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World bronze medallist, Sifiso Nhlapo from South Africa, Anders Gronsund from Norway and Alex Hunter from Hong Kong will lead the international charge at the Hog's Breath Café National Probikx and Champbikx Round Four at The Cove BMX track in Adelaide this Saturday morning. The elite men's field hosts some strong local talent including Brian Kirkham, Michael Fenwick and Luke Londema. Kirkham current leads the national series and is on equal first place with Beijing Olympian, Jared Graves. Graves is not expected to attend this round as he prepares for the World Cup circuit in four cross, the mountain bike equivalent to BMX racing.
Up until this point, the only way to get a pair of the new TIOGA POWERBLOCK tires was to purchase a complete 2009 REDLINE Flight bike; which were the first bikes to be spec'd with this modern-day treaded tire. But as of right now, the top-end S-Spec PowerBlock in sizes 20x2.1, 20x1.95, 20x1.75 and 20x1.60, as well as the standard PowerBlock in sizes - 20x1 1/8, 20 x 1 3/8 and cruiser sizes in 24 x 1.75 and 24 x 2.10 are available thru any Dealer who orders their gear from Seattle Bike Supply. ABOUT THE POWERBLOCK: Development of the Tioga POWERBLOCK started in winter 2007, and a key part to the tire's design was disecting vital input from the Factory Redline team
Extruded and CNC-machined billet alloy. AstroGlide Teflon bearing. Thin profile increases cable pull. Extra-deep cable ball slots eliminate cable pop-out. Engineered to never pull apart—even under heavy braking. Colors: Red, Black, Purple, Black, White, Flat Purple, Polish Red, Green, Silver, Blue, Bronze. Weight: 1.25 oz. (32g)