Welcome to Over the Edge Sports

Mountain Bike Melrose. Over The Edge is in the Flinders Ranges at the foot of Mount Remarkable. More Singletrack heaven from the OTE Experience. Need a reason to visit the coolest bike shop in the coolest town.. check out 10 reasons from the AMB crew below.. and 10 reasons why Jake and Corin did move..

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10 Reasons Why We Moved to Melrose

by Jake and Corin - ex Melbourne (Fitzroy Revolution Bicycle Shop) - Read.. Believe..

Jake a jumpin on our new "jetty". North Shore madness has hit Melrose.. This new little trail is called Kiss the Sky and it is becoming famous already for pushing boundaries and releasing adrenalin but it is really very pretty too.

The Over The Edge Experience - Open For the Business of Riding. What does that mean? Well, we are pretty much around and riding most mornings at 7.00am for a quick burst in the hills so call us on 8666 2222 or call Rich on 0417 341 462 or Al on 0428 773 104 if you need a rental or bike supplies, we would love for you to come and ride with us on some really sketchy singletrack. And we have some Women Specific Riding Clinics (free) happening so contact us girls and put your name down if you want to learn some MTB skills so you can head into some of the beautiful hills in the Flinders Ranges,.. and the world.. there are optional drinks afterwards to get an overall caloric and mental state balance.

End of Season Bargains at OTE

Come and take some discounted stuff away so we have some space to put more new Knollys on the floor that will never be discounted because we are just lucky they exist.

About Us - Who are the folk at OTE and what are they riding? and meet our new OTE racey girl, Sarah Holmes - she rides like a girl!

Over The Edge is on Facebook. What a concept that is..

International Connection and the Fat Tyre Festival

Over The Edge Sports originated in Fruita, Colorado. This is an area of spectacular scenic beauty with singletrack everywhere. And now there is a great new location in Hurricane, Utah!

The OTE family and international guests will be at the Melrose Fat Tyre Festival (June 5-8) in 2009. Come along and ride with them. We can also help you organise a trip to Fruita and Hurricane.

Have a look at the OTE main homepage for more information.

EVENTS

What is happening in Melrose? - click here for a calendar of events

and there is always something happening.. see below for example:

Melrose Fat Tyre Festival - THE SUPER EIGHT

June Long Weekend 11-14th, 2010

Come for some serious fun in June with us and there is riding too! Check out the events page for more details. Also, visit where it all started at the Fruita Fat Tire Festival and some pics here a plenty from last year on Facebook and a cool synopsis from the AMB magazine crew.

Online Registrations Open 1st April.

WORLD NAKED BIKE RIDE - Sat March 13th 7.30am

Peacefully expose the vulnerability of cyclists, humanity and nature in the face of cars, aggression, consumerism and non-renewable energy.

Meet at OTE at 7.30am and head to Sleepy Hollow Gazebo for body painting, shedding, etc. Buzz along a path up FFFT and up on to Throwing Copper and along Blazing Saddles to Bald Hill lookout for a group Pic (artfully done to preserve dignity as required) and then down the other side into Hidden Valley to Big Rhua back down Bear Pit to Weaving Camels and back to our clothes and normal lives.. coffee at OTE afterwards.

2010 KONA MAWSON MTB MARATHON

Where? Mawson Trail, Flinders Ranges
When?  8-12 June, 2010

The Kona Mawson MTB Marathon aims to re-define Mountainbiking Marathons in Australia. 350 KM of NON-STOP riding* on the Mawson Trail through the Flinders Ranges will get your heart and legs burning. James Williamson, '08 World Solo 24HR champion says "The Kona Mawson MTB Marathon is more than just an marathon. It's an epic adventure!"

*Possibility to ride in pre-set stages as well. Pairs ride non-stop. Solo and teams of three ride in stages.

Over $30,000 in both product and cash prizes!!

THE MOVEMBER CHARITY RIDE: PT AUGUSTA TO MELROSE (65km)

SUNDAY 28th Nov 2010 - 7am start to beat the heat. Departs from Avanti Plus (52 Victoria Parade), Pt Augusta. Tandems are popular and the clunker and freak bike very welcome - and plenty will be on mountain bikes so don't be afraid, it will be a long line.. Wear crazy stuff too, kilts and lap-laps have proven themselves. Prizes too - King of the Mountain (Horrocks Pass), Best Mo, Best Outfit, etc..

