Gorrick Spring Series Round 1 Preview
Published: 27th January, 2012A quick message from the Gorrick team: After the best ever Brass Monkeys Series, we turn now to our popular season opening Spring Series. Headline sponsored, once again, by Saddle Skedadd... read more >>
Brechfa 2012 - Frostbite 40 - Enduro Report
Published: 24th January, 2012Almost 200 riders descended upon the small village of Llansawel, on the edge of Brechfa Forest on January 22nd to take part in the “Frostbite 40” enduro, proving that Mountain Bike racing is flouris... read more >>
Merida Brass Monkeys – R3 – Hungry Hill Report
Published: 24th January, 2012Words & pics Joolze DymondFor riders who were starved of enduro action during the Christmas festivities, Hungry Hill was the answer! This was the centre of attention for all things mountain... read more >>
Adventure Racing The Organic Way
Published: 24th January, 2012Outdoor exercise has suddenly gotten very serious;long gone are the days of ‘jogging’ around the block in your shell suit with ‘Pump Up the Volume’ blasting out through your Walkman. There is a n... read more >>
Goldrush charity event 2012
Published: 23rd January, 2012Each year the proceeds of this event are given to various charities which include Air Ambulance and Cancer Research.This year we will also be raising monies to purchase two specially adapted bikes so ... read more >>
Trans Allgarve 5 Day Adventure Ride
Published: 23rd January, 2012For the past four years, TransAllgarve have been organizing races and tour rides, and in doing so over time have discovered the best trails the Algarve region of Portugal has to offer and realized the... read more >>
Orange Monkey-Cannondale confirm 2012 rider lineup
Published: 20th January, 2012They've been keeping us guessing for the past two weeks, but today the UCI licensed Orange Monkey - Cannondale Mtb team have announced that Great Britain Olympic hopeful, David Fletcher ha... read more >>
Carbon Mountain bike Frame Repair Solutions
It used to be simple. Bikes were all made from steel, complexity coming only from the type of tube; 853, 953 or chromoly anyone? That was the 80’s and things have moved on whereby now we... read more >>Cycleops Powertap Elite+
As I’m always looking to squeeze every bit of performance out of myself, I decided the best thing I could do was to take the plunge and start training with Power. At present it seems most power mete... read more >>Mt Zoom Titanium Gripper Cage
I am not known for being particularly easy on lightweight kit. This year has seen nearly as many back wheels as month’s passed, not to mentioned two frames, slashed tyres, broken chains and me... read more >>Accapi Nexus Socks
Compression wear - emperor's new clothes or a crucial part of your training? Go to any mtb race and you'll spot people in skin tight calf guards / base layers / tights everywhere. Go to a triathlon an... read more >>
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RACE RESULTS
Frost Bite 40
22nd January 2012MERIDA BRASS MONKEYS WINTER ENDURO 3
22nd January 2012The John Flitch Memorial Duathlon
15th January 2012Newnham 60 Enduro
2nd January 2012The SPAM Winter Challenge
18th December 2011BLOGS
Frostbite40
26th January, 2012
Frostbite 40- sounds interesting!!! Well I decided to enter it, to get a bit of ride/racing before the early race season kicks off. The race was at Llansawell and would incorporate the Brechfa
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by: Phil Morris
Santa drops in late
24th January, 2012My arse hurts from turbo training, I have shin splints, a headache in the evenings from running with a buggy, my son brought worms home last week - and I'm not talking about the earth kind, It's wet,
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by: Michelle Sanwell
1st place at Brass Monkey Round 3
24th January, 2012First races of the year are always nervous days, no matter how well your training has gone over the winter there’s still an unknown
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by: Ben Thomas
Monkey Business on Hungry Hill
22nd January, 2012My first race as a XCracer team member, 2 hour ladies at the Merida Brass Monkeys Enduro at Hungry
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by: Louise Robinson
Ben Thomas Racing is go! Blog 1
16th January, 2012It’s a new year and a new set of sponsors have been announced, Ben Thomas Racing has no less than 16 sponsors! I’m really happy to have the 2012 sponsorship line up sorted and think you’ll agree
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by: Ben Thomas
