Interbike 2009

Stefan Kraus from Lupine Germany, and Todd Nicholas from Gretnabikes.

24hrs of Seven Springs 2009

Lupine Lights Corporate Team 2009 Champions!

After 6 years of competing in this class, the Lupine Corporate team finally took first place! On a field stacked with 18 teams, all riding fast from start to finish, this was a very competitive race right down to 11:59 sunday morning.

The race ran under some of the best conditions this event has ever seen. Temp’s were pretty much perfect, the coarse had some new single track sections that were great, and lap times were the fastest in history!

2 members of the 4-girl Lupine team getting ready for 24hrs.

1 of our soloist’s, Todd Nicholas, getting ready for his first shot at solo 24hr racing.

Our other soloist, Brad Patches and EWR Bikes soloist Craig Lander getting a pre-race interview. This was also Brad’s first attempt at 24hrs solo.

Mr. Gretnabikes Rothrocker, Jed Schober and Mr. EWR Bikes, Jay De Jesus. A vision of things to come…

Lupine soloists Brad and Todd ripping through the Seven Springs single track. Anyone that rode a lap on this coarse knows it’s much more rocky then the picture leads you to believe.

Moonrise over the pits.

Sunrise over the pits.

The coach of the winning team getting doused with the customary cooler water.

Some post race refreshments for soloist Brad Patches.

As usual, we raffle off 3 Lupine Lighting Systems after the race. Here are 2 of the lucky 3 winners.

All in all it was a great weekend of racing. Lupine had 2 Corporate teams taking 1st and 4th places. A 4 girl team finishing 4th and two soloist finishing 8th and 9th. We’re already making plans for next years race, as this has become “the” 24hr race to do in the Mid-Atlantic region!

The photos featured in this post are credited to Krisha Martzall, KLM Photography, and Jay De Jesus.

Midnight in Milford Mills

Midnight in Milford

24hrs of 7 Springs

For several years now GretnaBikes has co-sponsored 24hrs of 7-Springs, along with parcipitating in the race. This year marked the first year that the Lupine Corporate Team made it to the podium! Against a strong field of competitors and a very fast technical coarse, we managed to pull a 2nd place out of 16 teams!

A little strategy talk before the race. GretnaBill, Rob and Todd.

The race started Le Mans style, at noon on Saturday under heavy humidity and overcast skies.

Rob started out the race with the run and a first lap.

He also rode our last lap, but under crystal blue skies this time.

back row left to right: Andy, Todd, Adam, Rob and GretnaBill

front row left to right: Zack, Vince and Clyde

Jed Schober our soloist taking a break between laps.

Brandon Draugelis, the 1st place solo is also sponsored by Lupine.

We also sponsored a 4-person womens team. Here’s Marcy riding in the heat.

The women also made it to the podium with a second place finish!

left to right: Kat, Michelle, Jen and Marcy

photo credit: Krisha Martzall

Happy Holidays!

 

Citizens and visitors of London can watch a five-metre-high Swarovski snowflake, build by leading lighting designer Ingo Maurer, which is floating over Knightsbridge during the holiday season. The large snowflake made out of aluminium is illuminated from within by 32 Lupine Betty’s, lighting up the surrounding.

Swarovski and UNICEF will be selling miniature snowflake ornaments through Harvey Nichols and Harrods, a portion of which will be donated to charity.

A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all our customers from the Lupine crew.

Giant Ingo Maurer Snowflake Illuminates London, A West End Christmas

Lupine Lights at Interbike

Here’s a video of Gretna Bill and Stefan from Lupine talking about the new lights at Interbike 2008. The video was done by the great people at Pink Bike.

Bill’s video

Stefan’s video

New Lights!

More info to come soon!

New 920 Lumen Wilma, with integrated PCS switch.

Tesla

700 Lumens out of a 100 gram heavy lighthead!