DH positive (DH+) by Alessio T.

GWIN JOINS WORLD CHAMP MOSELEY, MULALLY, AND LEOV ON 2011 ROSTER

(Waterloo, WI & Malaga, Spain) – Trek World Racing welcomed
rising DH star Aaron Gwin (USA) at the team’s training camp
in Malaga, Spain, recently. The 2010 World Cup 4th place
finisher joins a program that features defending World Downhill
Champion Tracy Moseley (GRB), American podium threat Neko
Mulally (USA), and TWR veteran Justin Leov (NZL).

Resplendent in the team’s new camouflage livery, Gwin spent
the week acclimating himself to his team-issued Session 88 and
getting acquainted with his new teammates and team staff.
“It’s awesome being here with the whole crew,” Gwin said.
“This team is an amazing combination of talent, support, and
equipment and I feel great going into this season.” When asked
what his goals were for the 2011 season, the newest member of
Trek World Racing simply replied “the world.”

Fresh off of her Cape Verde title run, it was during team
camp that Moseley received her 2011 custom-painted world
championship Session 88, which proudly displays her wellearned
rainbow stripes across the seat stays.
“2010 will be hard to top but I’ve got a lot of things I still want to
do in this sport,” Moseley stated. “Cape Verde was an amazing
start and I’m looking forward to defending the stripes when the
World Cup season kicks off.”

Trek World Racing’s downhill riders will race the 2011 season
aboard the Trek Session 88 with new TWR paint job!

Maria Michalogiannaki supported by Cyclist.gr.

Unior Tools Team ready for the new season racing some World Cup and IXS cup races
NEW SLOVENIAN GRAVITY UCI MTB TEAM supported by TREK Bikes.

Selection of best Slovenian DH and 4X riders will start new season in white and blue jerseys of new UCI MTB team Unior Tools Team. They are joined by Greek female downhill champion Maria Michalogiannaki supported this year by the Greek Trek Importer Cyclist.gr.

Team riders had together won countless national championships and already made impact on the international scene. Maria Michalogiannaki aka Lady M is the faster Greek female rider with good results on European scene. In 2010 she came back to the racing scene after big injury and had a lot of bad luck with wet courses (she just can't train that at home), but for 2011 we expect good results from her.

Unior Tools Team roster for season 2011:

Ladies: Neža Knez (SLO,4X-BMX), Maria Michalogiannaki (Greece, DH)

Men: Nejc Rutar (SLO,DH), Harry Heath (UK,DH), Žiga Pandur (SLO, DH)

Team is lead by team managers Tine Mahkovec, bikes will be kept in shape by mechanic Rok Jurca; media officer is Grega Stopar.

Official web site of the team is www.uniortoolsteam.com

here some photos of Maria with the new ride!!! WELCOME IN DH+ FAMILY !!!! good luck for the racing season!

here a nive video adited by Tomasz about Maria and the Minoan Camp Girlz

Minoan camp GIRLZ - promo from Tomasz Krzysztofik on Vimeo.

VCA 2011 Chile Downtown (Live on Sunday)

Live here Sundat at 6pm (Greek time,+2GMT)

vca2011 on livestream.com. Broadcast Live Free

YOU CAN SEE IT LIVE HERE TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

here the course preview made by CG himself!

MomentuM mtb academy

sponsored by: TREK bikes, KONA bikes, TRANSITION bikes, EL GALLO components

teachers-instructors:
-Alessio Toninelli,
-Marios Papasimakopoulos
...and more special guests !!!

private and group riding lesson:
all mountain
freeride
downhill
introducing to racing

ride SAFER, ride FASTER...have MORE FUN

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DownMall 2011 this Saturday! LIVE

The third happening of DownMall “devastation” of chosen shopping centre by crazy group of bikers is quickly approaching. It became a tradition that this unconventional and in the world unique race right inside the shopping centre, full of madly shopping customers, moves its happening from year to year. After the shopping centre Delta and Plaza in Liberec there is not just the change of shopping centre but the town too! DownMall 2011 is heading to Palác Flora in Prague this year!

Palác Flora offers again very attractive and challenging mall of 4 floors just perfect for the race. If you remember, the last race in Plaza shopping centre took the start at the local discotheque club. This year the start will be in the vestibule of the Palace cinema on the highest floor of the shopping centre. The race will then continue by the passage round the inside gallery on each floor of the shopping centre. The very popular escalators and the finish drop won’t be of course missing. For the audience there is prepared 5 cameras shooting the whole race that will be aired through LCD screens placed throughout the whole shopping centre.

