2012 US Grand Prix Of MTB Calendar Announced

Escondido, California (February 22, 2012) – The ‘US Grand Prix of Mountain Biking’ is pleased to announce its race calendar for the 2012 season.  As the top national-level mountain bike calendar in the country, the MTB GP was created to consistently provide world-class athletes, as well as aspiring amateurs, with a competitive and fan-friendly atmosphere.

Dylan Dean, MTB GP Director, “I’m thrilled to be working with such great venues this year!  Having the ability to build up the new national series from scratch has been a long & hard road, but it’s great to see the final product come together.  With world class teams, racers, & industry supporting me, there is no limit to the potential!

The MTB GP kicks off in Port Angeles, Washington on April 28-29 with a stop at the NW Cup.  The second round of the series heads to the east coast the weekend before two North American World Cup rounds, with a stop at Sugarbush Resort in Warren, Vermont on June 16-17.  Following the World Cups, the MTB GP’s third round will take place at the Highland Bike Park in Northfield, New Hampshire on July 7-8.  The final round of the MTB GP will conclude back on the west coast the weekend before Crankworx on August 4-5 at Stevens Pass Resort in Skykomish, Washington.

Scott Tucker, NDub Productions, “We at the NW Cup are excited to take part in the inaugural US Grand Prix of MTB.  Gravity racing in the US is clearly on the road from obscurity on the world level, and a legit national points series is key in continuing on that path.  Dylan Dean has worked tirelessly to make this happen and I'm sure 2012 is just the tip of the iceberg.  See you at the races!”

Mark Hayes, Highland Bike Park, “Our first Grand Prix event at Highland Mountain Bike Park is shaping up to be our biggest race to date. The race comes just 1 week after the Windham World Cup event and if the stars are going to align it seems likely they will do it during the Grand Prix race at Highland.  We have worked with Dylan Dean in the past and he has proven to be the guy who can attract the racers. As a venue we need to prove that we can step it up so anticipate the Highland crew to add some new flavor to a course that seems to be a favorite among racers. It’s great to be working with Dylan Dean again and hosting a Grand Prix at Highland.”

 The MTB GP will recognize the top professional and junior cat 1 amateur (age 17-18) racers in downhill utilizing a new points structure, offering overall titles for pro and jr cat 1 categories.

US MTB GP Biking 2012 Calendar

• April 28-29 – NW Cup – Port Angeles, WA
• June 16-17 – Sugarbush Resort – Warren, VT
• July 7-8 – Highland Bike Park – Northfield, NH
• August 4-5 – NW Cup – Stevens Pass – Skykomish, WA

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2012 Intense Uzzi

The Uzzi has been our big travel ‘do it all’ bike for over 10 Years.  And over the years it has evolved into a very well refined long travel ‘all mountain’ bike. Just like the name suggests, the Uzzi is the weapon of choice for you to annihilate everything in your path.  Rocks, drops, corners, rubble, stubble, roots, toaster sized boulders, what ever gets in your way.  You will be victorious.  And just like all VPP bikes, it pedals like a dream.  To call it the ‘Swiss Army knife’ is an understatement.  Highlights include the 65-66 steering angle suited for faster cornering and greater control, refined suspension travel characteristics to suit all riders, and a re-engineered rear end to increase lateral stiffness without compromising the compliant feel that gives the superior ride quality Intense is so well known for.

We at Intense are constantly bombarded with requests from loyal patrons to release this bike, there are so many people that ‘love’ the Uzzi.

2012 Intense Uzzi

The Global Downhill Map

Are you a downhill mountain biker who likes to travel? Or have you
just got tired of your hometown downhill bike park? Then you should
check out the new iPhone app "The Global Downhill Map" from Kiwisurf
applications. It contains an interactive map which allows you to
discover new bike parks around the world. You have all the major bike
parks pinpointed on the map and the application allows you to show
your own position to see which parks are closest to you. When you
click a pinpoint you will get redirected to the park web site which
gives you information about opening hours, prices and such. This is
the most complete downhill bike park map yet, with over 330 bike
parks in the global version. The applications also
offers free updates and new bike parks are continuously added to the
map. This iPhone application will be a good tool for riders who are
about to embark on a mountain bike road trips this summer. Also for
the local rider who likes to ride some new tracks once in a while.

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X-Fusion Signs Multi-Time World Champ Anne-Caroline Chausson

X-Fusion Signs Multi-Time World Champ Anne-Caroline Chausson X-Fusion is pleased to announce the signing of 19-time World Champion Anne-Caroline Chausson. Chausson has been the most dominant female mountain biker in history, with an overwhelming 55 World Cup victories. Her talents are also not limited to 26-inch wheels. In 2008, she became the first female athlete to win an Olympic Gold Medal in BMX at Beijing Olympics. “Between Brian Lopes and now Anne-Caro, we have two of the most experienced, most dominant riders in the history of the sport,” says X-Fusion Marketing Manager John Hauer. “It’s no secret the X-Fusion brand is on the upswing, and we think the collaboration of both rider’s experience will help keep our development momentum rolling. On the racing front, we see that Enduro racing is rapidly growing in popularity and having two athletes that could climb a top a podium on any day is definitely assuring” Sponsoring the two Ibis athletes (Lopes and Chausson) also cements X-Fusion’s close relationship with another local Santa Cruz company, Ibis Cycles. Ibis introduced a line of “Special Blend” Mojo SL bikes this year that exclusively use X-Fusion suspension. For more information on X-Fusion please visit our website at www.xfusionshox.com. You can learn more about Anne-Caro Chausson and follow her throughout the year on her website, www.annecarochausson.com.

Enve Announces Twenty6 DH Rims

When the unconventional concept of a full carbon downhill clincher was presented, the idea was met with incredulous comments of, “it will never happen.”  But our thoughts were focused on achieving faster cornering speeds, direct lines, maximum durability, and responsive accelerations that were previously unachievable. We had to make it ENVE® worthy, and in 2011 when Steve Peat used the same set of race wheels all year, we figured the rims were ready. So here we are, after nearly two years on the world’s harshest courses under the world’s best riders, we are ready to offer this factory race technology to the world.

ENVE is proud to release the world’s first all carbon downhill rim...

Key Features:
DH specific 100% uni-direction carbon fiber construction provides:

• -Unprecedented tracking and cornering performance
• -Sizeable weight savings over DH specific alloy rims, most  DH specific alloy rims weigh between 580-660 grams
• -Improved stiffness over DH specific alloy rims

Proprietary Toughened Resin System:

• -Guarantees superior strength and impact resistance when
• compared to much heavier alloy rims
• -Dampens trail feedback

ENVE Patented Molded Spoke Hole Technology:

• -Virtually maintenance free wheel builds
• -Stronger spoke holes allow for higher spoke tensions

Specifications

DEPTH	31mm
WIDTH	30mm (21mm Internal)
WEIGHT: RIM	475g
WEIGHT: King ISO DH**	1843g
WEIGHT: DT440**	1865g
HOLE COUNT	32
ERD*	535
FINISH	UNI

ENVE DH RIMS