July 2012 Archives

Joe Young rides the rocky trails of the English Lake District

11:59am July 31 2012

Video: Joe Young takes on the Lake District’s rocky trails, and wins

No groomed motorways here – just miles of natural singletrack

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Whistler's trail builders hit the slopes in DEDICATION

11:22am July 31 2012

Video: Whistler trail builders get their shred on in ‘DEDICATION’

When the tools are put away, it’s 360, heel-clicker and Boneyard train time

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TAGS: TAGS: Elements of Perfection featured Gareth Dyer Peter Matthews Whistler Bike Park

Andreu Lacondeguy during filming of Lacon de Catalonia

10:34am July 31 2012

Video: Behind the scenes with Andreu Lacondeguy

‘Lacon de Catalonia’ blew us away – here’s how it was made

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TAGS: TAGS: Andreu Lacondeguy Dirt jumping featured Freeride Lacon de Catalonia Slopestyle

Kyle Norbraten heads out for a spot of DH action

10:08am July 31 2012

Video: Coastal Crew’s Kyle Norbraten hits the trails, DH runs and… golf course

More teeing off than dropping in, in ‘These Are The Days’ part 3

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TAGS: TAGS: Coastal Crew Day in the life Downhill featured Kyle Norbraten Specialized Demo Specialized Stumpjumper FSR EVO These Are The Days Trail riding

Andreu Lacondeguy during filming of Where the Trail Ends in Utah, USA. Picture by Blake Jorgenson/Red Bull Content Pool

05:41pm July 30 2012

Video: ‘Where The Trail Ends’ full-length trailer

Carnage unlocked! We get a longer peek at Freeride Entertainment’s new big-mountain freeride epic

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TAGS: TAGS: Andreu Lacondeguy Cam Zink Darren Berrecloth Freeride Freeride Entertainment James Doerfling Red Bull Media House Red Bull videos Robbie Bourdon Where The Trail Ends

The Specialized Enduro Stage Race at Trestle Bike Park in Colorado

03:18pm July 30 2012

Video: Colorado Freeride Festival – enduro highlights

All-mountain action on the perfectly groomed trails of Trestle Bike Park

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TAGS: TAGS: All-mountain Colorado Freeride Festival Colorado MTB Enduro racing Gravity enduro Winter Park

Brandon Semenuk went on to take the win at the Colorado Freeride Festival

02:20pm July 30 2012

Video: Colorado Freeride Festival – Shimano Slopestyle highlights

Semenuk wins the comp, and takes the FMB World Tour series lead

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TAGS: TAGS: Anthony Messere Brett Rheeder Cam Zink Casey Groves Colorado Freeride Festival FMB World Tour Freeride Martin Soderstrom Reece Wallace Sam Pilgrim Slopestyle Thomas Genon Winter Park Yannick Granieri

11:53am July 30 2012

Video: It’s a bike sports free-for-all in the ‘How WA Roll’ promo

DH, freeride, XC, BMX, motocross, moto trials – lovers of two-wheeled action won’t be disappointed!

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TAGS: TAGS: Australia MTB cross-country Downhill Film Things Freeride Western Australia MTB

Brook MacDonald puts on a masterful display of controlled aggression en route to the win. Picture from MS-Mondraker

11:31am July 30 2012

Val d’Isere World Cup – Sliced & Diced

Highlights of the weekend’s racing

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TAGS: TAGS: Aaron Gwin Brook MacDonald Downhill Downhill World Cup Emmeline Ragot Gee Atherton Greg Minnaar Josh Bryceland Manon Carpenter Myriam Nicole Nicolas Vouilloz Rachel Atherton Sliced & Diced Val d'Isere MTB Val d'Isere World Cup

Brook MacDonald scored his first World Cup win at Val d'Isere

08:55am July 30 2012

Video: Brook MacDonald wins Val d’Isere World Cup

Watch the Kiwi ripper muscle his way to the top spot in this highlights vid from DirtTV

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TAGS: TAGS: Aaron Gwin Brook MacDonald DirtTV Downhill Downhill World Cup featured Orpheus Productions Val d'Isere MTB Val d'Isere World Cup

Matt Macduff on his way to nailing an 'open loop'

09:03am July 28 2012

Video: Matt Macduff rides an ‘open loop’ on his mountain bike

Like a loop-the-loop, but with a bit missing

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TAGS: TAGS: featured Freeride Matt Macduff Nova Scotia MTB

Tracy Moseley's racing this weekend so watch out girls! Picture by Steve Behr

05:24pm July 27 2012

Video: Val d’Isere World Cup practice from DirtTV

Turbo trainer intimidation, ruthless smells and opinions on the track

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TAGS: TAGS: Aaron Gwin DirtTV Downhill Downhill World Cup Orpheus Productions Richie Rude Tracy Moseley Val d'Isere MTB Val d'Isere World Cup

Gee Atherton at the 2008 World Champs - expect the return of Team GB skinsuits if DH ever makes it into the Olympics. Picture by Sven Martin

03:37pm July 27 2012

Should downhill mountain biking be in the Olympics?

