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Gravity Group is pleased to announce their partnership with Morewood Bikes as bicycle supplier and co-title sponsor along with Kenda Tires for their World Cup Team. TEAM KENDA MOREWOOD will be represented by two of the most famous names in downhill racing: Nathan Rennie (AUS) and Mitchell Delfs (AUS).
27 year old Nathan Rennie (AUS), a former overall UCI Elite World Cup Downhill Champion and Junior World Champion, is a regular World Cup podium visitor, multi-time high-class events winner and …Â Details
Ritchey have unveiled a “new generation” of mountain bike wheels, including a top-end carbon set. The hoops are the result of two years of development and race testing with the Scott-Swisspower team.
SuperLogic Mountain Disc
Topping the range are the hand-built Superlogic Mountain Disc clinchers. These boast 25mm-wide monocoque rims made of unidirectional high-modulus carbon fibre.
The rims are…Â Details
Kyle Bennett is a three-time Union Cycliste Internationale world champion whose Olympic bid was cut short by a dislocated shoulder. The 29-year-old Conroe native fell in love with BMX competition when he was just 7 and had gone pro by the time he was 18. While still a pup by most standards, Bennett says he’s feeling his age in a physically unforgiving sport. He now takes better care of himself and says recovering from injury and just plain sore muscles is easier with a good diet and a lot of stretching.
Q: BMX cycling seems like it would be hard on your body, especially your joints. What aches and pains do you have?
A: I’ve had lots of stitches, cuts and scrapes growing up. Broken collarbone, ribs, separated shoulder. The pretty good setback was my ACL tear at the end of ’06. I had knee surgery, an ACL replacement, but I came back from it and won the world championship.
Q: What do you do now to prevent injury?
A: A lot of stretching. As I get older I realize how important it is to be limber.
Q: What is your training regimen like?
A: For cycling, lower body is …Â Details