August 2012 Archives

Matt Simmonds is part of a large British contingent at the Leogang World Champs. Picture by Steve Behr

03:32pm August 31 2012

Video: Leogang World Champs downhill practice

Thoughts on the course and plenty of DH action – now updated with day 2 video

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12:33pm August 31 2012

Something for the weekend #11

Two very odd bicycles, concrete football prank, muscle music and more…

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Kona's 2013 Honzo – retro looks, bang-up-to-date wagon wheels. Picture by Ric McLaughlin

11:37am August 31 2012

Check out the 2013 Kona Honzo – proof that stickers matter!

There’s lots to like about this bike, but it’s the retro decals that we love

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TAGS: TAGS: 29er Eurobike 2012 Kona Trade shows

Cam Zink will be back to defend his Red Bull Rampage crown. Picture by Christian Pondella/Red Bull Content Pool

11:05am August 31 2012

Riders confirmed for 2012 Red Bull Rampage

Big-mountain freeriders vs downhillers vs slopestyle stars – it’s gonna be carnage!

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The Atherton Project is dead – long live Four by Three! Picture by Steve Behr

10:36am August 31 2012

Forget ‘The Atherton Project’ – their new series ‘Four by Three’ looks epic!

The web series to beat all web series? Check out the trailer now…

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TAGS: TAGS: Clay Porter Dan Atherton Downhill Downhill World Cup featured Four by Three Gee Atherton GT GT Factory Racing Rachel Atherton Red Bull Media House Red Bull videos The Athertons

Ghost Cagua 9000. Picture by Ric McLaughlin

09:53am August 31 2012

2013 Ghost Cagua – a wolf in sheep’s clothing?

Mild-mannered super shredder

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TAGS: TAGS: Eurobike 2012 Trade shows

Steve Peat deserved something a bit special for his 20th Worlds, and his sponsors definitely delivered!

09:46am August 31 2012

Video: Steve Peat’s custom World Champs bike wins the patriotism prize, hands down

So, Steve, what country is it you race for again?

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TAGS: TAGS: Downhill bikes Downhill World Championships featured Leogang MTB MTB World Championships Santa Cruz Santa Cruz Syndicate Santa Cruz V10 Carbon Steel City Media Steve Peat This is Peaty

Neil Donoghue and Richard Cunynghame go head-to-head in the corn. Picture by rutgerpauw.com/Red Bull

03:09pm August 30 2012

Video: Josh Bryceland is king of the corn at Red Bull Weavers 2012

Crop of top racers compete in quirky dual slalom race

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TAGS: TAGS: Charge Bikes Dual slalom England MTB featured Frome MTB Jack Wells Josh Bryceland Kye Forte Lewis Lacey Red Bull events Somerset MTB UK MTB

Pierre-Edouard Ferry lays it flat over the drawbridge gap at Nine Knights 2012. Picture by Stef Cande

12:55pm August 30 2012

Video: Castles, helicopters, epic tricks – it’s Nine Knights 2012 highlights time

The official vid’s here, and it was worth the wait…

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TAGS: TAGS: Andi Wittmann Andreu Lacondeguy Austria MTB featured FMB World Tour Kurt Sorge Makken Haugen Martin Soderstrom Nine Knights Slopestyle Suzuki Nine Knights MTB Szymon Godziek

A big-wheeled Orange Five? Can't wait to have a go on one of these. Picture by Rob Weaver

11:23am August 30 2012

Orange Strange 29er prototype spotted at Eurobike

Big-wheeled rolling efficiency meets Orange Five playfulness

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TAGS: TAGS: 29er Eurobike 2012 Michael Bonney Orange Bikes Orange Five Trade shows

1x11 drivetrain with clutch derailleur – no front mech or chain device needed. Is this the future? Picture by Rob Weaver

11:10am August 30 2012

SRAM XX1 – is it any good?

New transmission turns things up to 11

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TAGS: TAGS: Eurobike 2012 Mountain bike groupsets SRAM SRAM XX1 Trade shows

The classic Five Ten Impact Low gets new colours for 2013. Picture by Ric McLaughlin

10:18am August 30 2012

Freerider or trail builder, Five Ten have you sorted for 2013

Flat pedal warriors show off their latest kicks at Eurobike

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TAGS: TAGS: Eurobike 2012 Five Ten Flat pedal shoes Mountain bike shoes Trade shows

Cube's 2013 Stereo has a new look, and we like it! Picture by Ric McLaughlin

10:03am August 30 2012

2013 Cube Stereo Super HPC – the best looking Cube ever?

It’s Stereophonic!

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TAGS: TAGS: 650b All-mountain bikes Cube Cube Stereo Eurobike 2012 Trade shows

2011 winner Danny Hart won't be able to defend his world title because he's out with an injured shoulder. Picture by Fraser Britton

05:08pm August 29 2012

2012 Mountain Bike World Championships – Instant Expert guide

What it’s all about, who to watch, how and when

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GT Factory Racing have it easy, as all their team members are British. They've gone for a subtle red, white and blue theme on their Worlds bikes. This is Marc Beaumont's. Source: twitter.com/SluggerBeaumont

01:10pm August 29 2012

Custom bikes and kit at the 2012 Mountain Bike World Championships

Updated! Steve Peat, Marc Beaumont, Manon Carpenter, Matti Lehikoinen and more…

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Chris Akrigg takes a break from trail riding to bunnyhop a wall gap

11:21am August 29 2012

Video: Chris Akrigg and Amir Kabbani hit the trails of Malaga, Spain

Mongoose duo ditch the tech tricks for some good old-fashioned all-mountain ripping

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TAGS: TAGS: All-mountain Amir Kabbani Chris Akrigg Dirt jumping Malaga MTB Mongoose Ruben Alcantara Spain MTB Trail riding

Makken ‘Mads’ Haugen pulls a Superman seat grab. Picture by Flo Breitenberger

03:01pm August 28 2012

Nine Knights MTB 2012 – Sliced & diced

The tournament is over. So, who was king of the castle?

