d3o team

d3o surf armor??

2008-08-01 15:28:01

I would like to know if there is any d3o products out that help protect surfers. Most people wouldnt think surfing is a high impact sport but it really is. We surfers are always getting pounded by huge swells, slammed into piers and reefs. Or just dragged and slammed down to the bottom. Infact a board geting caught up in a wave and hittin the surfer can cause alot of damage. A well placed hit to the shoulder, back or leg is extremely painful. So are there any suits like wet suits, rashgaurds or other apperal that will help protect a surfer like myself? If not, would it be hard to design a suit or rashgaurd like that. I can easily tell you the best places the tech would be most effective. (photos not of me)*examples*

Sinister annual Jiu Jitsu tournament.

2008-07-30 15:13:32

Derby City Martial Arts was in attendance at the annual Sinister Tournament held in Louisville this past weekend. Out of the ten competitors we had, we came home with 15 trophies. Six first place and four second place for Gi Jiu Jitsu in their weight divisions. as well as two first and three second in the no-gi weight classes.

d3o ballet shoes

2008-07-02 08:38:48

Pointe shoes have not been redesigned for 400 years and are traditionally made of paper, hessian and paste before being dried to become very hard. The effect is that dancers` feet become damaged over time, because their feet take the shape of the shoe. The Capulet Juliet D3o pointe shoe has been created using material from D3o, which is flexible but becomes hard on impact. D3o has been showcased in the past for its ability to withstand considerable force, such as being hit with an object. Michael Thoraval, who originated the Capulet shoe, said the theory behind it was that "the shoe takes the shape of the foot". He told Sky News Online: "It is very flexible when you want it to be but when you want it to be hard it is also hard. "Everbody was complaining about the shoes and everybody accepted it. Nobody tried to look at the shoe and how we could make it better." Mr Thoraval said that the shoe would not suit every dancer, but in international testing 199 out of 250 dancers had been delighted with it. He said he had been keen to develop a more flexible shoe and approached D3o after reading about the company three years ago. It took two years to develop the product. Sky News Online gave a pair of D3o`s ballet shoes to former Elizabeth Foster, for evaluation. Ms Foster said: "They seem very comfortable, much more so than anything I used to wear. "At certain times the block should be hard and at others it needs to be flexible. These shoes are built in a different way so it would appear they can do both. "The issues of flexibility mean that professional dancers might change their shoes two or three times within a performance. A potential plus point of these ones is that maybe you would not have to do that. Ms Foster explained the long standing and quirky tradition that exists with dancers and their shoes, which is based on the shoes fitting individuals` feet perfectly. "Dancers do crazy things with their shoes, like sleeping in them, shutting them in doors and stamping on them, to soften them so that they are really your own. What D3o seem to be saying is that their shoes can be your own, without all of that palaver." D3o said: "The shoe is a real innovation in the dance industry, and makes a real difference to the performer. "The problems dancers face with the traditional pointe is exactly the kind of problem we want to overcome at d3o, so they can concentrate on their performance to their maximum potential without being restricted by their equipment. "It`s all about allowing athletes to do what they do more effectively". sounds awesome dunnit? X

Go Martin!!!

2008-07-01 10:44:55

New d3o athlete Martin Trotter isn`t only new to our team, he`s also just been awarded a place on the English Freestyle Ski Team for the England Development Team. As one of the hottest talents in SkiX Martin is definitely making a name for himself and with a busy summer ahead, with an even busier winter season keep an eye out for this genuine super star! Watch out for Martin at the 2014s!!!

A massive congratulations Martin from all of us over here at d3o team - really is amazing news!

building a bike, wow!

2008-06-28 22:32:43

been building a bike, started it about a month ago, its almost done and i can`t wait to get out on it. I`ve already been out on my mountain bike atleast twice a week when i don`t work. The rides are about 15 miles. gotta love it :-)

Maybe possible

2008-06-15 08:07:34

Hello, I`m Raudel, I`m from Canary islands, Spain y I`m a rollerblader. I really intersting in d3o, friends and the comunity of our sport are interesting too. The products that we more use are the knee protection and shorts, although the protection for the head too, but here the weather is really hot all the year and I was thinking that could be good idea to create, for example, a Cap with d3o, like New era, something like this because the bennies are imposible to use with the sun all day. I would like to see something like that, but I`m sure that you think about this yet. Good luck, Raudel M. PIC: Me in a any hot day.

concepts

2008-06-08 16:02:32

I was looking at the concepts page and i was thinking - what hasnt been protected yet? FEET SO when i should now be revising for my a levels I was thinking what could be done so i scribbled this down (2nd one is on my maths work) I also thought why design this to completion - lets make this a group thing (lol) suggestions - improvements Please (and do tell me if this is a load of rubbish)

He`s only gone and done it!

2008-05-28 05:32:14

Yes that`s right - the legend has done it again for the fifth time!!

Kenton summitted Everest on the 24th May for his fifth trip up there! A massive congratulations goes out from all of the team and everyone at d3o HQ - a true legend and a definite d3o diamond!

Check out the latest from the trip atKenton`s d3o blog Congratulations Mr Cool!

I went back to Uni!!

2008-05-27 05:36:14

Last Friday I headed back to my old uni to give a presentation to this years graduates from my Sports BSc course at the University of Southampton. I was absolutely bricking it as there were over 100 people in the lecture hall and it was definitely the biggest presentation I`d ever done. Thanks for bearing with me ;-)

I just wanted to say thanks and hello to everyone that I met there and thank you for making me feel so welcome. It was great to see all the graduating presentations and I hope you guys learnt lots from all of us lot that stood up there and bored you to death with what we`ve done since graduating!

good luck to all of you in your finals and future careers and I hope you liked the finger bashing demonstration!! If you want anymore further info don`t hesitate to get in touch!

Cheers guys!!

The oldest man ever to summit Everest!

2008-05-27 03:54:16

Now, few people can rival Kenton on Everest achievements but one guy is coming pretty close! Seventy-five-year-old Japanese skier Yuichiro Miura has started his latest bid to climb Mount Everest to reclaim his title from fellow Japanese climber Katsusuke Yanagisawa who took the title from Yuichiro last year at the age of 71.

Famed as the skier in the 1970s flick, The Man Who Skied Down Everest, Miura hoped to summit Everest again yesterday to become the oldest person to climb the world�s highest peak.

I haven`t found news of whether the summit has been achieved but mounteverest.net website seems to be kept pretty up to date so i`ll be keeping a close eye out and will relate the news as soon as I found out!

Go Yuichiro!

hey guys

2008-05-26 05:25:27

hey yea i am new just making my presents known check out my trailer to my up coming short film http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4yTgJMyrB8

Year End Edit

2008-05-22 13:32:25

Well for anyone interested here is my year end video compilation. Feel free to hate on the quality of the filming as i have a low quality camera and no filmer to speak of. I also updated all my pictures if you want to check those out too. Anyways enjoy the vid.
Year End Edit from 7rint on Vimeo.

Pink horses...

2008-05-20 02:13:34

Check out what the guys at Equetech have been up to for their charity ride last week for Breast Cancer Research UK - they raised an amazing �12,000 for the charity so a massive well done guys! Looks like you had great fun!! I`ll be there next time, although Ruth now wants to paint my horse d3o fluorescent orange!!!

Don`t forget to check out the Equetech d3o gear at their product page!

The d3o girls are also running in the Race for Life for Breast Cancer at the end of June - more details to follow shortly - training advice much appreciated cheers!!

g

Hi Team

2008-05-16 08:35:43

Just wanted to say hi to the team - it`s great to be part of it. The Technology is awesome and the gear looks great too. Keep up the good work Marty

Anyone from Austin, TX?

2008-05-16 01:24:15

Because if you are then you have to check out Lance Armstrong`s new bike shop in the city. I just read about it on Bike Radar and it sounds very cool...

Lance has joined forces with general manager Craig Stanley and Trek bicycles to bring to life a 18,000 sq ft bike shop with a built in coffee shop on the corner of Fourth and Nueces in downtown Austin, in an attempt to put the city on the map for bicyclists.

If you`re in the area you should definitely take a look as it looks pretty cool from the write up on Bike Radar .

NISSAN UCI Mountain Bike World Cup

2008-05-14 04:49:10

The 2008 Nissan UCI Mountain Bike World Cup series is now well under way for another year - woohoo! Last weekend (10th/11th) saw the Slovenian town of Maribor hold the 1st double event of the season playing host to some nail bitingly close downhill and 4X action.

Maribor returned to the Nissan UCI World Cup calendar in 2007 after a 4-year break, but despite its absence from the series, it was voted second best downhill and 4X organizer at the end of last season.

Before Maribor the World cup has already visited Manavgat (TUR), Houffalize (BE), Offenburg (DE), and Madrid (ES).

Results

Maribor�s big events were the men�s and women�s elite downhill and 4X. In 1st the downhill event of 2008 Samuel Hill (AUS) took 1st place for the guys with 661 rider Steve Peat taking 3rd place for the UK team! Sabrina Jonnier (FR) took 1st in the women�s elite followed extremely closely by UK team member Rachel Atherton coming in just 0.18 seconds behind! In the 4X the Spanish team led by Rafael Alvarez De Lara Lucas took 1st place with a time of 54.19, with MSR (MS-Intense factory racing) taking 1st place in the elite women�s in 59.21.

