The first week in May means only one thing to a trials rider, The Scottish Six Day Trial. 180 sections, 440 miles of moors, tracks and road over six days makes it without doubt the toughest trial in the world. 275 riders took part, of these there were only 5 girls. I set off aboard the [...]
Toys in the garage, Van in the driveway, now what? Well to have the perfect adventure it usually involves a road and a destination. The destination in mind of this trip was the Isle of Wight. Professional Mountain Biker Blake Samson had agreed to show us around the island he’s lived on for years and [...]
So May has arrived and I’ve got a fancy new Air Cast boot on, just the same as Wayne Rooney (some over paid football lout!) and the same as Gee Atherton (some Mountain bike dude who’s not over paid!) With this I can remove it to wash and try and regain some movement in the [...]
Wow now the dark realisation that I’m actually NOT allowed to do any physical exercise is really hitting home! What do you do when you’re injured and can’t put any weight on the body part that’s broken/dislocated? That’s right you sit on your arse looking into the computer or iPhone buying stuff. In my case [...]
Factory Beta rider James Dabill recorded his second Top-5 finish of the 2012 FIM World Trials Championship at the fourth round of the series in Spain this weekend. Held in the hills near the small mining town of Penarroya Pueblonuevo in South West Spain, it was fellow Monster Energy rider Toni Bou who took the [...]
March As we enter March the weather had turned into blistering heat (well 15-16deg) and this meant that training on bikes wasn’t so much of a mud fest. I had received an e-mail from Red Bull in New Zealand inviting me to go and ride the City Scramble in Auckland (would I like to go? [...]
We go on the road with James Dabill in another instalment of our videos with the trials rider. This time it was up to Scotland for the legendary Scottish Six Day Trials event. Watch for some great trials action and stunning scenery in the highlands…
Dan Hemingway has been writing a blog about his year in Extreme Enduro for us. You can read the first part here February Ben and I had just got back from a snowboarding holiday and Eurotek had got our 2012 KTM’s ready for picking up, then it was a drive to Italy Hells Gate. The [...]
