The 2010 season is fast approaching, it is a pretty exciting time with new bikes coming in. I just picked up my 2010 Norco Team Carbon hardtail. I was a little nervous watching the seat mast being hack sawed, but now I never have to worry about my seat post sliding!! I’ve been able to put the bike through it’s first test rides now and the bike feels awesome. It’s fast, light and stiff. The SID WC XX helps smooth the ride and I’m pretty stoked about the hydraulic lock out! I feel it is always good to test the bike in crash situations, so I took a corner too fast, forgot about a bridge and ended up launching myself into a creek bed… luckily neither the frame or the shiny new XTR were scratched. The bike looks pro with special Norco Factory Team Kenda tires and white Ergon grips. To top off my ride I had some tasty orange-ginger Nuun in my bottles!! For me the season ramps up pretty quickly. I’m headed to Europe two weeks tomorrow and am super excited to get things rolling. I’ll be racing the first two World Cups, Dalby Forest and Houffalize, before heading back to Canada for the Canada Cups.
Here is a video that I filmed on my first ride! Love the Bike!
The Team H&R Block training camp took place a couple of weeks ago. This was a chance for the team to build their bikes, learn about some of the technology, go for some rides and most importantly build some team spirit. Well, This is one way of accomplishing that…
The Dirt Norco Race Team has been on their new bikes for a few months now and things are rolling quickly. With a preliminary race under the belt and Sea Otter approaching quickly, here is a video to tide you over.
It’s crazy to think that I’ve raced DH World Cups for 11 years now and I’ve never ended up with a scar like the one I’ll have after riding my road bike for 13hrs.
Not sure If everyone really knows what went on with my arm so..
In November I went on a 13hr road ride to pick up my grandma from her house and drive her back here in her car before Christmas. Whilst I was on that ride my hand went numb, after roughly 4 weeks some sensation and strength started to come back but it was not completely the same as it had been in the past. As far as I was aware it wasn’t really that bad I could still ride moto and DH just fine but the doctor sent me for some nerve conduction tests for which there are only 3 neurologists in the country that can do these type of tests, obviously with that ratio I had to wait about 2 months to be seen.
Tuesday this week was when I finally got my test results back and they showed that only 50% of the electrical impulses in my left arm were actually getting through to my hand. By Wednesday at 8am I was admitted to one of the top hospitals in the country to have a nerve untapped and relocated in my arm. Mr D Ford is the man I’d like to thank for getting me in for the surgery so quickly and for doing such an amazing job on the extremely delicate procedure.
I just had my surgery on Wednesday and got out of hospital yesterday, everything went really well and my hand feels really good already. Just need to get this cut healed up and it will be back to riding my Norco World Team bike.
See everyone at Sea Otter for a race.
Cheers,
Fee
Fionn
Fionn Griffiths
Griffiths Racing
Norco World Team
www.griffithsracing.net
This past weekend the Norco truck and trailer packed up and head down to the 21st annual Seattle Bike expo. Put on by the Cascade Bicycle Club this has become the largest bicycle consumer show in North America. With more than two hundred exhibitors and thousands of consumers showing up the weekend was a flurry of activity. Norco had some near-ceiling-high towers set up with a display of bikes alongside the latest and greatest from Axiom and Mace.
Next to the Norco setup always seemed to be a mob of people waiting to see the next Ryan Leech Trials Show or Artistic Cycling Demonstration. Having Ryan do 4 shows over the two days was a treat for everyone at the show. Having the Artistic Cycling team as well was simply icing on the cake.
If the expo, the trials demo and the artistic cycling wasn’t enough for you, Ryan was also leading a morning Yoga session both days of the show. A group of yoga enthusiasts showed up each day to partake in Ryan’s class.
With more than 200 exhibitors at the show it took a fair bit of time to see everything. That is if you could actually see everything. Three of the exhibitors present also happened to be Norco Factory Team sponsors FSA, Ergon and Nuun.
See more photos from the Seattle Bike Expo at: flickr.com
