Shiny and new!

Stan's got himself a pretty sweet new setup courtesy of his latest sponsors Stan, and in part due to a shiny new CNC-machined 2005-style brake lever he received today.  Once we've given it a bit of a test here we'll hopefully have them available on the site!

Stan's brake uses a selection of Stan Barbed Fittings, Shroud Nuts and M5/M6 bolts, an '04/'05 Pivot Bolt , a Trialtech Sport Splitter and some TNN ADM pads.

SanTart's Advent Calendar

SanTart's Advent Calendar is on the way... Keep your eyes peeled for more info shortly.

Trialtech SL Bar Giveaway!

In case you haven't entered yet, there's still a little time remaining for Trialtech's SL Carbon Bar Giveaway!  A great opportunity to get your hands on some awesome bars, simply for spotting Mr. Kenny Belaey lurking on Trialtech's website...

Extreme Mountain Bike Show

We've supported the Extreme Mountain Bike Show guys for the past few seasons, and this year they got a chance to head back to the Dirt Bike Show to put on some demos.  Danny put together a little video of their time there, and here it is!

Koxx Sky 3 range

New for 2013, the Koxx Sky 3 Range feature the new Sky 3 26" Frame and the Sky 3 20" Frame.

The Sky 3 26" Frame features the same basic design as the previous Sky 2 frame, but with slightly updated geometry (a slightly lower BB and steeper head angle) and totally new graphics.

The Sky 3 20" Frame again features the same basic design as the previous generation of Sky frame, but has a slightly steeper head angle which in turn gives a shorter wheelbase but slightly extended reach.  It also shares the same great new graphics as it's bigger brother!

New TartyBikes clothing range!

We decided it was time to freshen up our clothing line a little, and as a result of that we're pleased to announce we've got a fresh colour (as chosen by fans of our Facebook page) in our V3 T-shirt, a new Long sleeve T-shirt and a new V2 Hoody!

Both T-shirts and the hoodies are printed on new types of shirt/hoody, giving a better fit than previously.  We tried a few different types of T-shirt and hoody and felt that these gave the best overall comfort and fit, especially with riding in mind.  Hopefully you'll agree!

Bargain.

We've just added some new 19" rear wheels to our website in the form of the Echo/Try-All Sealed Rear 19" wheel.  A great wheel at a great price!  Available in both Disc and Non-Disc versions, who whichever braking option you're using you're covered.

In other news, keep an eye on our Facebook page for the latest Weekend Offer - the discount this week is 20%, but you'll have to stay tuned to find out what on...

Shimano Saint 2013 brakes

We're happy to announce a new product in our catalogue, the Shimano Saint M820 2013 Brakes!  The previous incarnation of the Saints were super popular with DH and freeride guys, but they also found their way onto quite a few trials bikes too. 

The 2013 model build on the success of the earlier brakes and see the inclusion of an improved hinged bar clamp, revised cooling tech on the caliper and the use of their Servo Wave technology in the lever.  This system is based on last year's tried-and-tested XTR brakes and is an improvement over the earlier generations of Servo Wave lever Shimano have used on other brakes.  They're also fitted with tool-free lever reach and 'free stroke' adjusters making setup that little bit easier.

The main draw is the super powerful quad ceramic piston design.  This setup makes the Saints some of the most powerful brakes on the market today, and more than up to trials use.  Using the correct sized adaptor, you can run anything from a 160mm rotor upwards so you should be able to use virtually any rotor you require for your setup.

Ideal!

The new Onza Zoot Dual Disc complete bike!

Onza have announced an exciting new addition to their range before Christmas in the form of the Onza Zoot Dual Disc 24" Bike!

The Zoot Dual Disc features a few upgrades compared to the Zoot - aside from the addition of a pair of Avid BB5 Cable Disc Brakes front and rear! - including sealed bearing hubs front and rear, a sealed bearing headset and a new forged stem.  All that extra for only £150 more than the standard Zoot - the Zoot Dual Disc has an RRP of £699, complete with all the usual Free Items you'd expect!

They're due in early December, but if you'd like to be e-mailed as soon as they're in stock, head to the site, click the 'Contact Me When Back In Stock' button and then automatically get e-mailed the moment they arrive.

Flipp's latest video!

Flipp's rate of progression has always been alarming, and not much has changed about that for this video!  Big trials moves mixed in with some technical BMX-inspired lines - a good combo.  Some good clips of Josh too!  Whilst filming for this Josh was dealing with a troublesome shoulder injury, so the size of those gaps is even more impressive.

New Red Bull video

Danny Macaskill got to head to California recently to take part in a new Red Bull project, and here is the end result.  Pretty crazy!

Night rider

Last week, Twitter phenomenon Danny Butler came by the warehouse for a ride after hours with Cap, Stan and Matt.  While here Danny got a chance to play around with our sleeper setup and hook stack, getting this sidehop clean to two after a couple of goes.

If you use Twitter, you can follow Danny here, and us here!

Newsletter and bearing news...

Our November Newsletter just got sent out to 12,000 customers - if you've subscribed and haven't spotted it yet, check your Spam folder too!  Some great deals in there, including this deal for Kenda tubes...

If you aren't signed up for the newsletter yet but would like to get involved (our December/Xmas Newsletters might tickle your fancy!), you can click here to subscribe.

Other than that, we've got some good news for you guys out there running frames with Spanish/press-fit BBs (e.g. the later model Echo, ZOO! and GU frames) - we've now got the FlyBikes Spanish BB Bearings in stock.  They feature a 'full compliment' bearing system (twice the amount of ball bearings compared to the standard Echo models) which makes them last longer as well as keeping them nice and smooth.  A bargain at £12 too!

Stan & Adam @ Shipley

Making the most of those symbols in title to help improve productivity by 23%.  That's how we do. 

Fortunately, Adam and Stan weren't quite as Serious Business on Sunday and managed to film this chilled video from Shipley Glen. 



Gotta love that dual disc mod sound!

GoPro HD Hero 3 White and Silver Edition - in stock

We've just taken delivery of the GoPro HD Hero 3 White Edition and GoPro HD Hero 3 Silver Edition cameras, and they are piiiimp.  Building upon the success of the GoPro HD Hero and HD Hero 2 cameras, the HD Hero 3s offer improved performance throughout.  Check out the product pages for more info!

For those interested, the GoPro HD Hero 3 Black Edition cameras will hopefully be arriving with us in early December.

Win a GoPro HD Hero 2!

If you'd like to win a GoPro HD Hero 2 Outdoor Edition, click here to check out our newest competition.

Too easy!

Cap's summer video!

Apart from building bikes in the workshop, Cap got up to quite a bit of riding this summer.  Thanks to the GoPro HD Hero 2 he bought earlier this year, he was able to get this video filmed!  All the usual you'd expect from Cap - big moves, comedy crashes and some Blackpool sun...