Next stop for the series is Vallenord (AND) for the first triple event of the season taking place at the end this month.

Check out the UCI international website for results and news on all events happening in the series this summer.

Fencing Competition USFA

2008-05-13 14:06:49

Qualified for Summer Nationals ! in epee fencing in four divisions. Will be in San Jose, California to compete this year.

d3o saved my knees

2008-05-10 16:09:14

the video is self-explanatory dont laugh!! X

its been a while

2008-05-09 10:15:25

since it is finally warm outside, i haven`t really been inside a whole lot, fisbee season has finally started! and with more kids from the high schools coming to play, games are a blast! students are getting home from college starting this weekend which just means, bigger, longer games and hella more intense! maybe it`s time for full contract frisbee... :-)

2008-05-06 07:20:37

Ok, so we are all exhausted after the best time in Lake Garda for Garda Fest. After four days of immense shovel bashing, jumping up on stage antics, tugs of war, sticker tagging, hammer banging and talking to everyone about the crazy orange stuff, we`re just about wiped out!

The 661 guys were the best fun, thanks for letting us tag along on your luxurious van - that thing is huge! The Evo knee and elbow pads went down a storm and looked absolutely amazing!! They`ll be out in the shops in the next few weeks so make sure that you keep an eye out ofr them - they`ll be an exciting annoucement in the next few weeks as well so keep tuned to the site - if you were at Garda you`ll know it already so get signed up!

Have to say a massive thank you to all of the d3o team that headed over to Garda to make it a brilliant success (Ruth, Rich and Charlotte - thanks!), the 661 and Cosmic guys for being such good hosts and the best fun, everyone we met and everyone that took to time out to talk to the insane girls with the shovels and the crazy orange stuff!! Thanks to everyone!

cheers, george

Wet Italy...

2008-05-01 00:24:41

Well, we are over here and it`s wet!! After driving over from Milan last night we made it to the hotel in the legendary Fiat Panda - oh yes, power to the Panda. From what we`ve seen of a very wet, dark Garda - it still looks amazing...can`t wait to get down to the event this morning to crack out the shovels and orange it up!! Woooo - stay in touch!

80 and sick nasty out

2008-04-18 09:55:08

so remember when i said that the skiing was kick ass at 70 outside, well yesterday it was 80 out, and the skiing was awesome!! all i wanted was shorts, and nothing else. it was that warm!! Hooooora!

Water Falls

2008-04-15 00:06:31

http://canoekayak.com/inflatables/raftingwaterfallsgamache/ Tom`s in the video. He`s the one with the silver helmet in the green raft.

First sesh in the d3o

2008-04-14 15:04:54

Hey guys,

Finally managed to get out on my board; due to bad weather, and a hell of a lot of college work this hadnt been previously possible. Went to a friends and had an awesome session in his backgarden, lots of fun and lots of sick riding. (photos courtesy of Tom Haycock a fellow shralper of the dirt, Backflip indy and mind frontside 360)

one of the best parts was getting to finally try out my new concepts which i have been itching to put through there paces! feed back will soon be flying your way george so that you can read it yourself and send it through to nim or whoever it may concern! generally thumbs up big time though ;)

Hope that everyone is well and great to see the blog being used, along with the first d3o newseltter! nice one!

Callum

Nice pics from an afternoon sesh...

2008-04-14 12:08:49

Here are some cool pics we took on a realy good afternoon sesh, wilst getting better and better aquainted with my new d3o concept knee pads. We spent about an hour biulding a jump that didnt work, and then we came across a rooty section with the perfect landing so we got the shovel and saw out cut the saplings out then put logs and sticks down then one thing lead to another and with abit of elbow greas we had a almighty 15 foot drop.

its doing it again

2008-04-14 08:41:19

its becoming that time of year again, all the snow is going away, and the mud has come out to play, i can tell you that my dog is certainly enjoying it, every time she goes outside to play, she comes back in a different shade of brown...and much much wetter. it`s not like i can`t say that the same doesn`t happen to me...cause it does. i go biking now and i come back with a nice brown streak (not that brown streak) up my back. and my face it completely covered and as for my bike, well, it needs a rinse, as mud baths are not its friend. its nice, the wrist doesn`t hurt anymore! i can ride without pain in my wrist. good times, and its now been two years since it broke, and one since it was fixed. fun fun.

under arm/rib protection?

2008-04-14 05:41:51

Cracked a rib recently falling a a jump and (i think - was a bit disoreintated) put my elbow into my side. Dont know if your base layers already have it, only got a brief look at them when you guys were showing off the kit at BUSC a couple of weeks ago, but in light of my injury woud recommend trying to put some pads around the sides of the torso and under arms as as far as i know broken ribs are quite common injuries. Dont know whether it would work but i assume it is something that could not be done with traditional plastic body protection but might be possible with your product due its flexibility and comfort?

My New Racing Jersey - Thanks George

2008-04-12 11:14:16

check out the new jersey with the d3o logo, tell me what u think Thanks George cheers Xavier

70 make a sick nasty day

2008-04-11 16:01:05

70 degrees outside, and skiing, makes for a wonderful say at the bush. can anyone say wee haw?

Snow on Brighton Beach!!!

2008-04-10 15:54:06

Can you believe it? I never thought I would have a snowball fight on the beach...

And the results are in!

2008-04-08 11:05:46

After a jam-packed week of events at the Orange Brits last week in Laax, Switzerland the results of all are now in! d3o� athletes did AMAZINGLY well with Mike Austin coming 4th overall in the slope style championships and Nate Kern taking the title! Congratulations guys!

Claire Frost took the Slopestyle title for the girls with the whole event boasting top quality performance from all involved.

The Animal British Slopestyle Championships opened up to fresh snow and blue skies on Friday 4th April after being rescheduled from the day before due to poor weather conditions. A record number of 106 riders competed and an amazingly high standard of rail and kicker riding combinations were thrown down. The Brit`s website has really good reports on what happened at each competition so check it out, but a quick run-down of results from the comps can be found below:

Animal British Slopestyle Championships
Men
1st � Nate Kern
2nd � Jamie Nicholls
3rd � Jack Shackleton

Women
1st � Claire Frost
2nd � Lucy Passmore
3rd � Laura Berry

Quiksilver British Big Air Championships Results
Men
1st � Joe Murrell
2nd � James Woods
3rd � James Webb

Women
1st � Teri Spencer
2nd � Katie Summerhayes
3rd � Claire Huges

The Trespass British Skiercross Championships
Men
1st - Angus Morison
2nd � Andrew Matthew
3rd � Edward Cozzi
4th � Steve Trottr

Women
1st - Emily Sarsfield
2nd � Danielle Freeze
3rd � Becky Hammond
4th � Elspeth Rogers

***SNO!zone British Halfpipe Championships
Men
1st � Dom Harington
2nd � Ben Kilner
3rd � Sam Cullum

Women
1st � Katie Foster
2nd � Lesley McKenna
3rd � Laura Hill

Animal British Slopestyle Championships
Men
1st � James Webb
2nd � James Woods
3rd � Joe Murrell

Women
1st � Emma Lonsdale
2nd � Teri Spencer
3rd � Becky Hammond

Quiksilver British Big Air Championships
Men
1st � Richard Hookes
2nd � Ben Kilner
3rd � Nelson Pratt

Women
1st - Claire Frost
2nd � Sam Rogers
3rd � Lynsey Ashdown

SNO!zone British Halfpipe Championships Results
Men
1st � Murray Buchan
2nd � James Machon
3rd � Pafy Graham

Women
1st � Emma Londale
2nd � Becky Hammond
3rd � Claire Hughes

Trespass British Snowboard and Freeski Championships
Men
1st � James Foster
2nd � Michael Arrowsmith
3rd � George Springfield
4th � Ben Knox

Women
1st � Zoe Gillings
2nd � Ivy Taylor
3rd � Lesley McKenna
4th � Kate Foster

www.0-21.co.uk

2008-04-08 03:22:18
For anyone interested in up to the minute UK snowboarding news then check out http://www.0-21.co.uk
Just been playing around with it and it`s really cool! You can even get the site translated into 10 other languages by clicking a little flag. Very cool!

Kyle Cannon of Derby City MMA

2008-04-07 15:18:30
The ending of this match is cut off, but Kyle (in the white) wins the match on points. Kyle is one of the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu instructors at Derby City MMA. When you`re in Louiville, come look us up for a free lesson. You can see the gym and the instructors at - http://www.derbycitymartialarts.com/. Of the Derby City videos, I posted this one because it has some good action

Snow in April

2008-04-07 10:43:54
Me too - check out the awesome snow, it fell so quickly!! Snow went right up to the sea, it was mad! I swaer after getting back from Austria the day before where it was dumping, snow is just following me around at the mo!

check out my new friend!!

Snow? in April?!

