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Only a few more days until the 2009 SF Bike Expo

Published Nov 18, 2009 at 12:35
News Source: RideSFO

Just a quick reminder that this upcoming weekend is the 2009 SF Bike Expo at the Cow Palace in Daily City. Here are a few updates.
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Win a Marin Alcatraz Dirt Jump Bike @ the SF Bike Expo

Published Nov 10, 2009 at 3:20
News Source: RideSFO

Just a quick reminder that next Saturday, November 21st, is 2009 SF Bike Expo at the Cow Palace in Daily City. Attend the show and get a chance to win may great prizes - including a Marin DJ bike.
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Banshee Bikes signs Team Geronimo as Factory Racing Team

Published Oct 30, 2009 at 3:27
Banshee Bikes (www.bansheebikes.com) and Team Geronimo (www.geronimoracing.com) are both pleased to announce their new partnership for the 2010 race season. 2009 isn’t even a memory yet, but Jay MacNeil, General Manager of Banshee Bikes, and Team Geronimo are busy preparing for a jump start on 2010 – ready to hit the National, International, and World Cup race circuits on Banshee’s new Legend Mk II DH bike and Rampant 4X bike.
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Dirt Jump Competition at the SF Bike Expo

Published Oct 23, 2009 at 16:54
News Source: RideSFO

The SF Bike Expo Crew is pleased to announce the addition of AT’s Showdown at the Cow Palace, a mountain bike dirt jump competition. Powered by Adidas and designed by Gravity Pro Andrew Taylor, it will begin with a launch off a Sea Container through the trees into some massive jumps. The jumps will be located next the expo in the middle of the Cross Palace CX Race.
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Customize your ride with hieroglyphFX

Published Sep 24, 2009 at 12:24
NEWS SOURCE: Sean "Griz" McClendon

Since the late 1990’s, gravity racers and freestyle riders have provided an appealing look that best represents the sport of mountain biking to the youth of the world. These days, more so than ever, the amateur and recreational crowd is imitating the look of their favorite pro riders, and this is where the idea of hieroglyphFX (pronounced hieroglyphics) came about. We aim to sharpen the image of the athletes and their bikes in our sport – this is hieroglyphFX.
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GoPro Firmware Upgrade for GoPro 5MP Cameras

Published Sep 11, 2009 at 14:40
Just got word from the fine folks at Point of View Cameras that there is now a Firmware upgrade for the GoPro Hero Wide 5MP camera.

The new firmware version includes the following benefits:

- Improved auto exposure processing to help in extreme bright lighting conditions (like snow covered slopes)
- Allows camera to record to larger SD cards (up to 8GB) and you can now record up to 4GB in one file.
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RockShox Totem, the creative outlet

Published Sep 4, 2009 at 9:05
News Source: SRAM

Totem continues the wave of creativity in model year 2010 and offers up a new feel for riders that crave gravity. RockShox has worked diligently on the finer points concerning the updated Totem, the most exciting change being the addition of a new damper, Mission Control DH. Mission Control DH trades the floodgate in standard Mission Control for a high flow compression piston to optimize descent-oriented bump performance. This new damper is shared with Lyrik and BoXXer platforms and is the performance answer to spirited descents.
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Feature: Twenty6 Rallye Ti Pedal

Published Jul 30, 2009 at 15:14
Unless you live under a rock, you’ve probably heard about Twenty6 by now. Tyler started Twenty6 back in February of 2006. Every single component etched with the Twenty6 logo has been CNC’ed with tender loving care out of his home shop in Bozeman Montana. Twenty6 definitely has a reputation for making “jewelry like” aftermarket bike components and the Rallye pedal is no exception.
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SF Urban Riders – Bringing a Bike Park to San Francisco

Published May 27, 2009 at 14:12
Do you ever dream you could head out to the local park to play on a pump track, practice riding some skinnys, or take turns hitting some wall rides & jumps with your friends? Maybe you just wish there was well-made, legal singletrack within your city parks. SF Urban Riders has been hard at work, pushing those dreams that much closer to reality.
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RockShox SID® World Cup Evolves

Published May 26, 2009 at 6:44
News Source: Eric Schutt
Rockshox SID World Cup gets a significant update for model year 2010 affecting two parts of the SID chassis and shedding 110 grams. The crown and steerer evolved from the existing aluminum architecture to a hollow one-piece carbon fiber composition. The fork lowers are now full magnesium compared to the magnesium and carbon fiber combination found in the 2009 version. The all magnesium lowers continue to feature Power Bulges, which increase stiffness and bushing durability.
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SRAM and Breakaway Events host the Ashland 12-Mile Super D and 1st ever AVID Chainless Challenge

Published May 20, 2009 at 3:40
Since 2006, the small college town of Ashland Oregon, set in the picturesque mountains of Southern Oregon, has been host to some of the best All-Mountain racing in the North America. With the huge success of events like the Downieville Classic, “All-Mountain” racing is taking-off and bringing with it a vibe not felt since the early days of mountain bike racing.
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e*thirteen Andorra report

Published May 19, 2009 at 9:36
News Source: e*thirteen components
The third round of the Nissan World Cup action took place last weekend in the snow covered mountains of Vallnord, Andorra. Steve Peat and Sabrina Jonnier carried their momentum from last weekend’s World Cup in La Bresse, France and earned top spots in their respective categories. Fionn Griffith wins the Women’s 4X.
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Steve Peat Sets New Record in Andorra

Published May 18, 2009 at 9:48
News Source: Eric Schutt
Steve Peat claims his second consecutive World Cup Downhill victory this past weekend at the Vallnord bike park in Andorra. This win marks Peat’s 17th career win, and bests the long standing record held by Nicolas Vouilloz.
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SRAM Release: Pro Mountain Bike Gravity Tour

Published May 6, 2009 at 8:28
News Source: Eric Schutt
Congratulations to all the racers that competed in the new Pro Mountain Bike Gravity Tour (Pro GRT). While the Port Angeles course may have been a bit challenging for competitors to get there, racers were rewarded by a great course and excellent competition.
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Push Industries new web site

Published May 4, 2009 at 7:25
Just got word from Darren at Push Industries that they have a brand new web site, which went live last night. They now have an online store where you can place orders directly and comprehensive explanations for all the different suspension services they offer. While you're there, be sure to take the Facility Tour and check out their super sweet setup in Loveland Colorado - doesn't get much better than that.
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