January 2013 Archives

"Stiff, low-maintenance and high-fun" – that's how designer Keith Scott describes the Banshee range

04:00pm January 31 2013

2013 Banshee Rune, Prime and Spitfire – three bikes that should be a scream on the downhills!

Built with aggressive riders in mind

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02:32pm January 31 2013

Access all areas: Lanzarote like you’ve never seen it before!

Shipwrecks, caves and volcanoes – a two-wheeled tour

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TAGS: TAGS: featured Spain MTB Trials

12:19pm January 31 2013

Rapid whips and cheeky flicks – this guy’s on a mission

Speeding down Sardinian singletrack

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TAGS: TAGS: Downhill Italy MTB

11:26am January 31 2013

“We wanted a trail that took you straight to mountain bike nirvana!” Not too fussy then…

Czech out the new Superflow trail

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TAGS: TAGS: Czech Republic MTB featured Rowan Sorrell Trail building

Testing the latest Thomson bike bits – it's a dirty job but someone's got to do it!

11:12am January 31 2013

Video: Thomson Elite Dropper seatpost is ready to drop

Reliability’s the name of the game!

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TAGS: TAGS: Core Bike 2013 dropper seatposts featured Thomson Thomson Elite Dropper Trade shows

Tyler Whitfield might as well ditch his front wheel!

09:38am January 31 2013

Now that’s what we call a manual!

Watch BMXer Tyler Whitfield ride an entire track on just his back wheel

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If this thing's as good as DVO reckon, the other fork companies are going to be green with envy

05:04pm January 30 2013

DVO Emerald – the new fork that could turn the downhill world upside down

Has the inverted design’s day finally come?

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TAGS: TAGS: Core Bike 2013 Downhill forks DVO DVO Emerald featured Suspension forks Trade shows

Hope's new Techbar handlebar and lock-on grips – the perfect finishing touch for co-founder Ian Weatherill's awesome-looking DH bike. Picture by James Costley-White

02:00pm January 30 2013

Check out the new Hope handlebar that’ll have the purists up in arms

Plus new SL lock-on grips and a very special Santa Cruz V10 Carbon

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TAGS: TAGS: Core Bike 2013 Hope Technology Mountain bike grips Mountain bike handlebars Santa Cruz Santa Cruz V10 Carbon Trade shows

12:27pm January 30 2013

Slow-mo or slow-no?!

Can you ever have too much of a good thing?

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TAGS: TAGS: Australia MTB Chris Kovarik Claire Buchar Downhill featured Mt Buller MTB

11:23am January 30 2013

From cows to the World Cup circuit – FastFokus have covered it all!

Is there a better job out there for mountain bike fans? We think not…

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TAGS: TAGS: Dirt jumping Downhill FASTFOKUS

Who needs a freeride rig when you can ride a trail bike like this?

10:23am January 30 2013

Kirt Voreis gets wild at Retallack

Tearing apart the trails on a Specialized Stumpjumper EVO

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TAGS: TAGS: All-mountain Andrew Whiteford British Columbia MTB Canada MTB featured Freeride Heli drops Kirt Voreis Retallack MTB Specialized Specialized Stumpjumper FSR EVO

It looked great in the publicity shots and in the (decaying) flesh the Evil Undead is even sweeter

08:03pm January 29 2013

Trade show tech treats – massive gallery from Core Bike and The Bike Place

New kit from Thomson, Hope, DVO and many more

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Taking colour-coordination to a whole new level

04:51pm January 29 2013

Victims of fashion – when matching kit goes too far!

It’s embarrassing enough when one person is dressed the same as you, never mind three…

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TAGS: TAGS: Downhill Drift HD Ghost featured

02:57pm January 29 2013

Joey Vejvoda – more stylish than you, even when he’s not trying!

Because it doesn’t always need to be flat out shred and gnar…

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TAGS: TAGS: Australia MTB Downhill featured Jake Lucas Media

Putting your money where your wheels are...

02:08pm January 29 2013

Place your bets now – planning a ride just got expensive!

Speed boat cruising, whiskey drinking and cash-flashing – you’d never guess these guys were bikers

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TAGS: TAGS: Andrew Taylor Dirt jumping featured Martin Soderstrom

12:18pm January 29 2013

Snow messing about!

Skids, slow-mo shots and crashing – what more do you need in a mountain bike video?!

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TAGS: TAGS: Downhill Snow mountain biking

10:40am January 29 2013

There’s no sibling rivalry with these guys – it’s all about getting the money shot!

