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Four by Three: Gee Atherton at Red Bull Rampage - The latest film in the new...

Source: Red Bull The latest film in the new series from videographer Clay Porter follows Gee Atherton to one of the most challenging freeride events, the Red Bull Rampage.

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Video: An Ending – By Dan Barham - Dylan Sherrard's last few moments of Fall...

Source: Dan Barham Shot in the space of just twenty four hours, “An Ending” tells the story of Dylan Sherrard’s last few moments of Fall riding before Winter sets in to Kamloops, BC.

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5 Minute Break: Belledonne – Through the eyes of Nicolas Luque - A rad little...

Got a case of the Mondays? Watch this rad video by Quentin Chaumy of Nicolas Luque riding Belledonne Massive in the Alps.

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News of the Tweet: This Just In, You Are All Too Nice - Death by fun bags,...

Rather than ramble about some abstract notion of modern living within the web, I thought I’d get back to basics and just recant the news. Looking forward for next year enduro world series:great...

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SUNringlé Launches ‘SL’ Charger and Black Flag Wheels

Source: Hayes Components “Riders count on us to provide a quality wheel that can still take a beating,” said Scott Boyd, SUNringlé product manager. “Our new SL series offers race worthy wheels that...

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Review: Norco Shinobi 2 - Putting Norco's 29er all-mountain bike to the test.

Norco Shinobi 2. Note: The wheels pictured are different than the stock wheels, which are Sun Ringle's Inferno 25 Review: Norco Shinobi 2 By Ryan LaBar Norco’s Shinobi is designed for all-day...

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Fatbikes - Why these kooky-looking bikes are so popular, and here to stay.

By Ryan LaBar Fatbikes, or at least their permanent purpose beyond obscurity, were a mystery to me. I moved from Marquette, Michigan, to Orange County, California–away from any resemblance of winter...

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Bike Test: Fatback Titanium - Fat, versatile and elegant.

Fatback Titanium Frame only: $2,100 fatbackbikes.com By Ryan LaBar Titanium bikes, in any branch of the sport, have a certain lust factor to them. They are lightweight, elegant and offer a ride...

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Bike Test: 9:Zero:7 McGrath - This Alaskan-bred fatbike proves itself as...

9:Zero:7 McGrath MSRP: $2,750 907bikes.com 9:Zero:7 bikes is a small bike company out of Anchorage, Alaska, with a rich history in snow riding. The company claims to have built the first ever...

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Bike Test: Salsa Beargrease - Light, Agile and Fat.

Salsa Beargrease Framset: $1,000 salsacycles.com Fatbikes traditionally have been designed with a high level of utility built in to them, with eyelets and reinforcements for cargo racks and plenty of...

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Life Behind Bars: King of the mountain – Episode 7 - Competing at the muddy...

Source: Red Bull Brandon Semenuk and the crew finally arrive in Europe to compete at the muddy Châtel Mountain Style event in France. Despite the plague of injuries, Semenuk comes out on top on the...

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News Of The Tweet: Dem de Rulez - Spoiler alert, dressing like a goat and...

By Seb Kemp This past weekend the Claymore Challenge was on. I couldn’t watch the live streaming of the events (seriously, how good is it that we have so much live streaming of events?) however, I was...

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5 Minute Break: These are the Days – Curtis Robinson and Dylan Dunkerton -...

Source: The Coastal Crew “These are the days, the ones that really matter. Memorable laps with friends, summer time vibes and golden sunsets. Nothing beats time at home, it is paradise to say the...

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Dirty Words: Smokin’ Dopers and Dopey Smokers - A weekly Bike rant by Sal...

By Sal Ruibal I’ll bet you thought I’d be writing about the “Crybaby Mountain Biker” dude this week. We’ll get to him, but let’s deal with some other dopes, too. “Crybaby” is tangentially tied in to...

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Video: Where the Trail Ends – Official Teaser - The much anticipated full...

Source: Red Bull The much anticipated full length trailer for ‘Where The Trail Ends’ is here! One of the most progressive and ambitious mountain biking ever attempted caught on film in an adventure...

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DirtTV: Val d’Isere World Cup Recap - Highlights from the World Cup downhill...

Source: DirtTV Pretty much everything happened that could have in the downhill-racing weekend at Val d’Isere, France. The track here was new, which threw up more than just dust and rocks for the...

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Teva ‘Proof of Life’ Photo Contest – Weekly Winner – 7-31-12 - This weeks...

This week’s winning submission: Mike English. Description: Ex 721 after about 9 feet to flat. Congratulations to Mike English on winning this week’s ‘Proof of Life’ Photo Submission from Teva! The...

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5 Minute Break: These Are The Days – Kyle Norbraten - Another awesome short...