Here’s what Gee, Needles, Peaty, Fab and Greg think…

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TAGS: TAGS: Andrew Neethling Downhill Fabien Barel Gee Atherton Greg Minnaar London 2012 Olympic Games Steve Peat

2013 Evil Undead downhill frame. Picture from Evil Bikes

12:33pm July 27 2012

To die for? First pictures of the new Evil Undead

Warning – extreme bike porn!

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TAGS: TAGS: Dave Weagle Downhill Evil Evil Undead featured

12:02pm July 27 2012

Something for the weekend #6

Bus doing push-ups, boy chased by ostrich and our favourite Olympian

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TAGS: TAGS: featured Oakley Something for the weekend

The Wam Bam Dirt Jump Jam began with a big train through the jumps

11:43am July 27 2012

Video: Laidback action from the Wam Bam Dirt Jump Jam

No big names or death-defying stunts – and all the better for it

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TAGS: TAGS: Canada MTB Dirt jumping Fernie Alpine Resort Nic Genovese

Linus Sjöholm hits the dirt jumps at Åre Bike Park in Sweden

11:11am July 27 2012

Video: Bike park shredding, solo DH missions and lakeside dirt jumping in Åre, Sweden

Now we get why they put up with wallet-emptying booze prices and cold, dark winters

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TAGS: TAGS: Anders Sahlen Are Bike Park Are MTB featured GoPro Video Challenge Jon Television Linus Sjoholm Sweden MTB Teo Gustavson

Steve Peat's had a run of bad luck lately – will he bounce back at Val d'Isere?

09:12am July 27 2012

Video: Steve Peat & Josh Bryceland ride the Val d’Isere World Cup track

How fast?! The Santa Cruz Syndicate boys take a warp-speed helmet cam run down the hill

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TAGS: TAGS: Downhill Downhill World Cup featured Josh Bryceland Santa Cruz Syndicate Santa Cruz V10 Carbon Steve Peat This is Peaty Val d'Isere MTB Val d'Isere World Cup

Jay Turner crashes into a picnic table in Sprung 1

03:21pm July 26 2012

Retro: Classic picnic table crash from Sprung 1

Sketchy crashes and dodgy fashion decisions – ’90s MTBing in a nutshell!

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TAGS: TAGS: Alex Rankin featured Retro Sprung Sprung Video Magazine

Men's final at the 2012 Megavalanche Alpe d’Huez

12:12pm July 26 2012

Video: Megavalanche 2012 by DirtTV

Ice field mayhem and slo-motion singletrack shredding

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TAGS: TAGS: Anka Martin Anne-Caroline Chausson Dan Atherton DirtTV Downhill Enduro downhill Enduro racing featured France MTB Jerome Clementz Karim Amour Megavalanche Megavalanche Alpe d'Huez Nicolas Vouilloz Orpheus Productions Remy Absalon Sam Dale Tracy Moseley

Val d'Isere, France. The DH course can be seen on the mountainside just behind the town. Picture by genevieveromier, Flickr.com

10:57am July 26 2012

Preview: World Cup #6, Val d’Isere

‘This is Peaty’ track walk, helmet cam run and more

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TAGS: TAGS: Claudio Caluori Downhill Downhill World Cup France MTB Santa Cruz Syndicate Steve Peat This is Peaty Val d'Isere MTB Val d'Isere World Cup

09:35am July 26 2012

Video: Rob’s Dirty Business #5

Spray tans and self-tattooing as Warner hits New York

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TAGS: TAGS: Brendan Fairclough Downhill Downhill World Cup featured Floriane Pugin Mont-Sainte-Anne World Cup Rob Warner Rob's Dirty Business Scott11 Windham World Cup

Dylan Dunkerton in These Are The Days #2

09:15am July 26 2012

Video: Coastal Crew’s Dylan Dunkerton shreds on his Specialized Stumpjumper EVO

Dirt jump, dual slalom, freeride and moto action in part 2 of ‘These Are The Days’

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TAGS: TAGS: Coastal Crew Day in the life Dirt jumping Dual slalom Dylan Dunkerton featured Freeride Specialized Specialized Stumpjumper FSR EVO These Are The Days

03:49pm July 25 2012

Choice kit: Intense Tracer 275

Is this 650b-wheeled singletrack slayer the perfect trail bike?