Three brothers, one production company, loads of great footage

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TAGS: TAGS: All-mountain Cade VanHeel Downhill featured Jake VanHeel Suspended-Productions

Orange Five 29. Picture by James Costley-White

06:16pm January 28 2013

Orange Five 29 – the most fun big-wheeler ever?

New wagon-wheeled trail weapon revealed

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TAGS: TAGS: 29er Orange Bikes The Bike Place 2013 Trade shows Trail bikes

12:00pm January 28 2013

There’s no place like gnome!

Ripping through the Aussie dust with an unusual hitchhiker in tow…

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TAGS: TAGS: Australia MTB Downhill featured Film Things Giant Glory Western Australia MTB

A bit of tree climbing to get the right shot

10:00am January 28 2013

2013 Royal Racing gear – coming soon to a catalogue near you

Photoshoot time, with little ripper Jackson Goldstone and co

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TAGS: TAGS: All-mountain Connor Macleod Downhill featured Freeride Garett Buehler Jackson Goldstone Mountain bike clothing Paul Stevens Royal Racing

Darren Berrecloth – does this man never slow down?!

08:00am January 28 2013

Welcome to British Columbia – Darren Berrecloth’s personal action sports playground!

Motocross, surfing, fishing, snow sports… it’s amazing he fits in any MTBing

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TAGS: TAGS: Darren Berrecloth featured Red Bull Playgrounds Red Bull videos Stevie Smith

Extreme pogoing? You know where to stick it...

01:34pm January 25 2013

Something for the Weekend #32

Pogo stick madness, ninja cats and an explosive leaving do

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TAGS: TAGS: Cedric Gracia featured GoPro videos Something for the weekend Transition Bikes

Fabien Barel knows a thing or two about braking after winning three World Championships. Picture by Russell Burton

12:18pm January 25 2013

How to brake like a boss – Fabien Barel gives some top stopping tips

Downhill legend shows how to set up and use your anchors like a pro

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TAGS: TAGS: Fabien Barel Formula How to

10:48am January 25 2013

Looking for a new riding destination? X marks the spot!

Sweet singletrack at ‘Destination X’ in the French Alps

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TAGS: TAGS: All-mountain featured France MTB Trail Addiction

Steve Peat's hoarded a lot of clobber during his 15-year World Cup career!

10:31am January 25 2013

Stash in the attic: Steve Peat shows us the classic World Cup kit stowed in his loft

Two decades of mountain bike history, from custom Troy Lee lids to early Hope disc brakes

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TAGS: TAGS: featured Steel City Media Steve Peat

Ben Reid – the fastest thing to come out of Ireland since Shergar!

09:45am January 25 2013

Ben Reid keeps it pinned in Pila – forgotten test footage from 3 Minute Gaps

World Cup racer kicks up a dust storm in Italy

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TAGS: TAGS: 3 Minute Gaps Ben Reid Clay Porter Downhill featured Italy MTB John Lawlor

Specialized S-Works Carbon Demo 8 + Shimano Saint + custom Hope kit = one helluva bike. Picture by Sam Needham

05:17pm January 24 2013

Race Bike: Adam Brayton’s Hope Factory Racing Specialized S-Works Carbon Demo 8

Mean black and green racing machine, with plenty of custom bits

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TAGS: TAGS: Adam Brayton Downhill Hope Factory Racing Hope Technology Race Bikes Specialized Specialized Carbon Demo 8

Jake Ireland shows you don't need a DH bike to style it up at Gawton. Picture by FlyUp Downhill

02:51pm January 24 2013

Downhill heaven in Devon – Katy Curd and Jake Ireland tear it up at Gawton

New uplift and Proper Job trail, plus some old favourites too

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TAGS: TAGS: Downhill England MTB featured GoPro videos Jake Ireland Katy Curd Rose Bikes Rose Vaujany Gravity Mountainbike Team UK MTB

We're stardust man, it's where it all comes from Lars and Bars get philosophical

12:55pm January 24 2013

‘Stardust, man, it’s where it all comes from…’ Lars n Bars gets philosophical – for a second or two!

A bit of reflective thinking before the guys get down to business

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TAGS: TAGS: Darrin Seeds Lars n Bars Lars Sternberg Transition Bikes USA MTB Washington State MTB

Gaëtan testing his new camera and capturing Vincent's skills frame by frame... Picture: Gaëtan Rey.

