Brayton in BDS video

Adam was racing his Legend MkII at Moelfre the other weekend against some of the worlds top racers for the British Downhill Series.
Not Adams ideal kind of track (he prefers steep, nasty and wet) but he got him self solidly in the top 10.

1. Gee Atherton 2:23.154
2. Steve Peat 2:23.664
3. Brendan Fairclough 2:25.692
4. Matti Lehikoinen 2:26.006
5. Joe Smith 2:26.431
6. Marc Beaumont 2:27.053
7. Josh Bryceland 2:27.768
8. Adam Brayton 2:28.161
9. Dan Atherton 2:28.343
9. Ben Cathro 2:28.343
10. Jack Reading 2:28.741


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Joe Bowman sent me over a link to a video showing Adam shredding the track, which was filmed for Adam's clothing sponsor... O'Neal

Brayton Takes the Win at Inners

Banshee World Cup Team Rider, Adam Brayton takes the win and fastest time of the day at round three of the Alpine Bikes Winter Series at Innerleithen, Scotland.

'This weekend was the final round of the innerleithen winter series and a race I was really looking forward to after round one was so good.

On the Saturday there was quite heavy rain so I held off till about ten o’clock but the sky didn’t look like it was going to clear up so I headed up for a run to see what it was like.

The track was real good and it was nice to have a fresh lip on the quarry gap, the bottom section was quite pedally in bits so good job I’ve been working hard over the winter.

I got 6 runs in the end but I wasn’t feeling to clever on the track so I walked up after practice to check some bits out and find some fresh lines for Sundays practice.

Sunday morning I got two mega runs in, I was feeling real good on the track and I was happy to find my flow ready for the 1^st run.

Out the start my run was shady as I messed up the 1^st corner but after that I got some pedals in down the 1^st straight and set about nailing my lines and my run was going pretty good just a few little mistakes and then on the main pedally bit I sat down! I and thought to myself what are you doing! I’m blaming the wtb devo seat it’s just so comfy I feel like I’m on the yz! Anyway I got my self into gear and got cranking before the next section which was real sick loads of turns with some little inside lines then into the finish it was pretty flat out huck thing before getting on the gas to the line. After my 1^st run I was surprised to go into the lead, things were real tight which is always good for racing but I knew I could build on it for 2^nd runs.

Props to Ian MacLennan for both shots... this one was brave!

Then it started to rain a little bit but it was hard to tell what damage it would do to the course. I didn’t think it would be much different as the top was wet already and the rest of the track was in dense trees, so I loaded up with some tear offs just in case things got messy.

My run felt pretty awesome few little bits where I backed off just in case things were different and they turned out to be good decisions like the last section was quite hard pack flat turns so I just got through there safe and went fastest again but 2 seconds down on my time so I was mega stoked to take the win to top off a great weekend!

When the heavens opened I was feeling it even more the legend loves it wet, and so do I, so I knew it was more than capable of going quicker, after all its spent half its life in the mud!

This was my 2nd race with the Elka/Banshee combo and it has blown me away right about the box, mid week testing definitely paid off as it was munching!

cheers
Adam





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Congrats Adam!

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Full race report at www.pinkbike.com

Brayton Segment in DirtTV's Finally2

Some good race footage in this video overall, but this section has a segment showing Adam Brayton ding what he does best... going fast and loose on his Legend MkII! His segment starts around 9mins 15 seconds, so check it out.


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Off Season training with Adam Brayton

Adam had a bit of a rough end to 2010... but he is back on the bike and working hard for the 2011 WC race season. Adam can't ride slowly.. it's a fact, he just falls off if he tries... so he has to go everywhere at full throttle... as you'll see here!

Finally 2

Look out for Banshee factory team rider Adam Brayton sending big airs and slaying tight corners.


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Wideopen articles about Brayton and Deacon

If you head over to http://wideopenmag.co.uk/ you'll find some good banshee / Mythic media.

In this free web magazine which is full of great content you'll find an article on p44 about a weekend with Adam Brayton:



Also check Page 21 for Aaron Newmann ripping it up on his MkI test bike.