2008-04-06 12:48:42
Well, woke up early this morning, beasty hang over after celebrating a friends 18th last night, but ready for a day of adrenalline filled boarding (trying out my new d3o). Open the curtains and what do i see? 2-3 inches of snow covering the ground. This was a large mix of emotions! happy, sad, excited, downed and confused. So after getting over the fact that i new i wasnt going to go boarding today i decided i would make the most of the snow. MASSIVE SNOWMAN!
totally random, not d3o specific (well slightly) but thought you might want to know :)
Callum

Article in the paper

2008-04-04 08:19:32
http://www.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/news/sports/story.html?id=7ece4c92-f2bb-423a-a161-9afd8d8a8514 Here is an interview i had just recently in the local paper.

d3o at BUSC 2008

2008-04-04 04:05:05
Day 1: We arrived in Hinterglemm in driving snow about 1pm yesterday morning after a mammoth trip with a `neverlost` sat nav that never worked meaning we resorted to the old skool map and go style. With Chrissy M at the wheel and the navigation demon George on directions we made good time in some shocking mountain conditions! Thankfully the hotel room had a hot shower, warm beds and a killer brekkie so we were happy! Yesterday we went up the mountain with the shovels watching the dual slalom. With weather conditions causing most events to be called off the action moved down to the town`s bars and by gum these students can do apres ski! So much so some even forget the ski! The shovels and goo went down a storm and the town of Hinterglemm is now truly covered in d3o stickers - so much so we nearly were thrown out of a bar who`s owner did not appreciate d3o stickers on his ceiling - there were UV lights and the stickers looked so cool!! Today is the big d3o King of the Hill event so bring on the blue skies and brilliant conditions so some hair raising racing!! Right, where are those stickers? Tagging me thinks!!

The Orange Brits 30th March - 6th April

2008-04-03 04:07:05
Well it`s midway stage in the Orange Brits being held in Laax, Switzerland at the moment and loads of cool stuff has been happening all week. Yesterday was the SNOWBOARD SNO!zone Halfpipe Championships and Monday saw the Freeski Animal Slopestyle Championships to name just a couple of the events that have been going on. Today it`s the turn of the infamous Quiksilver Big Air Champs for Freeski.
The competitions are set to finish on Friday with the 1st ever Red Bull Home Run to close the comps at 5pm - weather permitting - but check out the website for the latest news and a full run down of results.

More training

2008-04-01 14:38:03
Here are a few video captures from my training session on Monday.

Lord and Stinky Remix - NEW MTB VIDEO

2008-03-28 21:38:52
hey guys, hope you enjoy the new video from myslef and matt cardiff Starring Xavier `Lord` Levenfiche and Matt `Stinky` Cardiff Directed By Luke Cardiff Filmed by Luke Cardiff Edited by Dave Remixed by Xavier `Lord` Levenfiche tell me wat u think Cheers Xavier `Lord` Levenfiche

No Sweat Outdoors - check it out!

2008-03-28 06:47:35
Hey everyone, i got some photos through from some of the guys at No Sweat Outdoors in Barnstaple the other day who have been very actively using their d3o point of sale stuff in store! Check out the pics! If anyone else has any d3o goodies we`ve sent out then post up the pics - let is know, we want to see! Take a look at their website at http://www.nosweatoutdoors.com/ for contact details and where to find it.

Amazing story

2008-03-27 11:04:56
Check out the gear junkie website for an article about Bria Shurke who i hadn`t heard of until today but has had a pretty amazing life! You can read it all about it here

She`s done pretty much EVERyTHING and is just 22! It`s a pretty cool article so check it out!

Check out Skipress` Q & A with Lindsay Vonn!

2008-03-27 04:27:23
Hey everyone,

Was looking over my weekly skipress email this week and saw a really cool interview with World Cup ski champion Lindsay Vonn. Check out skipressworld.com for the full interview

1st at PBRJ

2008-03-24 09:45:15
So i just got back from lake louise in banff canada. while i was up there i competed in the volcom peanut butter and rail jam competition. I ended up coming in first place! here is the link to view the results and photos. a video should be added to the site in a few days. http://www.volcom.com/pbrj/eventArticle.asp?seasonId=14&ArticleID=153 and now I`m off to mammoth mountain California for the north American finals.

Nissan O�Neill Xtreme Verbier

2008-03-19 11:49:04
Hey everyone!
The finals of the Nissan O�Neill Freeride tour took place this weekend (14th � 16th) and having a look at the videos online at their website it looks pretty cool!

For the 13th edition, since it started in 1996, the �Xtreme� is considered the most prestigious event in the Freeride world. For the �grande finale� of the Freeride World Tour the elite of Freeride tackled the mythical North Face of the Bec des Rosses, a dauntingly steep and frighteningly jagged 500 m rock-face.

The Bec des Rosses presents in places some 55� sheer slopes. In an upright position one could nearly lean on the face with one`s elbow. With steep and narrow couloirs, high rock cliffs, changing snow and terrain, it asks the riders to be particularly skilled with top physical condition, thorough mountain experience, and top placements in the previous contests.

Around 5000 spectators joined the riders at one of the most beautiful natural arenas of the Alps, the Col des Gentianes in Verbier.

After this final event, the four Freeride World Champions (ski/snowboard/men/women) have been crowned. The Tour is endowed with a purse of $300,000, the highest sum ever to be paid in ski or snowboard freeride contests.

So the winners of the Nissan O�Neill Xtreme Verbier are�.drum roll please�.!

Skiers: Kaj Zackrisson (Swe), Elyse Saugstad (USA). Snowboarders: Cyril Neri (Sui), Ruth Leisibach (Sui)

And taking the World titles to be the Four Freeride World Champions of 2008:

Ski: Henrik Windstedt (Swe), Elyse Saugstad (USA). Snowboard: Xavier de le Rue (Fra), Ruth Leisibach (Sui).

Check out the website for more info on the event and series at http://www.freerideworldtour.com/en/

d3o and Gore-Tex

2008-03-17 05:27:47
d3o and Gore-Tex have teamed up to create the ultimate in motorcycle protection

Check out the Gore page at d3o.com/goremtc for more info, images and reviews!

filmmakers

2008-03-14 23:35:17
Hey you guys, I`ve got a way for any of you filmmakers that would like to pay/per/view your video online and get all the profits I would like to help. check out my web sites www.big-window-video.com www.thefilmmakerschannel.com

Sperm for Tickets!

2008-03-14 05:30:31
Just saw this on Times Online http://www.spermfortickets.com/ It really is what it says on the tin!

Sessions Team Riders Rock at Red Bull Gap Session

2008-03-12 03:32:11
Session`s team rider, TJ, took a well deserved 3rd place at teh insane RedBull Gap Session held in Garmisch this week.

Check out the pic for his huge jum or log onto Session`s facebook page for all the latest team news...http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=583629771

Dn`t forget to become a d3o friend at http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=688884746

Val d`Isere Snow Park

2008-03-10 03:32:36
You guys have to check out the Val d`Isere Snow Park if any of you are nearby...this place is sick!

Hosting some of the most impossing kickers and tricky rails, the park is set to challenge even the pros. But all you beginners out there, fear not! With runs ranging from your blue for beginners all the way up to the awesome pro line, there is something for everyone!! If you don`t fancy a day on the halfpipe or rail lines there is always the Chill Chalet for a nice spot of apres park - see you at the bar!! ;)

For more info on the park and a whole gallery of awesome pics check out http://www.valdiserevalpark.com

Freesliders

2008-03-09 16:58:25
This video is from a comp i rode in this past saturday, it was titled "freesliders" I came 4th is this comp due to lack of decent judging. This is a 16 stair handrail by the way.

Review 2

2008-03-03 10:48:43
After reviewing the awesome prototype kneepads, I thought I would review a more commercial product, the Quiksilver Bartik beanie which utilities the immense abilities of d3o to create a protective yet comfy and damn stylish piece of revolutionary headgear. As a d3o athlete of extreme sports, I fulfilled that title and engaged in some extreme sports, well 1 really, that which has already been performed by the legendary Richard Palmer, the shovel test, after viewing the video on youtube.com and the d3olab.com site, I decided to test the authenticity of it, hence I would conduct my own test. So on my brothers birthday, the 28th of February, I gave him my present, a shovel. Unsure with the specific use, he questioned me, `why the hell you give me your bike shovel, I would of rather had a tenner?!` I excitedly replied, `well Levi, my birthday present to you is to let you smack me over the head with a shovel.` he was then very happy with his birthday present. I went to fetch my beanie, but I was rather nervous, not the usual trait of an adrenaline junkie but nervous I was, this was because prior to this shovel test, Matt Cardiff and myself had been punching each other in the head, allow - it was a Saturday and we weren`t in Hampstead, and we ran out of fireworks. After 1 or two light weight punches we went into the use of our martial art principles, I used the infamous Israeli self defence technique of KravMaga, whereas Matt used street fighting. I palmed and elbowed Matt on the head, and he had straight punched me, after a couple of blows we were begging for the paracetamol, although, we had been hitting with a minute surface area, therefore creating less space for which the d3o can be effective over, and shovels with a meter-squared of surface area should provide more area for d3o to be affected, reducing the trauma of the blow. We went outside and got set up. Unfortunately my video camera was in for repair so it was just photographs to provide evidence for the test. So my brother lifted the shovel above his head and smashed on it my noggin, should of worn the beanie, jokez, I felt the impact as like being punched while being protected by a pillow, there was no pain and no concussion and fortunately I did not have to break out the paracetamol. Excellent! I believe the reason that the beanie will not protect as well from smaller objects such as fists than large ones, such as my digging shovel is because that the structure, Not molecular structure but the shape of the material, i.e. The kneepads were flat planes of d3o whereas the beanie contained rather cylindrical shapes, and so with flat planes, there is complete protection, so all objects striking the knee will encounter d3o like flying rocks or branches in mountain biking and in the event of a crash, the ground, whereas the cylindrical shape of the beanie`s padding is designed for impacts with large objects, i.e. Ice or snow in a crash, and smaller objects fit through the gaps in between the cylinders of black, or really orange magic as it were. The beanie is slightly heavy, but lighter than a helmet, and way comfier. The beanie is really a testament to the awesome ability of d3o, for example, placing a 8 millimetre sheet behind Kevlar in bulletproof vests will stop the blunt force trauma associated with the rapid slowing down of a missile connecting with the vest, I would like to say that as a conclusion, the use of nano-technology is apparent and proven, and to coin a copyrighted phrase, `the future`s bright, the future`s orange` by the way, Mr. Richard Palmer, if your reading this, you were just that little bit late with the slogan, damn you Orange Telecom! Xavier `Lord` Levenfiche

