Thursday is the day that people started to send it. Red Bull Rampage 2010 has been on for a few days now, but today, things finally started to happen, and moves were being made. Lines have been dug, riders are pumped and the judges are ready!

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Red Bull Rampage builders, Spangler, Bender and Bourdon all talk about this year's event and all the work that is going into the lines.

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The onslaught of 2011 parts just does not end and we love it.

Read on about Katz Bikes from Switzerland and their fully enclosed drive train, all the shiny things at Lezyne, Cope bikes & Carbocage.

The National Points Series in 2010 has undergone something of a revolution, not least in the name change to the British Downhill Series. Caersws played host to the final round.

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Kokanee Crankworx took its toll on some of the world's best riders this year and Paul Basagoitia was no exception. Paul got hurt right before the finals and has been off the bike since early August. Unfortunately he will not be able to compete at the Red Bull Rampage in a few days time. We were about to catch up with him at his home in Minden, Nevada for some recovery talk.

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Marzocchi was at Interbike 2010 showing off some eye catching forks, including the new 2011 Works 888 EVO Ti that was adorned with an incredibly trick looking set of colored ti-nitrate coated stanchions. While they also had their new nickel plated Corsa Super Leggera XC fork in the booth, you guys may be more excited by the sight of their 2012 888 EVO with gold, hard anodized stanchions. Photos, info, and audio inside!

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Slopestylers, 4X riders, and hooligans take note, Ellsworth had their their brand new 2011 short travel Momentum at Interbike for riders to eye up. We've got a full test in the works, but for now you can have a closer look at the bike inside and listen to Harry from Ellsworth give you the lowdown in the audio.

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Another blistering hot day of digging is what was in store for most riders today at Rampage. Temperatures once again soared north of 100 degrees F, so hot in fact that most riders didn't ride until very late in the day (5:30PM+) if at all.

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The straight goods on Kicking Horse Bike Park, straight from the trail crew's fingertips.

Worst. Septem. Brr. Ever. What the bejeezus just happened? I'm looking out the window on the last day of the 2010 season, and it is coming down in buckets. Again. But not September 25th, it was amazing. And it is that day that we'll choose to remember as the last day of another incredible season at Kicking Horse Bike Park.

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Pinkbike.com rider Casey Groves is set to make his first Red Bull Rampage appearance in just under 2 weeks. Casey is best known for his slopestyle skills, but we're confident that he'll hold his own in the desert.

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The Red Bull Rampage Evolution is only days away and riders are scoping lines and building lips where no lips should ever be built. We've got photographer Fraser Britton on the scene with the first photo filled update to bring you up to speed. Inside you'll find so many photos that you'll feel like you're the one eyeing up the senders, as well as audio from Canadian hopefuls Mike Hopkins and Alex Pro.

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Back in early August at Kokanee Crankworx in Whistler, BC, Darren Berrecloth took a digger on the last step down jump. The result was two broken bones in his hand and the possibility that he may have to sit out this year’s Red Bull Rampage if his hand did not heal. Being the Claw, he’s healed up faster than doctors anticipated and is 100% ready to do battle in the desert in under a week’s time.

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Pinkbike.com is so excited for this year's Red Bull Rampage! The LIVE webcast of the Finals on Oct. 3rd at Noon PST will feature an interface with live voting, live chat and you'll be able to watch everything live on Pinkbike.com! You can also expect daily updates from head judge Chris Lawrence, pictorials from Margus Riga, it's gonna be an unbelievable event!

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If I did an article for each and every cool thing I saw at Interbike 2010 you'd be getting updates from the show for the rest of the year. With that in mind, I've put most of the coolest things together in one place.

Inside you'll be able to see:

• A new 6.5 mm thick pedal from Tioga
• Contour's GPS enabled HD camera
• Info on GoPro's 3D camera
• Updated pedals and direct mount stem from Twenty6
• DH bikes from Santa Cruz, Turner, Commencal, and Banshee
• Lots of other goodies!
• Cole wheels as used by the Coastal Crew and Steve Smith
• The mandatory picture of Sam Hill's Worlds bike
• New lids from POC
• More Knolly Chilcotin bike porn

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I enjoy riding fast, rolling singletrack but have no problem dialing up the tech on the steep and rooty stuff that is really common in this area. To that end, I'm always on the lookout for a fast-rolling tire that can hold its line through varying terrain. The Maxxis Aspen falls into this category and I've been running the tire for the past few months to see if it can live on the edge as a summer and fall tire.

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Pinkbike.com and Red Bull will collaborate to pioneer a new interactive online experience for the 2010 Red Bull Rampage.

The crown jewel in any charger’s trophy case, the Red Bull Rampage waits in the Utah desert for the willing, the skilled and the lucky to claim her as their own. Not only will this event be broadcast live online, web users can partake in the inaugural Pinkbike World Vote, the first ever live online voting system for an event of this kind.

