But I’m pretty sure that is none other than GT-hating, Tallboy riding, Spoke writing and the quite often naked Sebastian Kemp. This is the latest ad from Santa Cruz. It’s a double page spread in Bike Magazine (I’m sure it will pop up elsewhere). If you don’t believe that it is Seb check the below close-up image. Seb you’ve made it son. READ MORE
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SANTA CRUZ COPPERMINE EPIC ATTRACTS A TALENTED FIELD
Coppermine winners Harriet and Robin, there must be free beer over to the left or something.
The Santa Cruz Coppermine Epic mountain bike race, now in its third year, attracted a large, diverse and competitive field of riders on Saturday 21st February. Riders came from all over to test their skills and fitness against some of New Zealand’s best trails and arguably its toughest mountain bike race. Full results here. READ MORE
SANTA CRUZ SYNDICATE GO CARBON!
Here you were thinking that the Carbon V10s were here. But alas no, however we just received a press release announcing that one of the Syndicate Team’s new partners is Edge Composites. Edge make bullet proof carbon fibre wheelsets, and setting them up on World Cup DH rigs is a brave move from the Syndicate but obviously something they are pretty confident about. The press release also confirms the resigning of Steve Peat, Greg Minnaar and Josh Bryceland for 2010. Full Press Release Below READ MORE
SEB KEMP—KEEPING IT UNREAL
Dain Zafke, AKA Golden Boy AKA the Dark Lord’s son AKA WTB marketing guy, crashed Bike magazine’s big Whistler bike test a few months ago. You may remember that Seb Kemp was part of the Bike test team and consequently fell deeply in love with the Santa Cruz Tallboy (29″ carbon beast). Well anyway it looks like Dain put a little iPhone movie together and Seb pretty much owns it on the Tallboy. I mean he schools all mountain legend Andreas Hestler, Lezyne market guru Dillon Clapp and a bunch of others. All this comes as no surprise to those that have ridden with Seb. WERD.
SPOKE 33 2009 SANTA CRUZ NOMAD REVIEW
I�m pretty sure that Santa Cruz was the first mountain bike company to spout the �one bike� line when they originally released their do-it-all Nomad back in 2005. Since its release, the all-mountain, six-inch travel market has blown up and every mountain bike company worth its Taiwanese phrasebook has the words �one bike� somewhere in its marketing literature. READ MORE
YES THAT IS A 29″ BONER, NO I’M NOT GAY
I had to pinch the tyre to check I wasn't dreaming
Yup, that is 29er. Yup, that is me (Seb Kemp) riding one. Yup, I fecking love that bike. No, I never thought I would ever type those words. READ MORE
KATHY’S WORLD CHAMPS SANTA CRUZ REPORT
FINALLY THE BRIDE, PEATY WINS THE BIG ONE, MINNAAR HIS BRIDESMAID.
Finally in the record books, Santa Cruz Syndicate’s Steve Peat (SRAM/RockShox), makes history as he bags the big one winning the UCI Downhill World Championships in Canberra, Australia. Syndicate’s Greg Minnaar finishes a mere .05 behind Peat in the closest margin in World Championship history, and Mick Hannah takes the last medal just .69 behind Peat. READ MORE
KATHY SESSLER’S BROMONT SANTA CRUZ REPORT
Santa Cruz Syndicate’s Greg Minnaar (SRAM/RockShox) reels it in for his third win of the season in Bromont, Canada, winning his 11th career UCI downhill race in the 111th UCI World Cup Series event. His brilliant race run eclipsed the times of Fabien Barel, Sam Hill, Gee Atherton and Aaron Gwin for a big win this weekend under sunny skies on a rugged race track. Steve Peat makes a costly mistake and comes 7th, and Josh Bryceland steps it up and places 9th. READ MORE
KATHY SESSLER WASN’T SLEEPING THOUGH
Santa Cruz team manager Kathy Sessler just sent though this press release and a bunch of super cool images from both on and off the green. Did you know it was Peaty’s 50th World Cup podium? Pretty sick, I have money on Peaty winning the overall so hopefully he can make it 52 in Schladming for Round 8. READ MORE
IT’S OFFICIAL—THE TALLBOY IS HERE
The carbon 29er that Santa Cruz has been working on for a while now is officially official. Heck they even have sizing charts in inches and millimetres. Delivery for the Tallboy is slated for October… So I guess here that means December or the new year. READ MORE
