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Downhill Bikes

Rose Bikes - 2015 Range Launched

It’s fair to say that Rose bikes haven’t always been the best lookers on the market but that is all set to change for 2015.

Rose Bikes - 2015 Range Launched
WIN

WIN a Week in Morzine with Hotel L'Aubergade

Hotel L'aubergade is the central hub of Morzine in the summer with a super sunny terrace backing onto the mountain side...

WIN a Week in Morzine with Hotel L'Aubergade
Trail and Enduro Bikes

Enduro Bike Test | Haulage

In the first of a two part enduro bike test feature we look at the big wheel offerings from Intense, BMC and Specialized...

Enduro Bike Test | Haulage
Hardware

A Day in the Woods | Hardware

A selection of British and Irish kit for keeping you going on a day in the woods. DIRT ISSUE 145 – MARCH 2014 Words by Steve Jones. Photos...

A Day in the Woods | Hardware
Trail and Enduro Bikes

YT Capra Review | Headtube

YT Industries new bike, the YT Capra, takes them to the next level… it is exceptional...

YT Capra Review | Headtube
Trail and Enduro Bikes

GT Force X Pro | Dropping In

The GT Force X Pro was great in the air and pretty confidence inspiring. I also really liked it on smoother trails...

GT Force X Pro | Dropping In
Hardware

Moveo Neck Brace Dynamic | Wear and Tear

One of the newer braces on the scene is the Moveo Neck Brace Dynamic which is a slick thermoplastic material reinforced with fiberglass...

Moveo Neck Brace Dynamic | Wear and Tear
Apparel

Scott Mind Shorts | Hammered

It’s no exaggeration to say that the Scott Mind Shorts are as perfect as I can ever imagine a pair of shorts being...

Scott Mind Shorts | Hammered
Racing

Rapha Super (Cyclo) Cross | A Tale of Hell, Fire & Breasts

We took off our blinkers and sent two of our finest to take on the challenge of the Rapha Super Cross double–header weekend...

Rapha Super (Cyclo) Cross | A Tale of Hell, Fire & Breasts
Racing

The Red Bull Rampage | Survival

The Red Bull Rampage is many things. It is hot and dusty, somehow both crowded and abonded, exciting and terrifying, and almost incomprehensible...

The Red Bull Rampage | Survival
Apparel

Transition Jackets | Rinse Hold

Here’s a selection of the very best transition jackets that are all up for healthy abuse...

Transition Jackets | Rinse Hold
Apparel

MAVIC ALPINE XL SPD SHOE | WEAR AND TEAR

The Mavic Alpine XL SPD has shed a load of weight, and added a few features to make a truly all–round option...

MAVIC ALPINE XL SPD SHOE | WEAR AND TEAR
Hardware

BAR AND STEM COMBO | WEAR AND TEAR

The bar and stem combo is the centrepiece of a bike’s adjustability, the biggest part of a bike’s control is in your hands.

BAR AND STEM COMBO | WEAR AND TEAR
Hardware

CRANK BROTHERS 5050 2 PEDALS | WEAR AND TEAR

A new incarnation of the original Crank Brothers 5050 pedals, a good solid chunk, that you should be able to fit and forget...

CRANK BROTHERS 5050 2 PEDALS | WEAR AND TEAR
Apparel

KIT BAG - DIRTY WASHIN' | RINSE HOLD

OK, so in a mad dash to get the magazine done on time I had to grab a few things out of my kit bag...

KIT BAG - DIRTY WASHIN' | RINSE HOLD
Wheels and Tyres

Continental Mud King 2.3 Review | Hammered

The Continental Mud King 2.3 offers a more subtle edge, rounder profile than many mud–only tyre options...

Continental Mud King 2.3 Review | Hammered
Hardware

KS Lev Seatpost Review | Hammered

KS Lev seat dropper offers a number of advantages over those that have gone before it, but does it put the seat dropper doubters to...

KS Lev Seatpost Review | Hammered
Suspension

Marzocchi 55 RC3 Evo Titanium | Hammered

The Marzocchi 55 RC3 Evo Titanium is absolute dynamite straight out of the box, offering up incredible sensitivity...

Marzocchi 55 RC3 Evo Titanium | Hammered
Downhill

Pemberton Downhill | Cowboys, Indians and Super Dudes

Seb Kemp starts a new mini series taking us to places away from the bright lights of the Whistler Bike Park... first up, Pemberton.

Pemberton Downhill | Cowboys, Indians and Super Dudes
Brakes & Gears Etc

Shimano Saint Groupset Review | Product Focus

Technical editor Ed H heads out to Whistler to test the all new Shimano Saint groupset. Here are his initial impressions...

Shimano Saint Groupset Review | Product Focus
Brakes & Gears Etc

SRAM XX1 | FIRST RIDE

This one goes all the way up to eleven. It’s one louder. Nigel Tufnel would have been chuffed with the SRAM XX1...

SRAM XX1 | FIRST RIDE
Wheels and Tyres

WTB 2.3 MOTO RACE TYRE | WEAR AND TEAR

A great aggressive, tubeless ready 50/50 trail tyre this WTB 2.3 Moto Race...

WTB 2.3 MOTO RACE TYRE | WEAR AND TEAR
Hardware

E*THIRTEEN LG1+ PEDALS | WEAR AND TEAR

Steel pins rather than titanium differentiates the race from this, the standard E*Thirteen LG1+ pedal.

E*THIRTEEN LG1+ PEDALS | WEAR AND TEAR
Hardware

Birzman 40 Piece Toolbox | Hammered

Wedged into the back of my Peugeot 106, and keeping the wheels moving on the Dirt test bikes, this Birzman 40 Piece Toolbox has been...

Birzman 40 Piece Toolbox | Hammered
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