Trek World Racing Enters The Enduro Series For 2013

Following the recent announcement of the upcoming Enduro World Series, Trek World Racing is excited to confirm that the team will commit to the series. This follows today's signing of Justin Leov on a 2 year deal that will see the talented New Zealander focus on Enduro Racing. Justin recently retired from World Cup Downhill racing, but the new Enduro calendar provides the 28 year old with the perfect opportunity to extend his racing career.

Justin said today: "I'm really looking forward to racing a fresh new discipline, and being able to make it happen around my new career in building, with Trek Wor ld Racing providing me with all the support for my racing, is the ideal situation. It's a team that feels like family and I know the product and the staff so well, it's the exact support I'll need to compete at the highest level in Enduro."

The team will attend at least 4 rounds of the Enduro World Series where Justin will be on board his Trek Remedy and Slash machines. There will be other selected events like the Megavalanche, and Justin will be also be aiming to regain his title as the Crankworx Garbanzo winner. When the schedules permit, Justin will be lending a hand to his downhill team-mates trackside.

The team website www.trekworldracing.com will be updated with more information on the exact team schedule and co-sponsors in January.

2013 GT Factory Racing Brings on Next Generation of Talent

GT Factory Racing announced today the signing of two of Europe’s most dominant young riders to expand its champion downhill and enduro race team GT Factory Racing. Taylor Vernon of South Wales will join the world’s fastest downhill race team to train alongside Gee Atherton, Rachel Atherton, and Marc Beaumont, while Martin Maes from Belgium will join Dan Atherton on the enduro team.

“Taylor was first brought to our attention last year and we’ve seen him post some solid results in the under 16 sections this past season,” said Dan Brown, Team Director. “The team is on a roll right now with Rachel’s World Cup win, fastest team overall title and Gee taking podiums in every race. It feels like the right time for us to start to bring on some new young riders and we think that Taylor has the potential to become a major force on the World Cup scene.”

Vernon is 16 years old and will be racing on a GT Fury. During the season, he will focus on dominating the Junior World Cups and World Championships.

“Words can’t describe how stoked I am to be joining Dan, Gee, Rachel, and Marc on GT Factory Racing,” said Vernon. “I’m so excited about racing at the International and
World Cup level and know that I could not ask for a better or more experienced team of people to teach me all there is to know.”

On the enduro side, 15-year-old Martin Maes turned heads when he took 5th place overall at the Superenduro of Nations at Sauze d’Oulz. He will be riding a GT Force and focusing on the Enduro World Series.

“Nobody could quite believe it,” said Dan Atherton. “There isn’t a junior category in superenduro so this 15-year-old boy is just wasting some of the toughest and most experienced adult riders on the circuit. We are really excited about the Enduro World Series in 2013 and I’m stoked to have a new teammate with this much potential.”

“This opportunity feels like a dream come true,” said Maes. “I have the greatest admiration for Rachel,Dan, Gee and Marc and will be so happy to ride with them. My key objectives for 2013 are to brush up on my English and to listen to Dan’s recommendations to progress on my bike.”

Keep glued to athertonracing.co.uk for all the latest on the team as they enter the 2013 season.

2013 YT Tues DH LTD On Sale For 1 Day

Our TUES WC Limited project approaches the third round now. Our TUES 2.0 frame, which received multiple awards, is the base of the 2013 Limited Bikes.

With its new school race geometry, its variable wheel position and the V4L rear kinematics it is predestined to enhance the downhill bike.

Since many believe (as do we), that we have reached the top of the totem pole with our 2012 model, we are even more proud to offer an additional improvement with our 2013 model. Thanks to the collaboration with the companies BOS Suspension and E13, we were able to create a bike, which is probably no longer available with these amenities.

Ausstattungs-Highlights

• BOS Idylle RaRe Air Suspension Fork
• BOS Stoy RaRe Shock
• E13 LG1+ Wheel Set with Carbon Hubs and Scandium Rims
• LG1R Downhill Cranks and Chain Guide
• Sram X0 Derailleur and Gear Shift/ Avid XO Trail Brakes
• Renthal Stem and Handlebar

The shock spring tension will be adjusted to your personal weight and riding style. Reminiscent of the World Cup, a sticker with your name and the flag of your country will be added as an additional highlight. This represents a truly customized bike, just for you!

