Evolution 03 July-August 2013

6 NEW EXCLUSIVE OFFERS

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LYNSKEY SILVER SERIES

OCTANE ONE BIKES

SPANK SPIKE RACE 28

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Summer's here and with it are new prospects, new bikes and (possibly) new weather.

Smmer 2013 is shaping up to be one to remember.

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July and August always have a feeling of exciting new prospects in the bike industry. Sneeky Spy shots of 2014 products are popping up all over the internet and some have even been officially launched. In fact Hotlines are holding our first ever multi brand pre season bikes show in August and we look forward to seeing many of you there to preview the new ranges from GHOST, Lapierre and Nukeproof.

In the meantime, it’s mid summer, the Tour De France is on and everyone wants to be out riding bikes. Let’s make hay whilst the sun is shining (hopefully)!

All the best, The Hotlines Team.

CONTACTS

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EVOLUTION>CONTENTS

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INTRO 02/INTRODUCTION Sneaky summer shots and a promising seasons riding ahead makes July & August an exciting time in the bike world not least for us at Hotlines with our first multi-brand pre-season bike show imminent.

OFFERS 05/OFFERS OVERVIEW 07/Lynskey We introduce the new more affordable Silver Series frames at some prices not to be missed.

08/WTB High margins and dealer status on offer when you pick up any 10 WTB saddles.

09/NS Bikes Get your hands on the new Holy and Metropolis bikes at bigger margins than a Sam Pilgrim gap jump.

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MIDDLE>offers & focus 10/Blackspire High margins on offer on the all new range of guides from Blackspire.

11/Answer 2 new handlebar ranges from Answer in the shape of the 780 DH bar.

12/Sun RinglĂŠ Great prices on the soon to be arriving Sun RinglĂŠ Charger Pro SL and Black Flag wheelsets.

BRAND FOCUS 15/Tennessee Ti We take a look behind the scenes at Lynskey Performance Designs courtesy of Privateer magazine. With 25 years of bike building experience behind them the guys in Chattanooga, Tennessee sure know how to build them.

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PRODUCT FOCUS

SPONSORED RIDER

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33/SPONSORED RIDER Hotlines talkes to Joe Buck and Chris Keeble-Smith about their first year with the Nukeproof Enduro Team with a video of the young rippers tearing up their local trials aboard their Nukeproof Mega AM's.

21/Octane One Octane One now have some great complete bikes on offer.

We take a look at the brand new Zircus and Amok 23/Micheline Wild Grip'R Nico Vouilloz takes the new Michelin Wild Grip'R tyres for a spin and shows us what they're capable of.

25/Lynskey Silver Series Like hand-made Ti, but don't like the prices? Well there's a silver lining from Lynskey with their new range of frames.

29/Spank Spike28 Review Pinkbike review the Spank Spike28 Dh orientated wheelset.

STAFFER OF THE MONTH 35/STAFFER OF THE MONTH Another month's gone by & it's time once again to see who's Top Dog at Hotlines. With such a veritable selection....it's anyone's game.

31/Lapierre Zesty 514 E:i Review Bike Radar got hold of a Lapierre Zesty 514 with the all-new E:i system and took it for a thorough review. See what they had to say plus a video of the bike in action.

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OFFERS OVERVIEW 1

LYNSKEY Offers for both dealers and non-dealers on the new Lynskey Silver Series range of frames.

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WTB High margins and dealer status when purchasing any 10 WTB saddles.

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NS BIKES Holy and Metropolis bikes being offered with a 40% margin.

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BLACKSPIRE Get your hands on any of the new range of guides from Blackspire with a 45% margin.

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ANSWER Brand new ranges from Answer in the form of the 'Gentleman Bars' & Custom Neon 780 bars.

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SUN RINGLÉ The new Black Flag and Charger Pro Sl wheels from Sun Ringlé will be dropping soon. Great deals on all sizes.

ARE YOU Already a LYNSKEY dealer?

