Check out the May 2008 issue of Bike Magazine. It’s a special, 170-page, 15th anniversary issue with their Editors’ Choice Awards. WTB’s Silverado Team saddle was awarded a spot in the glass trophy case. The Silverado is a real standout for endurance riding and racing, on and offroad. The saddle is available in three versions that range from the 190-gram Silverado SLT to the entry level Silverado Pro.
Charlie Kelly shreds Repack. Photo: Wende Cragg
KLUNKERZ, the critically acclaimed film that details mountain biking’s origins, will be showing at the Fairfax Documentary Film Festival on Friday, March 28th. The first showing, at 7:30 p.m., sold out quickly, so the festival added another showing at 10 p.m. This will be a special screening of the popular film, as the parking lot of the Fairfax Theater is where some of the first organized mountain bike rides in history began in 1974. Additionally, many of the cast and crew members will be in attendance and participating in a Q&A after the film.
Peri’s Silver Dollar, a local bar just up the street from the theater, is hosting a photo exhibit of Wende Cragg’s shots from 1976-78. There will be music by The RoadOilers, who contributed to the soundtrack of the film, as well as a vintage bike display. KLUNKERZ debuted in early 2007. It has now played in dozens festivals across the globe. According to filmmaker Billy Savage, “international audiences are amazed to see who this small group of hippie/athletes from Marin County created a pass time for the masses, a multi-billion dollar industry, and an Olympic event.”
photos: Ron Sawicki
WTB sponsored rider Monique “Pua” Sawicki just took 7th at the first World Cup Marathon of the season in Manavgat, Turkey. With a time of 3:45.37, she was just over 17 minutes behind the leader Pia Sundstedt of Finland. Sawicki has been a dominant force in domestic mountain bike racing, but this was her first time racing on the other side of the pond. Sawicki rides WTB Devo saddles and, depending on conditions, WTB Nano Raptor, Vulpine, Prowler MX or Raijin tires.
WTB-sponsored riders Max Plaxton and Kris Sneddon dropped by the office yesterday. The two Canadian XC racers got a full tour of WTB headquarters as well as a history lesson of our sport’s earlier days and a ripping lunch ride on some of Marin’s finest trails. Plaxton, who rides for Rocky Mountain’s pro XC team, and Sneddon, who rides for Kona’s factory XC team have been spending the winter enjoying California’s mild climate. The two riders are logging big miles right now, in preparation for a full race season of chasing UCI points. If all goes well, both Plaxton and Sneddon will be representing Canada at the Beijing Olympics. In case you’re wondering, Sneddon rides a Shadow V SLT while Plaxton prefers a Rocket V SLT.
WTB is proud to once again support Pinkbike.com’s DH team. We expect the team to tear it up this season in Canada, the U.S. and abroad. Stay posted to Pinkbike.com and WTB.com for updates throughout the season. Click the image above to read the report on Pinkbike.com.
Skiles Keith of Missingsaddle.com gives us an in-depth review of WTB’s Silverado saddle. About the sleek, cream/camo color, Skiles reports, “Urban camo is the new pink, so yeah, it’s hip.” Okay! Thanks Missingsaddle.com. Click on the image to read the entire review.
