Fluid Ride Mt. Hood

Unreal Cycles was out again this past weekend at the final round of the Fluid Ride cup at Mt. Hood. A good turn out of riders in high spirits arrived to take on the hill for the last time this season.

All seemed to be going to plan with riders getting their practice runs in and Pros putting in their qualifying times. Then reports started filtering back to the pits that the winds were so strong on the hillside that on the second half of the list would have to be closed. Riders were bummed that the course had to be cut in half. Next though we started to hear why the lift had been closed... two riders bikes had fallen from the chair lift!

With the course cut short the day was over quickly, and the Fluid Ride Cup came to an end.

There are still 2009 Demo bikes available for sale. Keep your eye on the website for them becoming available soon!

(Sorry about the picture quality, taken with my phone)

Pimpino.

Looking at some of the recent pictures on the Unreal Gallery and those on Fixedgeargallery, I was inspired to create something different using parts from our warehouse.

Using On One's new white Pompino frame and fork as the core of the project I set about raiding the stock bins.

I wanted to make something that looked the part, but a bike that could be easily replicated and would not break the bank.

The result is this pink and white urban cruiser. Built using mainly On One and Soma parts with Sugino cranks, its a fixed gear bike at its most basic with no brakes, and zero clutter.

Turned out really well, sort of Wild West meets Wild Ride !

Want to create your own? Start here or Call to discuss 1 800 303 2927

Fire !

Mondays are always a drag, but not this week! Certainly didn't need coffee to wake up today.

Got into the office this morning to the sound of wailing fire trucks, and from a distance the it looked like our warehouse was on fire! In fact it was the lower slopes of Mt Ashland, approx 1 mile away.

Probably some of our favorite trails going up in smoke.

With the wind blowing up things started to get quite bad, at one point there were 5 helicopters and two air tankers droping water and fire retardent on the flames.

The two air tankers flew over in line, after two scoping runs they came in and dropped the red fire retardant.

If we are slow to answer the phones later, perhaps we have retired to a safer distance.

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We figured this wasn't quite what we wanted and so going forward the newsletter will be issued monthly and will have sections for all that's happening with the major brands, specials, and rider updates.

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Epic weekend of riding on the Orange Alpine 160

This weekend I headed down to South Lake Tahoe for a weekend of celebration and riding. It was my girlfriends birthday - so I decided to take her down to Tahoe for the special occasion. Sunday morning she decided to hit up some spa while I headed out for a rippin' ride at Mr. Toads. :o)


TRT - Mr. Toads here I come.

It had rained pretty good on Friday, so the trails were in excellent condition. No dust, no mud - just superhero dirt (and rocks). The plan was to just do one loop then chill with the girl for the rest of the day, and then perhaps do another loop the next day before heading back home. Well turned out that the weather forecast called for rain Monday morning - so after my first loop, I decided to try for a second one (in case I couldn't ride Monday morning).


Start of Mr. Toads

The climb up to the top of Saxon Creek Trail (Mr. Toads Wild Ride) isn't the easiest - especially from Oneidas Road. I think the hardest thing for me is getting acclimated the altitude. I'm used to riding at sea levels, so every time I go to Tahoe (around 6500 feet and 9500 at the top of Saxon Creek) my lungs feel like prunes. I felt on fire on the first loop, but that died down quickly mid way through my 2nd loop. My legs really started to feel it 1/2 way through the 2nd climb - but all I could think of is the sweet descent that was waiting for me once I reached Saxon Creek Trail.

It was a tough ride, but one of the best rides I've had in a long while. I wasn't pleased with the performance of the stock 2010 Fox RP23 that came stock on the Orange Alpine 160, so I've also been testing a few different shocks. Right now I'm running a Pushed 2008 Fox RP23 and it really transformed the bike. Pretty stoked with that setup right now. The bike felt planted and totally ripped that trail - so much fun!!


2nd loop - exhausted but all smiles!

Another great weekend of riding in the books...Bikes are cool, get out and ride! You can view the profile of my ride HERE

Return from Mt. Hood

We're back from the weekend at Mount Hood where we had a warm welcome from the organizers and gleeful response from the riders who spent some of their down time pondering which of our demo fleet to test next. At points in the weekend it seemed there were more of our bikes doing laps of the parking lot and surrounding obstacles than there were on the course.

One rider seized the opportunity to make us an offer on our Alpine 160 demo and off to a happy new home it went.

Look out for demo fleet becoming available to purchase off the site in the coming weeks.

Unreal has another trip to Mount Hood booked the weekend of September 26-27. If you are interested in taking a look at the Unreal Demo Fleet here is another great opportunity to do so.

Timberline DH, Mt Hood

Road Trip !

UnrealCycles hits the road again this weekend with another trip north to the Timberline DH at Mount Hood on Sunday 14th Sept.



The full demo fleet will be available for your perusal.

While we have room for many items we won't have everything, so if you are attending and want to see/handle/try something specific, you have two days to let us know.

Otherwise see you there.

Ti 29ers have landed!

Fresh from Chattanooga and the factory of Lynskey Performance, the On One Ti 29ers are now in stock! With the first batch in the country coming to us, you can only get your hands on one of these beautiful hand built frames here at Unreal Cycles.


I have a limited run, eight in total, and some are pre-sold. All sizes still currently available, 16, 18, 19.5 & 21.


If you'd like to get your hands on one or talk about build kit options give us a call 800 303 2927 or send us an email sales@unrealcycles.com

Order frame only here: http://mtb.unrealcycles.com/catalog/item470.htm