Camp of Champions in Whistler!

We have been involved with Camp of Champions since pretty much their first Season opening their bike camps. I spend more time on Skype laughing then I do getting anything done business wise with these guys, just take a look above at this years t-shirt design!

Stare into his eyes!

Then get on the Van to Whistler!

We are involved with the camp for one reason… an excuse to go to whistler more often! If I had a second reason it would be because it is just all about fun and riding a bike. No attitude or lame attempt to push a coolness factor, everyone is just hanging out with no agenda but to ride.

 

Eric Peterson, the man behind our April fool prank videos now hangs with camp all summer capturing the vibe, take a look.

Bonus factor to camp is that our factory riders, Casey Groves –Transition Bikes- and Alan Hepburn- Banshee Bikes are coaches alongside head coach Gareth Dyer so the kids get to watch pro slope style riders in the air dome and on the trails with them.

 

But it isn’t just for kids… If you look at the size of their ski and snowboard camps you get the idea of where the bike division is going, and if you are attending Crankworks this year it is going to be hard to miss COC and Straitline because we got something brewing…

Count how many time Ken says Adult week of Camp of Champions in that video… lol.

50 mm Boxxer shots and the sales pitch!

The New 50mm Boxxer is a design we made for those craving the longer cockpit. Almost the opposite of the moto inspired 28 mm Ultra this stem gets you a little lower on the front.

Your bars will be absolutely flush with the forks crown and for those wanting to go lower… get back into flat bars, I found you some online!

 

The 50 weighs in with all 8 fasteners at 140 grams! All the fasteners are high tensile 6 mm bolts with custom coned heads for weight savings plus we roll form all threads meaning they are 25% stronger than conventional tapping.

 

Do not want to over sell this stem, it is what it is, done in our style finish and remember that you MUST tighten the top two bolts first then the lower two bolts of this stem! It gives the stem a gap free flowy look and ensures that your bars will be clamped evenly leaving a small gap underside!

Get one that matches your bikes build scheme, watch this video I found on Decline Magazines site and go ride with it in your head!

Sales pitch over!

GOATSTYLE JAM!!

These two punks are chummy now but this weekend they will fight to the death for a chance to win a spot in Kokanee Crankworxs Slopestyle!

Casey Groves is actually there building the course with Dustin Greenhall as we speak and Alan Hepburn is warming up in Kamloops BC, on his way to the GOATSTYLE!

So winner takes all event, the big prize is a guaranteed spot in the Slopestyle with the whole world watching. Last Year Casey won the VW best trick award and over rotated a massive 360 step down scaring the crowd as he laid limp getting his bearings back. But then he got up, true story!

 

 

Our view from last years Crankworxs

 

 

But check out this Goatstyle Course, it seems like this Event will become the place to be from here on out! Best of luck to everyone!

Check out the update HERE!

Team Pinkbike / Devinci at the Canada Cup Bromont

Well last night I picked up one bruised Andrew Mitchell from the ferry after he flew back from Quebec to see a bone specialist for his foot!  Andrew –Devinci Straitline, Mitch Delfs of Morewood, and Sam Hill were the last three to drop in and it was muddy and slick by the looks of it. Andrew made no excuses, he just slipped up and ping ponged down the course ending with a busted bone in his foot so he’s out for a week tops.

Why do race plates always block our money shot on bikes?  Andrew chose the 50mm boxxer set up for this race and opted for clips- which we do not make yet- to set the pace for Hill and Delfs.

Kyle Marshall of Team Pinkbike Devinci rode our flats in the muck finishing 12th when I would have finished last in that mud.

Yes that is Andrew in the background peeing in public by the looks of it.

Pinkbike posted up the full race report from Devinci, take a look at the conditions these guys have to pin it in!

Casey snags VOD on Pinkbike

 

Casey snags the coveted VOD again on Pinkbike

 

 

Quick mix I think this went VOD while back... first time I have seen it though!

 

Happy Yankee Day Yankees!

Well tomorrow is the big 4th of July to celebrate Americas birthday and as their friendly neighbors to the North I am pressured to care and say have fun! 

lets make this quick! So with no further ado…

 

Now lets talk about CANADA! 

 

Our Military may be a bit of a joke to you!

 

But we know how to party and that's what matters the most!

Adopted Canadian Alan Hepburn and BC grown Casey Groves are calling on all Mexicans to surround the Yankees and defend our borders with a line of parties!

I’m talking out of my ass right now, but the Americans do owe us Canadians a apology for buying up Whistler and for promoting Bud Light with a straight face!

 

Cheers Yankees!

Straitline In Norway!!

Our distributor Veronica of GravityRide in Norway just sent me a video of her riding with friends in Are Sweden! 

I have been meaning to blog all the shots for ever so take a seat, there are a few….

Meet Veronica! 

 

She’s in the front….

Winter there is long but who cares look at the terrain to play in.

You can mix up the winter blues…

Catch a tan…

Then the Spring rolls into Norway and game on for most trails!

 

 

For a country who is as diverse as its infamous exports of Death metal and ABBA the riding is right up there.

I so want to do a business trip to Norway! Check out Veronicas blog!

Casey Groves testing the slopestyle course!

I just got back from Whistler and hanging out with Camp of Champions where Casey Groves is a coach along with our Aussy phenom Alan Hepburn!

 

The camp is sick, there is no point hyping it up with words but when you get there they have a 40 ft half pipe inside a tent with Redbull providing the beats on the outside it is over the top. 

 

Eric Peterson of Faultline Media is now the Camps videographer, you may know of him from our last April fools prank, the epic classic “Bear Bells” video.

 

Eric sent us this snippet of Casey Previewing the upper course of the 09 krankworks course.

 

It is BIGGGG this year!