February 2013 Archives

Now everyone can join the clutch mech club!

03:50pm February 28 2013

New Shimano Deore brings clutch mechs to the masses

Chainslap could soon be a thing of the past!

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Want to make better bike videos? Learn from the experts. Picture by Ludwig Rey

03:01pm February 28 2013

10 tips for making better mountain bike videos

We get insider advice from three top videographers

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TAGS: TAGS: Geebeebee Media Insiders Guide Sam Needham ShapeRideShoot

12:58pm February 28 2013

I now pronounce you man and bike

How much do you love your bike? Would you marry it?!

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TAGS: TAGS: Downhill featured

11:49am February 28 2013

There’s a lot more to Majorca than Magaluf!

An island gem – dry, dusty and deserted singletrack

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TAGS: TAGS: Downhill featured Spain MTB

One of the fastest bikes on the planet just got faster

11:35am February 28 2013

Big wheels go big travel – introducing the new Specialized Enduro 29

The ultimate high-speed all-mountain ride? Only if you live in the US…

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TAGS: TAGS: 29er Enduro bikes featured Specialized Specialized Enduro

The primary colours are a love/hate thing but this is a well thought out pack. Picture by James Costley-White

04:53pm February 27 2013

Don’t be fooled by the primary colours – this pack’s got your back!

With its detachable spine guard, the new EVOC FR Lite Team looks ideal for all-mountain/enduro duties

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Incredible vistas, blue skies and endless singletrack - we think we've found heaven!

02:51pm February 27 2013

Riding in the Riviera never looked so good

Sun, turquoise sea and sublime trails – we want to live here!

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TAGS: TAGS: 4X All-mountain Downhill France MTB Remy Metailler

11:48am February 27 2013

One man, one GoPro Hero3 Black, one awesome edit!

This guy has got self-filming dialled

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TAGS: TAGS: All-mountain featured GoPro GoPro HERO3

There's nothing like a bit of seat-of-your-pants natural trail riding!

10:47am February 27 2013

Like your riding rapid and your music loud? You’ll love this!

Seat-of-the-pants trail shredding on the Canary Islands

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TAGS: TAGS: All-mountain Canary Islands MTB Liteville 601 Ridethemountain Spain MTB Trail riding

We'd love to spend a weekend at Fernie(s)!

10:00am February 27 2013

Fernie – another incredible bike park that’ll make you want to hop on a plane to Canada!

Mike Hopkins and co get the dust flying in BC

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TAGS: TAGS: Banshee Legend British Columbia MTB Canada MTB Downhill featured Fernie Alpine Resort Freeride Mike Hopkins Mind Spark Cinema Norco Aurum Paul Genovese Specialized Carbon Demo 8

Evil Undead? Looks like a demon descender to us...

04:55pm February 26 2013

Bike porn: 2013 Evil Undead

Demon descender with a wishlist spec and devilish good looks

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TAGS: TAGS: Downhill bikes Evil Evil Undead

03:58pm February 26 2013

Six of the best: Gee Atherton videos

Happy birthday Gee! We take a look back at the GT Factory Racing star’s best moments

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TAGS: TAGS: Dan Atherton Downhill featured Fort William MTB Freeride Gee Atherton Portugal MTB Red Bull Rampage Red Bull Rampage 2004 Red Bull Rampage 2010 Scotland MTB Six of the best Stevie Smith UK MTB Urban downhill Wales MTB

11:45am February 26 2013

One of the funniest self-filmed edits out there!

Get ready for semi-naked Lycra stunts, belly sliding and treetop dancing

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TAGS: TAGS: All-mountain UK MTB Wales MTB

Get an education in attitude from Shaun 'Napalm' Palmer!

11:26am February 26 2013

Shaun Palmer – the original bad-boy of downhill mountain biking

Retro-tastic full MTB segment from ‘The Miserable Champion’ DVD

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TAGS: TAGS: Chainsaw Productions Downhill Downhill World Cup Dual slalom featured Sam Hill Shaun Palmer Steve Peat The Miserable Champion

11:22am February 26 2013

3 minutes of footage for lovers of life on two wheels!

