Silverback to sponsor Team Garmin

[Iwan Kemp]

Don't know who else received this email this morning, but here's the news:

 

In a bold move local design group Silverback Technologies have thrown their weight and support behind team Garmin for 2008.<?:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

 

This will not only see top mountain bikers like Marc Basingwaithe and Samantha Oosthuizen conquer the dirt but also enhance the lifestyle philosophy of the brand. The riders on the team will further bolster the list of brand ambassadors for Silverback with their Neotel counterparts on the road. The fact that Garmin has a hospitality area after each race they participate in offering free coffee and race coverage falls in line with this approach. Mountain biking is about the lifestyle and is an easy expansion of the ?live this life? campaign by Silverback to get more people outdoors and participating in healthy activities like cycling.

 

Team Garmin will be showcasing the brand new Silverback Mercury that has been two years in the making. Silverback teamed up with a team of local and international designers and engineers to take the local cycling market by storm with the launch of the Silverback Mercury Dual Suspension mountain-bike ? with team Garmin putting the machines to the ultimate test in the upcoming ABSA Cape Epic and the rest of the South African MTB season.

 

Designed for desire, this state of-the-art mountain-bike has undergone strenuous testing from a highly experienced panel of judges, including well-known adventurer Jacques Marias and Jacques Brink. The design is characterized by Silverback?s pursuit of performance, rigidity and durability combined with awe-inspiring graphics.

 

The Silverback Mercury features the company?s latest innovation, an exclusive engineering feat aptly named Intelligent Design System. Simply defined, the Intelligent Design System offers a unique riding solution with minimum working parts, great traction combined with maximum control and efficiency. This system has the benefit of small-bump suppleness, contributes hugely in minimizing rider fatigue, while providing maximum performance and power advantage.

This fact will greatly assist team Garmin in their quest for glory in every race they enter in the coming season. The added dynamic of talent and experience within the team with the addition of Yolandi du Toit ? a previous winner of the prestigious Pick n Pay 94.7 Cycle Challenge and beauty of sport ? will undoubtedly cause a stir in the cycling community with her cross-over from road to dirt.

The 2008 Garmin line up looks as follows:

 

Stars on the team

 

1.     Yolandi du Toit ? previous winner of the Pick n Pay 94.7 Cycle Challenge and beauty of sport

2.     Marc Bassingwaithe ? Two time SA champ, Two time SA Marathon Nationals winner, 2003 under 23 Africa Champ, previous stage winner in Trans Alps

3.     Renato Albrecht ? sub vet category winner at Sabie experience ? 2007 Pick n Pay 94.7 Cycle Challenge mixed tandem winner

4.     Shaun McKenzie ? winner of 2007 Pick n Pay 94.7 Cycle Challenge sub veteran category ? stage winner at Cederberg experience and sub veteran category winner at 2007 Sabie experience

5.     Arno Viljoen ? winner of the hill climb stage in the Tour de Windhoek as a 16year old, Induna Drifter winner, Two time Lourensfort MTB race winner and a 4^th place at SA National champs                              

6.     Samantha Oosthuizen ? winner 2007 Pick n Pay 94.7 MTB Challenge and previous winner of the Land Rover Challenge   

[AndreZA]

I would just like to see an enlarged pic of Yolandi with the zipped open top.

 

 

[fandacious]

or no top at all?

[Iwan Kemp]

I also think she is beautiful, but as far as I know she too reads these forums and I can't imagine her enjoying comments like that. I'm up for a joke and a quick laugh, but not at someone else's expense and not when it's in bad taste.

 

Sorry to be a party-pooper.

[fandacious]

I would just like to see an enlarged pic of Yolandi with the zipped open top.

 

 

 

 

or maybe something like faniefiets' avatar??

[AndreZA]

She is hot and the pic, although small, went out to everybody on the mailing list. she should feel honourd. Anybody knows if she is still dating on of the Vellits brothers.

 

[Bikalot]

but i thought the garmin team was riding trek's this

 

year?

[Iwan Kemp]

Nope, not anymore. According to the email all Silverback dealers will also become official Garmin dealers...time to get those pre-orders in for the Edge 705!

[Iwan Kemp]

According to Silverback the 605 and 705 is available!