Rollapaluza kick off the New Year with two their now famous roller-race events in the next few days.

Rollapaluza kick off the New Year with two their now famous roller-race events in the next few days.

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WTB employee Mark Weir’s home was ravaged by a fire two days after Christmas. Weir was at home with his wife and son, but was unable to stop the flames. Fortunately the Weir family escaped without injury. WTB wishes the best to Mark, Suzie and Gus, the next few months will undoubtedly be a tough chapter in their lives.

Inside is Mark’s tale of the events and some pics of what remains.

The legendary full suspension mountain bike designer chews the fat with Singletrack.

This morning, I tentatively crept out of my hidey-hole and found that the holidays were indeed finally over. The Christmas trees have been cast out to the curb, the menorahs extinguished, the nog imbibed, and the hangovers remedied. All that is left …

Lars Sternberg, Jill Kintner and Bryn Atkinson will be riding TR450 bikes this season.

Report and pics from Michael W Smith.

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In October, 2008, Canada’s top World Cup hopeful, Steve Smith (Evil/Red Bull), began training with professional motocross trainer Todd Schumlick of PerformX thanks to one of his primary sponsors, Red Bull. While not necessarily a familiar face in the mountain bike racing world, Todd has an impressive history of proven success as a trainer and coach in motocross and other disciplines at the highest level.

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