From dirt to downhill – a collection of the best bits from Mop Films

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TAGS: TAGS: Dirt jumping Downhill Freeride

10:26am February 26 2013

Is this the world’s best dirt jump spot?

Dartmoor riders escape the UK sludge in Northern California

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TAGS: TAGS: Aptos MTB California MTB Dartmoor Bikes Dirt jumping featured Marcel Hunt Ray George Ryan Nangle USA MTB

You can thank these three for Mavic's latest Notch gear – French enduro aces Jerome Clementz, Fabien Barel and Anne-Caroline Chausson. Picture by Jérémie Reuiller ©MavicSAS

04:28pm February 25 2013

Mavic step things up a Notch with new enduro gear

The future’s bright, the future’s yellow!

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TAGS: TAGS: Anne-Caroline Chausson Fabien Barel featured Jerome Clementz Mavic Mavic Notch Mountain bike helmets Mountain bike jackets Mountain bike jerseys Mountain bike shorts

12:30pm February 25 2013

Australian DH championships – Sliced & Diced

Mick and Tracey Hannah keep it in the family with double win for Polygon

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TAGS: TAGS: Australia MTB Canberra MTB Captyvate Media Chris Kovarik Downhill featured Jared Graves Mick Hannah Sam Hill Sliced & Diced Tracey Hannah Troy Brosnan

12:16pm February 25 2013

Forget booze cruises and duty-free shopping – hit up the Brittany trails!

French downhill shredding just a ferry ride from the UK

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TAGS: TAGS: Brittany MTB Downhill featured France MTB Maitrejean Thibault Snow mountain biking TMP Films

11:31am February 25 2013

When a dirt jumper takes on Whistler…

Go Sekiguchi and his skinny jeans add style to the trails

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TAGS: TAGS: British Columbia MTB Canada MTB Dirt jumping featured Freeride JL Media Whistler Bike Park Whistler MTB

At least there are lots of nice soft spectators to cushion your fall if you crash! Picture by Fabio Piva/Red Bull Content Pool

10:03am February 25 2013

Valparaiso – still the craziest urban downhill race of them all!

Massive jumps, scary-tight steps and a crowd hungry for crashes – now with loads more vids

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TAGS: TAGS: Brazil MTB Cedric Gracia Chris Van Dine Filip Polc Marcelo Gutierrez Mauricio Acuna South America MTB Urban downhill

If this material's toddler proof, it should be able to ward off punctures with ease! Picture by James Costley-White

04:27pm February 22 2013

Want to knock half a pound off the weight of your bike? The answer’s clear!

Check out the world’s lightest inner tubes, from Eclipse

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02:37pm February 22 2013

Something for the weekend #36

Stupid stunts, stupid people and the best tattoo ‘enhancer’ ever!

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TAGS: TAGS: featured Jackson Goldstone Something for the weekend

Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Andreu Lacondeguy pulling a super-stretched Superman!

11:56am February 22 2013

All the fun of the Farm – Andreu Lacondeguy goes big Down Under

Slopestyle star throws down at New Zealand’s premier dirt jump jam – now with full highlights vid

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TAGS: TAGS: Andreu Lacondeguy BMX Dirt jumping featured New Zealand MTB

11:01am February 22 2013

OK Chromag, we’re suitably teased now!

Another cracking trailer for their new film ‘Alchemy’

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TAGS: TAGS: BC Buds Productions British Columbia MTB Canada MTB Chromag Downhill Eric Lawrenuk featured

10:16am February 22 2013

‘We can’t remember the last time we rode in the dirt!’

Banger winter edit from ShapeRideShoot

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

Andorra's Production Privee like to do things a little differently. Picture by James Costley-White

04:32pm February 21 2013

Production Privee Shan – the ultimate all-mountain hardtail?

