Archive for November, 2004

New Skate Park INDOORS!!!

Tuesday, November 23rd, 2004

This place sounds like its going to have it all!!!

This place is going to have everything from ramps, paintball, a climbing wall, FOAM PIT, to a custom geek out gaming room. Opening soon, December 4th it should be a pretty killer place to check out the Washington rippers throw down some new flava. Heres a quick pick of what part of it will look like.

For more information check out the website THRILL-ZONE.COM

The Gathering

Tuesday, November 16th, 2004

Gohuckyourself.com is hosting a unique and history making MTB competition you do not want to miss! We are organizing a rider created competition which celebrates the progressing styles of our sport. We are hoping for your participation to make this one of the first “Must Go” events of the 2005 season.

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The Gathering will be held on January 21 & 22 2005. A DJ competition will be held on Friday at Renton Motorcycle’s Wide Open Sports Arena, an amazing indoor motorcross facility where riders will huck over a custom designed course with some real creative options. You can see this venue at www.wideopensportsarena.com. The park competition will be held on Saturday at Skatebarn West in Renton, WA. Log on to www.skatebarn.com for pics of the park. Both venues are very close to hotels, bars, restaurants, approx. 15 minutes from the airport, and are about a block apart from one another. Incredibly both events will be indoors!

A cash purse will be awarded to the top three riders in each Open Class event, with a bonus to the Overall Champion. Amateurs will receive top notch prizes for the top three riders in each Amateur event, and the Overall Ametuer Champion will receive a Factory Sponsorship by Gohuckyourself.com.

Entry fee for the event will be $45 per night or $75 for both events. Registration is online.

SMT and a Burl Bashguard

Saturday, November 13th, 2004

Sprocket StallBurl Bash guardThe SMT guys live in Vancouver Washington and are some layed back guys. We finally met face to face at Interbike and they were happy to show us all their cool new stuff. These guys definately have a different angle on the engineering which is a nice change. Check out the Bashguard they make.
Burl Bash guardUnlike most bashguards which attach to your crank, the CODE 240 attaches to the bottom bracket, where the mounting plate prevents the chain from falling or locking up in the chainstay. The CODE 240 is made entirely of UHMW and can withstand high impacts and abuse from mountain and freestyle biking. UHMW (Ultra High Molecular Weight) Plastic has a coefficient of friction that rivals Teflon but will outperform PTFE in abrasion resistance by a ratio of 30 to 1. Your chainrings and bottom bracket are protected against impacts on logs, concrete, rocks, metal, or whatever you choose to assault. No more missing teeth!!! 

I cant say the same for JB though. Rock rings may protect your chainrings, but a high impact WITHOUT the CODE 240 will warp the crank spider or bend the bottom bracket. Available for 22-32-44, 28-38-46, 28-38-46 chainring setups. Custom bashguards and chain-tensioners also available. A review on this product is soon to follow this article.