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TAGS: TAGS: 650b Intense Intense Tracer 275

Kevin Van Hoovels cracks up after missing out on first place at the Belgian nationals

01:00pm July 25 2012

Video: XC rider loses race, cries like a baby

We’ve all slipped a pedal at some point – we haven’t all reacted like this!

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TAGS: TAGS: featured

12:34pm July 25 2012

Video: Megavalanche 2012

Epic race, epic scenery, epic 13-minute video!

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TAGS: TAGS: Anne-Caroline Chausson Downhill Enduro downhill Enduro racing Megavalanche Megavalanche Alpe d'Huez Remy Absalon Tracy Moseley

11:57am July 25 2012

2013 Nukeproof Pulse – one to get the heart racing?

Sleeker, lighter and better suspension

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TAGS: TAGS: CRC-Nukeproof Downhill bikes Nukeproof Nukeproof Pulse Nukeproof Scalp

Brandon Semenuk prepares to face the world's highest zip line

10:09am July 25 2012

Video: Life behind bars #7 – King of the mountain

Brandon Semenuk wins Chatel Mountain Style, rides the world’s highest zipline

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TAGS: TAGS: Brandon Semenuk Chatel Mountain Style featured FMB World Tour Freeride Life Behind Bars

Carlo Dieckmann jumps a Communist era Trabant car

11:43am July 24 2012

Video: Carlo Dieckmann rides the streets of Berlin

German freerider gets creative with the Berlin Wall and an East German Trabant

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TAGS: TAGS: Street riding

Bernard Kerr proves caravans aren't just for old people

10:37am July 24 2012

Video: The only way is Kerr, episode 1

Caravans, Amsterdam and World Cup racing with UK downhiller Bernard Kerr

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TAGS: TAGS: Bernard Kerr Dirt jumping Downhill Downhill World Cup Fort William MTB Fort William World Cup Pivot Val di Sole World Cup

The Coastal Crew's Curtis Robinson rides BC's Sunshine Coast

09:37am July 24 2012

Video: Coastal Crew’s Curtis Robinson rides BC’s Sunshine Coast

Time for another ‘day in the life’ – this one’s a slo-mo free zone

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TAGS: TAGS: British Columbia MTB Canada MTB Coastal Crew Curtis Robinson Day in the life Freeride Specialized Sunshine Coast MTB These Are The Days

09:22am July 24 2012

Video: A day in the life of freerider Geoff Gulevich

A treat for slo-mo fans – but look elsewhere for your adrenaline fix

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TAGS: TAGS: Day in the life Freeride Geoff Gulevich Nic Genovese Skatepark

04:11pm July 23 2012

Video: Bas van Steenbergen whips it up at Silver Star

One teeter-totter not enough for you? How about four in a row…

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TAGS: TAGS: Bas van Steenbergen British Columbia MTB Canada MTB Downhill Freeride Silver Star Bike Park

This mountain biker's about to see his pride and joy get swept away by some class 5 rapids

03:13pm July 23 2012

Video: Bike falls into river as MTBer looks on in horror

Rapids sweep this poor guy’s pride and joy away after he loses balance on some North Shore

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TAGS: TAGS: Canada MTB featured Freeride Nelson MTB

Troy Lee Designs' D3 helmet is unchanged for 2013, save for some spangly new paintjobs. Picture by James Costley-White

02:25pm July 23 2012

Choice kit: Troy Lee Designs’ 2013 range is looking awesome

New graphics and colours, plus redesigned Moto shorts

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TAGS: TAGS: Choice kit Downhill kit Full-face helmets Mountain bike clothing Troy Lee Designs

Manfred Stromberg, Max Schumann and Tobias Woggon ride in Are, Sweden

12:01pm July 23 2012

Video: Epic trail riding in Are, Sweden

Awesome trails, amazing scenery, hot girl to wash your bike – these guys have got it made!

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TAGS: TAGS: All-mountain Are MTB Darcy Turenne featured GoPro Video Challenge Manfred Stromberg Max Schumann Sweden MTB Trail riding

Brandon Semenuk at the Claymore Challenge

09:57am July 23 2012

Sliced & Diced: MTB’s most action-packed weekend ever?!