It's a wrap. I hear the 'fat lady singing' as the Fluidride DH Cup has come to an end at Mt Hood Ski Bowl in Government Camp Oregon. Project 529's Eric Loney takes the overall win for Pro Men. The Bike Hubs/Loeka Jaime Rees nabs Pro Women's overall and DropNZone's top Junior Expert Bryan Mullen nabs his second series overall title making him the most valuable rookie pro for 2011. Dominating the race was Mikey Sylvestri of Allride/Specialized who won the race with no derailleur and chainless. He won by almost 6 full seconds. Evil's Charlie Sponsel was on his heels, but takes 'first loser'. Mr Eric Loney sliding into a solid 3rd with Evil's Kyle Thomas hot on his tail and Dunbar Cycles' Ken Faubert rounds it off in 5th.

Read on for results, videos and pictures by Carl Warren, Samantha Loney and Ruandy Albisurez,

In 2008 he convinced any doubters about his ability to compete outside of a slopestyle course by taking the win at the Red Bull Rampage - Evolution. This year he'll be watching from the side lines due to a broken collar bone suffered at Crankworx in Whistler.

Read on to learn more about his injury and his road to recovery,

Setting up your handlebar controls may seem like an easy task that is hard to do wrong, but spending a few extra minutes getting everything in just the right place can actually make a world of difference. You may be making it very difficult on yourself to shift when you need to or even may be robbing yourself of braking power without knowing it. How so? Have a look inside to find out!

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Source: Monza Imports

Nathan Rennie partners with INTENSE Cycles, SRAM, RockShox, Avid, Truvativ, and Fox Racing Apparel.

The rumors are true - The Big Man is Back! After much anticipation, Nathan Rennie has returned to his home soil to take on the Australian National Race Series. Nathan does this with full support from Monza Imports, INTENSE Cycles, SRAM, RockShox, Avid, Truvativ, and Fox Racing Apparel and Protection. Read on,

Freeride Entertainment, the creators of the New World Disorder series, is pleased to announce the launch of their new and improved websites www.nwdfilms.com and www.freeride-entertainment.com.

The launch of these websites marks an exciting time in the world of Freeride Entertainment. Read on,

Kona has just uploaded a great video of their World Cup team rider Joe Smith tearing Whistler a new one on his 2011 Operator. The video includes some crazy slow motion footage of the bike working over the terrain, as well as Smith getting completely sideways on the senders.

Check out the video,

Red Bull Illume - Vote in the Peoples' Choice Award!

Vote for your favorite image from the top 50 finalists in the Image Quest 2010! Just select your image and press "Vote" at the bottom of the page. Your vote will only be counted once. The image with the most votes will receive the Peoples' Choice Award and be announced on www.redbullillume.com. Mountain bike shooters, Sterling Lorence, Derek Frankowski and Stephane Cande are all in the top 50 spots, so let's get in there and vote for them!

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Diamondback was proudly showing off their 2011 full suspension range in the massive Interbike halls, including the very stealth looking XTR equipped Sortie Black. Some of you out there may have caught our exclusive look at Sam Pilgrim's slopestyle bike at Crankworx. Now named the Dreamliner, this 4" bike may see production for 2012. Come in, have a close look, and let Diamonback know how bad you'd like to get your dirty jump building paws on this fun looking machine!

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Mike Kinrade epitomizes big mountain riding in my mind. He is part of an elite level of riders that have competed at all the Red Bull Rampage events to date. His results over the years are as follows: 2001-5th, 2002-Crashed, 2003-8th, 2004-9th and in 2008-4th. This is one of the only comps that Mike ever attends and he loves it. We were able to catch up with him at his home in Nelson to talk about this year’s Rampage as he prepped his bikes for the event.

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I recently had the opportunity to join the women from Specialized for 2 days of riding and learning about their Women Specific line up of bikes. My mighty steed was to be the all new 2011 Specialized Safire trail bike.

Read on to learn about my experience.

Elka Suspension may have had a small booth at this year's Interbike, but their presence was larger than life. Not only did the Canadian suspension experts debut their new fork cartridge at the show, but they also were showing off a number of the newest and most sought after downhill bikes, all equipped with the Elka Stage 5 damper.

Inside you'll find FOUR videos that will cover:

• The 2011 Canadian made Cove Shocker
• The curvy '11 Foes Hydro downhill bike
• Turner's much anticipated DHR
• Steve Romaniuk talks about his Mongoose Boot'r

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Today marked a seminal moment in the history of mountain-biking in the District of North Vancouver ("DNV"). In a marked departure from war-of-the-woods rhetoric of a decade ago, the Bobsled trail was officially opened by the DNV following some two months of hard work by a DNV-hired trail crew.

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Cube have really made people sit up and take notice over the past few years. Great looking bikes with great components that are coming in with price tags that make you look twice. Here are just a few Cube bikes, including their 190 mm travel Hanzz and 160 mm Fritzz.

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Source: Whistler Bike Park

Kokanee Crankworx 2010 dominates Summer with another record breaking year.

2011 Festival Dates Announced: July 16 through 24th.

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We'll be featuring Continental a fair bit over the next few months with some feature length reviews as we’ve had some of their tyres on long term test.