Fed up with full-sus? This could be the answer…

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TAGS: TAGS: All-mountain bikes Dams Nosella featured Hardtails Production Privee Production Privee Shan

12:38pm February 21 2013

Weapon of choice – Giant Glory 2013

From the build to blasting trails, this is the birth of a team downhill bike

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TAGS: TAGS: Downhill Downhill bikes England MTB featured Giant Giant Glory UK MTB Yorkshire MTB

10:39am February 21 2013

Back on track with Troy Brosnan

Looking smooth and fast during practice for the Canberra National Champs

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

We reckon the Athertons should ditch their black kit and rock primary coloured squares in 2013!

10:20am February 21 2013

The Athertons as you’ve never seen them before!

Family photos and arsing about

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TAGS: TAGS: Dan Atherton featured Gee Atherton GT Factory Racing Rachel Atherton Red Bull videos The Athertons

Revelstoke, British Columbia – when's the next flight?!

09:42am February 21 2013

This is XC as it should be

Kona riders hit some sweet alpine singletrack in Revelstoke, BC

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TAGS: TAGS: 29er British Columbia MTB Canada MTB cross-country Kona Spencer Paxson Trail bikes Trail riding

On all other flats we've tried, the pins jut out at right angles to the pedal body. Picture by James Costley-White

02:40pm February 20 2013

The Azonic Switchback – a new slant on the premium flat pedal

For $300, they’d better be bloody good…

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TAGS: TAGS: Flat pedals Mountain bike pedals

12:17pm February 20 2013

An end of year showdown that you can get your teeth into

This ain’t no quickie! 10 mins of riding pleasure

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TAGS: TAGS: BMX Dirt jumping Downhill

Looks like Chris Smith's been pretty busy this winter! Picture by Steve Behr / Stockfile

11:20am February 20 2013

Now that’s how to use a helmet cam! Chris Smith mixes it up on his spring roadtrip

UK freerider hits the trails with his Drift HD Ghost

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11:05am February 20 2013

It’s that new-bike feeling! Christening the Canyon Strive

From bike box to trails, with some pickup drifts along the way…

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TAGS: TAGS: Canyon Canyon Strive featured Germany MTB Maxi Dikerhoff Snow mountain biking

One of the Athertons hadn't quite perfected the Blue Steel look yet. Picture by Joby Sessions

09:18am February 20 2013

Learn to ride like the Athertons

Check out Red Bull’s latest competition

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TAGS: TAGS: Dan Atherton featured Gee Atherton GT Factory Racing Rachel Atherton Red Bull Red Bull videos The Athertons

Here's the full team line-up (l-r): Fabien Cousinié, Holly Feniak, Tracey Hannah, Mick Hannah and Guillaume Cauvin. Picture from Polygon

04:41pm February 19 2013

Polygon set sights on downhill glory

Indonesian bike brand are new sponsors of Hutchinson UR team

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TAGS: TAGS: Downhill featured Hutchinson United Ride Polygon Bikes

Is it a trail bike? Is it an all-mountain/enduro bike? Who cares, so long as it's a blast to ride! Picture by James Costley-White

02:16pm February 19 2013

Devinci Dixon Carbon – ‘pure stoke’ at a very competitive price

It won the Crankworx Air DH, and now it could be yours

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TAGS: TAGS: All-mountain bikes Devinci featured

12:25pm February 19 2013

‘There are huge slabs, it’s steep and the terrain is potholed – it’s a trail for real dudes!’

Exploring Sweden’s Åre Bike Park – 50km of downhill trails await!

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TAGS: TAGS: Are Bike Park Are MTB Downhill featured Sweden MTB Valentin Birant

Blue skies, dusty berms and big whips – what more can you want?

11:54am February 19 2013

Summer shredding in the SoCal winter

Blue skies, sun-baked trails and dusty berms… in February?!

