Another Rumour...

Is that Ben will soon be rocking a Arc Hardtail with a Tioga Disk Wheel.

Ready for the FTF Wed Night Ride?

But Rhino isn't missing out, he has finally got his new commuter...

Rumour Mill

The big rumour running around is that Ben and I have got ahold of a custom yeti asr tandem for some upcoming races.
Only a rumour.

Upgrades....

Tim McGrath has joined the tribe....

Art shots...

Lookin good

Rides like a dream...


In other news, Bellie has proven that minimal training can still get results. After some early back issues he rallied to end up 2nd at the Scott 24 hour. Unreal.

No Scott 24 For Us

guess most will already know but to confirm, Ryan and I will not be doing the Scott24 as a pair this year. After the Taupo 12 hour we were unsure of our fitness but still sort of keen to race.

We'd already kinda decided that it wasn't going to happen due to work, money, riding, travel etc when James, Spoke(n)s other mechanic, had a bad accident on the roadbike. Thankfully he is fine, now out of hospital and on the mend. For those that haven't heard the story, James clipped a bus that was parked along beach road early one morning. He broke ribs, scapula and punctured his lung.

Something unbelievable to come out of the accident is that the bus company are suing james for the damage he did, with his chest, to the back of the bus.....

SO to the bus company we say.........

Ay Up.....Update

Andrew from AyUp has picked up a new Race Truck. A landrover defender, that so far has the AyUp logo on the side.....and then more decals coming.

He picked it up in Perth, and is taking his time driving it back to Bris.....
Wonder when Ben and I get the chance to PimP this ride to a race....
At least we won't get lost, not with a bright orange truck...

Local XC Race

While Russ/Ben were racing in VIC, I was up racing my Yeti at the local XC race in Mt Crosby. A slight extension of the course from last time, with an addition of a a rocky singletrack downhill 9instead of a plain fireroad descent) helped keep the amusement levels high.

The legs were a little heavy from the previous day, but as the race went on, the legs started to get better. I tried to maintain a steady pace on the the climbs, and really try to make up time in the tight and twisty.

The end result was a good one, with top spot on the box with my name on it...
I am up for new race wheels, and I got to borrow some ROVAL wheels for the race. Quite light, and the stiffness was surprising. They changed my ARC hardtail into a very responsive weapon..
And with the XC race starting at 8am, and all over by 9ish.....i was home early, cleaned then beast.....and let it play in the backyard.

Bendigo 6 hour

Yeti Australia takes 1st place Male Pairs.


Taking advantage of a Felt Racing flat tyre on lap 2, Russell and I took the lead early in the race and managed to hold off all.
Perfect weather and an awesome course made for great racing. Unfortunately for the Bendigo Club a timing program meltdown meant no progress results and a honesty system had to be used to decide the winners in each category.
Hopefully they can salvage something for those interested in individual lap times.
Congrats to John Claxton and Jess Douglas winning the solo classes.

More photos if i can finds any.