.
It pissed down most of the time over the week but the sun came out for the final whi... Read more >> |
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| BLENHEIM DH PHOTOS |
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James Allan sent us a few photos from last weekend South Island Cup race in Blenheim. Cheers James!
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| GORDAN WALKERS COAST TO COAST |
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Another year had flown by and I found myself at the start line of yet another – my 7th to be exact – Coast to Coast Longest Day. With my arch rival Richard Ussher taking a break from the Coast this year in favour of a good shot at the NZ Ironman, the race took on a different appearance. Not wantin... Read more >> |
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| BLKMRKT IN THE HOUSE! |
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We have just landed our first shipment of 2009 BlkMrkt products. We have the complete product line in this shipment including the super high end Mob jump frames which look amazing.
Full size range in all frames and bars plus lot's more. Contact your leading dealer for details.... Read more >> |
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| RECALL NOTICE : 2008 MARZOCCHI RC3 |
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Marzocchi Model Year 2008 888RC3 and 888RC3WC suspension systems manufactured between July 10, 2007 and September 15, 2007
Tenneco-Marzocchi S.r.L., in conjunction with the United States Consumer Products Safety Commission, and with the assistance of Tenneco-Marzocchi U.S.A., is conducting a volu... Read more >> |
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| THE WEEK OF WONDER - QUEENSTOWN |
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James Allan sent us photos from the "Week Of Wonder" down in Queenstown last week.
A great week was had by all with a massive shout out to all the Queenstown crew that made it all possible.
Photos - James Allan... Read more >> |
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| ATOMLAB SUPERSLOPE CONTEST |
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Atomlab Superslope Contest - & Supersession 2009 Woodward West, Tehachapi, CA
Saturday April 11 & Sunday April 12, 2009 - Superslope will be the first Slopestyle contest at Woodward West.The slopestyle course is sure to be a rider favorite with a huge assortment of big drops and massive jumps.We ... Read more >> |
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| BLKMRKT SPY PHOTO'S |
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We just received some spy pics of the new 24" wheel specific Black Market Contraband frame. Carter from Black Market is saying that we should see these frames here in the next few months. The frame will have the geometry dialed in like all of the BLKMRKT frames and is specific to 24" wheels, for tho... Read more >> |
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| KELLY THE BULL RIDER!!! |
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Kelly is not set on just throwing himself of mountains and DJ's around the place but also likes the idea of riding bulls! That’s right the big snorting ones with big horns. This confirms that he is a crazy bastard!!!
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| TEAM WIDE OPEN AT DUNEDIN NATIONALS |
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Photo's from last weekends first round of the South Island Cup. Matt Scholes on the Podium in the Elite mens event.
The Dunedin locals have been working hard on the track at Signal Hill to add some exciting new lines for this years Bike Nz South Island Cup Race. The Riders next head to Coronet P... Read more >> |
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| WIDE OPEN PHOTO GALLERY |
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Below is a few photos of team riders and friends over the last few months. ... Read more >> |
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| BEN FINNEY'S CORSAIR KONIG |
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Ben Finney sent us a few photos of his new Corsair Konig. The Konig is build with many of our quality product include Marzocchi 66 ATA’s Atomlab Pimplite wheelset plus many more.
“Have been having a blast on this thing, it feels like a small bike that I can take everywhere!” – Ben Finney
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| THE WEEK OF WONDER - QUEENSTOWN |
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The Week of Wonder - Queenstown Feb 9th - 13th
A week of events sandwiched neatly between the Nzone Brakeburner and the NZ south Island round 2 at Coronet Peak. See all details below.... Read more >> |
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| VAUGHAN WOOLHOUSE INJURED |
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Vaughan Woolhouse, Team Wide Open rider, who is currently leading the U19 category in the North Island Cup. Has injured himself in a training crash, breaking his thumb in the process, he will not be racing at this weeks North Island Cup round 2 in Rotorua.
He is Currently in a cast , and not sure... Read more >> |
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| KELLY'S SPOT |
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Kelly took a buffing wheel to his Turner Spot the other day. $$$BLINGIN$$$!!!
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| WIDE OPEN AT NORTH ISLAND CUP ROUND 1 |
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Over the weekend round 1 of the Bike NZ North Island cup took place and Team Wide Open was represented by Vaughan Woolhouse and Matt Scholes.
The Friday and Saturday saw large amounts of rain fall in Rotorua, which left the course very wet and slippery. On race day, Sunday, the weather was hot an... Read more >> |
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| WYNARD JAM |
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Wynard jump jam went down yesterday with all the top Queenstown locals tearing the place apart.
A big shout out to Nathan who keeps the Dream Track in magic shape making for a great days riding. Photos – James Allan
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| Mc UPDATE |
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Just a mcupdate from the McGAZZA
After a full on season of riding in Canada/USA I've been back in New Zealand for a month now, I hung out in my home town of Nelson for 3 weeks and built jumps and stunts and filmed them for the new film from Tim Pierce "Take One" , It was great to be back home an... Read more >> |
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| BROWNS RACE REPORT |
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Well I hope you had a fantastic Christmas and New Years. Today was my first race back since the Hawaii Ironman, I chose the second race of the Contact Energy New Zealand National series which was being held in Whangamata, this race has a lot of history and is often a great hit out to see how the for... Read more >> |
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| WIDE OPEN TAKES ON BlkMrkt |
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Wide Open is the new BlkMrkt distributor for New Zealand. We will have the complete range on 09 products arriving late January including complete bikes.
More information coming soon.
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| WOOLHOUSE'S NEW RIDE |
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Vaughan Woolhouse picked up his new team bike today. Vaughan will be riding a DHR Turner again for 09. Vaughan will be racing in the under 19 category for the 09 season with his main goal been on the Worlds to be held in Canberra.
The bike is built with all our quality parts.
- 09 888RC3 Marz... Read more >> |
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| BRETT ON NEW TRAILKING |
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Here are a few photos of team rider Brett Frew on his new Atomlab Trailking. The Trailking bikes will be available early next week.
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| DHR AND RFX DELAYED |
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Turner has pushed the production time on both the DW DHR and RFX back to 2010 due to the massive demand on the other three models.
Turner was hoping to have these in production by March but wants to focus Spot, Flux and Sultan production at this stage.