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TAGS: TAGS: Andi Wittmann Austria MTB FMB World Tour Kurt Sorge Louis Reboul Martin Soderstrom Nine Knights Sliced & Diced Slopestyle Suzuki Nine Knights MTB Yannick Granieri

Steve Peat gets his drift on at Allstars Driving Academy

11:59am August 28 2012

Video: Steve Peat gets back up to speed in This Is Peaty #4

‘Sheffield Steel’ gets his drift on before heading to the national champs and Val d’Isere World Cup

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TAGS: TAGS: British Cycling National Downhill Championships Josh Bryceland Moelfre MTB Santa Cruz Syndicate Santa Cruz V10 Carbon Steve Peat This is Peaty

In demand - the Athertons greet fans at the 2011 Fort William World Cup. Picture by Sven Martin

11:31am August 28 2012

Video: Full World Cup segment from Strength In Numbers

Athertons take centre stage as Anthill Films turn their lenses on the world of DH

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TAGS: TAGS: Anthill Films Downhill Downhill World Cup Fort William World Cup Gee Atherton Rachel Atherton Red Bull videos Steve Peat Stevie Smith Strength in Numbers Tracy Moseley

Andrew Neethling lays the table at Whistler Bike Park

11:06am August 28 2012

Video: Andrew Neethling & Kurt Sorge lead six-man train down Whistler

Helicopter, top riders, Whip Off World Champs – this is no run-of-the-mill Whistler vid

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TAGS: TAGS: Andrew Neethling Berend Boer Crankworx Whistler Downhill Elements of Perfection featured Freeride Gareth Dyer Giant Factory Off-Road Team Giant Glory Goldstein Productions Kurt Sorge Peter Matthews Whip Off World Champs Whistler Bike Park

Gee Atherton gets the dust flying at Alpi Bike Resort. Picture by Sven Martin

09:41am August 28 2012

Video: The Athertons & Marc Beaumont ride Italy’s Alpi Bike Resort

Flat-out DH runs and rolling singletrack

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TAGS: TAGS: All-mountain Alpi Bike Resort Dan Atherton Downhill Gee Atherton GT GT Factory Racing GT Fury Italy MTB Marc Beaumont Rachel Atherton Sauze d'Oulx MTB The Athertons

Lewis Buchanan puts the prototype Nukeproof Pulse through its paces at Val d'Isere. Picture by MTBCut/Sebastian Schieck

08:00am August 27 2012

Video: Team CRC-Nukeproof race test the new Pulse downhill bike

2013′s privateer bike of choice?

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TAGS: TAGS: Al Bond CRC-Nukeproof Downhill Downhill bikes Downhill World Cup Fort William MTB Fort William World Cup Joe Smith Lewis Buchanan Moelfre MTB MTBcut Nigel Page Nukeproof Nukeproof Pulse Val d'Isere World Cup

Martin Soderstrom makes a new friend at Whistler Bike Park

08:00am August 26 2012

Video: Martin Soderstrom hits Crankworx Whistler in part 1 of ‘Soderstrom in BC’

Course check, dirt jumping and pump track action with the stylish Swede

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TAGS: TAGS: Andreu Lacondeguy Crankworx Crankworx Whistler Day in the life Dirt jumping FMB World Tour Martin Soderstrom Pump tracks Red Bull events Red Bull Joyride Slopestyle Soderstrom in BC Whistler Bike Park

Danny Hart's not had the season he'd have hoped for but he's still a joy to watch. Picture by Steve Behr

08:00am August 25 2012

Video: Danny Hart’s 2012 season, on the track and behind the scenes

Practice, racing and cat fights on steroids, in Giant Factory Off-Road Team 2012, episode 2

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TAGS: TAGS: Andrew Neethling Danny Hart Downhill Downhill World Cup Giant Giant Factory Off-Road Team Mont-Sainte-Anne World Cup Windham World Cup

Simon Godziek at Suzuki Nine Knights MTB 2012. Picture by Stef Cande

02:49pm August 24 2012

Video: Nine Knights 2012 is going off! Day 1 & 2 highlights

Forget Knights of the Round Table – who’s gonna be crowned King of the 360 Table?

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TAGS: TAGS: Austria MTB FMB World Tour Kurt Sorge Makken Haugen Nine Knights Peoplegrapher Pierre Edouard Ferry Slopestyle Suzuki Nine Knights MTB

Chris Akrigg turns a derelict mill into a trials playground

01:28pm August 24 2012

Video: Danny who? Chris Akrigg reminds us who’s the street trials boss in ‘Through the mill’

Skinny beams, piles of rusty scrap-metal, ponds, cliffs – is there nothing the Mongoose rider can’t ride?!

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TAGS: TAGS: Chris Akrigg featured Freeride Mongoose Trials

Want to live to be 101? Smoke, eat red meat and spend your money on cigarettes and betting, according to Buster Martin

12:26pm August 24 2012

Something for the weekend #10

101-year-old marathon runners, inflatable flying tracksuits and real-life Star Wars speeder bikes!

