Round 2 is at Fort William on the 5/6th of June and MTBCut honcho Stu Thomson has knocked out this classic promo.
(By the way not all of Dirt go there for the Whisky, some go for the Irn Bru and action)

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That’s what it says on the tin, I say the quality is a bit sketch-a-mondo, but it is action packed so I imagine the film will be a goody.

Seb Kemp tells me the premiere will be April 1st in the Revolver bar (Shotover street) Queenstown, New Zealand. He says “basically the biggest piss up of the year”. Copies available from then on, oh and watch out for exclusive web sections from the video.

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Okay, I know Winter is long gone, but this is a good insight from the Parkin Bros as to what exactly the top riders do during the off season, in Tracy’s case it’s lots of gym work, xc rides during blizzards, mini dh, TTR action and plenty of massages.

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As yet there is no shipping date for the UK or Europe, infact I think Greg Minnaar himself has the only other pair!

We’ll keep you posted on price and availability when we know.

Oh and a quick check of the scales reads 624g per shoe.

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Squamish B.C. March 10th, 2010 – Production for Anthill Films’ new mountain bike movie Follow Me is wrapping up and the wait to see one of the most anticipated action sport films of the year is almost over. With the official teaser for Follow Me just completed you can now get a glimpse at what the Anthill crew has spent the last year and half working on. In less than five weeks, over 1,000 people will get to see the full film for the very first time.

The world premier of Follow Me will take place April 16th in Monterey California at the Golden State Theatre to coincide with the Sea Otter Bike Classic. Two days later on April 18th, the crew will be back in their hometown of Whistler B.C. for the Canadian premier at the TELUS World Ski and Snowboard Festival. Then its down to Vancouver B.C. for another show at the Vogue theatre on April 23rd to kick off the world tour of Follow Me. The world tour will give mountain bikers all over the globe the chance to get an exclusive look at the film before it comes out on DVD and iTunes in the middle of May.
Over 40 stops for the tour have been confirmed so far and new dates are being added daily.

Go to anthillfilms.com to find out more about confirmed locations, dates, times and tickets.
The site is constantly being updated as more tour dates are added so check back often.
Contact Us if you are interested in hosting a premier of Follow Me. Follow Me is a new HD mountain bike film from the crew who brought you the Collective, Roam and Seasons.

Follow Me is all about good times, pushing limits with your friends, crazy adventures and most importantly having fun your bike. Breaking from traditional single rider formats, the film is based on the idea that “no one rides alone”; mixing and matching the world’s best downhillers, freeriders and slopestylers in some of the best places to ride on the planet.

Featuring: Sam Hill, Gee Atherton, Brandon Semenuk, Cam McCaul, Thomas Vanderham, Matt Hunter, Ben Boyko, Kurt Sorge, Steve Smith and Geoff Gulevich. Visit anthillfilms.com to pre‐order and find out more. Follow Me is presented by Shimano in association with Adidas Eyewear, Bike Parks of BC, PRO Components, PinkBike.com, Bike Magazine and Nike 6.0 and will be distributed globally by VAS Entertainment.

Ok listen up people, this is very serious. A good mountain bike friend of mine from back home has gone missing in America. His name is Jonny Dorey.

Jonny is 5′11″, about 182lbs, and was last seen wearing a WHITE AND BLUE PLAID JACKET, NAVY BLUE BACKPACK, DARK JEANS and BLACK SNEAKERS. It is also likely that he has his black mountain bike with him. He may be wearing glasses and also has a very strong english accent. Jonny’s been missing since March 2nd and the lack of news on his whereabouts is beginning to become unsettling. He is an exchange student at VCU in Richmond, Virginia, U.S.A. He lives in the GRC dorms and his bike is missing. He hasn’t been to classes, his phone’s been off for days, he hasn’t used any of his banks cards nor logged in to e-mail accounts or Facebook.

He’s been reported as a missing person and there is a Facebook group dedicated to his disappearance, check the link below:

www.facebook.com/home.php#!/group.php?gid=350577843749&ref=ts

Whilst this is mainly targeted at an American audience, if anyone – anywhere, recognises him or thinks they might know something, please either post something on the FB group page or get in touch with the feds. His parents have flown to the states and his brother has had to cut his NZ trip short to go and be with his family in America.

This is Jonny’s bike. It is a black mountain bike and is not at his house, so he probably has it with him. If you see it locked up anywhere, please let us know. It should also be noted that there is a red strip on the seat.

Jimmy Carling

Team Ancillotti rider George Brannigan during the NZ National DH season. Filmed and Edited by Kurt McDonald.

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The boys are back. MIJ Downhill Events are at it again, this year they have a 5 race series and are working with some other businesses and clubs to put on a few more races during 2010. Details of these will be released as soon as possible.

They have only been around for little more than a year, but already have enjoyed fantastic support from downhill riders and racers from near and far.

Also the support that has been given by Don Skene Cycles of Cardiff has been invaluable. Every member of the shop have been 100% behind MIJ and will once again be supporting the 2010 race series with prizes for the winners and support for the racers with bike mechanics and a shop of spares parts available for those in need of a bit of help.

MIJ are the team that have redeveloped the Taff Buggy venue in South Wales. All the guys at MIJ have been involved in the sport for many years and want to give something back to the sport that they all enjoy so much. A lot of their time is spent working on tracks and doing all important maintenance throughout the year.

2010 sees the start of the MIJ DH Race Team, where they are supporting two riders, Dan Bowen rides in Youth and Mark Jenkins in Masters. These two have been a great support to MIJ over the last year, so were the obvious choice when choosing two riders to support in the future.

The 5 round race series venues are.

13th & 14th March, Taff Buggy
17th & 18th April, Taff Buggy
19th & 20th June, Moelfre Hall
31st July & 1st August, Taff Buggy
4th & 5th September, Caersws

Postal entry forms and online entries are available at www.mijdownhillevents.co.uk

The major focus for MIJ is to offer a great racing experience in a relaxed and fun environment. Some racers have quoted the 2009 series, which included the Welsh Champs as the best of the year and if their first year of races is anything to go by 2010 should be even better.

Twelve months, twelve short documentaries on a long way to success. Trainings. Races. Travelling. Life.
This is TWELVE – a new project of the pro mountain biker and BMXer Michal Prokop. Rob Trnka’s camera
takes the past month of Michal, just as he has actually spent it. Without any adornments and planning. It
doesn’t aim to celebrate the leading actor; it wants to capture by its sincereness. TWELVE doesn’t create dramatic situations, but it catches them if they arise.

The February part will lead us crisscross through the Czech Republic with a short diversion to Slovakia. We will visit two bmx halls in Chlumin and Senkvice. We will remain under roof in Downmall in Liberec and also in one of many circuit trainings in oval track in Prague. With snowscoot we will visit the HEIpark in Tosovice and then we will call on racing tires on ice in Tabor.

Four weeks, six localities, three various bikes, one snowscoot. Marble, stairs, soil, wood and even ice and snow under the wheels and runners. Training, race, duties, and amusement in five minutes! The Czech- Slovak part has also its Czech-Slovak Superstar… The Twelve catches fire as well as rhythms of the authorial composition February by Jan Mocnak. This time the cameraman Rob Trnka had a hard row to hoe to manage catching all essentials planned by Michal…

“We could have saved some of the themes for future, but if we wanted to make the Twelve just the way we had planned to do it, we had to adjust to the Michal’s pace. Twelve isn’t any fictitious TV series, so what
happened in February doesn’t belong to March part. The way how Honza Mocnak managed to solve it is only
another proof that he is an absolute pro and it was a joy