ESCADAS de SANTOS 2011 (first 4 places run videos)

La Escadas de Santos is the most important urban Dh of Brasil. The 2011 edition has been won by Mario Jarrin (Ecuador), 2nd Cedric Gracia,3rd Djone Fornari e 4th Chris Van Dine.

Last year winner Filip Polc had a crash in the qualify run

Dirt TV Finally2 ( first 3 parts)

Trek Session 88 2011...intro Video

DirtTV presents Finally...2 and is magic!!!

Elasona 3rd Bike Park Cup documented by Manic Side

going crazy and wet in Elassona! nice video from the Manic side!!!

BlacX seat post !

The Jewel AM is just perfect. 110mm travel, super lite and incredible quality ! proudly made in Spain!

...more details here....and soon in Greece!!!

from WYN TV !!! New Zealand craziness !

Cosmetic Laser.gr

With the laser you can remove moles, tatoos and more...

European Championship 2011....

the European championship in Zermatt has been cancelled

Orbea Rallon tested by DH+ (vid.inside)

Orbea Rallon. Is it the ultimete All Mountain Bike ? let's see...

well done Orbea, it is looking good and riding even better!

(the bike in the test is a Rallon 50 , full review here )

Because Gravity is our friend! Freeski best vid. of 2010

The way I see it - teaser MSP 2010

Winter riding....snow in Athens

Snow in Thens is so rare that..... I had to go and ride!!!! Unfortunately my GoPro was pointing to low.... but is a nice souvenir from this day colored in white!

Session 88 2011 raced, tested and LOVED

Hi guys! The new Session 88 arrived a week ago and we took it to race they day after we finished building it !!!
I'm very happy with my race result ( 6th Elite ), considering also one year of not racing activity.

... but not happy about the race course, was just not a real DH and was very short, but ok, I'm not here to talk about Elassona DH cup , but about the NEW RIDE !

First of all the size, this bike is a Large and this year Trek offers S, M, L and...XL this is really good because finally all the riders can have the perfect frame size, last year Medium was a bit to small for me (182cm tall) and the Large a bit to big...

We built this Session88 Large frame with the same components I had last year on the 2010 model, so you can see last year review to refresh your memory and see some details....simply, the BEST stuff around!

Sram X0, Fox 40 fork, Elixir mag cr brakes, Bontrager Big Earl Wheels, etc... all works amazingly!

So let's focus on the FRAME and the rear shock:
The frame it looks stronger and stiffer and...IT IS! At high speed, rocky sections, drops and jumps you feel it much more stable compare to the 2010, making this bike one of the most stable I've ever ridden even keeping the famous Session agility, lightness and pedaling attitude.
It turns like a BMX , it speeds like a Motocross and pedal like an all mountain bike ! I was very impressed and not only me, also a spectator came to me to say: "man, your bike is just so much smoother and stable of the others !!!"
the read shock has been tuned by Trek technology department with a different boost valve and the result is CRAZY! the bike doesn't bounce and the rear wheel is always in traction. This shock works even if is passing over a microscopic ant hihih !!! And thanks to the Full Floater System the travel feels like infinite !

I'm very happy with the frame protector also, finally no "ding ding" stone noise and damage risks on the down tube.....
Last thing that impressed me is the fact that the bike is completely NOISELESS even rolling over the most rocky sections, it's so silent that you feel you are going to slow and you find yourself pushing and pedaling.....

I'm scared to say...Trek did it again! they've made a perfect bike, probably the best I've ever ridden, now......I have no excuses !!!
I HAVE TO FLY !

Session 88 and 8 2011 first arriving

I'm back to Greece and this is the surprise that was waiting for me...the first of the Session 88 2011 is arrived and is so nice, stronger and better ( if possible ) that the last year model !

Now the Team replica frames are on the way... SOON THE FIRST TEST RIDE !

.... now enjoy Brandon having fun with it watching this amazing video...

The baby of the DH family, the SESSION 8 is ready to fly over Greeks rocks as well , have a look of the first photos!

It's looking amazing is his new matte black/red color!

Travis Pastrana Documentary

no matter what kind of wheels you are riding! Travis is a Hero for everybody !