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Video: A Road Trip with Rheeder
Brett Rheeder used to be just another kid ripping it up on his backyard slopestyle course. Today he’s full-on freeride royalty. We rode along as he traveled to Trek to pick up his new bike, then on to Ray’s Indoor Park to put it down.
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5 Minute Break: Degree Masters of Movement – Darren Berrecloth
05.01.2012
This video is a deodorant commercial, and it is awesome. Darren Berrecloth in Cameron, Arizona, doing what he does best–riding gnarly big-mountain lines.
Oakley Releases its New RadarLock Sunglasses
05.01.2012
Anyone who has ever ridden in the woods knows that varying light conditions often make it difficult to keep sunglasses covering those precious and tender eyeballs—unless, that is, you left the house using lenses with absolutely no tint.
New Records Set in Ninth-Annual Whiskey Off-Road Races
05.01.2012
It was a record-setting weekend for the ninth-annual Whiskey Off-Road races in Prescott, Arizona, where several of the pro men shattered previous best times in a hard-fought battle for the lion’s share of a $30,000 prize purse.
RockShox Sektor TK Review
05.01.2012
Most of my experiences with mid-level suspension forks have not been good. Usually the damping is off, or the spring rate is a bit funny, or they resemble a loud, squishy boat anchor that leaks oil. Basically, they are usually the first things I recommend to upgrade on mid to entry-level bikes.
News of the Tweet: Necessary Evil
04.30.2012
By Seb Kemp I don’t own a TV, nor do I wish to. However, the internet and all its hording pirate sites allow seemingly unlimited access to the few bits of TV worth watching. Recently I have been strung into watching Game Of Thrones which, if you aren’t aware of this book-turned-TV show, is based [...]
5 Minute Break: Paul Basagoitia Lands First Natural Terrain Double Backflip
04.30.2012
Source: Teva Taking place just outside Page, Arizona, Paul Basagoitia is the first mountain biker to land a natural terrain double backflip. Basagoitia’s accomplishment is one he’s been working on for years. “It felt great when my wheels touch the ground because I don’t think my body could have handled another hit,” says Basagoitia. “It [...]
First Impressions: Scott Genius LT 20
04.29.2012
Plenty of bikes these days are touted quiver killers—you know, the one bike that you can supposedly ride anywhere.
Second Impressions: Bontrager RXL Shoes
04.28.2012
By Kevin Rouse A week or so after I published my initial thoughts on Bontrager’s new RXL MTB Shoes, a suspicious package showed up on my desk. Unmarked and and unsolicited, I was a bit wary to open it, knowing a few of my old college pals’ proclivities towards obscene practical jokes. Curiosity eventually got [...]
Dirty Words: Share the Stoke
04.27.2012
By Sal Ruibal There are a lot of people out there riding bikes, but not like WE ride bikes. For us, bikes are our wings, attached to our bodies but not touching the ground. We float on the air in our tires and hop over logs and rocks with ease. We gyroscope around berms with [...]
Tested and Digested: Utz Cheese Balls
04.27.2012
By Kevin Rouse Utz Cheeze Balls $7.09 (35 oz. barrel) / utzsnacks.com Serving Size: 32 balls Calories: 150 Calories from Fat: 81 Fat: 9g Carbs: 16g “You’re having a party – maybe a house full of folks, or just you and the kids. What would be the perfect little tangy mouthful to serve? Why the [...]
Video: Wade Simmons and Thomas Vanderham Riding ‘Cross Country’
04.26.2012
Source: Rocky Mountain Bikes Most mountain bikers aren’t lucky enough to have a quiver of bikes to choose from on any given day, nor are they blessed with places to shuttle a freeride or downhill bike. As professional freeriders and North Vancouver residents, Wade Simmons and Thomas Vanderham are lucky enough to have a range [...]
5 Minute Break: Saint Prototype Testing with Aaron Gwin
04.26.2012
Source: Shimano Shimano worked with Anthill Films to produce this video for the new Saint group with Shimano-sponsored rider, Aaron Gwin. In typical Anthill style, the boys captured a personal side of Gwin talking about the prototype Saint M820 prototype components, then ripping on them at his own trails in Temecula, California. Click here for [...]
:30 Second Warning – The Contributor Edition
04.25.2012
“Here, look at the camera, hold the microphone and tell us about what you’re doing here at the Sea Otter Classic. This is for Bike magazine’s video series :30 Second Warning. You’ve got 30 seconds. Ready. Set. Go.” In the fourth installment of :30 Second Warning, we caught up with Seb Kemp of News of [...]
2012 Sea Otter Classic Gear Wrap-Up
04.25.2012
Photos by Anthony Smith Words by Brice Minnigh Dirt, sweat and gears—look for the artist-collaboration series of Dark Timbers, an apparel company that is by riders, for riders. The up-and-coming components company Rove—which specializes in headsets and bottom brackets—is introducing a new line of headsets in a wide range of sizes and colors. Simplify your [...]
5 Minute Break: Superenduro 2012 – PRO1 race – Golfo DIanese
04.25.2012
A video recap of the first race in the 2012 PRO Superenduro series held at Golfo Dianese (IM), in the Italian Riviera.
News of the Tweet: Strait Coronation As Slalom King
04.24.2012
By Seb Kemp It has been another hard week for Gee Atherton. An injury has pushed him onto the couch and deep into the world of British pub culture documentary, Coronation Street. For anyone unfamiliar with the chronicles of the residents of the Rover Return then all you need to know is that yes, the [...]
5 Minute Break: Chris Akrigg – Mind Games
04.24.2012
This video is quite a bit longer than 5 minutes, but we don’t care. Looks like Chris Akrigg’s rehab is coming along nicely. From Akrigg: “A more in depth look at what I’m up to at the moment and a bit about what makes me tick. As you’ll see still not up to full speed [...]
First Impressions: GT Distortion 2.0
04.24.2012
By Ryan LaBar GT Distortion 2.0 gtbicycles.com $3,300 GT’s Distortion defies conventional bike categorization. The bike has a 66.4-degree head angle, 17-inch chainstays, 13.8-inch high bottom bracket, a 150-millimeter fork, bash guard and wide bars with a short stem. None of these numbers seem out of place together, but what’s unusual is that the Distortion [...]
:30 Second Warning Part 3
04.24.2012
“Here, look at the camera, hold the microphone and tell us about what you’re doing here at the Sea Otter Classic. This is for Bike magazine’s video series :30 Second Warning. You’ve got 30 seconds. Ready. Set. Go.” We caught up with industry folk Michael Brown, Andrew Juskaitis and Mike Ferrentino. We gave them 30 [...]
5 Minute Break: GoPro HD – Aaron Gwin vs The Clock
04.23.2012
Source:GoPro Aaron Gwin, races against the clock through the treacherous hills of Temecula.
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