http://vimeo.com/95584970 After a year of blood, sweat and tears, we can finally announce The 417 Project, the biggest privately owned mountain bike facility in the country. The hundred acres of land houses six downhill tracks from blue to black grade supported by the slick uplift service you’ve come to expect from Flyup. A World Cup …
Last weekend saw the Pearce Cycles DH series Rd1 at Hopton woods in Shropshire. After Charlie Hatton’s big 7 second win at Antur Stiniog, everyone was interested in what he could do at Hopton. After an amazing weekend, Charlie finished in first again, with a 5 second margin, and a time that would have placed …
We have made a joint decision with Gawton Gravity Hub to close the uplift while GGH make urgent repairs to the bottom uplift road. Thanks to the worst storms the country has had in years, the turning circle has deteriorated to the point of being dangerous. We are closing the uplift to allow GGH the …
It’s pretty much a given now that the 26 inch wheel is dead when it comes to trail bikes. With more and more DH bikes running 650b ready for the World Cup this year, will the 26 incher become a rarity on DH bikes in the next couple of years too. There’s no doubt that …
On Sunday the Forest of Dean played host to Rd2 of the 2014 661 Mini Downhill series. As most have come to realise, these races are almost always a sell-out. This was no exception, even though the weather hadn’t exactly been a blessing in the weeks running up to race weekend. Rain, sleet, and more …
We love it when we get pro riders on the uplift, and after making the move over here to live, Katy Curd is becoming a local pretty fast. Katy was smashing out training runs on Saturday, and MBUK’s Jake Ireland was there to follow her down with the FlyUp GoPro strapped to his chest. As …
In case you hadn’t heard, we’ve just secured the UK distribution for Carbocage chain devices. Carbocage have been making chain devices in Germany since 2007. The devices have been put through rigourous testing at World Cup downhill and 4X races, by some of the world’s best riders. The lightest guide in the lineup weighs just …
Merry Christmas to all our Flyup customers! Hope you all got everything you wanted?
New Year, New Website with an actual shop!! So it might take you regulars a while to get used to but we think it is a change for the better. We would be very interested to hear your feedback as we are always looking at ways to improve our service. The biggest change is the …