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TAGS: TAGS: California MTB Downhill featured Nik Dommen Nukeproof Scalp Santa Cruz V10 Carbon USA MTB

High-altitude riding is worth it for the views alone

11:07am February 19 2013

How steep?! High-alpine riding at its most extreme

The views are most definitely worth the hike to the summit

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

If you go down to the woods today you're in for a big surprise...

10:11am February 19 2013

Mountain biking’s gone Harlem Shake crazy!

Latest YouTube dance craze hits the world of downhill

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TAGS: TAGS: Chain Reaction Cycles videos

The new Fox Rampage Pro Carbon is much sleeker than its predecessor, the V3R Carbon. Picture by James Costley-White

03:20pm February 18 2013

In the flesh: Fox Rampage Pro Carbon helmet

Take a close-up look at Fox’s new top-of-the-range downhill lid

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TAGS: TAGS: Fox Rampage Pro Carbon Full-face helmets In the flesh Mountain bike helmets

02:30pm February 18 2013

Not your average dirt jump video!

Animated antics and plenty of airtime

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TAGS: TAGS: Dirt jumping featured France MTB

12:01pm February 18 2013

The best trails are the ones nobody knows about…

Hitting up some of Colorado’s secret downhill tracks

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TAGS: TAGS: Colorado MTB Downhill featured Giant Giant Glory Specialized Specialized Carbon Demo 8

This is an East Bay winter? Lucky b******s!

12:00pm February 18 2013

Tacky trails and good times in the East Bay

This is what they call winter in California!

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TAGS: TAGS: California MTB featured Scott Scott Genius LT Specialized Stumpjumper FSR EVO Trail riding USA MTB Yeti

'Gas to Flat'? Well, we can see where the gas bit comes from...

09:27am February 18 2013

From roadie to ragger – Adam Brayton tears it up on his Specialized Carbon Demo 8!

Lakeland ripping and a tongue-in-cheek history lesson

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TAGS: TAGS: Adam Brayton Cumbria MTB Downhill England MTB featured Hope Factory Racing Hope Technology Hope videos Lake District MTB Sam Needham Specialized Carbon Demo 8 UK MTB

04:29pm February 15 2013

Something for the weekend #35

Shocked cats, screaming goats, the aptly named ‘Best of the Web’ compilation and more!

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TAGS: TAGS: featured Something for the weekend

If conditions change, the new Oakley Airbrake MX lets you change lenses with the flick of a switch. Picture from Oakley

12:42pm February 15 2013

New Oakley goggles bring easy lens switching to DH

Finally! No more frustrated fumbling and smeary thumbprints

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TAGS: TAGS: featured Mountain bike goggles Oakley

12:06pm February 15 2013

Star-studded enduro film set to be a big hit

From Anne-Caro to Absalon, Bruni to Vouilloz, this is one edit you won’t want to miss!

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TAGS: TAGS: Anne-Caroline Chausson Enduro downhill Enduro racing featured Gravity enduro Karim Amour Loic Bruni Loris Vergier Nicolas Quere Nicolas Vouilloz Remy Absalon

11:16am February 15 2013

Now that’s preparation – a mid-shred meal in the woods!

Going out for a cold ride? Pack your Thermos!

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TAGS: TAGS: Downhill featured Snow mountain biking

Fabien Barel gets some air under his tyres on his new Canyon Strive. Picture by Markus Greber

10:39am February 15 2013

The rumours were true – Fabien Barel joins new Canyon Factory Enduro Team

Is this the year online bike companies start to dominate racing?

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TAGS: TAGS: Canyon Canyon Factory Enduro Team Canyon Strive Enduro downhill Enduro racing Fabien Barel featured France MTB Gravity enduro Ines Thoma Marco Buhler

Are you man (or woman) enough to run pink kit on your bike? Picture from Hope

09:51am February 15 2013

Pretty in pink? Hope go all girly on us

Pink anodising back by popular demand

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TAGS: TAGS: featured Flat pedals Hope F20 Hope Technology Mountain bike brakes Mountain bike hubs Mountain bike pedals Mountain bike stems

They've got all the bits you need to turn your bike into a Dartmoor beast! Picture by James Costley-White

02:29pm February 14 2013

Dartmoor – you’ve watched the vids, now check out the bike bits!

