Monday, May 31, 2010

Happy Memorial Day!


We'd like to wish all of our friends, customers, and extended family members a safe, happy, and fun Memorial Day full of riding and good times!  This picture was taken at the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, California during our Memorial Day celebration.

Saturday, May 29, 2010

Hot Tiffani Amber Thiessen

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Tiffani-Amber Thiessen was born on January 23, 1974, in Long Beach, California, USA, to Frank Thiessen, a park designer, and Robyn Ernest, a homemaker. She grew up in Long Beach with her parents and her brothers, professional cyclist Todd (b. 1968) and Schuyler (b. 1977).

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When Tiffani was 8, her uncle, Roger Ernest, suggested that she try acting and modeling. Soon afterward, she appeared in her first TV commercial, for Peaches and Cream Barbie. From there she started competing in several beauty pageants and, in 1987, she won the Miss Junior America pageant.

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She got her big-screen break when she was cast as the popular cheerleader Kelly Kapowski on the NBC series "Saved by the Bell" (1989), which lasted for five years. But this was not at all the end of her career. Coinciding with the cancellation of the short-lived "Saved by the Bell: The College Years" (1993), she was cast as the bitchy, conniving vixen Valerie Malone on Aaron Spelling's long-running hit series "Beverly Hills, 90210" (1990).

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Here, she played the constant enemy of Kelly Taylor, played by Jennie Garth, although in real life, the two are actually best friends. Tiffani also lived with co-star Brian Austin Green for several years. She stayed with the show until 1998 and then left to pursue her movie career. The result was two independent movies, followed by two comedies and then Hollywood Ending (2002), in which she starred alongside Woody Allen.

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She met actor Richard Ruccolo while starring as Marti in the hit sitcom "Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place" (1998) where in 2001, the couple became engaged. During the fall of 2002, she hooked up with best friend Jennie's husband, Peter Facinelli, and Bill Bellamy on Fox's action/drama series, "Fastlane" (2002), where she starred as Billie Chambers, but the show was canceled after one season. In 2003, Tiffani broke off her engagement to Richard Ruccolo and in 2005, she married actor Brady Smith.
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Hot and Sexy Jessica Biel

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Jessica Biel ( full name Jessica Claire Biel) was born on March 3, 1982 in Ely, Minnesota and she is an American actress, best known for her role as Mary Camden on the drama series 7th Heaven and her roles in feature films, such as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

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Jessica Biel initially trained to become a vocalist with the hope of performing in musical theater and appeared in several musicals at an early age including The Sound of Music, Annie, Beauty and the Beast, and anything Goes.

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It wasn't until Jessica Bell attended the International Modeling & Talent Association Convention in Los Angeles in 1994 when her career started to take off as a teen print model.

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However, Jessica Bell's big break came when at 14 years old when she landed the role of Mary Camden on the WB TV Series 7th Heaven. The family drama from Aaron Spelling and Brenda Hampton became the most popular (and remains the longest running) series on the fledgling network.

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Jessica Bell's film career also began at age 15 when she played alongside Peter Fonda in his Golden Globe winning performance in Ulee's Gold (1997). Aside from acting, Jessica Bell became a spokesmodel for L'Oreal cosmetics in 2002.

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In 2000, Jessica Bell posed topless in a layout of Gear magazine. It was controversial because she was only 17 at the time of the shoot. Jessica Bell's frustration and fear about being typecast was one of the reasons that led to her decision. Jessica Bell blamed her saintly image on 7th Heaven for limiting her film career, including losing a lead role in American Beauty which eventually went to Thora Birch.

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Jessica Bell also hoped that by posing she would get out of her 7th Heaven contract, which she accomplished. Jessica Bell later said she regretted posing for the magazine and regards it as a learning experience. Jessica Bell returned to 7th Heaven full time for the 2001-2002 season and then focused the attention on her movie career and has made minimal TV appearances since then.Read More on people.famouswhy.com

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Awesome New Downhill Video! Featuring CHUMBA F5

Black & Gold F5 Show Bike from France

This bike features custom anodized gold bits - including the rigid brake mount, main pivot, and other pieces.  High-level of attention to detail.  Good job Draille Bike!