Here are some great photos and a Q&A sesh with Tom Deacon:

http://wideopenmag.co.uk/news/7394/random-question-generator-tom-deacon

Jacob Gibbins 2010 Show Reel

Jacob Gibbins has been the man behind the camera for most of our world cup team videos this year, as well as all track walk vids... check out this show real he put together, wich features a lot of Adam Brayton, I might have to tell him to slow down so that he is in shot for longer....



Great video and editing Jacob!

Adam Brayton on Raceface

Adam putting his Legend MkII through its paces while showing off his raceface components.

Val di Sole track walk

Brayton is back getting the inside scoop at Val di Sol, showing the secret hucks, treehouse veiwing platforms and local wildlife... what else do you need? Oh yeah... a Track walk before this weekends WC.



Good luck Adam, we will all be chearing you for you on trackside and on freecaster.

Adam Brayton on Straitline

Banshee / Mythic factory team rider and world cup racer Adam Brayton showing why Straitline pedals are some of the best flats in the business.



http://www.pinkbike.com/video/148472/

Leogang helmet cam footage

Brayton got this helmet cam footage on practice day before the leogang WC.



He placed 14th fastest during practice and was feeling good, but unfortunately he crashed in qualifying and missed the final... he was gutted because he was feeling fast. But this happens when racing, just got to forget about it and focus on the next race.

Leogang WC track walk

I'm sorry to say that the factory team is down to just one rider this weekend, as Tom is sick as a dog right now, and is gutted to miss out.

Adam Brayton shows us his lines in that unique way that only he can do... check it out!



Tom...we all hope you get better soon mate!

Fort William helmet cam run

Tom And Adam have been hooked up with GoPro Hero HD Sponsorship for 2010. So they will be putting together course videos for each of the world cup rounds plus some other stuff during the year.



I'll make sure Tom tightens up the Go Pro harness a bit for next time, as it does move around a bit... but just goes to show just how rough the course at Fort Bill is.

I was there at the weekend cheering our guys on, as well as other friends who were racing. It was agreat event and we got some solid results. As the courses get steeper and nastier from now on, our guys will hit their natural element and are aiming to prove themselves as a force to be reconed with.

WC #2 Fort William - Track walk with Deacon and Brayton

These comedians showing that even track walks can be fun!

Check out some key parts of the course and with Adam and Tom... with a few little extras thrown in for good measure!

Maribor - Walk and Talk

Adam Brayton in Sardinia

Adam attended a special invitational race earlier this year out in Sardinia where he could escape the snow, wind and rain of the UK for a weekend.



Did I mention he won by 14 seconds on a 2 minute track??

Check it out on the Distilled magazine website.

We are very proud to be working with all out sponsors including Raceface who were involved heavily in this article.

Introducing Adam Brayton

OK, so this is coming ahead of a big press release, but I figured that you blog reader guys might as well get a bit of a sneak peak as to what this year has in store.


For 2010 Adam Brayton is one half of this years Team Mythic / Banshee World Cup Factory Team, the other half I will announce in the next couple of weeks in an official press release, so stay tuned.

I've met up with Adam twice this year so far, once at a Motocross 3 hour endurance race (where he came 2nd in his class) and once at Scottish Winter DH Series race at Innerleithen (40mins drive from my front door... nice! He won the Elite at this race). Since then he has raced at an invitational DH race in Sardinia... where he won by 10seconds on a 2min track, and also in a Norther DH series race at Kidland where he won in the mud... despite loosing his chain!!!)

Check out this video to get an idea of what Adam 'Showtime' Brayton is all about... the words 'mental' and 'joker' spring to mind. Haha, he is a fun guy, but don't mess with him when he has his race face on!


Dirt: Training with the Pros

So far Adam has won 3 for 3 on his MkII. I can't wait to see what Adam can achieve on the Legend this year, where the WC courses are steep and techy... just as he likes it! Remember Champory 2007 where he came 6th when he was only 18. Bring on the 2010 world cup!!