TAKING ON MAYDENA AT RED BULL HARDLINE

The gnarliest downhill MTB race is coming to Australia, at Tasmania's very own
Maydena Bike Park.

Red Bull Hardline Tasmania 2024
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GET THE LOWDOWN ON RED BULL HARDLINE

For the past decade, mountain bikers from across the world have been invited to take on the toughest downhill MTB course ever imagined. After being hosted in the Welsh hills (UK) for the past 9 years, 2024 marked the first Red Bull Hardline Mountain Biking event hosted in Australia, at Tasmania’s very own Maydena Bike Park – and Bosch Professional Power Tools were proud to be one of the major partners getting behind this thrilling sport!

NOT FOR THE FAINT-HEARTED

Taking on the globally renowned Maydena Bike Park is not for the faint-hearted. Maydena Park is known for its steep and rugged terrain, used to develop some of the world’s most challenging bike trails. Bosch Professional was ecstatic to be the official Power Tools supplier for this event, supporting the build of the Maydena Bike Park course. Utilising the Bosch Professional 18V System with a range of and Measuring Tools, Bosch were proud to assist in seeing this track come to life.

BUILT WITH BOSCH

Building one of the world’s most challenging MTB course in a hilly and remote area of Tasmania, requires world-class cordless tools with extreme power, reliability, and superb battery technology. It’s unmatched power, portability and efficiency of the 18V BITURBO 305mm GLIDE Mitre SAW (GCM 18V-305 GDC) made it a perfect tool to build the ramp leading to the most daunting feature of the course – the monumental 19.8m wide road gap.

BUILD-UP TILL THE RACE

For fixings, the Red Bull team used the 18V 2-in-1 Impact Driver and Wrench which is the only 2-in-1 wrench and driver on the market. As a result, they have one less tool to carry around on those steep hills providing smashing efficiency.

Once they finished the build, they used the 18V BITURBO Garden Blower with 780 m3/h airflow and up to 189 km/h air speed to remove any unwanted debris from the course to make it ready for the test rides.

RAMPED-UP PRECISION

To ensure laser precision and perfect alignment at every feature of the course, the Red Bull team used the Bosch Professional 100m Distance measurer (GLM 100-25 C). This professional outdoor laser measure features a digital camera viewfinder with a zoom function that precisely measures distances up to 100m. But this versatile tool wasn’t just used for the course build it also played a part in preparing the athletes for the race, giving accurate information on each challenging feature of the course. Such as the exactly 19.8m wide road gap.

ONLY FOR THE VERY BEST

The Tasmanian Red Bull Hardline event attracted mountain biking athletes from all over the world. The event was filled with excitement and thrill of seeing these courageous athletes take on the toughest downhill mountain bike event in the world!

THE BOSCH ACTIVATION

We didn’t stop just at the build. The crew from Bosch Professional Power Tools ANZ and Bosch eBike System ventured to Maydena for the week of the event, igniting an energetic atmosphere with challenges, prizes won, music, and product showcases. The days were filled with thrilling practice races, building anticipation for the main race, and providing Bosch with ample opportunities to interact with spectators around the latest in eBike technology and innovative professional power tools.

Photos and imageries by Nick Waygood and Ryan Finlay

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