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THE END OF FAT TYRE
Fat Tyre is no more. Unfortunately the site just got too much for one person to run, and 'real life' took over.
Fortunately though I've been working with Jamie & James at wideopen since they got Issue 1 out of the door and the oppurtunity came up to get on board with them.
A huge thank you to everyone who helped me run FTMB/Fat Tyre over the 5 years, it was awesome fun.. and hopefully plenty more years at wideopen.
So what are you waiting for?! Head over to wideopenmag.co.uk now and download the latest issue!!!
(FTMB will slowly be 'deconstructed' so if there's anything you want to keep for reference on the site, make sure you make a copy now!!)
Posted by Jim - 14th April 2009 [#154]
WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON? GET WITH THE TIMES!
Well well well. I've had a few emails asking whats happened to the updates, am I not writing articles any more? Well.. to put that one to rest theres plenty of articles in the bag. But not for FatTyre.
I've been working a whole new website.. something quite different to anything out there at the moment in terms of features and the amount of information available. So most of my time has been dedicated to that.
Anyway, whats going on in mountain biking? Greg Minnaar is the World Cup Champ after a deserved season of consistent results. Rachel Atherton has destroyed the opposition to become both World Cup Overall winner, as well as the World Champion. Not a bad result from a small Welsh village, not to forget they originate from Cheddar down south either!
Turner has the DW Link, and news this week is that Dave Weagle has been working with his old bike company Evil Bikes on a whole new suspension design for a DH, a trail and an 'aggresive XC' (what the difference is can be anyones guess). So will this be DW Mk2? Did Turner know about this beforehand? Dave previously owned Evil Bikes, so to put DW bikes in the market would be a conflict of interests.. but now its been sold theres nothing to stop Evil.. gone however is the flaming skull logo unfortunately!
Right who has the news this week? As usual Dirt are on the ball keeping us up to date.
Jamie over at wideopenmag has a few cool videos from Commencals R&D maestro Nico. Check them out, very nicely put together.
Meanwhile Phil over at gravity-slaves has put together a nice preview on the new tasty five-ten shoes, seems someone was let loose with the coloured crayons at 5.10 HQ!
And last but not least, head over to littermag for spomers usual goofs and wicked shots from the worlds finest MTB photographers!
I'll put some previews of the new site up soon.. till then!
Posted by Jim - 22nd September 2008 [#153]
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ON THE GRAPEVINE
1st Greg Minnaar
2nd Sam Hill
3rd Gee Atherton
4th Steve Peat
5th Fabien Barel!
Rachel Atherton 1st in Mont St Anne!
Rachel Atherton has suffered bad brusing from her crash at Bala, fortunately no broken bones!
GEE IS WORLD CHAMPION!! Steve Peat held onto the hot seat until the last rider. Sam Hill bins it, just too fast into the last corner!
YES!! Rachel Atherton just DESTROYED the Womens Final, beating second placed Sabrina Jonnier by 12 SECONDS! Come on Gee!!
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PHOTOS FROM MSS HOPTON ROUND ONLINE NOW!
If you've just got in from an awesome weekend of racing, check out the gallery from today (Sunday) because theres likely to be a shot of you in there somewhere!
All photos are available for 2 quid so click the image above to go straight to the gallery!
Posted by Jim - 3rd August 2008 [#152]
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MONT ST ANNE WORLD CUP LIVE COVERAGE
In case you managed to miss it, its the Mont St Anne World Cup round this weekend and today (Saturday) is downhill and 4x day.
Click the image above to see all the videos so far from practise, and at 7PM (UK time) you can watch the downhill LIVE on MTBCut.tv and at 12PM (midnight) you can watch the 4x LIVE! Get on it..
Posted by Jim - 26th July 2008 [#151]
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BRITISH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
The British National Champs is a big event, the field was packed with pro's and it was down to the last man on the hill to decide proceedings.
This is what racing is all about, click the image above and read on...
Posted by Jim - 22nd July 2008 [#150]
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MONSTER ENERGY IS HERE!
Judging by the number of emails I get about this I think a lot of people will be pleased with this annoucement.. Monster Energy will be here very soon!
Master distributor Madison are bringing it in, and it should be available at your best local shop sometime after the 21st of July! Get hyper!
Posted by Jim - 16th July 2008 [#149]
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NPS FORT WILLIAM REPORTAGE!
Well its been a busy week, but seemingly no bike news! Last weekend we took the long trip up to Fort William for the NPS.
After recovering from all the midge bites, here's the report and plenty of photos from the event!
Posted by Jim - 14th July 2008 [#148]
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BALA REPO! BIT LATE..
Bala in my mind is one of the best tracks in the UK.. hand crafted with a massive digger it's unlike any other. From flat out top sections to tight trees and flat out grassy corners its got everything.
A week (and a bit) ago the Pearce Cycles boys had Round 4 of the series there, here's the report of how it went down..
