Saturday 23 April 2011

G2 Outdoor's new Gorge walking via ferrata site on Alvie estate

New Gorge via-ferrata site on Alvie estate up and running wooooohoooo!

New Gorge via ferrata on Alvie Estate

At last we have our new gorge walking site on Alvie Estate up and running with our first clients in there today having a blast check out the video below of what it's all about:-




The site includes a via-ferrata course past the waterfall with the usual jumps and slides this site is another step up from our bridge of brown site which is also a family friendly site but not as full on as the Alvie gorge.

so if your mad for it then give the G2 gang a shout on 01479 811008

Friday 22 April 2011

Competition Time

Competition time at Mikes Bikes, check out www.aviemorebikes.co.uk - we are looking for your best 'biking snaps'from in and around the Cairngorm National Park, 2 prizes up for grabs - Good Luck!

Wednesday 13 April 2011

Biking Season at Last

Finally, it appears that the weather is improving, longer evenings warmer weather (sometines), and less rain/snow. This blogger has even been out in shorts, and its not June.

Following extensive works on the Burnside trails by contractors, it appears that the new trail is now working, Mike has been spotted on his Merida 96 full suss, £1849.99 from you know where! The new trail is fast an technical at the same time, and is great for breaking the big chainring!?

The Road Club has now swung in to full swing with healthy turnouts already, and loads excuses regarding inclement weather for winter training. Rob is the current sprint champ, with 3 wins last week, no 30mph sign is safe! The club popped out to Achlean, and carried out the required pursuit exercise, although some thought it was all a bit childish (Heather Morning anyone?), and remained aloof from the fight to the death. Amazing is the only superlative for a certain Ms Kenneth, who claimed a number of male scalps with her awesome climbing and sprinting on her Ridley Yana.

Mike is riding his new Raleigh SP Race £1899.99 (runner up (2nd) in the top 50 road bikes of 2011, in Cycling Plus). As ever it has been "blinged", with anodised jockey wheels (£18.99), One23 headset spacers (red), (shaped as sprockets). the awesome KNOG computer (no tools fitment), from £40, and the new San Marco SKN titanium saddle (£69.99). Future blogs will review the bike. Staying on road bikes, Mikes Bikes have an exclusive Ridley deal this year (limited stock), with a Ridley Triton frame, full Shimano compact Group, Shimano RS10 wheels (yes, on a bike this price!), and full Oval finishing kit for only £629.99, we only have six so hurry!

The dirt jumps are now back to being the place to be for the dudes in Aviemore, with BMX being the ride of choice for the bikers. Mikes Bikes has an extensive range of bikes for 2011 with the Scorpion Banish proving a big hit (£320 reduced to £270), light Cromoly frame, three piece cranks, Schwalbe tyres, Micro Drive and a pivotal saddle. Finally, the new Diamondback Skindog is back in stock, £279.99, as well as the affordable Diamondback Option at £159.99.

Over the past few months many of you have enquired about building bikes either yourself or getting Mikes Bikes to build up a bike, as a result of this Mikes Bikes can now offer great deals on the following drive-train groupsets, Shimano Sora (road) 9-speed, Shimano Tiagra, Shimano 105, Shimano Ultegra, Shimano Deore, Shimano XT Dyna-sys, just ask us for a quote! A groupset includes Bottom Bracket cups, Cassette, Chain, Brake Calipers (road sets only), cables, chainset, front & rear mechs, front & rear shifters.



Example: Shimano Sora group offer: £ 240

Monday 4 April 2011

What a great weekend.

What a great weekend a big thanks must go to Craig Burry and the Old Bridge Inn for putting on a great time at the Scottish Backcountry festival.  Workshop ski and snowboard touring clinics running through Saturday day time on Cairngorm Mountain with G2 Outdoors Nick Etheridge and George Reid taking the courses, with the forecast looking pretty grim for Saturday then hey ho come the big day and no wind, the forecast wrong again!!


Thinking the day couldn't get any better and everybody pleased with themselves we all wandered to the Old Bridge for a few quiet pints!!!!!! Oh how wrong we were! What a great night with some awesome films played from 8 onwards and the Cairngorm Brewery laying on a special backcountry festival brew this was turning into a real hangover for the next day!
 

Thanks for a great weekend guys

cheers

Mike G2

Saturday 2 April 2011

Old Bridge - Thanks for the deer skins, Neil!

...sorry, nearly forgot, big thanks to Neil at Backcountry survival (see article below). We love the deer skins, now draped over the pews in our restaurant. Great work mate!

Backcountry Ski, Board & Film Festival - Old Bridge Inn

Afternoon good people,

We're all a wee bitty excited down at the Bridge, as the sun is out, people are moving into beer garden mode and there's lots going on this weekend.

Last night we had some excellent trad tunes from Ord Ban (a band lovingly named after the recently closed restaurant of the same name, having had so many good times there with Polly and Ross). Tonight they'll be back with more tunes, alongside the Banana Sessions. You may well have caught team Banana in action here before. They are quirky, they are funky, they've got soul and they can sing. But don't take our word for it...come see for yourself!

Before that, though, we have the Back Country Ski & Board film festival taking place. Craig Burry came to us with this idea some time ago and we were delighted to take him up on his request for us to host the event. G2 and Mountain Spirit have been runing the day events up in them there hills, while we'll look after you all at night.

Come see the film footage of the best of what Scottish backcountry exploration has to offer. There'll be prizes dished out for the best video, best editing and best action, as voted for by whoever comes to watch. 8pm for this, with music from about 10pm.

Tomorrow, the Banana Sessions are hanging around to serenade our dearest mother's over lunch. Treat them to a roast (your mum, not the Bananas), some lovely tunes and as much cake as they can handle.

Hope to see you all soon.

Team OBI x x