NEWS

Dare2b Sponsor the Mountain Bike World Cup

14/08/2008

You can practically taste the excitement in the Dare2b office as we announce the sponsorship of the Mountain Bike World Cup in Schladming Austria.

The meeting of the best mountain bikers in the world will take place from the 12th - 14th of September 2008 on the Planai and is bound to throw up some thrills and spills and no doubt some cracking action.

The event programme is pretty inclusive and not only gives the pro’s the chance to make us feel completely inferior but the public can also get on the track and give it a go themselves on the 5.5km km long original Worldcup track.

Dare2b will be sponsoring the Green Team (marshals) helping out on the track and you won’t be able to miss us at the event.

There’s too much going on for us to tell you about in one small news story. The clever folks who run the event have gone and done a site of their own. Check it out here

or follow the coverage live here

Dare2b Shine Bright at Outdoor Show

13/08/2008

The Dare2b team have returned from the Friedrichshafen outdoor show in jubilant mood after a really successful show in Germany. The humungous outdoor trade show is a massive event and people got a sneak preview of the SS09 range and a look at the new stories developing at the company.

We had the German National Parkour team performing on our stand and causing quite a stir and some funny looks and the stand was hugely popular with the attraction of our giant inflatables.

We ran a competition for various holiday breaks on the stand and the winners of the competition are below.

Congratulations to:

1st prize: 1 bike-weekend for 2 persons in Tirol/Mayrhofen
Winner Ralf Schlenker from 88079 Kressbronn

2nd prize: 1 tandem-jump
Tanja Kaczkowski from 88279 Amtzell

3rd prize: 1 canyoning/rock-running-event
Daniel Pudewill from 10318 Berlin

Congratulations!!


Die Gewinner der Dare2b-Verlosung auf der Outdoor-Messe in Friedrichshafen sind folgende und werden von uns kontaktiert:

1. Preis: 1 bike-Wochenende für zwei Personen in Mayrhofen
Ralf Schlenker aus 88079 Kressbronn

2. Preis: 1 Fallschirm-Tandemsprung
Tanja Kaczkowski aus 88279 Amtzell

3. Preis: 1 Canyoning/rock-running-Erlebnis
Daniel Pudewill aus 10318 Berlin

Herzlichen Glückwunsch!

Dare2 listen to Minitel Rose

25/05/2008

Minitel Rose are an electro dance trio hailing from France. Quentin, Raphael & Romain, self-dubbed “Warrior Flash Dancers” make up the band, which formed 1 ½ years ago.

The name Minitel Rose comes from the French 80’s. It was the name of the French machine, which is the father or as Nicole would say…Papa, of the Internet. The Pink Minitel was a meeting site where people found love.

It’s exciting, heart in their throat times for Minitel Rose as their first album has hit the shops of France this spring and is called the French Machine and with the Minitel Rose songs being sung in English, it shouldn’t be long before the music hits the UK and US shores, markets they are keen to crack.

Their most popular songs include hits like ‘Continue’, ‘Better Days’ and ‘Magic Powder’ of which the video has recently been feature on the homepage of You Tube! Definitely worth a view, as it’s not normal!

With their fresh sound and ability to enjoy life with a cheeky twist (again, just watch the Magic Powder video), we here at Dare2b embrace their attitude and are proud supporters of the band providing them with sponsorship and free Dare2b kit. And may we say, as you can see from the picture, the guys look first-rate in their clobber!

Why not check out the My Space site for more information on the band, tour dates and their music…or just to have a damn good nosey.

You Win Some, You Lose Some But You Still Win With Dare2b

27/03/2008

We’re a generous bunch here at Dare2b. So when we run a competition we do it in style. As part of our involvement with the Metro Ski Show we ran a video clip competition for the Best Trick and Worst Wipeout. The winners of each category won an all expensed trip to Val d’Isere and got the chance to spend some time with members of the Dare2b Team.

Arran Busk, the winner of the Best Trick category has already made his trip out there and with current slope conditions had a terrific time boarding. For more photos of his time out there with Benjamin Baroni check out the Dare2bYou section of the site.

Dare2b Launch New Site Style!!

