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Dirt Magazine #132 Out soon-ish!

What were you doing in the year 2000? Myles Rockwell was winning the Downhill World Championships in Sierra Nevada, Spain. Rockwell’s story is a classic...

Dirt Magazine #132 Out soon-ish!
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Glencoe Avalanche: Help the Mountain Rescue team

You’ve no doubt read about the tragic avalanche at Glencoe near Fort William last weekend which claimed the lives of four climbers. One of the...

Glencoe Avalanche: Help the Mountain Rescue team
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Trailriding in Kathmandu, Nepal

I think I’m going to Kathmandu,that’s really, really where I’m going to. If I ever get out of here, that’s what I’m gonna do. Not a...

Trailriding in Kathmandu, Nepal
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Kona Project: Australian National Series #1 Mt Buller

The first round of the Australian National series went down at Mt Buller over the weekend. Kona Factory riders Connor Fearon, Tegan Molloy and Dean...

Kona Project: Australian National Series #1 Mt Buller
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Stolen Bikes: 2005 Giant Reign from Edinburgh

Thieving scumbags have stolen Owen Williams’ Giant Reign 2 and Specialized Allez from his house in South Queensferry, Edinburgh on Sunday night, 20th January. ...

Stolen Bikes: 2005 Giant Reign from Edinburgh
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Garrett Buehler: Retallack 5

  Fishing,hike a bike, big mountain ridge lines, slamming it through the woods then back home for tea and pud.  All in a days work for...

Garrett Buehler: Retallack 5
Dirt 100

2013 Dirt 100: Shimano Saint

If you want to kit out your downhill or freeride sled with a bombproof set of components then there’s not a lot that can rival...

2013 Dirt 100: Shimano Saint
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Brook MacDonald, George Brannigan and Greg Williamson join Trek World Racing

Good news for Greg Williamson as he joins Brook MacDonald, George Brannigan and Neko Mulally on TWR this year!

Brook MacDonald, George Brannigan and Greg Williamson join Trek World Racing
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Wideopenmag’s Malaga season ender trip 2012

  Ah, it’s good to see some sunshine! Being in Wales we’ve almost forgotten what that golden orb looks like and how it ripens the trails...

Wideopenmag’s Malaga season ender trip 2012
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Sam Hill And Caroline Buchanan win Aussie National Rd1 Mt Buller

While us lot in the UK were slip-sliding in the snow and ice this weekend, Sam Hill and Caroline Buchanan were blasting the hot, dusty...

Sam Hill And Caroline Buchanan win Aussie National Rd1 Mt Buller
Dirt 100

2013 Dirt 100: SRAM X0 DH

The cream of SRAM’s crop for so many years now, X0 has always been highly regarded and much decorated with innumerable wins and podiums on...

2013 Dirt 100: SRAM X0 DH
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2013 Dirt 100: Sram XX1

SRAM move with the times and often even dictate what terrain we will be riding each year (or at least it seems that way sometimes!),...

2013 Dirt 100: Sram XX1
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2013 Dirt 100: Shimano XTR

For all-mountain/trail use it really is hard to fault this XTR set-up. XTR has always been revered as the ‘best of the best’ and we...

2013 Dirt 100: Shimano XTR
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Pawel Stachak 2012 highlights

Tailwhips and 360s with some mellow music and the beautiful sound of a freehub. Pawel Stachak is a good rider but I wish he’d wear...

Pawel Stachak 2012 highlights
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Stories/Ep.1: Duane Walker, North Wales

North Wales has a lot going on at the moment, it's definitely well worth a visit!

Stories/Ep.1: Duane Walker, North Wales
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Steve Smith Interview | Endtroducing

Steve Smith is a down to earth, fast, young racer from Cassidy on Vancouver Island, British Columbia...

Steve Smith Interview | Endtroducing
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Friday Snow Randoms

Snowed in? Stuck at home? Here's some Randoms to keep you entertained!

Friday Snow Randoms
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Alpine Bikes 2013 Innerduro Series at Innerleithen

Innerleithen Enduro series kicks off this February, should be a goody!

Alpine Bikes 2013 Innerduro Series at Innerleithen
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Mark Scott: Riding in Malaga

19year old Edinburgh lad Mark Scott is out in Malaga, Spain knocking out some pre-season training on his Orange 5. Mark is currently looking for support...

Mark Scott: Riding in Malaga
Dirt 100

2013 Dirt 100: BURGTEC OFFSET BUSHINGS

Mountain biking has always thrived on innovation and constant progression of technology combined with constantly changing riding styles and morphing of disciplines, and the geometry...

2013 Dirt 100: BURGTEC OFFSET BUSHINGS
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2013 Dirt 100: Rock Shox Monarch Plus

Something that RockShox are very good at is making simple yet effective products, and this Monarch Plus with its seemingly basic three-way compression damping control...

2013 Dirt 100: Rock Shox Monarch Plus
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Buy your Dirt tees here. We've got a shop!

You’ve been telling us for ages that you want to buy Dirt t-shirts. So we’ve done the honourable thing and opened up a shop. Only...

Buy your Dirt tees here. We've got a shop!
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TOMMY’S EXCELLENT NEW ZEALAND ADVENTURE: PART 3

Tommy Wilkinson, New Zealand's unofficial MTB tourist ambassador continues his epic and hilarious NZ adventures!

TOMMY’S EXCELLENT NEW ZEALAND ADVENTURE: PART 3
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