Southern Highlands club will be hosting the NSW XC Championships, 31st October 2010. With a short course event s planned on the Saturday near Bowral and the XC Champs on Sunday at the McGees property at Fitzroy Falls

Those that have ridden the Fitzroy Falls track know what a fun and testing layout it is and I'm sure the McGees will probably have some new and interesting changes for this event.

Run and won and here are the results

Short Results

Detailed results with lap times

There will be a full wrap but a quick thank you to all involved riders, volunteers, sponsors, weather gods.

Online Entries are now closed, but of course you can still enter on the day Click here for all the details.

Hygia brakes were won by David Edwards of the 3s a crowd team.

It's back again and this year called the Shack Attack 6 Hour. All details can be found here

The Capital Punishment mud run was great fun but everyone I talk to has a story of major overhaul. Amongst all the bearings brakes and cables it'd be a really good idea to drop the lowers off your forks and clean them out. No matter how good your seals are the constant water and mud will have got something through. So now is a good time to clean them before the grit has a chance to wear things.

If you didn't go for the punishment but still do a lot of riding this is a good thng to do every 6 months. It's not about replacing seals but just making sure everything is clean and lubed in there... also a good oppurtunity to do the air sleeve on your rear shock, while you're checking out your pivot bearings.

The Velour is here.

Thanks for waiting patiently. While most of this shipment has been sold there are few still available. Hopefully the next shipment won't be too far away.

New to DIY MTB and Australia.
Just arrived in stock the first shipment of Hygia disk brakes. See product info here

Check out our new shock bushing replacement tools and other bits here. All the tools and machined parts are made here in Australia.

As previously the tool allows you to change the shock eye bushing with an allen key and in most cases can be done with the shock still in the bike.

Also there are cheaper bushing replacement kits that allow the DIY'er to change the bushings quite simply with a vice.

Finally we have a mounting kit for the Enduro needle rollers to fit the Giant Glory top mount. Check it out here Shock eye bushing hardware and tools

State Championship and Round 3 results are up

Details and updates on the X-Fusion NSW State XC Series here...

Results

Summary Results

Full Results with lap times

Event Website

Thanks to the timing crew for being able to provide these results so quickly.

Some interesting shots of Sastre's gear at the Giro, including shots of the Blue Enduro ZERO BB and Jockey wheels, from cyclingnews.com

http://www.cyclingnews.com/tech.php?id=/tech/2009/features/giro09_stage_three

Did I mention there would be prizes for this years 2009 X-Fusion State Series?  I think I did!! so how is this for a bit of a list?

* Enter on line and your next entry could be free!!  that's right, we'll have a bit of a lucky draw once entries close  on Wednesday the 13th of May, and someone will get a free entry to either the Ourimbah, Blue Gum Lodge or Lithgow rounds!  Given these harsh times that seems like a great deal to me!! and that's just the start...

* Some very lucky rider will walk away with a set of X-Fusion Velvet R Forks valued at $699!! here's one reviewer from Interbike had to say:

"they performed just like the top crop of current generation forks. The action was buttery smooth. The steering and control was stiff and predictable"

http://reviews.mtbr.com/interbike/x-fusion-velvet-fork-and-02-rear-shock/

And all you have to do to walk home with one of these is race! Race one round and you get one entry into the draw, race all of them and get four entries!  the more you race, the greater chance you have of winning!

But I haven't finished yet...
* For the club trophy ( yes we're having a club trophy)  you could win for your club up to $300 of cold hard cash or for the winner, the option of a set of X-Fusion Velvet R Forks valued at $699 to do with as your club chooses!  2nd and 3rd don't miss out either with $200 or $100 on offer for your club as well.  Place in your category and you give your club bonus points.  But simply race through out the series and you'll be adding to your clubs chances of becoming a little richer plus giving your club bragging rights as being NSW's champion Cross Country Club!  I'm sure there's already some bitter rivalries out there ready to be settled :)

Don't forget to check out the full range of X-Fusion products available in Australia from DIYMTB:

I could go on, but that would ruin the surprise ;)

Happy Trails!

Cheers
Craig

For entries
https://commerce34.pair.com/tzone/events/nswmtb/xc09rd1/

Info for round

Round 1 is at Fitzroy Falls in the Southern Highlands on a track in private property, so this is one of few chances to ride it!  It's a challenging track which may just suit you so come and check it out.

Enter online before Wed 13th to save your self the $5 late fee. Click on the link below and then the link to entries.

The NSW XC series has been announced and entries for round 1 are open now

http://nswmtb.asn.au/v2/calendar/event.php?eid=20090404080407971

The series is four rounds and includes the State Championships

May 16/17: Fitzroy Falls (SHCC)
June 13/14: Ourimbah (CCOMTB)
July: 25/26: Blue Gum Lodge (WSMTB) * State Champs!!
August 15/16: Lithgow (CTMTB)

DIY MTB and X-Fusion are proud to support the series, which we believe will be great for riders in all categories. The inclusion of two tracks  that would not normally be open to ride is something to look forward to. Those that have ridden both the Fitzroy Falls and Blue Gum Lodge tracks will tell you they are worth checking out.

There will also be an interclub challenge through the series, with details to be announced soon.

The Taipei Cycle Show will be on next week 17-20 March and we will be attending.

We are expecting some news from X-Fusion at the show and will be posting any new products and developments here.

For the week of the show (16-20 March) NO orders will be shipped.  All orders can be emailed or faxed to us and service items will be received. We apologise for any inconvenience, but anticipate some worthwhile developments for our X-Fusion customers for the next year.

Just checked the Bright Orange website and there is a date for the first round of the Working Week Series. Feb 8th at Lithgow. Western Sydney have March 8 in their calendar as round 2.

Anyway it's great to hear that the series is off and running again after some speculation about what was happening. The working week series ahs been one of the major contributors to the growth of mountain bike events here and a great format for those wanting to try racing.

The event calendar is very full this year and trying to squeeze in a free weekend is getting harder.

2009 will be a big year for X-Fusion in Australia.

The X-Fusion company is committed to supporting all levels of mountain biking in Australia through DIY MTB and you can expect to see us involved at various events and providing support for our customers where ever we can. X-Fusion understands that Australia produces some of the best riders in the world and is a valuable environment for product testing and evolution. For this reason X-Fusion will be looking to support local riders from various MTB disciplines to be involved in both racing and testing.

Shortly we will be announcing new pricing and other sales incentives to encourage buyers to consider X-Fusion when upgrading suspension components. X-Fusion can offer the ride changing performance you can afford. 

As the Australian service agent DIY MTB can not only provide new product but also full after sale service and spare parts for all X-Fusion products whether supplied as original equipment on a new bike or purchased as an upgrade. With the full support of the X-Fusion factory you can rely on great product performance throughout the service life of your X-Fusion suspension.

Done and dusty

Results are on the race info page here. No doubt if you check the SCUM forum there will soon be some race reports/feedback.

The X-Fusion shock was won by Ben Binder. X-Fusion and DIY MTB are proud to support mtb sport at all levels.

We'd like to thank all the SCUM members who make these events work. Please check the SCUM forum for upcoming events in the new year.

Last night a large crowd watched on in light rain, under lights as Aussie's domiated the 4X World Cup round at Stromlo.

The mens final was an all Australian start grid with Jared Graves taking it out.

In the womens event team KHS/X-Fusion's Caroline Buchanan dominated the heats and continued to the the top step of the podium.

A good start was essential on the Stromlo track and Caroline got to the first corner in the best position and then created a gap to the rest of the field. Lower on the track Caroline lost a little ground through what appeared to be a slower line choice but had too good a lead to be caught.

Congratulations to all the Aussie's who starred at this home event.

Having just ridden the XC course for this World Cup round, I can say it is definitely a testing ride.

It was great to get a chance to ride the course so I have a real feel for it and when I see those guys hammering up the climb I'll know just how hard it is and be even more in awe. Hey I'm just happy to have been able complete my laps, it was real buzz. Big thanks to Dreggsy for giving me a shout out on every lap.

I'm looking forward to checking out the 4X and DH tomorrow as well as the XC. There is a real buzz around the Stromlo park and it's just great to be there. I'll try and get some pics that show some of how tough the course really is.

More updates to the dealer list.

Please let us know if you have any problems contacting any of the dealers on our lists, or the details are out of date.

Remember to check with your dealer about all the gear you see on our site, as they are more than happy to help you get the right gear to get the most from your ride.

We support dealers by making their contact details available to you, but from time to time we hear that for whatever reasons you are unable to get our products through these dealers. If you have any problems please feel free to contact us and we will do whatever we can to ensure we sort it out for you.

If you are thinking about updating your bike, a fork is perhaps the single best upgrade you can make and we think the X-Fusion Velvet is the best value for money fork upgrade.

To help make this upgrade decision a bit easier we are introducing X-Fusion trade up deals.

We will give you $100 trade in on any working mtb suspension fork.

Don't despair if your fork isn't working so great (let's just say it's broken) give us or your bike shop a call, as we may be happy to give you a recycling incentive.

We will have complete information here shortly but please feel free to contact us for more info.

We will also be offering trade up deals for rear shocks.

At the World Championships Caroline Buchanan placed 5th in the Elite Womens 4X. After qualifying 8th and a clash in the semi final Caroline missed the big final but raced to a plan to win the small final. She also placed 5th in the Junior Womens downhill.

Caroline rides for the KHS Bicycles team and races 4X on Velvet R forks.

For all the details see Carolines site and for full results see the Val di Sol website

Appin. Crikey that is one tough track to punt around too many times, but did we enjoy it. Hell yes.

Matt P put in his biggest effort to date for the DIY Duo and Matt M, not to be outdone did the same number of laps, so they had one of their best events.

Everyone survived and found the track enjoyably challenging if somewhat hard on a bike and body.

The X-Fusion Velvet R fork is reveiwed in the current Australian Mountain Bike (page 88) and Mountain Biking Australia (page 21), so if you would like to get another opinion (or two) have a read of those mags.

We'd love to hear your thoughts or questions so please drop us a line or give a us call, or talk to your local bike shop.

Round 2 of the Working Weeks Series hosted by SCUM was held last weekend at the Coondoo Road track near Nowra.

The Working Week Series is 6 x 8 hour mountain bike events which can be entered by teams of up to 4 riders and solo riders.

The promoters, Bright Orange Events, entered 459 riders in teams and solo categories. This is one of the largest fields for these events which have been held for the last five years.

The South Coast United Mountainbikers (SCUM) prepared track was fast and challenging for riders of all levels and everyone we talked to had a great weekend. This is the first time the Nowra based club has hosted an event of this size and, from responses definitely shouldn't be the last.

We have had a lot of enquiries for one particular bearing set and it appears they all originate form a purchaser in Nigeria.

I am not sure of the cycling stats for this country but I don't suspect they need this many sets paid for by credit card.

If you see and email with the subject line Quote Price ............ Enduro Bearing, requesting prices for

Enduro Wheelset/Hub Bearing Upgrade Sets { Micro 68 Front hub (Push in end caps)  2

please feel free to ignore it.

The email addresses are gained from our dealer list which we make available for legitimate customer contact and to promote the businesses that support us. We will be checking what we can do to reduce the chances this occuring further.

Enduro have recently annouced a new line of ceramic hybrid bearings.

Enduro ZER0 bearings feature grade 3 Si3N4 ceramic balls, ultra low drag VV seals and ABEC 5 precision. The races have a triple cryogenic treatment and then are finished to rust proof.

We expect stocks around March/April 2008 in sizes to suit most hubs and bottom brackets.

The new Velvet R suspension fork from X-Fusion is now in stock.

Because this is early production we have only been able to secure a small quantity for the moment, so if you are interested please call your local bike shop or contact us for more information.

32mm Stanchions, super stiff magnesium lowers, low pressure air spring, sealed cartridge damper, external rebound adjustment. Travel can be specified anywhere between 130-80mm.

RRP $749.00

We'll have more info on the X-Fusion product range here soon, in the meantime check out the X-Fusion website and please feel free to contact us for more information.

If Jeff Toohey had been entered in the Elite category he would have placed third. Must be that Queensland weather prepared him for the heat. Jeff can be proud of an outstanding perfomance. The prize money would have been nice...

Official Results with lap times etc can be found at www.24hoursofadrenalin.com.

From the results to date, Jeff Toohey was the best performed Aussie at the World Champs, effectively placing 6th overall. That's not to overshadow the efforts of the other Aussies who picked up 3 age group titles between them. Joel Denny (under 25, 15 laps), Craig Peacock (45-49, 16 laps, his second title), and Jeff Toohey (30-34, 18 laps).

John Claxton (Elite Men, 13 laps) was running in third until just after midnight when things turned sour (see John's blog for more http://johnclaxton.blogspot.com/). Andrew Bell also started well but must have had a bad night. The best placed Aussie in elite was Johnny Waddell in 6th place with 17 laps, a great effort.

Other Australian highlights were a third place in mens singlespeed for Brendan Den with 16 laps, and again that's on a singlespeed! Tim Ferres, third place 30-34 men, Carl Maroney, third place 35-39 men, Kim McCormack, 10th elite women, Ashley Hayat, 22nd elite men

The event was won by 46 year old legend Tinker Juarez (19 laps), who shadowed Kelly Magelky (19 laps) for 21 hours before pushing for the win.

It think it is important to mention again that Jeff Toohey completed 18 laps, which puts him right up there in overall positions, and the best placed Aussie. It will be interesting to look at times when they are published.

Results can be found at www.cyclingnews.com.

DIY MTB has been appointed the Australian service agent for X-Fusion shocks and forks.

X-Fusion products include air and coil spring rear shocks and the range has recently been strengthened by the addition of the Velvet and Delta fork ranges.

We have received factory training in the servicing and repair of all the current X-Fusion rear shocks as well as the newly added fork products.

This weekend (Sept 1 & 2) the World 24hr Championships will be held at Laguna Seca, Monterey California. A large number of Australians will be entered in ages groups and open categories

DIY MTB is proud to support John Claxton (Elite) Jeff Toohey (30-34) and Craig Peacock (45-49). Craig is the 2006 World Champion in his age group. All three riders have had a good season here and are using Enduro Ceramic Hybrid wheel and/or bottom bracket bearings.

We hope all Aussie riders experience personal success and maybe come home World Champions.

We are really proud of the efforts of the DIY MTB girls in the Australian MTB Marathon Championships at Coffs Harbour.

Heike Hessenberger took out the 18-29 Womens division and Alyssa Rogan placed second in Womens 30-39. Heike won the womens 50km event at the Dirtworks 100 and decided to step to the full length despite being quite sick on the day. Alyssa is just coming back from injury after a serious crash (on a road bike) and resulting surgical repairs. Both rode hard to complete the course which was rated "bloody tough" by everyone who rode it.

Another great performance from Queenslands Jeff Toohey saw him ride into 5th overall just 13 minutes back from the winner Craig Gordon. Jeff has had some success lately winning the Mount Perry 6hr and placing second in the Kooralbyn Marathon, as well as running 5th in the Qld XC Series.

Greg Pietersen just keeps having a go and completed the 90km's in a very acceptable time. Congratulations to everyone who completed the course, including the 50k which included some incredibly slippery sections.

Our website and email have been unavailable since about 4:30pm yesterday (19/06/2007) due technical issues. I could claim it was related to the storms we have had, but it was really just a computer breakdown. Thankfully the predicted severity of the storms was not realised and we now have our first sunshine in a week.

Apologies if you have been trying to contact us or view our website but we are now up and running.

While on the subject of technical issues, it appears that we have not responded to some emails over the past couple of months, and we are trying to work out what has been happening here. If for any reason you have not received a response from us please contact us (by email, or perhaps by phone) and we will endeavour to sort this out.

DIY MTB is no longer the Australin distributor for Pace. This change is largely brought about by the sale of the Pace fork business DT Swiss.

Pace customers with warranty concerns or requiring full servicing should contact the Pace factory (UK) on 01751 432 929 or email pace@pace-racing.co.uk

We anticipate that the Pace/DT Swiss forks will be available soon through an Australian distributor who should also be able to assist Pace owners with servicing etc. In the meantime please feel free to contact us if you require parts or minor servicing.

If you have the chance check out the Mt Stromlo mountain Bike Park. Starting with a seriously blank slate has give track planners plenty of scope, and while it is a strangely open place to ride it also has a very unique feeling about it. There are already many kilometres of established tracks and some little used ones hidden by the roundabouts.

Some very serious planning has gone into the park and with high aims. CORC and partners have recently won the right to stage the 2009 World MTB Championships at Stromlo.

If you are in Canberra or thinking of going there take the time to have a look. It's a must do if your switchback skills need some sharpening.