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TAGS: TAGS: featured Something for the weekend

Rocky Mountain's 2013 Altitude is a totally different beast to the 2012 bike. Here's Thomas Vanderham putting it through its paces at Whistler. Picture by Sterling Lorence

09:23am August 24 2012

2013 Rocky Mountain Altitude – same name, totally different bike

New frame, suspension configuration, wheel size and more

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TAGS: TAGS: Rocky Mountain

If you're in Virgin, Utah you've got to try a huck or two

04:20pm August 23 2012

Video: Projekt Roam ride Red Bull Rampage territory in Virgin, Utah

Rocky trails and massive hucks

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TAGS: TAGS: Freeride Projekt Roam USA MTB Utah MTB Virgin Utah MTB

Dan Atherton's scarily fast on his GT Force. Picture by Joby Sessions

02:59pm August 23 2012

Video: Dan Atherton goes flat out at Penmachno

Plus backyard dirt jumping, in part 2 of the Atherton Ride Guide

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TAGS: TAGS: Atherton Ride Guide backyard trails Dan Atherton Dirt jumping featured GT GT Factory Racing GT Force Mercedes-Benz Vito Sport The Athertons Trail riding Wales MTB

12:23pm August 23 2012

Spy shots: Brendan Fairclough’s signature DMR Vault Brendog pedals look mean as hell!

The pins are new, but these flats are really all about the name

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TAGS: TAGS: Brendan Fairclough DMR DMR Vault DMR Vault Brendog featured Flat pedals Mountain bike pedals

Manon Carpenter's not just handy on a DH bike. Picture by Jacob Gibbins

11:17am August 23 2012

Video: Manon Carpenter rides BMX, dirt jumps, pump track, skatepark and XC!

Is there no end to this girl’s talents?!

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TAGS: TAGS: BMX cross-country Dirt jumping Eyesdown Films featured Madison-Saracen Manon Carpenter Pump tracks Skatepark Trail riding

Nige Page checks out the view with his Nukeproof Mega. Picture by Stu Thomson/MTBcut

09:37am August 23 2012

Video: Epic all-mountain adventure on the Nukeproof Mega

Brutal climb, incredible scenery, monster descent

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TAGS: TAGS: Al Bond All-mountain All-mountain bikes France MTB Italy MTB MTBcut Nigel Page Nukeproof Nukeproof Mega Trail Addiction

Yannick Granieri soars high over Whistler in the Red Bull Joyride

05:15pm August 22 2012

Video: Crankworx Whistler slopestyle highlights from DirtTV

Slow-mo tricks, crashes and, um, a bollock-naked Canadian at the Red Bull Joyride

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TAGS: TAGS: Brandon Semenuk Brett Rheeder Cam Zink Casey Groves Crankworx Crankworx Whistler DirtTV featured FMB World Tour Greg Watts Orpheus Productions Red Bull events Red Bull Joyride Slopestyle Tyler McCaul Whistler Bike Park Yannick Granieri

Hannes Klausner hits the trails of Tenerife

02:48pm August 22 2012

Video: Hannes Klausner lives the mountain bike dream on Tenerife

Sandy beaches, year-round sun and sweet trails, too

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TAGS: TAGS: All-mountain Canary Islands MTB featured Freeride Tenerife MTB

Limited edition Specialized / Troy Lee Designs Stumpjumper FSR Expert Carbon EVO. Picture by Zach White

12:27pm August 22 2012

Choice kit: Troy Lee Designs Specialized Stumpjumper FSR Expert Carbon EVO frame

Gold glitter paint, lightning bolts, starters’ flags – you’ll have to be quick to pull this look off!

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TAGS: TAGS: Choice kit Downhill bikes Specialized Specialized Carbon Demo 8 Specialized Demo 8 Specialized Stumpjumper FSR EVO Trail bikes Troy Lee Designs

Cam Zink, Cam McCaul, James Doerfling and Kurt Sorge head out to film for Where the Trail Ends. Picture by John Gibson/Red Bull Content Pool

10:49am August 22 2012

Video: James Doerfling rides big heli drop line for ‘Where The Trail Ends’

Contour Moment? More like brown trouser moment

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TAGS: TAGS: Canada MTB Contour Contour Where The Trail Ends Moment Fraser River MTB Freeride Freeride Entertainment Heli drops James Doerfling Knolly Podium Kurt Sorge Where The Trail Ends

Brandon Semenuk during his winning run at the 2012 Bearclaw Invitational

09:57am August 22 2012

Video: Life behind bars #9 – Bearclaw Invitational and shifter kart racing

Brandon Semenuk continues his winning streak, then gets his drift on

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TAGS: TAGS: Anthony Messere Bearclaw Invitational Brandon Semenuk Brett Rheeder Cam Zink Canada MTB Darren Berrecloth featured Graham Agassiz Greg Watts Life Behind Bars Martin Soderstrom Mount Washington Bike Park Vancouver Island MTB

With its carbon backplate and guides, and anodised hardware, the cSixx guide is hard to miss. Picture by James Costley-White/ChopMTB

04:59pm August 21 2012

Bike porn: cSixx 150gm Chainguide

Is this the world’s blingest chain device?

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TAGS: TAGS: chain guide

01:00pm August 21 2012

Video: Swedish slopestyle invasion

Anton Thelander, Linus Sjoholm and Teo Gustavson hit Colorado

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TAGS: TAGS: Anton Thelander Colorado Freeride Festival Colorado MTB Dirt jumping Dual slalom featured Linus Sjoholm Teo Gustavson Winter Park

Yann Gauvin rides Mont-Sainte-Anne's 1837 track

12:07pm August 21 2012

Video: Yann Gauvin takes on Mont-Sainte-Anne’s wet and rooty La 1837 trail

Down and dirty DH action from Canada

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TAGS: TAGS: Canada MTB featured Kona Operator

Gee Atherton hits his local DH trails in Moelfre

11:14am August 21 2012

Video: Gee Atherton rides his local DH tracks in plug for ONE Industries’ new MTB kit

World Cup star whips out his best Blue Steel impression at Moelfre

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TAGS: TAGS: Downhill featured Gee Atherton GT GT Factory Racing GT Fury Moelfre MTB ONE Industries The Athertons Wales MTB

03:52pm August 20 2012

Video: Here We Are teaser

The French have arrived

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TAGS: TAGS: Slopestyle

03:31pm August 20 2012

Video Club: Palmer The Miserable Champion

The life and times of the original ‘bad dude’

