It’s always impressive to have a World Championship at the end of the year! But we’re so proud of our guys and gals pulling it all together to end the season at the top!
Congratulations to Sam Hill even though he spent much of the season rehabilitating from an injury he managed to come through second year in a row! Troy Brosnan on his first year with the Factory Team impressed us all…wait till he gets a bit bigger!! This was Tracey Moseley’s year with so many consistent finishes throughout the year! Well deserved for sure! And Caroline Buchanan! Last year’s champ from Australia came out and killed it again!!!! So awesome!!!! Thanks everyone for riding the best saddles in the industry!!!
News/Blog
Four World Champs for SDG Components!
September 9th, 2010
Over the Hump Race Series at Irvine Lake
May 4th, 2010
Come join SDG Components at the Irvine Lake on Tuesday Nights for the “Over the Hump MTB Race Series”! First race is on May 25 and will go on till the end of June. Then it starts back up on July 27 till August 31. Total of 12 races will be held. This is a special event because we are not allowed to ride on that part of Orange County except on this occasion! Take advantage of some pristine land while you can! Check out www.overthehumpseries.com
SDG’s NEW prototype “Storm” saddle is revealed at Sea Otter
April 27th, 2010
It was quickly shared on Pinkbike and Decline Magazine and got some mixed reviews by the consumers!
These were made for Brendan and Sam on the Monster Specialized Team for wet and muddy conditions in the World Cup. Eventually they will be available to the public in limited numbers, but we are doing further testing to make sure it’s exactly to their specification.
A lot of people think that a gripper cover would be enough as in a moto seat, but the fact is, a motorcycle has a rear fender to keep the mud off and you are seated quite a bit. On a mountain bike, there is no rear fender and you are off your seat from the starting gate, but when you need traction, the entire seat is already covered in mud.
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BIKE Magazine Germany: Most “KOMFORT” Womens Saddle Winner!!
November 20th, 2009
With one of Europes largest and most respected cycling publications, we’re absolutely stoked that our first Women’s specific saddle received top honors by winning the TIPP award – beating out industry moguls such as Specialized and Selle Italia.
Sam Hill Crowned 2009 World Cup DH Champion
October 15th, 2009
Schladming, Austria- Monster Energy Specialized racing ended the 2009 Mountain Bike season on top at World Cup Finals held this weekend. Sam Hills win today allowed him to secure the overall UCI World Cup Downhill Title, while Sam’s teammate Brendan Fairclough also made a trip to the podium in 5th place leading to 8th overall in the series.
The track in Schladming is legendary, dropping 601m over a distance of 2.2km. The entire length of it is incredibly rough, filled with massive braking bumps and is littered with slick roots throughout the extremely long woods sections. The track pushes riders to their limit, forcing them to push their own personal envelope to the very edge; the perfect venue to end a very tight points race and crown a champion.
Hill took the momentum from a large 3+ second qualifying margin into the finals and never looked back smashing the field by 2.33 seconds. The usually calm and collected Australian was nervous as he waited for his chance to put a finish touch on a successful season.
“I was pretty nervous at the top. I could see Jacy getting texts and I knew what time Minnaar had run. I could see Jacy looking at his phone every rider and not saying anything so I knew he was still leading. I was getting more nervous the more I thought about it. The first half of the run all I could think about was, I’d be coming into turns and I should be turning, and I also found myself thinking about the overall. About half way down, I could hear the crowd cheering and this snapped me back into it. The cheers got louder when I got out to the open grass section toward the bottom so I knew I was on a good run. The bottom grass turns sorta felt like a celebration lap. It’s pretty awesome to get the win as well as win the overall.
Sam on the gold jacket; Palmer’s an idol of mine and we are good buddies, basically at the World Cup in Ste Anne, Palmer said that if I had a could get close enough for a shot at taking the overall, he’d lend me his old gold jacket that his mom made him that he used to wear on the podium when he rode for Specialized. “That jacket was the real deal and I’m pretty proud to be able to wear it up there for him.”
Fairclough was the man everyone was talking about all week, with much of the media commenting that he looked even faster than Hill through the woods. A race morning practice run mishap may have ended his chances when the Englishman went down hard on the first set of corners on the track after losing his grip on the bars. Sore ribs and a banged up shoulder meant that staying on the bike while running ragged would be nearly impossible, and forcing him to tone it down for his race run.
“I can’t ask for much more than a podium. I went off the start and hit the first bump and started really hurting. What can you do? I shot myself in the foot by crashing this morning and hurt my shoulder and ribs. I felt so good on my bike all week. I was smashing stuff, the bike was running awesome and I felt great. The crash really knocked me back a few steps, it was a bit of a bummer. I am gutted knowing I could have been up there with Sam and given him a run for his money.”
Team Manager Sean Heimdal says “I’m so happy for Sam that he could secure the overall. Sam has trained harder than ever this season, and it’s all paid off for him in the end. We all know what he’s capable of doing, but to pull off the overall title after his mishap in Andorra…that’s a testament to his strength as true champion. While Brendan had a roller coaster ride this season, 3 podium finishes is something he should feel good about and I’m looking forward to seeing Brendan and Sam standing 1-2 next season.
With this race, the season ends for the Monster Energy Specialized Team; Sam, Jacy and Sean head to Vegas for Interbike, while Brendan will head over to Vancouver to film a few days before everyone’s season officially wraps up.
The season wouldn’t be a success without the support of our co-sponsors; Monster Energy, Specialized Bicycles, Mad Catz, SRAM, Truvativ, Rock Shox, Avid, SDG, FUNN, Troy Lee Designs, Alligator, Cane Creek, Crank Brothers, DT Swiss, e-thirteen, Five Ten, Maxima, Obtainium, Freestyle, Kicker, KMC.