Monday, May 24, 2010

Check out Steve's Helmet Cam Footage on his F5 DH Bike


Plattekill Pro GRT #2 race course

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Hot Adriana Lima - Super Model of Brazil

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Adriana Francesca Lima (born June 12, 1981) is a Brazilian model, best known as a Victoria's Secret Angel since 2000, and as a spokesmodel for Maybelline cosmetics from 2003 to 2009. At age 15, Lima finished first in Ford's "Supermodel of Brazil" competition, and took second place the following year in the Ford "Supermodel of the World" competition before signing with Elite Model Management in New York City.

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Brazilian supermodel Adriana Lima is largely recognized as the face of Victoria's Secret. The 5'10" model was born in 1982 in Salvador, Brazil, and has a mix of French, Portuguese, Native American and Caribbean roots. Lima was discovered at a mall when she was just 13 years old. Two years later she received a first place award in a "Ford Supermodel of Brazil" model search. In 1996 she finished second place in a "Ford Supermodel of the World" contest.

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Shortly after, Lima decided to advance her career by moving to New York City and signing on with Elite Model Management. She appeared in international editions of Vogue and Marie Claire magazines in 1997-98 and did some runway work. But her big break occurred when she was featured in her underwear in a billboard for Vassarette in Times Square. She then became a Guess? model and graced the covers of Harper's Bazaar and Elle. Lima's foray into Victoria's Secret began with runway work in 2000. She was also the show opener for the 2003 fashion show.

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In her spare time, the supermodel focuses on the Caminos Da Luz orphanage in Bahia, her native hometown in Brazil. To stay fit, Lima practices Capoeira, a Brazilian martial art that combines dance, music, and choreographed fighting.

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Thursday, May 20, 2010

Biography of Emmanuelle Chriqui

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Emmanuelle Sophie Anne Chriqui (born December 10, 1977) is a Canadian actress who has appeared on both television and in cinema. Her roles on HBO's Entourage as Sloan McQuewick, You Don't Mess with the Zohan as Dahlia Hakbarah, Unscripted as herself, along with two appearances on The O.C. as Jodie, have increased her visibility and exposure in the entertainment world. In May 2010, she topped the AskMen.com Most Desirable Women of 2010 list.

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A professional performer since the age of 10, exotic beauty Emmanuelle Chriqui began hitting her stride with high-profile appearances in TV series like "Entourage" (HBO, 2004- ) and "The O.C." (Fox, 2003- ), as well as considerable exposure in men's magazines like Stuff, which named her one of its "Top 200 Sexiest Women in the World" in 2002. Not bad for a relative Hollywood newcomer.

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Born on Dec. 10, 1977 to Jewish parents of Moroccan descent, Chriqui (pronounced "Shreeky") moved with her family from Montreal to Toronto at an early age, spending her childhood in the suburb of Unionville. The acting bug bit after she was cast in a local theater production at age seven, and by 10, she logged her first job in a Canadian commercial for McDonald's. Guest roles in several Canadian-produced and lensed television productions soon followed, including "Forever Knight" (USA, 1992-96) and "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" (Nickelodeon, 1992-96).

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By the mid 1990s, she had relocated to Vancouver to take advantage of the wealth of film productions there. Her first major Hollywood film role came in 1999 with a supporting turn in the goofball comedy "Detroit Rock City," which was quickly followed by the popular Nickelodeon big-screen kids’ flick "Snow Day" (2000). Chriqui next shot scenes for three major film and television productions – Steven Spielberg’s "A.I." (2001), Todd Solondz's "Storytelling" (2001), and the series "Manchester Prep" (1999). In all three cases, Chriqui's scenes were left on the cutting room floor, though her footage was used in the trailer for "Cruel Intentions 2," which became the final repository for the "Manchester Prep" project. Read More on yahoo.com

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Alexa Davalos Biography & Wallpapers

Alexa Davalos

Alexa Davalos (born May 28, 1982) is an American actress. She has appeared in several Hollywood films, including Feast of Love, The Chronicles of Riddick, The Mist, Defiance, and Clash of the Titans.

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Davalos, an only child, was born Alexa Davalos Dunas in France to American parents, actress Elyssa Davalos and photographer Jeff Dunas. Her maternal grandfather is actor Richard Davalos. She is of Eastern European Jewish ancestry on her father's side; her great-grandparents immigrated from Vilnius in Lithuania. Davalos spent most of her childhood in France and Italy, before settling in New York. She has stated "I tend to curse in French more often than I do in English."

