Teva Links

So if there was another company out there with grippy rubber and the knowledge and success in other markets to back a foray into mountain biking then it would have to be Teva. Like 5-10, it’s a brand built on super grippy soles (though more aimed at paddlers and multi-sporters than climbers). But I’m guessing if you can make a shoe that grips to a slippery wet rock, you should be able to make a shoe that grips to a pedal. Teva think so and have put money on it, releasing two MTB flat pedal shoes, the Links and the Pinner. Designed by Jeff Lenosky, both feature Teva’s Spider365 sticky rubber. On top of releasing the shoes they are sponsoring Jeff Lenosky, Kurt Sorge and freeride superstar Cam McCaul, as well as signing on as best trick sponsor for Crankworx this year. Availability is looking like June in the US so it would be a few months later for good old New Zealand I’d say, but I’ll try to get some details from the New Zealand distributor. In the meantime you could email them here and find out where and when they will be available.

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C3 PROJECT UPDATE FROM CRANKWORX COLORADO: A WIN AND A TOUGH BREAK

(Waterloo, WI) Crankworx Colorado slopestyle competition marked the fourth straight Freeride Mountain Bike World Tour in which a Trek C3 Project rider took 1st place.

With Brandon Semenuk taking first place, his hat trick win means three in a row, not only for the Crankworx Colorado slopestyle event, but also for the last three Freeride Mountain Bike World Tour events, putting him in a commanding first place, with only three events remaining.

“It was a fun weekend in Colorado other than some of the weather issues, but my new Trek slopestyle bike was feeling dialled and helped me get in two good runs that led to my third consecutive win in Winter Park,” said Semenuk.

For fellow C3 Project rider Cam McCaul, it was a different story. After a stunning qualifying run, the Aptos, CA rider took it big on the double whale tail with an attempted front flip. The move, which he’s completed with ease in the past, resulted in a broken femur, putting him out of contention for the main event, Crankworx Whistler.

Always in high spirits, the energetic McCaul was excited about the news that the injury was the best it could be—a clean break with little complications.

Listen to him recap the story in his own words:
http://trekmountain.typepad.com/king/2010/08/c3-project-brandon-semenuk-and-cam-mccaul-at-crankworx-co.html

About Trek Bicycles
Trek Bicycle Corporation is a global leader in the design and manufacture of bicycles and bicycling related products and accessories. From Tour de France-winning road bikes to tricycles designed to introduce the next generation of riders to the possibilities of pedal-power, Trek has a bike for nearly every rider. Trek believes the bicycle can be a simple solution to many of the world’s most complex problems, including obesity, traffic congestion, and climate change, and is committed to breaking down the barriers that prevent people from using bicycles more often for daily transportation, recreation, and inspiration. For more information about Trek, visit www.trekbikes.com <http://www.trekbikes.com> .

About C3 Project
The C3 Project stands for competition, cinematics, and creativity, the three areas of focus for these non-traditional riders. Assembled in 2010, Trek’s C3 Project consists of four riders: Brandon Semenuk, Cam McCaul, Rene Wildhaber and Andrew Shandro. A dedicated website is forthcoming this season.

About the Bikes
Semenuk and McCaul both compete on custom geometry slopestyle bikes manufactured in Waterloo, WI. While both bikes retain the core design philosophy of Trek’s full suspension bikes (ABP, Full Floater, EVO Link and E2), both are built from unique Alpha aluminum tubesets, designed to their exact geometry and travel specifications.

Squamish
 B.C.
 March
10th,
2010
–
 Production
 for
 Anthill
Films’
 new 
mountain 
bike
 movie
 Follow
 Me
 is
 wrapping
 up
 and
 the
 wait
 to
 see
 one
 of
 the
 most
 anticipated
 action
 sport 
films
 of 
the
 year 
is 
almost 
over.


With 
the 
official 
teaser 
for 
Follow 
Me
 just
 completed
 you
 can
 now
 get
 a
 glimpse
 at
 what
 the
 Anthill
 crew
 has
 spent
 the
 last
 year
 and 
half 
working
 on.

In
 less
 than
 five
 weeks,
 over
 1,000
 people
 will
 get
 to
 see
 the
 full
 film
 for
 the
 very
 first
 time.
 