Claymore Challenge, Megavalanche Alpe d’Huez, British DH Champs and US Gravity Nationals

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Darren Berrecloth breathes the cool air after riding the jumps near Coombs, BC. Picture from Specialized

08:00am July 21 2012

Interview: Darren Berrecloth on ‘Where The Trail Ends’, dicing with death and kicking chimps in the balls

We find out what the freeride legend’s been up to and what makes him tick

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TAGS: TAGS: Darren Berrecloth Freeride Interviews Slopestyle Specialized Where The Trail Ends

Steve Peat charging hard. Picture by Duncan Philpott

03:27pm July 20 2012

Video: Crashes, punctures and blood-letting in This Is Peaty #3

Steve Peat has a run of bad luck at the Fort Bill, MSA and Windham World Cups

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TAGS: TAGS: Downhill Downhill World Cup featured Fort William MTB Fort William World Cup Greg Minnaar Mont-Sainte-Anne World Cup Steve Peat This is Peaty Windham World Cup

12:13pm July 20 2012

Something for the weekend #5

Handstands, sharks, pie jousting and some epic fails

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TAGS: TAGS: Something for the weekend

Rick Koekoek rides a climbing wall on his trials bike

11:17am July 20 2012

Video: Insane trials riding on top of a 60ft climbing wall

Dutch rider Rick Koekoek takes things to a new height

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TAGS: TAGS: featured Rick Koekoek Trials

Martin Soderstrom at the GoPro Video Challenge in Are, Sweden

10:18am July 20 2012

Video: Fame goes to Martin Soderstrom’s head at the GoPro Video Challenge

Sodastream’s riding is always mindblowing – turns out he’s funny too

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TAGS: TAGS: Are MTB featured GoPro Video Challenge GoPro videos Helmet cam videos Martin Soderstrom Sweden MTB

Brendan Fairclough rides the new Scott Gambler

09:46am July 20 2012

Video: Brendan Fairclough gets wild on the 2013 Scott Gambler

Watch out berms – Brendog’s gonna kill you!

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TAGS: TAGS: Brendan Fairclough featured Scott Scott Gambler Scott11

Dave's Chain Device (DCD). Picture by James Costley-White

04:32pm July 19 2012

Retro: Dave’s Chain Device (DCD) – a ’90s classic that’s back from the dead

It made a racket and didn’t always stop your chain falling off but everyone had one anyway!

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TAGS: TAGS: Bionicon Hans Rey Retro Specialized

2013 Lapierre Zesty 914. Picture by Russell Burton

12:25pm July 19 2012

Video: 2013 Lapierre Zesty is looking tastier than ever

Slacker, longer and stiffer, with fancy new electronic shock option

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TAGS: TAGS: All-mountain Lapierre Trail riding

Dirt jumper Matt Jones braves the rain at Woburn Sands

11:01am July 19 2012

Video: Dirt jumper Matt Jones braves the rain at Woburn

Soggy trails action, with added bush diving and drainage ditch backflipping

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TAGS: TAGS: Dirt jumping England MTB Identiti UK MTB

Kyle Sangers may be a newcomer to the World Cup circuit but he's looking strong and fast

10:47am July 19 2012

Video: Kyle Sangers is a beast on a downhill bike!

6ft 4in Canadian tipped as rising star of World Cup circuit

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TAGS: TAGS: Downhill Kyle Sangers Pivot

09:43am July 19 2012

Video: Sam Pilgrim lands flat drop backflip – the world’s first on a MTB?

No lip, no transition, no problems

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TAGS: TAGS: Dirt jumping featured Sam Pilgrim Slopestyle

12:54pm July 18 2012

Video: 300 sunny days – trail riding in Italy’s South Tyrol

UK: Wettest summer in decades. US: Storms and droughts. Italy: Scorchio!

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TAGS: TAGS: All-mountain Filme von Draussen Italy MTB Trail riding Tyrol MTB

The Alpe d'Huez glacier claims another victim!

12:11pm July 18 2012

Brace yourselves, it’s Megavalanche time again!

2011 highlights from Alpe d’Huez, plus Dudes of Hazzard’s Mega Vision Day 1

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TAGS: TAGS: Alpe d'Huez MTB Dudes of Hazzard Enduro downhill Enduro racing France MTB Megavalanche Megavalanche Alpe d'Huez

Mike Hopkins, in a promo for clothing sponsors The North Face

10:54am July 18 2012

Video: Mike Hopkins talks big mountain, rides DH and trail

Norco-sponsored freerider gets the roost flying

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TAGS: TAGS: All-mountain featured Freeride Mike Hopkins Norco Sherpas Cinema The North Face

Aaron Gwin took his fourth World Cup win of the season at Windham. Picture by Rob Jones / www.canadiancyclist.com for Trek World Racing

10:05am July 18 2012

Video: Trek World Racing at the Windham World Cup

Aaron Gwin’s mum makes a guest appearance and Neko Mulally bounces back after his Mont-Sainte-Anne crash

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TAGS: TAGS: Aaron Gwin Downhill Downhill World Cup Justin Leov Neko Mulally Trek Trek World Racing Windham World Cup

Oli Woodman rides the BH Lynx 6. Picture by Andoni Epelde/BH Bikes

09:23am July 18 2012

The Lynx effect: Why you should check out BH’s killer new all-mountain bike

Dave Weagle designed, 26lb carbon dream machine

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TAGS: TAGS: All-mountain Dave Weagle Split Pivot Trail riding

Max Schumann rides a narrow trail in Bavaria, Germany

03:07pm July 17 2012

Video: Woah, that’s one narrow trail!