Source: The Coastal Crew “These are the days, the ones that really matter. Memorable laps with friends, summer time vibes and golden sunsets. Nothing beats time at home, it is paradise to say the...

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Video: Andreu Lacondeguy – The Making of Lacon de Catalonya - Some behind the...

Source: Rasolution Some behind the scenes at Llinars del Valles, Barcelona, with Andreu Lacondeguy. FMX rider Edgar Torronteras came to ride with Lacondeguy at his compound, and legendary BMX rider...

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5 Minute Break: The Nomads – Santa Cruz Blur XC & TallboyC - Riding cross...

Source: Santa Cruz Bikes Chris Johnston & Dylan Wolsky of the The Nomads ride Mills Peak, Sardine Lakes and Tamarack on the 2013 Blur XC and TallboyC near Downieville, California.

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Video: Northstar, California, ProGRT Course Build and Preparation - Some of...

Source: Northstar Mountain Bike Park In its fourth year, the 2012 USA Cycling Professional Mountain Bike Gravity Tour (Pro GRT) has expanded to six races and continues to raise the level of...

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Teva ‘Proof of Life’ Photo Contest – Weekly Winner – 8-6-12 - This week's...

Title: My first season in Colorado Description: My first season riding in Colorado after riding on the east coast was not very kind on my front wheel. Congratulations to Lenny Waters on winning last...

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Bike Magazine’s Reader Survey - We are giving away a swag pack—worth more...

Hey readers. Yes, you. We are giving away a prize pack—worth more than 200 bucks—full of Bike magazine merchandise, to two randomly-chosen (and very fortunate) people who fill out our Reader Survey....

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Brett Tippie Signs with SR Suntour - Tippie switches suspension companies...

By: Ryan LaBar Photos: Harookz SR Suntour recently announced that it signed freeride pioneer, Brett Tippie to its WERX Riders program. In this program Tippie will be testing prototype products. He...

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Video: Gypsy-Wire – Northstar Downhill Race Series Preview - Race 4 of...

Race #4 of Northstar California’s 2012 Downhill Race Series: Gypsy / Wire Course preview for August 19′s race on Gypsy-Wire in the Northstar Bike Park. The DH Race Series offers over 20 divisions for...

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Teva ‘Proof of Life’ Photo Contest – Weekly Winner – 8-13-12 - This week's...

Title: Oh Snap! Description: My bike was treated fairly well. However, while riding a pretty tame trail I did an embarrassingly small bunny hop and when I landed, SNAP!, the back end disappears from...

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Video: Crankworx Enduro – DirtTV - Highlights of the Crankworx Enduro in...

DirtTV’s highlights of the Crankworx Enduro in Whistler, BC.

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Video: Crankworx Whip Off Worlds – DirtTV - DirtTV's highlights of the...

Video Source: DirtTV DirtTV’s highlights of the Unofficial Whip Off World Championships. Text Source: Crankworx The event took place on the Whistler Mountain Bike Park’s gigantic Crabapple Hits. There...

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Teva ‘Proof of Life’ Photo Contest – Weekly Winner – 8-20-12 - This week's...

Title: Beat up the new bike! Description: A nice big dent in the downtube and some torn off knobs from the front tire of my steel hard tail that I’ve only been riding a few months! What can I say, I...

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5 Minute Break: Chris Akrigg – Through the Mill - It looks like Akrigg is...

It looks like Chris Akrigg is back to full form after badly breaking his leg a while back. If any of us were to go near this ‘Mill’, with or without bikes, we’d end up needing one hell of a tetanus...

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Video: Strength In Numbers – UCI World Cup - Watch the complete World...

Source: Anthill Films “The UCI world cup circuit is a living, breathing community of riders dedicated to travelling the globe to race bikes. Nomadic in nature, this elite community exists only on the...

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5 Minute Break: Chris Akrigg and Amir Kabbani – Road Trip 2012 - Mongoose...

Source: Mongoose Bikes Chris Akrigg and Amir Kabbani take on Malaga, Spain during the 2012 Mongoose Road Trip. There isn’t a better place to spot a Mongoose then in the mountains of Malaga, Spain. A...

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2012 Red Bull Rampage Rider Lists, Spectator Tickets Available September 1 -...

Thomas Vanderham flying high at the 2010 Red Bull Rampage. The lists of riders—both pre qualified and not—have been set for the 2012 Red Bull Rampage event in Virgin, Utah, taking place October 5-7. A...

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Teva ‘Proof of Life’ Contest Overall Winner Announced

Congratulations to Jason Boeckmann on winning Teva ‘Proof of Life’ contest. Boeckmann will be receiving an autographed Jeff Lenosky Giant STP frameset, a Teva Prize Pack, and $1000 in cash. Title:...

