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15% Off Gary Fisher Hi Fi - All models!

Now is your chance to get hold of a Gary Fisher Hi Fi. We are taking a massive 15% off the entire range of current model Hi Fi bikes. Not last season, last year. Not bikes we are stuck with but the whole range of Gary Fisher Hi Fi bikes…………….Good times!

Posted by crusty @ 7:10 am 17 Jun 2009

Shop Ride Cancelled

Due to the obvious crazy weather over the last few days the shop ride is cancelled.

Use this time to brush up on you knowledge of Australian historic stamps, or dust off some old records and enjoy a hot chocolate in front of the fire.  We’ll see you next week……

Posted by crusty @ 5:02 am 01 Jul 2009

RACE REPORT ROUND 5 VIC ENDURO 6 HOUR

Racing kicked off at 9am, one hour early for the Upper Beaconsfield round on the shortest day of the year. After much persuasion, Mark finally decided to join Dion and myself (Sav) on a flying 3 team. Whoo hoo.

“The course was a little damp on the warm up lap, but after a few hundred riders had been over it conditions were perfect.Mark had put his hand up for first lap honors and was not getting any resistance from Dion or me. He came out of the blocks with a flyer that put us in a good position on a course that had a lot of work since last year’s race, with virtually no fire road and maybe just a tad more climbing than I cared to remember.

The day was running very smoothly with Mark and Dion putting in good times with a bit of style and flare (see video footage) until the end of lap six when Dion came into transition and Mark was no where to be seen.

I ran back to camp and grabbed my ride and headed to the track, still feeling a bit secondhand from my last lap.

When I got back to transition our lead had slipped back to twenty seconds. Things were a little tight, but with another strong effort by the lads, it was extending once again. All was back on track until Dion’s pedal broke, as luck would have it right beside where we were set up. The next two minutes were too funny, with a pedal being ripped off one bike. Dion’s broken pedal was not coming off his bike. Mark’s bike being grabbed it now only having one peddle and so on. I’m sure you get the picture. All this while our newly extended lead was evaporating. There was a whole lot of  “Quick grab that one”, “What if we?”, “The other one”, “Where is that thingy!”.

The last two laps were hard work, good fun racing with maybe the occasional look over one’s shoulder. We ended up about three minutes ahead of 2^nd place. Unfortunately, my dream of winning a flashing light was not realized. But there is always next time.

 Thanks to Mark and Dion for a great day and lots of laughs. Thanks to My Mountain crew - Mark, Scott, Tyrone, Will and Ali for all the help and support throughout the year. Looking forward to a busy second half. See you soon.

Posted by crusty @ 11:36 pm 25 Jun 2009

Night racing is totally rad!

The first two rounds of the friday night races at the You Yangs have taken place. This was my first opportunity to put the new light to the test - The Photon Max Extreme, and it is good times - super bright.

Both weeks the race has been down on the flat side of the You Yangs, Kuurajong area. This is an awesome place to race at night. Not too many hills and lots of winding in and out of the trees on about 90% single track.  At the end of the 14km loop, both weeks, we’ve had a massive sprint to the finish between three of us and i have been able to pip them at the post for the wins in A grade.  There are another 4 rounds of the night races to go. Hope to see you there.

John

Posted by johnnyturbo @ 6:59 am 17 Jun 2009