Icebike 2009

img_8122-2I got a rare treat of a day out of the office yesterday to visit Madison HQ for their ICEBIKE trade show. Madi are pretty much the UK’s biggest supplier of stuff to bike shops and help Wideopen out a lot with news and test goodies. They’re also supporting the Atherton’s and are in charge of the UK’s supply of Shimano, Commencal, Park Tools, Thor, Giro etc and shout about all their new goodies at the show. It’s always a nice day out with some free food and a chance to see what is dope and what is wack for the new season.

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2Stage UCI World Cup Factory Team‏

deacon-thumb-3Our friends over at 2Stage bikes have just announced the launch of their brand new UCI World Cup trade team – It will be an all UK 3 rider line up featuring the talents of Tom Deacon, Jess Stone and Alex Powell. They’ll be racing the 2Stage Elite 9 and opening the season at the Maxxis Cup in March before attending all UCI World Cups, Maxxis Cups and UK NPS rounds.

 

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