Get your hands on any of the new Lynskey silver series frames with a 35% margin

Want to be a Lynskey dealer? Why not start with the new Silver Series range when you buy 2 or more frames at a 35% margin.

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Purchase 10 WTB saddles and get a 45% margin and dealer status for the season 8

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RECEIVE A 40% MARGIN WHEN YOU PURCHASE ANY OF THE HOLY AND METROPOLIS BIKES FROM NS BIKES.

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Blackspires new chain guide range.

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GET YOUR HANDS ON THE NEW CUSTOM PRO TAPER RANGE FROM ANSWER WITH A 45% MARGIN WHEN YOU TAKE 3 OR MORE. RRP:£54.99

THE NEW ANSWER CUSTOM 780 AND ANSWER GENTLEMAN BARS RRP:£64.99

The ProTAPER® 780 DH is everything a downhill bar needs to be – strong, wide, and low. It features ProTAPER® technology to put added strength in the clamp and rise sections without adding excess weight at the ends of the bar. Cutmarks make it easy to cut to your desired length.

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WIDTH: 780mm WEIGHT: 335g* CLAMP 31.8mm RISE: 12.7mm / 25.4mm UPSWEEP: 4° BACKSWEEP: 8°

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Get your pre orders in now for the new Charger and Blackflag SL wheelsets from Sun Ringlé available in 26”, 27.5” and 29”

RRP: £699.99 TRADE: £408.00 Charger Pro SL

Stock arriving August

RRP: £699.99 TRADE: £408.00 Black Flag Pro SL

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Take a look behind the scenes of Chattanooga, Tennessee's Lynskey Performance courtesy of Privateer magazine. See how the masters of Titanium get things done stateside.

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Exclusive look at Privateer Magazine's behind the scenes piece at Lynskey bikes.

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Privateer Issue 15, May 2013, featuring Lynskey

“The thing that really sets us apart is we didn’t go into this as people with a passion for bicycles trying to figure out how to build; we went into it as builders who like bicycles” Words by TYM MANLEY Photography by DANIEL SHARP

Reprinted from Privateer 15

Buy Privateer issue 15, featuring Lynskey at www.privateer.cc

To stock Privateer please email mike@rouleur.cc

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Reprinted From Privateer Issue 15

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here’s a visceral excitement to being involved with a company at that point of transition where it establishes itself and all sorts of new possibilities open up. You sense a current starting to flow, and the people at Lynskey Performance, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, are feeling the tug of that tide right now, from the boardroom to the factory floor.

Having re-entered the titanium bike market in 2005 and built the business up through specialist hardtails, customs and manufacturing for brands like Planet X, Lynskey has recently bought itself a fine new facility and expanded the range substantially. It now includes a range of impressive four-bar linkage suspension MTBs in various wheel sizes, disc-braked ’cross bikes, and a brand new offering of five road frames designed to compete on price with anything the Asian carbon weavers can get it down to. These are serious chips to put on the table.

Such periods of transition may be better than sex, but they can also be a whole lot more risky. Lynskey, though, has three factors working in its favour. Firstly, the family involved has done it before. These are the people who built the well-respected Litespeed brand.

After they accepted an offer for it they couldn’t refuse, CEO Mark Lynskey stayed on, gaining valuable big time experience in the process.

“I learned what I could never have learned at Harvard, the realities of a business. In five years we went from 50 employees and $7 million in sales to about 230 employees and $30 million in sales and we bought five other brands during that time.”

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Buy Privateer issue 15, featuring Lynskey at www.privateer.cc

To stock Privateer please email mike@rouleur.cc

Reprinted From Privateer Issue 15

“I learned what I could never have learned at Harvard, the realities of a business. In five years we went from 50 employees and $7 million in sales to about 230 employees and $30 million in sales and we bought five other brands during that time.”

Add to that his family’s own impressive interlocking skills and an experienced workforce that is hugely committed to the business, and you have three powerful pluses.

The downside is that titanium is no longer the material of choice in the bike world. It does well in specialist applications and achingly cool boutique brands, but boutique is not the Lynskey mindset.

