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Dirt 100

2013 Dirt 100: O’NEAL GREG MINNAAR SIGNATURE KNEE GAURDS

Soft padding that ‘moulds’ to your body shape has been available for some years now, but some companies have managed to work with impact-resistant foam...

2013 Dirt 100: O’NEAL GREG MINNAAR SIGNATURE KNEE GAURDS
Fresh Produce

Dainese Oak Pro Knee Guard

These have to be the most high-tech pads ever...

Dainese Oak Pro Knee Guard
Videos

Orange Alpine 160 Timelapse Build

Timelapse bike build of the new 2013 Continental Orange Alpine 160 enduro based team bike with rider Rob Scullion...

Orange Alpine 160 Timelapse Build
Fresh Produce

Catlike Leaf Helmet

They might have a strange name, but Catlike have just come out with a great new trail lid...

Catlike Leaf Helmet
Videos

Sam Blenkinsop in Christchurch, New Zealand on his Lapierre Spicy.

I wince when I see bare knees and high speeds! Blenky giving his Lapierre Spicy a good old work out on the Christchurch trails. Filmer John...

Sam Blenkinsop in Christchurch, New Zealand on his Lapierre Spicy.
Videos

From the Ground Up: BTR Fabrications

This beautifully shot and edited film delves inside the shed of BTR fabrications. It tells the story of the company through the building of one...

From the Ground Up: BTR Fabrications
News

Combe Sydenham Saracen BDS RD1 This Weekend!

A quick heads up to remind you lot that the first round of the 2013 Saracen BDS kicks off this weekend at Combe Sydenham.

Combe Sydenham Saracen BDS RD1 This Weekend!
Fresh Produce

Oakley Airbrake MX Goggles

We've got a soft spot for any decent goggles, but these new Oakley ones really are something special...

Oakley Airbrake MX Goggles
Videos

Vienna Air King 2013 Highlights

Flipping fantastic stuntage from the ariel acrobats at this years Vienna Air King!

Vienna Air King 2013 Highlights
Interviews

Martin Astley Interview | Endtroducing

Martin Astley is one of the good guys, and he is all about the bike. Now 30, he’s has been riding (to a high and...

Martin Astley Interview | Endtroducing
Interviews

STEVIE SMITH INTERVIEW | WELCOME TO THE WINNER’S CLUB

Stevie Smith on breaking into the elusive and exclusive winner’s club in World Cup downhill...

STEVIE SMITH INTERVIEW | WELCOME TO THE WINNER’S CLUB
Features

EL CHORRO | SPAIN UNPLUGGED

Gazing out over an impressive range of peaks at the extraordinary geology and tragic history of El Chorro and the Ardales Park...

EL CHORRO | SPAIN UNPLUGGED
Interviews

MYLES ROCKWELL INTERVIEW | GETTING OUT ALIVE

Myles Rockwell was a hero to many…a blonde haired Californian giant that could party hard and win a World Championship title...

MYLES ROCKWELL INTERVIEW | GETTING OUT ALIVE
Interviews

JOE BARNES - THE BIG DEAL | INTERVIEW

After seven years of carving the international downhill circuit Fort William local Joe Barnes has jumped ship...

JOE BARNES - THE BIG DEAL | INTERVIEW
Features

GRAVITY PROJECT REVISITED | BACKYARD TRACK

When you fill any time you have with riding it can be a massive disappointment to have a weekend written off with shitty, cold and...

GRAVITY PROJECT REVISITED | BACKYARD TRACK
Features

Why I Hate Bikes | Hey You Hate This

I hate bikes. All they do is get in the way of biking...

Why I Hate Bikes | Hey You Hate This
Interviews

ED THOMSETT INTERVIEW | HAND CUT LEGENDS

Not all trail builders are grizzled ex–downhillers. North Yorkshire builder Ed Thomsett had carved a national level DH track by the age of twenty...

ED THOMSETT INTERVIEW | HAND CUT LEGENDS
Features

Cedric Gracia and the 'Skin' Suit | Moment in Time

The power of marketing, Cedric Gracia and the ‘muscle’ suit...

Cedric Gracia and the 'Skin' Suit | Moment in Time
News

Mud, energy gels and conquering the Afan UK Gravity Enduro 2013

Enduro newbie, Kath Ronchetti, steps out of her comfort zone and races the UK Gravity Enduro at Afan, South Wales.

Mud, energy gels and conquering the Afan UK Gravity Enduro 2013
Features

STRAVA | HOT TOPIC

We’ve discussed Strava and its use here in Dirt before, but this time around ThisISheffield’s Nick Hamilton looks at current issues, both good and bad...

STRAVA | HOT TOPIC
Videos

Alchemy - Chromag turn dirt in to gold

This full length bike film, made by Eric Lawrenuk, has been sponsored by Chromag. Its wall to wall amazing riding, trails and scenery. Make a...

Alchemy - Chromag turn dirt in to gold
Gear

Zerode Bike Review | First Ride

Housing the very reliable Shimano Alfine hub within a clean and unique chassis - we to the Zerode to Innerleithen, Scotland to see how it...

Zerode Bike Review | First Ride
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