10:50am January 24 2013

How to test a new bike ShapeRideShoot style – do a backflip!

Not all the tricks were this successful… See more in the video and picture gallery

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TAGS: TAGS: Benoît Gurnel Downhill featured Freeride Gaetan Rey ShapeRideShoot Snow mountain biking Vincent Tupin

Trials riding, on an all-mountain bike? The elephants were all ears

10:36am January 24 2013

Kenny Belaey answers the call of the wild in South Africa

Belgian ace grabs his all-mountain bike and hits Cape Town for some trials and trail riding action

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TAGS: TAGS: Africa MTB featured GT Force South Africa MTB Trail riding Trials

09:00pm January 23 2013

Check out the Troy Lee Designs A1 all-mountain helmet – is this the new king of trail lids?

‘Safe, stylish, light and built to last’

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TAGS: TAGS: Mountain bike helmets Troy Lee Designs Troy Lee Designs A1

Bird's eye view with Shifted Cinema copy

02:34pm January 23 2013

Helicams, hucks and slow-mo footage – get above the action with Shifted Cinema

A bird’s eye view of the Pacific Northwest

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TAGS: TAGS: Downhill featured Helicams

Brook MacDonald and George Brannigan have stepped in to fill the sizeable hole left by Aaron Gwin on Trek World Racing

01:44pm January 23 2013

2013 World Cup teams – who’s riding what

Lost track of all the to-ing and fro-ing? Catch up here

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TAGS: TAGS: Aaron Gwin Al Bond Andrew Neethling Austin Warren Bernard Kerr Brendan Fairclough Brook MacDonald Cam Cole Commencal Commencal Riding Addiction Connor Fearon CRC-Nukeproof Damien Spagnolo Dan Atherton Danny Hart Devinci Devinci Global Racing Eliot Jackson Emmeline Ragot Evan Schwartz Fabien Cousinie featured Florent Payet Floriane Pugin Gee Atherton George Brannigan Giant Factory Off-Road Team Greg Minnaar Greg Williamson GT GT Factory Racing Guillaume Cauvin Harry Molloy Holly Feniak Hutchinson United Ride Ian Morrison Ines Thoma Intense Jared Graves Joe Connell Joe Smith Josh Bryceland Josh Lowe Justin Leov Kona Factory Team Kyle Sangers Labyrinth Lapierre Lapierre International Lewis Buchanan Loic Bruni Loris Vergier Luke Strobel Madison-Saracen Manon Carpenter Marc Beaumont Marcelo Gutierrez Marco Buhler Mark Wallace Markus Pekoll Martin Maes Matt Simmonds Matti Lehikoinen Mick Hannah Mitch Delfs Mitch Ropelato Mondraker Morgane Charre MS Mondraker Myriam Nicole Nejc Rutar Neko Mulally Nick Beer Nukeproof Phil Atwill Pivot Rachel Atherton Remi Thirion Richie Rude Sabrina Jonnier Sam Blenkinsop Sam Dale Sam Hill Santa Cruz Santa Cruz Syndicate Saracen Scott11 Specialized Steve Peat Stevie Smith Taylor Vernon Tim Bentley Tracey Hannah Trek Trek World Racing Troy Brosnan Will Weston Wyn Masters Yeti-Fox Factory Team

11:37am January 23 2013

Sumo bounces, skids and a sheep skeleton

How much mischief can you get up to in the Pyrenees?

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TAGS: TAGS: Downhill France MTB Pyrenees MTB

Brandon Semenuk does a pretty mean Rambo impression too!

10:14am January 23 2013

Roof drops, rally cars and general radness – Brandon Semenuk’s got it made!

A look at the life of the freeride phenom

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TAGS: TAGS: backyard trails Brandon Semenuk Dirt jumping featured Freeride Red Bull Playgrounds Red Bull videos Slopestyle

If you're into popping and pumping rather than steamrollering through stuff, The Jester should be right up your alley. Picture by James Costley-White

05:10pm January 22 2013

2013 Rose The Jester and Beef Cake FR – two badass playbikes at opposite ends of the travel spectrum

One’s got 120mm of bounce, the other 180-200mm but they both look like a riot to ride

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TAGS: TAGS: Freeride bikes Rose Beef Cake Rose Bikes

You've got to be pretty confident in your tyres to ride on a frozen pond!

12:26pm January 22 2013

Fed up with crashing on ice? What you need is spikes – and lots of them!