Forget log skinnies – this is the real deal

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TAGS: TAGS: All-mountain Germany MTB Max Schumann Trail riding

Izhar Gafni has built a bike from cardboard

02:25pm July 17 2012

Video: Forget carbon – how about a cardboard bike?

It’s strong, durable and cheap – but don’t expect to see one on a World Cup podium anytime soon

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TAGS: TAGS: featured

Cedric Gracia now has his own smartphone app - CG Dirt Devil

12:35pm July 17 2012

Ride like Cedric Gracia in new CG Dirt Devil iPhone and Android app

Dodge trees, mud and angry wives in what could be the first decent MTB game

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TAGS: TAGS: Cedric Gracia Rob Warner Steve Peat

The Scott Voltage Team hit the dirt jumps in 'RAW', part 1

11:14am July 17 2012

Video: Scott Voltage Team hit the dirt jumps in RAW, part 1

Timo Pritzel and his proteges check out Peter Henke’s home trails

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TAGS: TAGS: Dirt jumping Peoplegrapher Peter Henke Scott Slopestyle Xavier Pasamonte

The sun has set on Crankworx Les 2 Alpes. Picture by Stef Cande

10:34am July 17 2012

Video: Crankworx Les 2 Alpes slopestyle by DirtTV

Lashings of slo-mo goodness from the Parkin Bros

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TAGS: TAGS: Crankworx Crankworx Les 2 Alpes DirtTV FMB World Tour Giant Air DH Les 2 Alpes MTB Orpheus Productions Slopestyle

Front flip at Silver Star Bike Park in British Columbia, Canada

10:12am July 17 2012

Video: Downhillers vs slopestyle riders – who shreds hardest?

It’s front flips and manuals at dawn as the two riding styles go head-to-head at Silver Star Bike Park

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TAGS: TAGS: Bas van Steenbergen British Columbia MTB Canada MTB Downhill Garrett Robertson Harrison Mendel Noah Brousseau Silver Star Bike Park Slopestyle Tom van Steenbergen Virtu Media

Sam Pilgrim's overflowing trick bag has taken him to the top of the slopestyle scene. Picture by Robin Kitchin

04:19pm July 16 2012

Video: How to 360 barspin, with Sam Pilgrim

Add another trick to your bag and impress your mates down at the dirt jumps

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TAGS: TAGS: Bike Riders United How to Mercedes-Benz Vito Sport Sam Pilgrim

Kurt Sorge during filming of Where The Trail Ends in Turpan, Xinjiang, China. Picture by John Wellburn / Red Bull Content Pool

03:30pm July 16 2012

Video: ‘Where The Trail Ends’ 2011 trailer

Darren Berrecloth, James Doerfling and Kurt Sorge blaze their own trail in the Gobi Desert

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TAGS: TAGS: Darren Berrecloth featured Freeride Freeride Entertainment James Doerfling Kurt Sorge Where The Trail Ends

This Foxy sports Mondraker's unusual-looking Forward Geometry. Picture by Russell Burton

02:35pm July 16 2012

Video: Fabien Barel rides Mondraker’s ‘Forward Geometry’, with Andreu Lacondeguy

Super-short stem setup is no longer just a concept

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TAGS: TAGS: Andreu Lacondeguy Centre Stem Fabien Barel Fabien Barel presents featured Forward Geometry Mavic videos Mondraker Mondraker Foxy MTBcut

Cam Zink was attempting some amazing tricks. Picture by Stef Candé / Crankworx Les 2 Alpes

12:35pm July 16 2012

Crankworx Les 2 Alpes slopestyle – sliced & diced

Storms, crashes and the new Paul Bas – we take a look at the highlights and low points

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TAGS: TAGS: Brandon Semenuk Crankworx Crankworx Les 2 Alpes FMB World Tour Leo Delfour Barrascq Les 2 Alpes MTB Sam Pilgrim Sam Reynolds Sliced & Diced Slopestyle Teva Teva Best Trick

