“Bredbo brothers impress at Thredbo”
Mar/100
Not a bad little article.
Bredbo brothers, Andrew and Thomas Crimmins, blew the competition out of the water at the first round of the NSW/ACT state mountain bike racing series at Thredbo on the weekend.
Both riders gained a 1st place in their race, crossing the finish line well ahead of the other competitors.
Thomas entered the Under 19’s division, although he should be racing in the under 17’s. He placed 1st in a field of 45 riders 5 seconds clear of 2nd place.
Andrew raced in Under 15’s and placed 1st out of 19 riders, 21 seconds clear of 2nd place.
The weekend’s win follows the brother’s solid performances at various mountain bike competitions around the nation in the past month.
At the Australian National Mountain bike championships, held in Adelaide on Janurary 16 and 17, both boys achieved a podium finish. Thomas placed 2nd in a field of 43 riders and Andrew managed a 3rd place despite crashing within sight of the finish line.
The following weekend, both boys travelled to Shepparton, Victoria, to compete in round 2 of the Mountain bike National Series.
The boys’ mum, Kerry Crimmins, said as the track in Shepparton is relatively new the boys did not know what to expect.
“The track was actually a lot harder than first thought with a very steep rock shute and some big rock drops. Although most of the track wasn’t very steep, it was quite slippery with a lot of off camber sections, which made it hard to maintain speed and stay on the track,” she said.
Despite the dangerous conditions the brothers pulled off stunning performances with Thomas placing 2nd in Under 17’s and Andrew placed 1st in Under 15’s.
Source: Cooma Monaro express.
Crimmins domination !
Mar/100
The 2010 Nsw state series kicked off nicely with the first round held at Thredbo national park on the last week end of February. Despite a seriously damaged national track South East MTB co. and Kt did an amazing job at restoring what was a skeleton of a track due to the relentless downpour over the three days of racing two weeks prior.
The week end paned out without any glitches (Threats of thunderstorm were looming ) with two glorious sunny days of practise on friday and Saturday. Sunday however was overcast with some serious chances of rain and possible thunderstorm : we all kept our fingers and our spokes crossed for a dry race!
Come qualifying, a couple of rain drops threatened the race but the whole field managed to get down dry with the exception of the last 10 Elite riders who seriously coped a downpour and a half ! We just scraped it and managed to have a near dry week end with some awesome riding, thrills and spills!
And when we say spills we mean nasty ones, eject button type of crashes. See for yourself the state of my saddle. I had to do 3/4 of the run with rails for a seat and a big hole in my thigh from the stabbing i endured. Not pretty!
On the flip side, who cares about my result. What counts is that our sponsored riders all did extremely well:
Thomas Crimmins managed to pull the second fastest time of the day with a win in under 19’s in a 6min22s. I keep reminding myself that this kid is only 14 for another 4 months and is riding as fast as some of the top ten Elite nationally.
Always in the shadow of his brother but a glowing star nonetheless Andrew Crimmins at the age of 12 took out the field in under 15’s with 6min47s. Andrew is displaying amazing riding skills whilst riding and confidence that would scare a lion away .
A new Comer onboard the Rouler imports team is Kent Hamilton with his brand spanking new white makulu managed to qualify despite a wash out in front of me (as i was gathering my thoughts after my crash) that put him into last qualified. IN his final race run Kent took an honourable 8th place in Elite with a time of 6min30s.
And finally least but not last, one of our co-factory bos riders Brendan Moon blew the field with an amazing 5th place in Elite with a time of 6min27s.
We can call that a very successful week end for Rouler Imports riders with their top notch equipment performing at a high level of performance.
We will create a 2010 state series album in our gallery of our riders. SO keep checking.
Bring on the last national round and the rest of the state series.
Results can be found here.
nicho
Morewood Zula Available
Mar/100
It’s true! There was a back log of 90 Zula frames for the South African market alone. We managed to get a couple from the first batch and what a beauty it is to have a lightweight super simple curved cross country weapon for Morewood fans. Morewood is here to make a dent in the huge cross country market with both the Zula and Kwela (their hard tail denomination) with a no bullshit approach to what an XC bike should do and do it well. The Zula has faultless racing lines from which ever angle you look at it, the racing lines are amazingly complimented by the graphics and tech specs that most of us are looking for in a 4″ racing weapon.