Matt Page gives Schwalbe’s Ice Spiker Pro tyres a go, with impressive results

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TAGS: TAGS: featured Matt Page Snow mountain biking Trail riding Wales MTB

That crash at Rampage doesn't seem to have dented Mike Hopkins' confidence one bit!

12:09pm January 22 2013

Ghost towns, guns and shredding the gnar – a mountain bike roadtrip through the American West

Mike Hopkins goes on a 7,000km freeride Odyssey through Utah, California and Oregon

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TAGS: TAGS: Absolute Zero Andre Nutini featured Freeride Liam Mullany Mike Hopkins Oregon MTB Red Bull Rampage 2012 The North Face USA MTB Virgin Utah MTB

There's nothing like a good ol' hardtail shred session to keep away the winter blues

10:27am January 22 2013

Now this is how to ride in the snow! Fraser Robinson styles it up on his Ragley Marley hardtail

A winter blast through Gisburn Forest

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TAGS: TAGS: England MTB featured Hardtail riding Ragley Ragley Marley Snow mountain biking Trail riding UK MTB

03:34pm January 21 2013

24 hours left to snap up a piece of MTB history

Athertons and Marc Beaumont auction off their World Champs GT Fury frames

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TAGS: TAGS: Downhill bikes Gee Atherton GT GT Factory Racing GT Fury Marc Beaumont Rachel Atherton

12:51pm January 21 2013

Nowt better than a day out in Yorkshire!

It’s not always grim up North…

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TAGS: TAGS: All-mountain Downhill England MTB Sheffield MTB Tom Richards Yorkshire MTB

12:24pm January 21 2013

Will 2013 be the year Sam Hill bounces back? Injury-hit downhill star wins first Aussie national

Victory at first race with team CRC-Nukeproof

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TAGS: TAGS: Australia MTB Australian Gravity Cup Chris Kovarik Connor Fearon CRC-Nukeproof Downhill JL Media Mt Buller MTB Nukeproof Nukeproof Pulse Sam Hill

11:13am January 21 2013

Josh ‘RatBoy’ Bryceland rags the new aluminium Santa Cruz Blur TR

Aggressive trail riding just got more affordable

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TAGS: TAGS: featured Josh Bryceland Santa Cruz Santa Cruz Syndicate Trail bikes

Michal Prokop on his way to the checkout

10:33am January 21 2013

Mall madness – mountain bike race in a shopping centre!

Escalator action from the Czech Republic

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TAGS: TAGS: Drift HD Ghost Eastern Gravity Helmet cam videos Michal Prokop Tomas Slavik Urban racing

There's nothing like a good crash to liven things up!

03:47pm January 18 2013

Dust, drops and donkey dodging in Peru

Sod Machu Picchu – it’s downhill roadtrip time!

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TAGS: TAGS: Downhill featured South America MTB

Transition Covert CF at The London Bike Show. Picture by James Costley-White

02:07pm January 18 2013

Showstoppers – six mountain bikes that had us drooling at The London Bike Show

MTB eye candy from Transition, Saracen, Devinci, Orange, Intense and Canyon

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TAGS: TAGS: Canyon Canyon Strive Devinci Devinci Wilson Devinci Wilson Carbon Hope Technology Intense Orange Bikes Orange Five Saracen Saracen Kili Flyer Trade shows Transition Bikes Transition Covert

12:40pm January 18 2013

Something for the Weekend #31

Drifting cars, parkour and slow-mo snowmobiles – get it all here!

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TAGS: TAGS: featured Something for the weekend

Damage Inc - 4 mins of shred to get your heart racing!

11:27am January 18 2013

Shred, gnar, stoke – this video has it all!

If this doesn’t get your heart racing, nothing will

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TAGS: TAGS: Anders Haheim Damage Inc Dirt jumping Downhill featured

Luana Oliveira is one kickass chick on a bike!

10:45am January 18 2013

Luana Oliveira – one kick-ass chick on a bike!

From DH to dirt jumps to BMX, this girl has got skill

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TAGS: TAGS: BMX Downhill featured Luana Oliveira

PRO's Atherton Star Series range was well overdue an update. Picture by James Costley-White

05:01pm January 17 2013

PRO Atherton Star Series kit gets some nip and tuck for 2013

Wider bar, adjustable stem and grips should be less of a faff to fit

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TAGS: TAGS: featured Mountain bike grips Mountain bike handlebars Mountain bike saddles Mountain bike stems PRO The Athertons

Wales has a lot to offer mountain bikers

11:25am January 17 2013

Wales – a Mecca for mountain bikers!

