Turner Sultan 2011 Best Mountain Bike. . .

Mountain Bike magazine tested the limits of this year’s best mountain bikes on Sedona’s toughest trails. And the Turner Sultan came out on top in the Trail 29er category!!

Here is some of what they had to say:

When we turned the Turner Sultan loose on Sedona’s trails, we expected big things from the proven DW-Link suspension. We were not disappointed. The design offered smooth, efficient pedaling with 120mm of generous travel. The suspension soaked up bumps while, crucially, preventing the bike from wallowing. The Sultan rode high in its travel, adroitly navigating technical terrain and confidently negotiating even tight corners. The model’s most impressive attribute, however, was its stiff frame, which [...] click here for more

 

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Angel Fire, NM: Chile Challenge MSC #4

Congratulations to Darian Harvey on piloting her DHR to a first place finish in the Pro Women’s DH!

 

Angel Fire was a short trek of about five hours south from Durango. I drove down Friday morning with fellow racer Darian Harvey. Well actually, Darian drove while I caught up on sleep after a late night of prepping bikes and packing. The Super D course was a blast; it had everything including high speed straits, burmed turns, flat loose turns, and of course sweet jumps. Here is a link to a practice run. Angelfire Practice Run

The race started out pretty well. After the first turn I managed to work my way from near last to fifth. I managed two passes� when the course opened up onto one of the ski runs. I thought all was good only to get passed right before flatting about a quarter of the way down the course. Here is a link to the race run. Angelfire Race Run

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Opening Day on Middle Mountain

Photo by Jerry Hazard

Photo by Jerry Hazard

 

Sunday June 12th was opening day at Middle Mountain, one of our favorite local DH trails here in Durango. Many of my friends showed up for a full day of shuttling. Local photographer/rider Jerry Hazard was there taking pictures and video to document the day. Here is a link to a video Jerry put together of the trail from top to bottom. Middle Mountain 2011

 

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Hood River: Race #1 of Oregon Super D Series

Memorial Day weekend brought together approximately 250 mountain bikers to Hood River's Post Canyon to race one of Oregon's most epic trails. The course covered a variety of technical terrain that had everything from rocky high-speed descents to sweet, flowing single track. It dropped 3,000 feet in seven miles, and had close to 400 feet of climbing to even the racing field between the baggies and the lycras.

Sunday morning's Super D race run started off great, hitting all of my lines that I had been practicing and not flatting in the high-speed, rocky upper section. All was good until I arrived at the first climb where I was reminded that I had been focusing on Downhill racing for the past five years. Official race time clocked in at 22:52, tying for 5^th place overall despite a surly run-in with a Northwest Douglas Fir that sent my bike half way down a ravine close to the finish.� First place honors went to Oregon native, Nathan Riddle and the complete results of all categories can be found HERE.

An excellent slideshow recap of racers and the course can be viewed on Vital MTB.

Turner demo fleet at Hood River

Pro Mens podium

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Turner Bikes is a series sponsor for the Oregon Super D races

Turner Bikes is proud to be a race sponsor of the Oregon Super D series and will also be conducting demo’s at these events. So be sure to stop by and see Turner racer Anthony Diaz in the pits and test ride a Turner mountain bike.

The Oregon Super D series is a A four-race Super D/Enduro mountain bike series throughout the state of Oregon, including some of the best venues and action sports events on the west coast! The series will be kicking off this weekend in Hood River Oregon and with three races to follow, that will end in September. If you are a Super D Racer, make sure you make your way up to Oregon to add this series to your race schedule.

Oregon Super D Race Schedule:

• Race1:    Hood River Super ‘D’, OR – May 28th & 29th
• Race2:    Bend Super ‘D’, OR – July 2nd & 3rd
• Race3:    Oakridge Super ‘D’, OR  – August6th & 7th
• Race4:    Sandy Ridge Super ‘D’, OR- September 3rd & 4th

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Turner Demo Tour Van gets new kicks... Super 'D' Racer

Turner Bikes Demo Tour Van Gets New Kicks

This week we helped pro rider Anthony Diaz prepare for his Super ‘D’ race tour. He will be driving the Turner Demo Tour slash Super ‘D’ Race Van around for the next few months from race to race with a few demo tour stops mixed in between. Anthony is from Durango Colorado and has been racing the area for years, he will be extending his stomping ground this year while riding for Turner Bikes. Look for him at the races, He will be riding a bright green 2011 5.Spot at the Super ‘D’ races and a 2011 DHR for the down hill races he will be attending.

Anthony with his new 2011 Turner 5.Spot

Anthony’s Race Schedule:

• Race 1:     Hood River Super ‘D’, OR – May 28th & 29th
• Race2:     MSC Angel Fire, SD & DH, NM – June 3rd-5th
• Race3:     Ashland Mountain Challenge,OR – June 17th & 18th
• Race4:     Bend Super ‘D’, OR – July 2nd & 3rd
• Race5:     Downieville Classic, CA – July 10th
• Race6:     Whistler Crankworx, Canada – July 19th
• Race7:     Oakridge Super ‘D’, OR  – August6th & 7th
• Race8:     Trestle All Mountain Enduro, CO – August 19th-21st
• Race9:     Sandy Ridge Super ‘D’, OR- September 3rd & 4th
• Race10:     TBA…

Anthony will be sending us updates for Turner Demo Tour stops he will be making along the way as well as racing results and any other exciting news he may wish to divulge. . .



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