For now here is a preview of some of their newer tyres.

Last weekend saw the inaugural Orange Mountain Bikes Tour de Ben Nevis take place. An event organized and run by the highly acclaimed Fort William based No Fuss Events. The Event entailed a 72km epic off road point to point race, including 5 special timed stages (Downhill and Uphill) over some of the roughest terrain in the UK...Proper Mountain Biking!

Video, Report and Photo's inside

Tippie talks some tech, chats up the ladies and runs into the pros and bros of Interbike.

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Kelly McGarry's custom Corsair built and stickered for Red Bull Rampage was stolen from the Interbike show in Las Vegas last night. Please notify the police immediately if you see this bike.

Photo inside,

Fox Racing Shox quietly debuted both their prototype telescoping seatpost and incredibly impressive one piece titanium tapered steerer tube and crown combination during Interbike. That's right, a tapered steerer tube and crown that is manufactured from a single piece of titanium by Fox. There are photos and audio explaining the how's and why's inside, just in case you don't believe me!

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At any give time, on any given day at Interbike, you can run into something super unique, or just really funny. I was taught at year 1 of Interbike to never turn my camera off, as you will end up missing something golden. I have lived by that rule ever since, and it has proven to be very effective.

Without further explanation here is a grouping of random images from Interbike 2010.

You saw the new Truvativ Descendant cranks here on Pinkbike only a short time ago, but we thought we'd take a closer look at the new arms while at Interbike 2010. Inside you can read more about the cranks, as well as listen to the audio to hear all the details!

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Team rider Andrew Taylor must be a popular guy because Gravity has done up a signature line of components in bright neon that can't be missed. Included in the selection is a Gravity Light stem, bar, and even a seatpost. Inside you can check out his day-glo parts for yourself, as well as listen to the audio to learn more.

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Freeride Entertainment, producers of the New World Disorder series, are pleased to announce the beginnings of a new project taking mountain biking back to the roots of freeriding. Where the trail ends... is the start of a new feature film based on the natural terrain progression of riding in remote international locations. Freeride is excited about their new project which started deep in the Gobi desert in China earlier this year. Featured riders from this first expedition were Darren Berrecloth, Kurt Sorge, and James Doerfling.

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At Eurobike we spent a lot of time trekking around the huge trade halls to see the latest and greatest of new kit and technology on show. We’ve already shown you the 2011 Nukeproof Scalp frame in video, but here is a little more of what the following year holds for the brand which has come a long ways in a very short time.

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Suspension fiends rejoice, Pinkbike has got the exclusive on Elka's new Stage 4 fork cartridge! If you're looking for some high quality Canadian tuned technology to drop in your Boxxer, Fox 40, and even your Fox 36 fork, you'll want to check out the photos and info inside. We've also got Elka Suspension's Pat Tellier in audio to fill you in on all the details!

*Updated with photos of the Stage 4's internals - Check it out!*

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Athletes pushed to the limits at Red Bull Final Descent - 12-Hour Downhill Mountain Bike Series Kicks Off at Winter Park Resort

As the sun rose on a chilly Rocky Mountain morning, 85 downhill racers sprinted to their bikes to take on the grueling Trestle Mountain Bike Park and compete for more than $5,000 in cash and prizes. Lap after lap, competitors were continually glancing over their shoulder to maintain their lead. After 12 hours of intense downhill racing, it came down to the last lap.

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Syncros has been working on some exciting new products for 2011, including a brand new and very unique stem that resembles nothing you may have seen before. If that wasn't enough, Syncros is also pushing boundaries in the handlebar market by debuting a 39" wide bar! Inside you can see all the photos and info, as well as listen to audio about the new products.

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Interbike 2010 is chock full of innovation, over the top gimmicks, and the just plain absurd. Inside we take a quick look at all of those and more!

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With all the new exciting bikes and parts being shown at this years Interbike, it is easy to think that they can transform your riding from zero to hero. Only training can do that, which is why LeMond Fitness' new Revolution trainer that doesn't use your bike's rear wheel is so interesting. Inside you can get the lowdown on this interesting trainer!

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First we got up and close with the new DHR, now we talk to Dave Turner about his second generation prototype RFX dream machine at Interbike 2010. Inside you can scope out all of the photos and info as long as you promise not to get too excited, you'll also get a video tour of the prototype RFX by Mr. Turner himself!

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Source: Red Bull Canada

We all know that Tyler Morland beat the men and Lauren Rosser took it home for the ladies, but what took place on the course?

Check out the official Red Bull 5000 Down video,

When Five Ten stormed onto the scene ten years ago they really transformed the world of flat pedals. Back then the Impacts were the only shoes available and were sold under the Intense brand. Now the range of shoes aimed at riders has increased massively, as well as carrying much improved styling and now there are even SPD shoes available for those who prefer to be clipped to the bike.

