Bicycling Magazine took our new Marathon bike for a ride, and this is what they had to say:
“…owning a Morewood is akin to running an Apple Mac, or grinding your own coffee beans: slightly left of field and the mark of a connoisseur…”
Patrick Morewood has been building bikes by hand in Pietermaritzburg for over a decade, and in that time has built a reputation for no-nonsense downhill machines that look the part, and do the job too.
In South Africa, owning a Morewood is akin to running an Apple Mac, or grinding your own coffee beans: slightly left of field and … Read More »

AG Suspansions Clive Ackerman gives us some feedback as to whats happening in Malaysian DH:

Race events in Malaysia have been rather few and far between this year, for a number of reasons, but the 4th installment of the Bukit Cermin Downhill Challenge has fast become a much anticipated event on the racing calendar in South East Asia. With a rider participation topping 160 racers from Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia, this was going to be a good one.
The track has undergone some changes in the last few weeks that have made it faster and more exciting. Word of the changes were … Read More »

Kenda/Morewood riders Nathan Rennie and Mitch Delfs have been selected to represent Australia at the upcoming world champs. Both riders will be riding in the Downhill (DHI) / Elite Men class.

Riders representing Australia:
Bryn Atkinson (Wentworth Falls, NSW 09/12/1982)
Mitchell Delfs (Gracetown, WA 25/07/1989)
Jared Graves (Toowoomba, QLD 16/12/1982) (Oceania Champion)
Michael Hannah (Yorkys Knob, QLD 21/11/1983)
Samuel Hill (Glenn Forest, WA 21/07/1985)
Chris Kovarik (Deception Bay, QLD 01/03/1978)
Jared Rando (Ainslie, ACT 22/06/1981)
Nathan Rennie (Northbridge, QLD 06/06/1963)

From everyone here at Morewood, we wish Nathan and Mitch all the best leading up to and at the World Champs

Pro bike: Mitch Delfs
We recently stopped in and caught up with young Perth gun, Mitch Delfs, and got the low down on his new wheels. This is Mitch’s second season with the team, but it was only this year that the team under went some massive sponsor (and thus) name changes. This year also saw Mitch paired with a new team mate in the form of Nathan Rennie. So how has the season and settling in with the new bike gone so far for Mitch? We’ll find out….

Okay Mitch, First up tell us about how your deal came about with … Read More »

Kenda/Morewood team rider Nathan Rennie has been training hard with Nathan Corbett who is a professional Australian Cruiserweight kickboxer and martial artist, fighting out of Five Rings Dojo, Gold Coast, Australia. He is the reigning WMC Muaythai Cruiserweight World champion and K-1 Scandinavia 2007 tournament champion. Putting in some hours getting his fitness back, Rennie is focused on getting a good result at the World Champs later on this year!

The race was held in sunny and warm conditions, but the riders had to battle with a course that was bone dry in some sections, and still very wet from seepage, in the forested areas. The off again - on again rain of the past week finally moved away overnight, with blue skies and bright sun appearing shortly before race time. The open sections of track dried out quickly, however, in among the trees the mud remained, forcing riders to carefully negotiate slippery rock gardens and rooted sections.
Mick Hannah (GT Bicycles), with 11 riders remaining, was the first to make … Read More »