Turner is going to be doing one more pro... Read more >> |
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| NEW YD OPEN BAR |
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The new YD Open bar is nearly here with team riders Matt Scoles and Vaughan Woolhouse riding on the first bars at present. The bar is and same design as the bar made by YD Open a few years ago but is 750mm wide and has a 31.8 clam size and will be available in two colours, red and black.
We are ... Read more >> |
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| SOUTHERN FREERIDERS WEBSITE |
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We got an email from the Frew brothers letting us know that the Southern Freeriders website is now cranking at http://southernfreeriders.co.nz.
Keep your eyes open for info on The Rockstar Energy Drink Farm Jam 08, its going be great.
They run a blo... Read more >> |
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| SOTHERN FREERIDERS BUSY BUILDING |
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Wide Open received an update from Brett and Dan Frew. Updating us on all of the hardwork that they have been doing, to build some sweet new lines and some amazing structures.
Photo's all by Dan Frew ... Read more >> |
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| TEAM WIDE OPEN VIDEO ACTION |
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During the Wide Open Product Launch Jonathan Drew from Local Knowledge pictures did some filming with the Team Wide Open Riders , Matt Scholes, Vaughn Woolhouse and Brett Frew. The link below shows some of what the Wide Open Team riders got up to riding the latest bikes from Turner and Corsair
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| STONEY HILL TRAILS |
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One of the team from Wide Open was recently in Dunedin and caught up with Henry Devereux. He showed us the work that he has been putting into some amazing trails near Dunedin called Stoney Hills.... Read more >> |
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| TEAM WIDE OPEN 09 |
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Team Wide Open in action during our 2009 Product Launch a few weeks ago.
Photos - Caleb Smith
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| MATT SCOLES ABOARD THE NEW CROWN |
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Team rider Matt Scoles put his new Corsair Crown through its passes in Dunedin last weekend. Matt’s Crown is one of only ten frames been tested at present with production models due to arrive in New Zealand late December. The Crown has a array of design features that has really been turning hands. C... Read more >> |
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| A DEALERS VIEW OF THE WIDE OPEN LAUNCH |
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Oli Brooke-White from roadworks service course, a Wellington based cycle repair specialist and Wide Open dealer, gives us his perspective on the Wide Open product launch through his Blog.
Click through to Oli's Blog http://ol... Read more >> |
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| GORGE ROAD JUMP PARK REBUILT |
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We got a email from Nathan Greenwood today telling us all about the rebuilt jump park and Gorge Road he has been working on over the winter.
Nathan tells us he is only half way to his ultimate goal but looking at the photo it all really looks world class. Gorge Road looks set for some of the best... Read more >> |
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| WIDE OPEN PRODUCT LAUNCH PHOTOS |
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Our 2009 Product Launch was a huge success with dealers coming from all over New Zealand to check out all the new 09 products Wide Open will be offering.
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| WIDE OPEN PRODUCT LAUNCH |
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Thursday 23rd October see's the 2009 Wide Open Distributors product launch. This will be broadcast live on Vorb.org.nz, with Tama keeping you up to date with all of the madness and the shiney new bling products from FSA, Gravity, Atomlab and all of the other top brands from Wide Open
Check out th... Read more >> |
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| CORSAIR FRAMES IN THE HOUSE! |
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We have just landed our first Corsair samples frames and boy do they look hot!
Production models are due in New Zealand late December.
Keep an eye on Vorb for live updates from our 09 Product Launch. We will be putting the new Corsair bikes through their paces. Read more >> |
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| KELLYS RAMPAGE REPORT |
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Last weekend I had the privilege of riding in the Red Bull Rampage www.redbullrampage.com in the Utah desert I was super excited about it leading up to the contest and wasn't to sure what to expect..
We arrived in Virgin UT and I headed up to the site of ... Read more >> |
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| YD OPEN DH BAR DUE SOON |
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The new YD Open DH riser bar is due to hit the shops in december. The bar will have a classic race inspired sweep, combined with a 1" rise and a 750mm width (with marks for easy cut down). Clamp size is the modern 31.8 oversized standard
The bars are being produced in assocation with Atomlab, whi... Read more >> |
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| MEDIA PRAISE FOR THE NEW DW LINK TURNERS |
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Cycling news has the pleasure of riding the new DW link 5 Spot bike. Their praise was very high for the ride of the Turner frames, combined with the DW Link suspension design to create an amazing ride. See the link below for the article
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| 2009 MARZOCCHI JUST LANDED! |
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2009 Marzocchi have just landed in New Zealand and will be available at leading dealers nationwide.
For more information or to order your new fork, contact your local dealer.
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For 2009 the 888 line sees the continuation of the 38mm Stanchions introduced in 2008. All 888 WC forks for ’09 c... Read more >> |
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| ATOMLAB AT INTERBIKE |
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Market leader Atomlab had some bling new parts on display. Their 09 line-up is looking super dialed with innovative new details and great solid relaible gear as ever... Read more >> |
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| MORE FROM INTERBIKE |
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Another tough day for the team at Wide Open, checking out the freshest of the fresh on offer, and catching up with some familiar faces... Read more >> |
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| TURNER BIKES AT INTERBIKE |
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Turner bikes have got their new frames on show at Interbike, including the DHR frame, which will be available from March 2009.
The new frames are all using the amazing DW-link Design... Read more >> |
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| WIDE OPEN LIVE FROM INTERBIKE |
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Some images taken today from the interbike show in Las Vegas
Keep your eyes peeled for more pictures straight from Las Vegas... Read more >> |
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| WIDE OPEN LIVE IN VEGAS |
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Wide Open will be bringing you live action from Interbike in Las Vegas this week. Please keep checking back for the latest’s news and photos from sin city!
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| CORSAIR BIKES LOOKING HOT AT EURO BIKE |
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Corsair bikes had a stand at Euro bike and had bikes available for the demo day. As you can see the bikes are looking hot, especially with the 2009 Marzocchi forks fitted to them. Wide Open will be at Interbike in Las Vegas from 24 September, where we will bring you more information on Corsair bikes... Read more >> |
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| SAM BLENKINSOP CONFIRMS HIS CLASS |
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Sam's race run at the final World Cup Schladming showed just how talented this young man from Wanganui is.
Well done Sam from the team at Wide Open. We knew you were going to win World Cup racers but maybe not this year! Great to see two kiwis in the top ten overall.