Turn your bike into a Dartmoor beast with new bars, stem, flat pedals, hubs and rims

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TAGS: TAGS: Dartmoor Bikes featured Flat pedals Marcel Hunt Mountain bike handlebars Mountain bike pedals Mountain bike stems Mountain bike wheels

11:48am February 14 2013

Jerome Clementz’s fairer half shreds volcano trails

Kickass enduro rider takes on the ash of Etna

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TAGS: TAGS: All-mountain Cannondale Jekyll featured Gianluca Ricceri Italy MTB Jerome Clementz Pauline Dieffenthaler Sicily MTB

Darren Berrecloth carves some snowboard-style lines through the Argentine backcountry. Picture by John Wellburn/Red Bull Content Pool

11:15am February 14 2013

‘I built from being really scared to actually having fun’ – Darren Berrecloth on his love affair with freeride

Mini interview, with awesome riding footage from ‘Where The Trail Ends’

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TAGS: TAGS: Darren Berrecloth featured Freeride Red Bull Rampage Red Bull videos Specialized Specialized Demo 8 Where The Trail Ends

11:08am February 14 2013

When your hucks send up sparks, it must be dark in those woods…

Reece Wallace throws up fire while shredding in the gloom

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TAGS: TAGS: British Columbia MTB Chromag Downhill featured Reece Wallace Rupert Walker

When she's not busy looking badass, Manon Carpenter's pretty handy on a bike!

09:29am February 14 2013

Down and dirty shredding – the best Valentine’s Day gift a girl can get!

Manon Carpenter hits Afan Bike Park in the perfect antidote to all of today’s sappiness

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TAGS: TAGS: Afan Forest MTB Cognation Liam Murphy Films Madison-Saracen Manon Carpenter Saracen Saracen Ariel Trail riding UK MTB Wales MTB

It's amazing what you can do with a DSLR, a GoPro and a bit of imagination

02:51pm February 13 2013

Is this the ultimate DIY bike video?

Aaron LaRocque takes on riding AND filming duties in this great little edit

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TAGS: TAGS: 29er Aaron LaRocque British Columbia MTB Canada MTB Victoria MTB

12:50pm February 13 2013

Three amigos thrashing it!

Synchronised shredding from sunrise until sunset

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TAGS: TAGS: Downhill featured

The 650b-wheeled Merida One-Forty is still in prototype form. Picture by Robin Wilmott

12:43pm February 13 2013

Merida jump on the 650b bandwagon with new prototype One-Forty all-mountain bike

Plus we take a look at the production 160mm Merida One-Sixty

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TAGS: TAGS: 650b featured

Sam Hill leaves the competition well in the dust

11:18am February 13 2013

Sam Hill leaves the competition for dust!

Crashes, conquests and challengers at the Thredbo Gravity Cup

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TAGS: TAGS: Australia MTB Australian Gravity Cup CRC-Nukeproof Downhill featured Sam Hill

Kurt Sorge puts his Sasquatch training to good use at Rampage. Picture by Christian Pondella/Red Bull Content Pool

09:50am February 13 2013

How do you win Red Bull Rampage? Train like a sasquatch!

Mountain Bike Chronicles takes a look at freeride’s biggest huckfest

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02:59pm February 12 2013

How big?! James Doerfling hucks down half a hillside

This jump’s colossal!

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TAGS: TAGS: British Columbia MTB Canada MTB featured Freeride James Doerfling Kamloops MTB

Mudguards may not be cool but there's nothing like a soggy chammy to ruin a ride! Picture by James Costley-White

12:02pm February 12 2013

Finally, a rear mudguard that should actually work on modern trail bikes!

