how to get back out on your bike after having a cold and being ill.. with Jay Cowley

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so a lot of colds and illnesses going around this time of year and horrible cold. when you feel ill and have a cold how would you try to get over it, an whats it like to ride when ill.?
Jay Cowley
yer, isnt very nice at all. have been ill and had a crap cold. tryin to ride when ill just isnt kool, get head aches and just get short of breath and dizzy.
how i get over it. i tend to go out for rides out on the road on my cross country bike to try and sweat it out. and just drink lots of water, try to ride bmx on the day a fell best but just take it steady to just to stay balanced on my bike on the ramps.

winter riding with Jay Cowley and his plans for spring.

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Jay Cowley, long haired over breaded person you are what have you been up to over the winter season?
”Ha! thanks, yer i have been good, busy with work over xmas having a bike shop to run but had been out as much as i could on evening, and friday bike night session where really good’.
you have a good xmas and new years then?
‘ yer was not bad really. in and out of injurys but just like rode thro it and just one of those things have to get thro really..’
so you plans for the sring then, have any?
yer just get over little injurys and just get out on the bike, and looking at traveling across the uk abit this spring as there are some wicked places i wanna ride again and some for the first time. looking at going to the new Deeside park in wales end of feb, and heading to corby and termianl one march time with fellow db rider chris czako.
was half way thro making an new edit but has been put back till am all fit and well again, as dealing with sholder, back and foot injurys at the mo, so will resuome it again shotly.”
well sound like you got a few things planned and yes get fit and well again soon, will see you again soon. you and chris with have to pop in when you are up in march.
‘ yer am sure we will on way from corby to terminal one, will see you agian soon guys, and thanks.’
take it easy and see you soon.
Daimondback.

Teaser video featuring the FiveTwo Race Team

Our friends over at the FiveTwo Race Team HQ fired us over this brilliant teaser showing us how they’ll be putting their Diamondback Bikes through their paces this year.

Click on the link below to check it out:

http://video.mpora.com/ep/nLBWfH9Y4/

You can also check out their site at http://fivetworaceteam.weebly.com/index.html if you’d like to know more about the team.

New Diamondback 2012 catalogue

Diamondback 2012 catalogue

Team Diamondback arrived at work this morning to find several thousand copies of the new Diamondback 2012 catalogue had arrived!

They’ll be hitting the shops from Feb 2012 and they’ll be up on www.diamondback.co.uk/MTB/Download/Catalogues/ by the end of January.

For now though, this sneaky pic will give you a taster!

FiveTwo Race team pick up Diamondback as new team sponsor

Diamondback and the FiveTwo Race team have put pen to paper on a sponsorship deal for 2012 and 2013. The agreement sees the FiveTwo Race Team riding and competing with the latest Diamondback XC, BMX and 4X bikes and accessories.

Racing out of the Terminal 1 skate park at Melton Mowbray, the eight FiveTwo riders will be looking to storm the UK’s competition scene in the next two years, bringing their energy and daredevil nature to races, demos, events and charity shindigs.

Jason Boness, Diamondback product manager at Raleigh said: “FiveTwo has some of the most exciting BMX, DH, Dirt and MTB racers around. They’re a great bunch of lads too, with some promising up and coming young riders, and I have every confidence that they’ll do the Diamondback brand proud.”

John Lee, FiveTwo team manager said: “We are super stoked and happy to announce that we’ve moved to Diamondback Bikes for 2012 and 2013. The team is already aboard some of the bikes and we are more than impressed with the strength, durability and versatility they offer.

“We’ve made some big changes this year. The lineup of the team is fresh and new and we’re aiming to smash deeper into the action sports genre. From MTB and BMX to motorcross and scootering, we’ll be everywhere in 2012 and will be a force to be reckoned with.”

“We’re looking forward to working with Geoff (Giddings, Raleigh Marketing Director) and Jason more as we strive to help them stamp authority on why the brand belongs at the top – we can’t wait to show the world just how good these bikes are!”

The FiveTwo team will be riding Diamondback’s 2012 range which includes full suspension MTBs, hardtail MTBs, BMX bikes and 4X bikes, all available from Cyclelife stores and independent Diamondback dealers.

We have a winner!

Sorry to all the other 597 entrants, Ross Hamilton of Chepstow bagged the Diamondback Accomplice that you were all after! Cheers to the guys at Ride UK BMX for helping us run the competiton. Keep your eyes peeled for more competitions this coming year.

Diamondback giveaway on Ride UK BMX website

You’ll have to be quick to catch this one – as a special Christmas treat we’re giving away a complete Diamondback bike on the Ride BMX website today (Thurs, 22 Dec 2011).

Head on over to rideukbmx.mpora.com, answer a simple question and five hundred pounds worth of Diamondback Accomplice could be filling your stocking this Christmas!

Boom!

Merry Christmas y’all!