Halfway option at Wilmington leaving around 9.30am. There will be a vehicle front and back if people run out of puff and to keep traffic aware of the group.

Finish at OTE for a BBQ starting around 11am - after party at OTE later on the couch and skinny dipping in the creek and dam to wind up the day..

Local Rough Rider Rides & Things Happening

Local Rides Programme - Check it all out here for some of the rides that we are doing on most Sundays. There are more though - we aren't just Sunday riders.. Epic rides on last Sun of the month through private properties in and around Mt Remarkable. If we are out of date (it happens sometimes), call us on 088 666 2222 for the latest info or call us anyway..

Can we help you with your dream bike?

Over the Edge is proud to build bikes of dreams for our friends and customers all over the world. If you're ready we would be glad to help you build that bike you've been building up in your head for too long.

Ibis - Turner - Knolly

Pivot - Edge Cycles - SPOT Brand

Santa Cruz - Orbea - Kona - Craftworks

BMC Switzerland - Salsa - Surly

The Best Bikes with hand selected parts by and for you... hand assembled to perfection by us... delivered to you or picked up here in Melrose.

WANT A SUPERLIGHT CUSTOM STEEL/Ti HARDTAIL RACING BIKE? Edge Cycles makes 26" and 29" hardtails in steel and Ti to a geometry that suits your riding style. Singlespeed, geared, strong, light and flexible and affordable. Give us a call for more info.

WANT A DECENT TOURING BIKE? - Have you experienced how great Aussie Made Allegro Bikes are? Or super tough surly touring bikes ? There is the big dummy, the long haul trucker, the cross check, karate monkey.. If you are looking for a quality touring bike then call in to see us because with the Mawson trail on our doorstep we specialise in touring bikes and equipment for longer journeys. There are also some sweet Salsa tourers too. Feel the power and flex of steel. Come up and test ride a bike on a cruise up to Blinman (350km along the most scenic part of the Mawson) before taking on bigger rides.

DEMO DAYS - Check out in store or call to see when our next Demo Day is. What are demo days? There are days like these that can make us happy.. Days where you get to ride super bikes like the ones we have for free! Check out Knolly for instance. Feel the essence of the 4 x 4 linkage system without having to travel to The Outdoor Demos at Boulder City and lose all your money in Vegas.. Demo Day specials mean if you are lucky enough to be the right size you could just take home the bike of your dreams for a bargain - certainly cheaper than a night at Olympic Garden and Michael Minas at Bellagio..

MAGURA has been in existence since 1893 and they have been building top-notch bike brakes for 20 years. They have also been making high quality, German-made suspension forks for the past five years, and their forks, like their brakes are kicking up a storm of acclaim.

Over The Edge are proud to be in partnership with Magura and we thoroughly appreciate the quality of their products and their service - and the Magura folk are just plain nice too.. and that really matters to us. Find out for yourself by checking out some of their range in our stores in Melrose, Fruita CO and Hurricane UT, and you can always ride with us and Magura after Interbike each year on the superb trails around Hurricane.. and there is no doubt we will get them to Melrose for a ride one day because we have kangaroos on our trails! Check it out below and call us or call in if you want to find out some more about the power of the twin arches..

SQUIRT HITS THE SPOT IN SPAIN

Sprint-Test: Lubricante de cadena Squirt -

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De cuando en cuando aparecen pequeños productos que logran sorprendernos, en algunos casos en aspectos que pensábamos que ya estaba todo inventado, y eso nos ha ocurrido en este test, con el que nos hemos llevado una grata sorpresa.

[ Comentarios: 9  - Valoración media: 3,4]

For those not fluent in espanol - a fe key sentences were translated by Eduard Aguilera of this review -

"sometimes you are surprised by certain products that you thought that could not be improved - we have been positively surprised with its performance - in rainy rides full of mud, the chain stayed kept on working smoothly, it is certainly a wonder. As a conclusion, this product is 100% recommendable."

Se trata del lubricante específico para cadena de bicicleta Squirt, basado en una mezcla de ceras y no en grasas o lubricantes sintéticos como suele ser lo habitual. En este caso, el líquido es blanco, parecido a leche (o látex rebajado), y esto es la primera cosa que nos ayudará a su aplicación, ya que permite controlar mejor la cantidad aplicada al contrastar bien con el color de la cadena. Algunas de las ventajas que promete este lubricante son su larga duración incluso en condiciones de humedad, no acumular suciedad y mantener siempre la cadena limpia, alargar la vida de la cadena y evitar chupados, y todos ellos los hemos comprobado. Además permite una fácil aplicación por su textura, con su uso no se necesita limpiar ni desengrasar la cadena, no contiene disolventes y es biodegradable y respetuoso con el entorno.