Forget Canada and the Alps – there’s great mountain biking a lot closer to home…

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TAGS: TAGS: All-mountain featured UK MTB Wales MTB

10:51am January 17 2013

In search of loamy brown pow in an alien landscape

The guys go exploring after a fire hits their local riding spot

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TAGS: TAGS: Downhill USA MTB

10:27am January 17 2013

What’s the craziest thing you’ve thought of doing after a few beers?

Amir Kabbani decides he wants to handplant a cow!

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TAGS: TAGS: Amir Kabbani featured Nine Knights Slopestyle Suzuki Nine Knights MTB

10:09am January 17 2013

Is Malaga the new ‘must go’ destination for winter shredding?

Want to get some winter sun and some epic riding in? Head to Southern Spain

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TAGS: TAGS: All-mountain Aspect Media featured Malaga MTB RoostDH Spain MTB

The 322 is new for 2013 but sports the classic Orange single-pivot silhouette. Picture by James Costley-White

03:16pm January 16 2013

Bike porn: Orange 322 downhill bike

Neon yellow DH demon

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TAGS: TAGS: Bike porn Downhill bikes Orange 322 Orange Bikes

11:54am January 16 2013

A pump track race in a greenhouse? What will they think of next!

Cedric Gracia, Brendan Fairclough and co have a blast under the glass

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TAGS: TAGS: Brendan Fairclough Cedric Gracia featured Joost Wichman Michal Prokop Pump tracks Rene Wildhaber Roger Rinderknecht Switzerland MTB

Probably the weather that awaits most of us this weekend

11:39am January 16 2013

Welsh winter wonderland

Shredding frozen trails and crunchy singletrack

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TAGS: TAGS: All-mountain Cwmcarn MTB featured Gethin MTB UK MTB Wales MTB

10:41am January 16 2013

Classical music? Black and white footage? For an MTB video?! It shouldn’t work – but somehow it does

Bluegrass kick it old-school with their 2012 race season recap

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TAGS: TAGS: Bernard Kerr Bluegrass Bluegrass videos Downhill Fabien Cousinie featured Gianluca Ricceri Guillaume Cauvin Mick Hannah Tim Bentley Tracey Hannah

He may have retired but it's not stoppping him shredding

10:25am January 16 2013

You can take a man out of 4X but you can’t take 4X out of the man!

Roger Rinderknecht has retired from the race scene – or so he thinks…

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TAGS: TAGS: All-mountain featured Roger Rinderknecht Switzerland MTB

It's great to see Cedric back on the bike after his nasty smash at Val di Sole

10:00am January 16 2013

Cedric Gracia signs new deal with hardtail gurus Production Privee

Don’t worry, Santa Cruz haven’t given him the heave-ho

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TAGS: TAGS: Cedric Gracia Dams Nosella featured Production Privee Production Privee Shan

03:30pm January 15 2013

Fabien Barel leaves Mondraker – but where’s he going?

Shhh – nobody mention the C-word!

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TAGS: TAGS: Canyon Fabien Barel featured Mondraker

12:27pm January 15 2013

Rocky Mountain movie mash-up!

A look back at some of the amazing places, people and riding they encountered in 2012

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TAGS: TAGS: Anthill Films featured Lone Wolf Productions Mind Spark Cinema Rocky Mountain

Jack Fogelquist and Brendan Howey thread their way through some prime BC forestry

12:16pm January 15 2013

Stepdown backflip off a tree stump, on a downhill bike – what could possibly go wrong?!

Jack Fogelquist and Brendan Howey hit some sweet BC freeride lines

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TAGS: TAGS: Aaron LaRocque Brendan Howey British Columbia MTB Canada MTB featured Jack Fogelquist Nukeproof Scalp

10:56am January 15 2013

Fast and fluid – trail bike chasing, Squamish style

The race is on! First one back drives the six-wheeler home…

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TAGS: TAGS: All-mountain British Columbia MTB Canada MTB featured Squamish MTB

The South Americans love their urban DH races – though you wouldn't know it from the looks on their faces! Tough crowd

10:35am January 15 2013

This might just be the sketchiest South American urban DH race yet!

Check out Marcelo Gutierrez’s winning run at Colombia’s Downhill Urbano Manizales

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TAGS: TAGS: Cam Zink Kyle Strait Marcelo Gutierrez Mitch Ropelato South America MTB Urban downhill Urban racing

Night riding at Inners with an uruly cable cam on the loose!

