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Dirt twits have Twitter

Dirt now has a Twitter thing and will be regularly Tweeting and Twatting about. If you click Dirt Twitter that should transport you to our...

Dirt twits have Twitter
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Dirt Fantasy Downhill Competition

Okay, finally here it is the Dirt Fantasy Downhill Competition. We’ve spent the last few months on the phone collating data, on the internet collating data,...

Dirt Fantasy Downhill Competition
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Leamington Spa 4X

As you may have read in this month’s dirt magazine, Leamington Spa’s 4X is busier than ever. Billy Cheetham, with the assistance of the local...

Leamington Spa 4X
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Chicksands Mini DH

Following the success of last year’s event, Chicksands will be hosting its second mini downhill race this Sunday 29 March. I’ve whacked a few details...

Chicksands Mini DH
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The New Cane Creek Double Barrel

We had an interesting box arrive yesterday, Jonesy almost ran into the office when he saw it sat on his desk! It turned out the mystery...

The New Cane Creek Double Barrel
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K-Nine Industries Global Exclusive

Yesterday we tripped on down to Oxford to visit K-Nine Industries. The DH001-S downhill bike is almost finished, with some pre-production models built up ready for...

K-Nine Industries Global Exclusive
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K-Nine Angle Reducer Cup Kit

We’ve just had this Press Release through from Shinny at K-Nine. We visited K-Nine yesterday and there will be a web article up later today...

K-Nine Angle Reducer Cup Kit
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Pan-American Continental Championship news

Our Chilean contact Eduardo de Solminihac from Montenbaik.com has just sent news from the recent Pan-American Continental Championship race at the La Parva ski resort...

Pan-American Continental Championship news
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Iron Horse: Latest from Jim Walker

Martin Astley, Jim Walker & Co’s Product Manager, just sent over the following press release from his CEO Ian Wilson. It doesn’t really tell us...

Iron Horse: Latest from Jim Walker
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Pascal Wins Maxxis Cup Round 2 Vigo

French downhill rider Mickael Pascal takes the win in Vigo, Spain for the second round of the Maxxis Cup with Bernat Guardia Pascual in second...

Pascal Wins Maxxis Cup Round 2 Vigo
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SAAB SALOMON AVALANCHE TROPHY 2009

The Saab Salomon Avalanche Trophy is probably one of the best tests of all round mountain bike abilities together with fitness, stamina, endurance and being...

SAAB SALOMON AVALANCHE TROPHY 2009
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howies tee of the week

T-shirt of the week. This weeks howies T-shirt of the Week is ‘Get Excited and Make Things’. Designed by Matt ‘Black Belt’ Jones. Don’t just keep calm and...

howies tee of the week
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Manitou Dorado arrives in the UK

Pete from Hotlines just beamned me over the news that the Manitou Dorado is now available in the UK. Are you sitting down? No? Well sit...

Manitou Dorado arrives in the UK
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Friday Randoms

First up, Jonny Boy, one of the Monmouth Massive Slacker Crew is off to Peru on Monday to do the first Megavalanche race. An adjustable...

Friday Randoms
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Most expensive kids bike ever?

John Sowerby sent me a story about “the most expensive – impractical bike we could build”, so here it is. “Well we have a big MTB...

Most expensive kids bike ever?
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Bankrupt Iron Horse Owes $5 million

I just read this on the bicycleretailer site. “Three Asian factories for Iron Horse Bicycle Company have filed an involuntary petition for bankruptcy against the bike...

Bankrupt Iron Horse Owes $5 million
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CrankBrothers visit dirt HQ

We had a vists from crankbrothers today, you know, the 50-50 pedals people.And the big news was…they’re not actual brothers…but you probably know that already....

CrankBrothers visit dirt HQ
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Zumbi bikes at Dirt Office

Duncan from the 4 Mountains World Team dropped by the Dirt office yesterday with the Zumbi F-44 team bike plus two Voodoo hardtails. If your...

Zumbi bikes at Dirt Office
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Aston Hill race results

Aston Hill returned to the racing fold this weekend with its first downhill race of the year. Attracting entrants from as far afield as France,...

Aston Hill race results
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Video:Last Bikes Visit Dirt HQ

Last Bikes from Germany were on a bit of a road trip in the UK. They coughed up £10.90 to cross the Severn Bridge into Wales...

Video:Last Bikes Visit Dirt HQ
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Moelfre Caravan Adventures

Our tea-boy Jake has found a perfect solution to a long weekends downhilling away from home. It’s called the “Ace Harmony” Check Jakes blog here for the...

Moelfre Caravan Adventures
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Dirt Office news

We’re getting a bit obsessed by helmet cameras these days, trying to find the perfect set up for recording on-the-bike downhill footage. Action Cameras sent us...

Dirt Office news
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Why I love my bike

A while back I asked if anyone wanted to write any articles for the website. Lot’s of you did, including Tom Harrison. Tom sent me a...

Why I love my bike
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Prototype TI bars from Brant

Brant from ShedFire sent me over some prototype Titainium bars. 730mm wide and 244g on the office scales, I’m guessing 5 or 6 degree back...

Prototype TI bars from Brant
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