UK-made Mudhugger looks like just the thing for a typical British summer

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TAGS: TAGS: featured Mountain bike mudguards

11:24am February 12 2013

Crashes, dances and cameraman attacks

Out-takes and epic moments from the Endless Gap crew

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TAGS: TAGS: Downhill Endless Gap featured

11:00am February 12 2013

Jeep jumping and classic alpine action

Because road gaps are nothing without a vehicle involved!

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TAGS: TAGS: Downhill featured Netherlands MTB Switzerland MTB

Freestyle MX pro Ronnie Renner puts the Stealth Bomber through its paces

09:57am February 12 2013

Electric downhill bikes – dumbest idea ever?!

50mph Stealth Bomber put through its paces, plus we check out the super-pricey M55 Terminus

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TAGS: TAGS: Electric bikes

Will the Troy Lee A1 prove as popular as the iconic D2 and modern-classic D3? It's got a lot to live up to. Picture by James Costley-White

04:34pm February 11 2013

In the flesh: Troy Lee Designs A1 all-mountain helmet

First impressions of TLD’s new trail lid

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TAGS: TAGS: In the flesh Mountain bike helmets Troy Lee Designs Troy Lee Designs A1

12:04pm February 11 2013

Winter riding never looked so good

It’s all about the grunge and grime!

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TAGS: TAGS: British Columbia MTB Canada MTB Downhill featured Rupert Walker Transition Bikes Transition TR450

Bienve taking his rehab nice and steadily

11:34am February 11 2013

Backflips? That’s taking post-injury riding to the max!

Forget those slow and steady rehab rides

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TAGS: TAGS: Bienvenido Aguado California MTB Dirt jumping Downhill featured Santa Cruz MTB USA MTB YT Industries YT Industries Tues 2.0

Jake Hood can't quite believe his luck. Clear skies? In Scotland? In February?!

10:26am February 11 2013

Scree slopes and sunshine – another side to Scottish riding!

Jake Hood hits the hills on his Orange Blood

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TAGS: TAGS: Calum Darling featured Freeride Jake Hood Orange Bikes Scotland MTB Skatepark UK MTB

Ryan logs up the miles, and all for a cold ginger beer. Imagine how quick he'd be if there was booze at the bottom of the hill!

09:55am February 11 2013

Forget EPO – ginger beer is the ultimate performance enhancing drug!

Dusty Australian trail shredding on a Specialized Enduro

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TAGS: TAGS: Australia MTB featured Mt Buller MTB Specialized Specialized Enduro Trail riding

It might look a bit like a polystyrene hedgehog but this is actually one of Kali's new Cone-Head helmet liners. Picture by James Costley-White

04:22pm February 8 2013

Attack of the cones! The new helmet tech that could save your skull

Kali lead the way with new Avatar 2 Carbon, Avana and Maraka XC

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TAGS: TAGS: featured Full-face helmets Mountain bike helmets The Bike Place 2013

Yeti wasn't impressed by the 'roadie cap under helmet' look

12:47pm February 8 2013

Messin’ around with a trusty trail hound

This dog’s got sense, saving his legs for some prime singletrack!

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TAGS: TAGS: California MTB USA MTB

Come on guys, it's not the year 2000 any more

11:57am February 8 2013

Something for the weekend #34

Micro-scooter stunts, roadies outsprinting cop cars and bike-riding cats in sombreros

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TAGS: TAGS: featured Guido Tschugg Something for the weekend

It's worth scrubbing dishes at night if it means you can be out scrubbing jumps the next day

10:54am February 8 2013

Living the mountain bike dream at Whistler Bike Park

From polishing cutlery to polishing his whips – an Austrian’s year in mountain bike Mecca

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TAGS: TAGS: British Columbia MTB featured Hermann Eder Lahnvalley Crew Squamish MTB Whistler Bike Park Whistler MTB

Sod anorexic models – this is how to make your latest clobber look good!

09:54am February 8 2013

Now that’s what we call a fashion show! Fox riders pull out some massive whips to plug 2013 kit

Sod anorexic models – this is how to make your latest clobber look good!