12:40pm January 14 2013

Night riding in Innerleithen is sketchy enough without being chased by unruly equipment!

When cable cameras attack…

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TAGS: TAGS: 7stanes All-mountain featured Full-Beam Innerleithen MTB Night riding

We reckon 2013 might just turn out to be the year of Stevie Smith. Ian Morrison's not too shabby on a bike either!

12:36pm January 14 2013

Rain? What rain?! Stevie Smith and Ian Morrison give a wet riding masterclass

Devinci pros get sideways in the slop on Vancouver Island

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TAGS: TAGS: British Columbia MTB Canada MTB Devinci Devinci Global Racing Devinci videos Devinci Wilson Devinci Wilson Carbon Downhill featured Goldstein Productions Ian Morrison Pemberton MTB Stevie Smith Vancouver Island MTB

Tracey Hannah, fixed, riding and back at work

11:28am January 14 2013

Tracey Hannah – posting bike parts to you soon!

DH star is back on her feet, back on her bike and back at work

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TAGS: TAGS: featured Hutchinson United Ride Tracey Hannah

10:24am January 14 2013

Readers’ Rides: Pete and his Commencal Supreme

DayGlo downhill ragging in Ribbesford, Worcestershire

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TAGS: TAGS: Commencal Downhill England MTB featured Readers' Rides UK MTB

You may not be able to ride like Brendan Fairclough, but that doesn't mean you don't deserve a lift to the top too! He's riding Gethin Woods in this photo – the site of the new BikePark Wales. Picture by Steve Behr / Stockile

09:40am January 14 2013

Check out the plans for BikePark Wales – it’s like a Whistler for trail riders!

Uplifts for all, with construction to start next month

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TAGS: TAGS: Cognation Gethin MTB Rowan Sorrell Wales MTB

02:49pm January 11 2013

Something for the weekend #30

Ultimate 2012 extreme fail compilation, crazy BMX tricks and the drive-thru stunt of the century!

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TAGS: TAGS: featured Something for the weekend

Doping is still rare in mountain biking – let's hope this isn't a sign of things to come. Picture by by e-MagineArt.com

12:32pm January 11 2013

Enduro racing is now a proper cycle sport – it’s got its first doping scandal

Rider gets six-month ban, but gets to remain anonymous

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12:18pm January 11 2013

The first Sam Hill Team CRC/Nukeproof video is here!

First footage of the Aussie on his new Nukeproof Pulse

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TAGS: TAGS: Australia MTB Chain Reaction Cycles videos CRC-Nukeproof Downhill Nukeproof Pulse Sam Hill

Fox say the new Rampage-Pro carbon is the most comfortable and best ventilated downhill helmet on the market

11:20am January 11 2013

They’ve nailed it! New Fox Rampage Pro Carbon helmet looks awesome

Sleeker, lighter, more comfy and better ventilated

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TAGS: TAGS: featured Fox clothing Fox Rampage Pro Carbon Full-face helmets Josh Bryceland Kirt Voreis Kyle Strait Mountain bike helmets Stevie Smith Tyler McCaul

11:12am January 11 2013

Foot out, flat out in France

Drifting corners and throwing up some dirt – ShapeRideShoot style!

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TAGS: TAGS: Downhill featured Gaetan Rey ShapeRideShoot Vincent Tupin

The Abus Kranium is no oversized paperweight – it's said to provide more protection than a standard EPS lid. Picture by James Costley-White

03:09pm January 10 2013

A cardboard cycle helmet? And we thought we’d seen it all!

Abus Kranium is three times tougher than a regular lid

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TAGS: TAGS: Mountain bike helmets

Bar-spin off a titchy little booter? Yes please

11:26am January 10 2013

Harry Steele styles it up on the Isle of Wight

Kona rider gets the roost flying, after ruffling a few feathers

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TAGS: TAGS: England MTB Freeride Harry Steele Kona Entourage UK MTB

11:12am January 10 2013

One-foot hucks, frontflips and crazy tricks

How much impressive riding can you squeeze into a three-minute edit? Lots

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TAGS: TAGS: Dirt jumping Downhill Pietro Baraggi Slopestyle

It's a tough life being a pro rider, what with all the sweet bikes and holidays in the sun

10:25am January 10 2013

Blue skies and big whips – Pivot’s Bernard Kerr and Leo Sandler ride New Zealand

Dirt jump action at Ngatimoti and downhilling at Wynyard

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TAGS: TAGS: Bernard Kerr Dirt jumping New Zealand MTB Pivot

Is that GoPro attached to a fishing rod?