Shop manager Steve Kirby, who’s been with the family going on 25 years, sums that mindset up: “The thing that really sets us apart from other manufacturers is we didn’t go into this as people with a passion for bicycles trying to figure out how to build; we went into it as builders who like bicycles. We already knew how to build. It makes a huge difference.”

Buy Privateer issue 15, featuring Lynskey at www.privateer.cc

To stock Privateer please email mike@rouleur.cc

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Pinkbike review the Spank Spike28 Wheelset

Bikeradar review the Lapierre Zesty 514 E:i

PR C DUCT This month in focus we have some new play bike offerings from Octane One in the name of the Amok & Zircus, whilst Michelin show us what the new Wild Grip'R tyres are capable of and we take a look at the new Lynskey Silver Series bikes.

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OCTA NE ONE For the first time ever in 2013, Octane One, sister brand to NS bikes are offering complete bikes. The Amok (£699.99) and Zircus (£549.99) offer an affordable entry to the world of pump tracks, dirt jumps and single track shredding for those on a budget.

AMOK – ALL ROUND / FUNBIKE £699.99

The Amok is the new bike from Octane One designed for all off-road applications. Built around a lightweight and strong aluminium frameset, 26” wheels, 120mm travel fork, 8-speeds and disc brakes it’s a serious all-purpose machine. Tough enough for off-road riding, comfortable enough for urban or trail riding. With a custom aluminum frame and selection of Octane One aftermarket components this bike is all you will need to rip like a pro in any terrain.

• New bike for novice riders who are serious about the sport • New light & strong custom alloy frame with custom formed and butted tubes • 100% same frame spec as the aftermarket Zircus model with ‘pro’ dirt jump geometry • Light Suntour XCM fork, 120mm travel • Octane One Chemical PRO stem + Chemical handlebar • Octane One AM Solar rims and great Kenda SB8 tires • Cranks w/ single chainring + chain-guard • 1×8 drivetrain build on SRAM components • Disk brakes front & rear

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ZIRCUS – ALL ROUND / STREET / FUNBIKE £549.99

The Zircus is a new bike from Octane One, perfect for playing in the city and off-road. With a lightweight and strong aluminium frameset, 26” wheels, 100mm travel fork, singlespeed drivetrain with horizontal dropouts the bike is all that you will need to shred your local trails. An optional derailleur hanger is included so you can convert this bike from singlespeed to gears if needed. Tough enough for off-road riding and perfect on pumptracks. With a custom Octane One aluminum frame, a selection of Octane one components and a great price this package is hard to beat.

• New bike for novice riders who are serious about the sport • New light & strong custom alloy frame with custom formed and butted tubes • 100% same frame spec as the aftermarket Zircus model with ‘pro’ dirt jump geometry • Light Suntour XCM fork, 100mm travel • Octane One cockpit: Chemical PRO stem + Chemical handlebar • Disc brake in the rear • Great Kenda SB8 tires • Cranks w/ single chainring + rocking • Singlespeed drivetrain with horizontal dropouts, optional derailleur hanger (included)

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Michelin Wild Grip’R Advanced Reinforced 2.35 £39.99

The all new for 2013 Michelin Wild Grip’R advanced reinforced is designed specifically to be THE tyre for use in Enduro races. The tyre has been developed in conjunction with flying Frenchmen Fabien Barel and Nico Vouilloz and will be their tyre of choice for the Enduro World series. The tyre is tubeless ready and features a heavily protected sidewall to prevent pinch flats and tares yet maintains a very reasonable weight of 970 grams.

Specs

• Tyre for mixed terrain • Exceptional resistance to attack on the sidewalls and on the tread. (Reinforced Technology) • Excellent grip / efficiency / self-cleaning ratio • Very effective when leaning the bike over or crossing slopes • Increased puncture resistance • GUM-X Series compound for extraordinary grip and superior service life 23

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See Nico put the new Michelin Wild Grip'R tyres through their paces

Nico Vouilloz riding the new Michelin Wild Grip'R tyres on a recent SRAM testing session...

