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Crimmins domination !

Nicho — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:40:13 +0000

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

2009 World Championships In Canberra Australia

Nicho — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:01:19 +0000

First of all we would like to say a big thank for everyone who came and visited our booth and checked our products and be part of our Stromlo experience.

I personally had a great time and wished I had a chance to see more of the racing but needed to run the show in the pits instead. Nonetheless being amongst the riders and the excitment and anxiety that surrounds such an intense race was phenomenal.

My heart obviously went to Nathan and Mitch for a top of podium result but was happy with the outcome either. Nathan surprised everybody with his result especially with two swollen wrists and four stitches on the back of his hand. No matter what people say that guy deserve respect and has an incredible ability of blowing everybody away. As far as i know he was the only running a 40t chainring on the weekend (they don’t call him the stopper for nothing).

And Good old Mitch went out for the fans with a marvelous one hander over the triple treat jumps. What a crowd pleaser! i wish i had been there to experience the vibe from the crowd.

Anyway i hope you had as much fun as we did in Stromlo and that you got as burnt as i did hehe.

Sincerely,

Nicho

We wanted to share a few photos we were able to get here and there from the internet from the riding and our set up.

A big thank you for the guys who shot those photos.

Upcoming 2009 World Championships Canberra 1st-6th September!

Nicho — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:42:31 +0000

Wanna see the 2010 morewood bikes in the flesh, wanna bounce on the most premium suspension on the market, want to check the lightest flat pedals on the market…? Or most of all, do you want to come and take a sneak peek at Rennie’s and Mitch’s bikes or better yet hassle them for an autograph?

Here’s the plan:

-booked a 10×6 exhibition booth!

-Area will be split between exhibition and tech area for team Kenda morewood riders.

-2010 morewood bikes will be displayed.

-Bos, twenty6, deity, and few other surprises will be displayed exclusively at our booth.

-Patrick Morewood, the main man behind the bikes will be here to answer your questions all the way from South Africa.

-sale of t-shirts ect…

-A whole lot of fun to be had!

-Come and say g’day, have a chat and be cheerful!

We look forward to this awesome event!

OK now better book accomodation!

nicho

NSW State Round #1 Thredbo

Nicho — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 07:39:33 +0000

Hey guys,

Drove down to Thredbo on Friday after talking dad into letting me out of school for the first NSW State round of 2009. Weather was looking good in the morningthen it started raining after lunch break. The track got really slippery and a fair bit slower but I managed to get a few more fun practice runs on the wet track.

Luckily the track dried out by Saturday morning and was in pretty much perfect condition. I got in about 5 runs in the morning before Nicho started to fine-tune my shock and forks he also changed my axle to crown height on my forks, which made my later 6 runs even faster and smoother than before. The BOS suspension was helping me out a lot, allowing me to do more runs with less stops because it was riding soo smooth (heaps less Thredbo arm pump) and holding traction really well.

Sunday forecast was only going to be a top of 7 degrees, and I think it only just reached that. It was also very windy at the top making the fire road a bit sketchy, but not so bad on the single track. By race run it had warmed up a bit at the bottom of the hill but was still very windy and cold at the top. I managed to have a good run even though I passed two people, nearly landing on one off the drop in the woods. I placed first in the 17’s on a dry track in a time of 6:30.27.

Huge thanks to Nicho for helping me out, setting up my bike and keeping it running smooth. I am stoked with the performance of my Morewood Izimu and the Bos suspension. Looking forward to Ourimba!

Thomas Crimmins

Big Props to Neil Thompson for the photos. Great job!

Nsw 2009 State Series: Rouler Imports Co-Sponsor!

Nicho — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:16:15 +0000

Yes! Rouler Imports is proud to announce that we are going to be co-sponsor for the 2009 NSW state series along with Saint/Steve cramers products/ Sportzaustralia thanks to the massive contribution and effort of The Bike Shed Mortdale.

You can read most of the program here:

www.tbsm.com.au/raceinfo.html

On top of providing prizes for the top riders, we are setting up Bos Stoy shocks for test for any riders provided we have the shock matching your bike at the race. We are planning on having a wide range of shocks to cover most leverage ratios and hardware to let you experience the improvement a BOS can offer first hand, on your own bike.

Round 1 – April 4-5 – Thredbo
Round 2 – May 2-3 – Ourimbah
Round 3 – June 6-7 – Del Rio
Round 4 – July 4-5 – Awaba
Championships – 22-23 August – Lithgow

The word from The bike shed Mortdale:

Race Support Mission
All of us at TBSM are keen downhill riders & racers who realise that a broken bike can ruin a weekends fun. That is why we have kitted out a brand new van, with full workshop capabilities, to provide Race Support for all riders and racers attending this years NSW State Downhill Series. We will have a on duty mechanic attending each race and we stock every part we can fit into the van to rectify a ruined rig. Our prices are the same as on this here website and the labour charges are the same as in store so, not only do you get the best deal in town, you can get it all fitted and working at the race, while you wait! We carry all race essential parts including; the entire Rockshox Boxxer fork range, spare Maxxis DH tyres, dozens of standard and DH tubes, wheels to suit just about every bike out there, all Shimano and SRAM drivetrain parts and all the tools to put get it working again. We even have mobile EFFTPOS so you don’t have to carry around a pocket full of cash.

Sponsorship Deal
Our TBSM jerseys now have a bonus on race weekends, if you wear your TBSM jersey at the race, all labour on your bike will be free of charge and all parts will be at the standard internet price along with first inline and priority service on repairs and sales. This includes free tubes, gear cable replacement and all labour to fit new parts along with free drinks. The new jerseys are $70 each and come in long and short sleves in all sizes (XS-XL).

Where Will We Be Attending?
We will attend all of the 2009 NSW DH series rounds and the championships, along with selected DH club rounds in the Sydney region. Check out the BLOG and the front page add for upcoming races.

See you then!

Nicho

Product Night At The Bike Shed Mortdale!

Nicho — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:09:52 +0000

The bike shed Mortdale are hosting their first promo night on Thursday the 12th of March from 8pm to 9.30pm. Rouler imports is proud to be the first (guinea pig ) to promote our products to a select few…

Morewood / Deity / BOS / Nicolai / Twenty6 – Promo Night RSVP

TBSM will be hosting a promo night on the 12th March for Morewood & Nicoli bikes, BOS suspension and Deity & Twenty6 components. Throughout the night there will be plenty of activities, new product displays, free food and drinks, competitions and prize giveaways.

A limited number of 30 guests will be allowed to attend and you must RSVP through the site by purchasing the free product by adding to cart and checking out. There will be a list of names at the door and if you haven’t RSVP’d you wont be allowed in.

Event is strictly for people over the age of 18. Any minors must be accompanied by a Parent/Guardian.

How can i be part of it:

Look for the following picture on The Bike shed Mortdale website: www.tbsm.com.au

Nicho