Posted by Jim - 2nd July 2008 [#147]
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SEASONS FILM REVIEW
A few weeks ago the new flick from The Collective dropped through my letter box, Seasons. Documenting the life of seven pro riders through a season of their lives.
At first I was a little sceptical.. but it works. And its even better than what they've done before. In short, worth buying? Yes. Read the review for the full details..
Posted by Jim - 26th June 2008 [#146]
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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS MEDIA ROUND-UP
Phew, after watching the mens DH final this weekend I was knackered, never mind those out there pedalling hard. It was thrills and spills all the way through.
One of the best DH races i've ever seen, and the best World Championships ever for team GB.. 3 Gold medals, 2 Silver. All for a small island.. not bad eh!
Posted by Jim - 24th June 2008 [#145]
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WORLDS QUALIFYING AND TODAYS ACTION
Thanks to John and Stu, the numptys responsible for the awesome MTBCut.tv we have some moving picture action from the World Champs.
Yesterday was qualifying, with Gee coming in fastest and today was just a nice relaxing day in the run-up to the mayhem tomorrow!
Posted by Jim - 20th June 2008 [#144]
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BURGTEC PATRIOTIC PEDALS
Talking of the World Champs it seems every rider has put special patriotic touches to their bikes, but not every rider has their pedals with the same touch..
Check out these awesome penthouses from Burgtec, all coloured up for Rennie, Kovarik, Bryceland and Sam Dale!
Posted by Jim - 20th June 2008 [#143]
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WORLD CHAMPS DAY TWO: PRACTISE!
Day two already?! No major action today, and no more injuries so far fortunately but here's a little chilled video from practise.
Who will take it on Saturday? It's all to play for..
Posted by Jim - 20th June 2008 [#142]
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NEW E.13 PEDAL AND SILVERFISH RIDER SUPPORT
e.thirteen, manufacturers of top notch chain devices and chain rings have come out with another innovation, a pedal made of plastic?!
But its not quite plastic, its super tough Tuffmax material as found on the Supercharger bash guards. Availability due in late 08.. we'll have more as we get it!
Posted by Jim - 20th June 2008 [#141]
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VAL DI SOLE WORLD CHAMPS DAY ONE
Right its World Champs time and this time theyre out in sunny Italy. A pretty wet start to the week though with the track looking like it'd be a washout.
Bad news for Affy (Dan Atherton) he went down hard in practise with a suspected broken collarbone, healing vibes go out. Its also Steve Peats 34th birthday, old fart!! Click read more..for er.. more!
Posted by Jim - 20th June 2008 [#140]
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NISSAN QASHQAI CHALLENGE REPO
Okay we dropped the ball on this article.. the event was a little while ago! But here goes, the Nissan Qashqai Challenge took place in London, check out the article for all the details and plenty of photos..
Unfortunately real life took over and halted the site for a while, but i'm back now and keep an eye out for a mountain of backed up content coming soon!
Posted by Jim - 20th June 2008 [#139]
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UPDATES COMING SOON! HOLD ON!
Isn't technology a wonderful thing. My laptop has spat its dummy, and everything is stuck on there for the moment. Updates will be coming soon.. including World Cup repo, Nissan Qashqai Challenge repo and finally the run down on the scorcher of a race at the epic Bala track for the Pearce Cycles series!
Updates should be on in a couple of days.. for now check out the full gallery from the Bala race by clicking read more below!
Posted by Jim - 17th June 2008 [#138]
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WORLD CUP SATURDAY ACTION!
Well we cant be in Fort William this year, the only year that we may see sunshine for the entire weekend!
But there's a load of action from today, definitely worth a look on the videos.. click the image above or the link below to read more..
Posted by Jim - 7th June 2008 [#137]
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WORLD CUP ANDORRA VIDEO REPORT!
Well what can we do on the internet we cant do with a print mag? Moving pictures! So check out this write-up complete with videos courtesy of MTBCut.tv
And if you've been living in a hole somewhere, it was an Atherton gold medal trio. Click read more...
Posted by Jim - 3rd June 2008 [#136]
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WORLD CUP ROUND UP
To get a round up of the action so far in the World Cup round in Andorra this weekend look no further.
Dont forget to tune into MTBCut tomorrow for LIVE coverage of the DH finals. Dan Atherton took the win in the 4x, congrats Athy!
Posted by Jim - 31st May 2008 [#135]
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BRINGEWOOD AND NPS4X WEEKENDER!
Last weekend was hectic, three races in two days and after a week sifting through images and trying to remember what happened, here's the full lowdown!
Firstly go read the report from the Pearce Cycles round three at Bringewood here and then click over to the report from the NPS4x round two, and the 4x National Champs at The Edge in Much Wenlock report here. Enjoy!
Posted by Jim - 23rd May 2008 [#134]
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BRINGEWOOD PHOTOS ONLINE!
This weekend has been a mission, I've covered 3 races in two days. More details on those and full reports during the week.. keep an eye out.
For those who raced at Bringewood, here's a full selection of race photos for your viewing pleasure!
Posted by Jim - 19th May 2008 [#133]
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