Here is some of the 2011 Five Ten range:

Darcy Turenne (Norco Factory Rider) is one of the hardest working professional mountain bikers around and yet she was able to take some time to talk to us at Pinkbike about her recent season, higher education, traveling, time at home and the See Jane Jump Jam.

Check out Darcy's interview and pics by reading on,

Felt's prototype Virtue was caught on the Pinkbike camera during the last day of Interbike's outdoor demo. Inside you'll find photos, information, and a video that lets you glimpse into the near future!

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Like a treasure in the desert, Chris King had their full range of components on display in the heat of Interbike's Outdoor Demo. Included in that lineup was their new 12 x 142 mm hub and axle, as well as an updated headset that uses a split wedge for better reliability on long travel bikes. Inside you can see the photos, read the info, as well as listen to audio from the men behind the changes!

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Freeride pioneers Wade Simmons, Brett Tippie and Richie Schley will be inducted into the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame at Interbike 2010.

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Devinci debuted their brand new 2011 Wilson downhill bike at Interbike's Outdoor Demo today and it was attracting an incredible amount of attention. We caught up with the bike's designer, Dave Weagle, to give us the lowdown on the Split Pivot equipped Canadian speed machine.

Inside you can watch and learn as Dave gives you a video tour of the new bike!

*Wilson Geometry Chart has been updated*
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From a distance Trek's 2011 Session 88 looks very similar to last year's model, but a closer look reveals some major changes. Included in the list is an entirely new tube set with different profiles, as well as some slick frame mounted fork bumpers. The biggest addition to the package may be hidden from sight though, that being a Fox DHX RC4 shock that features some very special custom valving that drastically alters the rear suspension's performance. Inside you can see the photos and read about the 88's changes for 2011, as well as listen to audio explaining the hows and whys of the new Fox damper tuning.

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Knolly steals the first day of Interbike with their brand new and yet to be seen Chilcotin, a 6" travel do-everything machine that is built with typical Knolly quality. Inside you can check out the new bike and read all of the info!

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Episode 10 begins with Gee reflecting on his season so far - with it all hanging on the last World Cup race he's really feeling the pressure to perform. Until then it's off to Crankworx in Whistler, a welcome break from the pressure and stress of the World Cup - still racing hard, but having a bit of fun with it.

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Race Face has been around as a component manufacturer for almost twenty years, supplying mountain bike parts for all segments of the market while developing innovative new components that hold up in challenging conditions. In early 2010, Race Face introduced its SIXC handlebar and crankset to the mountain biking world and this new family of carbon components was meant for demanding use on longer travel, all-mountain bikes.

Since I installed the cranks on my bike a few months ago, I’ve been putting them through the wringer and, despite a few criticisms, I am duly impressed by the overall quality and performance of the set, which I feel ranks among the best on the market.

Read on for full review,

If you want to host a premier of Life Cycles in the coming months please contact me, Alynn Smith at tour@lifecyclesfilm.com. I can answer any questions you have and arrange the details.

We want people to experience our film in the way it is meant to be seen with quality projection and sound. A digital theater is ideal that has 5.1 surround sound, but we are open to unique venues that can supply a quality viewing experience.

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www.lonewolfproductions.ca

Lone Wolf Productions has been very lucky this year. Now even more so that we have had the chance to work with Kurt Sorge on his section for the site. As you know he is an extremely famous rider and because of this, he is always very busy. However, Kurt being the professional he is, said he would participate in the project on top of all his other responsibilities. I admit, I thought that the section might suffer a little, but Kurt proved me wrong!

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La Pinilla Bike Park, located in the lush forests of Riaza valley, in central Spain, was the place chosen to celebrate Specialized Days. It was the first time in Specialized history where they brought together so many top riders and world champions in the same event.

Read on (note - this article has been translated from Spanish),

Shoot only in golden light. Aaron LaRocque and I proposed the seemingly simple concept very late in the summer. In abstract it sounded achievable, but with the warm clear weather quickly coming to a close, we cast off not knowing what results to expect. Here’s how it played out.

Larock's video inside

A few pointers on how to flip unturndown with Rocky Mountain Bikes rider Jarrett Moore.

I have been getting a lot of questions about how to do flip unturndowns recently, so I thought I would share some of the problems I ran into, and how I was able to get over them. I was lucky enough to get some help from Aubrey Lietz in the beginning and thought it was only fair to pass on the advice.

Read on and learn,

Source: Oakley

October 2010, in the Utah desert, Red Bull Rampage is Back! This year with some new features and the Oakley Icon Sender.

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Source: Trek World Racing

The latest installment of Trek World Racing's webisode series, In Pursuit, is released today and features Justin Leov and Andrew Neethling racing at Crankworx with some amazing videography by the Parkin Brothers. Also check out the 3 male DH riders shredding moto with the Trek guys in Wisconsin (pic below). At the end of this chapter there is a teaser for an upcoming episode feature our recently crowned World Champions, Tracy Moseley and Mathias Flueckiger.

