DOWNIEVILLE CLASSIC 2013

Downieville is a small town on route 49 in Northern California, gold rush country and holds a very interesting race, one that I    have wanted to do for some time now. It's a stage race which is held over two days, Saturday is Cross Country day and          Sunday is downhill day, the the rules say it must be on the same bike and with the same setup and weight.

THE NEW TALLBOY 2 - MORE - BETTer

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When Santa Cruz launched their Tallboy a few years ago I couldn't wait to ride it,

CONTACTING AND KEEPING UP

I have been told recently that this blog may be better if i had a twitter link or something like instagram, truth is i do, but realise that it needs to be more prominent. In the mean time my Twitter name is w90joe and my Instagram link is also w90joe where photos and tweets can be accessed quickly.
Cheers Joe.

FORT WILLIAM DOWNHILL WORLD CUP INTRO

If there are any Mountain Bikers out there who have not experienced the atmosphere of the Fort William Downhill World Cup you really do not know what you are missing. It is happening this weekend from Friday until Sunday and some of the biggest names in MTB are going to be in attendance.

Santa Cruz have their complete new bike range on show for all to see and the DH team expect to do well.

It really needs to be on any self respecting Mountain Bikers bucket list and there hasn't been a better time to do it, here's a short video of what it's about FUN AT THE FORT. See you there!

TWEEDLOVE FESTIVAL AND SANTA CRUZ BIKE LAUNCH

There are many good trail centres to visit in the UK some of the best are north of the border in Scotland, I haven't been to all of them (something I plan to change) but...........

STEEL CITY DOWNHILL

Photo courtesy of Jim McKay from Evenort.

For many years now I have been involved with Steve Peat and the last few years I have helped with

TAZMON TO BRONSON

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The other day a guy told me he thought that Santa Cruz had too many bikes in their range, to which I replied