El producto está muy ligado a la competición y ha sido usado por corredores que han quedado en las primeras posiciones en Mundiales, Copas del Mundo, carreras como la Cocodrile Trophy y Cape Epic y esponsorizan a corredores de primera linea como Ned Overend, Travis Brown, Mike Kloser, Jaap Viergever, Conrad Stolz o el español Alejandro Díaz de la Peña .

Pero aparte de toda esta información, ¿Cómo funciona el lubricante en nuestras bicis? Su aplicación es diferente a los demás lubricantes existentes, ya que deberemos colocarlo con antelación, pues es mejor que se seque antes de usar la bicicleta. En la primera aplicación es conveniente limpiar la cadena de restos de lubricantes convencionales mediante un desengrasante. Una vez eliminados estos restos y seca la cadena, se recomienda una primera aplicación de Squirt por la cara interna de la cadena mientras se ruedan las bielas para su correcta distribución por toda la cadena (aquí es donde el color blanco nos ayuda a comprobar si ya hemos lubricado toda la cadena). Después dejaremos secar el lubricante sin eliminar los restos, unos 5 minutos y aplicaremos una nueva dosis de lubricante. Cuando esta segunda aplicación se seque, ya tendremos la bicicleta lista para salir a montar.

Este quizá es el único punto "negativo" que le podríamos encontrar (por ponerle alguno, bueno, y que las instrucciones del bote sólo estén en inglés, aunque en su web sí las puedes ver en castellano), ya que es necesario esperar a que la cadena se seque del lubricante, así que tendremos que "cambiar un poco el chip": engrasamos la cadena al llegar de ruta en vez de justo cuando vayamos a salir. Una vez aplicado el lubricante, para sucesivas salidas se recomienda aplicar cada 2 ó 3 salidas, con la cadena seca y una sola vez .

En las pruebas de campo que nosotros hemos realizado, el lubricante nos ha sorprendido gratamente. La cadena se silencia, deja de hacer el típico ruido "de cadena" y su funcionamiento es finísimo. En salidas con lluvia en las que la cadena ha quedado muy perjudicada por el barro, seguía funcionando perfectamente, sin ruidos, sin chupados de cadena... ciertamente una maravilla. Además, un único lubricante funciona perfectamente para condiciones secas (no acumula polvo) y húmedas (su actividad continúa con barro y lluvia).

En conclusión, un producto a nuestro parecer cien por cien recomendable.

El lubricante Squirt está disponible en botes de 120 ml a un precio de 10,80 euros en venta por Internet y 10,50 euros en tiendas. El motivo de la diferencia de 0,30 euros más en la web es porque es un servicio a los consumidores finales, no una competencia a las tiendas. Se busca dar un servicio a aquellos consumidores que no tienen un punto de venta cercano, debido a la reciente llegada de Squirt al mercado nacional.

Mas información: http://www.squirtlube-spain.com

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ERGON GLOVES COMING SOON! PLACE ORDERS NOW TO GET THE RIGHT FIT.

Ergon GX3 and GC3 Grips In - Plus the New Ergon Pedal Cleat Tool (TP-1) and HS-100 Handlebar Support. Winner of Many Design Awards..

Melrose

You, your bike, the bush, kangaroos and the kookaburras, Melrose is the place to escape from the rat race but still enjoy the comforts. "It's not just about the ride".  Check out more about Melrose.

Congratulations Irina on winning the World Champs at Stromlo, Canberra!

Ergon is hot stuff. What a team. It was fun hanging out with Irina and Alban and Werner and Jochen from the Topeak Ergon Racing Team. Picture Irina enjoying wine and burgers in the leadup to this race. She might have had a rough start with her chain coming off and jamming in the first lap but came back from around 26th like a machine. Oh yeh, and she used Squirt lube on her chain and loved it! (it was the only thing holding the chain together..) More info on ergon here. and Check out the facts on squirt here

Squirtin' away on Big Rhua. Slainte Squirt for keeing things quiet and tranquil..

The famed giant worm and that is a really big worm in Dan's hand too.