Check out episode 7,

words and pics Robert Rebholz

Highland Mountain Bike Park, the East Coast’s little slice of heaven, hosted the second annual “Brodown Showdown” last weekend. There was a great turnout of local talent as well as a surprise visit from Trek riders' Cam McCaul and Ryan Howard. The jumps were in tip-top order and there were heaps of great prizes given away for everything from Biggest Balls to Biggest Fan.

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We've had plenty of time on Lapierre's DH-720 downhill bike and inside you can read up on what we think of this impressive looking French speed machine.


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Scott pushes the boundaries with their 2011 carbon framed, 185 mm travel Genius LT. The name is fitting considering the amount of technology packed into this all-mountain package, including a new one piece front triangle and manufacturing process, as well as an updated Equalizer damper with three different remotely chosen travel options. Inside you can see the photos and read the info, as well as listen to audio giving you some insight into this impressive machine.

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Eurobike is full of the faces you've seen and read about in the industry for years. Jeff Steber is the man who arguably brought Shaun Palmer to downhill with the resultant fireworks and is an integral part of the sport's history. Inside we get the lowdown on upcoming bikes from the main man behind Intense.

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Here are your September deals, scoop up these steals!


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44 Racing Nps 4x Round 6 Race Report

The NPS 4X Season came to an exciting conclusion for 44Racing at the Bedfordshire home of mountain biking...Chicksands Bike Park. The team at Chicky decided it was time to adjust their track to suit modern day 4x racing and, with two super- tight corners being added at the fastest point on the track, and a number of jumps being made bigger, racing was definitely going to get exciting.

Read on for full report,

Source: Freeride Entertainment

The Freeride Entertainment crew are at it again bringing you unique perspectives into the world of Specialized. Recently we had the pleasure of witnessing the new 2011 Specialized Demo 8 have its way with 5000 vertical feet of interior BC gold. The locals have requested we keep the trail's location a secret, but we've left a couple clues in there to help you hunt it down. For more information on Specialized visit www.iamspecialized.com.

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The Life Cycles Recut Contest has come to a close with 529 created and uploaded by the Pinkbike universe. I've spent long hours in there watching some and it is incredible the amount of talent and creativity some of these guys have! Now go in, watch the clips, share them around the net and on Monday we will judge the top viewed ones with the boys from Life Cycles and pick the top 3 to pick up some stellar prizing from Scott Bikes and Shimano.

And if you haven't already, Pre-Order your copy today!

Transition Racing at the 2010 downhill world championships in Mont St Anne, Quebec. Bryn and Jill represent their respective countries Australia and the USA against the world's best. Bryn unluckily is plagued with injury and all of Jill's hard work pays off.

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My 2010 season has been a good one. I competed more than ever, traveled a lot, learned new tricks, met new friends, all in all it's been the best season yet and I'm looking forward to an even bigger and better season next year.

Inside is my recap from 2010,

Everyone wants to know what the pros are running at the races, what their set ups are like from tires, to settings on their suspension. Fox Racing Shox wants you to know what their top tier DH racers are running and how it varies from regular consumers' forks and shocks. At MSA they got a few of us media darlings together with their staff members and 3 of the world's fastest racers - Aaron Gwin, Gee Atherton and Justin Leov.

Read on to learn how the pros set up their bikes at MSA,

Should I wear my armor or not? I'm not riding a tough trail, what could POSSIBLY go wrong?

How often have you asked yourself this question when going out on an XC ride, or a more technical ride. You know you should put some armor on, but it's heavy, it's bulky, it's hot and inconvenient. Six Six one has come out with their Evo XC Lite Knee which is a soft neoprene and lycra pad with the d30™ polymer that can be velcroed on without taking off your shoes.

Review inside,

Norco has completely revamped their dirt and street orientated 250 for 2011 and the result is a sleeker and lighter package that looks to be ready for all sorts of trouble. Inside you can scope out all the pictures, as well as listen to audio from designer Jim Jamieson.

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The Dudes of Hazzard started a few years ago when a friend and I thought it would be good to make a film for the Fort William Mountain film festival. We kept it pretty light hearted with some riding, comedy and general good times and the film went down really well. At the start of this summer it was time to start it up again and the original name stuck. Armed with a Flip mini HD camera, Myself, Liam Moynihan, James Shirley and Hannah Barnes along with other “dudes” from the Fort made a conscious effort to film the summer's proceedings. It's all the action from between the races, getting there, riding mid week and general banter along the way.

Check out episodes 1, 2, 3 and 4!

Source: Gravity East

Gravity East Race # 7 saw a number of high profile World Cup riders compete both in the Pro Women and Men’s categories. Riders as quoted by the pro winners traversed the “really tough”, “technical and rutty” and “too bloody long” Whiteface Mountain 5K downhill course.

Read on for results and video,

Source: Jay Hoots

Yet again another year has blasted by and the DREAD haired guy that doesn’t ‘compete’ ended up with a full schedule….

Many people ask what a season looks like for Jay Hoots so I committed to writing my annual update to let sponsors and riding community know what I have been up to and to give young shredders a snap shot into what I do as a career Mountain Bike rider.