This is how it works:

• On the 12/12/2012 at 00.00 h the access to TUES 2.0 LTD bikes will be enabled in our Online-Shop. You will then have the possibility to order the bike.
  Caution: the e-mail sent automatically to you after your ordering action will only be a receipt of your order, and will not yet be a confirmation of your order! As we expect a high activity with this action, we will be able to send the actual order confirmations after the end of the action only (12/12/2012 at 24.00 h). Such an order confirmation will then assure you of a Tues 2.0 LTD bike within the following 24 hours.
• From the moment of this confirmation your order will then be mandatory, and the payment must be received into our account within 10 days, otherwise we would unfortunately be forced to cancel your order.
• Because various parts of this bike are manufactured based on your personal and individual conditions, the manufacturing process requires a certain time frame before your bike can be delivered. Your bike will be shipped in March of 2013. You will receive the exact shipment date 3 weeks prior to shipment.

Build Kit

• 7005-T6 alloy, virtual 4Link rear end
• BOS Stoy RaRe
• BOS Idylle RaRe Air
• 200mm / 208mm
• YT Taper
• Sram X0 10 speed
• Sram X0 10 speed
• E.13 LG1+
• Avid X0 trail
• 200mm/200mm
• E.13 LG1r Single 165 mm
• E.13 Guidering
• Sram PG-1070, 11-26 teeth
• E.13 BB
• E.13 LG1+ Wheels
• Maxxis Minion DH F, SuperTacky
• Maxxis Minion DH R, MaxxPro
• Renthal Integrated
• Renthal Fatbar
• SDG I-Beam
• SDG I-Fly
• w/o
• S, M, L
• 17,2 kg (w/o pedals)

2013 YT Tues LTD Order Here

Silverfish To Distribute DVO Suspension

DVO, which stands for Developed Suspension, may be a new name on the circuit, but with over 80 years of suspension manufacturing experience they are a brand already head and shoulders above the competition.

Formed with a desire to do things a little differently, Bryson Martin and his team of engineers and racers aim to put quality, detail and customer service first and foremost, and to deliver superior suspension products to the market. All of the team at DVO bring with them years of suspension and production experience and knowledge, and between them they have masterminded and been responsible for some of the most iconic mountain bike suspension forks ever produced.

The first product to be released by the company will be the much anticipated Emerald DH fork which is currently in the testing lab and will be the first inverted DH fork to hit the race track for a number of years.

“DVO Suspension is very excited to be working with one of the UK's best distributors, Silverfish. Their passion for the sport equals our own and we could tell from our first meeting that these guys were a perfect fit for DVO in the UK” said DVO’s General Manager John Pelino who himself joins DVO with over 16 years of suspension fork production experience and is a key member of the team who will launch their first forks midway through next season.

“We are very pleased to be working with the team at DVO and to be bringing their products to UK riders. The experience, passion for the sport, and depth of knowledge within the company is mind blowing and we cannot wait to work with these guys” said Silverfish UK Marketing Manager Pete Drew.

Brendan Fairclough And Red Bull Bring Us A 360 View Of The 2012 Hafjell UCI WC Track

The Scott11 team and Norwegian producers Making View strapped a specialist remoted-controlled on-board camera to leading rider Brendan Fairclough.

He and team-mates Floriane Pugin and Noel Niederberger set off down the mountain after official practice at the season-ending World Cup 2012 round in Norway, and they held nothing back…

Hafjell is an awesome location – the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup circus loves it so much after one visit that next year cross-country will join downhill on the scheduled Norway stop – and this video, a world-first for MTB, makes it look even better.

Start by following Floriane down the course, then swing round to see how Noel is doing behind – you can even look down and watch Brendan soaking up every bump on the track with a bird’s-eye view!

This really is downhill mountain biking as you’ve never seen it before – no wonder it was high-fives all round for the Scott11 guys at the bottom of the hill.

•Brendan Fairclough and his Scott11 team-mates take on the awesome downhill course at Hafjell Bike Park in Norway during the UCI World Cup in 2012
•Brendan Fairclough, born in 1988 and from Guildford, UK, joined the Scott11 team for 2012 after recovering from knee surgery and has enjoyed a solid World Cup season, as well as winning the iXS EDC round in Châtel, France.
•The video is a first in MTB, providing a unique and unparalleled 360-degree view of a downhill run, controlled directly by the viewer; even Brendan couldn’t get this view!
•Making View’s specialist remote-controlled 360-degree video camera weighs just 600g, meaning it was easily able to capture multiple views of Hafjell from Brendan’s helmet without affecting his ability to shred the course.
•Brendan Fairclough brings you this unique 360-degree POV video of the Hafjell MTB World Cup track, but it’s you who uses your mouse or keyboard to choose his viewpoint! Red Bull, Scott11, Velosolutions and film-makers Making View produced this world-first experience.

Watch It Here