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TAGS: TAGS: Chainsaw Productions featured Mountain bike DVDs Shaun Palmer The Miserable Champion Video Club

11:39am August 20 2012

Crankworx – Sliced & Diced

Whistler’s big weekend dissected and debated

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TAGS: TAGS: Bernard Kerr Brandon Semenuk Crankworx Whistler FMB World Tour Stevie Smith Thomas Genon Troy Brosnan Whip Off World Champs

10:47am August 20 2012

Video: Stevie Smith wins the Canadian Open

Three out of three for the Devinci rider

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TAGS: TAGS: Andrew Neethling Crankworx Whistler Marc Beaumont Mark Wallace Mick Hannah Stevie Smith Whistler Bike Park

Rene Wildhaber rails a corner in Khagbeni, Nepal during filming of Strength In Numbers. Picture by Sterling Lorence/Red Bull Content Pool

09:52am August 20 2012

Strength In Numbers: Nepal Segment

Wildhaber goes wild on the roof of the world

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TAGS: TAGS: featured Nepal MTB Red Bull Media House Red Bull videos Rene Wildhaber Strength in Numbers

04:59pm August 19 2012

Thomas Genon wins Red Bull Joyride!

Belgian young gun tops the charts

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TAGS: TAGS: Brandon Semenuk Cam McCaul Crankworx Whistler FMB World Tour Martin Soderstrom Red Bull events Red Bull Joyride Slopestyle Thomas Genon

08:02pm August 18 2012

Brosnan wins Crankworx Dual Slalom

We did say that he was back…

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TAGS: TAGS: Crankworx Whistler Dual slalom Melissa Buhl Micayla Gatto Monster Energy-Specialized Troy Brosnan

07:28pm August 18 2012

Video: Dudes of Hazzard – Liam’s all time good times

The first in a new series of globe-trotting montages

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TAGS: TAGS: Downhill Dudes of Hazzard Trail riding

04:35pm August 17 2012

30 Days

Award winning DH edit

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TAGS: TAGS: Crankworx Whistler Downhill

03:18pm August 17 2012

Crankworx – The sh*t people say…

Get with the Whistler lingo. Or not.

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TAGS: TAGS: Coastal Crew Crankworx Whistler featured

02:48pm August 17 2012

Something for the weekend #9

Get the kettle on…

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TAGS: TAGS: featured Something for the weekend

12:34pm August 17 2012

Crankworx Ultimate Pump Track Challenge – videos & photo gallery

Ropelato takes the win ahead of Brosnan.

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TAGS: TAGS: Crankworx Whistler Mitch Ropelato Monster Energy-Specialized Pump tracks Troy Brosnan

11:42am August 17 2012

Crankworx Teva Best Trick – photos and video

Lunn and Van Steenbergen cash out

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TAGS: TAGS: Crankworx Crankworx Whistler Jordie Lunn Teva Best Trick Tom van Steenbergen

More siege engine than slopestyle obstacle, this is part of the 2012 Nine Knights course

04:09pm August 16 2012

Video: Get ready for some Mediaeval slopestyle mayhem – Suzuki Nine Knights is coming

A quick look at the course and the winning wildcard entries

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TAGS: TAGS: Anton Thelander Austria MTB FMB World Tour Linus Sjoholm Nine Knights Slopestyle Suzuki Nine Knights MTB Thomas Genon Xavier Pasamonte

Royal Racing's Race kit has had a major makeover for 2013. Picture by John Whitney

02:48pm August 16 2012

Choice kit: Royal Racing’s 2013 Race jersey and shorts

Lighter, comfier and more breathable – plus no more tie-dye graphics!

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TAGS: TAGS: Choice kit featured Royal Racing Steve Peat Trek World Racing

We don't know if this guy stole the bike or just tried to sell it. Either way, we don't think he'll be doing it again anytime soon!

11:50am August 16 2012

Video: Rider tracks down stolen bike and confronts suspected thief

Bike thieves are scum, and so are people who buy and sell stolen bikes. Watch one get his comeuppance…

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TAGS: TAGS: Cam McCaul

Stevie Smith was hungry for the Air DH win. Picture by Blake Jorgenson

10:35am August 16 2012

Stevie Smith wins Crankworx Air DH – videos & photo gallery

Fast and furious racing on Whistler’s infamous A-Line

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TAGS: TAGS: Brian Lopes British Columbia MTB Canada MTB Claire Buchar Crankworx Crankworx Whistler Downhill Emmeline Ragot Micayla Gatto Mick Hannah Stevie Smith Whistler Bike Park

2013 Norco Aurum, Range Killer B, Shinobi and Sight Killer B

04:48pm August 15 2012

2013 Norco mountain bikes – swoopy frames out, big wheels in

Sneak peek at the new 650b Range Killer B and Sight Killer B, plus tweaked Aurum and Shinobi

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TAGS: TAGS: featured Norco Norco Aurum

Darren Berrecloth pulls a no-foot can in the Gobi Desert during filming of 'Where The Trail Ends'. Picture by John Wellburn/Red Bull Content Pool

02:25pm August 15 2012

Video: Gobi Desert helmet cam highlights from ‘Where The Trail Ends’

Big drops, sketchy lines and brutal crashes, with Cam Zink, Darren Berrecloth, James Doerfling and Kurt Sorge

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TAGS: TAGS: Cam Zink Contour Darren Berrecloth featured Freeride Gobi Desert MTB James Doerfling Kurt Sorge Where The Trail Ends

12:29pm August 15 2012

Giant ditch Faith, fit Reign with a chain guide and turn STP into a singlespeed for 2013

First look at the new ‘gravity’ range

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TAGS: TAGS: featured Giant

Fabien Barel and Brook MacDonald hit the rocky trails of Val d'Isere

11:03am August 15 2012

Video: Fabien Barel and Brook MacDonald ride Val d’Isere

High-alpine action in Fabien Barel Presents, episode 4: The path to victory

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TAGS: TAGS: All-mountain Brook MacDonald Downhill Fabien Barel Fabien Barel presents featured France MTB Mondraker Summum MS Mondraker Val d'Isere MTB

Massive whips and a rowdy crowd – must be the Whip Off World Champs. Picture by Blake Jorgenson/Crankworx Whistler

09:57am August 15 2012

Tyler McCaul wins 2012 Whip Off World Champs – videos & photo gallery

Riders style it up in front of a rabid Crankworx Whistler crowd – now with more vids

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TAGS: TAGS: Bernard Kerr Brendan Fairclough Cam Zink Crankworx Crankworx Whistler Downhill Freeride Gee Milner Films Ian Morrison Jamie Goldman Thomas Vanderham Tyler McCaul Whip Off World Champs Whistler Bike Park

InFocus's Andi Tillmann lays the table at Whistler Bike Park

03:42pm August 14 2012

Video: Whips, dust and rock’n'roll as the InFocus team hit Whistler

Woohoo! No dubstep or slo-mo, just old-fashioned shredding

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TAGS: TAGS: British Columbia MTB Canada MTB featured Whistler Bike Park

Aaron Gwin’s a natural born downhill racer. Picture by Steve Behr

03:08pm August 14 2012

Aaron Gwin to stick with Trek World Racing for next three years

Next goal, World Champs glory

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TAGS: TAGS: Aaron Gwin Downhill Downhill World Cup Trek World Racing

Clinton spends a lot of time at his local skatepark – and it shows!

01:00pm August 14 2012

Video: Clinton Johns gets his flow on at the skatepark and dirt jumps

Cornwall’s got no mountains or big forests, but there’s still some great riding

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TAGS: TAGS: Cornwall MTB Dirt jumping England MTB featured Gee Milner Films Skatepark Slopestyle Street riding The Brakes UK MTB

Bad weather prevented Brad and Jason from reaching the peak of Jebel Toubkal on their first attempt. Picture by Brad Howe/Jason Krugger

12:07pm August 14 2012

Video: Riding North Africa’s highest mountain on an Ibis Mojo HD

Brad Howe and Jason Kruger attempt to ascend and descend Jebel Toubkal in one day

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TAGS: TAGS: All-mountain GoPro Ibis Cycles Ibis Mojo HD Morocco MTB

Ryan Howard gets his scrub on during filming of Strength In Numbers in Green River, Utah. Picture by Sterling Lorence/Red Bull Content Pool

10:46am August 14 2012

Video: Thomas Vanderham, Graham Agassiz and Ryan Howard go big in Utah

Complete section from ‘Strength In Numbers’, all yours for free!

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TAGS: TAGS: Anthill Films featured Freeride Graham Agassiz Green River MTB Ryan Howard Strength in Numbers Thomas Vanderham Utah MTB

Gee and Rach head off from Atherton HQ to ride the trails at Coed y Brenin. Picture by Joby Sessions

10:02am August 14 2012

Video: Gee and Rachel Atherton hit the trails at Coed y Brenin, Wales

Riding, chit-chat and cake stops in the first Atherton Ride Guide

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TAGS: TAGS: Atherton Ride Guide Gee Atherton GT GT Factory Racing GT Force Mercedes-Benz Vito Sport Rachel Atherton The Athertons Trail riding UK MTB Wales MTB

Justin Roy shakes out a bit of cramp. Maybe

05:10pm August 13 2012

Video: Frontflips and forest trails in Squamish, in The Dirt Chronicles #2

Canada’s Summer of Summit crew head south to build a massive trick jump

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TAGS: TAGS: British Columbia MTB Dirt jumping Downhill Dylan Forbes Freeride Justin Roy Slopestyle Squamish MTB Summer of Summit

Santa Cruz Syndicate teammates Greg Minnaar and Steve Peat know a thing or two about world champs tracks - they both sport the rainbow stripes on their sleeves. Picture by Kathy Sessler

04:46pm August 13 2012

Video: Steve Peat and Greg Minnaar ride the 2012 World Champs course in Leogang

DH track preview, courtesy of two men with the rainbow stripes on their sleeves

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TAGS: TAGS: Austria MTB Downhill World Championships featured Greg Minnaar Leogang MTB MTB World Championships Santa Cruz Syndicate Santa Cruz V10 Carbon Steve Peat This is Peaty

03:22pm August 13 2012

Video: Cliff jumps and dirt jumping with Yannick Granieri and friends

The infamous Crankworx ladder drop will be nothing after this!

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TAGS: TAGS: Dirt jumping featured France MTB Marseille MTB Yannick Granieri

Max Kauert, about to hit the trails of Black Rock, Oregon

02:42pm August 13 2012

Video: Max Kauert hits Black Rock’s flowy DH trails on his Giant Glory

It looks like BC, but it’s south of the border

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TAGS: TAGS: Downhill featured Freeride Giant Glory Oregon MTB

At 12km, Whistler's Garbanzo DH is a true test of downhill speed and stamina. Picture by Blake Jorgenson

11:59am August 13 2012

Crankworx Whistler opening weekend – Sliced & Diced

Wins for Brendog and Stevie Smith, plus all the other highlights

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TAGS: TAGS: Andreu Lacondeguy Brendan Fairclough Crankworx Crankworx Whistler Downhill Enduro downhill Enduro racing Gravity enduro Jerome Clementz Kyle Strait Martin Soderstrom Richie Schley Sliced & Diced Stevie Smith Tyler McCaul Whistler Bike Park

Kenta Gallagher styles it up. Picture by Luke Webber

09:54am August 11 2012

Video: XC racer Kenta Gallagher helps dispel the ‘all fitness, no skill’ myth

Olympic Academy member swaps his race rig for a play bike

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TAGS: TAGS: cross-country Dirt jumping featured Freeride London 2012 Olympic Games

Sam Pilgrim soars high over the crowd at Vienna Air King. Picture by Daniel Roos

03:57pm August 10 2012

Video: 2012 FMB World Tour mid-term report

Lost track of what’s going on in the slopestyle series? This bluffer’s guide should help you out…

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TAGS: TAGS: Brandon Semenuk featured FMB World Tour Martin Soderstrom Sam Pilgrim Slopestyle

12:26pm August 10 2012

Something for the weekend #8

BMX stunts, girl on a roof, backyard rollercoaster and robot fish

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TAGS: TAGS: featured Kye Forte Something for the weekend

11:19am August 10 2012

2013 Rocky Mountain Slayer SS – is this the sweetest looking slopestyle bike ever?

It’s been a long wait, but it was worth it…

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TAGS: TAGS: Geoff Gulevich Jarrett Moore Jordie Lunn Rocky Mountain Slopestyle Slopestyle bikes Wink Grant

Ian Morrison takes Stevie Smith down one of his favourite Whistler routes

09:49am August 10 2012

Video: Stevie Smith gets a local’s guide to Whistler

Ian Morrison reveals the best trails and hangouts, and how not to be lame

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TAGS: TAGS: British Columbia MTB Canada MTB Day in the life Devinci Devinci videos Devinci Wilson featured Goldstein Productions Ian Morrison Stevie Smith Whistler Bike Park

B'Twin DH or Mondraker Summum? Actually, word is that it could be a Haibike Zone 10

04:29pm August 9 2012

Are Decathlon developing the world’s cheapest World Cup downhill bike?

The superstore bike to beat all superstore bikes – tested at Val d’Isere

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TAGS: TAGS: Decathlon Downhill Downhill bikes featured

Blake, left, and Ray Samson cement their roadtrip plan

02:59pm August 9 2012

Video: Stoked on life! Dirt jumps, surf and skatepark riding with Blake and Ray Samson

The Zimbabwe-born brothers, now living in the UK, head out on a Cornish roadtrip

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TAGS: TAGS: Bike Riders United Blake Samson Cornwall MTB Dirt jumping DMR featured Mercedes-Benz Vito Sport Skatepark UK MTB

Sandy Plenty's upgraded his Yeti SB66 Carbon with custom coloured Fox forks and a smattering of Renthal bits. Picture by Stu Gwynn

11:58am August 9 2012

Race Bike: Sandy Plenty’s Yeti SB66 Carbon custom build

Turquoise-themed trail tamer

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TAGS: TAGS: All-mountain bikes Enduro bikes Race Bikes Trail bikes Yeti Yeti SB66 Carbon

Ryan Nangle hits the dirt jumps on his Dartmoor Shine

11:40am August 9 2012

Video: Dartmoor’s Ryan Nangle and Marcel Hunt hit the jumps

Freeride, trails and comp action with the young UK duo

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TAGS: TAGS: Dartmoor Bikes Dirt jumping Marcel Hunt Ryan Nangle

Jumps, DH, all-mountain – British Columbia's got it all

11:06am August 9 2012

Video: Best tourism ad ever? Coastal Crew hit the trails of BC to prove it’s an MTB paradise

Incredible trails, great riding, epic scenery – this one’s got it all

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TAGS: TAGS: All-mountain British Columbia MTB Canada MTB Curtis Robinson Downhill Dylan Dunkerton featured Freeride Graham Agassiz Kyle Norbraten Matt Miles Silvia Films

Slo-mo slopestyle from the 2012 Claymore Challenge

10:01am August 9 2012

Video: Slow-motion slopestyle action from the 2012 Claymore Challenge

Tricks that were a blur of limbs suddenly make sense!

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TAGS: TAGS: Brandon Semenuk Claymore Challenge featured FMB World Tour Highland Mountain Bike Park Martin Soderstrom New Hampshire MTB Sam Pilgrim Slopestyle

Riding the new Orange Patriot at Whistler

04:30pm August 8 2012

Video: Riding Whistler Bike Park on the new Orange Patriot

Forget floating pivot points and race pyjamas – a single-pivot and jeans are all you need to shred!

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TAGS: TAGS: Dave Mackison featured Freeride Orange Bikes Orange Patriot Whistler Bike Park

Dustin Gilding – a trail boss in the truest form of the phrase

12:33pm August 8 2012

Video: Dustin Gilding sessions his pristine backyard dirt jumps in The Revealing, pt2

Impressive spadework, with riding to match

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TAGS: TAGS: backyard trails British Columbia MTB Canada MTB Dirt jumping Dustin Gilding featured Harrison Mendel The Revealing

O'Neal's Stinger flat-pedal shoes. Picture by James Costley-White

11:37am August 8 2012

Choice kit: O’Neal Stinger flat pedal shoes

No bumbling here – these kicks are the bee’s knees!

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TAGS: TAGS: Choice kit featured Flat pedal shoes Mountain bike shoes O'Neal

Steffi Marth on a flyer. Picture by Wolfgang Watzke

10:47am August 8 2012

Video: Trek Gravity Girls’ Steffi Marth tears up the trails in Canada

Not a pink bike or flowery helmet graphic in sight!

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TAGS: TAGS: Canada MTB Kamloops MTB Silver Star Bike Park Steffi Marth Trek Gravity Girls Whistler Bike Park Wolfgang Watzke

Brandon Semenuk – not a fan of French cuisine

09:46am August 8 2012

Video: Life behind bars #8 – Crankworx Les 2 Alpes

Dirt jumps, raw egg breakfasts and slopestyle supremacy, with Brandon Semenuk

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TAGS: TAGS: Andreu Lacondeguy Brandon Semenuk Cam McCaul Cam Zink Crankworx Les 2 Alpes featured FMB World Tour France MTB Kurt Sorge Leo Delfour Barrascq Les 2 Alpes MTB Life Behind Bars Martin Soderstrom Sam Pilgrim Slopestyle Tyler McCaul Yannick Granieri

Eating dirt is an inescapable part of learning new tricks

03:03pm August 7 2012

Video: 18-year-old eats dirt trying to double backflip

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. And again. And again…

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TAGS: TAGS: Dirt jumping featured Germany MTB

Specialized's Carbon Demo 8 may be light but that doesn't mean it's for race day only

02:27pm August 7 2012

Video: North Shore riding on a Specialized Carbon Demo 8

Light weight but no lightweight

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TAGS: TAGS: Matt Dennison North Shore MTB NSMB.com Team Specialized Specialized Carbon Demo 8 Specialized Demo 8

Mike Kinrade follows Kurt Sorge in Where The Trail Ends. Picture by John Wellburn/Red Bull Content Pool

12:50pm August 7 2012

Video: Mike Kinrade nails a huge natural gap to drop for ‘Where The Trail Ends’

This helmet cam footage is the closest most of us will ever get to a move this ballsy

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TAGS: TAGS: Contour Contour Where The Trail Ends Moment Freeride Freeride Entertainment Mike Kinrade Red Bull videos Where The Trail Ends

Danny Hart has yet to win a World Cup - will he be able to defend his rainbow stripes? Picture by Russell Burton

12:05pm August 7 2012

Britain and US announce 2012 MTB World Champs squads

GB field five former champs but keep Fairclough in reserve; America have a trump card – Gwin

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10:05am August 7 2012

Video: Epic Whistler Bike Park shreddage from ‘Strength in Numbers’

Five minutes of scrubbing, whipping, singletrack slaying action from the year’s biggest bike movie

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TAGS: TAGS: Adam Billinghurst Anthill Films Chris Kovarik Claire Buchar featured Ian Morrison Red Bull videos Strength in Numbers Whistler Bike Park

Yeti's Eliot Jackson gets his scrub on in the Utah desert

09:14am August 7 2012

Video: Yeti’s Eliot Jackson brings some racer style to the Utah desert

Sweet scrubs and plenty of flying roost from the Californian on the turquoise bike

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TAGS: TAGS: Downhill Eliot Jackson featured Freeride Green River MTB John Reynolds Utah MTB Yeti

Leogang's new World Champs 4X course is shaping up nicely. Picture from Bikepark Leogang / Rasolution

02:43pm August 6 2012

Video: Leogang World Champs 4X track preview

‘Monster truck’, according to Scott ‘Boom Boom’ Beaumont

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TAGS: TAGS: 4X 4X World Championships Austria MTB Leogang MTB MTB World Championships Scott Beaumont

James McKnight and Alex Evans explore the Austrian Alps

12:54pm August 6 2012

Video: Epic all-mountain riding in Austria’s Tyrol

James McKnight and Alex Evans head for pastures new in the Zillertal Valley

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TAGS: TAGS: All-mountain Austria MTB featured Tyrol MTB

The UK team won the first round of the Enduro Trophy of Nations at Sauze d'Oulx

12:42pm August 6 2012

Video: Alpine action from the Enduro MTB Trophy of Nations #1

Blue skies, sweet singletrack and 15-minute downhills – just the ticket!

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TAGS: TAGS: Anka Martin Italy MTB Jerome Clementz Joe Barnes Sauze d'Oulx MTB

Jeff Kerkove rides a sketchy ridgeline trail during the Durango Dirty Century

11:39am August 6 2012

Video: Rocky ridgeline trail with sheer drops either side – on an XC bike

Scree if you wanna go faster

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TAGS: TAGS: featured Trail riding

Matt Miles hits warp speed at Sun Peaks bike park

11:04am August 6 2012

Video: High-speed scrubbing and drifting DH action from Sun Peaks bike park

No voiceovers or super-slo-mo, just high-speed ragging!

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TAGS: TAGS: Canada MTB Downhill featured Matt Miles Silvia Films

Brandon Semenuk flips the big second double at the 2012 Bearclaw Invitational

10:17am August 6 2012

Videos: Brandon Semenuk continues his winning streak at the Bearclaw Invitational

Big hucks, progressive tricks, and a carbon DH bike mixing it with the slopestyle rigs

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TAGS: TAGS: Anthony Messere Bearclaw Invitational Brandon Semenuk Brett Rheeder Darren Berrecloth featured FMB World Tour Graham Agassiz Greg Watts Jack Fogelquist Jamie Goldman Mount Washington Bike Park Paul Genovese Santa Cruz V10 Carbon Slopestyle Thomas Genon Yannick Granieri

Kona Process 2013. Picture by John Whitney

11:06am August 5 2012

New Kona Process: boring name, but looks like it should be a blast to ride!

‘The mother of all-mountain/enduro trail bikes’

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TAGS: TAGS: All-mountain All-mountain bikes Enduro bikes Enduro downhill featured Gravity enduro Kona

The ShapeRideShoot boys put the 2013 Scott Gambler through its paces

01:05pm August 4 2012

Video: Riding the 2013 Scott Gambler in Morgins, Switzerland

‘Fast and rigid’ – who needs carbon?

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TAGS: TAGS: featured Floriane Pugin Morgins MTB Scott Scott Gambler Scott11 ShapeRideShoot Switzerland MTB

Devinci Wilson Carbon. Picture from Devinci

04:06pm August 3 2012

Check out the new Devinci Wilson Carbon – Canada’s curviest export since Pamela Anderson!

Could this be the bike that takes Steve Smith to the top of the podium?