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Davalos struck out on her own at seventeen and headed to New York City. She supported herself by modeling for photographers like Peter Lindbergh. "I had a mission," she recalls. "I wanted to be out in the world, doing my own thing. Working in a theater, I discovered that I really wanted to act." Her passion soon grew towards acting, and she attended the Off Broadway Flea Theater in New York. In 2002, Davalos co-starred with Charlie Hofheimer in the short film The Ghost of F. Scott Fitzgerald, which screened at the 2002 Toronto Film Festival. In September 2003, Davalos was seen opposite Antonio Banderas in the HBO film And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself. Alexa Davalos made her feature film debut in 2004 starring in The Chronicles of Riddick as Kyra.

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Davalos also appeared as the mutant Gwen Raiden in three episodes of the TV show Angel and in 2005 co-starred in the Fox show Reunion. In 2007, she was featured in the romantic drama Feast of Love, which starred Greg Kinnear and Morgan Freeman. In 2008, Davalos co-starred as the love interest of Daniel Craig in the war film Defiance, directed by Edward Zwick. She played Andromeda in the remake of Clash of the Titans, alongside Sam Worthington, Ralph Fiennes and Liam Neeson.

Sejarah Singkat Angkatan Muda Pattiro Deceng (AMPER)

Dorongan untuk berinteraksi dan berhimpun dalam suatu kominitas adalah fitrah manusia yang tidak dapat di bendung dengan katup apapun. Dia seiring dengan rencana penciptaan Allah SWT atas manusia. Manusia yang diciptakan-Nya terdiri dari laki-laki dan perempuan , lalu Dia jadikan bersuku-suku dan berbangsa-bangsa, agar mereka saling berinteraksi.

Adalah fitrah, atau keadaan awalnya manusia untuk selalu membutuhkan sesamanya untuk dia ajak bersama-sama menjalani kehidupannya. Tidak ada manusia yang dapat hidup secara normal di dalam kesendirian tanpa teman. Manusia butuh kebersamaan, yang dengan kebersamaan itu dia bangun wadah, wadah tempatnya mengaktualisasikan diri, mengekspresikan pikirannya dan mengembangkan kreatifitasnya. Dengan wadah itu dia perjuangkan tujuan bersamanya.

Kekuatan, drive atau dorongan inilah yang menjadi pendorong bagi sekelompok anak muda di Dusun Satoa untuk menghimpun diri mereka dalam suatu komunitas. Sehari-hari mereka berkumpul di simpang tiga jalan Poros Makassar-Bone dengan perkampungan baru di Kalihoe. Tempat itu dikenal dengan nama Ampi’-Ampirie.

Kegiatan mereka pada tahap awal masih sederhana, mereka berkumpul pada waktu senggang dan bercengkerama satu sama lain, sebagaimana layaknya para remaja mengisi waktu luangnya. Mereka memanfaatkan Pos Kamling yang dibangun persis di simpang tiga jalan ke Maddenge.

Kebersamaan memiliki dinamikanya sendiri, dinamika yang lama kelamaan akan menghadirkan kesadaran baru, harapan baru dan tuntutan baru. Kebersamaan ini ternyata tidak cukup hanya berkumpul, nongkrong, bersenda gurau atau menggeleng ke kiri dan ke kanan melihat mobil yang lewat didepan Pos Kamling tempat nongkrong mereka.

Mereka butuh sesuatu yang lebih dari sekedar berkumpul, mereka butuh identitas. Dan identitas itu harus diawali dengan pemilikan sebuah nama.

Ya… Sebuah Nama…

Rupanya tempat berkumpul mereka, Ampi’-Ampirie memberi inspirasi akan sebuah nama. Nama yang sederhana tapi mempunyai makna yang akrab. Sederhana namun menunjukkan suatu identitas dengan jelas.

Nama itu adalah… “AMPER” singkatan dari “Anak Ampi-Ampirie”.

Dengan nama itu dimulailah perjalanan aktualisasi diri dari para anak muda ini. Aktualisasi diri yang pada hakekatnya adalah dambaan naluriah dari setiap anak manusia. Dorongan aktualisasi diri yang menjadi motivasi dari terjadinya peristiwa dan karya-karya besar.

