Aaron Gwin and Trek Session

8 months of riding downhill was all it took for Aaron Holmes Gwin to participate in the World Cup. This sensation dubbed "the saviour of US downhill scene" comes from a motocross racing background, which he abandoned due to constant injuries, and he also rode BMX's for many years.

After a series of wins that took the downhill world by surprise, beating athletes like Gee Atherton, Sam Hill and Steve Peat, he unveilled one of the secrets of his success: the all-new 2012 Trek Session 9.9 carbon  

Fox prototype 2011 spy shots

After we've seen what Specialized has in stock for us, now Fox Racing equipped Gee Atherton's DH bike with a prototype inverted fork. Rumor has it that there are around a dozen of these in the testing stage around the world, each with a unique combination of suspension configuration, until the people from Fox make up their mind about the best choice. 

See what Pinkbike has to say about it in their article.

Specialized prototypes 2011 spy shots

Sam Hill, Troy Brosnan and Brendan Fairclough, the riders from Monster Energy Specialized Team, are recognised as contenders to the podium at every competition they attend. To stay on top, they need the latest and greatest in bike tech available. 

Read about Sam, the five-time World Champion and two-time World Cup Series Champion here.

Read about Brendan, the most charismatic rider from the team here.

Read about Troy, the 17 year-old junior downhill champion here.









This week, a set of spy shots from their booth reveals they are testing some prototypes from Specialized, namely platform pedals and carbon helmets.

Images via pinkbike.com and monsterenergy-specialized.com

Read about it in this Pinkbike article.

Kona Entourage

There is a new bike comming in 2012. It's called "Entourage" and it's in the prototype stage.

The folks from Kona, helped by Graham Agassiz are testing what they say is  "an enabling mini-DH bike which absolutely rips turns, blasts jumps and rallies steeps at the whim of the rider".

All i can say is that it looks pretty slick.

More info on it you can find at http://www.konaworld.com/entourage/sp.html