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Video: Teva Athlete Story – Sam Pilgrim at Crankworx Whistler - An...

Source: Teva: For freeride mountain biking professional Sam Pilgrim, a year on tour comes with podiums, crashes, injuries, missed flights, made tricks, parties, hangovers and moments of both...

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Interbike 2012 – Ritchey P-650b - 650b gets real on steel.

Ritchey built its first 650b bike back in 1977, and now, keeping with the trends and going full circle, it’s producing a frame, tires and wheels in this wheel size. The Ritchey P-650b’s frame takes the...

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Interbike 2012: Some of the Products in the Bike Magazine Booth - Shoes,...

If you were at Interbike or follow our Instagram feed, then you know that we had a photo booth set up to shoot the latest-and-greatest products at the trade show (if you weren’t there, now you know)....

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Fresh: Raleigh Talus 29 Elite - An affordable and versatile 29er hardtail.

Raleigh Talus 29 Elite Raleigh deems the Talus 29 series as its versatile trail 29er. The ‘Elite’ model, here, is Raleigh’s top-end aluminum model. Retailing at $1,800, we feel the Raleigh Talus 29...

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Video: Rachel Atherton – Downhill at Fort William – Four by Three - This film...

Source: Red Bull This film takes a revealing look at the intense pressure that comes with riding in front of a home crowd made up of avid fans and family members at the UK round of the World Cup and...

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Fresh: Fezzari Hidden Peak - Fezzari's full-suspension 29er trail ride.

Fezzari Hidden Peak X.0 fezzari.com If you are wondering why you’ve never seen a Fezzari in a bike shop, it’s because , unlike most bike companies, the company sells most of its bikes direct to the...

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Video: Life Behind Bars – Riding Trails and Dune Buggies - Brandon Semenuk...

Source: Red Bull After Crankworx, Brandon Semenuk and Logan Peat head down south to Oregon to meet up with Ryan ‘R-Dog’ Howard and Jacob ‘Cob’ Hyde for some downhill riding. After Peat is sidelined...

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Fresh: Marin Mount Vision XM - A look at Marin's 140-millimeter trail slayer.

Marin Mount Vision XM Pro marinbikes.com $5300 While the linkage on the Marin Mount Vision XM may look vastly different than the company’s Quad-Link Suspension designs of a few years ago, the overall...

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Video: Four by Three–Dan Atherton’s Enduro - Dan Atherton's ride at Megavalance.

After Dan Atherton broke his neck in a riding accident in 2010, an injury that nearly took his life, he found himself facing a difficult decision. The man himself declares that he was ‘done’ with...

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Fresh: Specialized S-Works Fate Carbon 29 - A no-holds-barred carbon hardtail...

Specialized S-Works Fate Carbon 29 specialized.com $7,500 The Fate Carbon is one women’s mountain bike where the phrase “pink it and shrink it” does not apply in the slightest–there is not a bit of...

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Video: Mixed Feelings – Coastal Crew - The unfortunate side of building in...

Source: The Coastal Crew This is an ongoing, unscheduled series by the Coastal Crew showing the unfortunate side of building in BC’s forests—Logging. Logging and forestry can be a love/hate...

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Video: Jeremy Jones – Rushing Hours - Professional snowboarder, Jeremy Jones,...

Professional snowboarder, Jeremy Jones can hold his own on a bike. Here is a little video of him riding his Specialized. Film by Seth Huot.

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Video: Be Different – Anne-Caroline Chausson, Antoni Villoni and Yannick...

Source: Antoine Hoffmann-Massé This video features Anne-Caroline Chausson, Antoni Villoni (FMB World Tour rider) and Yannick Pontal (Enduro racer). The videographer, Antoine Hoffmann-Massé, tried to...

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2013 Dan Barham Photo Clinic – 20% off Early Booking Special - Barham to hold...

From Dan Barham: For the last couple of years, I’ve had the great pleasure of running a photo clinic with Yukon-based tour company Boréale Mountain Biking, where I try to pass on some of the...

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Video: Why #2 – Ryan Leech - Ryan Leech elaborates on The Cons Of Being Pro.

Source: Dan Barham Ryan Leech has ridden mountain bikes professionally for over sixteen years now; over that time he has been responsible for creating a whole new style of trials mountain biking,...

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5 Minute Break – Cotic Bikes Presents – Got Soul? - Yep, it's a Blues...

Source: Steel City Media This video, Got Soul?, from Cotic bikes has some good riding, plus it’s a Blues Brothers spoof. Enjoy. More on the bikes: cotic.co.uk/product/soul

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