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Ly nsk e y Silv er Series America’s premier titanium bike maker, Lynskey Performance Designs recently unveiled the Silver Series.

Four new affordable American-made titanium frames - representing the family-owned company’s 25 years of design, innovation and manufacturing expertise.

The Silver Series are everything you'd expect from Lysnkey. The same lovingly crafted handmade frames at more attractive price.

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These frames of course feature Lynskey’s incomparable made-inAmerica workmanship, riding experience, durability and industryleading customer service. The two road frames and two hardtail mountain bikes are meticulously handcrafted to Lynskey’s exacting

standards using certified aerospace grade seamless 3Al2.5V titanium in the company’s new stateof-the-art Chattanooga factory.

All of the frames will retail for £999.99 Before the launch of the Silver Series you could get Asian-made titanium frames at these prices, but never before have you been able to get the world’s top titanium bike maker’s all American-

made quality at such affordable price points.

The Silver Series offers dealers a couple of unique opportunities – First, satisfying a broader customer base that’s looking for world-class U.S. handmade quality.

Second, appealing to existing enthusiasts that may be weary of the “me too” glut of carbon on the showroom floor.

“Our mission for the Silver Series was to distil our 25 years of engineering experience with titanium into a family of bikes that takes our ‘cut no corners’ philosophy and delivers world class performance and quality at an unheard of value,” stated Mark Lynskey, co-founder of Lynskey Performance Designs.

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U.S. handmade frames derived of 25 years of bike building and engineering.

MEET THE SILVER SERIES Peloton £999.99

If your road riding takes you to far-flung destinations or lots and lots of miles are on your agenda, the Peloton is the “go long, go comfortable” option.

Breakaway £999.99

Itching to stomp on it and go? The Breakaway’s more aggressive geometry will surely satisfy your desire for “rip it up” road performance with stiffness and that extra bit of design-specific road compliance that only a Lynskey delivers.

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MT650

ÂŁ999.99

Enjoy the balanced bliss of 27.5-inch wheels aboard the MT650. The 650b wheels offer the quick acceleration found in a 26-inch platform along with the superior rolling, extra stability, and enhanced traction of a 29er.

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MT29

ÂŁ999.99

Optimized for speed, endurance AND comfort over a long day’s off-road adventure, the disc-ready MT29 is a hardtail 29er that will get you there and back with smoothness and style for a long time to

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Spank offers several different component lineups designed to suit various styles of riding. Their Spike series is intended for everything from light freeriding to downhill racing or bike park usage, and includes handlebars, stems, rims and pedals, along with the wheelset tested here. For the Race28 wheelset, Spank uses a traditional three cross pattern to lace their Spike Race28 EVO rims to 32 hole Spoon hubs. The wheels are hand built and trued in Taiwan (a small card is included with the wheel builder's signature) using Sandvik triple butted spokes and brass nipples.

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The Spike Race28 EVO rims are constructed from a 6000 series aluminum alloy Spank calls Dynamal, which was chosen for its balance of high strength and light weight, the elements needed for a modern mountain bike rim.

Spank's rims are joined using a sleeve that is pressed in and then bonded with an epoxy for added assurance against separation. The rims measure 23mm wide internally and 28mm externally, with a total height of 19mm. Instead of dipping down in the center where the spoke holes are like many rims do, the rim has a wave shaped profile that creates a raised center rib. This raised portion, part of Spank's patented OooBah rim profile, is designed to provide additional bracing for the rim's sidewalls, preventing them from collapsing in under heavy loads. The rims also have a pronounced bead hook to prevent tires from rolling off the rim, even when riders run low pressures. We tested these wheels with tubes, but Spank does sell tubeless rim tape for riders who wish to run a tubeless setup.

Hubs

The Race28 EVO's front hub comes set up for a 20mm thru axle, and the rear is available set up for 10x135 or 12x150 spacing, with adaptors available separately for riders who wish to run a 15mm front thru axle or a 12x142 rear.