Support RNLI and Moving Mountains!

2008-02-29 05:00:40
Check out what d3oteam member Adam Scott`s up to!

Adam dropped me an email last week to tell us about his latest adventure in support of the RNLI and Moving Mountain charities - an unguided summit of Mont Blanc in France!

Adam`s been a busy guy these last few months and is set to get even busier!! Since April he has been Instructing sailing out of Sutton Dinghy club; ran the Skerries Sea Scouts water activities for the whole summer; lead an expedition to Sweden; did 151 km in four days by walking and kayaking from Co. Carlow To Skerries; participated in the Liffey Descent right after the previous trip which he completed the 28 km in 3hrs 45min and raised just under �800 for Moving Mountains!

He set his sights on the rooftop of Western Europe but before he makes it to France, he will of come back from a week of Scottish Mountaineering training in Inverness and a 11 day Hiking and Whitewater kayaking Expedition in Slovenia!!

Oh yeah! In his free time Adam`s a crucial member of the Irish Coastguard!!...Just reading it all exhausts me! Crazy guy - we love it!!

Check out what Adam`s up to and find out more about the Mont Blanc Expedition at Dual-Awareness-Expedition

We`ll be posting regular updates on Adam`s progress throughout the expedition...GOOD LUCK FROM ALL AT d3oTEAM!!

which shall I get???? ahhh

2008-02-29 01:20:08
Ok guys - need your help!

As the most indecisive person I know, the simple task of choosing a backpack seems to be almost impossible to me - what do I go for???

Looking for a proper pack for trekking and then potentially a day pack to chuck on my back when I`m over in the mountains in a few weeks!! - HELP!!! Any suggestions??

Review

2008-02-25 09:23:25
Dear readers, I would like to just say how incredible d3o is! I went away unexpectedly over the weekend to Paris for personal reasons, and after riding I didn`t have time to take off the knee pads, so I was wearing them for about 18 hours straight! And the skintight Lycra/spandex combination makes sure the knee pads never slipped down. I of course was testing the d3o prototype kneepads. The way they are sewn and stitched is that there are no seams on the back of the knee, which in personal experiences is the worst place to put a seam as it becomes terribly itchy. So, i wore the kneepads to paris, and they were so comfy and warm I forgot all about them! Great! But that is not the real success of the kneepads, the main thing about these spandex socks is the section of d3o in the frontal knee area. d3o is so light and pliable that the bending of the knee is natural and uncompromising and does not interfere with natural bodily function, i.e. I can still run to catch the train with the kneepads. Now to the fun bit, the protective ability of d3o is so incredible it is scary, those who have hit me with it on believe it is witchcraft or the like, and because they don`t know what d3o is, they would be considered right. As I was fortunately stuck wearing the kneepads, I would test the mystical technology. Since I had not had a crash while mountain biking with the pads on, a rare occurrence as anybody from ProjectMAX will tell you, maybe the pads prevent crashing, then again no, I thought I would have to directly attack my knee. I tried slamming my knee in to brick walls but i would always pull my weight back from natural instincts, but when I invited my brothers and their friends to hit me, they didn`t think twice! However, they didn`t know I had divine prevention on my knees, and when i gave them a plastic lunch tray they did not hesitate to run and hit my knee, enough times to create a massive dent in the tray, good news that we disposed of it quickly enough before an annoying Disney character tried to charge me. If the tray wasnt enough of a demonstration, a sizable two-by-four was sourced, that eventually became massively dented after trying to attack my invincible knee caps. The piez-de-resistance was a Disney brand baseball bat we purchased for �2, forget my brothers, I found the burliest man in Disneyland, and since this was paris, neonazists were everywhere! I asked one of him to take out all of his anger against my faith on my kneecap, and he happily obliged. So i sit there knee bent, with a skinhead wailing on my knee, getting dirty looks from everyone, too bad my phone broke other wise it would of made a great video. Eventually 3 minutes later after losing interest and plugging in my mp3 player I hear a snapping sound and see this thug standing with a baseball bat but in two parts. I will write up a full in-sport review when i have tested them, hopefully this weekend. Since d3o doesn`t have a use limit, it can be used repeatedly, as i proved. I believe that from what i experienced, d3o will be in injury prevention wear in the near future. Xavier `lord` Levenfiche

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

2008-02-21 11:55:17
Training for the upcoming Arnold Tournament in March

Banff, Norquay

2008-02-20 16:19:18
Hey guys, Just got back from a competition in Banff this past weekend. My sister took a few pictures of me on a 50 foot booter. Got my sevens and fives on lock, both are tailgrabs.

Puma V1 .08 football boot ad

2008-02-15 02:49:09
Hey guys check this one out - You might have seen this one th TV recently, it`s actually for the Puma V1 .08 football boot but features the d3o Puma V1 .08 football!

It`s an awesome vid and we`re proud to be a part of it - it came on when we were grabbing a bite to eat in Germany one night, much to the joy of the whole team!! Very cool!

Why Ice Hockey Players need d3o!

2008-02-14 11:41:57

Screaming Health and Safety Issues

2008-02-14 06:26:59
Check these out!! Worrying that people class these as safety precautions in construction - think they definitely need some d3o!!!

Backflip

2008-02-12 09:11:54
hey boys and gals of d3o,
just a quick update to tell you that over the weekend i got my backflips dialled. see the video embeded. im pretty chuffed to be honest :D

Callum

ISPO Video

2008-02-12 05:17:28
Check out footage from ISPO 08!!

ISPO Report

2008-02-11 06:57:28
Ok�. finally the ISPO dust has settled, the stand has been shipped back and all 7.5 tonnes uploaded, the spades are back in their usual place and we�re still buzzing from an awesome show!

Apologies for being unable to blog while we were away, I was having some technical difficulties (it wouldn�t post), which, combined with a poor, unreliable Internet connection did not bode well!

The show was a great success and I have to say a massive thanks and well done to all the d3o team members who were there and made it possible as well as all the d3oteam.com athletes who contributed to the athletes wall with photos and images, and the athlete video with their footage. I�m sure you�ve all seen the video on the Podcast page but it really does look really cool and is testament to you guys �thank you!

The �A� team, as we liked to be called � Ruth, Charlotte, John, Nim, James and I � all headed out to Munich a few days early so that we had enough time to build the stand. We arrived bright and early the first day to find to our horror that our actual stand (all the components to make it up) were still sitting on the lorry we had loaded a few days earlier, all 7.5 tonnes! After commandeering a fork lift and multiple (hundreds of) shuttle runs with mannequins, coffee machines, plasma screens and bean bags we had unloaded the stand. Now to build it � simple?? It took us two very long days � finally leaving at 1am on Saturday night, but it looked awesome and we were all up for a good show.

The actual trade show � ISPO � lasted 4 days and was attended by brands, designers, retailers, press etc. We were bombarded with interest in the vat of gooey d3o mash we had at the front of the stand and met so many amazing people who were interested in what d3o was and how it worked. More of the d3o team flew out over the week � you all know about Marcus attending for 30minutes before he had to jump on another flight back to be there for the birth of his first child � Xavier! � should have called him ISPO Marcus!

It was a very tired but happy �A� team that took the stand down on Thursday after a very long and enjoyable week in Munich, so to treat ourselves we caught up with the boys, who had left earlier (Chris, Ed, Charles and Rob) on the slopes in Austria!! Home was an Aussie pub in St Johann called Bunny�s I had previously stayed in whilst travelling last summer. It was metres from the lift and bus transfers, minutes from the ski school/hire and best of all above an Aussie Bar for maximum beverage consumption and my chance to introduce the team to the wonders of the Jaeger Bomb.

We were pretty much an even split of boarders and skiers with Charlotte and Ade learning skiing for the first time and myself converting to the dark side of boarding and absolutely loving it! It was a great way to spend a few days destressing after ISPO and clearing our heads before flying back to the UK, excited to catch up with all the people we had met whilst at ISPO.