10:23am January 10 2013

How does he manage to ride with that contraption on his head?!

Slovenian snow shredding with a crazy GoPro mount

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TAGS: TAGS: Downhill GoPro Helmet cam videos Snow mountain biking

With threats of legal action, it's going to be a while before the dust settles on this one. Picture by Steve Behr / Stockfile

09:18am January 10 2013

Gwingate latest – the man himself speaks out!

Aaron Gwin sets the record straight about his move from Trek to Specialized

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TAGS: TAGS: Aaron Gwin featured Monster Energy-Specialized Specialized Trek Trek World Racing Troy Lee Designs

Don't want to look like a motocrosser? O'Neal's latest mountain bike kit could be right up your street. Picture by Faye Brozek Sanders

04:53pm January 9 2013

Hello Minnaar, goodbye moto! O’Neal’s 2013 mountain bike gear is looking good

Check out the new Stormrider kit and Spark Carbon helmet

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TAGS: TAGS: featured Full-face helmets Mountain bike gloves Mountain bike helmets Mountain bike jerseys Mountain bike shorts O'Neal

A horrific crash in Rheola, South Wales in March 2011 left Tom with permanent nerve damage. He's determined not to let that stop him riding though, and his new Orange is the perfect tool for the job. Picture by Alex Tyler / Eyesdown Films

04:30pm January 9 2013

Cwmcarn, with one arm – Tom Wheeler’s back on the bike and looking rapid

Paralysed downhiller puts custom kit to good use in The Tom Wheeler Project part 3

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TAGS: TAGS: 29er Cwmcarn MTB England MTB Eyesdown Films Forest of Dean MTB Mojo Suspension Orange Bikes Tom Wheeler Trail riding UK MTB Wales MTB

Snowy BC trails are perfect for winter shredding

12:03pm January 9 2013

A year of blasting in British Columbia

Action packed end-of-year edit from Muddy Productions

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TAGS: TAGS: All-mountain British Columbia MTB Canada MTB Dirt jumping Downhill featured

10:43am January 9 2013

¡Viva España! Mountain biking in Malaga

Sun, sea and singletrack – Check out the awesome trails in the Spanish resort!

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TAGS: TAGS: Downhill featured Malaga MTB Spain MTB

Matt Moore goggles up ready for some winter shredding, with no mud or snow in sight

10:23am January 9 2013

If this is a Santa Cruz winter, who needs summer?!

Matt Moore nails some slop-free trails on his Specialized Status

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TAGS: TAGS: California MTB Downhill featured RG Productions Santa Cruz MTB Specialized Status USA MTB

If we had this kind of riding outside our back door, you'd have to chain us to our desks!

12:35pm January 8 2013

Check out this guy’s local loop – luckiest rider ever?!

Hermann Eder has the incredible singletrack of Austria’s Lahn Valley on his doorstep

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TAGS: TAGS: All-mountain Austria MTB Hermann Eder Lahnvalley Crew Specialized Enduro

Is this the best student summer job ever?

12:10pm January 8 2013

The ultimate student summer job

Snapping and shooting a DH team for the season

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TAGS: TAGS: All-mountain BMX Downhill World Cup FMD Racing Tahnee Seagrave Tom Richards

If a bike's got the Lacondeguy seal of approval, you know it can soak up a dodgy landing or two. Picture from Rasoulution

10:49am January 8 2013

Andreu Lacondeguy’s got a new signature bike – and it’s badass!

Special edition YT Dirt Love is built to take some abuse

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TAGS: TAGS: Andreu Lacondeguy Hardtails YT Industries

When it comes to glaciers, the Megavalanche has nothing on Greenland! Petr Kraus picks his way through the rocks. Picture by Mads Pihl/Red Bull Content Pool

10:45am January 8 2013

Greenland, glaciers and remote riding – mountain biking doesn’t get much wilder than this!

Petr Kraus grabs his bike for an Arctic Circle adventure

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Aaron Gwin's at the centre of an internet storm after leaving Trek World Racing for Specialized. Picture by Steve Behr/Stockfile

09:23am January 8 2013

Aaron Gwin signs with Specialized for 2013 – and Trek World Racing are mad as hell!

