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Premier Series 1 and Trek 2-4-6...

2006-05-14T06:22:00.000-07:00

PREMIER SERIES Rnd 1
On Saturday we were blessed with stunning weather for the Premier Series & the course was running super-fast, twisty, dry & dusty. The speed of the course & the fact that it was not particularly technical meant that the racing was going to be extremely tight.

On the first lap a lead group of 15 had formed, Robin Seymour was riding strong in this group. The chasing group, also of about 15, was not far behind. Gareth Montgomerie was riding towards the head of the second group & our third rider, Rab Wardell, had worked hard & managed to get to the back of this group despite starting at the back of the grid of 53 riders.

This was pretty much the pattern of the race for the next few laps, the two big groups riding together, riders in each try to make a break, but no one making any real headway. Then on the last lap the groups fragmented as everyone made their last efforts to pick up places. Robin eventually crossed the line in 13th, Gareth 17th & Rab 21st. Bearing in mind the extremely competitive state of the elite category & the type of course, it is really satisfying to have all the lads finish within the top 25. This said we expect even better rides once we get onto some more technical courses!

TREK 642
Sunday was a completely different kettle of fish.... Constant driving rain had made the course very muddy & greasy, transforming the wooded singletrack sections into real hard work where good bike handlers could easily gain time. The Endura/Voodoo/Singletrack riders were competing in the 4hr elite race. The first two laps made it look like to would pan out much like the day before as a group formed featuring Robin, Gareth & Rab as well as the 3 Scott riders Nick Craig, Dave Collins & Stu Bowers.

By the time the third lap had been completed Robin & Nick had pulled out a considerable gap over the others. From then on it was a fight for the top honours between these two. It was exceptionally close, but in the last mile of the race Nick managed to get away from Robin. Still, Robin wrapped up a great ride taking 2nd place & full 4 minutes ahead of 3rd. Rab & Gareth also had solid rides (bearing in mind the previous day's exploits!) coming in 5th & 7th respectively.

The Team is Go!!!

2006-05-14T06:03:00.000-07:00

The boys are rocking. First event was the Enduro 6 Plus at Catton. Rab and Monty rode a steady race and spent their time moving through the field to finish 4th and 5th.

Robin however decided to see just what he could do and ripped the field apart for four hours, way off the front all on his own. The blistering pace overcooked him though and he dnf'ed. Boy did he look good though.

Overall we were pleased with the weekend, the boys love their Sobo's and the new kit looks great.

www.voodoocycles.co.uk

2006-04-25T07:42:00.000-07:00

That's right - check out the VooDoo UK website, with all the models, geometry, team stuff and dealer list.

We be demo-ing

2006-04-22T16:24:00.000-07:00

Yup, come along to the Specialized Enduro 6 Plus at Catton Park on Saturday 29th April and we'll have a few demo bikes for you to see and ride. It'll be pretty informal, on a first come first served basis and you'll need quality I.D. before we let you out on a bike, but if you want to see the range and try something for size - come and say How Do.

Another new dealer...

2006-04-20T06:35:00.000-07:00

The 06 frames are moving along nicely and we have another dealer.

Cyclopaedia
116 Crwys Road
Cathays
Cardiff
CF24 4NR

Get 'em on the phone on 02920 377772
or www.cyclodaedia.co.uk
shop@cyclopaedia.co.uk

Check out the VooDoo UK website too.

Time for an update...

2006-03-21T01:50:00.000-08:00

Sorry it's been a while, but we've been busy in the background.
First of all we welcome another dealer: Dyak Cycles, who can be found at:
4 Boar Lane.
Newark.
Notts.
NG24 1AJ

Get 'em on the phone on 01636 611 113.
or
www.dyak.net

sales@dyak.net

Secondly we have a load of '06 frames arriving any day - stay tuned for more on those.

Thirdly, we have some exciting team news - we've joined forces with Endura and Singletrack to support a full on race team. Two of the guys are currently racing in Australia, in preparation for the Commonwealth Games - see Rab Wardell's Diary here.

We have a winner...

2006-01-24T09:19:00.000-08:00

The competition we ran in conjunction with Singletrack magazine was won by Ed Oxley from Colden. Congratulations Ed!

In case you're wondering the name of the guy in the VooDoo logo is Veve - congratualtions to all of the folks who got the answer right, we set you a tough question to see how resourceful you were - only the truly deserving stood a chance of winning.

Dealer Number Two...

2005-12-22T16:17:00.000-08:00

A big cheery 'Hello' to the good folks of Cycleworks in Guildford. They just took delivery of a bunch of frames, so if you want to get some VooDoo action in the Surrey hills, get on down there. They are at:
218 London Road,
Burpham,
Guildford,
Surrey,
GU4 7JS

Woop, woop, Sue wins the series...

2005-12-22T16:14:00.000-08:00

That's right, Sue took a flyer and decimated the field at the final round of the National Trophy in Abergaveny. Full story on British Cycling, but the win gave her enough points to take the series title. Way to go Sue.

Win a Bizango frame...

2005-12-06T02:10:00.000-08:00

Yup - you can win an 853 tubed Bizango frame all of your very own, all you need to do is go and buy a copy of Singletrack magazine and on page 65 you'll find the details.

Apparently you can enter on-line too, here.

