Monthly Archives: March 2007

Features

Introduction - Phil Saxenna

The other day, whilst wading through knee deep Irish peat bog thinking “How the hell am I going to build a DH track through this”,...

Introduction - Phil Saxenna
Features

Stupid Rose Blog...

It is a miserable day here at Dirt HQ, a grey, wet and foggy Friday. Nothing much to report really. The office is a mess,...

Stupid Rose Blog...
Features

New Dirt Designer!

Just down in London at the head office to meet up with our new Dirt designer. Jonathan Gregory rides a Commencal and designs mags. Got...

New Dirt Designer!
Interviews

Dan Brown Interview | Endtroducing

I’ve known Dan Brown for a long time. From drinking Stella’s loaded with Lemsip with Peaty in the Corner House in Innerleithen, to testing bikes...

Dan Brown Interview | Endtroducing
Gear

GT DHi

>THE TECH RTS, LTS (in all it‘s various guises), LOBO…OK, so each of these bikes may have later turned out to have a few flaws, but...

GT DHi
Gear

Marin Quake AL7

>THE TECH For years Marin cut themselves a furrow in the single pivot field, but over the past few years they’ve sneaked in a few extra...

Marin Quake AL7
Gear

Turner RFX

>THE TECH Before you all start thinking we really have finally gone completely stark raving mad, we do realise that the bike you see before you...

Turner RFX
Hardware

Group Test - Hardtails 2

We’ve probably already harped on enough about how you shouldn’t ever forget the humble hardtail, and all their qualities, so this time we’ll keep...

Group Test - Hardtails 2
News

National 4X Series - This weekend!

The second of the National series after the excitment of Rd1 the fun continues down in Chicksands with its ultra fast track and multiple lines...

National 4X Series - This weekend!
News

Mick Hannah joins the 2007 NEMA Family

San Marcos, California (March 26, 2007). NEMA International is pleased to announce the addition of downhill star athlete Mick Hannah to the 2007 NEMA...

Mick Hannah joins the 2007 NEMA Family
News

Monster Energy’s Sam Hill Defends Gold Medal

Monster Energy/Iron Horse/Mad Catz Racing Team’s Sam Hill Wins UCI Oceania Mt. Bike Title Hill defends title he won last year; ready to set...

Monster Energy’s Sam Hill Defends Gold Medal
News

Charge Bikes Podcast...

Taken from the charge website. – “This guy is simply known as “Shyhop” and he’s riding a Charge Titanium Iron frame in this, the first...

Charge Bikes Podcast...
News

7Stanes.com

We recently launched www.7stanes.com with the help of a select group of highly experienced people including Rik Allsop from Drumlanrig, Clive Forth from Extreme Endurance,...

7Stanes.com
News

Dirt Team Rider - Ralph Jones

New Dirt team rider Ralph Jones take the fastest time of the day and the overall title at the Pearce Cycles Winter Series… http://www.pearcecycles.co.uk/Racing/racing.html New Dirt team...

Dirt Team Rider - Ralph Jones
News

Atmosfair Clothing - Timo Pritzel

Hello Riders! Just a quick info about my brand Atmosfair Clothing. I always wanted to start something by my own …well here is the...

Atmosfair Clothing - Timo Pritzel
News

www.rideruncompany.co.uk goes live...

Hi all, www.riderruncompany.co.uk will be 100% done in the next week, Its a core import distributor of small rider run dirt bike brands. We hope...

www.rideruncompany.co.uk goes live...
Features

Irrelevant Revelations - The Lake District

It’s weird where your thoughts can end up some days. There was one time last November, we were pushing bikes up the third highest mountain...

Irrelevant Revelations - The Lake District
Downhill

2006 World Cup Rounds 4 & 5

Pegging up a pair of riding socks worn wafer thin on the heel and still ripe from the weekend (even after a good thrashing in...

2006 World Cup Rounds 4 & 5
Hardware

Group Test - Hardtails

I think I’ve died and gone to heaven, I’ve got hardtails coming out of my ears! It’s like I said before, there’s a whole heap...

Group Test - Hardtails
Fresh Produce

Fox/Oakley Goggles

What a collaboration. Two of the biggest names around have got together to produce possibly the most wanted goggle of the year. Fox and Oakley...

Fox/Oakley Goggles
Hardware

DT FR2350 Wheelset

I don’t know if the ‘F’ stands for flash, but DT have definitely gone to town on this new wheelset of theirs. Many of you...

DT FR2350 Wheelset
Interviews

Elmar Keineke Interview | Endtroducing

Elmar Keineke is a talented and busy man. He is a racer (he has just taken third place in the Masters 2 category at the...

Elmar Keineke Interview | Endtroducing
Enduro

Megavalanche 2006

The Megavalanche is the most amazing biking event ever. I say event because it is more than just a race. Of course the top guys...

Megavalanche 2006
Gear

Yeti 303

In the world of downhill I can only think of a few bikes that are both ‘super’ and ‘exclusive’ (and unavailable) at the same time...

Yeti 303
production