The Beasleys are here!

After many delays, most of which were far outside of our control, we're pleased to announce that our first production run of Bealsey 650B bikes are in our warehouses! This is a very small run that consists mostly of 1 x 9's with a few 20" SS bikes. The balance of the SS bikes are due to ship any day so we should see those in a couple of weeks.

This first run is selling incredibly quickly...most of the shipment we just received is going to satisfy dealers who pre-ordered these bikes. So if you are thinking about picking up a Beasley, I'd head to your local dealer NOW!

Vegas Trip

So my wife Megan had to go to Vegas this week for a Spa tradeshow, I figured why not tag along and do some desert riding!  Unfortunately I only had room for one bike, and I wanted to hit a couple of the skateparks down there, so the Steel Reserve was the only option.  Long story short, I got bored riding the skateparks, headed out to bootleg canyon, and rode dh shuttles with Metal Mike on my steel reserve, complete with a Fox 36 float with 80mm travel and Kenda k-rads with 70psi.  It was a little sketchy to say the least, you know what I'm talking about if you've ridden there before.  I made it out alive though, and actually went pretty fast!  I was actually a lot of fun, and will probably make me smoother on the X7!  It brought me back to the days of before I had a DH bike and I use to race downhill on a hardtail.

Haro in Kenya

As you can probably imagine, we got a LOT of sponsorship requests here at Haro. I think I could practically fill the bed of my truck up with all the proposals that roll in this time of year.

A couple of weeks ago, I got a request that really caught my eye. Here's the e-mail I received:

Haloo,
My name is Nickson Mwaura and resides from a small town(Gilgil) in Kenya,East Africa. Have been doing mountain bike racing for the past 5 years and have had the national title for two years 2004 and 2005.
I recently got a Haro bike V4 SERIES, which I rode at one of Kenya's greatest mountain bike races. The news is it felt so balanced on climbs and descents which resulted in me winning the event in a time record.
My query, is it possible to get sponsored by HARO.
Attached herewith are some photos of me at the event.
Thanks,

Nickson
I have to admit that I wasn't aware that organized mountain bike races even existed in Kenya, so this was a pretty cool request.


With his sponsorship request, Nickson also sent a race report from the prestigious 10 to 4 Bike Challenge on the slopes of Mount Kenya where he mentioned racing his V4 to a course record. What he didn't mention is not only did he win this race in record time, but he did it after breaking his chain at the beginning of the race.


We decided that Nickson has a lot of potential, so we're sending him a brand-new Flightline Expert to race on and a Haro jersey so he can keep representing Haro in Kenya. One of the stipulations of giving Nickson this support is he must give his V4 he's riding now to a fellow racer who is in need of a new bicycle or to someone who would like to start racing mountain bikes but is unable to because they cannot afford a bike.


Once Nickson receives his bike, we'll be posting more pictures and his future race reports.

Here's a little more information about Nickson:

Name: Nickson Mwaura

Age: 27

Birthplace: I was born in a small town in Kenya called Gilgil

Years mountain biking: I have been mountain biking for 5 years now

Profession: I'm a second hand clothes dealer in my home town. I'm also involved in volunteer jobs ie conservation. We(my team) recently took part in a self sponsored tree planting activity in a town far away from my town where we have had mountain bike races since the year 2000.

Goals: My goal in biking has been to improve both in standards and performance and to once ride in the international scene among other world top mountain bike riders. My goal in life has been to be successful in whatever I do and to become a mentor to whoever may want to follow in my line. I have been thinking of what i can give back to mtn biking and how I can improve the levels of competitive mountain biking in my country.

Check out the zebras in the background!

Blurry Photos @ Windells

We made a quick trip to Windells tonight to check out Ben Boyko's progress. Boyko is building a bunch of new stuff at Windells for his part in the upcoming Rockstar video. Phil is going to be a camp counselor at the Northwest School Of Freeride this summer, which is the mountain bike version of Windell's snowboard camp. Everyone is building up a storm on the 80 acres of land...some for upcoming video parts, others for '09 training. Once the camp opens up, all of the stuff we're building is going to be rideable for the campers.



We snapped a few pictures tonight, but the light in there was pretty weak, so the pics came out kind of blurry. We'll make up for it this weekend at the jam session, which anyone can attend and shred with their favorite pros from the northwest.



The land around Windells is absolutely mint for trail riding, but they also have a bunch of great concrete obstacles around the camp...as well as a great indoor spot (complete with a trampoline). They are building a new website, which should be live soon. Stay tuned for more updates on the NWSOF!

Skatebarn Session w/ Phil Sundbaum

As promised, the video clip from last Friday's Skatebarn session. This is a pretty typical session, which goes down on a daily/weekly basis with the Washington crew.

Introducing the all-new Pivit Feather Lite pedals

They are slim, colorful, lightweight, and grip shoes like you wouldn't believe. Think we're talking about a herd of supermodels at the shopping mall? Heck no, we're talking about our new Pivit Feather Lite pedals.

Here are all the specifics on these babies:

• 6061 alloy with CNC machined pedal body


• Ultra thin profile; 14mm at thinnest point and 17mm at thickest point


• Machine cromoly spindle


• Sealed bearing/bushing design


• Replaceable pins


• Sand blast anodized finish in three colors: Hot Pink, Slate, Royal Blue


• Weight: a mere 16 oz per pair


• Suggested retail: $99

The Pivit Feather Lite pedals are in stock now, so if your dealer doesn't have them yet, ask them to order them for you.

Throwing Fish With Phil

Phil and I were in Seattle doing a bit of shooting, and along the way we decided to hit up the world famous Pike Place fish market - where they throw fish and all that. Phil's buddy Ben works there, and he got us lined up to throw/catch a fish in the market. They normally don't let anyone do this, so we were pretty stoked to get to do it. Check it out!



Here are a few photos of Phil's Steel Reserve 1...the full video clip from this weekend should be ready soon. We went back to the Skatebarn in Renton (where we had the SOS premiere) and shot a few clips. Just a fun session with some bangers mixed in.