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Magura is a German company so it makes sense that they had an impressive display at Eurobike 2010, including their complete lineup of both brakes and forks. Inside we take a look at their 2011 Marta FR brake, but also get a close look at some of the techniques that they are using to develop their brand new and yet to be released 2012 brake platform. More info on the Mission Performance program inside!

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Kelly McGarry is one of Australia and New Zealand's best MTB dirt jumpers. We follow as he kills spots all around his home country of New Zealand, before heading overseas for the northern summer. Locations include Queenstown, Winton, Christchurch, St. Bathans and Blenheim. Produced by Allan Hardy.

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They've been in the making for the past 2 years and at the World Championships at Mont St. Anne, Quebec, Truvativ unveiled their Descendant cranks for all to see. BlackBox riders Sam Hill, Brendan Fairclough, Steve Peat, Greg Minnaar and Marc Beaumont were all in attendance and even had a few of their bikes on display showing off the new release.

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Just got back from a sweet weekend of riding in B.C.'s beautiful interior at Sun Peaks Resort, just north of Kamloops B.C. If you love to ride chair lifts up and bomb man/machine made runs down, then you've got 2 weekends left to enjoy it at Sun Peaks Resort.

Read on about our weekend,

SR Suntour takes a stab at the long travel single crown market with their Durolux RCA fork. Featuring a sealed, user serviceable, aluminum damping cartridge that uses a shimmed two piston design, the Durolux is looking to surprise a lot of people in 2011. Inside you can find more info on the '11 underdog by watching the video and checking photos.

*Updated with video of SR Suntour DURO Werx Team riding the Duro DJ fork*

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Lambert, Canada's number one distributor of all things bike, and iconic Canadian bike manufacturer Rocky Mountain teamed up at the 2010 World Champs to create a once in a lifetime riding opportunity.

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Personal timing is a big thing with winning margins at races getting closer and closer. This means that racers are going all out to find out what works best for them against the clock, not to mention which of their riding buddies is fastest. So far there have been two main options in dedicated timing systems; the basic DMC Moto trainer, and the more expensive Freelap. But now there is another which will soon be available: Watchdog.

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The 4th & final race of the series went down in Paarl this past weekend on the fresh new track, Late Harvest. Perfect Weather, a tar road for the shuttles & a few new additions to the track. All the right ingredients for a great weekend of racing.

More details & lots of pics inside...

Mt Hood Oregon was the location for a 3 day stage DH race starting on Friday with an 18+ minute stage starting at 6,000ft, at the base of the Palmer Snowfield above Timberline Lodge, descending over 4,000 feet into pristine singletrack. Saturday was using a portion of the track, but ended in a completely different location in Government Camp at the Thunderhead Lodge. Sunday the course was held at Mt Hood Ski Bowl and was an incredible challenge of rocks, high speed turns, a sweet dive into a technical woods section with a really fast ending.

Photos By Carl Warren and Ruandy Albisurez

The long awaited Premiere of Life Cycles is hitting Las Vegas September 21st.
The Pearl Concert Hall @ The Palms
4321 West Flamingo Road
Las Vegas, NV

Can't make the premiere, but want to be the first on your block to see it on DVD or Blu-Ray? - Pre-Order!

Pinkbike.com, the world's most highly trafficked online MTB news and media source, has hired marketing and brand wrangler Julian Coffey as publisher.

EuroBike may be over, but the coverage doesn't quit. We saw a lot of cool stuff while wandering the Zeppelin air hangers that the show is held within and inside you can see some of it! Inside you can see more of:

• Yeti team rider Aaron Gwin's personal 303DH
• Nicolai's insane Nucleon E2
• The Jagwire Quick-Fit hydraulic line fittings
• Onion's Italian DH bike
• 2011 The One from Canfield
• A prototype Lyric on Rene Wildhaber's Trek
• POC's Did glasses

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Source: Red Bull

MTB riders will push the limits at Red Bull Final Descent

12-Hour Downhill Challenge Caps-Off Season at Winter Park & Angel Fire Resorts

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Myles Rockwell wins the World Championships Legends' Short Track race at Mont Saint Anne, Brian Lopes second, Frischy in third...check out the pre-race Oakley interview.

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Everything you didn't know Andrew Taylor does when he's not killing it at competitions -Paget Productions-

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Part of the job of being a pro mountain biker is having to get up at unruly hours of the morning, and then go perform dangerous stunts at your physical limits with little more than a coffee and a high five to go on. That was the case on day three of our Race Face team trip to Penticton and Silverstar Resort.

With special permission from Silverstar operations, we were allowed to have a private mountain session before the lifts opened. Yay.

Pictorial inside,

Tech Tuesday has returned from its short Eurobike delay, with episode #15 explaining the ins and outs of front derailleur set up. Inside you can watch a video that will guide you through this sometimes tricky process.