Again a massive thanks to everyone that was involved and especially the athletes � so many people commented on the athlete�s wall and the video so thank you!!

Now I�m back in the UK for a few weeks I�ll have loads of time to get back to bugging you all loads for your ski reports, videos, photos and general gossip � as well as launching some new bits for the site � keep a close eye towards the end of the this week!!

Cheers guys and hope you are all well, speak soon,

george

Puma ball debut

2008-02-06 09:09:07
Check out the International friendly between Austria and Germany tonight where the Puma d3o ball will be making its debut appearance! The match kicks off at 19:35 in Vienna so watch out for the d3o� logo kicking around the pitch!

Scraps/samples?! college student!

2008-02-06 08:00:15
Help a poor student out!!! alright alright d3o is so interesting, id like to get a piece to see whats good. In my last month of college i`ve been designing some gear for everyday use, that people of parkour/anyone might find desireable to throw on. If i could just get a sample of d3o that would be awsome and an automatic A and i could fufill my dream just to pick coconuts and surf everyday

Who thinks a d3o skullcap would be a good idea?

2008-02-04 17:37:36
I read multiple posts that had something to do with this general idea. So if it is not already a vague possibility, how about it?! A D3o skullcap type article to wear under other hats. Yes? No?

d3o used in Gore-Tex`s new seeding garments

2008-01-25 15:10:45
As if ISPO`s not enough excitement for this week, I travelled to Spain`s Calafat race track - 1hr and a half away from Barcelona - for the launch of Gore-Tex`s `One leather, all weather` material. In order to launch the amazing new leather, Gore Tex made 40 seeding garments which were tested out by some of the top journalists around Europe. The REALLY exciting thing for us however was that they used d3o� as their protection of choice! Look our for pics from the day and of the very cool garments later. Enough to make even me want to get on a bike!

Check the ball out on the Sky News website as well!

2008-01-11 02:18:18
Have a look at skynews.com for their write up on the ball as well. How cool does it look?!

d3o Puma ball in action!

2008-01-10 02:00:03
Check out the d3o Puma ball in action with Austria`s Christian Fuchs - look absolutely amazing!!

For more info on the d3o ball check out our Puma Page or the Puma Podcast!

Get seen!!

2007-12-27 04:25:36
Hey guys, don`t forget the the deadline is looming for the ISPO video!!

If you want to be part of the vid and be seen by the movers and shakers of the snow sports market get your videos over to me asap!!

I need as high res as possible and we`ll post the video up here as well as showcasing it at Winter ISPO in January!! Drop me an email if you need any info and get filming!! :)

a few pictures

2007-12-22 05:21:17
well its been a bit quiet from me recently, boarding season finished and everything went a bit quiet... But last weekend i managed to skitch a lift over to my rather rich friends house who happened to get a digger for xmas :) and the fun began.

Made the am team...

2007-12-18 14:50:20
I just recently got on the Salomon/Bonfire am team. I`m pretty stoked on this. These are some of the pictures from my first photo shoot for them. Sporting the new 08-09 bonfire outerwear along with the Sanchez and relay-pros. Got the d3o sticker on there as you can see. I think we need to get some bigger ones so you can see em better in photo`s and video

d3o`s very own Christmas Fairy!!

2007-12-18 07:34:23
d3o have their very own Christmas Fairy!!

Little Amber bumped her head whilst playing at her 2nd Birthday Party but donned the d3o Quiksilver beanie and carried right on with the celebrations!! (watch out, party girl in the making!!)

We all think she is an absolute legend and definitely our youngest d3o star, thanks Amber!!!

forum

2007-12-18 07:31:39
these site would be 10X better if it had a forum cause its very hard to navigate around this place so a forum section would be nice its alot easyer to get people attention and your idea and such across

Kids Wear

2007-12-18 01:00:15
Seriously, this is fab stuff. you really need to do a deal with Mothercare or someone to make a range of kids protective clothes. Basically every parent of a 3-10 year old would want this!.

Freerunning for beer!!

2007-12-11 14:57:38
yo yo peeps whats going on? Havent been here for a while and havent heard much from d3o, hope all is going good!! Here is a commercial that me and chima and my friend neal did for a beer company haha! enjoy it haha peace www.myspace.com/cordstunts

WIN A QUIKSILVER d3o BEANIE!!!

2007-12-10 05:25:53
Hey,

The guys over at Quiksilver have been great and given us some of the uber cool d3o Quiksilver beanies so we wanted to spread the Christmas cheer by giving you lot the chance to get your hands on one!!

To be with the chance of winning one of the 10 beanies up for grabs all you have to do is answer the question below and send your answer to Dev Teams with Beanie Comp as the subject title!

what is d3o?

a) a shock absorbing material that contains Intelligent Molecules
b) a liquid that goes hard when you hit it
c) a smart material that keeps you warm

Competition closes 24th December 5pm (GMT)

As a sneaky heads up click here for some top tips!!

Get your entries in and good luck guys!!

george

The hills are open!!!

2007-12-09 19:48:19
As of the 8th of December the hills are open, I went out for my first ride on Sunday the 9th on a half injured ankle. Tested out the new bindings and board. Most wonderful set-up I`ve ever ridden. Also took the baselayer out for another test, didn`t have any big wipeouts today, or any at all, but it kept me warm in -25 degree temps so I was happy

Thanks

2007-12-07 10:26:56
I Don`t Really Use much protection at the moment. I find hard shell pads restrict movement too much so choose not to use them. Could d3o act protect you as much as a helmet if the thickness was right?

Mpora giveaway!!

2007-12-06 06:00:27
Mpora is giving away a $500 prize for the most popular video on Mpora at 5PM on Thursday 20th December

How do I enter?
You simply need to upload a video to Mpora between now and December 20th and then promote it. The winner is the video at the number 1 position of the Mpora Video Hot top ten list when the competition closes.

Improve your chances of winning!
In order to get to the top of the hot list (and stay there) you need to promote your videos.
Embed them on your blog using Mpora`s embed code
* Share your video on Facebook
* Get your fiends to watch them
* Post your video on relevant forums e.g. right here d3oteam.com

The Rules
In order to get to the top of the hot list (and stay there) you need to promote your videos.
The Video must be yours to upload
All videos must meet the normal Mpora Terms and Conditions
Competition is open to all
You can enter as many times as you want
Competition closes at 5PM (UK time) on Thursday 20th December 2008
$500 prize will be paid via PayPal upon completion of the competition
The Judges decision is final

mpora

Good Luck guys!!

speedfreaks!!

2007-12-04 21:22:45
Check out http://www.spyder.com/speed.news.asp for the latest news from the Speedfreaks after the Birds of Prey World Cup ski event!! Check out the stars of tomorrow!!

Birds of Prey: Day 2

2007-12-02 22:00:27
After a huge dump last night the going was spot on today. Blue skies, cool temp and sun all day meant that the course was in near perfect condition with only a few shadowy sections causing the racers some problems. The legend that is Bode Millar was up first in qualifying, racing for his new �Team America� after a break away move from the US ski team. Bode pushed it to the limits, racing on the edge all the way down the course, which finally took its toll in the lower mid section where Bode over ran and crashed out. Overall it wasn�t the best day for the US athletes with sure favorite Stephen Nyman failing to qualify. However, Ted Ligety did make a top 10 finish with gold going to Switzerland�s Daniel Albrecht.

We also had a chance to catch up with some of the Speedfreak athletes today (top right, Abby Shettig and her sister Hayden � both absolute stars!!), and spent much of the event sticking stickers wherever possible! We even had the chance to meet some of the US team who are awesome and Stephen Nyman is sooo tall!! (bottom right!)

Unfortunately the end of the race today meant the end of the Birds of Prey event for Ruth and I as we had to head back down from the mountains to catch an early flight tomorrow over to the West Coast (smoking car on the way back meant that it was a bit of a close call). The postponed Men�s Super G is set to take place tomorrow (03/12/07) so we�ll update you with those reports when we get them in!!

What we`re up to...

2007-12-01 18:57:35
Hey guys,

I just wanted to drop you a quick blog to let you know what we`re up to at the moment as I know I haven`t been in touch for a while! Ruth and myself are over in the US so headed over to the Charles Schwab Birds of Prey ski world cup event at Beaver Creek, Colorado to catch up with the Spyder guys and the Speedfreaks, as well as checking out our first ski race!!

The USA`s Steve Nyman grabbed silver yesterday with Andrew Weibrecht running a breathtaking, on the edge of your seat race to finish 10 from a start in the fifties. His run was so heart stopping he`s now been dubbed `The Cardiac Kid` by the Spyder guys.

Today however the race was cancelled today due to too much snow so we made the most of it and got a few runs in with some amazing powder but some poor visability at the top. With the lifts opening and closing all day due to the ever changing conditions we were glad to get a few runs in early on. It`s looking like it might dump tonight which wont be great for race conditions tomorrow for the GS but fingers crossed there will be some action on the slopes - we`ll report back straight away with news from BC!!