Sam Blenkinsop Wins At ... Read more >> |
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| KELLY McGARRY RIDING RED BULL RAMPAGE |
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Great news today for Team rider Kelly McGarry. He is one of 28 riders to be invited to the Red Bull Rampage on the 20 of August.
This comes after a great year for Kelly aboard the Wide Open package. We will keep you posted on the build up to the Rampage, this is going to be BIG!
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| MRP PARTY CRASHER LITE |
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We received these spy photos from MRP showing the new Party Crasher lite bash guard.
- Only 110g !!
- Durable, resilient nylon construction
- Compatible with new Shimano Saint and SLX cranks, and all other 4B/104mm BCD cranks
- 32-36T Range
- Will be the standard bash guard with the 2009... Read more >> |
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| BROWN WINS IN FRANCE |
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We received the below email from Cameron today, great work!
Hi there,
Well it was a great weekend to see if all the hard training is paying off, and it certainly is. Things all went well in the 21st running of the Auch International Triathlon(1hr west of Toulouse). The swim was quite a novel... Read more >> |
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| DW LINK TURNER BIKES FOR 2009 |
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Turner Suspension Bicycles have just announced that for 2009 and beyond that they have a license to use the DW link system.
Turners full bike line for 2009 will utilise the DW link design. Combining Turner's 15 years of making great handling bikes and the linkage system that has taken multiple wo... Read more >> |
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| WIDE OPEN DEMO BIKE BUILD |
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Starting with the lightweight and durable FSA Afterburner Mega-Exo crank set. This crank set has hollow forged arms, for light weight and strength.
For this bike Shimano shifters have been selected. Being combined with Sram Cassette and chain. The shifters have been fitted to a set of the new Gr... Read more >> |
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| YD OPEN CLOTHING COMPETION WINNERS |
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Wide Open Distributors have drawn the winners of the YD Open clothing competition that was run in August. To enter people had to tell us their favourite product from Wide Open.
The winnners;
Tom Matthews - Who was very keen on the Marzocchi Bomber Ninja Shoes
Ollie Knight - "My favourite produc... Read more >> |
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| 09 ATOMLAB BIKES COMING SOON! |
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Atomlab are producing two complete jump bikes for 2009. The TrailPimp will come in two colours, White/red or Black/blue and feature Atomlab GI components and Marzocchi DJ3 fork with 20mm drop out.
The Trailking comes in one colour Black/Green and will include Pimplite wheels and Marzocchi DJ2 for... Read more >> |
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| WIDE OPEN DEMO BIKE BUILD |
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Just Landed at Wide Open HQ, a brand new Turner RFX frame. This is to be built into a demo bike using all of the best bits from Wide Open.
First the mechanics at Wide Open start by fitting a Marzocchi Roco 3pl rear air shock, pressing in the FSA orbit MX headset.
Up front on the bike there is... Read more >> |
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| KELLYS 19th AT CRANKWORX |
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Kelly was a little disappointed with his 19th at Crankworx last weekend. I small mechanical before his final run left him feeling a little flustered but still managed a solid run to finish inside the top 20. The 5 Spot was awesome and held up to everything Kelly through at it just show how touch thi... Read more >> |
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| PHOTOS OF KELLY AT CRANKWORX |
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Kelly sent as a few photos of him practising the Crankworx course. Kelly has been riding the course as much as he can trying to get all his tricks and lines dialled. The course is us big a usual with a few features that no one has hit yet!
Main event Saturday, go Kelly McGarry!!
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| KELLY'S CRANKWORX WEAPON |
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Kelly has just got his hands on his new Turner Spot that he will be riding at Whistler Crankworx this week. After a top ten finish at Crankworkx Colorado 2 weeks ago Kelly has now qualified for the Kokanee Slopestyle event this Saturday in Whistler.
This is what Kelly email just after riding th... Read more >> |
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| MATT DEBUTS NEW RIDE |
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Matt (Scolzy) managed to avoid the crap weather and got out on his new custom Turner DHR this week. Matt’s broken ankle is nearly 100% healed now after nearly 5 months off the bike. Matt will be heading to the World Cup in Canberra later this month along with a number of other kiwis.
The new DHR... Read more >> |
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| BRETT KILLING IT IN WHISTLER |
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Brett has been in Whistler now for 6 weeks and tells us that the riding is outstanding. Long hot days make for plenty on DH runs and jump seasons, makes you want to jump on a plane and get over there!
Brett sent us a few photos of him ripping on his new Highline and the trusty Atomlab Trailking.... Read more >> |
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| FSA XC500 WHEELS |
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Versatile wheels for the modern all mountain or trail bike, tubeless ready with a UST style rim. The front wheel is compatible with traditional 9mm quick release out of the box and with adapters available to turn the wheel into 20mm to fit with long travel forks.
Deep Section rim with 24 black sp... Read more >> |
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| TEAM WIDE OPEN BIKE BUILD |
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the final stage of the bike build has been completed. the mechanics at Wide Open have put the finishing touches onto Matt's new bike
SDG Bell-Air ST saddle with matching I-Beam seatpost, as well as setting up the Sram Derailiers and Shifters.
The bike was then given a full check over so that i... Read more >> |
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| MRP CHAIN GUIDES |
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MRP have been manufacturing world class chain guides that have been the choice of many world cup and world championship winners.
They offer a great range of guides to fit almost any mountain bike and are competitively priced, starting from $189RRP for a full chain guide with either alloy or polyc... Read more >> |
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| LIMITED EDITION PEARL WHITE BONUS PACK |
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New limited Edition Pearl White Grips
A stunning new colour has just landed from ODI. A pearlescent white finish, bright and shiny, an awesome finishing touch for any bike. As well as the great looking finish the grips are the classic ruffian diamond grip pattern and come with a set of black lock... Read more >> |
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| TEAM WIDE OPEN BIKE BUILD |
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For the front end of Matt’s bike, the 888 ATA WC was selected to tie up with the Rocco rear shock and reduce the weight of the bike even further. The air fork is a great way to get the weight off the bike with very little change in performance from a coil fork.
For controls the ODI ruffian MX g... Read more >> |
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| TEAM WIDE OPEN BIKE BUILD |
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Atomlab Pimp Wheels and Marzocchi Rear Shock
The Mechanics at Wide Open have built Matt Scoles bike with the strong Atomlab Pimp wheels. The wheels are built with the tough and quick engaging Aircorp 6 Pawl Hub. They are fitted with the super grippy Tioga White Tiger tyres and 8 inch rotors for t... Read more >> |
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| 2009 MARZOCCHI CORSA |
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The 2009 Marzocchi is about to hit the market.