Team considering legal action after World Cup star breaks written agreement

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02:06pm January 7 2013

Trials bike showdown – motorcycle vs bicycle vs unicycle

Who’s top of the hops? Czech riders go head-to-head

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3 RIDE BROS - the Polish version of The Athertons?

12:28pm January 7 2013

Are these guys the Polish equivalent of the Athertons?

Watch the 3 RIDE BROS tear up the local singletrack in their new homeland of Greece

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Who needs a snowboard to carve lines when you've got volcanic ash?

12:22pm January 7 2013

Add some danger to your mountain biking – ride an active volcano!

Enduro star Jerome Clementz takes on Sicily’s Mount Etna

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Sam Hill's got a new ride for 2013 and he's loving it! Source: www.chainreactionhub.com

11:24am January 7 2013

Spy shots: First photos of Sam Hill’s Nukeproof Pulse and 2013 race kit

Chain Reaction Cycles’ new star rider unveils his bike and Troy Lee Designs clobber

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11:00am January 7 2013

Snow crashes, sketchy trails and dirty drifts

When conditions get messy the ShapeRideShoot crew get loose

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Some of the best bits of footage from the year just gone...

04:28pm January 4 2013

3 minutes of awesome biking action from 2012

Relive some of Lone Wolf Productions’ best moments

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03:48pm January 4 2013

Something for the weekend #29

Human slingshot, Ken Block action and a Mini attempting a backflip!

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All of Santa Cruz's bikes are designed in Santa Cruz, California. Picture by Scott Markewitz

02:46pm January 4 2013

Bikes, boards and dudes with beards – behind the scenes at Santa Cruz Bicycles

Factory tour video and photo gallery

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10:54am January 4 2013

Readers’ Rides: Miles and his Cannondale Scalpel

Sunshine, dusty trails and Californian singletrack

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Grant 'Chopper' Fielder gives his new Nukeproof Mega TR a good thrashing. Picture by Steve Behr / Stockfile

09:51am January 4 2013

Watch new Nukeproof signing Grant ‘Chopper’ Fielder ride Iceland with Sam Pilgrim

UK dirt jump veteran joins Sam Hill’s new bike sponsors in their quest for world domination!

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04:34pm January 3 2013

Interview: Floriane Pugin on bouncing back from injuries and her true love – the 2013 Scott Gambler!

World Cup racer spills the beans

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Wink Grant - your local neighbourhood entertainer

12:07pm January 3 2013

Wink Grant shows the neighbourhood kids a trick or two!

Going out ‘to play on the bikes’ takes on a whole new meaning…

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2013 GT Zaskar 100 Hans Rey. Source: www.gtbicycles.com

11:33am January 3 2013

No way! GT have given Hans Rey his own signature bike range

And his special edition Zaskar, Avalanche and Karakoram look pretty darn sweet

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Fancy some flat-out downhill, freeride and moto action? You've come to the right place...

10:51am January 3 2013

Forest Crew’s end-of-season demo reel is a shot of adrenaline in MTB video form!

French riders let rip on their freeride and MX bikes

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Japanese BMXer Takahiro Ikeda isn't the type of man to let a phonecall spoil his granny bike fun!

09:24am January 3 2013

Liven up your commute with a bit of granny bike flatland!

Japan’s Takahiro Ikeda brings some BMX style to step-through frames

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04:28pm January 2 2013

Superstar turn the lairy factor up to 11 with latest saddles and bars!

Plus much of their kit could soon be UK-made

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It might not be the most technical descent but those views alone earn it epic status

12:38pm January 2 2013

Now that’s what we call an epic downhill! Brook MacDonald rides New Zealand’s Mount Burke

Watch World Cup star dispatch an entire mountain in three minutes

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Thankfully Nico Quere's riding's a lot more impressive than his dancing!

11:33am January 2 2013

Nico Quere gets down to Queen and gives his Commencal Meta SX a good ragging

French gravity enduro racer gets his shred on, but not until after a quick boogie

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Joe's gonna be a force to be reckoned with on the enduro scene this year

10:49am January 2 2013

Watch out enduro scene – Joe Barnes has a new bike for 2013, and he’s looking rapid!

Dudes of Hazzard mainstay gets the dust flying on Tenerife on his Canyon Strive

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Bikes, sunshine and a trusty trail hound - what more can you want?!

09:39am January 2 2013

Swoopy singletrack and snow skids on BC’s Sunshine Coast

Feelgood floatplane adventure with Race Face’s Katie Holden and Katherine Short

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