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Check out this photo of MRP sponsored rider Nick Simcik of Boulder. Andrew Wilz took the shot, and I’m told this is a spot up near Evergreen, Colorado. Pretty sweet!

I was checking out nsmb.com’s review of the new Trek Session 88 (which is a bike I’m currently lusting after) and they had some great things to say about our G2 guide which comes stock on the Session. Check it out HERE.

We’re supporting Ray’s MTB park in Cleveland! If you haven’t checked it out already, visit his site. He’s got lot’s of new cool stuff planned for this season! Amazing place, and super nice guy. I hope to get out there myself and ride this winter.

www.raysmtb.com

Interbike 2008 has drawn to a close, and we’re back in Colorado. The show was a great success for us this year, with all of our products being very well recieved and garnering lots of attention from the media. I didn’t get out of the booth much to check out the rest of the show, but what I saw was impressive. Lots of new innovation coming to the market in 2009, so there’s never been a better time to be a mountain biker! Here are a few pics from the show:

Tuesday morning Paul and I got up early before Dirt Demo and went to check out the new bridge being built over the canyon below the Hoover Dam. WOW. The pillars look to be 12 or 13 stories high just to the road….the largest ones might be 20 stories high total?? Maybe that helps with the perspective. What a project.

Brian Lopes came by the booth and hopped on the rollers for a bit. He’s obviously done this before….

Miami Bryce couldn’t make it to the show, so we brought an authentic replica!

Prototype space age, super light, Giant superbike: For Adam Craig - Free!

Prototype MRP Mini-G chainguide: For Adam Craig - Free!

Complete disasembly of bike, new cables/housing, new chain, chainrings, cassette, brake pads, rotors, suspension rebuilds, bearing replacements and hours of scrubbing etc, etc, etc: For Adam Craig - FREE!

NOT LOSING YOUR CHAIN IN CONDITIONS LIKE THIS: PRICELESS!

My good friend and MRP sponsored rider Kain Leonard sent this photo over the other day. It’s a picture of him at the dirt jumps in Gunnison, Colorado. Photo by Mike Tittle. Enjoy!

Just got back from Winter Park and Crankworx Colorado. What can I say besides, wow! The Slopestyle course was the best I’ve ever seen, and that seemed to be the consensus from all the riders as well. Perfectly built, meticulously maintained, flowy and creative. Riders were throwing all kinds of nasty tricks, including superman flips, tail-whip 360’s, barrel rolls, etc….It was sweet.

After dominating Downieville, my good friend Ross Schnell showed up at Crankworx ready to continue his streak of wins. Riding his MRP equipped Trek Remedy, he crushed the competition in Super D, All Mountain Super D, and, as if that wasn’t enough, he took one of the demo Session 88’s out and won the Downhill too! This guy is unreal. “Rad Ross” “Saucy Rossy” whatever you want to call him, he straight rips. He’s heading up to Whistler for Kokanee Crankworx next, so watch out……Ross Schnell FTW!!! Here’s a picture of his sweet money makin’ Remedy.

The wait is over! XCG’s are going out the door as I write this. Protect your investment with this innovative impact guard. You’ll wish you had when you have to replace the big chainring on your new XTR crankset…….Get your order in now!

XCG Triple BB-Mount

XCG Triple ISCG viewed from the back

MRP proudly sponsored a new event last weekend. Grassroots Cycles hosted their 1st annual “Ranch Style” jump jam at “The Ranch”; a private riding paradise located just 20 minutes from our facility. The Ranch Style course was a mix of wood and dirt, with something for every rider. DJ lines from 20 to 40 feet and everywhere in between, a 15 foot tall wall ride, 15 foot tall bridge drop, and multiple options for each landing made the course super fun to ride. It seemed like each rider said it was the best course they’d ever ridden, including Crankworx Colorado. That’s some pretty high praise, and it was well deserved. With free food, beer, big jumps, tons of sweet prizes and cash payout to the pros, if you didn’t make it this year, put it on the calendar for next year NOW! Enjoy the pictures!

Also you can check out a quick video made by Joel Schaffer of www.gjmountainbiking.com.
Find it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsRyMbzcFoY

Sea Otter 2008 was great all the way around. We were treated to perhaps the best weather Sea Otter has ever enjoyed. Not a single drop of rain fell on us for the week we were in Montery and at Laguna Seca. It was a bit cold and windy at times, but I’ll take it! At least we weren’t slogging through ankle deep mud and hiding from sideways rain!

I managed a decent finish (for me) in the Pro DH amongst a very talented and fast field from around the world.

Today I’m heading up to “The Ranch” for the “Ranchstyle” jump jam competition. Practice is today and the comp is tomorrow. I’ll post some pics next week, should be killer!