The all new Marzocchi Corsa 2009 will be the secret weapon for the next season cross country racers! The all new design offers a 25 % stiffer chassis compared with the ’08 model
Two Corsa models will be available for next season all with 100 mm o... Read more >> |
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| GUNN-RITA DAHLE WINS 2008 MARATHON WORLD |
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We are very proud to announce that Gunn-Rita Dahle won the 2008 Marathon World Championship.
Together with her, there was the K-Force Light BB30…..It has just been introduced and it’s already at the top of the World.
You can find more information about our BB30 crankset range at the following ... Read more >> |
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| TEAM WIDE OPEN BIKE BUILD |
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Matt Scoles new Turner DHR frame has just arrived at Wide Open, looking pimp in its custom pearl white paint.
The mechanics at Wide Open are putting Matts' new bike together, with some hot parts from Gravity, Atomlab, Marzocchi, MRP and the other top brands that Wide Open supply.
First up is t... Read more >> |
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| ODI GRIPS IN FRESH COLOURS |
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ODI grips are the grip of choice for most leading pros. The Ruffian combines a narrow racing profile with a rugged diamonized surface for maximum control. Now also in colours to personalize your bike, or to make it stand out. The latest addition is the superb silver, which is a subtle colour additi... Read more >> |
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| FSA STEMS, LOOKING HOT |
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FSA Stems, solutions for all bicycles from the quality entry level replacement model right through to ultra light models.
OS150 Carbon faceplate with stylish graphics a great upgrade for any bike RRP $169.90
OS99 a timeless alloy stem, with very low weight, and a nice stiff 4 bolt bar clamp f... Read more >> |
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| VANCOUVER DIRT JUMPS |
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Team Wide Open riders Brett Frew and Kelly McGarry found some killer trails in Vancouver.
Photos Dan Frew ... Read more >> |
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| BONEYARD SLOPE STYLE COMP |
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News from Team Wide Open rider Kelly McGarry in Whistler.
"Just finished a DH race. The Turner Highline was smoking, but the Mcgazza was pinning to hard and scraped up his elbow, bugger!
Had a kick ass weekend at the Boneyard Slope Style Comp. Qualifying on Saturday was no worries , they just c... Read more >> |
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| MRP MINI-G |
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GRAND JUNCTION, June 19 - Following in the footsteps of its highly acclaimed G2 chainguide, the Mini-G is just what the name implies: a more compact version of the G2. With the Mini-G, MRP has designed and built an extremely strong, durable chainguide that is also super light. Boasting a weight of... Read more >> |
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| MARZOCCHI XC FORK SALE + FREE HEADSET |
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We are doing a promo on our remaining Marzocchi XC Forks.
The versatile option for many bikes, both new and old, 32mm alloy stanchions for light weight and stiffness. With adjustable travel from 100 to 140mm with the easy to use ATA adjuster. These great forks are now on sale at your local Marz... Read more >> |
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| MOON BOOT RACING! |
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Matt Scoles is so keen to get back on his new Turner Spot that not even the "Moon Boot" could stop him!
Matt broke his ankle a few months ago at the Oceania’s in Nelson. All things going well Matt will be at the World Cup in Canberra.
Photo - James Allan
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| CORSAIR BIKES HITTING NEW ZEALAND |
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Corsair is a new bike brand that has grabbed peoples attention with their cutting edge designs for hardcore riders. Corsair is a small Seattle based company that has over 50 years experience developing products in the bike industry.
Each of Corsairs five full suspension models feature purpose-de... Read more >> |
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| WHISTLER MTB PARK OPEN |
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The MTB Park opened last week in Whistler so Kelly has been putting his new Turner Highline through its passes. Whistler is still quite wet after the massive winter but is drying up everyday.
Soon Kelly will be joined by team mate Brett Frew and a few road trips are planned and hitting up some ev... Read more >> |
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| MARZOCCHI 15mm DROPOUT |
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After long talking, finally the new xc axle standard is ready to hit the market.
Marzocchi is one of the first company's offering this solution to the end consumer and
the product managers to increase safety and durability for the cross country forks
without adding extra weight! Obviously it is s... Read more >> |
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| MATT'S BROKEN ANKLE |
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Matt Scoles ended his season on a bad note after crashing at the Oceanias in Nelson. At first the report was that it was just a very badly sprained ankle but after a x-ray it showed a brake.
Matt had a great first season on Team Wide Open with a number of top finishers and was awarded the 2008 C... Read more >> |
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| FSA's BB30 |
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For years designers have sought to improve cranksets. Bearing type, spindle and arm designs have all changed
repeatedly but the bottom bracket shell itself has not differed fundamentally in nearly 100 years. Our familiar
1-3/8” x 24tpi standard is ideal for frames with small diameter tubing but is... Read more >> |
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| CORSAIR MARQUE PHOTOS |
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Corsair's trail bike is the same travel design as its big brother the "Maelstrom" but with less travel and lighter tubing.
Check out the below link for full video Corsair line up
http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=403666&highlight=corsair
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| McGARRY'S TURNER HIGHLINE |
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This is Kelly's new team ride. As you can see it is a large bike but that is because Kelly is a large boy standing at 6 foot 6.
The Highline is equipped with Marzocchi 66 RC3 forks, Atomlab Pimp wheel set. Gravity bar, stem, post and cranks. The new MRP G2 chain guide keeps the chain in line. Tio... Read more >> |
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| END OF SEASON JAM AT DREAM TRACK |
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The end of season jump jam was held at the Dream Track last weekend. Both Brett Frew and Nathan Greenwood were in fine form hitting up all the main lines.
Photos below are from James Allan.
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| HOLLA FOR YOUR DOLLA JAM |
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Team rider Kelly McGarry attended the "holla for your dolla" jam in San Diego California in the weekend. Kelly was invited through Atomlab who is one of the sponsors of the event.