We`re also over here to shout about the new Spyder`s brand new Speedfreaks campaign http://www.spyder.com/speed.index.asp - this project supports the top young skiers from all over the US, working with leading guys from the US ski teams such as Steve Nyman and Caitlin Ciccone. This is a great program and one that d3o fully supports with the Speedfreaks using true GS d3o suits specially made by Spyder!! Check out the site and keep up to date with what the freaks are up to - we`ll report on all the news from the guys!!

Be in touch soon!!

Another rail jam

2007-11-29 15:04:48
Here are a few pictures from another late night rail session. This rail is the biggest in our city. Just a could backside boardslides, nothing to big... yet. This is my first ride on my new Salomon Sanchez, probably the sickest board you could buy.

First handrail sesh of the year

2007-11-23 22:17:56
Here are some other new pictures I got Thursday after school. Again at night, except for this time just because it looks cooler haha. I rode the d3o baselayer on this one, you can see it in the one picture. It worked very well, helps on those miscalculated ollies. haha Backside nosepress and backside lipslide

Early season photoshoot

2007-11-18 22:30:50
Here is a couple pictures from my first photo shoot of the season. We did this at 10:30 at night to avoid them cops and security guards. We got a few good shots, no video though as it was waaay to dark, it`s only light up from the flashes, I was riding from the light from my headlights, quite sketchy but it worked out great so I`m not complaining. A frontlip and a switch backlip

The training facility is up and running!

2007-11-18 22:22:02
I got my backyard park built this weekend, I spent most of my weekend out there riding, re-learned a bunch of tricks, learned a few new ones. Good times. The set-up is a 7 foot tall wallride, 20 foot handrail style rail and a 10 foot flat rail, the 10 foot is mostly for my sister and visitors so they have something to ride.

Baseball!

2007-11-14 12:25:15
Hi everyone, I want to find out about baseball...what are all the good brands, who does the best kit, opinions please!

Snow Meet

2007-11-09 03:36:21
similar to trints post, i found a rib cap beanie! i was up at the anual snow meet in the NEC, promoting mountainboarding demoing with the pro`s. went to have a look around the exhibition and saw a stack of ribcap beanies, thought id just point out i found them! Callum p.s. why wasnt there a d3o stall at the snow meet?

D3o in Canadian Ski Magazine

2007-11-05 17:25:46
While I was on my trip to Ottawa I found a little thing in a magazine about the Spyder d3o gloves. It was in a an article about good equipment for a downhill skier. "Protection, performance, function and confidence drive theses must-haves for speed racers."

No filfth please guys!!

2007-11-01 05:35:14
Hey guys - just a quick heads up...any inappropriate blogs, posts, notices will have to be deleted I`m afraid so no dodgy links to sites please - urgh - pure smutt!! :)

Sorry I had to delete your post Trint - it`s such a shame but keep posting and we`ll work our end so that people like this can`t post up!

Cheers guys!!

my life

2007-10-24 13:33:10
i basicly race downhill mountainbikeing and love doing it i have recently had podiums this year and last year was amazing and had loads of podiums. i am looking to do the nps seriess next year and the dragon downhill ones and i am curently looking for sponsors

Training and Mental Preparation for Movement

2007-10-21 12:59:51
Taken from http://www.parkourbrad.blogspot.com The following is a little piece I wrote after training with a guy new to Parkour, I went through my thoughts before trying a movement I had not executed before, after, I decided to get my thoughts on Paper to share with you, as I feel they may help you through your training. Training and Preparation for Movement. Using basic psychological techniques within your training to overcome obstacles and the mental blocks surrounding them. Thought Processes When you come across a new situation through Parkour training (namely applying previously practiced movements to a new or different situation); effective mental processing is important, to eliminate certain fears about the movement and to gain the confidence to commit to a movement you know and feel to be within your ability but the mind is holding you back. THERE IS A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN KNOWING YOU CAN DO SOMETHING AND COMMITTING TO IT REGARDLESS, AND `THROWING YOURSELF` AT A MOVEMENT AND SUCCEEDING. Put simply you will learn very little from the latter, you would not be understanding the movement nor `listening` to your body, whereas pacing yourself through discipline and choice, means that when you are certain from similar experiences/movements, that you can make it, then you`ll learn a lot more, and would have overcome something more important than the movement itself. [Those who are there and in that mindset, can hopefully understand this point already, those who aren`t at that level keep training safely and time will bring the insight.] General Rules before executing the given movement. 1. -Worst Case Scenario- - By assessing the mistakes that could be made we can realistically see potential threats/falls and before going through the movement and work on ways both physically and mentally to prepare and land safely from the failed movement if (in what should be an unlikely event), we are to make a mistake. 2. -Positive Outcomes- Visualising and if possible, slowly rehearsing the movement in a controlled manner. This triggers the nervous system and to-be used muscles in to a state of readiness specifically for the movement to follow. 3. -Concentration- Focus attention on what you have to do and accomplish, in order to execute the movement effectively and safely. Block out the factors that shouldn`t affect your performance and, importantly, be aware of other realistic factors that could be a danger or could interfere with the movement, such as birds, people, falling leaves, sticks etc. 4. -Last Minute checks- The preparation phase before movement. Preparing hands, feet, and other used body parts for the movement to come (making sure hands are grippy and not sweaty, feet/shoes are good and ready for potential impacts etc). Focus on where you are heading. Switching between visualising the movement and working out and adapting continually to where your hands will be going/being placed, where your feet are going (taking off and landing, tic-tac etc), what position your body will be in and how the movement should feel from past and similar experiences. When you are ready and committed, execute! The mind plays a key role over understanding current physical ability/readiness. Hopefully these techniques and thoughts before a given movement will help you in your training. ---- My training, after this rather intensive year of training and conditioning, I am starting to put a little more faith in my abbilities, something has changed and I now have an understanding or insight of what I am capable of, there`s more footage to come of things I;ve been training of late, only phone clips probably, but they`ll be added on the player above. Any questions or please comment and ask away. "Those who believe they can and those who believe they can`t, are both right" - Henry Ford

2007-10-20 14:46:45
Hey guys! Just thought I`d let you know what`s up. Volleyball preliminary playoffs are on Tuesday and I hope we do well because the playoffs are on Thursday at our school. If we made it to playoffs, it would be amazing! Also, I have a swim meet coming up! I`m really excited to try for some of my Western cuts. Cheers, Jasmin

Law Enforcement Applications

2007-10-15 14:42:08

I have been following the development of d3o for a while and I am convinced there may be several Law Enforcement related applications for the product. Obviously riot gear (as shown in your promo) would benefit enormously, and I can see the material used not only for uniform gear, but also to create lighter shields. -- along these same lines, football referees might benefit from a d3o cap to thwart bottle throwing hooligans ;)

In terms of body armor I would assume that as an outer sheath for kelvar, the entire average vest weight could be substantually reduced. This is a major point for those of us who patrol in the Southern USA. It is extremely hot and humid here, so any reduction in weight would be a plus.

Gloves are a given; something similar to the kevlar weaves we use now for tactical/search teams. Things like fluid penetration resistance and cut/jab resistance would be great features here.

Does the material work against dog bites? If so, it could radically change the cumbersome gear used to train our K9 partners.

Ouside the box - if you coated a standard clipboard, it could double as an emergency battery shield during traffic stops and on-scene investigations.

I`m sure other officers out there have many more ideas, but perhaps these will get the ball rolling.

38km long timetrial on a unicycle

2007-10-10 12:18:49
About 2 weeks ago we had the first dutch open timetrial championships for unicycles. We started on a 25km long dike and then finished the last 13km on land. I had the ideal starting position, at the back so I could spot everyone and go past them. My biggest competitor, a german rider called Jan Logemann started first and managed to stay ahead of me for 30km but I went past him at last and set down a time of 1.26.09h, an average of 26.5km/h which is I think one of the fastest average speeds recorded in a race. Many thanks to the ANP for the photo`s and all the other press for promoting unicycling as a real sport.

LUKE

2007-10-04 15:45:54
i like to win, look at the trophey girl

Product

2007-10-04 01:54:46
How do I get this product...wanting to use it for downhill biking

Mountainboarding Sunday

2007-10-03 14:50:01
Still up for it on Sunday if you are - pick you two up on the way through to Chichester if you want - if you guys are busy no worries, let me know - went snowboarding today - kicked arse!! lol x

October Prizes

2007-10-01 09:52:09
Oh yes! Itos that time again and by jove the month has gone quick!! The nights are drawing in, you`re putting the heating on, cracking out the woolie jumpers and oh yes...the snow be a coming!! As October moves in here are last month`s winners...

Best Profile Pic: Charly Moreau - you look so happy, and slightly scary!!, it just caught our eye!! Love it!

Best Uploaded Pic: Bertrand Holveck`s snowboarding into the void - very atmospheric!

Dogtag Bingo: David Thompson!! go you!

The winner of our Fort William World Champs custom made peice of d3o clothing....drumroll please...Mark Reader - yay, CONGRATS!!

We have to say a massive apology to all the guys who won last month - yes we are rubbish and there was a massive mix up and you`re bits haven`t been sent out but they will go out this week and as a massive sorry we`ll send you some extra special Street Concept tees, they are uber cool - sorry guys!!