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Source: Mitch Cheek

I set out on assignment to Nelson BC to shoot a bike check for Mongoose Bikes, with their young rider Garett Buehler. After arriving in Nelson, it became apparent that this was going to be all about a good time. Garett’s home is situated across Kootenay Lake. It is especially unique because his home has no trace of civilization, yet it’s a quick five-minute boat ride into down town Nelson.

Video and pics inside,

End of August is the time when the best dirt jump and skatepark riders meet in Milanówek to fight for a crown of the Polish Champion in MTB and BMX categories. This year's MTB Pro category was dominated by the Dartmoor riders with Szymon Godziek taking first and Marek Łebek second place. But the real star during this weekend became Dawid Godziek (Szymon's younger brother). Dawid won both best trick categories: one during skatepark contest with flair no-hander and second during dirt jump contest with backflip-barspin to no-hander.

Results, photos and video inside.

The DH Championships in Poland took place last month at Czarna Góra, check out this 25 minute video of all the action!

Video inside,

The straight goods on Kicking Horse Bike Park, straight from the trail crew's fingertips.

"September is always the best month for biking." Perhaps I said this once too often in dry, dusty, bug-ridden August and jinxed us all because so far this has been the wettest first-of-the-'ber' months we can remember. Although, to be honest, we don't remember much. And by 'we' I mean 'me'. But it has been pretty wet. Which is great, because we've been getting dirty.

Update inside,

As a mountain biker, adrenaline is something I search out, and most of the time I am a fan of. While I was in Whistler for Crankworx 2010 I had the chance to do one of the most adrenaline driven things I have ever participated in, bungee jumping, and wow was it exciting!

Check inside for my story on Whistler Bungee...

Last weekend, this year’s iXS European Downhill Cup ended with the sixth race in Châtel/France. 227 riders from 13 countries were on the start list of the European series’ finals. Switzerland’s Nick Beer won both the day’s race and the series’ overall.

More details inside,

Fox was showing off a very cool cutaway of the new FIT RC2 cartridge that is used in select 36 160 mm and 180 mm forks. We took the opportunity to catch up with Fox's Mario Galasso and put together a great video explaining what is going on inside your Fox fork as it follows the terrain.

Put on your learning hat and check out the video and photos inside. Because knowledge is power!

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It was pretty much Christmas in the Easton booth at this year's Eurobike as they had new components from their 2011 Havoc line on display, including a brand new direct mount stem and revised tubeless compatible Havoc wheelset. Inside you can see the photos and watch a video outlining the new goodies!

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MDE BIKES is a small company located in the heart of the Piedmont’s Alps, a place rich in historical trails for Italian mountain biking. It is in these places that they come to develop their ideas and their products and along these trails the first tests of the new frames are made. The frames are designed, developed and manufactured entirely handcrafted in Italy.

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Katie Holden interviews Transition Racing team mates Bryn Atkinson and Jill Kintner at Mont St. Anne World Championships.

Interview inside,

Tyler Morland and Lauren Rosser ahead of the pack in mass start downhill mountain bike race in Whistler Blackcomb resort.

- From peak to village, mountain bikers descended over 2,320m and navigated through the elements of challenging trails in hopes of crossing the finish line first -

More details and pics inside,

Myles Rockwell (2000 World Champion), Miranda Miller (2009 US Open Winner), Ross Milan (2010 USA 4X National Champ), Marc Beaumont (5th overall on the WC DH series) and Lauren Rosser (2010 Junior Expert World Champion) all stopped by to chat with Katie and Brett.

Interviews inside,

Helmet cameras are something you are seeing more and more of on the trails. At Pinkbike.com we offer two of the bigger brands, GoPro and VHoldR Contour. We've just launched a sale on these items which won't last long, so get your HD Helmet Camera before the season is over!

Check inside for pricing and info...

Life Cycles will be shipping to your doorstep October 18th. Be the first to own this cinematographic masterpiece - Pre-Order!

Watch the teaser inside!

Good times all the way to the end...

We began our journey on a ship heading out from Tallinn's Harbour to Helsinki, Finland. The boat trip turned into a fun ride, full of jokes, fun and good times. This all due to a great company that we had, calm sea, sunny weather and on top of all this were a couple of beers.

Story, pics and video inside,

Source: Red Bull

If you’re into Mountain Biking, BMX or alternatively are an urban cycling fanatic – listen up… Red Bull Reporter has a host of new cycling assignments for you to choose from taking place this September.

Details inside,

Katie takes co-host Brett and filmer Vincent up to the DH course at MSA for some talk with the 2010 Downhill World Champions - Sam Hill, Troy Brosnan, Tracy Moseley, and other racers that battled it out last Sunday.

Video inside,

This past weekend Tracy took home the World Championships by an astonishing 7 seconds! We caught up with Tracy to get a few insights into her race. Also Trek is celebrating this win by offering a free commemorative poster to the first 2500 people to sign up shipped anywhere in the world. Sign up here!

Josh Bryceland (Santa Cruz) and Sam Dale (Mondraker) pull a roll reversal on Brett Tippie (MTB Hall of Fame inductee) and get an interview out of him at the World Championships at Mont St. Anne, Quebec.