Mountain of Hell 2012 - not for the faint-hearted! Picture by Stef Cande

10:49am July 16 2012

Video: Mountain of Hell 2012 at Crankworx Les 2 Alpes

Ice fields, jagged rocks and sharp-elbowed Euros make this race a real challenge

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TAGS: TAGS: Anne-Caroline Chausson Crankworx Les 2 Alpes Dan Atherton Enduro downhill Enduro racing Jerome Clementz Snow mountain biking

08:00am July 15 2012

Video: MTB vs BMX at TSG King of the Air 2012

What’s best – 26in or 20in? A quadwhip seals victory for the BMX contingent

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TAGS: TAGS: BMX Dirt jumping

Riding the Norco Range LE in Germany's Harz Mountains

08:00am July 14 2012

Video: Winter trail riding in Germany’s Harz Mountains

Frost, mist and mud – remember them? If you live in the UK, you probably just need to look out your window

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TAGS: TAGS: featured Germany MTB Norco Ridethemountain Trail riding

The World Cup series is returning to Fort William next year but there's no stop in the US or France - both pioneers of downhill racing. Picture by James Costley-White

03:22pm July 13 2012

UCI snub US and France for 2013 Downhill World Cup

… But there could be a round in China instead

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TAGS: TAGS: Downhill Downhill World Cup UCI

02:03pm July 13 2012

Video: Online dating with Team NSMB

These four lotharios have all the bases covered when it comes to seduction

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TAGS: TAGS: Freeride NSMB

Cam McCaul and Kurt Sorge in Virgin, Utah

12:44pm July 13 2012

Video: Cam McCaul and Kurt Sorge session a big line in Utah

Big bikes, big cliffs and big air

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TAGS: TAGS: Cam McCaul featured Freeride Kurt Sorge Teva Utah MTB Virgin Utah MTB

11:57am July 13 2012

Something for the weekend #4

Squealing tyres, stunts and tricks, massive crashes and synchronised soldiers.

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TAGS: TAGS: BMX featured GoPro Harry Main Ken Block Something for the weekend

Nico Vink leads Cam Zink in the final. Picture by Stef Cande for Crankworx Les 2 Alpes

10:14am July 13 2012

Video: Cam Zink wins SRAM Dual Speed & Style

Racer speed and style vs slopestyle tricks at day 4 of Crankworx Les 2 Alpes

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TAGS: TAGS: Crankworx Crankworx Les 2 Alpes Dual slalom France MTB

2013 Specialized S-Works Carbon Demo 8 Team Replica. Picture by Rob Weaver

05:42pm July 12 2012

Beauty and the beast: Evolution of the Specialized Demo

Spesh’s long-travel flagship has gone from monster cliff hucker to svelte speed machine

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TAGS: TAGS: Downhill bikes Specialized Specialized Carbon Demo 8 Specialized Demo 8

Gee Atherton sends it off a drop during the Giant Air DH. Picture by Stef Cande for Crankworx Les 2 Alpes

01:10pm July 12 2012

Gee and Rachel Atherton win Giant Air DH at Crankworx Les 2 Alpes

Videos & gallery – your one-stop shop for all of yesterday’s downhill action!

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TAGS: TAGS: Andrew Neethling Crankworx Crankworx Les 2 Alpes Danny Hart Gee Atherton Giant Air DH Les 2 Alpes MTB Lucas Stanus Videos Marc Beaumont Mick Hannah Myriam Nicole Nico Vink Rachel Atherton Tracey Hannah

11:58am July 12 2012

Video: Troy Brosnan hauls ass on home soil

2012 was supposed to be the Aussie ripper’s year – here’s why

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TAGS: TAGS: Australia MTB Downhill Monster Energy-Specialized Specialized Carbon Demo 8 Troy Brosnan

Marin's Andrew Taylor rides the streets of San Francisco

11:06am July 12 2012

Video: Andrew Taylor rides San Francisco and Marin County

Putting the Marin into Marin County with some street and trail action

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TAGS: TAGS: Andrew Taylor Marin County MTB San Francisco MTB

The Santa Cruz Syndicate's Josh Bryceland. Picture by Kathy Sessler

10:30am July 12 2012

Video: Josh Bryceland gets loose in sunny California

Ratboy fits in some drifty, roosty action in between races

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TAGS: TAGS: California MTB Downhill featured Josh Bryceland Santa Cruz Syndicate Santa Cruz V10 Carbon

04:43pm July 11 2012

Video: Brendan Howey rides his amazing backyard dirt jumps

Forget garden gnomes and crazy paving – this is what every home needs

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TAGS: TAGS: Aaron LaRocque backyard trails Brendan Howey Commencal Dirt jumping