Available as a frame set only for $2890 including an fsa semi integrated headset valued at $139 you will be hard pressed wanting something more suited to upgrade your old beater.
The Zula has very discreet cable routing, semi integrated headset for an optimal low front end, 73 mm bottom bracket, available in both black or white and in 4 sizes (s/m/l/xl).
The frame with shock and seatclamp weighs 2450 kg.
Enjoy the photos below. If you have any more questions please email us at rouler(@)rouler.com.au or give us a bell.
2010 national racing photos from team riders
Feb/100
Hey guys,
how are you all ? Alright, yeah wet just like us!
Anyway i’ve been a bit slack lately and have been meaning to upload these pictures a while ago.
But before we would like to congratulate our Rouler team riders for their outstanding performance so far.
http://www.rouler.com.au/gallery/?level=album&id=20
Andrew Crimmins and Liam Towers: Summer Holidays.
Jan/100
Hey Guys,
Lil pocket rocket Andrew Crimmins was riding with a mate in Wollongong over the holidays. Check it out.
Andrew Crimmins and Liam Towers: Summer Holidays. from Maurice Santiago on Vimeo.
Nicho
Nicolas Vouilloz tests Bos enduro fork : the Deville
Dec/090
Bonjour,
Planned for release in march 2010 the deville is BOSs’ 6″ enduro fork. The Deville is set to blow out all the competition with a sub 2kg announced weight for a 6″ travel fork is at least 300grams lighter than the competition.
Since its first appearance at the Taipei bike show in march 2009 bos has been hard at work refining the product for a market that is one of the most demanding and wide spread. Bos wants to get this product 150% right for us enduro lovers! Part of this process is obviously real life testing and what better way to do it than with 8 times world champion Nicolas Vouilloz. And Nico seems to give it the tick of approval.
Enjoy!
Twenty6 Manufacturing
Dec/090
Hey guys,
we got some pics from the Twenty6 guys making the new pre-runners.
Check it out.
Twenyt6 prerunners
Nicho
Quick Video from Will Davis of Nicho
Nov/090
Our mate Will Davis put this short video together for a project that has yet to be finished!
Hope you enjoy it.
Untitled from Will Davis on Vimeo.
NIcho
Dirt Bos Idylle Review 10/10 !
Nov/091
Hi guys
check this out ! Dirt raves about the Idylle fork. That’s only the entry level Fork! Imagine the Rare’s.
Nicho
Bos Review
2010 Bos Deville enduro fork!
Oct/091
The Deville is the first fork ever made by BOS for your trail duties.
It was developed in collaboration with Nicolas Vouilloz in order to offer trail riders a product that would meet the true needs of the discipline.
Bos’s mission statement was to come up with the perfect balance (at least close enough) between lightweight, stiffness, efficiency in downhills and the capacity to climb well. A target not easy to reach but after a lot of testing and hard work Bos came up with the Deville fork.
The Deville stands out :
160mm of travel, 34mm staunchions, allowing a solid compromise between a competitive weight with a considerable amount of stiffness. Just under the 2kg mark, Deville is by far the lightest in its category! Goes without saying that it is boasting a 20mm through axle facilitating a quick release system.
The Deville is pushing the barrier:
Running the known Bos damping set up well proven in dh, Deville naturally runs an open bath cartridge adjustable in high and low speed and rebound. All Bos owners will vouch for its optimal operation at all times! But Deville innovates when it comes down to climbing: Whilst the pedalling efficiency system remains top secret, we are able to tell you that the system doesn’t counteract the vital functions of the forks damping.
We will soon unveil the system but expect something more than just a lock out dial!
Deville is of good sort:
You’re entitled to your opinion when it comes down to looks! Bos particularly refined the finish of the fork with lowers that have dramatically evolved since the release of the first prototype in march 2009 during the Taipei show. The Crown will be thiner and the decals are yet to be finalized.
Let us know what you think.
Nicho
Bos Deville enduro fork
