It was round 2 of the Northern Downhill race series and Hamsterley Forest was the venue. Hamsterley forest is our main local track so we pretty much know it like the back of our hand, but when we arrived Friday night, to our surprise the track was completely different to what we had expected and was a completely new track that we had never ridden before. Read the rest of this entry »
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NDH Round 1 Kidland
Published April 19th, 2010Kidland Forest near Rothbury was host to Round 1 of the NDH Series and this time last year it was blazed in beautiful hot sunshine, unfortunately this year was the complete opposite with snow on the top of the hill and rain all weekend which made for one of the wettest races I have ever been to.
The track had only been ridden for two races last year both of which were in the dry however the weekend forecast was not and the track was really going to be put to the test as the ground had only been snow free for a few days which meant you were riding through 8inchs of slop in places. Read the rest of this entry »
Fibrax provide stopping power for 2010
Published January 27th, 2010
NEFR – Racing are proud to announce the new sponsorship from leading braking component manufactures Fibrax. Fibrax produce the best disc brake pads on the market and we have been given a excellent oppertunaty to work with these guys. You only have to look at internet reviews to see how good these pads are. the Athertons also use Fibrax brake pads and having used them myself i can say i am very excited to have got this deal for NEFR Racing.
Fibrax is a main supplier of quality brake pads, cables and other parts to the cycle trade in the UK and many other countries Worldwide.
Fibrax has produced cycle and rubber moulded parts, predominantly for the Cycle and Automotive Industries, from its base in North Wales since 1902. In the early days the company originally focussed on the production of rubber moulded parts and then diversified into related areas such as cycle disc pads and control cables both for bicycles and industrial applications. Today the majority of the parts offered to the cycle trade are manufactured at the factory in Wrexham.
