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Red Bull Minidrome Video

Here is a great video from Red Bull which gives you an idea of the size of the track. The g-forces in the bends must be immense.

What a great event and when folk get racing it's going to be crazy.

Charge riders Juliet, Neil and Cunny will be competing too. We also have our Surface rider Chris Akrigg there, let's hope he doesn't jump out of the track and land on a rafter.

Come to York Hall, 5 Old Ford Road, Bethnal Green, London. E2 9PJ and join in the fun.

Red Bull Minidrome teaser pics….

Fresh from testing in Germany here is a sneaky glimpse of the track for next week.

I have to say that it looks impressive, it's going to be hard staying on the low line for sure!

Below you can see the lean on the banking. A mistake here with your weight on the

outside of the bar will throw you over the top into the crowds.

Just to give you an idea of scale, here are 2 riders going fast.

It's going to be fun for sure and what a great venue in York Hall, Bethnal Green, London.

To find out more click here at Red Bull

Red Bull Mini Drome 15th January!!!!

Red Bull introduces the world's smallest velodrome to the UK fixed gear scene. On January 15, 2011, Red Bull Mini Drome will be coming to York Hall in London's East End (York Hall, 5 Old Ford Road, Bethnal Green, London, E2 9PJ). In a UK first, Red Bull will be creating the world's smallest velodrome to challenge fixed gear riders from across the capital. Application is now open, if you want to ride at Red Bull Mini Drome enter your details into the form adjacent to this page, we will be in contact soon.

Qualifying will start at 3pm and is open to over 100 competitors in a single timed race. Riders will be timed using the Velotrack Timing System. The 32 fastest riders in qualifying across the 10 laps will progress through the competition to the finals, which will be a single pursuit race format held from 7pm.

Details can be found here at Red Bull

Chris Akrigg will be there, winner of the Frome Cobble Wobble, lets see if he can win yet another Red Bull event.

Also Charge riders Juliet, Cunny and Neil are going to be there. Are you?

Stuck for last minute ideas for Xmas?

Here are a great bunch of bits for stocking fillers or last minute pressies…..

  Charge Masher Chain UK RRP of £22

Charge Spoon Cro-Mo rail UK RRP of £25
Charge Sponge Grip UK RRP of £19

Charge Plunger Grip £5

All are available from most local bike shops or online.

You could also buy them if you didn't get want you wanted.

Happy Xmas from Charge

This made us blush…..

Looking through recent reviews this popped up. It is such a lovely review, our blushes warmed up a very chilly Charge office.

Alfine 11 Review

We are pretty excited about this. We have just fitted the Alfine 11 set up to our Ti EBB Duster too.

Charge Team Kit now on sale!!!!

The wait is finally over! After hundreds of emails asking for kit, we are glad to say it's finally available.

Made for us by dhb, the jersey marterial is DM48 fabric which absorbs sweat and rapidly channels it away from the body. After racing in it recently this is very true and kept me going without getting icky.

Here's what dhb have to say about the shorts….

"The dhb Charge Team Bib shorts are exceptionally comfortable and affordable. The anatomically designed, antibacterial chamois will keep you comfortable in the saddle while the highly breathable Lycra wicks sweat away and provides great muscle support as you ride." They are really, really comfortable, especially when matched with the Spoon saddle!

If you want buy them, then check out dhb.

Welcome to the team Neil!

Charge Bike's are proud to present our latest employee and team member Neil Cousins, Name: Neil Cousins Age: 32 Where's home: Frome Job: Operations Manager at Charge Bikes Describe yourself in 3 words: Flats, clips, hoppy What type of riding do you do: XC, DH, 4X, Bmx, Road Your favourite place to ride: Peak District Years riding: 17 years What bike do you ride? Skewer Ti, Skinny Duster and a Trek Remedy

Filter ‘n’ Stuff

The Filter Mid is in the latest issue of Stuff magazine! Check it out!

Duster Ti – MBUK Longtermer

Doddy's had his Duster Ti frame for 2 years now. Check out the latest issue of MBUK (december) for an update on how it's getting along.