Here is a post from shop staff rider Sam Hart

“Yesterday I was fortunate to get to ride the Olympic Mountain Bike course in Hadleigh farm Essex!!!!

I had to pinch myself a few times! I was riding with Scott pro rider Brendan Faircloth (who was shooting for Dirt magazine with awesome photographer Grant Robinson), and the Olympic Mountain Bike team Liam Kileen, David Fletcher, Kenta Gallagher and Grant Ferguson.

We were taken round by the course designer Phil Saxena of London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) who sure knows his stuff. It was pretty cool hearing what plans they have for the legacy course which will open to the public in late 2012. There are going to be various routes for different abilities, which means its an excellent place to go learn and progress.
The course was hard, unlike many of the recent reports which have suggested it is too tame. Well I can guarantee you it isn’t! It is a constant battle of sharp uphills, and steep downhills with technical rock features, shoots and drops.
I can’t wait to see the course rode at race level on TV during the games!”

If you haven’t already noticed, all the 2012 Specialized range is now on the Noahs website. Unsuprisingly, the new range once again looks fantastic, mixing high end new technology with value for money. The first thing you may notice is the definite sway towards 29″ wheels, with the World Championship winning Epic now featuring the bigger wheel, as does some of the Camber range. The new AUTOSAG on the Stumpjumper FSR’s looks to revolutionise how rear shocks are set up, whilst the new Status looks to set a new benchmark in quality, value for money Downhill bikes.

There are plenty of bikes that our staff are eyeing-up for themselves!

We might not be the 1st to have got the Specialized 2010 range online… and we might not quite have finished yet but please take take a few minutes to look at their great range of mountain bikes and road bikes. We especially like the Specialized Enduro SL Comp 2010 which has great equipment from Avid Elixir brakes to SRAM X-9 rear derailleur and is a shade under £2k – this all mountain bike will take on just about any riding conditions with ease… rider dependent of course.

Noah’s Ark’s favourite wheelsets have just got better with the addition of rims from Stans, Mavic and as always DT Swiss. (more…)

The now classic Mount Vision is back this year and better than ever according to a test rounding up the most exciting new bikes of 2009.

Don’t rely on this come and see the new Mount Vision 5.8 at Noahs Ark.

Click here to see the full Marin Mount Vision range, Marin have changed things a little this year with all the 120mm Quad FRS XC bikes carrying the Mount Vision name, starting at £1449 going up to £3499.

Taken from Marin.co.uk

Mount Vision Set For Unique Awards Hat Trick?

When it was launched the Mount Vision was proclaimed bike of the year in an American magazine. What Mountain Bike made it their bike of the year in 2008. Now the Mount Vision is going for an unprecedented hat trick.

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