Dari hari ke hari upaya peneguhan eksistensi mulai berlangsung dengan berbagai bentuknya. Nama mereka ukir di tempat-tempat strategis diwilayah mereka. Mereka menampilkan diri dalam berbagai kegiatan meskipun masih terbatas . Tegasnya mereka telah menancapkan tonggak awal dari suatu organisasi remaja di Pattiro Deceng. Ini adalah kurun waktu antara tahun 1995 sampai tahun 2003. Anak-anak AMPER telah melakukan berbagai aktifitas untuk memuaskan tuntutan hati mereka sebagai kaum muda yang selalu terdorong untuk mengaktualkan dirinya, menunjukkan bahwa dirinya ada dan patut diperhitungkan.

Kegiatan-kegiatan diadakan dengan memanfaatkan kehadiran mahasiswa-mahasiswa yang melakukan Kuliah Kerja Nyata (KKN) di Desa Pattiro Deceng ini. Bekerja sama dengan mahasiswa Universitas Muhammadiyah di gelar “Latihan Dasar Kepemimpinan (LDK)” yang pertama dengan mengambil tempat di Kantor Desa Pattiro Deceng yang saat itu sedang dalam proses penyelesaian. Pada acara perpisahan dengan Mahasiswa peserta KKN UNISMUH itu, mereka tampilkan sebuah “Drama Perjuangan” dengan bintang pelaku yang saat ini sudah berstatus ibu-ibu dan bapak-bapak. Sebuah acara “Renungan” mereka gelar melalui kerja sama dengan Pengurus Kecamatan Badan Koordinasi Pemuda dan Remaja Mesjid (BKPRMI) Camba.

Pada era itu struktur organisasi AMPER belum tertata dengan sistematis. Kegiatan-kegiatan yang dilakukan diserahkan tanggung jawab pelaksanaannya pada panitia yang dibentuk khusus untuk kegiatan yang bersangkutan. Kepemimpinan diselenggarakan secara kolektif diantara para senior AMPER.

Bulan April 2003, melalui interaksi yang intensif dengan Mahasiswa KKN Universitas Islam Makassar, digelar Musyawarah Besar I (MUBES I) AMPER. Didalam MUBES I ini ditetapkan Anggaran Dasar dan Anggaran Rumah Tangga AMPER. Struktur Organisasi di tata dengan baik, pemilihan Ketua dilakukan dan terpilih Fahrul Arsyad sebagai Ketua AMPER periode 2003 -2005. Musyawarah Besar I ini juga membahas nama “AMPER” sebagai singkatan dari “Anak Ampi’-Ampirie”. Nama itu dirasa tidak cukup lagi untuk mewakili keberdaan mereka. Ukuran organisasi ini tidak lagi sebatas Ampi’-Ampirie. Di lain pihak, nama “AMPER” bagi mereka adalah identitas yang tidak boleh diganti. Nama itu harus dipertahankan tapi dengan mengganti kepanjangannya. Melalui perdebatan panjang yang nyaris berujung kebuntuan, mereka sepakat untuk mencantumkan dalam Anggaran Dasar bahwa “AMPER” adalah singkatan dari “Anak Muda Pemerhati Rakyat” Musyawarah Besar I ini adalah titik awal dimulainya era eksistensi AMPER sebagai organisasi remaja yang memenuhi kaidah organisasi yang ideal. Berbagai kegiatan dilaksanakan sebagai upaya peneguhan eksistensi. Bekerjasama dengan Mahasiswa Universitas Islam Makassar digelar “Pengkaderan” bagi anggota dengan tujuan untuk memberikan pencerahan dan penguatan spiritual bagi para anggota AMPER. Bekerjasama dengan mahasiswa Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar digelar “Pencerahan Keagamaan” yang bertujuan untuk memberi pengetahuan keagamaan. Aktifitas yang bernuansa religius ini banyak dilakukan untuk mengimbangi dinamika anak-anak AMPER pada masa itu. Dinamika yang sering “meledakkan” gejolak yang mengantar anak-anak muda ini berpindah dari satu konflik ke konflik yang lain. Di masa ini eksistensi AMPER sering diwarnai konflik dengan anak-anak remaja dari desa lain. Ajang keramaian di tingkat kecamatan sering menjadi arenanya anak AMPER untuk menyalurkan kelebihan energi yang dimilikinya. Sungguh suatu dinamika yang secara psikologis adalah wajar bagi usia remaja, namun selalu dibayangi oleh resiko. Resiko yang harus dieliminir untuk mencegah jatuhnya korban yang lebih banyak. Cukup sudah AMPER kehilangan beberapa orang anggotanya akibat pengaruh samping dari dinamika itu.

