Team BGB/MK Short Film Announced

Get your tickets early and grab your bag of popcorn, Team BGB-Mountain Khakis has joined forces with local N.C. based film makers, Dirt Passion (www.dirtpassion.com), to bring a short film featuring the team and each of its sponsors to the Summer Box Office near you. Well maybe the Box Office is a stretch, but going viral will work just fine.

Sam Anderson, Chris Annesi, and Jacob Teer (pictured below) are three very talented college students that all attend in the University of North Carolina Charlotte and whom call N.C. / Appalachian Mountains “my backyard.” Not only do they share the same passion each of us do, shreddin in the sticks, but also have made a name for themselves as film makers with the imminent release of “Finding Flow.” Finding Flow made its theatrical debut on February 26 locally at the UNCC Campus with a second local premiere to be held in Asheville, N.C. on Thursday March 29. The full 27 minute feature will be released the first week of April free online at Pinkbike. Catch a sneak peak glimpse of the full edit, the film trailer can be seen on Vimeo. We promise you will not be disappointed.

Chris Annesi, “2011 was a great year for us with filming Finding Flow, and now with that behind us we are really excited for the 2012 season. Starting out the year with the new crew (aka Dirt Passion), new projects have been in the works for a while and are something that we are extremely stoked about! We believe that with all professionalism should come fun and good times, which is something that Dirt Passion will be striving for in our edits. What better way of kicking it off with Team BGB-MK. We have been in contact with the Public Relations Director for the team, Jay Schultz, for quite some time planning this edit. Being able to work with a group whom are just as stoked to be in the mountains and around bikes as us is really all we could ask for.”

“We are so stoked to be able to work with the guys from Dirt Passion keeping it local and showing there is quality riding, not to mention talented film making, in North and South Carolina. This will be a great opportunity to get our sponsors, team, and riders some well-deserved exposure” said Jay Schultz, Marketing and Public Relations Director, Team BGB-Mountain Khakis. “They are a good group of characters that LOVE to just have a good time and most importantly, RIDE!”

Shooting of the Team BGB-MK short film will take place in April at a location that will not be named to protect to the guilty. The final 4 to 5 min edit of the Team BGB-MK edit is planned for May 2012, with the intent of making the rounds on the internet, Youtube, Vimeo, PinkBike, VitalMTB, etc. We’ll let everybody know when it’s “LIVE!”

Joining us in this MEGABLOCKBUSTER short film will be all of our 2012 sponsors: Mountain Khakis, Billy Goat Bikes, Rocky Mountain Bicycles, Loaded Precision Components, Black Market Bikes, Feedback Sports, Smith Optics, Zerode Bicycles, POC Sports, Suspension Experts, Dirt Passion.

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Fyxation Unveils the Mesa MP Pedal

  Milwaukee, WI – March 21, 2012 – Fyxation, a leading manufacturer of bicycle parts and

accessories, announced today the release of their Mesa MP replaceable pin thin platform pedal.

The Mesa MP (metal pin) caters to a diverse group of riders and adds to Fyxation's growing line

up of pedals.

Fyxation was founded in 2009 and is best known for their line of components targeted to the

urban cyclist. Fyxation first launched the Mesa pedal in 2010 as an affordable and durable thin

platform pedal . The original Mesa, which is still available and retails for $47.95, is made out

of an impact grade nylon body and includes smooth running sealed bearings, DU bushing, cro-

moly spindle and features molded in pins. The Mesa was widely adopted by urban cyclists as

it offered a durable wide platform with a thin profile which made it great for commuting, bike

polo and winter riding.

The Mesa MP uses the same durable construction as the original Mesa but now includes

replaceable steel pins for added grip and durability. Retail price for the Mesa MP is only $59.95.

Weighing in at only 351g/pair, the Mesa MP is a light and affordable alternative to the heavier

and higher priced alloy pedals that are currently on the market.

"We are pleased to welcome the Mesa MP to our growing family of bicycle parts”, says Nick

Ginster, Founder and General Manager of Fyxation. “When we launched the original Mesa the

response was overwhelming but we immediately received calls from customers and dealers

looking for a replaceable pin version for their mountain bikes and fat-bikes. Having a mountain

bike background myself, I saw the benefits that a light and affordable replaceable pin Mesa

pedal would offer our customers; not only for our core urban customer but also for people

looking for a thin, light and affordable replaceable pin platform pedal. Plus here in Wisconsin,

you need metal pins to grip your snowy boots, and an alloy pedal in winter tends to sucks the

heat right out of you. The first Mesa MP samples are still on my Winter bike and my feet have

never been warmer."

Specs.

- High impact nylon body built to take abuse
- Smooth running sealed bearing and DU bushing with a cro-moly spindle
- Installs with 15mm open-end wrench or 8mm hex wrench
- Replaceable steel pins for added grip
- Weight: 351g /pair
- Spindle thread: 9/16″

2012 UCI WC Round 1 Monster Energy Specialized Recap

The Monster Energy Specialized, Australian dynamic duo of Sam Hill and Troy Brosnan returned to World Cup racing this week after domination the Australian national series over the winter. Brosnan finished in 8th place on a track that catered to his pedalling strength, just over 5 seconds back. Hill crossed the line in 11th place, .8 seconds behind his teammate.

Cloudy skies met racers on race day here in Pietermariztburg, South Africa for the first round of the 2012 UCI MTB World Cup. The track dried up from the previous night's deluge and was rock hard and as fast as it had been all week by the time the top 30 men dropped in. Both Monster Energy Specialized riders rode their Specialized Demos with dropper posts to allow for brief relief during the infamous 40 second pedal here in SA.

Troy had this to say about his first official World Cup as an Elite racer; " My week went pretty good. Practice was a little bit wild but my race run went good. I pinned through top section as hard as I could and felt real fast and then pedalled harder than I thought I could at the mid section. I was feeling pretty strong at the bottom and pinned it as hard as I could. I had a mishap at the bottom and lost a bit of time, but still finished up in 8th. I got pretty good points so I just have to keep this confidence going into Val Di Sole. It'll be great to go to Europe fresh and strong and try and get my first World Cup win!"

Hill wasn't as excited about his result, but happy to be back racing and in one piece.  "My race went alright. I didn't get the result that I came here for but I got 11^th, so still not too bad. Hopefully the rest of the tracks this season will play to my strengths a bit more than this track. I feel like my fitness and my health is pretty good and I had a few moments up on top of the track, I think I almost hit a photographer somewhere in there. It was fun, just a really tough track to race on.  I'm not going to beat myself up over it, I saw stars at the end of the pedal! I'm ready to get to the tracks where I can hang it out a bit more and ride on the edge."

The team now gets a quick break at home, and then travels to America for the Sea Otter Classic in Monterey, California.