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...

Videos...

Some video news to kick off the week! 

Firstly, Joe Maher has a new video up, riding the Radical Bikes indoor setup.  Drop those guys a line if you want to ride there.  £3.50 to ride, get in touch first to arrange it - too easy.



Secondly, the results for the GETcreative comp are now in!  

In Sponsored, Sean Watson took the win, with Nick Cooke in second and our very own Ali C in 3rd.  You can check out Ali's entry here, and see Sean's entry here:



In Novice, Jonathan Tollerud got 1st place, with Rob Harris second and Sam Nichols third.  Jon's video was a cool mix of traditional and streety trials, all on a nice looking Ashton build.



Congratulations to everyone involved, and especially to Ben Rowlands for pulling it all off.

The new BBB Varallo

Helmets are a pretty key safety item, and a good-fitting helmet is crucial.  However, if you're on a tighter budget it can be tricky finding a quality helmet that feels good to wear.  Fortunately, Dutch brand BBB have created their Varallo helmet, a mid-range helmet with some top-of-the-range features!  We were all impressed with the great feel of the helmet, aided by a fantastic EasyTwist retention system.  For more information, feel free to check out the website.

Win win win!

If you fancy a set of Trialtech SL Carbon Bars - who wouldn't?! - then head over to Trialtech's blog for details about how to win a free set of bars signed by Kenny Belaey!

New Adam Morewood video!

Adam Morewood has just picked up a sponsorship with Onza, and as part of that deal he's currently testing the brand new Genesis XS bike.  On his first ride on his new bike at Matlock Quarry, Adam filmed a little video - and here it is!

Magura delivery

We've just had a fresh delivery from Magura (or Mugrug, Magners or Maguru as they're also known), including a bunch of new 2005-style levers.  To check out the options we've got available, head over to the website!

New James Hyland video

Team rider James Hyland has been doing a spot of travelling over the summer to go ride some of the best spots in Europe, and this video is the result!  Some pretty serious moves.

New pedals, new deals...

So - these are a bit nice...

The new Hope F20 pedals are as pimp as you'd expect from those guys in Barnoldswick.  A body fully CNC machined from a billet of 2014 T6 alloy with a heat-treated Cr-mo axle, combined with 3 sealed bearings and Norglide bushings in each pedal, make them as tough as they are nice.  All good!

We've also got a new weekend discount code - ideal for those cold nights...

Stan's Echo Pure SL

Stan has some shiny new bits on his bike, including the new K2 Forged Stem and TNN ADM pads, so we thought we'd grab a quick photo of his bike - fresh from winning the Elite category (and 3rd overall for the season) at the last round of the British Trials Cup last weekend.  Genuinely Shipley mud on show...

More new bits!

Continuing the 'New stuff' theme, we've got the latest Try-All K2/NoWar products in stock.  These include the new K2 Forged Stem, K2 Rear Hub and Single Cage Titanium Pedals.

The K2 Forged Stem is available in the ever-popular 150mm size (with 32° rise) which is pretty much spot-on for most 20" bikes, as well as the latest generation of high BB 24" and 26" bikes.  The main draw of the new stem is the different bar clamp system which features two split-rings that clamp your bars.  The advantage of this is much easier installation for higher rise bars which previously required having to splay open the clamping part of the 3D Forged stem.  This new system gives a nice, wide clamping area and makes putting your bars on easier - all good.

The K2 Rear Hub is an evolution of the previous 'H'116 hub, this time featuring great quality bearings and a slotted hub shell to save weight.

And lastly, the Single Cage Titanium Pedals - some of the lightest pedals out there.

Fast times...

Mondays are usually our busiest day as we catch up with weekend orders and e-mails, and it got a lot busier when we received a selection of new parts too!  First up, we've got the brand new TNN Engineering ADMs, TNN Engineering ADVs and TNN Engineering AD Refills.

These pads are named after Andrew Dickey, who you may have seen in  his Black Bike and Elemental videos:





They were tested with Andrew and many other of TNN's team, including our very own Cap, Stan Shaw and Joe Maher.  You can see Joe putting his through their paces in his recent GETcreative video entry: