December 2012 Archives

12:30pm December 31 2012

Six of the best: 2012 mountain bike videos

From most insane crash to craziest bike skills, we look back at six of the best from this year

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TAGS: TAGS: featured Six of the best

08:00am December 31 2012

Santa Cruz V10 Carbon – Best bikes and gear of 2012

‘Lightest and strongest’ downhill bike in the world

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08:00am December 30 2012

SRAM XX1 groupset – Best bikes and gear of 2012

Lighter, quieter and neater

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TAGS: TAGS: Best bikes and gear of 2012 Mountain bike groupsets SRAM SRAM XX1

08:00am December 29 2012

Specialized Dissident full-face helmet – Best bikes and gear of 2012

Carbon downhill lid with all the latest features

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TAGS: TAGS: Best bikes and gear of 2012 Full-face helmets Mountain bike helmets Specialized Specialized Dissident

12:00pm December 28 2012

Something for the weekend #28

It’s the last weekend of 2012! Start your NYE countdown with these awesome videos

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08:00am December 28 2012

GoPro HERO3 Silver Edition helmet cam – Best bikes and gear of 2012

Top POV choice for the average rider

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TAGS: TAGS: Best bikes and gear of 2012 GoPro GoPro HERO3 Helmet cams

10:00am December 27 2012

Race Bike: Katy Curd’s Rose The Bruce 4X

Custom geometry, one-off paintjob – a top-notch four-cross machine!

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TAGS: TAGS: featured Katy Curd Race Bikes Rose Bikes Rose The Bruce Rose Vaujany Gravity Mountainbike Team

08:00am December 27 2012

Renthal Lock-On grips – Best bikes and gear of 2012

A compound for every taste

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TAGS: TAGS: Best bikes and gear of 2012 Mountain bike grips Renthal

12:00pm December 26 2012

6 of the craziest Red Bull events!

From urban DH to corn field races, fox hunts to palaces… what will they think of next?!

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TAGS: TAGS: featured Red Bull Red Bull events Six of the best Urban downhill Urban racing

Cube Stereo – Best bikes and gear of 2012

08:00am December 26 2012

Cube Stereo Super HPC 160 – Best bikes and gear of 2012

Could this big-wheeler be the ultimate all-mountain/enduro speed machine?

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TAGS: TAGS: 650b Best bikes and gear of 2012 Cube Cube Stereo

Retro bike – 1998 GT Lobo vs 2012 GT Fury

11:30am December 25 2012

Retro: 1998 GT Lobo vs 2012 GT Fury

We take a look back at their last golden era, when the GT Lobo was the king of carbon, and see how it compares with its 2012 equivalent, the GT Fury

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TAGS: TAGS: featured GT GT Fury Retro

DMR Vault Brendog flat pedals - Best bikes and gear of 2012

08:00am December 25 2012

DMR Vault Brendog pedals – Best bikes and gear of 2012

Great grip and stealthy looks

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TAGS: TAGS: Best bikes and gear of 2012 DMR DMR Vault DMR Vault Brendog Flat pedals Mountain bike pedals

New CRC/Nukeproof teammates Joe Smith, Sam Hill and Matt Simmonds

12:14pm December 24 2012

Sam Hill joins Team CRC/Nukeproof for 2013

Legendary Australian rider leaves Specialized

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TAGS: TAGS: Al Bond CRC-Nukeproof featured Joe Smith Matt Simmonds Matti Lehikoinen Nukeproof Sam Hill

08:00am December 24 2012

Six of the best mountain bike movies – DVDs you need to have in your life!

Must-watch riding films all riders should have in their collection

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TAGS: TAGS: featured Mountain bike DVDs Six of the best Sprung Sprung Video Magazine Strength in Numbers Where The Trail Ends

08:00am December 24 2012

ONE Industries Vapor MTB gloves – Best bikes and gear of 2012

Minimalist choice for those who hate riding in gloves

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TAGS: TAGS: Best bikes and gear of 2012 Mountain bike gloves ONE Industries

03:00pm December 23 2012

Loamy and loose in the Belledonne Massive

Tearing up the alpine trails with Nicolas Luque

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TAGS: TAGS: Belledone MTB Downhill featured France MTB

Shimano SLX M675 disc brakes - Best bikes and gear of 2012 brakes

08:00am December 23 2012

Shimano SLX M675 disc brake – Best bikes and gear of 2012

Top choice for trail and all-mountain riding, and great value too

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TAGS: TAGS: Best bikes and gear of 2012 Mountain bike brakes Shimano

08:00am December 22 2012

Troy Lee Designs Ace shorts – Best bikes and gear of 2012

Do-it-all choice from the masters of cool

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TAGS: TAGS: Best bikes and gear of 2012 Mountain bike shorts Troy Lee Designs

02:53pm December 21 2012

Something for the Weekend #27

Snowmen and Santa take over! Festive-themed video treats to keep you entertained this weekend

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TAGS: TAGS: Chain Reaction Cycles videos featured Olly Wilkins Sam Reynolds Something for the weekend

12:52pm December 21 2012

Steve Peat, bacon butties and bike park action!

Lucky fan gets the chance to ride with the living legend

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TAGS: TAGS: Chain Reaction Cycles videos Dorset MTB England MTB featured Steve Peat UK MTB

12:20pm December 21 2012

Less storytelling, more shredding! Check out the trailer for Alchemy

New British Columbia film goes back to basics, dropping spring 2012

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TAGS: TAGS: BC Buds Productions British Columbia MTB Canada MTB Chromag featured

Shaperideshoot share their 2012 highlights. Picture by Ludwig Rey

11:15am December 21 2012

2012 – what an awesome year! Shaperideshoot share their highlights

From filming Floriane Pugin to testing the 2013 Scott Gambler, it’s been an epic first year for these French friends

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TAGS: TAGS: Downhill Floriane Pugin Insiders Guide ShapeRideShoot

Specialized Stumpjumper FSR EVO - Best bikes and gear of 2012

08:00am December 21 2012

Specialized Stumpjumper FSR EVO 26 – Best bikes and gear of 2012

The machine that started it all, and it’s still at the top of the trail bike tree

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TAGS: TAGS: Best bikes and gear of 2012 Specialized Specialized Stumpjumper FSR EVO Trail bikes

Heading to the pump track for some winter fun

11:13am December 20 2012

Girl riders, German markets and gingerbread – time to get festive!

The girls are back – this time to hitting up the pump tracks and spreading Christmas joy!

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TAGS: TAGS: featured Germany MTB Katrin Karkhof Laura Brethauer Pump tracks

10:48am December 20 2012

Ouch! Whip in the face – that’s gotta hurt!

Super fast shredding through Swinley Forest and an unfortunate wheel to face incident…

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TAGS: TAGS: Downhill England MTB featured UK MTB

Think Tom's bike looks cool? Wait til you get a closer look at his Fox-sprung, carbon fibre arm brace! Picture by Alex Tyler/Eyesdown Films

10:30am December 20 2012

Race bike: Tom Wheeler’s Orange 29er prototype

Custom tweaks and a carbon brace help this downhiller with a paralysed arm keep on riding

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TAGS: TAGS: 29er Eyesdown Films featured Mojo Suspension Orange Bikes Race Bikes Tom Wheeler

Looking for explosive MTB action? You've come to the right place!

09:30am December 20 2012

3 Minute Gaps recut – four minutes of explosive action from last year’s biggest bike movie!

Unauthorised edit will make you want to rush out and buy the real thing

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TAGS: TAGS: 3 Minute Gaps Aaron Gwin Brendan Fairclough Clay Porter Dan Atherton Danny Hart Dirt jumping Downhill Freeride Gee Atherton Mountain bike DVDs Sam Hill

08:00am December 20 2012

RockShox Reverb Stealth dropper seatpost – Best bikes and gear of 2012

Most reliable, weatherproof post around, and now without the flappy cable

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TAGS: TAGS: Best bikes and gear of 2012 dropper seatposts RockShox

02:00pm December 19 2012

Fox 34 CTD forks – Best bikes and gear of 2012

Perfect inbetweener choice for aggressive trail riding and all-mountain

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TAGS: TAGS: Best bikes and gear of 2012 featured Fox 34 Fox Racing Shox Suspension forks

11:16am December 19 2012

Night flight – hitting up the bike park in the dark!

Night riding is one thing, doing it in a blizzard is another!

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TAGS: TAGS: Germany MTB Max Schumann Night riding Snow mountain biking

Richie Schley explores the Taiwanese rainforest on his Rotwild

11:05am December 19 2012

Made in Taiwan: Richie Schley seeks out some sweet trails in the land of bike factories

Rainforest riding in the Republic of China

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TAGS: TAGS: Aaron LaRocque featured Richie Schley Rotwild Trail riding

10:49am December 19 2012

Russian BMXer gets rad on some space radars!

Boldly going where no bike rider has gone before

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TAGS: TAGS: BMX featured Red Bull events Red Bull videos

09:59am December 19 2012

Damn that boy’s fast! Whistler’s Kenny Smith gets his downhill shred on

Warp-speed singletrack slaying

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TAGS: TAGS: Downhill featured Kenny Smith Specialized Demo 8

Digging over, it's time for Dan to get rad!

03:44pm December 18 2012

How big are those jumps?! Quarry riding madness with the Atherton crew in Four by Three #4

Dan’s been busy back home in North Wales, building an absolute monster!

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TAGS: TAGS: Clay Porter Dan Atherton Four by Three Gee Atherton GT GT Factory Racing GT Fury Llangynog MTB Marc Beaumont Rachel Atherton Red Bull videos Revolution Bike Park Taylor Vernon The Athertons UK MTB Wales MTB

02:00pm December 18 2012

Scott Grenade Pro II knee pads – Best bikes and gear of 2012

Comfy, non-slip leg protection

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TAGS: TAGS: Best bikes and gear of 2012 featured Mountain bike knee pads Mountain bike leg armour Scott

10:56am December 18 2012

Swiss pinner Thibault Aegerter shreds Verbier one last time before the lifts close

Season ender DH session

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TAGS: TAGS: Downhill Switzerland MTB Verbier MTB

10:26am December 18 2012

Is this the ultimate whip video?

How many times can you get sideways in four minutes? A shedload!

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TAGS: TAGS: British Columbia MTB Canada MTB Downhill featured Freeride ShapeRideShoot Vincent Tupin Whistler Bike Park

Spanish junior Alvaro Sanchez Escalona gets acquainted with a crash mat

10:13am December 18 2012

Best cross-country crashes of 2012 – World Cup XC racers get a wobble on!

Lycra-lovers get their comeuppance, from SPD stalls to full-on faceplants

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TAGS: TAGS: cross-country featured Mountain bike crashes Red Bull videos South Africa MTB

02:44pm December 17 2012

Shimano Zee downhill groupset – Best bikes and gear of 2012

Shares lots of Saint’s features, but a whole lot cheaper

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TAGS: TAGS: Best bikes and gear of 2012 Downhill groupsets featured Mountain bike groupsets Shimano

01:03pm December 17 2012

8 Christmas stocking fillers for mountain bikers

Quirky gift ideas for the rider in your life, costing £30/$50 or less

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TAGS: TAGS: Mountain Biking UK Royal Racing Yeti

Kevin Kalkoff performs at Red Bull Ramparanoia. Picture rutgerpauw.com, Red Bull Content Pool

11:06am December 17 2012

Red Bull Ramparanoia – the closest we’re going to get to BMX riding on the moon!

4,000m above sea level, in Argentina, at the world’s most perfect natural BMX park

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TAGS: TAGS: Chain Reaction Cycles videos featured Red Bull events Ruben Alcantara Sebastian Keep

Watch this video and imagine that's your head inside the lid...

10:51am December 17 2012

Ever checked the safety sticker on your bike helmet? You will after watching this…

Wear the wrong lid and just a one-metre fall could spell curtains

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TAGS: TAGS: featured Mountain bike helmets

Lukão and Michael are masters of the endless endo

10:14am December 17 2012

Longest nose wheelie ever? These kids have insane endo skills!

Struggle to roll a few metres on your front wheel? Try a whole street…

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TAGS: TAGS: Brazil MTB featured

Dusty singletrack - is there anything better?

03:06pm December 14 2012

Kona capture that epic flowy singletrack feeling

Feelgood all-mountain action from the Canadian bike makers

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TAGS: TAGS: All-mountain featured Joe Schwartz Kona Sherpas Cinema Spencer Paxson

This boy's set for big things! Taylor Vernon is one of two new signings to GT Factory Racing. Picture by Laurence Crossman-Emms

01:02pm December 14 2012

Young guns Taylor Vernon and Martin Maes join GT Factory Racing for 2013

Athertons and Marc Beaumont gain some teenage apprentices!

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TAGS: TAGS: Dan Atherton Eyesdown Films Gee Atherton GT GT Factory Racing Marc Beaumont Martin Maes Rachel Atherton Taylor Vernon The Athertons

12:24pm December 14 2012

Something for the weekend #26

X-rated Christmas lights, basking shark attacks and tragic self-film footage

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TAGS: TAGS: featured Something for the weekend

11:31am December 14 2012

Dual race in a mall and a dwarf with a semi-automatic – only in the Czech Republic!

Bikes will take over the aisles at world’s first shopping centre showdown

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TAGS: TAGS: Czech Republic MTB Eastern Gravity

10:39am December 14 2012

Where’s the passport? This video will make you want to be in New Zealand!

Bungee jumps, tattoos and trains on the trails

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TAGS: TAGS: Downhill featured New Zealand MTB Scott Turner

Jake Kinney's definitely earned his wings

10:06am December 14 2012

Think mountain bikes don’t belong at the skatepark? This could be the video that changes your mind

New Deity signing Jake Kinney shows off his super-smooth style

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TAGS: TAGS: Deity Dirt jumping Skatepark Woodward West MTB

12:04pm December 13 2012

Win a Troy Lee Designs SE Pro jersey in our latest competition!

Plus TLD T-shirts for four runners-up

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TAGS: TAGS: Competitions featured Troy Lee Designs

Fly Racing Default full-face helmet. Picture by James Costley-White

12:00pm December 13 2012

Best budget downhill lid of 2013? Take a look at the Fly Racing Default

Premium looks and weight, entry-level price

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TAGS: TAGS: featured Full-face helmets Mountain bike helmets

Waking up to the mountains. Picture by Russell Burton

11:12am December 13 2012

Stop dreaming about Scottish singletrack – get the sleeper train this weekend!

Finish work on Friday and wake up in Fort William – the ultimate UK MTB adventure!

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TAGS: TAGS: All-mountain Fort William MTB Kinlochleven MTB Rob Jarman Scotland MTB UK MTB

10:35am December 13 2012

3 girls who ride Whistler Bike Park better than most guys

Canadian girls styling it up and hitting it big!

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TAGS: TAGS: Downhill featured Whistler Bike Park

10:28am December 13 2012

That’s gotta hurt! Three minutes of mountain bike crash carnage

Even the best mess up sometimes…

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TAGS: TAGS: Aaron LaRocque Andreu Lacondeguy Anthony Messere Brett Rheeder Dirt jumping Downhill featured Freeride Graham Agassiz Mike Montgomery Mind Spark Cinema Nic Genovese Slopestyle Steel City Media Trail riding Troy Brosnan Tyler McCaul X-Biking Chiangmai Downhill Challenge Yannick Granieri

Joel Moore locks onto his line at Taff Buggy. Picture by Alex Tyler/Eyesdown Films

03:57pm December 12 2012

Joel Moore plays tree trunk slalom in the Welsh Valleys

Rooty, woodsy downhill action with the Mojo Suspension rider

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TAGS: TAGS: Downhill Eyesdown Films featured Joel Moore Mojo Suspension Trek Session Trek Session 9.9 UK MTB Wales MTB

Greg Minnaar in full flow is a sight to behold. Main image by Kathy Sessler/Santa Cruz Syndicate

01:00pm December 12 2012

Best uni project ever? Greg Minnaar tears it up in student film

Beats a boring dissertation any day!

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TAGS: TAGS: Downhill featured Greg Minnaar Santa Cruz Syndicate Santa Cruz V10 Carbon

With a backyard like this, no wonder Brandon Semenuk's so good!

11:33am December 12 2012

‘Manly screams’ at the bungee jump and Semenuk’s insane backyard trails, in Life Behind Bars #17

Brandon gathers his buddies for an epic slopestyle shred session

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TAGS: TAGS: backyard trails Brandon Semenuk Dirt jumping Jarrett Moore Life Behind Bars Logan Peat Red Bull videos Reece Wallace Ryan Howard Sunshine Coast MTB

11:16am December 12 2012

NSFW: Boobs, bikes and breaking stuff – end of year edit from CP GANG

The ‘Jackass’ of the mountain bike world?

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TAGS: TAGS: Andreu Lacondeguy Dirt jumping featured

YT Tues 2.0 DH Ltd World Cup 2013. Source: YT Industries

10:28am December 12 2012

Downhill bike bargain of the year? Check out the special edition YT Tues 2.0 DH Ltd World Cup

On sale today only, for a crazy price, with an incredible spec!

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TAGS: TAGS: Downhill bikes YT Industries YT Industries Tues 2.0

04:37pm December 11 2012

Rollercoaster to the top? Innerleithen chairlift gets planning permission!

Scottish downhill venue is set to get a mechanical boost

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TAGS: TAGS: 7stanes Innerleithen MTB Scotland MTB UK MTB

12:12pm December 11 2012

When the white stuff falls, get your shred on!

The first snowfall means one thing – snow biking and drifting around the trails

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TAGS: TAGS: featured Ian Baquerin Snow mountain biking

Check out the Munich X-Games slopestyle course. Picture from ESPN

10:44am December 11 2012

Mountain biking is back in the X Games – let’s make it look cool this time!

Slopestyle added to Munich event for 2013. First stop Germany, next stop world domination!

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TAGS: TAGS: featured Germany MTB Slopestyle

Hungry for more European Crankworx action? You're in luck! Picture by Simon Nieborak/Crankworx Les 2 Alpes

09:54am December 11 2012

Crankworx Les 2 Alpes 2013 dates announced – get those flights booked now!

Now with Enduro World Series round, plus Free Raid Classic tours and demos

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TAGS: TAGS: Crankworx Crankworx Les 2 Alpes Enduro racing Enduro World Series featured France MTB Gravity enduro Les 2 Alpes MTB Slopestyle

Gully keeping things flowy. Picture by Margus Riga

09:01am December 11 2012

Blood, sweat and beers: Behind the scenes at Red Bull Rampage 2012

What it’s really like to take part in the world’s gnarliest freeride comp

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TAGS: TAGS: featured FMB World Tour Freeride Geoff Gulevich Margus Riga Red Bull Rampage Red Bull Rampage 2012 Rocky Mountain Flatline Thomas Vanderham USA MTB Utah MTB

Zips - the way forward for knee pads? Picture by Faye Sanders

01:25pm December 10 2012

Zip it! New O’Neal AMX Zipper knee pads could be the leg protectors you’ve longed for

No more flappy straps or having to take your shoes off

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TAGS: TAGS: featured Mountain bike knee pads Mountain bike leg armour O'Neal

Vids like this just make us want to grab our bikes and hit the trails. With a swift stop to pick up some waterproof socks and midge-repelling Avon Skin So Soft first!

11:58am December 10 2012

Forget the 7Stanes – this is what Scottish mountain biking’s really about!

Epic scenery and technical trails in the Highlands

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TAGS: TAGS: All-mountain Calum Darling featured Scotland MTB UK MTB

Think Jesse Beare looks out of shape in this pic? You're wrong - watch the clip for a lesson in body English

11:20am December 10 2012

Aussie pinner Jesse Beare gives a lesson in downhill speed and style

Move over Sam and Troy, there’s a new kid on the Troy Lee clad block…

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TAGS: TAGS: Australia MTB Commencal Supreme DH V3 Downhill Jake Lucas Media

Rose Vaujany Gravity Mountainbike Team at Vaujany. Picture by Irmo Keizer

10:28am December 10 2012

Get your Monday morning adrenaline fix with Rose Vaujany’s ‘Racers are awesome’

Nico Vink, Katy Curd and co keep it pinned, from mountain trails to World Cup DH tracks

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TAGS: TAGS: 4X All-mountain Downhill featured Freeride Joost Wichman Katy Curd Nico Vink Petrik Bruckner Rose Beef Cake Rose Bikes Rose Vaujany Gravity Mountainbike Team Thirty7even

05:28pm December 7 2012

Stevie Smith – a year’s worth of riding and winning in three minutes!

Recap of this summer’s World Cup action with the Devinci Global Racing star

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TAGS: TAGS: Devinci Global Racing Downhill Downhill World Cup featured Stevie Smith

03:07pm December 7 2012

Something for the weekend #25

Driving dogs, a dead deer on a bike and more bizarre videos for your weekend entertainment!

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TAGS: TAGS: Something for the weekend

02:11pm December 7 2012

Is this the best feelgood riding video ever?

If people ask why you ride bikes, show them this!

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TAGS: TAGS: Dirt jumping Downhill featured JL Media Whistler Bike Park

12:34pm December 7 2012

Dalbeattie in the dark – 7Stanes slab riding

Full beam ahead! Chasing the lights over some prime Scottish singletrack

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TAGS: TAGS: 7stanes featured Full-Beam Night riding Scotland MTB Trail riding UK MTB

Joel Moore gets his whip on at Afan's new bike park. Picture by Jon Ashelford

09:32am December 7 2012

Afan Forest bike park is now open – check out our exclusive riding photos

We take a ride around the new trails with Manon Carpenter

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TAGS: TAGS: Afan Forest MTB Freeride Joel Moore Jon Ashelford Manon Carpenter Saracen Ariel Trail riding UK MTB Wales MTB

04:08pm December 6 2012

Choice kit: Morvelo T-shirts and hoodies

Fresh new casual wear from this rider-owned British brand

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TAGS: TAGS: Choice kit featured Mountain bike jerseys

Joey Schusler gets his singletrack fix on Mount Prevost

11:47am December 6 2012

Yeti’s Richie Rude and Joey Schusler have an absolute blast in the mist and loam of the Pacific Northwest

Sweet singletrack and some even sweeter Yeti SB66 Carbons

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TAGS: TAGS: British Columbia MTB Canada MTB featured John Reynolds Oregon MTB Richie Rude Trail riding USA MTB Washington State MTB Yeti Yeti SB66 Carbon

11:27am December 6 2012

Say Cheese! Could this be the movie that puts German mountain biking on the map?

From Nitro Circus to alpine singletrack – see the official teaser here

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TAGS: TAGS: Austria MTB featured Germany MTB Julian Gerhardt

11:08am December 6 2012

Brazilian stunners and sex toys as seatposts – just a typical day for injured downhiller Cedric Gracia!

Top-grade dicking about in CG Sex Tape #3 – with English subtitles

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TAGS: TAGS: Cedric Gracia Day in the life featured Lucas Stanus Videos

09:44am December 6 2012

50 seconds of footage you don’t want to miss

Film-like atmosphere makes this edit starring Oslo’s Andreas Vold a must-watch

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TAGS: TAGS: featured Freeride Norway MTB Oslo MTB

You'll have to earn your freeride fun at Afan's new bike park with some saddle-up gear-spinning

12:56pm December 5 2012

New Afan Forest bike park looks like awesome fun – finally the long fireroad slog is worth it!

Berm and jump packed runs, plus new sections for The Wall too – check out the video here

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TAGS: TAGS: Afan Forest MTB Cognation Freeride Liam Murphy Films Orange Five Rowan Sorrell Trail riding UK MTB Wales MTB

‘He’s just a… mountain bike god’ – high praise for Cam McCaul from extreme sports legend Travis Pastrana

11:53am December 5 2012

Big grins and even bigger Superman seatgrab backflips – Cam McCaul at Nitro Circus Live

‘He’s just a… mountain bike god’ – high praise from extreme sports legend Travis Pastrana

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TAGS: TAGS: Cam McCaul featured Nitro Circus Slopestyle Travis Pastrana

11:43am December 5 2012

17 days of Andorran adventures and fantasy French mountain biking

From Sweden to southern France, the ultimate trail hunt is on

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TAGS: TAGS: Andorra MTB Digne MTB Downhill featured France MTB Heli drops Jon Television

CRC-Nukeproof's Joe Smith in full flow at Fort William. Picture by Steve Behr / Stockfile

10:46am December 5 2012

Race Bike: Joe Smith’s CRC-Nukeproof team edition Nukeproof Pulse

ChainReactionCycles.com rider’s prototype World Champs rig

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TAGS: TAGS: CRC-Nukeproof Downhill bikes featured Joe Smith Nukeproof Nukeproof Pulse Race Bikes

Darren Berrecloth stacks it big-time attempting a big 360 drop

09:54am December 5 2012

Red Bull Rampage GoPro highlights – Think it looked scary from a distance? Wait til you see the riders’ view!

POV footage gets you close to the action. A little too close

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TAGS: TAGS: Brandon Semenuk Brett Rheeder Darren Berrecloth featured FMB World Tour Freeride GoPro HD HERO2 GoPro videos Helmet cam videos Red Bull Rampage Red Bull Rampage 2012 Tyler McCaul USA MTB Utah MTB

02:59pm December 4 2012

Most creative BMX video yet?

Michael Beran has the ride of his dreams, thanks to Red Bull

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TAGS: TAGS: BMX featured Red Bull Media House

Here's Tracey Hannah in her custom Bluegrass lid. Picture by MET Spa

02:02pm December 4 2012

Get the pro look with new ‘secret’ signature helmets from Bluegrass

Wear the same lid used by Tracey Hannah, Bernard Kerr or Jerome Clementz

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TAGS: TAGS: Bernard Kerr Bluegrass Fabien Cousinie Full-face helmets Jerome Clementz Mountain bike helmets Remy Absalon Tracey Hannah

12:34pm December 4 2012

6 of the best ‘alternative’ uplifts

Huddled into a van and driven to the top of the hill? Not for these guys…

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TAGS: TAGS: Federico Valenzisi Heli drops Nicolas Quere Ryan Howard Six of the best

Want to know the best thing about recumbents? You're already pretty much in the recovery position when the inevitable happens

10:57am December 4 2012

Mountain biking on a recumbent – worst idea ever?

Downhill wobbling and North Shore nosediving, just inches off the ground

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TAGS: TAGS: featured Freeride

10:33am December 4 2012

Fire biking – riding in the aftermath of an inferno

After wildfires sweep the area, Chad and Jaren grab their bikes to explore the barren Utah landscape

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TAGS: TAGS: Freeride USA MTB Utah MTB

The hunt is on! Gee Atherton eyes up his prey at Red Bull Foxhunt 2012. Picture by Predrag Vuckovic/Red Bull Content Pool

10:09am December 4 2012

Official Red Bull Foxhunt 2012 video cranks up the tension

Watch Gee Atherton pick off his enduro downhill rivals, one by one

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TAGS: TAGS: Belfast MTB Enduro downhill Enduro racing featured Gee Atherton Greg Callaghan GT Factory Racing Northern Ireland MTB Red Bull events Red Bull Foxhunt Red Bull videos

This boy's got style! Jackson Goldstone gets the dust flying on Whistler's Top of the World trail. Picture by Malcolm Mclaws

02:51pm December 3 2012

Exclusive: Little ripper Jackson Goldstone rides Whistler’s Top of the World trail with his sister Bailey

Mountain bike kids get the dust flying on epic singletrack descent

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TAGS: TAGS: Jackson Goldstone Malcolm Mclaws Top of the World Whistler Bike Park

02:34pm December 3 2012

Crash carnage at Megavalanche Reunion 2012 – Nico Quere loses his bike!

Pile-ups – the one thing common with all mass-start races

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TAGS: TAGS: featured Megavalanche Reunion Mountain bike crashes Nicolas Quere

We're not normally e-bike fans but this thing looks like awesome fun!

12:12pm December 3 2012

Check out Audi’s new electric mountain bike – it’s a 50mph stunt monster!

Carbon beast, complete with dedicated power wheelie mode

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The two cameras were mounted side-by-side using two K-Edge GO BIG handlebar mounts. Picture by Paul Stevenson

11:23am December 3 2012

Video: GoPro HERO3 Silver Edition vs GoPro HD HERO2

Helmet cam showdown proves there’s more to new middle-model GoPro than a spot of dieting

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TAGS: TAGS: featured GoPro HD HERO2 GoPro HERO3 GoPro videos Helmet cam videos Helmet cams

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