Congrats to everyone and stay tuned - very exciting comp coming up for everyone in the next few weeks!! ooooohhhhh,

g x

Published Articles

2007-09-24 09:48:45
Just heard that my latest article has been published on the snowsphere website... http://www.snowsphere.com/special-features/snowboard-lessons-is-it-time-you-went-back-to-school Also hoping to have something in December`s issue of UK magazine Whitelines. Fingers crossed!

What may have been...

2007-09-21 17:36:21
I`m sitting in Joshimath with Nick thinking over what may have been. I suppose its hard to ask for success all the time but its always disappointing when its not the way you dream. Nick and I spent 5days trying the NE ridge line on Klanka. We started climbing the initial slopes on the 11th and moved up through the first rock band with some steep climbing. Our first bivy was kinda small and the weather snowy with spindrift coming pouring down the face, still the next day looked good and we pushed on. The climbing was much the same and the next bivy was tiny, although the weather was better we still had the spindrift and the night went by very slowly. The 3rd day saw us bail out to the ridge on the left hand side where deep snow made going up very slow BUT at last a good Bivy spot. We stopped early and dug a huge ledge, melted snow and generally recovered. It was great and things were looking up. Day 4 saw me work up bottomless snow to the shoulder. The view didn`t look good but Nick pressed on hoping for a nice surprise. When Nick stopped in front of a huge snow mushroom and said "I have no idea how to climb this" it kinda sunk in. The ridge ahead was a nasty fluted overhung snowy grave. We looked at each other and had to say nothing.

The next day and a half saw us escape back to ABC, the last night on the face was a nightmare. Spindrift pummelled us both all night making cooking almost impossible and sleep a joke. Stepping foot back on the glacier was a relief but then it hit. Failure is a nasty word but one that has to be used sometimes and I suppose it fits for this. We had time left to try another route but this was the route we wanted, we dreamed off and now that dream was shattered. We spent 2 days at BC before leaving. The Dutch boys went back up and should be climbing now and we wish them luck, but for us well we`re thinking of home and what may have been.

Thanks to all those who have helped out on this trip to make it possible DMM Mountain Hardwear Lyon Equipment SIS energy products BMC MEF

Look out for a full report and photos

KC

Got a nice new shiny board :)

2007-09-20 14:08:49
yer boy! just letting anyone who cares know that i have managed to rustle and scrounge and loan the money to afford a nice new shiny mountainboard. have a look at the pictures, heres to shralping dirt up on a 4x4 offroad wheeley board! Callum

Check out Simon and Rene

2007-09-19 08:53:17
Hey guys, check out Simon and Rene at Urban Action last weekend in Amsterdam, crazy guys! They are two awesome stunt guys and we think they are absolute d3o legends - cheers guys!!!!

george x

LA`s all over

2007-09-19 08:43:34
Wow, last week was somewhat crazy so I`m so sorry if I am behind with sending out emails to you all, dog tags etc - they are coming and will be sorted out as soon as I`m back in the office I promise, so sorry guys!

We`ve left LA and said a sad farewell for now to Char as she`s made her way back to the UK for work! Ruth and I are now in the relative calm of Salt Lake City after LA and I have to say I`m loving being by the mountains - if only there was snow!! Don`t worry the legendary shovel is still with us so we are still on our tour of hitting ourselves all over the US! We`re off to Denver, Boulder, Vail and Breckenridge tomorrow and the next day so I`m not sure how available wifi will be when we hit the road but I`ll try to stay in touch! Ok bye for now but check out the photos on facebook!! Cheers guys! george x

Snowboarding already?

2007-09-16 22:39:38
Well this past weekend I hauled some snow to my backyard for an early start on the 07/08 season. It was +25 and I was snowboarding. I got to test out my new 20 foot flat bar and re-ride my 10 foot flat bar. It was a pretty epic weekend to say the least. I posted up a video of my shenanigans.

So sorry I`ve been so rubbish!

2007-09-13 16:31:27
Wow, it`s been a mad few weeks - so what have we been up to you`re asking...Well...

First there was the mountain bike world championships last weekend up in Fort William, Scotland - hello to everyone we met running around like wallies with our trusted shovel in tow - especially Dave and Jago, cheers for signing up guys!!! The whole event was brilliant and we had a great weekend catching up with the 661 guys and meeting all the athletes - as usual the Scottish weather was it`s usual cheery self but we were amazingly lucky and there was blue skies at points - check out some of the photos at our Facebook page - search for Dee Three-Oh, think a good time was had y all the team so have to say a huge thanks to them and John with his Angry Pirate impression - bosh! Podcast to be uploaded very shortly!!

Results wise the Great Britain team did brilliantly with a Gold in the junior men`s downhill with Ruairgh Cunningham, the first GB man to win, Silver in the junior women`s and Rachel Atherton and her brother Gee both winning with silver and bronze respectively in the elite womens and mens events - the atmosphere was electric and with the world championships for the XC, Trials and 4X taking place as well the whole event was buzzing!!

So on our jet setter lifestyles (only this month I promise!) Charlotte, Ruth, Rich and myself are now over in LA (we had one night at home) for Wired Next Fest 2007 which is absolutely awesome and such an honour to be a part of. We`re exhibiting in the design zone and the whole expo showcases amazing future technologies, it really is very cool - I`m running around like a headless chicken most of the time - some of the guys even met Buzz Aldren (sorry if I spelt it incorrectly) today - first man on the moon, how cool??!!

We`re here till Monday so I`ll blog up some of the photos when we get back to the hotel tonight - any reccommendations to see on my night off next week?? lol

Promise I`ll be in touch more regularly now - have found a reliable internet connection for free - shhh, don`t tell anyone!!

bye for now!

george x

We`re off!

2007-09-10 08:00:22
Here we go...

Forecast looks ok and we leave for the route in a couple of hours, back in a week or so we hope.

Fingers crossed

KC and Nick

Time to get ready?

2007-09-10 07:58:37
Sorry for the lack of updates but the weather has been so bad we have not been able to charge anything. Well at last Nick and I have been to about 6000m and feel ready for an alpine style push. The only problem is that I have come down with a nasty tooth ache. I think this is my wisdom teeth but not sure, to combat it I have taken enought drugs to kill a small horse, and now feel slighty better. The weather has picked up as well and now we have long days of blue sky, but the nights are rather colder. There has also been the arrival of a Kiwi team and Indian police team so BC has become quite socialable. Even better when we beat the Indians at Cricket yesterday.!!

Nick and I are thinking about the climb and its looking good, its going to be the left hand ridge and I reckon we will leave in the next day or so, depending on the tooth of course. Both of us are in good form and begining to get the need to climb.

Stay cool for now

KC and Nick (aka Grandpa)

Made the Team!

2007-09-09 11:49:38
Yay! I made the junior volleyball team. Our jerseys are really cute too. I can`t wait for our first game! The pratices are killer though, I have a million bruises on my elbows and hips and cuts on my knees because I forgot to pull up my knee pads. Oops.

Another skiing related application

2007-09-05 21:37:45
OK, I have skiing on the brain...perpetually. I`m looking forward to trying a d3o touque this year, since a helmet is impractical for me. Well I thought of another way it could be used in skiing. This one would be of greatest benefit to telemarkers (free heel skiers), and snowboarders. I know there are already knee pads, and pants with knee pad inserts for them, but these are all rigid and none would be as comfortable as a d3o based pad.

Backyard training...

2007-09-04 20:00:21
I just uploaded a video of me training in my backyard a few years back, love finding old footage! hope you enjoy!

Im Back!

2007-09-03 08:39:43
hello d3o, im home, after a wicked 2 weeks in the ardeche, i got home and then that night went to the SOBA fun weekend at the local center! camped out and am finally now home. But, check out the damage i did whilst boarding at the weekend, this is incredibly sad for me as it means until i get finally find a job and start earning some dosh for a new board thats me out of my sport! so sadly thats me out for a while, will keep everyone informed on whats going on though. Callum

Volleyball Tryouts

2007-08-31 21:35:53
Hey guys!! Right now, I`m trying out for volleyball with my school team. I could sure use some d3o in the kneepads and for your hips when your diving for the ball. My swim practices start in two weeks. I`m really excited. Cheers, have a great weekend everyone!

Hey guys!

2007-08-31 16:25:32
Hey guys just wanted to say hi to all the members! Check out my new video and pictures. `Jazz`

Woohoo! New videos

2007-08-31 15:53:44
Woohoo, I won best video! To celebrate I`ve rendered last seasons movies, uploaded them to youtube and added them to the site, including an golden oldie from 2004.

August`s winners!

2007-08-31 03:36:51
Well guys - somehow it`s the end of August already (this year`s gone so quick!) and for the first time it`s the monthly prize draws...how exciting!! Here goes...

Dogtag Bingo: Tony Hulse, #792

Best set of Photos: Bastien Brouqueyre - they are awesome!

Best Profile Pic: Bryon Budensiek - the power of photo booth, we`re hooked too so love the pic!

Best Video: Pete Campbell`s tribute to Lionel Richie, Hello - it`s pure genius and we love`d it in the office - thank you!