11/03/2008

Dare2b have launched a brand spanking, all-singing, all-dancing, new website. The new site still possesses all the solid features of the last site, including a product browsing facility, a news section, the old favourite competition page and perhaps most importantly stockist information.

However, this site also boasts other exciting new features including an interactive social networking page (Facebook esque), dare2byou, bringing all part-time and full-time adrenaline junkies together, in a place where they can share; videos and pictures they think are, cool, funny or just plain stupid that they feel that will brighten up other people’s days at work. Also in the “dare2byou” section the crew at Dare2b will be writing and posting regular personal blogs about anything and everything, whether one of us has nailed our 1st black slope or just have a funny real-life story that are aimed to provide a little light relief from the visitors “9-5 grind”!!

Visitors of the site can get involved by easily creating a profile, adding a picture of their choice to be their icon and they’re welcomed with open arms!!

And for those visitors who have a spare 5 minutes they can have a go on one of our featured games, “Mountain Bike” and “Snowboard XS” Just by clicking into the “play” section and they’re away!!

Take a look and jump on the bandwagon…

Who Ever Said That Size Matters?

06/03/2008

Dare2b sponsored Microlite flies over Kilimanjaro, breaking a world record.

Take one huge mountain, you may know it, its called Kilimanjaro, then add one tincy wincey Microlite plane and then put it together with 4 not so ordinary people and you have a world record attempt sponsored by adrenalin sports brand, Dare2b.

While the rest of us were planning whether to have Cranberry or bread sauce with our Christmas dinner last year, David Barker, a businessman from Cheshire and Mark Jackson, a flying instructor from Denton were busying planning their maverick world record attempt, which simply put could go fantastically right or terribly wrong.

David, age 64, yes that’s right 64 and Mark, age 41, are both keen pilots but felt that attempting such an endeavour required the help from Richard Meredith-Hardy. Richard (who must have balls of steel) had already successfully flown over Mount Everest and more importantly owned the pimped out Microlite they would need to complete their record attempt.

After the addition of another experienced and more importantly ‘light’ pilot (essential for such a venture), Eve Jackson, the crew began several attempts before hitting the jackpot. In order to reach the 24,000ft height needed to beat the current world record the crew had to make several changes to passengers and the amount of fuel and oxygen to take on board.
Eve and Mark were the record breakers in the end, (there’s only room for 2 in that tiny plane). Living the dream, 24,000 ft above Kilimanjaro on the 19th January in a plane no bigger than the average hatchback.

Here at Dare2b we are proud to have been a part of such an exciting adventure and are just glad we’re not taking about them all in past tense! All came home safe and sound with 10 fingers and 10 toes, we know because we checked for insurance purposes.

Take a look at how they got on at http://www.flymicro.com/kilimanjaro/index.cfm

Dare2b Selects Chill Factore For Flagship Store

21/09/2007

Dare2b opened it's doors to the world in our first ever dedicated store at the North West’s first real snow indoor Alpine village, Chill Factore..

The store will sell a full range of Dare2b’s performance clothing and accessories suitable for all kinds of mountain activities during winter and summer.

Chill Factore, just off J10 of the M60, close to the Trafford Centre, opened in November 2007 to rave reviews and has been a hotbed for mountain sports enthusiasts ever since.

The £31m development is set apart from other ‘snow centres’ in the UK by its authentically themed two storey ‘Alpine street’ which will reflect the ambiance of an Alpine resort offering quality shops, bars and restaurants with panoramic windows and balconies overlooking the slopes.

For more information on Chill Factore visit the website www.chillfactore.com or come and visit us and say hello.

ONE BALL RALLY

12/09/2007

At Dare2b we like to salute those who go that extra mile for a good cause. So a huge Dare2b good luck goes to all those taking part in the One Ball Rally. The two week drive through Europe will take place next year to raise funds for testicular cancer. As the guys make their way through from country to country in their customised London Taxi they will be participating in some crazy fundraising tasks in a bid to raise as much cash as possible for the cause.

If you would like further information about the One Ball Rally or would like to donate please visit http://oneballrally.blogspot.com

Dare2b Team Champion

17/04/2007

Meryll Boulangeat – From our Dare2b team has finished the season with the title of World Vice Champion of Skicross. During the season she has had a podium place at the X-Games and a victory at the World Cup.

Nice one Meryll.