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  1. sirbikealot

    Cam, Sam, Nico and their new Lapierre Kit

    its coming, but it won't happen in 2011, you can buy one from 1 of the many Lapierre dealers in Canada (if they have any left) and VPP/Horst never blocked anything, Lapierre holds the patent rights to their own OST and FPS2 virtual systems throughout europe (where santa cruz is magically...
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    Cam, Sam, Nico and their new Lapierre Kit

    Sam has already started his season winning the first round of the NZ natl series, Cam jumps into the next race. Should be an interesting year... Cam rippin his new ride. New Kit for the fella's
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    2011 UCI Mountain Bike Calendar

    Cdn nationals are the same weekend as Crankworx Whistler, nice scheduling guys , way to sink the national series
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    Cat out of the bag, new DH rider for Lapierre...

    I can finally let this meow out... DH rider Sam Blenkinsop had an excellent year, finishing 3rd overall in the World Cup rankings. Joining him for the 2011 season is fellow “Kiwi” Cameron Cole, who had a remarkable 2nd place finish at Fort William in 2010. Sam Flockhart, current European...
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    new Lapierre DH bikes

    haha, no but he certainly is one of the best at what he does BOS had a small hand in it through Nico but overwhelmingly it was the Lapierre crew, mostly Remi Gribaudo
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    new Lapierre DH bikes

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    2nd gen Leatt Brace Proto

    MIPS technology used exclusively by POC allowed a shear pin to release under rotational violence of a certain magnitude. When this shear pin releases it allows an inner liner to rotate in any direction necessary to counteract the rotational acceleration. it will move up to 20mm. All POC DH...
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    new Lapierre DH bikes

    How does it work? The idea is simple: a floating bb attached to the front triangle and linked to the rear swing arm, everything functioning in synchronization BUT independently - the pivot point is positioned to eliminate pedal bob while on a flat surface (calculated using a mathematical...
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    new Lapierre DH bikes

    Like? you'll just have to wait, information isn't public yet, but i thought it was a nice little nugget
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    new Lapierre DH bikes

    press fit bb's allow for manufacturer to design a wider stronger bb, therefore a stiffer interface and therefore less wear/tear/stress on the bb bearing vs an external system its proven there is plenty of empirical data to back it up, many of the top road bikes in the world (Trek Madone...
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    new Lapierre DH bikes

    Not Sure for the rest of the world but we have our pricing: DH 720 $5499cdn DH 920 $7799cdn Frame only with RC4 TBD but likely $2800cdn give or take ps- you're about to hear about another great signing to Lapierre, that DH team is going to be stacked!
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    LaPierre coming to CA

    honestly at your size you should really buy the larger of the two and any shop or bike fitter would recommend this size too however if your primary concern is to have a super flickable bike and proper fit for pedaling, climbing and power transmission are all secondary, get what you want which...
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    Does North America need another UCI points race?

    Its not qutie as daunting as it seems for a seasoned promoter but its certainly something where you would have at least hosted a State level series or championships. A lot of the support is mandatory and provided by the UCI and your countries cycling association (results secretary, commissaires...
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    Does North America need another UCI points race?

    yes a required purse is part of it but really just a small hurdle, it is the logistics, commissaires, technical guides etc etc etc that are the real work, there is certainly a large chunk of work to be done ahead of the event and also there are many more requirements at the event. from press...
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    Does North America need another UCI points race?

    According to USA Cycling in 2010 the US (outside of world cups and nationals) had only 2 races that met the criteria for UCI points, Crankworx Colorado DH race and Plattekill's Gravity Open in May. Do you think another race in North America would make sense?
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    Val Di Sole World Cup - Live Thread

    it sure is, lots of top tens but his first podium, many more to come i'm sure!
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    East Coast Open

    full race report here http://www.sirbikealotracing.com/index.php?categoryid=8&p2_articleid=67 more pics below Josh Toohill (Bike Sports racing) scrubbin 1st and 2nd congratulatin! Kyle Sangers (2010 US Open Junior Champ) chillin in the hotseat
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    East Coast Open

    The East Coast Open just finished up with a sunny day of racing after 2 days of wet practice. Over $10000 of cash and prizes were given away. In Pro men it was Rob Fraser (Trek Primary) Canada's #1 nationally ranked rider taking the big chq home! Full press release to follow. All pics by...
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    East Coast Open

    world longest freshwater beach! nice after a day of DH
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    East Coast Open

    Its the first year for this event so we are just getting it off the ground, but we already have a great purse and some amazing athletes attending, next year we will have a date with no conflicts and there will be plenty of big names there as we have already spoken with team managers. We hope...
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