Both hubs use common sized Japanese sealed cartridge bearings – two 6804 bearings in the front hub, and four 6902 bearings in the rear. The steel freehub body uses a three pawl system that engages with the 27 points inside the hub shell. In order to reduce weight, the number of splines on the outside of the freehub body has been reduced, and rather than having splines along the entire circumference of the freehub body there are only three splined sections for the cassette to slide onto. Constructing the freeehub out of steel also makes cassette removal easier, with there being a greatly reduced chance of the cassette digging in and mating with the freehub's splines.

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Our set of Race28 wheels have made the rounds over the last few months, seeing action on everything from hardtails to downhill bikes. They've withstood the rigors we put them through amazingly well – besides a couple minor adjustments on the truing stand, there's been no need for any other maintenance. The wider rim profile was a good match for 2.3" and 2.5" tires, giving them plenty of room to spread out and work to their full potential. No matter what bike it was on, the Race28 wheelset never called attention to itself, which isn't a bad thing - it simply means that the wheels did what they were supposed to without any strange performance quirks.

We didn't notice any undue wheel flex, even during hard cornering and harsh g-outs, and the rims remained dent free despite months of sending them off jumps and bashing them through roots and rocks. Even after countless rides in wet, muddy conditions, the bearings are still spinning smoothly and have yet to develop any side to side play. There was no funny business from the freehub body either – even in colder temperatures, which is when pawls can sometimes get sticky and slip, there were no issues.

Pinkbike's take:

Don't let the word 'Race' in the name of these wheels fool you into thinking this is a fragile, handle-with-care wheelset. The Race28 is a workhorse, a blue collar pair of wheels that can easily handle aggressive riding in the worst weather conditions.

Plus, the use of standard J-bend spokes and a traditional three cross lacing pattern means that if you ever break a spoke it won't be too hard to find a replacement, which can come in handy should a roadtrip take you to a remote location with limited access to specialty parts. For the gram counters, the Race28 falls into sort of a middle ground depending on what they are used for - they weigh in on the lighter side of the scale for a DH wheelset, and on the stouter side of things for all-mountain wheels. However, we wouldn't say they're too heavy for all-mountain riding, especially for riders that tend to be tough on wheels - a few extra grams is worth the peace of mind that comes with not needing to worry about tacoing a wheel. We were impressed with the performance of these wheels, and the reasonable price makes them even more appealing. With bike parks beginning to open up and race season getting underway, this could be a solid choice for the rider looking to upgrade their stock wheelset without breaking the bank. - Mike Kazimer

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VIDEO

Click to see a video of the Lapierre Zesty 514 E:i in action

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Bike radar review of the

LAPIERRE ZESTY 514 E:i Lapierre have made a few tweaks to this year’s Zesty frame, but the most interesting feature of the Zesty 514 E.I (£3,399.99) is the inclusion of E.I (Electronic Intelligence) technology. E.I is a collaborative effort between Lapierre and RockShox, and is an electronic system used to manage the compression and lockout settings of the rear shock automatically and on the fly.

The Ei shock system has been turning heads around the globe with it’s “game changing” performance and technolog y. Journalist guy Kesteven recently described the Lapierre XR 729 Ei as “the fastest XC bike I have ever ridden”. Bikeradar are currently testing the Zesty 514 Ei and recently produced the following first look and first ride video.

There are accelerometers on the fork and stem cap, along with a speed sensor on the fork and cadence unit on the bottom bracket. A small servo motor mounted on top of the RockShox Monarch RT3 E.I rear shock then adjusts the amount of low-speed compression damping according to hits going through the fork and the amount you're pedalling.

The shock can automatically toggle through the three low-speed compression settings: open, platform or locked. There’s a small screen on the bar to display what setting the E.I system is in, along with various other details including speed, time and distance.

The 514 frame boasts full carbon front and rear triangles, housing the well established OST+ suspension system. Cables are all internally routed, for a clean finish, with routing for a RockShox Reverb Stealth post. The head tube is tapered and there are ISCG 05 tabs for anyone wanting to add some chain security.

A small servo motor adjusts compression damping.