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TAGS: TAGS: California MTB Cam McCaul Downhill featured Fox clothing Freeride Josh Bryceland Kyle Strait Santa Cruz V10 Carbon Stevie Smith Trek Session 9.9 Tyler McCaul USA MTB

That way! The crew finally spot a barber's shop where they can sort out their mate's dodgy facial hair

04:04pm February 7 2013

All-mountain heaven in the Italian Dolomites

12,000ft of descent for 2,000ft of climbing? Yes please!

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TAGS: TAGS: All-mountain Dolomites MTB featured Filme von Draussen Italy MTB

Whatever you think of 650b wheels, the Intense Tracer 275 is one fine-looking bike. Picture by James Costley-White

01:46pm February 7 2013

In the flesh: 2013 Intense Tracer 275

She’s a looker!

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TAGS: TAGS: 650b All-mountain bikes In the flesh Intense Intense Tracer 275

Gwin's got a new team for 2013 – but can he repeat 2012's domination of the Downhill World Cup? Picture by Cameron Baird/Red Bull Content Pool

11:24am February 7 2013

‘I’ve made that step up to where I dreamed of being as a kid’ – Aaron Gwin talks downhill

Plus check out some cracking pre-Specialized pics from Mammoth Mountain

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TAGS: TAGS: Aaron Gwin Downhill Downhill World Cup featured Mammoth Mountain MTB Red Bull videos Specialized Trek World Racing

Trevor Thew's a lucky man to have trails like this just a few minutes from home

10:39am February 7 2013

Snow, Sabbath and sick trails – Trevor Thew rides Mount Tzou

High-speed BC trail bike shredding

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TAGS: TAGS: British Columbia MTB Canada MTB Scott Secco Trail riding Trek Trevor Thew

With 140,000 YouTube views in 18 hours, Harrymainia is kicking off!

09:14am February 7 2013

Harry Main is an absolute genius on two wheels

Forget about wheel size – this BMXer is the skatepark boss!

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TAGS: TAGS: BMX featured Harry Main Skatepark

Not wanting to be seen in the helmets, they opted for the cardboard box...

02:09pm February 6 2013

How wrong can you get a helmet?!

They’re wearing cardboard boxes for a reason

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TAGS: TAGS: Downhill Maitrejean Thibault

Could 2013 be the year of the affordable dropper post? Picture by James Costley-White

12:29pm February 6 2013

ICE Lift V8 – a dropper seatpost for the masses?

French adjustable post looks like a stone-cold bargain

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TAGS: TAGS: dropper seatposts featured ICE Lift V8 The Bike Place 2013

11:38am February 6 2013

BMX heaven in the Aussie Outback

Wave Rock – a giant natural half-pipe in the middle of nowhere

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TAGS: TAGS: BMX

'I shot a man in Reno' – first Johnny Cash, now Lush Cinema. Thankfully they used a camera

10:56am February 6 2013

Cam Zink rails the turns in Reno

Freeride star blasts down one of his local Nevada trails

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TAGS: TAGS: Cam Zink Deity featured Freeride Hyper Bicycles Mountain bike handlebars USA MTB

The Scots certainly know how to do scenery!

09:40am February 6 2013

70 seconds of Scottish trail riding bliss

Hope’s James Shirley hits the West Highland Way on his Orange Five

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TAGS: TAGS: featured Fort William MTB Hope Technology Hope videos Orange Bikes Orange Five Scotland MTB Trail riding

We love a bit of bar-banging four-cross action. Picture by Reuben Shaul

03:33pm February 5 2013

Them’s the rules – six new UCI decisions that could change DH and 4X forever

Separate World Champs, XCE mooted as Olympic sport, juniors get own race…

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TAGS: TAGS: 4X 4X World Championships Downhill World Championships featured Leogang World Cup MTB World Championships

12:35pm February 5 2013

Hitting up the slopes with the skiers

Ever wanted to take your bike down a ski run?