The jam was over 3 days which included the Atomlab/Blk Mrkt Park Contest, Thrashbike Jump Jam at the Miracle Jumps an... Read more >> |
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| VICTOTY FOR ADVETURESPORTNZ.CO |
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Minutes ago adventuresportnz.com Chris Forne, Gordon Walker crossed the finish line to win the KEEN Adventure Race - Alps to the Ocean. In fourth place in today's Stage 4, they had enough of an overall lead that the half an hour they lost today was inconsequential. Looking remarkably fresh and cross... Read more >> |
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| CORSAIR CROWN SPY PHOTOS |
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Corsairs "Crown" DH bike made it's debut in Washington this week. As you can see by the photos this bike looks the business. The Crown is under going testing over the next few months before the production models start rolling off the production line.
Check out the full range of Corsair bikes at... Read more >> |
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| MRP XCG SERIES |
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Building on their integrated guard patent*, MRP will begin shipping a new, innovative series of components designed to protect chainrings and cranks from damage due to the occasional rock or log encounter. The XCG guards consist of a replaceable polycarbonate Skid direct-mounted to a 4mm thick alloy... Read more >> |
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| BRETT'S TURNER FOR SALE |
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We are selling Brett’s Turner Highline as we are getting him on the new Corsair Konig.
The Highline has done very little work (6 months old) as Brett has been riding his hardtail most of the summer. Bike spec below, she needs a good home.
3 Year warranty on fork, 2 year warranty on frame. 12 ... Read more >> |
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| KELLY McGARRY SIGNS WITH WIDE OPEN |
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Wide Open is pleased to announce the signing of Kelly McGarry. Kelly will be riding the Atomlab Trailking and Turner Highline with all our quality products including Marzocchi, Gravity, Atomlab, Tioga, MRP and ODI. Kelly will join good friend Brett Frew on the freeride team and downhillers Matt Scol... Read more >> |
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| PHOTOS FROM DH NATIONALS WELLINGTON |
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Below are photos from the DH National is Wellington.
Photos James Allan.
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| FSA'S NEW COMPACT K WING BAR |
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FSA is proud to announce the new K-Wing Compact Bars. The K-Wing compact continues the KWing
range, with a reduced drop, and reduced reach version, in the same style as our other very
successful compact road models.
Compact road bars reduce the drop to 12.5cm, and the reach to 8cm, and integrate ... Read more >> |
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| BROWN WINS 7TH NZ IRONMAN |
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Cameron Browns Race Report.
Race day dawned and the usual butterflies were doing loop the loops in my tummy, but I was confident with my ability and would just unleash all that nervous energy on the race course. As soon as the cannon sounded there was instant relief. I had planned to stick clos... Read more >> |
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| NEW YD OPEN CLOTHING - ONLINE |
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Wide Open Distributors has just released its new line of YD Open clothing including hoodies and T shirts.
All T shirts are 100% cotton and come in a range of designs and sizes. The hoodies are 90% cotton and 10% polyester. There are two designs, in either black or brown, and they come in variou... Read more >> |
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| COAST TO COAST 2008 |
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As most of you will know the 2008 Speight’s Coast to Coast was held for another year last weekend. I headed to Kumara Beach to defend my title and despite a huge effort I had to settle for 2nd after an incredible display by Richard Ussher.
Throughout 2007 I had had the benefit of some great racin... Read more >> |
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| FARM JAM REPORT |
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Hey Everybody!!
The Farm Jam has been and gone, 28 dec 07. We are very proud of what we put together and have a lot of thanks to give to people who helped us put together a wicked day. These photos come courtesy of Dave Coulson, Lee Morgan and Dan Frew, thanks guys it is very much appreciated. ... Read more >> |
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| HOT NEW 08 PRODUCTS IN STOCK!! |
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All sorts of 2008 products have been rolling into the Wide Open warehouse over the last few months. See details below, this is just a handful of 2008 products. Check out the product page for all the now bits.
Contact your leading dealer for more details.
FSA
• FSA OS-115 110/6/31.8 Stem - M... Read more >> |
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| TEAM WIDE OPEN PHOTOS |
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Below are a handful of photos from the first two National races down south and the Farm Jam, put on by the Frew brothers.
A big thanks to the photographers below
James Allan
Dan Frew
Patrick Fallon - http://www.maximumexposure.co.nz
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| BROWNS RACE REPORT - NZ NATIONALS # 2 |
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Well I decided to have another hit out before I knuckle down into the final 8 weeks of training in preparation for Ironman New Zealand. The race was in my second home away from home at our holiday bach in the beautiful beach resort of Whangamata. The surf rolled in race morning and we had a good 1.5... Read more >> |
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| SOUTH ISLAND DOWNHILL ROUND 1 |
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Team Wide Open continues it’s strong season with Matt Scoles finishing 3rd in the pro men’s field and young ripper Vaughan Woodhouse taken out the under 15’s in a time that would have put him in the top ten in the Pro class.
Matt was super stoked with his first race in Team Wide Open colours “ T... Read more >> |
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| BROWNS RACE REPORT - NZ CHAMPIONSHIP |
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Well I had a pretty good day at the office today. Having only 6 weeks of training under my belt to prepare for this event, (after my annual extended break after the Hawaii Ironman) I was really pleased with the progress I had made to date. I came up a little short placing 2nd to a well deserved wi... Read more >> |
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| DH NATIONAL IN NAPIER |
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Great start to the New Zealand Nationals for team Wide Open with Sam Blenkinsop and Vaughan Woolhouse winning there classes. New team rider Matt Scoles was unable to make the trip to Napier but will be at the rest of the Nationals rounds on his new Turner DHR.
ELITE MEN:
1 Sam Blenkinsop 2:33.83... Read more >> |
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| EARTHED 5 - WELLINGTON PREMIER |
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8pm on Thursday 20th December at Emporio Coffee, 90 Abel Smith St, Wellington. FREE.
Spoke, Yd Open and Emporio Coffee present Earthed 5 "The Law of Fives", the latest release from legendary producer Alex Rankin.
In the chaos of a new generation, one rider named Sam Hill has made a statement ... Read more >> |
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| TURNER DHR'S IN STOCK!! |
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Well the wait is finally over.
The new Turner DHR's are in stock now.
Contact your leading dealer for details.
Ask about the Wide Open build kits!!... ... Read more >> |
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| TEAM WIDE OPEN CLEAN UP IN ROTORUA |
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Team Wide Open riders Sam Blenkinsop and Vaughan Woolhouse took out there classes at the final of the North Island DH series held in Rotorua in the weekend.
Great to see all the young’s guys out there.
