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Wednesday, August 25th, 2010
This is a quick post to explain to John Harrington (facebook discussion on 24 August ) about clipping tires.
(There is more, but I couldnt screen shoot the whole thing- was born in the 70s)
These Specialized Captain 2.00 tires clogged with mud at XTERRA Vermont in 2009 (Read more about the race, rotten foot and tire [...]
Burry stander, Christoph Sauser, Conrad Stoltz, I am Specialized, XTERRA, specialized, specialized tires | 2 Comments »
Saturday, October 10th, 2009
I interviewed Chris McCormack for I am Specialized.
Hawaii, I am Specialized, Interview, Ironman, macca | 1 Comment »
Thursday, October 8th, 2009
All pictures by Nils Nilsen
My dad is right- one can count a humans’ age like a tree- by the number of rings it has. My dad says he is at the age where you can count the rings around his knees. One can count the number of USA XTERRA Titles I have won by the [...]
Avia, Conrad Stoltz, I am Specialized, Race Reports, XTERRA, XTERRA Utah, XTERRA.TV, avia avi stoltz, nils nilsen, specialized, specialized tires | No Comments »
Thursday, October 1st, 2009
So, you are a trail mashing mofo; gnarliest of the gnar. Yes, you are a fit machine and can ride. You have skills. Skills, eh? How about swimming, mountain biking and running — as in consecutively… in one day… at race pace?
Whaddya say? That off-road triathlon stuff — Xterra — isn’t for true mountain bikers? [...]
2009, 29er, Bicycle, Conrad Stoltz, Edge wheels, I am Specialized, Look, XTERRA, ned overend, oakley, rich cruse, sea otter, specialized, specialized tires, squirt lube | No Comments »
Monday, September 28th, 2009
Melanie McQuaid, myself, Shonny Vanlandingham and Josiah Middaugh “teaching” The Art of XTERRA at the Paul Mitchell XTERRA University. Pics by Nils Nilsen
I dont have 3hrs to write a good race report right now, but I know monday everyone spends half the day on their Facebook and reading about the weekends race results before real [...]
Conrad Stoltz, I am Specialized, Race Reports, Suunto, XTERRA Utah, bobby behan, nils nilsen, specialized | 1 Comment »
Thursday, September 24th, 2009
XTERRA Utah 08
Saturday I will toe the line for my 7th XTERRA USA Series title. The Series title points to consistency throughout the season. After consistently winning a few races earlier this year, I got a nail through the tire in Idaho, and cut my foot in Richmond. (go here to see those juicy pics [...]
Balega, Conrad Stoltz, I am Specialized, Suunto, XTERRA, XTERRA.TV, rich cruse, specialized, specialized tires, squirt lube | 2 Comments »
Monday, September 14th, 2009
Lukas Flückiger, Julien Absalon, Burry Stander, Ralf Naf, Mathias Flückiger. Champery World Cup podium.
A week after winning the under 23 World Championships in Australia, 22 year old South African Burry beat two time Olympic champion and 4 time World Champion Julien Absalon to win his 1st UCI World Cup victory. (Burry is currently 2nd the [...]
29er, Burry stander, I am Specialized, Race Reports, specialized, specialized tires, todd wells | No Comments »
Friday, September 4th, 2009
Pictures by Rob Jones and CyclingNews.com
Burry just won his 1st rainbow jersey at UCI MTB Worlds in Australia. This kid is amazingly talented, really nice, good with business and we will see him go a really long way. He is currently ranked 2nd in the UCI World Cup series.
Burry is a fellow Specialized team mate [...]
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Thursday, September 3rd, 2009
For starters, and the reader’s benefit, write a short paragraph about yourself:
I’m evading reality but painting a canvas with all the colour I can find. There’s a definite lack of technique, more just splashing lines and blobs of colour and allowing them to take on a story of their own. I was inspired, you see, [...]
Dan Hugo, I am Specialized, XTERRA, south africa, specialized, triathlon team | No Comments »
Sunday, May 10th, 2009
This video was made for the “triathlon” part of the i-am-specialized website.
The a href=”http://www.i-am-specialized.com/triathlon” target=”_blank”>i-am-specialized website is aimed at being the public’s way of following Specialized riders’ racing and stories online. It is a new site and will mostly aim at internet video content. Internet video is the new TV.
I am honoured to be the [...]
29er, Bicycle, Conrad Stoltz, I am Specialized, Interview, Media, News & Events, Video, XTERRA, bobby behan, sea otter, specialized | No Comments »
Monday, April 27th, 2009
This is where it all happens:
Specialized head office in Morgan Hill, California
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Sunday, April 19th, 2009
Bobby Behan, car fanatic and Specialized Factory Racing team manager with Mike Sinyards’ Mini Cooper Works.
Todd Wells won today’s Sea Otter Short Track on his new Specialized 29er hard tail (20lbs)- Burry Stander got 2nd, Lene Byberg got 2nd in the ladies and Sam Hill won the Down Hill.
In the short trak the guys dominated, [...]
2008, 29er, Burry stander, I am Specialized, Sponsors, specialized, specialized tires, squirt lube, todd wells | No Comments »
Monday, April 13th, 2009
Northern California has a booming High School racing programme. It is run a by a non profit organization and Specialized enthusiastically pitched in with a huge truckload of demo bikes for the kids to try out, and 3 World Champions on loan. Hence “Riding with the Champions.” Ned Overend, Rebecca Rusch and myself.
The kids could [...]
29er, Bicycle, I am Specialized, specialized | 1 Comment »
Sunday, April 5th, 2009
Specialized tire specialist Frank Stacey and I talking tires at the Stellenbosch testing in January 09.
Photo by Gary Perkin.
I have been incredibly busy since my arrival in the US 2 weeks ago. Moved to Reno NV from Bend OR, did 3 days’ tire testing with Specialized and I bought a car. (yes, the legendary Red [...]
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