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Dirt 100

2013 Dirt 100: BONTRAGER MUD XR

Looking at the Mud XR tyre from Bontrager gives little impression of just how brilliant it is, or of its impressive versatility.

2013 Dirt 100: BONTRAGER MUD XR
Videos

Braaap: Robbie Maddison's Air.Craft

Freestyle motocross nutcase Robbie Maddison goes wild in a military service airplane graveyard in Tucson, Arizona. And all because there was a kerfuffle over his...

Braaap: Robbie Maddison's Air.Craft
Interviews

Rachel Atherton Interview | Endtroducing

2012 UCI World Cup Champion and GT Factory Racing rider Rachel Atherton is this weeks Endtroducing star...

Rachel Atherton Interview | Endtroducing
Videos

Endless Gap 2012

http://vimeo.com/58913338 Bring on the Summer! Some of our funniest, scarriest an most epic moments while filming last season. We definetly had a good time filming and...

Endless Gap 2012
Dirt 100

2013 Dirt 100: PANARACER CG AM SC 2.25

When CG (Cedric Gracia) puts his name to something, you know it isn’t going to be a secondrate gimmick.

2013 Dirt 100: PANARACER CG AM SC 2.25
Dirt 100

2013 Dirt 100: SCHWALBE HANS DAMPF VERTSTAR

We like the way that Schwalbe are tackling the tyre market, for example they’re brave enough to put their neck out and risk the introduction...

2013 Dirt 100: SCHWALBE HANS DAMPF VERTSTAR
Dirt 100

2013 Dirt 100: MAXXIS ARDENT

The Ardent is Maxxis’ answer to an enduro rider’s dreams; a tyre that rolls as fast as a cross-country tyre without sacrificing cornering or braking...

2013 Dirt 100: MAXXIS ARDENT
Videos

Fox MTB mob McCaul, McCaul, Strait, Bryceland, Smith

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRlGlk6e-3s Some of the Fox Mtb team riders letting rip in NorCal for the 2013 Rampage Pro Carbon helmet and Mtb gear shoot, finishing with some...

Fox MTB mob McCaul, McCaul, Strait, Bryceland, Smith
Dirt 100

2013 Dirt 100: MAXXIS IGNITOR 2.35”

MAXXIS IGNITOR 2.35” Aimed at a lighter style of riding than it is capable of, the Ignitor just begs to be taken away from its cross-country...

2013 Dirt 100: MAXXIS IGNITOR 2.35”
Videos

WynTV chase cam at the Hunua NZ DH Cup Round 4

  Recent Bulls Bikes signing Wyn TV Masters, gives us a chase cam from practice day at round 4 of the New Zealand DH Cup at...

WynTV chase cam at the Hunua NZ DH Cup Round 4
News

Friday Richard III Randoms

Friday Randoms this week is brought to you from a carpark in Leicestershire and contains 100% horsemeat. Dirt Tea boy, Ali-Tea, was working on a hunch...

Friday Richard III Randoms
Dirt 100

2013 Dirt 100: SPECIALIZED STORM DH

SPECIALIZED STORM DH Specialized’s offering in the full mud department is this Storm DH tyre which is one of the most aggressive tread patterns you’ll find...

2013 Dirt 100: SPECIALIZED STORM DH
Videos

Swiss road trip adventure.

If biking was a soup what would it be? Some sort of meaty broth, with croutons? There’s got to be a joke in there somewhere,...

Swiss road trip adventure.
Videos

Swar helmets. Dai Robot in France?

I watched this and immediately thought Dai Robot has been spreading his seed in France. But it turns out it’s a French company called Swar who...

Swar helmets. Dai Robot in France?
Fresh Produce

Gemini Olympia 1800 Lumen Light

Canadian company Gemini are relatively new to the light market but have produced some banging LED lights since they formed in 2010. This Olympia 1800 Lumen...

Gemini Olympia 1800 Lumen Light
Dirt 100

2013 Dirt 100:CONTINENTAL MUD KING

Mud tyres used to be a race-only option and only considered when the going got seriously gloopy.

2013 Dirt 100:CONTINENTAL MUD KING
News

Dirty Dozen: Russian Freerider Kirill Benderoni

This weeks Dirty Dozen is with Russian rider Kirill Benderoni. Who? Well, I’d never heard of this clarinet playing, hardtail hucking, Josh Bender inspired, freerider from...

Dirty Dozen: Russian Freerider Kirill Benderoni
Dirt 100

2013 Dirt 100: SPECIALIZED BUTCHER

It’s hard not to draw comparison with the ever popular Maxxis Minion front tyre when you look at a Butcher, but that certainly isn’t a...

2013 Dirt 100: SPECIALIZED BUTCHER
Videos

661 Mini Downhill Forest Of Dean: Rd2 Corkscrew

Round 2 of the 661 Mini Downhill at the Forest of Dean took place/went down/kicked off at the weekend on the Corkscrew track. Jono Jones took...

661 Mini Downhill Forest Of Dean: Rd2 Corkscrew
Dirt 100

2013 Dirt 100: Chris King Hubs

Chris King products are probably the most desirable in cycling, and that certainly applies to their legendary hubs.

2013 Dirt 100: Chris King Hubs
News

UCI searches for new 2013 title sponsor as Rocky Roads contract ends

The UCI have just announced that it has ended it’s contract with RockyRoads and is seeking a new title sponsor for the 2013 Mountain Bike...

UCI searches for new 2013 title sponsor as Rocky Roads contract ends
Interviews

Brook MacDonald Interview | Endtroducing

We get inside the brain of Kiwi World Cup rider and new Trek World Racing team member Brook MacDonald...

Brook MacDonald Interview | Endtroducing
Videos

Brendan Fairclough DMR Vault Pedals

The DMR Vault pedals that we love so much (check the 2013 Dirt 100) have now got even better with the addition of a Brendan...

Brendan Fairclough DMR Vault Pedals
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