 
 The
 world
 premier
 of
 Follow
 Me
 will
 take
 place
 April
 16th
 in
 Monterey
 California
 at
 the
 Golden
 State
 Theatre
 to
 coincide
 with
 the
 Sea
 Otter
 Bike
 Classic.


 Two
 days
 later
 on
 April
 18th,
 the
 crew
 will
 be
 back
 in
 their
 hometown
 of
 Whistler
 B.C.
 for
 the
 Canadian
 premier
 at
 the
 TELUS
 World
 Ski
 and
 Snowboard
 Festival.

 Then
 it’s
 down
 to
 Vancouver
 B.C.
 for
 another
 show
 at
 the
 Vogue
 theatre
 on
 April
 23rd
 to
 kick
 off
 the
 world
 tour
 of
 Follow
 Me.
 The
 world
 tour
 will
 give
 mountain
 bikers
 all
 over
 the
 globe
 the
 chance
 to
 get
 an
 exclusive
 look
 at
 the
 film
 before
 it
 comes
 out
 on
 DVD
 and
 iTunes
 in
 the
 middle
 of
 May.
 
 
 Over
 40
 stops
 for
 the
 tour
 have 
been 
confirmed 
so 
far
 and
 new
 dates 
are 
being 
added
 daily.

Go
 to 
anthillfilms.com to 
find
 out 
more 
about 
confirmed
 locations, 
dates, 
times 
and
 tickets.

 The
 site 
is 
constantly 
being 
updated
 as 
more 
tour 
dates 
are 
added
 so 
check
 back 
often.

  Follow
 Me
 is
 a
 new
 HD
 mountain
 bike
 film
 from
 the
 crew
 who
 brought
 you
 the
 Collective,
 Roam
 and
 Seasons..
 Follow
 Me
 is
 all
 about
 good
 times,
 pushing
 limits
 with
 your
 friends,
 crazy
 adventures
 and
 most
 importantly
 having
 fun
 your
 bike.

Breaking
 from 
traditional 
single
 rider
 formats, 
the
 film 
is
 based 
on 
the 
idea
 that 
“no
 one 
rides 
alone”; 
mixing
 and 
matching
 the
 world’s 
best
 downhillers,
 freeriders
 and
 slopestylers
 in
 some
 of
 the
 best
 places
 to
 ride
 on
 the
 planet.
 Featuring:
 Sam
 Hill,
 Gee
 Atherton,
 Brandon
 Semenuk,
 Cam
 McCaul,
 Thomas
 Vanderham,
 Matt
 Hunter,
 Ben
 Boyko, 
Kurt
 Sorge,
 Steve
 Smith
 and 
Geoff 
Gulevich.


 
 Visit 
anthillfilms.com

 to 
pre‐order
 and 
find
 out 
more.

Follow
 Me is 
presented
 by
 Shimano 
in
 association
 with 
Adidas 
Eyewear,
 Bike
Parks
 of
 BC,
 PRO
 Components,
 PinkBike.com,
 Bike
 Magazine
 and
 Nike
 6.0
 and
 will
 be
 distributed 
globally
 by 
VAS
Entertainment.

More bike videos on BikeMag.com

You read that right, Kelly McGarry is on the invite list for Crankworx Whistler VW Trick Showdown. It looks like last year, where he went to both Crankworx Colorado and the Highland Jam in the hopes of qualifying (which he did in Colorado). He can now chill a little knowing that he’s in, although he still needs to qualify for the Slopestyle… But he’s not really chilling, comps every other weekend, different countries every other day. Stay up to date with the McGazza’s whereabouts on his blog. The following athletes will be invited to the 2009 VW Trick Showdown:

Amir Kabbani Germany
Andreu Lacondeguy* Spain
Andrew Taylor* USA
Ben Boyko* Canada
Benny Korthaus Germany
Brandon Semenuk* Canada
Cam McCaul* USA
Cameron Zink* USA
Darren Berrecloth Canada
Graham Agassiz Canada
Greg Watts  USA
Jamie Goldman* USA
Kelly McGarry New Zealand
Lance McDermott* UK
Paul Basagoita* USA
Sam Pilgrim UK
Trond Hansen* Norway
Tyler McCaul USA
*denotes automatic invitation to Monster Energy Slopestyle

Open spots:
Crankworx Colorado 2009
Crankworx Colorado 2009
Highland Claymore Challenge 2009
26 Trix 2009
Goat Style 2009
Wildcard