Sue Wins Again...

2005-11-21T05:34:00.000-08:00

Cyclocross National Trophy - Round 4

We're pleased to say that Sue Thomas ripped it up and won by over a minute in the cold and frost at Mallory Park. Nice one Sue.

Click here for the full story British Cycling...

Podium for the Limba...

2005-10-31T01:13:00.000-08:00

Sue Thomas takes 2nd at Cyclocross National Trophy Round 3

Sue rode like a demon yesterday on her first outing on her Voodoo Limba. She had a bad crash at the start but cracked on and worked her way back up through the field to second place, very nearly catching the winner.
Sue thought that the bike was great!
There should be a report & pictures up on British Cycling's website - follow the link for the full story.

Our first sponsored rider...

2005-10-27T09:02:00.000-07:00

Big up to Sue Thomas who will be ruling the cyclocross races on her brand spanking Voodoo Limba. It's a Scandium tubed pimp mobile, looking all green and lovely at the minute.

Sue will be hitting the U.K. National Trophy races and the fast approaching European National Championship. Shortly after that's out of the way it's the U.K. National Championship - we're hoping for podium places at all these events. Good luck Sue.

Many thanks to U.S.E. and Moore Large, for all the FSA kit - I'm sure you'll agree the bike looks fantastic. Many thanks to Tim and Ag at Sideways Cycles, for their help putting the whole package together in time...

It's Voodoo that we do...

2005-10-27T09:00:00.000-07:00

We don't seem to have mentioned the brand that we're representing so far. How silly of us. It is of course Voodoo, still fronted by the legendary Joe Murray. We're really pleased to be taking care of business for the guys, here in the U.K.
Hope to see you out there on the trails...

Ship-mental...

2005-10-18T17:02:00.000-07:00

There's a whole bunch of stuff on the way - the silly thing is that it's just over 100kg, that's too small for sea freight and it gets costed 'volumetrically' by air. So 100kg becomes 500kg and the shipping cost gets all silly.

We're on it already, but it's just one of those things that the end user is not aware of.

Spectrum is green. FOB.

Things begin to happen...

2005-10-11T09:40:00.000-07:00

Well, I just got word that the artwork, logos and other assorted fluff is now in the hands of the people who need it to make the print ads look sexy and the website rock. Yay.

Greg the Rep has started making calls with a couple of frames, to targetted dealers, so they can 'feel the fibre of our fabric' so to speak. Looking forward to setting up our first 'proper' dealer. I wonder who it will be?

Hooray, the show is over...

2005-10-01T18:00:00.000-07:00

We did what came to did, saw who we came to saw and had a fine time doing it. All that remains is a little quiet time with friends and then we're back off to Blighty.
Hip, hip hooray!

It's all about the bling, baby...

2005-09-26T09:29:00.000-07:00

Okey doke, landed in Vegas yesterday, bought some milk so we can have proper tea (brought our own tea bags with us), then met up with an old friend and some new ones.
Uh, oh, it looks like the power of instant gratification has struck hard - one of the guys we met has just, like there and then, on the spot, bought himself a Brietling watch - only about $5000 worth.

Will he regret it in the morning? Who cares, we'll be riding bikes in the desert.

Hmmm...

2005-09-24T15:48:00.000-07:00

Business cards got printed today (in time for Vegas tomorrow), unfortunatley due to the daft rush we did it all in, they cocked up and printed the wrong version. Details are all there, but the super cool, uber-subtle logo is a little too subtle and doesn't show up at all.

Nevermind, We'll just have to give them all out and get some more done.

Woah, we're going to Las Vegas...

2005-09-19T14:01:00.000-07:00

...Woah, island in the sun. Well, not quite, but it's better than the old 'Viva' cliche.

Yup, we'll be trawling the aisles in Sin City, looking for cool shit to represent in good old Blighty. We'll be meeting old friends, making new ones and cementing relations. Oh, and riding shiny bicycles in 100 degree, zero humidity, beautiful desert hills.

It's a tough life...

Design a gogo...

2005-09-14T08:25:00.000-07:00

Met with our designer yesterday - we have some print ads and some stationary for him to do his magic with - it's all very exciting, or not, depending on your point of view.

Things begin...

2005-09-14T07:44:00.000-07:00

Well, the fax/answering/tumble-microwave machine is here, but more importantly the email address is up and working sales@gingerfool.co.uk will get you a response as quickly as we can give you one.

The webpage is already out there www.gingerfool.co.uk , but lacks content presently. Trust me - we're working on that one.

WTF...

2005-09-11T12:39:00.000-07:00

So, why Ginger Fool? As far as the name goes - if you need to know, you already do.

When it comes to the reason for the company, it's as a result of many years in the bike trade, studying the nature and practices of many different companies. We know what works and what doesn't and we'd like to think that we can offer the products, services and back up that modern retailers value. We'll endevour to exceed expectations and we value feedback - got a problem, tell us, happy with what we do - tell everyone you can.

So, did this actually work?

2005-09-11T08:25:00.000-07:00

If so, then welcome to Ginger Fool - a fledgling bicycle distribution company. We'll be posting our thoughts and findings here on a regular basis to document the rise and, well hopefully, continued rise of the company that we call Ginger Fool Distribution.