Big congrats to all the guys above - cool d3o t-shirts are going to be making their way to you as we speak... We have to also say a massive thanks to Callum Beamish for teaching Char and I the wonders of mountian boarding, we`re hooked and can`t wait to do it again, and Trint and Jasmin Thomas for taking the time to come and see us at the beginning of he month and being absolute d3o diamonds!

Finally, thanks to everyone that`s signed up and has got involved, the sites for you guys so we couldn`t have done it wothout you! Thank you! george

Welcome Jasmin Thomas!

2007-08-30 18:32:17
Just wanted to give my sister a warm welcome to the team! Check her pics out she`s awesome!

Just like North Wales!!

2007-08-29 08:24:21
Wednesday 29th August 2007

Awoke again to the pitter-patter of rain on my tent fly, for the last 36hrs it`s been non stop. Nick and I got back to BC yesterday after a wee walk up to a 6000m peak. We trotted round the corner for a few hours and climbed up to 5200m where we put up the tent for the night. Digging out some rocks for a tent platform I joined the lines of OAP`s by putting my back out. Nick found this quite funny as he was still reeling after I burnt him off walking up, and told me that this would slow me down and served my right. The afternoon and eve was spent listening to the rain and watching the water soaking through the tent and into our sleeping bags, which I for one found very enjoyable.

The following morning was horrid. N Wales has nothing on this place; the rain was replaced with sleet and thick cloud. We binned the idea of going up, and packed a wet tent before walking down. Returning to BC we reflected on what we had achieved; two soggy sleeping bags, a wet tent and a knackered back, not back for a 24hr trip for BC I think you would agree.

Today the Dutch went up to Depot camp while Nick and I hang out drinking coffee and spraying. The weather is minge and there is little sign of improvement. The one glimmer of hope today was that I had the Bob the Builder mug for tea this morning. I normally get Digimon or Pokemon mugs which spoils my day. Also Nick has finally shaken high altitude Malaria (aka the common sniffle) and is off antibiotics, this meant he could start on the high quality Indian whiskey that we have last night. It was purely for medicinal reasons of course

Plans? well they change by the hour so no point tell you really, I suppose it depends on my back and how much coffee we drink today.

Nick and Kenton

d3o girls roadtrip - where are you?

2007-08-28 12:56:10
Hey guys - Char, Ruth and myself are heading over to the US in September and I`d love to catch up with those of you who are nearby to say `hello`!!! We`ll be in LA exhibiting at Wired NextFest (which we`re so excited about!!) before moving on over to Salt Lake City and then Denver/Boulder/Breckenridge area! Let me know if you`re nearby (georgina@d3olab.com)! Cheers guys, hope to see some of you 108 over there!! YAY!!!! :)

Klanka 2

2007-08-24 02:51:25
Hi Guys

Well this is a round up from the expedition of the last week, Nick Bullock and myself (along with two Dutch dudes) have finally got to basecamp. We arrived yesterday to misty damp conditions not unlike N Wales. The site of BC is pretty cool, a nice grassy meadow with some great views (when we can see anything) of some of the surrounding mountains. We can`t see Klanka yet but a short (3hr) walk up the glacier should give us views of the face.

This am has been spent setting up BC, I spent hours setting up the laptop, Rbgan, Solar panels and batteries only for none of it too work. I`ve no idea why and after leaving it for a couple of hours it all seemed to work, now that`s different to how things normally pan out!!

The hold ups in Josimath weren`t too bad in the end and after losing a day there we got the jeeps to the road head and started the walk in. As ever the porters were all pretty manic and somehow 25 loads became 35 but we didn`t mind as the price is per load and the porters were all good natured. The first day of walking was a steep uphill path, Nick and I got to the village pretty quickly but the 1500m height gain was telling and Nick had a headache that eve (to go with his cold although Nick thinks he has Maleria). We spent the night in a wee hut and yesterday saw a 4hr walk to BC.Again there was quite a steep path and as we got to BC both myself and Mike (Dutch guy) fell into a stream getting wet feet, Then to add insult to injury it started to rain. However we all quickly got tents up and soon the stove hummed and Herea (the cook) was serving tea.

Tomorrow will see us walking up glacier in a hope the clouds part and we can see the line.

Right I`m off to read my book and bask in the glory of getting all the electrics working

KC

Kalanka Update

2007-08-21 08:53:49
Hi all

Two days of bone crunching, back aching bus journey has seen us finally get to Joshimath. Yesterday we spent 16hrs on the bus stopping only a couple of times for food and cold drinks. We got to our overnight stop in Srinagar at about 8.30pm total spent both Nick and I showered and crashed out despite the heat. This morning we were in the Bus by 6am and we wound our way through the lush green foothills slowly gaining height. The road is pretty bloody exciting with huge drops down to the Ganga River and some huge landslides the bus was going over. Early afternoon saw us in Joshimath, where and we have quickly repacked things into porter loads in time for tomorrows jeep ride to the road head.

We start the walk in on Wed we hope and should be in BC a few days after that. This will be the last update till BC as all the computer equipment is safely packed away in the barrels. I`m writing this on the slowest of old dial ups in a funky dirty Internet place, the electricity keeps failing so I`m going to sign off before I lose it all.

Enjoy

KC

Charlie and George go Mountainboarding - and thanks to d3o and Callum didn`t break anything!!

2007-08-16 11:42:09
Oh yes, give the d3o girls a big hill (mountain!!), a board with wheels on, a lot of d3o and padding and one very patient instructor and it`s bound to be a very funny experience! And we did not disappoint, trust me - at times the stomach pain from laughing too much was unbearable! :) - podcast will go up tomorrow so check it out.

Have to say an absolutely massive thanks to Callum, couldn`t have done it without you and appreciate it so much - you`ve got us hooked and Nim`s already patching your top up!

p.s. no one can look good in one of those helmets

Hello d3o

2007-08-16 08:30:59
Hello to all and sundry on d3o

Photo shoot 2

2007-08-15 13:57:30
Check out Nim`s Blue Steel - awesome and spot on!!! - we do do work really!!

England trip

2007-08-12 19:02:06
I have just recently returned from England. I got to snowboard for 4 days, it had been 2 months since the last ride. I snowboarded in Castleford and Milton Keynes. View video in the video section. I had lots of fun at those places. Except for the one box managed to take a bite out of my board. I also went to Brighton for a few days and skateboarded and hung out at the beach. I also had the privilege to meet the d3o crew at the lab. I really enjoyed that. After our little visit to Brighton we went off to London for a few days. I skateboarded in front of St. Pauls Cathedral and the river boardwalk also the Palace.

Round 3 of the ATBA-UK

2007-08-08 01:48:16
hey guys, just reporting back from my most recent competition which was a few weeks back, but i was waiting for the resutls. Anyway, i managed to get 11th in the Elite Boarder-x and would have done better but due to one of my hubs cracking i fell off quite badly and only managed to finish 3rd so was knocked out in that quater final race. Also just to give an idea of how fast the Elite catagory is, i qualified 11th in the Elite and if that time was put into the Under 18`s (my age group) qualifying times i would have qualified 3rd. was an amazing weekend which also included the world freestyle championships sponsered by fat face, which was incredible, people pushing our sport further and further, tricks including sweet 720`s laid out backflips and double backflips over huge 35ft tabletops. Check out some footage http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEXWYM1p37Q Callum

Hello All

2007-08-07 15:05:21
Just wanted to give a quick hello to everyone... I am looking forward to seeing new and innovative things from d30. I love to play hockey and am always willing to try new things. If its more protective and lighter and more flexible then the better. Keep it coming.

Annual 3run.co.uk london jam

2007-08-04 19:00:06
hey i just got back from this year`s 3run jam and it was intense!! Loads of people busting out sick tricks everywhere you looked. It really was amazing and very inspirational. Any way check me representing d3o the whole day haha, didn`t get too many pictures unfortunately because i think my camera got sand in it :( Also it was a bit too hot to wear my d3o street concepts shirt most of the day, need more ventilation Nim!! take it easy people cord p.s EVERYONE was askin me what that weird orange rectangle on my dog tags was, so y`all at d3o got plugged heavily haha ;)

Photo Shoot!!!

2007-08-03 10:35:19
Friday fun in the d3o studio!!

Nim and I went all out for the photo shoot of the new range of d3o casual `Street Concepts` gear. The t-shirts and hoodies (images to follow) will be on sale from Monday 6th and capture the essence of Street spirit in funky distressed black or khaki numbers! Be one of the first to own one of the new t-shirts buy purcahsing them online in the d3oteam products section - go on you can look as cool as us! :)

Check them out!!

Monthly Poll: Music to work out to?

2007-08-03 02:55:56
Ok, so the OK Go track might not totally inspire you to go and run for hours, but what does?? Be great to hear what music does motivate you guys in your sport? What is the one track or band that gets your adrenaline pumping and pushes you to the limits??

Personally I`m loving a combo of Biffy Clyro (whole of the Blackened Sky or Puzzel albums) and just recently am enjoying 30 Seconds to Mars in my early morning gym shifts! lol - let me know about you!

And check out the OK Go video if you haven`t already at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv5zWaTEVkI - very cool!!

New camera handle

2007-07-26 15:08:07
I made a removable handle for my video camera so I could be filmed and film with greater ease :-) It works great when combined with my fish-eye.