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NEWS
NEWS
If there is one place in the world to find the top mountain bike mechanics it is at a World Cup Race. Well, Dirt Norco Race Team mechanic Alastair Beckett was nice enough to go through rear derailleur adjustment for us at the Leogang World Cup.
Watch the video at: norco.com/blog
Watch the video at: norco.com/blog
RIDER
BIO
BIO
What Norco bikes do you ride?
Team DH, Shore 1, Fluid, Hun, CRR3
Who are some of the most important and influential people in your life and career?
Everyone I have ever met, or have heard of, who has put in the time and effort to be good at whatever it is they do. Everyone from my parents to sporting heroes like Lance Armstrong and Ricky Carmichael...
Do you have any hobbies outside of cycling? If so what?
Motocross, climbing, guitar, loads really!
Where is your favorite Place to Ride?
Golden BC and South Wales.
What would you list as a career highlight?
It was great to qualify inside the top 10 at the world championships on home soil in Fort William, but last years best at a world cup was 13th so I guess that sets the bar for this year.
What has been your best riding experience?
A heli drop onto the peak of Mount 7 in BC was awesome but it is hard to beat a bbq at the dirt jumps with your mates on a summers evening.
And the worst?
Getting the bike I had saved every birthday and Christmas for since I was knee high to a grasshopper stolen when I was about 15.
What band or song have you been listening to the most lately?
300 greatest rock anthems mix on my ipod. Couldn't tell you all the bands but they keep me going through the long winter road rides!
What are your biggest strengths on the bike?
Downhill in general, but within that I don't think I really have a biggest strength. Ironically this is probably the biggest advantage I have with so many different types of race track on the world cup circuit at the moment.
Do you have any advice to beginners?
Boring answer I know but just have fun, that really is the best advice I have had.
Do you remember what your first Bike was?
It was a green plastic tractor with pedals if that counts...? I suppose technically it had 4 wheels but you have to start somewhere...
What first got you into riding?
My dad used to cycle a lot so I have always been riding some sort of bike as far as I can remember. When I was about 15 the Atherton family moved in next door and they were just starting out on mountain bikes too. After a while they went along to a little local race and liked it, so persuaded me to go to the next one. The rest as they say is history!
What do you enjoy most about riding for Norco?
That everyone I have spoken to in the company seems as passionate about their work as I am about mine. I think that this is reflected in their bikes and is why I'm really excited to be working with them this year.
Key goals for 2010?
Number 1 is to keep having fun on a bike, but I also want to improve my performance every year and so break consistently into the top 10 at world cups. This year every component on the bike is new to me so I'm a bit nervous about getting used to it all in time, but I'm excited to have a clean sheet to start from and know I'm lucky to be working with some of the best kit around.
Sponsor Shout out:
Big thanks to all the sponsors that are supporting us with the Dirt Norco Race Team. Norco, Dirt Magazine, SRAM, Rock Shox, Truvative, Avid, Troy Lee designs, Gamut, Funn, Fenwick's, Sun Ringle.
Team DH, Shore 1, Fluid, Hun, CRR3
Who are some of the most important and influential people in your life and career?
Everyone I have ever met, or have heard of, who has put in the time and effort to be good at whatever it is they do. Everyone from my parents to sporting heroes like Lance Armstrong and Ricky Carmichael...
Do you have any hobbies outside of cycling? If so what?
Motocross, climbing, guitar, loads really!
Where is your favorite Place to Ride?
Golden BC and South Wales.
What would you list as a career highlight?
It was great to qualify inside the top 10 at the world championships on home soil in Fort William, but last years best at a world cup was 13th so I guess that sets the bar for this year.
What has been your best riding experience?
A heli drop onto the peak of Mount 7 in BC was awesome but it is hard to beat a bbq at the dirt jumps with your mates on a summers evening.
And the worst?
Getting the bike I had saved every birthday and Christmas for since I was knee high to a grasshopper stolen when I was about 15.
What band or song have you been listening to the most lately?
300 greatest rock anthems mix on my ipod. Couldn't tell you all the bands but they keep me going through the long winter road rides!
What are your biggest strengths on the bike?
Downhill in general, but within that I don't think I really have a biggest strength. Ironically this is probably the biggest advantage I have with so many different types of race track on the world cup circuit at the moment.
Do you have any advice to beginners?
Boring answer I know but just have fun, that really is the best advice I have had.
Do you remember what your first Bike was?
It was a green plastic tractor with pedals if that counts...? I suppose technically it had 4 wheels but you have to start somewhere...
What first got you into riding?
My dad used to cycle a lot so I have always been riding some sort of bike as far as I can remember. When I was about 15 the Atherton family moved in next door and they were just starting out on mountain bikes too. After a while they went along to a little local race and liked it, so persuaded me to go to the next one. The rest as they say is history!
What do you enjoy most about riding for Norco?
That everyone I have spoken to in the company seems as passionate about their work as I am about mine. I think that this is reflected in their bikes and is why I'm really excited to be working with them this year.
Key goals for 2010?
Number 1 is to keep having fun on a bike, but I also want to improve my performance every year and so break consistently into the top 10 at world cups. This year every component on the bike is new to me so I'm a bit nervous about getting used to it all in time, but I'm excited to have a clean sheet to start from and know I'm lucky to be working with some of the best kit around.
Sponsor Shout out:
Big thanks to all the sponsors that are supporting us with the Dirt Norco Race Team. Norco, Dirt Magazine, SRAM, Rock Shox, Truvative, Avid, Troy Lee designs, Gamut, Funn, Fenwick's, Sun Ringle.