2013 Specialized S-Works Enduro Carbon. Picture by Rob Weaver

04:08pm July 11 2012

2013 Specialized Enduro – the ultimate gravity enduro machine?

Tweaked suspension, more travel, and the carbon bike weighs sub-26lb

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TAGS: TAGS: Gravity enduro Specialized Specialized Carbon Demo 8 Specialized Demo 8 Specialized Enduro

The Giant Air DH at Crankworx Les 2 Alpes looks like it'll live up to its name. Picture by Stef Candé for Crankworx Les 2 Alpes

12:13pm July 11 2012

Videos & Gallery: Crankworx Les 2 Alpes, day 2

Athertons dominate the Giant Air DH; Cannondale Dual Climb results revealed

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TAGS: TAGS: Cannondale Dual Climb Crankworx Crankworx Les 2 Alpes Downhill Giant Air DH Lucas Stanus Videos

Brandon Semenuk at Châtel Mountain Style 2012. Picture by Ale Di Lullo

10:55am July 11 2012

Videos & gallery: Chatel Mountain Style 2012

Highlights, winning runs and some great photos

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TAGS: TAGS: Brandon Semenuk Cam Zink Chatel Mountain Style featured FMB World Tour France MTB Kyle Strait Portes du Soleil MTB Slopestyle

Brandon Semenuk hucks off the roof of his house in Life Behind Bars #6

09:34am July 11 2012

Video: Life behind bars #6 – roof drop!

Brandon Semenuk hucks off his house, hits the airbag and takes his rally car for a spin

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TAGS: TAGS: backyard trails Brandon Semenuk featured Freeride Life Behind Bars Slopestyle

As a former world downhill champ, Steve Peat is an expert on cornering at speed. Picture by Steve Behr

05:24pm July 10 2012

Video: How to corner, with Steve Peat

Fazed by monster berms or sketchy flat turns? Learn from the master

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TAGS: TAGS: Bike Riders United How to Mercedes-Benz Vito Sport Steve Peat

Action from round 3 of the 2012 Halo British Downhill Series in Glencoe, Scotland

03:36pm July 10 2012

Video: Halo BDS series hits the UK’s toughest downhill track

Highlights of round 3 in Glencoe, Scotland

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TAGS: TAGS: Downhill Scotland MTB

02:41pm July 10 2012

Video: Enduro DH action from the 2012 Maxiavalanche Cervinia

Elbow banging, boulder dodging, ice sliding action from Italy

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TAGS: TAGS: Enduro downhill Enduro racing Italy MTB

Hövding's head protection inflates like a car airbag. Picture from Hövding

11:42am July 10 2012

Is this the most ridiculous cycling accessory ever?

Like the sound of a personal airbag? Not if it looks like this!

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Riders practise for the Giant Air DH powered by Fox at Crankworx Les 2 Alpes. Picture by Stef Cande

10:06am July 10 2012

Video: Crankworx Les 2 Alpes DH practice and Dual Climb qualis

All the action from day one at Europe’s newest freeride fest, now with photos

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TAGS: TAGS: Cannondale Dual Climb Crankworx Les 2 Alpes Downhill France MTB Giant Air DH

Joe Barnes at the top of Ben A’an with his Orange Patriot

05:33pm July 9 2012

Video: Joe Barnes rides Ben A’an on his pink Orange Patriot

All-mountain action from Scotland’s Trossachs

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Andreu Lacondeguy goes big at his new training compound. Picture from Rasoulution

04:29pm July 9 2012

Video: Andreu Lacondeguy goes huge on his mountain bike and moto

Big air, big tricks from the diminutive Spaniard

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12:47pm July 9 2012

Video: Marcin Rot makes front flips look easy

Polish dirt jumper shows us his new tricks

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Flo Gottschlich rides his home trails in Bavaria

12:03pm July 9 2012

Video: Flo finds his flow in Bavaria

Land of lederhosen, lager and amazing mountain bike trails

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2013 Scott Gambler 10. Picture by Owen Coutts

10:46am July 9 2012

Holy crap does the new Scott Gambler’s suspension design look complicated!

For a single-pivot, there’s a lot going on – we break it down for you

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This prototype Mondraker Foxy XR is the closest thing to a production 'centre stem' bike that's been seen yet. Picture by Ric McLaughlin

08:00am July 8 2012

Mondraker’s radical Forward Geometry nearing production

High-rise ‘centre stem’ and stretched front end said to provide downhill bike style handling

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08:00am July 7 2012

Video: Shoot-em-ups and slopestyle in Colorado

When the going gets tough, the tough go down the amusement arcade

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12:51pm July 6 2012

Something for the weekend #3

Ken Block on a budget, Nitro Circus lunacy and exploding skateboarders

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11:09am July 6 2012

Exclusive: Fabien Barel – fast on a DH bike, even faster on a moto?

