Monthly Archives: January 2009 - Page 4

News

Lehikoinen back on a DH bike

Good news from Finland. Matti Lehikoinen has been riding a DH bike after breaking both his wrists at the Canberra WC in 2008. Here’s what...

Lehikoinen back on a DH bike
Racing

Megavalanche registrations open

Entries open today for the Megavalanche. Everybody should do this race at least once. Click here. for registration. http://mpora.com/videos/TpkCtdBK8Dirt TV: Megavalanche Alpe D’Huez >> http://mpora.com/videos/ATZ5kS4bemegavalanche >> Megavalanche downhill...

Megavalanche registrations open
News

Dirtmag needs you

Are you handy with a camera, do you shoot video, do you want to write race reports? If the answer to any of those is yes...

Dirtmag needs you
Features

First Descent

Andrew of Italian Safaris had first mentioned this freeride first descent the day myself and my friend Gareth Rogers arrived in Livigno. He had been living...

First Descent
Fresh Produce

SHIMANO M575 DEORE DISC BRAKES

SHIMANO M575 DEORE DISC BRAKES Shimano’s M535 Deore disc brakes have been one of our favourite bargain brakes for a while now, but for 2009 they’ve also added...

SHIMANO M575 DEORE DISC BRAKES
News

Road trippin

Dirt blogger Adam Billinghurst has left the snowy peaks of Whistler, BC and is heading for the sunshine of California. Checkout his progress here. Also check...

Road trippin
Racing

Strathpuffer 2009 in Memory of Stuart Ruffell

Strathpuffer 2009 in Memory of Stuart Ruffell As many will know a long standing stalwart of the Scottish...

Strathpuffer 2009 in Memory of Stuart Ruffell
News

NEETHLING SAVOURS HOMETOWN VICTORY

Cape Town’s Andrew Neethling (Trek) responded well to hometown pressure when he won the first round of mountain biking’s MTN National Cup Series downhill event...

NEETHLING SAVOURS HOMETOWN VICTORY
News

Exclusive: Joe Smith signs for Kona

We posted Joe Smiths video CV on the Dirt a while ago, seems like it did the trick because he’s just been signed up by...

Exclusive: Joe Smith signs for Kona
News

POC store opens in Chamonix

You might not have heard about POC. They are a new Swedish company who design and make protective clothing, body armour, helmets knee pads...

POC store opens in Chamonix
News

It's all going tits up at Dirt HQ

It’s all going pear-tit-pete-tong-shaped at Dirt HQ today, first the printer explodes and now a rogue JCB driver has sliced through our phone cable. It’s good...

It's all going tits up at Dirt HQ
News

Exclusive Commencal Supreme DH WC Ltd Edition

News just in from Albert at Madison. ‘After Gee and Rach’s outstanding double win at last summer’s World Championships in Val di Sole Italy, Commencal set...

Exclusive Commencal Supreme DH WC Ltd Edition
News

Friday Randoms

“The happiest is the person who suffers the least pain; the most miserable who enjoys the least pleasure.” Jean Jacques Rousseau. http://vimeo.com/2317118Metal Heart from Keith Loutit...

Friday Randoms
Racing

Relentless NASS Festival 2009

Relentless NASS returns for 2009 with new dates as the UK’s premier action sports and music festival. 2008 saw a return to form for the...

Relentless NASS Festival 2009
News

Dirt office goes pink

Disaster hit the Dirt office this morning at 9.00am local time. The A3 printer that we use for printing proof sheets of the magazine suddenly...

Dirt office goes pink
Features

Today was awesome.

Today started with a delicious coffee delivery and breakfast being made for us. After that was a bit of bike work and then we...

Today was awesome.
News

howies make me happy make it better

howies want to know how they can make your favourite piece of clothing better. Read the info below then let them know. I’ve already told...

howies make me happy make it better
Racing

Mini Downhill news

Chris Roberts has just sent over some news 2009 Mini Downhill news. The first is a date change for the FOD and Chicksands race and...

Mini Downhill news
Videos

World Long Jump Record

I was just thinking this morning about long jumps and who holds the current distance records. I might be wrong but it looks like Jason...

World Long Jump Record
Racing

Tignes Airwaves

The Tignes Airwaveis a big snowy x-games inspired event. Mountain Bike 4x is just one of the events, which this year was won by Sunn...

Tignes Airwaves
News

Winter Digging

Just got an ebeam from a guy called “Shagster” telling me about the spot he, Ben Reid and Atherton mechanic Stevie Bell have been digging...

Winter Digging
Racing

South Wales Downhill Races

There’s still plenty of downhill races and uplifts going on in South Wales. Here’s two for starters; Simply Downhill BC Points! Wentwood Trophy A new downhill race. Sunday 01 March...

South Wales Downhill Races
Features

Longest Drive Ever

We left Vancouver at 630pm and after a 1 hour stop at the border and some bad decisions we drove all night straight to somewhere...

Longest Drive Ever
Interviews

Nico Vink Interview

Name? Nico Vink. Age? 25. Where do you live? Sint–Niklaas, Belgium. Where do you ride? At home there is no DH riding so I just ride trails and motorcross. My local...

Nico Vink Interview
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