JUNIOR U17
Vaughan Woolhouse - 03:26.22
George Brannigan - 03:29.58
Cameron Bruce - 03... Read more >> |
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| THE FARM JAM |
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Southern Freeriders, (Brett, Dan and others) have been busy building and riding our new jumps at The Farm in Otapiri, Southland. They are great fun, and we thought everyone would probably think so.. So, we decided to have a jumping competition.
There is MTBike and BMX Dirt Jump comps, a Freeri... Read more >> |
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| TEAM WIDE OPEN'S NEW RIDE |
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For round 5 Of The North Island DH Series in Rotorua team Wide Open will be on the new race bikes.
The bikes this year will be using the Marzocchi Roco WC rear shock with the 08 888 RC3 World Cups up front.
To save weight will will be using the new Gravity Light bars and cranks along with the... Read more >> |
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| MATT SCOLES SIGNS WITH WIDE OPEN |
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Team Wide Open has just signed up and coming ripper Matt Scoles from Alexandra. Matt’s super ride, finishing 3rd in the Junior’s at the Worlds in Fort Williams, caught our eye. He will be making the step to pro this year . Wide Open is stoked to have Matt onboard this summer and we believe he has a... Read more >> |
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| BRETT'S NEW RIDE |
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Team rider Brett Frew picked up his new bike after the Product Launch. Brett and Kelly McGarry were testing the new jumps at the Frew farm for the up coming "Farm Jam" in Southland.
Brett is riding one of the new 08 Turner Highlines with the new 08 66 RC3's.
Bretts bike spec.
-Turner High... Read more >> |
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| CORSAIR BIKES HITTING NEW ZEALAND |
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There has been a lot of hype about Corsair's five new frame designs over the last 12 months. Check out www.corsairbikes.com to see what all the hype is about and make sure you check out the suspension animations.
Corsair's five new frames will be introduced into the market early next year with ... Read more >> |
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| WIDE OPEN PRODUCT LAUNCH - PHOTOS |
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Photo's from our 2008 Product Launch.
Photos from Graeme Murray www.graememurray.com
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| THE FARM JAM - SOUTHLAND |
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Here are some photos from the Frew farm, it’s been raining so they are all a bit wet but looking good.
The new stuff is the Moto Freeride jumps and the MTB line, they are looking sick.. The dirt quarter pipe at the end is 10 feet high and 15 wide!
'The Farm Jam' is Moto and MTB freeride even... Read more >> |
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| DOCTOR BIKE, THE ONE STOP SHOP |
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If you are racing the DH nationals this season and are a worried about having mechanicals that end your weekend, worry know more. Peter from Doctor Bike in Christchurch has built a mobile workshop that he will be taken around a number of racers this summer. Peter will be offering full workshop servi... Read more >> |
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| CAMERON BROWN REPORTS FROM KONA |
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Hi there,
Well we are into the last week and the count down is on. The last 3 weeks I have based myself in Waimea with my family, about 70kms from Kona. Waimea is just like New Zealand, windy, wet and green-ish! We have been staying on a farm a few km's from Waimea, so each of my runs and rides... Read more >> |
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| 'How About It' - Wellington Premiere |
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'How About It' - Wellington Premiere - 5th October - The Film Archive - 7pm - Tickets $12 ( See attached Flyer )
Tickets Available from Monday 1st October.
Venue: The Film Archive
Corner of Taranaki and Ghuznee Streets, Wellington
03 384 7647
... Read more >> |
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| FEBIAN CANCELLARA WINS TT WORLDS |
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We are very pleased to inform you that for the second year FSA and VISION are Time Trial World Champion together with Fabian Cancellara again.
After the Prologue of the Tour the France this is the second great victory for our new TT Hollow Carbon crankset, the Neo Pro MegaExo.
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| Blenkinsop Takes Impressive 2nd Place |
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In the early hours of Sunday morning, while the commuters of Budapest were sound asleep, some of the world's best mountain bikers took to the subway station in the inaugural Red Bull Metro Ride. World Cup top runners included Gee and Dan Atherton, Nathan Rennie, Chris Kovarik, David Vazquez, Marc Be... Read more >> |
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| UNDER THE WIDE OPEN TENT |
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We have just finished putting Vaughan’s new bike together. We are still waiting on the new 08 Turner DHR so in the meantime Vaughan will be riding the older square tube. Up front are the new 08 Marzocchi 888 RC3 forks with Gravity bar, stem, cranks and chain guide.
You will notice the new l... Read more >> |
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| 08 YD OPEN DISC BRAKE |
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YD Open disc brakes now come with new wave disc and full anodized black levers.
The YD Open disc brake’s perform under the toughest conditions and have been stopping Team Wide Open for the last two years.
The brake set's are available with 160/180 or 203/203 wave disc and retail for $360 an... Read more >> |
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| 2008 ATOMLAB COMPLETE BIKES |
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Arriving January 2008 are the complete dirt jump bikes from Atomlab. RRP $1999.00
PIMP 2 Complete (Black, White, or Red)
- Frame: Atomlab Pimp2
- Fork: Atomlab GI60 Dirt Jump Fork
- Cranks: Atomlab GI Cromoly, 175mm
- BB: Atomlab GI Sealed w/ Cromo spindle
- Chainrings: CNC'd Aluminum 28t
-... Read more >> |
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| 2008 MARZOCCHI LINE UP |
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With the 2008 Marzocchi forks not far away we thought we should give you all you a quick insight into what is coming for 2008. There has been massive revisions in the 2008 line up with the XC Series, 66 and 888 all getting stanchion changes along with the all new impressive 55 series that replaces t... Read more >> |
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| CAMERON BROWN REPORTS FROM FRANCE |
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Bonjour from France
I've now been in the Triathlon New Zealand base camp in the south of France for 4 weeks and time is flying by. I'm now into the monster weeks of training pushing the training hours up every week. We have had some very warm days but the crappy weather is coming in of the Atlan... Read more >> |
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| ATOMLAB TRAILKING - SPY PHOTOS |
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This is Team Wide Open rider Brett Frews new Atomlab Trailking hardtail. You will notice the new 2008 Dirt Jump 2 forks. All the Marzocchi 2008 forks are arriving shortly. Brett will also be using the Atomlab Aircorp Bar and Stem combo this summer.