Retired double world champ picks up Husaberg sponsorship

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10:38am July 6 2012

New Orange DH bike actually looks different from the last three Orange DH bikes!

Time for a game of ‘spot the difference’…

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Extreme Snow Mountain Biking by Warren Miller

03:55pm July 5 2012

Retro: How not to ride a mountain bike on snow

Cliff drops, jumps and super-fast, wide open pistes – this lot manage to screw them all up

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TAGS: TAGS: Downhill featured Mountain bike crashes Retro Snow mountain biking Winter mountain biking

01:04pm July 5 2012

Video: Monster Energy-Specialized at the Windham World Cup

Plus team vids from CRC-Nukeproof, Hutchinson United Ride and Lapierre International

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Nine-year-old Finn Finestone rides Whistler Bike Park with Ian Morrison

12:07pm July 5 2012

Video: Insanely good nine-year-old makes Whistler look like child’s play

Finn Finestone puts the rest of us to shame with his amazing riding

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Giant's tapered OverDrive steerer tube bolsters front end stiffness on the 2013 Glory

10:36am July 5 2012

You can’t buy Danny Hart’s skill or balls, but you can soon buy his bike

2013 Giant Glory is slacker, longer and lower – and about time too!

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Fox 34 Float. Picture by James Blackwell

04:55pm July 4 2012

Compression damping for dummies: Why we like Fox’s new CTD system

New adjusters halve box-to-trail time of Fox 32 and 32

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James Day in 'Make the Move' from Takeitoutsidefilms

02:58pm July 4 2012

Video: Hitting the trails with a virtual riding buddy

He doesn’t borrow your stuff or get in your way. Perfect – until things go a bit Skynet

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A rider checks out the Crankworx Les 2 Alpes course

01:02pm July 4 2012

Video: Crankworx Les 2 Alpes course check

Pro riders check out Europe’s newest slopestyle event

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Sony's as-yet-unnamed new helmet cam. Picture from Sony Blog

11:17am July 4 2012

Spy shots: Could Sony’s new helmet cam be a GoPro killer?

Waterproof housings, image stabilisation and Carl Zeiss lens – things are looking interesting!

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Dustin Gilding rides his incredible home trails

10:13am July 4 2012

Video: Dustin Gilding shreds his amazing backyard trails

Canadian unveils his handiwork in ‘The Revealing’, part 1

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Dave Mackison, Gary Forrest and Ben Arnott riding at Innerleithen

03:28pm July 3 2012

Video: Orange Five riders rip around Innerleithen

Dave Mackison, Gary Forrest and Ben Arnott chase each other down some Scottish singletrack in this feelgood vid

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TAGS: TAGS: 7stanes Calum Darling Dave Mackison Orange Five Scotland MTB Trail riding

e*thirteen's TRS+ hub. Picture by James Blackwell

11:43am July 3 2012

Have e*thirteen made the world’s noisiest freehub?

Bring the noise! The new TRS+ goes up against the venerable Hope Pro 2

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Filipe Perestrelo shows his supermarket bike style

10:26am July 3 2012

Video: Pushing the limits on a supermarket bike

Proof that you don’t need all the latest gear to have fun on two wheels

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Behind the scenes of 'Strength in Numbers' in Zermatt, Swizerland. Picture by Mattias Fredriksson

09:45am July 3 2012

Video: Swiss singletrack shredding from ‘Strength in Numbers’

Matt Hunter & co hit some high-alpine trails

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Dirt jumper Adam Williams (Rose Bikes). Picture by Jonny Ashelford

03:24pm July 2 2012

Video exclusive: Adam Williams hits his local dirt jumps

Rose Bikes’ new Welsh signing shows what he’s made of

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Emmeline Ragot at the 2012 Windham World Cup

03:05pm July 2 2012

Video: Dirt TV at the Windham World Cup

Highlights of finals day, including Ragot’s crash, Peaty’s puncture and Gwin’s win

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Greg Minnaar at the 2012 Windham World Cup

02:09pm July 2 2012

Windham World Cup in slow motion

Er, the title says it all really. Footage of Peaty, Gwin, Minnaar et al from Saturday practice

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Aaron Gwin. Picture by Trek World Racing

12:33pm July 2 2012

Sliced & Diced: Gwinhog Day at the Windham World Cup

History repeated itself this weekend with another win for Aaron Gwin, but that didn’t make the racing any less exciting

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09:27am July 2 2012

Video: Rob’s Dirty Business #4

Go-kart rage, sex on planes and the terrible truth behind Scott11

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