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TAGS: TAGS: Dave Weagle Devinci Devinci Wilson Devinci Wilson Carbon Downhill Downhill bikes Split Pivot Stevie Smith

It's a miracle both the deer and the rider walked away from this one

12:31pm August 3 2012

Something for the weekend #7

Deer vs moto, skateboarding bulldog, mini BMX and battling cats

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TAGS: TAGS: featured Ken Block Something for the weekend

Patrick Leitner's got to earn a place at Suzuki Nine Knights, surely?

11:10am August 3 2012

Video: 65 seconds of sick slopestyle riding with Patrick Leitner

Surely this Austrian rider’s got to win a place at Suzuki Nine Knights?

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TAGS: TAGS: Dirt jumping Slopestyle Suzuki Nine Knights MTB

It's hard to enjoy the stunning scenery when you know there's a rock with your name on it

10:23am August 3 2012

Video: Trail riding meets trials in the Dolomites

When the going gets tough, it’s time to get hopping

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TAGS: TAGS: All-mountain Dolomites MTB featured Italy MTB Johannes Pistrol Labyrinth Liteville Trail riding Trials

Richie Schley and Manfred Stromberg pick their way through the unique landscape of Apt, France

10:04am August 3 2012

Video: Richie Schley & Manfred Stromberg ride the lunar landscape of Digne, France

Rotwild pair carve some sweet lines in the soft dirt

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TAGS: TAGS: All-mountain Digne MTB featured France MTB Manfred Stromberg Richie Schley Rotwild

The top of Alpe d'Huez on Megavalanche day is a dangerous place, prone to outbreaks of mass crashing and dodgy Euro technoThe top of Alpe d'Huez on Megavalanche day is a dangerous place, prone to outbreaks of mass crashing and dodgy Euro techno

02:57pm August 2 2012

Video: Crash carnage at the 2012 Megavalanche

Mass start, mass pile-up at the top of Alpe d’Huez

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

Brendan Fairclough's fast and stylish but how will he fare on the cliffs of Utah? Picture by Steve Behr

11:51am August 2 2012

Brendan Fairclough brings his massive whips to Red Bull Rampage 2012

Other big names confirmed, plus plenty of huge drops and nasty crashes in the official teaser vid

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TAGS: TAGS: Alex Prochazka Andreu Lacondeguy Brandon Semenuk Brendan Fairclough Darren Berrecloth featured Freeride Gee Atherton Geoff Gulevich Kurt Sorge Kyle Strait Logan Binggeli Mick Hannah Red Bull events Red Bull Rampage Red Bull Rampage 2012 Red Bull videos Robbie Bourdon Thomas Vanderham

Brook MacDonald gets a facefull of Champagne to mark his first World Cup win. Picture by Kathy Sessler/Santa Cruz Syndicate

10:36am August 2 2012

Best Val d’Isere World Cup videos

Highlights from Ride.io, plus team vids from Santa Cruz Syndicate and Monster Energy-Specialized

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TAGS: TAGS: Aaron Gwin Brook MacDonald Cam Cole Downhill Downhill World Cup Gee Atherton Greg Minnaar Josh Bryceland Justin Leov Mitch Ropelato Monster Energy-Specialized Neko Mulally Sam Hill Santa Cruz Syndicate Steve Peat Trek World Racing Val d'Isere MTB Val d'Isere World Cup

Greg Minnaar, looking a bit out of place in San Fran

09:37am August 2 2012

Video: Greg Minnaar rides the streets of San Francisco, World Cup style

Stair gaps, DH bike dirt jumping and slightly unnerving close-ups in this promo for Gamut’s new signature chain device

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TAGS: TAGS: California MTB Downhill featured Freeride Greg Minnaar San Francisco MTB Santa Cruz Syndicate Santa Cruz V10 Carbon

DMR Wrath 26in. Picture by James Costley-White

05:01pm August 1 2012

New DMR Wrath could turn you into a pump track god

Forget suspension and gears – this is a stripped-to-the-bare-bones fun machine

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TAGS: TAGS: DMR Olly Wilkins Pump tracks

Fenestrelle Fort's walls stretch for 3km. Picture by mstefano80, Flickr.com

03:32pm August 1 2012

Video: One man, two wheels, four thousand steps

Endurance racing loon Matt Page takes on Italy’s spooky Fenestrelle Fort

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TAGS: TAGS: Italy MTB Marathon racing Matt Page

JP Maffret's got a big trick bag for one so young

02:21pm August 1 2012

Video: JP Maffret’s just 14 and he can already kick your arse at the jumps

360s, no-handers, backflips – and he’s only just old enough to watch the new Batman movie

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TAGS: TAGS: Dirt jumping JP Maffret Rupert Walker

33lb for a downhill bike - that's mental! We can't wait to get our hands on a 2013 Mondraker Summum. Picture from Mondraker

01:03pm August 1 2012

How light?! At 33lb, the 2013 Mondraker Summum tears up the downhill bike form book

World Cup performance, all-mountain weight

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TAGS: TAGS: Downhill Downhill bikes featured Mondraker Mondraker Summum

Garett Buehler is about to show how not to land a cliff drop

12:17pm August 1 2012

Video: Garett Buehler shows how not to land a cliff drop, twice, in Sessions #3

‘I don’t think I want to do it a third time’

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TAGS: TAGS: Dirt jumping Freeride Garett Buehler Sessions Slopestyle

Five Ten Raven shoes. Picture by Ric McLaughlinFive Ten Raven shoes. Picture by Ric McLaughlin

10:00am August 1 2012

Choice kit: Five Ten Raven shoes

Ugly but well hung? Our thoughts on the new clipless pedal option from the sticky sole masters

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TAGS: TAGS: Choice kit Clipless shoes Five Ten Mountain bike shoes

Histoire sans Freins - 'The Artist' of MTB films

09:27am August 1 2012

Video: Bonkers time travelling French DH action in ‘Histoire sans freins’

‘The Artist’ of mountain bike films

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TAGS: TAGS: Downhill featured Night riding Remy Metailler

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