Pertengahan 2007 digelar Musyawarah Besar II (MUBES II)AMPER. MUBES II menetapkan Adi Mahmud sebagai Ketua AMPER. Dalam MUBES II ini juga mengemuka wacana pergantian kepanjangan dari nama “AMPER”. Pengertian “Anak Muda Pemerhati Rakyat” dirasa memberi beban yang sangat berat pada organisasi remaja ini. Bagi mereka peranan untuk memperhatikan rakyat adalah klaim yang berlebihan dari sebuah organisasi remaja seperti mereka. Mereka sepakat untuk mencari kepanjangan lain dari “AMPER” karena “AMPER” bagi mereka adalah Trade Mark atau identitas yang tidak boleh diganti, mereka harus mencari kepanjangan lain yang lebih realistik dan jelas. Kembali terjadi perdebatan panjang untuk sebuah nama. Dan rupanya kebanggaan pada desa tempat bermukimnya menginspirasi mereka akan sebuah nama “Angkatan Muda Pattiro Deceng“ sebagai kepanjangan yang baru dari “AMPER”.

Bahtera baru Angkatan Muda Pattiro Deceng diluncurkan. Berbagai kegiatan dilaksanakan untuk memberi makna pada eksistensi. Karena eksistensi tanpa perbuatan adalah eksistensi tanpa kehormatan.

13 Februari 2010 digelar Musyawarah Besar III (MUBES III)Angkatan Muda Pattiro Deceng AMPER. Ditetapkan Adi Mahmud untuk memimpin AMPER kembali periode 2010-2012. Didalam MUBES III mengemuka pemikiran untuk memperluas sifat keanggotaan AMPER. Kalau selama ini anggota AMPER hanyalah pemuda dan remaja yang bermukim di Desa Pattiro Deceng, maka dirasa perlu untuk menampung minat remaja yang berasal dari luar Desa Pattiro Deceng. Ini didasari oleh sifat dari organisasi AMPER yang terbuka dan realita kekinian yang menuntut sikap terbuka.

AMPER tidak boleh menutup diri namun harus tetap mempertahankan jati dirinya. Identitas Angkatan Muda Pattiro Deceng harus tetap dipertahankan tapi dalam hal keanggotaan dapat menerima remaja dari luar Desa Pattiro Deceng dalam lingkup Kecamatan Camba yang berminat untuk menyemarakkan kebersamaan di dalam AMPER.
Setiap organisasi harus mampu memperoleh informasi dari luar untuk memperoleh gambaran dirinya secara obyektif. Seperti kata orang bijak bahwa “... dengan sebuah cermin kita bisa melihat wajah kita, tapi dengan dua buah cermin kita bisa sekaligus melihat tengkuk kita ... “. Beberapa tanggapan, harapan dan saran pun menegemuka dari dari para orang tua terhadap AMPER, yang bisa menjadi bahan introspeksi untuk meningkatkan kualitas langkah di masa datang.

Sumber energi bagi sesorang untuk mengikatkan diri dalam suatu kebersamaan adalah HARAPAN. Harapan akan apa yang dapat diperolehnya dari kebersamaan itu. Harapan inilah yang kemudian diakumulasi menjadi sebuah tindakan real yang nantinya akan membuat organisasi AMPER kan selalu eksis.

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Hot Candice Swanepoel Wallpapers

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Candice Swanepoel was born on October 20, 1988 in Mooi River, South Africa small farming village in the Midlands of KwaZulu- Natal - she was spotted by model scout Kevin Ellise in a Durban flea market at the tender age of 15, and by 16 she was earning 5 000 Euros or R40 000 for a day's work. Kevin Ellise said, 'It was like… honestly, like a beautiful flamingo walking past my shop. the way she walked past just did it for me". She's been on the cover of Vogue (Greece), in adverts for Nike, and walked the catwalk for the likes of Tommy Hilfiger, Victoria's Secret and Diane von Furstenberg.

