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June 30, 2009

pro rider day at flowmtb

Here at flowmtb we have the Norco World Cup team stayin. Fionn Griffiths, Joanna Peterson and Neven Steinmetz are on a two week training an rest stay at flowmtb HQ in Morzine.


On friday Jo and Fionn ran a dirtgirls special skills day. I was lucky enough to join them along with Jess, Susan, Shona, Sam and Dinny for some skills training in Les Gets. We improved our cornering, drops, and after a midday storm (we sheltered in the fantastic snack bar O'Kariboo) our mud riding!

Photos to be posted asap.

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June 30, 2009

Brits outnumbered at this years Mega.

The French have taken back the crown of the most entries this year with 36% of the riders. Brits are 2% lower down with 34%.. 


Ah well - it is their race after all!

See you next week.


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June 29, 2009

busy weekend done: passe portes, chalets full, bbq for 30, and now its hot hot hot here in Morzine

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June 24, 2009

Morzine trail building tomorrow!

Just had a call from Yohann from BikeSolutions... He's after some more volunteers for some trail building tomorrow. He'll be up there all Morning (from 8am) - to give people jobs and things to do. After that he's happy for people to work on the track whenever they like over the next few days / weeks. I know it's last minute, but if you can spare half an hour tomorrow morning to see what needs doing, then you'll be more than welcome to do some digging later on when you have more time.
 
The digger has been in there for a few days now, so the base track is pretty much done - it now needs some hand finishing and compacting.
 
If you want to help out, head up the Pleney lift as early as you can tomorrow morning and walk / ride down to the start of the track.
 
Bring a shovel / rake / whatever tool you have.
 
If you don't know where the track is, you can call me on +33684875681 - I should be there as soon as I can.

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June 23, 2009

more new trail pics http://www.ridemorzine.org/2009/06/new-morzine-trail-update/

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June 19, 2009

Singletrack bike test in Morzine

Singletrack have just put up more info on the bikes and kits we'll be riding in July. Be warned....if you can't come out for the Singletrack Reader Holiday with flowmtb DON'T read this article! 

If you haven't yet booked get on the phone to us asap - 020 8123 5654 - we still have a few places left for lucky readers!
We can't wait to get testing all this kit :)

Here's what they have to say:

For 2009 we are doing a “Grinder Week” theme. Singletrack staff will be joining forces with Flow qualified guides to give every guest the chance to not only ride the mountain but ride it on a large fleet of high quality test bikes from all over the industry. But not just bikes. Waiting for you will be a veritable treasure trove of hardware and software for you to try out.

Bikes…

  • Orange Blood.
  • Specialized Big Hit II.
  • Kona Stab Deluxe.
  • Trek Session 88.
  • 2Stage All-Mountain and DH.
  • We’ve got our fingers crossed for a Santa Cruz Driver 8 as well.

Forks…

  • Fox Van 36 forks.
  • Fox Talas 36 forks.
  • Magura Wotan.
  • Rock Shox Lyrik.
  • Rock Shox Domain.
  • And hopefully some 2010 forks from Marzocchi and Manitou.

Protection…

  • 661 full-face helmets, body armour, gloves and goggles
  • Full-facers from Giro, Bell and THE.
  • Brand-X body armour from Brand-X, Knox and POC.
  • IXS body armour and goggles.
  • Thor body armour, gloves and goggles.
  • Goggles from Oakley and Utopia.

Other cool stuff…

  • Flat pedals from Atomlab, Crank Bros, DMR, Superstar, Easton, Kona, Sunline and Shimano.
  • Sticky-soled shoes from FiveTen and Shimano.
  • Up-and-downy seatposts from Gravity Dropper, Crank Bros, Pure Racing and (hopefully) Specialized.
  • Suitably chunky tyres from Maxxis, Bontrager, Michelin, Specialized, Intense, Schwalbe and Continental.
  • Lots of spare inner tubes and CO2 canisters to make life easier 

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June 16, 2009

Trail building was a bit disorganised - good though - bit of tree felling, track planning etc. Next week will be more hands on. More brits than French there as well weirdly...

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June 16, 2009

Singletrack Grinder Week now £675!

Due to the Sterling / Euro exchange rate, we've dropped the price on our Singletrack Grinder week by £50. 


It's now £675 for the week - which is a veritable bargain for all that you get included - take a look at how the price breaks down:

Regular week with Flowmtb: €530
Return transfers: €70
6 day lift pass: €80
4 days of guiding: €100
4 days packed lunches: €20
Midweek meal: €40

Total cost = €840

Which at todays exchange rate is £710 - So you're already saving 35 quid. And that's not including all the extras you'll get on the week:

The chance to demo fancy bikes for free. Review parts and accessories for the mag. Ride bikes with your Singletrack mag heros(!), get your face in the magazine, etc etc.

Brands confirmed to be taking part: Lapierre, Commencal, KTM, Turner, Rocky Mountain and Santa Cruz - with more to be confirmed.

It should be a blinding week!

Do yourself a favour and book up now:
http://www.flowmtb.com/morzine/singletrack-week

Read more on STW:
http://www.singletrackworld.com/2009/02/singletrack-reader-holiday-2009

Anyone already booked up will also get this discount - that's how nice we are :)

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June 14, 2009

Help build some trails in Morzine: http://www.ridemorzine.org/2009/06/trail-builders-wanted/

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June 14, 2009

Col du Coux and a cracked rear hub (how the hell do you crack a hub?)

Taking advantage of the sunshine and the opening of the Champery cable car on Saturday, an intrepid troop of 5 set out from Morzine to conquer the Col de Coux. Nearly 1000m of vertical to scale from Morzine town centre to the top - it’s no small feat. 

Starting from Morzine town centre, we headed up the road towards the Valley de la Manche. The road is a good warm up for the steepness to come! And it is steep!

An hour and a half later we were up at the top admiring Morzine down below, and the Dents du Midi looming over Champery. The classic ridge ride down towards Balme then left to Champery. Awesome stuff. Unfortunately on the road run into Champery I felt a knocking in the back wheel - looking down it seemed like a regular buckle. However once at the lift station, to my horror, I found something rather more serious - a big crack in the hub.. ouch.

I like to think zip ties made the difference between me being able to roll back into Morzine, rather than walk for hours.

So then I took the lift up from Champery and eased over to the base of the Col du Coux climb - I thought I’d walk it rather than risk ripping the rear hub apart (any excuse not to climb up there!) - Then a limpy ride back down to Morzine… but I made it!

Bit of sunburn on the forehead but otherwise unscathed.

I have since re-built my wheel with a spare hub and some expert wheel building knowledge from Sian :) It survived a few hours being nailed down various Pleney DH tracks in good condition - even with the odd dodgy sideways landing! Might tighten it up a bit tomorrow..

               
Click here to download:
Col_du_Coux_and_a_cracked_rear.zip (11148 KB)

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