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Three minutes with Fabien
Barel spills the beans on his
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and the rise of enduro
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Under – the 2013 team
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The new X-Fusion RV1 brings some interesting new features to the DH fork market. Picture by James Huang

8 weeks ago

X-Fusion take on the suspension big guns with new downhill fork

Post-ride stoke is the same wherever you come from!

8 weeks ago

Carving berms in China – is this the next big MTB hotspot?

How much drop does a dropper post need? 65mm should be ample for most trail riders. Picture by James Huang

8 weeks ago

Weight weenies rejoice – the first lightweight dropper post is here!

Getting loose in the desert!

8 weeks ago

Big dusty drifts in the desert

Our man Jake rocks the bowling ball look – it's all the rage in BMX dontcha know. Picture by James Costley-White

JCW, March 20, 2013 — 16:30pm

Protect your ears while your face slams into the dirt with the new TSG Dawn helmet!

Just the thing to prevent you doing a Sam Ren…

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TAGS: featured Mountain bike helmets Sam Reynolds

A young Wade Simmons throwing up the dust

Faye, March 20, 2013 — 14:39pm

‘Some film shoots stand out more than others…The morning of July 15th, 1997 is one of these’

Old-school freeride footage from the Kranked vaults!

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Get your DH fix!

Faye, March 20, 2013 — 11:46am

Natural trails or bike parks – which would you rather ride?

Spanish mountainside vs groomed Portuguese downhills

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TAGS: Bernat Guardia Downhill featured Pira Dirtyflows Portugal MTB Spain MTB

Urban downhill? Looks more like a semi-rural downhill to us

JCW, March 20, 2013 — 11:38am

Downtown racing heads Down Under

High speeds and big jumps at New Zealand’s Lyttelton Urban Downhill

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With some new teammates and a new bike in the pipeline, Fabien Barel's looking forward to the start of the race season. Picture by Jérémie Reuiller (www.reuiller.com) / Mavic SAS

JCW, March 20, 2013 — 09:28am

Fabien Barel on his surprise move to Canyon, the new bike he’s working on and the rise of enduro

Exclusive interview with the French racer

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TAGS: Canyon Canyon Factory Enduro Team Enduro bikes Enduro downhill Enduro racing Fabien Barel Gravity enduro

Canyon Nerve AL+ 9.0 SL - blinged to the max! Picture by James Costley-White

Faye, March 19, 2013 — 17:10pm

Bike Porn: Canyon Nerve AL+ 9.0 SL

Blinged out all-mountain machine, with a wallet-friendly pricetag!

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Bienve Aguado's flipping nuts!

JCW, March 19, 2013 — 15:18pm

Bienvenido Aguado lands a huuuge double frontflip!

Winning trick from this weekend’s FISE Big Air Marseille dirt jump comp

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TAGS: Bienvenido Aguado Dirt jumping FISE France MTB Marseille MTB YT Industries

Desert drop-ins and rocky ravines...

Faye, March 19, 2013 — 11:53am

Desert downhilling in Spain

Rocky ravines, cacti and even a bit of snow?!

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TAGS: Downhill Snow mountain biking Spain MTB

Come on Greg, we know our Chop banners are pretty eye-catching but you've got a race to finish!

JCW, March 19, 2013 — 10:20am

If this trailer is anything to go by, Finally 4 could just be the best World Cup film ever!

Like downhill racing? You’ve got to watch this

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TAGS: Aaron Gwin Brendan Fairclough Danny Hart DirtTV Downhill Downhill World Cup Greg Minnaar John Parkin Orpheus Productions Rachel Atherton Steve Peat

$The crash ripped Robert's handlebar from his stem and left him with a suspected fractured collarbone$

JCW, March 19, 2013 — 09:15am

Mountain biker gets taken out by an antelope – again!

These creatures really do seem to have it in for us…

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TAGS: Africa MTB cross-country featured GoPro GoPro HERO3 GoPro videos Marathon racing South Africa MTB

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