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Fabien Barel training camps

An amazing opportunity to learn the dark arts from double world champion and mountainbike legend Fabien Barel. How about this for an idea. If you want...

Fabien Barel training camps
Dirt 100

2012 Dirt 100: Continental Mountain King II 2.2 Protection

It’s a brave name to call a tyre, but Continental have done it justice on this second (and radically different from the first) attempt. It is...

2012 Dirt 100: Continental Mountain King II 2.2 Protection
Videos

First Look: Magura forks and brakes

Neal Hunt from Magura popped by the office with the Thor 150mm trail fork and the MT2 and MT6 brakes. We pointed the camera in front...

First Look: Magura forks and brakes
Videos

DirtTV: US Grand Prix of MTB Round #1

Stevie Smith wins US Grand Prix rd#1 at Port Angeles. Aaron Gwin 2nd, Mick Hannah 3rd, Josh Bryceland 4th, Neko Mulally 5th. Jill Kinter won the...

DirtTV: US Grand Prix of MTB Round #1
Dirt 100

2012 Dirt 100: Maxxis High Roller II 3C

With competition coming in from all directions we weren’t sure who was eventually going to knock the High Roller off its ‘number one DH tyre’...

2012 Dirt 100: Maxxis High Roller II 3C
Racing

Race report: Fetish bikes UK Gravity Enduro Rd 2, Coed Y Brenin

Rob “Box” Cooksley wins round #2 at a wet and windy Coed Y Brenin, North Wales. Fetish bikes UK Gravity Enduro RD2, Coed Y Brenin 28/29th April 2012 Words:...

Race report: Fetish bikes UK Gravity Enduro Rd 2, Coed Y Brenin
Racing

Bad weather cancels iXS Euro DH race at Monte Tamaro.

Rachel Atherton and Remi Thirion take the win from Saturday’s qualifying results. Sounds like Mother Nature got all heavy in Switzerland for the first round of...

Bad weather cancels iXS Euro DH race at Monte Tamaro.
Videos

Sunday Cinema #2

It’s chucking it down outside, dry yourself off from your afternoon ride, put the kettle on grab a slice of lemon drizzle cake, sit down...

Sunday Cinema #2
Racing

Rachel Atherton and Remi Thirion qualify fastest at Monte Tamaro iXS Euro Cup

Lots of racing going on world wide this weekend. Atherton and Thirion turn up the heat in Switzerland for Rd#1 qualifying of the iXS European...

Rachel Atherton and Remi Thirion qualify fastest at Monte Tamaro iXS Euro Cup
Videos

United Ride Odyssey 2012 Sea Otter Classic

Behind the scenes at the Water Vole Festival with Mick Hannah and Fabien Cousinié. Great team edit with Sik Mick and Coucous racing and goofing about...

United Ride Odyssey 2012 Sea Otter Classic
Videos

DirtTV: Sea Otter Classic DH 2012

They don’t call us lightning for nothing you know! One week after the Sea Badger festival and we get our first bit of content, whoop! A...

DirtTV: Sea Otter Classic DH 2012
Dirt 100

2012 Dirt 100: Specialized Butcher DH

Easily the strongest competition to the High Roller for dry/soft DH conditions comes in the shape of this Butcher, and in some people’s eyes it...

2012 Dirt 100: Specialized Butcher DH
Racing

X-Fusion/Enduro 1 Forest Of Dean race report

Round one of the X-Fusion/Enduro 1 series kicked off at the Forest of Dean last weekend with an entry field stacked with Elite DH riders,...

X-Fusion/Enduro 1 Forest Of Dean race report
WIN

Mr Whippy Competition Update #3

Want to win a bike? Then get whipping? You’ve got till the end of May to upload your Mr Whippy videos to be in with a...

Mr Whippy Competition Update #3
News

ZX Spectrum Friday Randoms

10 Print Friday Randoms. 20 Goto 10. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4snBHDw1Ou4 The ZX Spectrum is 30 years old this week. 48k of sheer power. This homage is for all those...

ZX Spectrum Friday Randoms
Videos

King of Dirt at X Fest 5th-7th May at the Santa Pod Raceway

Check out these massive King of Dirt booters being shaped for the X Fest event. X Fest is a new Extreme Sports Festival including BMX, scooters,...

King of Dirt at X Fest 5th-7th May at the Santa Pod Raceway
Features

Young Rippers Bikes: Harry Barrett's J-Tech suspension Scott Spark

Check out ten year old Harry Barret’s custom J-Tech suspension Scott Spark. Watch the video then read the story below. http://mpora.com/videos/tltEIBL7x Harry’s dad Bono takes up the story. Words...

Young Rippers Bikes: Harry Barrett's J-Tech suspension Scott Spark
Dirt 100

2012 Dirt 100: Specialized Hillbilly DH

When so many riders spend hours cutting down spike tyres it’s a mystery as to why it has taken so long for a company to...

2012 Dirt 100: Specialized Hillbilly DH
News

Dirt Magazine #123 cover shot with Kyle Norbraten

Kyle Norbraten of the Coastal Crew kills it at Fernie on the cover of the latest issue of Dirt #123 and gets an awesome surprise! Dirt...

Dirt Magazine #123 cover shot with Kyle Norbraten
News

Thieving scumbags steal Nige Page's bikes...again!

CRC/Nukeproof manager Nige Page has been burgled by lowlife yet again. Thieves have once again struck at Team CRC/Nukeproof manager Nigel Page’s house in Merseyside, stealing...

Thieving scumbags steal Nige Page's bikes...again!
News

Mobile Urban Ramp Project

You know those amazing downslopes you’ve spotted around town and just wished for a kicker? What you need is a mobile urban ramp! Marius Hoppensack and...

Mobile Urban Ramp Project
News

The new Gawton DH track will open on 7th May

Rad South West DH spot Gawton gets a new track and a posh hut! Gawton Club Secretary Brett Nicolle sent over some details of the new...

The new Gawton DH track will open on 7th May
Dirt 100

2012 Dirt 100: Maxxis Wet Scream

Any DH rider should own a pair of mud tyres (even if you’ll only use them once in a while) and these Wet Screams are...

2012 Dirt 100: Maxxis Wet Scream
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