2011 Magura HS33s

We were lucky enough to be shown the 2-finger and 4-finger HS33 brakes today for release later this year - there are a few obvious changes from the 2005 levers, making the brake much more functional than previously. With a re-designed lever body constructed out of Magura's own material, the actual body itself is stronger than ever, and a totally redesigned TPA means that almost all aspects of the lever have been improved. There are also a few neat features like a re-designed bleed port and a change in the fitting-style of the hoses - when the brake is officially launched we'll be able to show more, but until then these will have to do! From now on, all HS33s will feature a silver lever body with a choice of 4 colours of snap-on lever cover (black, silver, red or yellow), and the HS11s will feature a black body instead.

Most of the HS33s on sale right now have the updated shape slave cylinders, so a few of you might be familiar with them already.

When the brakes are officially launched we will be stocking these new models, and as a result full details with more detailed photos & information will be released on the site as soon as possible.

Stan doing things.

Stan has a few more photos up on his Rider Page. Go and look at him being all black and white.

Atomz Elitis range cont'd...

The Elitis rims are available now. The rears are about 40g lighter per rim than the hOles rims...

Atomz Elitis range

Slowly but surely, the new Atomz Elitis range is going up on the site. Click here to view it.

Also new from Gusset...

The Bastard grips have long been a big seller, and also happen to be Gav's favourite product name. Immature? Us?

Anyway - they're now also available in burgundy and purple to match yet more setups. The purple is quite a nice match with Deng's purple anodised parts. Hint hint.

New from Gusset...

Pivotal seats galore!

New from Conti...

Brand new from Continental - the Trial King and Trial Queen.

The Trial Queen is a combo of the carcass of the 2.2" Rubber Queen, with the Apex sidewalls of the 2.4", with the soft compound of the Der Kaiser/Rain King tyres. 3 way combo win!



The Trial King is a combo of the carcass of the 2.2" Mountain King, with the Apex sidewalls of the 2.4", with the soft compound of the Der Kaiser/Rain King tyres. Additional 3 way combo win!

Downer...

Fare thee well, Rainbow Bike. Moving on to pastures new, and a loving home.

New products and new media!

By the way, I mean "new media" as in "a cool new video" rather than the turdy university academic sense of the word.

Firstly - new products on the home page, as well as some re-stocks of popular older items.

Inspired team rider Sean Watson also has a sweet new brakeless vid out - only a couple of months after his last but with plenty of signs of improvement already. Good stuff!

Gav and Hat

Want to win some stuff?

Inspired Bicycles and Digdeep are offering you the chance to win a prize worth over a £1000!

Lee Quarry

Lee Quarry is approximately as much fun as a barrel full of monkeys. That's a lot of fun, in case you were in any doubt. They've created a little video advert type thing featuring some XC and trail riding, but also some clips of Stan and Ali C. Only a couple of lines, but the video does show some of the other fun stuff there too. There's so many bits to explore - especially for trials - that it's definitely worth a visit!



There's also the Singletrack Weekender this weekend, which features a 3-part comp involving some trials sections, a DH race and an XC race - the catch being that you have to use the same bike for all parts of it. As a result, if you're a trials rider who also happens to pootle about on a "proper" bike from time to time, you're in with a chance... Click here for details.

Big time?

Ali C had to cruise down to London a few months ago to get filmed stealing drinks from established cycling celebrities. This is the result - probably one of the better trials/"stunt" riding related adverts so far?

New T-shirt colours!

New T's are in, although Purple's still available.

Pro-Carbon Racing Downtube Protector

Brand new in, the Pro-Carbon Racing Downtube Protector is a super lightweight way of making your frame last longer. Stan's been (unintentionally!) hammering his for weeks now, and it's held up amazingly well. Just watch the video for proof!



More details available here.

Tarty Days Mini Teaser Video

Thanks to all who made Tarty Days happen - we had a great weekend and hope you did too!

Here's a small video we put together of a few clips of the water balance beam...

Tarty Days 2010 Teaser from TartyBikes on Vimeo.

Ali C - Spring 2010

Yeah, name change...

Ali riding, Mark's filming and editing. Filmed over 3 weekends in Feb/March 2010, all brakeless, all good!

Go here to view it.

Summer is here...?

We hope so!

TartyBikes Shorts now available, Gav not included.

COTW7

A few weeks late... but this one is pretty good, hehe.

TartyBikes Clip of the Week 7 from TartyBikes on Vimeo.

New products!

As you may of noticed on the TartyBikes homepage we have been busy updating the website with lots of new products.

One of the highlights include the new Neon Bow headset which looks great, is very light and amazing value.

Banners!

We've been stocking Koxx related banners for a while, but we now also have some Trialtech, Inspired and TartyBikes banners up for sale! Great for jazzing up a room or workshop...







...in other news, we've now got the new Echo TR pads in 'watermelon' and 'grape' flavours (or "Pink" and "Green" to use the proper names).

Profile Special Offer

We currently have various colours of the Profile Mini Cassette Hub on special offer whilst stocks last! Grab yourself one here.

Titanium goodness..

As you may of noticed, Echo are now producing some very nice parts in Titanium and here are a few more additions.

Ti Snail Cams, the nicest snail cams around?



Echo Cage Pedals with Titanium axles and bolts. The lightest Trials pedals on the market and by some way too!



Finally, not so much titanium, just a very pimp and well thought out lever to fit HS33 brakes.

Super light Try-All tyres!

Finally! We've now got these beauts in stock - weights are 969g (26" rear), 514g (26" front) and 888g (19").







Links: 26" rear, 26" front, 19".

Special Offers

We've had our Special Offers section going for a while now, but there are now over 70 items on offer and some great bargains to be had while stocks last.

Check them out here!

Tarty Days.

There's been some info on Trials-Forum about it, but the registration for the Tarty Days event in North Wales is now open.

Click here for details.

Born bars

Born's new carbon fibre risers are out. They're... er... "inspired" by another bar out there, but fractionally narrower. Available in red, yellow and (not available yet) white.

New French rubber (Pt.1)

Pt.1? Yeah, well, got the new Try-All tyres in too so they'll be up imminently. In the mean time, Michelin have a couple of new tyres that we reckon would go pretty well on a stock - the Wild Rock'r 2.4" rear and the Wild Grip'r 2.1" front. Good compound, pretty light, good reviews from riders using them so far - check 'em!

DOB 2010 rims

Want some light rims?

Look no further.



20", 19", 26" front and 26" rear.

'New' Rockman products.

We're gradually updating the site with all the 'new' and new Rockman parts we've now got in stock, including their 'new' rims, stems and pedals as well as their actually new Tractor frames. Hit up the home page to check them out.

Clip of the Week #6

We kinda forgot to do one last week, oops, so here's our latest one...

TartyBikes Clip of the Week 6 - Adam from TartyBikes on Vimeo.

Gav's Second Modelling Photoshoot

There are no words...









PS: Stress boobs, highly recommended.