The Trailking uses an integrated headset with an... Read more >> |
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| KIRKCALDIE'S NEW RIDE!! |
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This is John Kirkcaldie's new 08 Tuner DHR with Marzocchi 888 SL's.
Wide Open Distributors have teamed up with John and his DH clinics witch he is running throughout New Zealand this summer.
John’s bike has a number of our quility products including Gravity bar,stem and cranks. Atomlab wheels... Read more >> |
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| YD OPEN ROAD BIKE |
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YD Open full carbon road frame ridden by Ken Feist.
Frame is a prototype only.
... Read more >> |
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| MRP'S NEW G2 CHAIN GUIDE |
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Available in New Zealand November 07
GRAND JUNCTION, CO -- MRP, the long time pioneer in chain guide design has raised the bar for 2008 with the planned October release of the patented G2 chain guide system. The G2 will be the first model to go into production utilizing MRP’s patented inte... Read more >> |
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| FSA HOSPITALITY BUS |
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Milan, Italy – Full Speed Ahead officially gave the Liquigas Team a new hospitality bus to be used throughout the 2007 season.
The presentation took place on June 30 at the Italian National Cycling Championships and was attended by FSA Europe Managing Director,
Claudio Marra and members of the Liq... Read more >> |
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| WIDE OPEN RE-SIGNS GORDON WALKER |
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Wide Open Distributors and Gordon Walker have teamed up again for another season.
Gordon is currently ranked New Zealand’s top Multi Sport athlete after winning last years Coast to Coast and he is very happy to be sticking with FSA’s quality components. Not only will Gordon be using FSA product... Read more >> |
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| TEAM WIDE OPEN SIGNS VAUGHAN WOOLHOUSE |
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Wide Open Distributors is pleased to announce that we have signed the up and coming junior downhiller Vaughan Woolhouse on Team Wide Open. This will see Vaughan riding the new Turner DHR complete with all Wide Open Distributors quality products including Marzocchi, FSA, Gravity, Atomlab, Tioga, ODI... Read more >> |
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| JK AND NZRide.com LAUNCH DH CLINICS |
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New Zealand’s most successful mountain biker John Kirkcaldie and nzride.com have teamed up to create DH clinics throughout New Zealand. There are 6 planned weekends this year that the clinics will run on. JK and nzride.com believe that DH is definitely on the rise here and are very excited about the... Read more >> |
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| ROTORUA AND WELLINGTON PREMIERE |
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Rotorua premiere of Between the Tape, Friday, June 29, 7PM, at the Pig and Whistle, cnr Haupapa and Tutanakei Street.
Wellington premiere at the Film Archive, Saturday June 30,7PM, $10 at the door.
– a fantastic new film by Clay Porter (creator of Hypnosis), Between the Tape is a truly inter... Read more >> |
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| DI LUCA WINS 90th GIRO |
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Danilo Di Luca won the 90th Giro d’Italia that finished in the weekend.
The Liquigas Team are using FSA bars, stems and Vision Time Trial components.
FSA thanks Danilo and all the Liquigas Team for this splendid victory!!!!
Another big thanks to other 2 great champions:
Andy Schleck (CS... Read more >> |
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| MARZOCCHI BOMBER SHOE |
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We have just landed the Marzocchi 5-10 Bomber shoe.
Engineered for the perfect balance of stickiness, durability and shock absorbtion. Ventilator Mesh Tongue Construction: Mesh panels for breathability plus a 3/4 length tongue gusset to hold foot securely. Dura Skin 1.8mm Action Leather Upper: F... Read more >> |
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| ATOMLAB GI PEDALS |
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New, slim profile pedals with the legendary Atomlab feel and the capability to handle the demands of modern riding styles – Now in colour options black, white and red.
RRP $80.00 - Lose ball
RRP $129.00 - DU Bushing
At your leading dealer.
... Read more >> |
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| SAM 4th AT WHEELS OF SPEED |
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Big weekend for Sam after qualifying 3rd on Saturday he had a great run and finished 4th in a main event. Sam's team mate Filip Polc finished on top.
1. Filip Polc 1:58.01 (SVK)
2. Greg Minnaar 1:58.03 (RSA)
3. Steve Peat 1:58.45 (GBR)
4. Sam Blenkinsop 1:58.74 (NZL)
5. Andrew Neethling 1:58... Read more >> |
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| LIGHT AND MOTION IS HERE! |
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“The ARC Li-ion really does turn night into day at the flick of a switch...the woods of my backyard just became a very different place.”
-Mitchell Scott, BikeMag.com
The above says it all really. We had heard that these lights were the best but talk about bright!!!
If you are looking for th... Read more >> |
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| ‘HOW ABOUT IT?’ TRAILER |
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Press Release:
Trailer for New Zealand Mountainbike film - ‘How About It?’ Released.
Shot on location all over New Zealand, ‘How About It?’ features full length sections from Brett Frew, Paul Needham, Cameron Cole, Eddie Masters, Wyn Masters, Ben Finney, Kieran Bennett, Sam Blenkinsop and Mat... Read more >> |
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| SAM'S NEW RIDE |
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Below is a few photos of Sam Blenkinslop in action at the first World Cup in Spain. Sam qualified 10th but got caught in the rain and ended up 54th. Sam is riding the new Turner DHR which will be here in 6 weeks. Sam is also using Gravity bar,stem and cranks,ODI grips and MRP chain guide.
... Read more >> |
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| WYNYARD IN AUTUMN |
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These photos are from the wynyard downhill track, next to the mini dream, Queenstown's freestyle mountain bike park.
Extensive work was done last winter on the DH track, putting in multiple wooden lines for all levels of rider.
The rider is Nathan Greenwood, who is the creator of the freestyle... Read more >> |
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| BRETT FREWS NEW ATOMLAB PIMP 2 |
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We gave Brett a new Atomlab Pimp 2 hard tail about a month ago because he told us he wanted to learn back flips on a 26 inch bike. Well us you can see from the photos he has learnt how to do them!
Brett tells me the Pimp 2 loves it……………
Pimp 2 frame RRP = $630.00 at your leading dealer.
... Read more >> |
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| O'GRADY WINS PARIS-ROUBAIX |
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For the 2nd year again FSA and the Team CSC together on the highest step of the Paris-Roubaix’s podium.
Last year Fabian Cancellara won the race. This year it was the turn of Stuart O'Grady with an incredible victory at the 2007 Paris-Roubaix.