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Swanepoel's resume includes covers for Vogue (Greece), ELLE (Germany), and Ocean Drive (U.S.) and advertisements for Nike, Diesel, Guess?, and Versus Eyewear. Swanepoel has walked the runway for Tommy Hilfiger, Dolce and Gabbana, Sass and Bide, Betsey Johnson, Diane von Fürstenberg and numerous other designers, as well as for Victoria's Secret in 2007, 2008, and 2009. In addition to appearing in the lingerie brand's commercials, she was a featured model in the 2010 "SWIM" catalog, along with Lindsay Ellingson, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, and Erin Heatherton. Swanepoel modeled for the Kardashians' 2010 swimwear line.


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Nathan's VF2 Review and Picture

Hi Alan,
I was finally able to get some serious trail time in this past weekend so I thought I would give you my impression of the VF2.  My VF2 weighs in at 31.8lbs but it climbed like a 23 pound cross country racer.  It went down the hills like it has 2 more inches of travel then it does.  This bike just blew me away.  It took everything I threw at it and it was like it was saying "that's all you got." 
The CCDB is in a league of its own.  I am coming off of a Pushed RP23 and that shock does not even compare to the CCDB.  It is so nice not having to flip a pro-pedal switch all the time.  No it is just point and go and no worry's about whats in my way. 
Thanks so much to you and Jason for all of your help with this project.  I am a Chumba rider for life!!!  Keep me in the loop with what is happening with the new EVO and the longer travel XCL.
Thank you-
Nate  


Sunday, May 9, 2010

Vaughn's VF2 Review and Pictures

Vaughn - one of Orange County's most sought after music DJs - recently picked up a new VF2 to replace his GT full suspension bike.  He is running a Cane Creek Double Barrel rear shock and Fox fork with SRAM x.9 drivetrain.

 Here's a letter he wrote us:

Hey Alan!

The bike is awesome! I have taken it to a few trails and really love the ride. I feel very comfortable and safe when I am riding much like the feeling you get when your riding in a nice sedan as opposed to a compact. The up hill is great I was able to overcome the same uphill challenges I had on my GT. Plan on doing much more this weekend. Here are a few pics of the bike on the trails. Thank you so very much for the sale and working so hard to make your company special to mountain bikers!

Vaughn B.

Vaughn @ Carrizo Plains National Monument




Saturday, May 8, 2010

Alan's Guest Editorial in BRAIN

This was published a few months back in the nation's largest Bicycle Trade Journal (Bicycle Retailer and Industry News), but in case anyone missed it.


Iron Man 2

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Director: Jon Favreau.

Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Sam Rockwell, Mickey Rourke.

Rating: Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense sci-fi action and violence, and some language

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Just not all the time. Unevenly paced and at times visually almost incoherent, especially during action scenes, the film stays afloat as director Jon Favreau relies heavily on the considerable charms of Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark, along with an excellent supporting cast. Not that Favreau always knows what to do with it; certainly it's disappointing that Mickey Rourke spends 80 percent of the climactic battle . . . typing.


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Yes, clickity-clack on a laptop keyboard, programming drones to take down Iron Man because, well, that's what Russian physicists insane with grief do, I guess. That's who Rourke plays, Ivan Vanko, a brilliant man with bad dentition who believes that his father's downfall was caused by Tony Stark's father. Now he's out for revenge.

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Though it's not clear that he need be; Stark's growing ego might have taken him down without any outside help. The toxicity caused by his fake heart isn't doing him any favors, either.

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"Iron Man 2" picks up where the original left off, right after Stark reveals that he is indeed Iron Man. Months pass and he's flying high, literally and figuratively, telling a congressional hearing to which he's just refused to give his Iron Man technology, "I have successfully privatized world peace!"

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Not so fast, bub. Not only is Vanko making progress with a sort of steampunk Iron Man knockoff suit, Stark is also being flanked by a competitor, Justin Hammer (Sam Rockwell), a squirrelly arms developer itching for a government contract.

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Meanwhile, Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow), Stark's loyal assistant, is trying to convince Stark that he needs to pay more attention to his company (he responds by promoting her). His friend, Lt. Col. James "Rhodey" Rhodes (Don Cheadle) is trying to keep Stark in the Army's relatively good graces. And newly hired legal representative Natalie Rushman (Scarlett Johansson) seems to know an awful lot about martial arts. . . .

Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/movies/articles/2010/05/05/20100505ironman0507.html#ixzz0nL4v78M7

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