Lapierre have lowered the seat tube height to improve clearance if you use a dropper post. They've also stiffened up the bottom bracket area to improve pedalling efficiency. A 12x142mm rear axle is present to bolster stiffness, and the length of the chainstays has been increased to 430mm for improved stability on faster trails.

The 514 also includes a transmission mix of Shimano’s XT and SLX, and a Mavic Crossride wheelset wearing Schwalbe Nobby Nic and Rocket Ron tyres. The fork is a 150mm travel Fox 32 Float Evolution CTD model. Stopping the Zesty is a set of Formula’s RX brakes.

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SPON SORED RI DER 2 013 Nuk e p r o o f En d u r o Te a m

Seen by some as the latest craze in Mountain biking, Enduro is a race format that is definitely here to stay.

With Nukeproof announcing their very own International Enduro Race Team early last month, we caught up with two thirds of the squad, Joe Buck and Chris KeebleSmith, to get the low down on what makes them tick.

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Name: Chris Keeble-Smith Nationality: English Date of Birth: 14/08/1993 Lives: Oxford is home but Southampton for uni.

Speaks: Too much.

Best Result in 2012: 1st place at Rd 4 of the UK Gravity Enduro and 3rd overall in the series.

Best Result in 2013 so far: 6th place at Hamsterley and 3rd at Pearce cycles downhill race on my enduro bike.

First bike: A 16” wheel BMX which had faded from red to pink. It had white tyres, I loved it!

2013 Race Rig: Nukeproof Mega Am Pro. Favourite thing about your 2013 Race Rig: That’s hard to narrow down, I guess the stealth cable routing on the reverb. It looks cool and works perfectly.

Best memory on a bike: The first time I sat on the start line of the mega avalanche, aged 17. It was terrifying!

Skids or wheelies? Skids. Joe is better at wheelies so I leave them to him.

Describe a perfect day for you: Wake up early, ride dry dusty trails all day, eat loads of food and then go to bed early.

Goals for 2013: Finish in the top 10 of the UK series, despite missing a race and break into the top 50 at my first Enduro World Series race in July.

Name: Joe Buck Nationality: British Date of Birth: 12/12/1994 Lives: Oxfordshire, UK Speaks: English with a bit of Franglais.

Best Result in 2012: 3rd Junior at Megavalanche.

Best Result in 2013 so far: 4th Elite at Mini Enduro.

First bike: 16" Dennis the Menace steezemobile.

2013 Race Rig: Nukeproof Mega AM. Favourite thing about your 2013 Race Rig: Reverb Stealth compatibility. Very clean.

Best memory on a bike: Got to be the start of the megavalanche. Wildest thing ever.

Skids or wheelies? Both simultaneously.

Describe a perfect day for you: Wake up and have the athlete’s breakfast of kings. Porridge with lemon curd...

Then, hit some steep technical trails with my mates (yes, I have friends), preferably in the sopping wet. Finish the day off with a BBQ and beer!

Goals for 2013: Get top 50 at Megavalanche and Mountain of Hell.

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Joe Buck getting his roost on aboard his Mega AM

Steve KERR, warranty manager

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STAFFER OFTHE MONTH

"I am spoilt with my home trails in Innerleithen but the riding in the far north of Scotland is hard to beat�

Name: Steve Kerr Job Title: Warranty Manager and office dad.

What does that mean you actually do: In essence my job is to get people back riding again as quickly as I can when something goes wrong, mostly through working with Hotlines suppliers.

Years working at Hotlines: Two great years and still loving it.

Favourite Hotlines product: My Nukeproof Mega AM frame (2013) What bikes are you currently riding: I have a Nuke proof Mega AM and a Ragley Piglet steel framed MTB too.

Favourite place to ride: I am spoilt with my home trails in Innerleithen but the riding in the far north of Scotland is hard to beat, especially Golspie and Torridon.

Aims for 2013: Ride more and train for the West Highland Way non-stop double next year.

Are you in fact King of the Mountain: It’s a small mountain, but yes.

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