FSA, CSC and Stuart O'Grady united to be successfu... Read more >> |
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| NEW TURNER DHR GETTING CLOSER |
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The new Turner DHR is nearly here.
It is 1.5lbs lighter than last years bike, yet stronger then the older model. The 2007 DHR's basic architecture maintains the tried-and-true 8.5' travel design but with new round tubing.
Sam Blenkinsop will be the first to ride the new DHR at Sea Otter later ... Read more >> |
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| BEVERLAND BBQ |
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A magic day was had by all at the Beverland BBQ Jump Jam on Saturday. Chris had done a great job of preparing his jumps and everyone was throwing down into the night.
Big shout out to Caleb from Spoke Magazine for getting lights and Red Bull there and shooting magic photos like the ones below. ... Read more >> |
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| CONGRATULATIONS TEAM WIDE OPEN |
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Congratulations to Sam Blenkinsop for winning the NZ National DH Series and to Des Curry for finishing 5th. Also to Joel Daniels for finishing 2nd in the Junior field.
Team Wide Open would like to thank the below brands for all their support for the 2007 season:
Turner
Marzocchi
Atomlab
FS... Read more >> |
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| BEVERLAND BBQ INVITATIONAL |
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| SAM BLENKINSOP WINS NZ NATIONALS |
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Sam talks with 23 Degrees about his season.
2006 junior sensation Sam Blenkinsop has started 2007 on the right foot by winning the Elite Men's Downhill National Series, in his first attempt. Going into the finals in Levin on the weekend Sam had a 23 point lead and was comfortably placed to take t... Read more >> |
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| World champion threat for Brown in Ironm |
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Cameron Brown faces his toughest test if he is to add a record sixth victory in the 23rd Bonita Ironman New Zealand triathlon in Taupo next week.
The men's seedings for the race on Saturday 3 March have been announced with Brown set to face last year's winner Ain-Alar Juhanson (Estonia), world lon... Read more >> |
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| Blenkinsop Re-Signs With Gravity Group |
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23 Degrees Sports - Press Release
Gravity Group has today announced the re-signing of young downhill star Sam Blenkinsop of New Zealand.
After Sam's successful 2006 season which included a victory ahead of two time World Champion Fabien Barel (FRA) at an NZ National Series event, 2nd place ov... Read more >> |
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| Brown wins Contact Energy Rotorua |
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Five-time New Zealand ironman champion Cameron Brown has taken out the fifth Contact Energy New Zealand Cup men's race in the National Triathlon Series, at Blue Lake in Rotorua
After finishing the 1.5km swim leg in ninth place 34 year-old Brown gained a three minute lead on his opponents in the ... Read more >> |
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| FSA K-FORCE COMPACT HANDLEBARS |
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The FSA K-Force Compact handlebars are made with the newest generation compact design for improved reach and performance while you're out on the road. Their continuous carbon/Kevlar composite construction makes them super-strong, and they feature a wide 120mm centre section for clip-ons and accesso... Read more >> |
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| Earthed 4 Southern Hemisphere premiere |
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The Southern Hemisphere premiere of Earthed IV with the Stefan Van Soest Hit Machine.
Monday 22nd of January, 7:30pm Al's Bar, Dundas Street
$5 on the Door
Brought to you by YD Open , Rockstar and BikeHQ
... Read more >> |
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| Team Wide Open on podium |
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It was another strong weekend for Team Wide Open with both Des and Sam on the podium at Coronet in Queenstown. After the rain started to fall during the woman’s final there was a mad scramble to get mud tires fitted. Des had a strong race run, saying “I didn’t want to push it too hard in the wet”, h... Read more >> |
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| Blenkinsop on top at Treble Cone |
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Team rider Sam Blenkinsop continues to impress after winning the first National race at Treble Cone in the weekend. Sam posted the fastest seeding time of 3:44.08 and better that mark by two seconds to beat Frenchman Fabien Pedemanaud by 1.93 seconds.
Des Curry was on fire finishing a solid 6th ... Read more >> |
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| Cameron Browns Lucky Escape |
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I was counting my lucky stars yesterday after what was a very scary event. I was venturing out for a 3hr ride from Whangamata to Pauanui and return with my manager Mark Watson and training partners Graham O’Grady and Martin van Barnvelde when disaster struck. Just 7km into our ride we heard a car ... Read more >> |
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| Team Rider Brett Frew |
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Wide Open Distributors has been supporting Brett for the last few years and we continue to do so this year. Brett is from a BMX and Motocross background. He jumped on a MTB only a few years ago with a bit of encouragement from Nathan Greenwood, and he hasn’t looked back since. We have sponsored Bre... Read more >> |
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| Team Wide Open 07 |
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Des Curry and Sam Blenkinsop have both signed with Team Wide Open for the 07 Nationals. They will both be riding Turner DHR’s with all Wide Open Distributors quality parts including Atomlab, Tioga, FSA, Gravity, ODI, MRP and SDG. Up front Des will be using the Marzocchi 888 SL with Sam choosing the ... Read more >> |
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| Marzocchi Roco Shock |
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For all you Marzocchi fans the wait is finally over for the Roco rear shock. The Roco is in its second year of production and Wide Open will have its first shipment of 2007 shocks in September. The shock requires no special tools to rebuild and service it, which is a big plus compared with its compe... Read more >> |
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| Motu Challenge with Gordon Walker |
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Hi Everyone, I’m pleased to be reporting from the Motu Challenge with good news and a victory at NZ’s first Multisport event for the 2006/2007 season.
On the start line there were over 600 competitors with my main competition being Dwarne Farley from Mt Maunganui, twice second in the event.
Th... Read more >> |
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| Atomlab Aircorp Pedals |
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The new improved Aircorp pedals from Atomlab are thinner than ever and have an improved bushing system (not that there was a problem with the old one). For 06 the Aircorp pedals feature a steel wave washer instead of an O-ring to preload their I-glide bushings. If you are looking for the best flat ... Read more >> |
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| FSA Ceramic Bottom Brackets |
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The wait is finally over as we have been able to get our hands on some of the hot new ceramic MegaExo BB's from FSA.
Compatible with FSA & Shimano 10-speed cranks.
Ceramic bearings are 60% lighter than steel bearings
Up to 60% less friction
Ceramic Bearings are 15-20% stiffer than steel on... Read more >> |
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