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TAGS: TAGS: Downhill Snow mountain biking Switzerland MTB Verbier MTB

11:14am February 5 2013

Road tripping to mountain bike Mecca

Venturing west to Whistler

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

We saw Brendan on yellow, black and then green bikes in 2012. What colour will he be rocking in 2013? Picture by Sven Martin

11:10am February 5 2013

Race Bike: Brendan Fairclough’s Scott Gambler

One-man whip machine’s World Cup rig

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TAGS: TAGS: Aspect Media Brendan Fairclough Downhill bikes Race Bikes Scott Scott Gambler Scott11

We're pretty sure that's not going to be the last medal we see around Jackson's neck

09:45am February 5 2013

Prepare to be schooled … by a schoolkid! Eight-year-old Jackson Goldstone is a skatepark boss

Warning: ego-bruising imminent

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TAGS: TAGS: California MTB Connor Macleod featured Jackson Goldstone Skatepark USA MTB Woodward West MTB

Building, riding and filming – the boys have the whole package. Picture by Mason Mashon

02:56pm February 4 2013

Top three Coastal Crew moments

Plus learn more about Dylan, Curtis and Kyle

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TAGS: TAGS: Bjorn Enga Coastal Crew Curtis Robinson Dylan Dunkerton Kranked Kyle Norbraten Radical Films

02:38pm February 4 2013

Danny Hart kicks up some dust in sunny Spain

DH star ditches the British winter for some serious shred time

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TAGS: TAGS: Aspect Media Danny Hart Downhill featured Giant Giant Factory Off-Road Team Giant Glory Malaga MTB RoostDH Spain MTB

12:04pm February 4 2013

Not everything is ‘epic’, but this really is!

The most overused phrase of the moment… but for once, they’re right

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11:29am February 4 2013

Forget power tools – Mark Matthews whips the trail into shape!

Clearing the way, one shred session at a time…

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TAGS: TAGS: featured Mark Matthews Matt Dennison NSMB Scott Secco Vancouver Island MTB

Pavel Alekhin flips his way to first place at White Style 2013. Picture by Christoph Laue

10:43am February 4 2013

Whiteouts and wipe-outs at White Style 2013

Slopestyle cancelled? Time for some snowscooting! ** Highlights vid and more pics now added**

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TAGS: TAGS: Anton Thelander Austria MTB Brendan Fairclough FMB World Tour Leogang MTB Pavel Alekhin Peter Henke Sam Pilgrim Sam Reynolds Slopestyle Teo Gustavson Thomas Genon

04:30pm February 1 2013

Something for the weekend #33

From ice biking fails to epic hair growing, ‘glowboarding’ to angry BMXers, we’ve got it all!

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Case of the swirls – Sweet Protection's Endor jersey. Picture by James Costley-White

03:02pm February 1 2013

Sweet new riding wear from Sweet Protection

Their enduro lid split opinion but the latest gear’s looking good

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TAGS: TAGS: featured Full-face helmets Mountain bike helmets Mountain bike jackets Mountain bike jerseys Mountain bike shorts Sweet Protection The Bike Place 2013 Trade shows

12:21pm February 1 2013

Jerome Clementz shows us how we should’ve started the year

Forget the gym and fad diets – it’s all about the bike

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TAGS: TAGS: Downhill featured Jeremie Reuiller Jerome Clementz Snow mountain biking Spain MTB

11:18am February 1 2013

Welcome to the family! Now grab your bike and get down the woods…

Niccolo Zanutti throws down some freeride moves for his new sponsors

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TAGS: TAGS: featured Freeride Italy MTB Pietro Baraggi

Curtis Keene shredding on his Specialized Enduro at the recent SRAM XX1 launch. Picture by Sebastian Schieck

10:37am February 1 2013

S-Racing Enduro – finally, Specialized have a team to go with the bike!

4X ace Anneke Beeten and former Spesh DHer Curtis Keene form new all-mountain race squad

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TAGS: TAGS: Anneke Beerten Enduro downhill Enduro racing featured Gravity enduro Specialized Specialized Enduro

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