Vorb is proud to announce the Bike HQ Mid Winter Jam which will be held on July the 4th 2007. This competition is open to anyone with a bike and supported by Bike HQ, Spoke Magazine and Vorb.


THE EVENT
Entrants will be required to enter as teams, and go out and ride on Wednesday the 4th of July (anytime from midnight to midnight.) Teams will document their riding in real time by using the camera function on their cellphones and PXT 2 Vorb to send photos of their riding straight to the Vorb server.


PRIZES
The team that is the most popular with the Vorb users will win a KHS DJ200 mountain bike supplied by Bike HQ. One team will be selected by a panel of judges to feature in a photoshoot with Spoke Magazine. Spot prizes and runner up prizes will be supplied by Bike HQ and Spoke Magazine. It is the responsibility of the winning teams to split their prizes amongst their members.


WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO ENTER
* A bike
* A helmet
* A friend
* A cellphone capable of PXT 2 Vorb (most mainstream/modern phones can do this.)


WHAT WILL HELP YOU WIN
* A few bikes
* A few helmets
* A few friends
* A few cellphones capable of PXT 2 Vorb
* A cool place to ride with good cellphone coverage
* The commitment to ride all day in any weather


RULES
* Teams must register with Vorb before noon the 3rd of July 2007 - Click Here To Register Interest
* All photos must be submitted using PXT 2 Vorb
* All photos must be taken and sent between midnight and midnight on Wednesday the 4th of July NZST.
* All riders must wear helmets
* It is your responsibility to setup and test PXT 2 Vorb correctly.
* Only teams in New Zealand will be eligible for winning prizes
* Vorb, Bike HQ and Spoke Magazine are not responsible for any injuries or misadventures that occur to teams during this time.


IDEAS FOR YOUR JAM
As long as you're on bikes and in cellphone coverage anything goes:
* Hit up skateparks from dawn to dusk
* Go epic trail riding all day
* Cruise the city looking for urban spots
* Session your favourite downhills
* See how far you can get on a roadbike
* Ride a warehouse/carpark in the middle of the night
* Document building jumps/stunts and riding them


VOTING AND JUDGING
Registered Vorb users will be able to vote for their favourite teams from 5th-31st July. Any attempts to rig the voting will be detected and dealt with. Teams will also be judged by a panel of professional photographers and other figures in NZ mountain biking. The winners will be announced on Monday the 5th of August 2007 on this website.


TESTING PXT 2 VORB
If you are entering in the Bike HQ Mid Winter Jam you need to test that your phone works with PXT 2 Vorb. Instructions can be found here: http://www.vorb.org.nz/article-43880.html


COMPATIBLE PXT 2 VORB PHONES
The following is a list of phones that are know to work with PXT 2 Vorb: Nokia N73, Nokia 6680, Sony Ericsson V800, Nokia 6265, Sony Ericsson K800i, Imate SP5, Sharp GX25, Sony Ericsson K750i, Nokia 6225, Sharp GX17, Nokia 3220, Nokia 6230, Nokia 6100, Nokia 6610, Nokia 5140i, Nokia 5140, Sony Ericsson V600i, Sharp GX15, Nokia 7360, Nokia 6070, Motorola E770v, Sony Ericsson K700i, Sony Ericsson V600i, Sagem MYV-55, Panasonic VS2, Sony Ericsson K750i, Sony Ericsson T610, Motorola 757, Nokia 6235, Motorola V525, Nokia 6235i, Nokia N70, Blackberry 8100, Nokia 3220, Nokia 3200
Compatibility may be affected by your telecommunications provider.

This is going to be awesome

indeed sounds fun

how cool is that.

Aww cool man! What a good idea!

Anybody in Tauranga want to go for a hoon?

sounds cool! If its a good day I will have to get the Mirra Black Pearl out of the shed

i'm in

What is the minimum required for a team and will each team get its own PXT Gallery to tell its story or how would that work? (Would be difficult making sense of things if there was only one gallery with lots of random photos from many people posted)

VERT wrote: What is the minimum required for a team and will each team get its own PXT Gallery to tell its story or how would that work? (Would be difficult making sense of things if there was only one gallery with lots of random photos from many people posted)

Each team will get their own gallery and a thread. You could try to do it solo but having attempted to use a cameraphone to do self-portraits while riding I can confirm that it's more frustrating than sewing your own gloves.

Tama wrote:

VERT wrote: What is the minimum required for a team and will each team get its own PXT Gallery to tell its story or how would that work? (Would be difficult making sense of things if there was only one gallery with lots of random photos from many people posted)

Each team will get their own gallery and a thread. You could try to do it solo but having attempted to use a cameraphone to do self-portraits while riding I can confirm that it's more frustrating than sewing your own gloves.

I must find friends

interesting....interesting indeed....

does it cost money to pxt 2 vorb?

Biker4Life wrote: the part "Teams must register with Vorb before the 29th of June 2007" do you do that by just clicking the link or do you have to fill out some sort of form?

http://www.vorb.org.nz/events-attend-59833.html - just click this link.

J-Man wrote:does it cost money to pxt 2 vorb?

That depends on your phone company and what plan you have. I think it costs most people on Vodafone or Telecom 50 cents per PXT. You could check on their websites: www.telecom.co.nz / www.vodafone.co.nz