Interview inside,

The Turbine name makes a comeback as Race Face debuts new cranks and a stem bearing the popular moniker from the past. They were showing off the new machined bits at Eurobike 2010, as well as their carbon SIXC and Next SL cranks. Inside you can find all the info and photos.

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After killing it at Ryan Berrecloth's jump line in Penticton BC, we headed on over to Silverstar resort for two days of filming and shooting with the rest of our crew: James Doerfling, Mike Kinrade and Beth Parsons.

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Video Of the Month is back for August. Not sure what VOM is or missed one? You can see them all Here.



Make the jump to check out the top five VOD's from August!

Sacred Rides, one of North America's leading mountain bike adventure companies, has just completed an extensive survey of women mountain bikers. To gain a better understanding about women’s motivations for mountain biking and the barriers they face, the survey polled 710 women from around the world and offers some great insights for members of the industry to help them encourage more women to take up mountain biking - and who wouldn't want that?

Details and survey inside,

Eurobike 2010 just passed away. Among many booths there was also Dartmoor presenting their 2011 collection together with Troy Lee Designs as they were sharing the space together. New Shine slopestyle frame, new Phantom 4-X frame, new dirt/street/BMX frames and a lot of new parts and components could be seen by those who found their booth. The others can have a closer look on some photos inside including tricks from the Eurobike dirt jump contest.

Fresh goods inside,

Katie and Vince were able to cover the Boxxer World Champs at MSA, where Whistler's own Len Hornidge took the win.

Video inside,

Emmeline Ragot (France), Sam Blenkinsop (New Zealand), Aaron Gwin (USA), Melissa Buhl (USA) and Neko Mulally (USA) all stop by the Pinkbike tent to talk with Brett and Katie.

Interviews inside,

Source: The Santa Cruz Syndicate

Just got the official 2010 Mont St. Anne UCI Mountain Bike World Championships video from the Santa Cruz Syndicate.

Enjoy it inside,

Another season of mountain biking has come to a close for the Mountain States Cup Series. While most were tuned in to World Champs in Mont St. Anne, there were a few who were battling for the win in Dual Slalom and Downhill. Also, the overall win for the MSC series in Winter Park, Colorado was up for grabs.

Result and pics inside,

Brett was able to talk to Rob Roskopp of Santa Cruz bikes about the Syndicate and the World Champs this year with Steve Peat and Greg Minnaar both representing the team here at MSA. Michiel Van Der Heijden (Junior XC World Champion), Stefan from RHO Performance, also stopped by to talk.

Interviews inside,

Tested and Abused!

After a summer full of injuries and being off the bike I have managed to stay on the bike long enough to crank out another tire review.

Check out the new Maxxis Minion Single Ply 2.5" with EXO technology. Review inside,

Another Eurobike show is history. The NS crew had been working day and night for the last couple of weeks to make it all happen. The deadlines were tight and we had to switch to turbo mode.

Check out our Eurobike story inside,

Sadly the Summer has just about come to an end, and what most of us call "the off season" is approaching. With this new riding season upon us, I figured it's time to start a new season of Fogelsodes!

More details and videos inside!

SPS team riders Josh Lewis and Billy Matthews recently contacted me about filming a short video on their local trails in Wharncliffe woods.

The video can be found inside...

Calgary Cycle would like to give a big shout out to our fellow riders, it has been a great year (besides the gloomy Calgary weather). The shop has seen some great custom bikes this year and we have already started to stock 2011 models. This means we have to start to get tough on our 2010 prices, so we are having our Scratch, Dent and Demo Sale!

To fire up our last sale of the year, Calgary Cycle (in conjunction with Pure Cycle and Calgary Cycle Online) has come up with a kickin' competition for our online Pinkbike fans.

Details inside,

Katie takes co-host Brett and filmer Vincent up to the 4X course at MSA for some smack talk and then they hit up the Pennywise Concert later that night.

Videos and interviews with Slavik, Buchanan and Graves inside,

World Championships wrapped up a few days ago, but the interviews and videos keep on coming. The Santa Cruz Syndicate put together one hell of a funny video on their take about the 800 Euro fee required to film at worlds, while Wyn Masters went around the pits to measure everyone's calves to see who really has the biggest legs in DH racing. Once the show was over Tippie was able to grab a quick interview with Gee Atherton, Rachel Atherton and Duncan Riffle. There's only one world champ and dozens of others that walk away empty handed. Here's some of their thoughts.

3 videos inside,

147 athletes from all over the world had confirmed their participation in the UCI Master Worlds, that will take part between 7th and 12th of September in Balneário Camboriú, located on Santa Catarina's shore.

Details inside,

Pivot team riders Kyle Strait and Mitch Delfs take some time out of training to sit down with Tippie and talk about two wheel racing.

Interviews inside,

Geoff Kabush (7 Time Canadian National Champ) and Clara Hughes (5 Time Olympian in Speed Skating and Road riding - 6 Gold Medals!) stopped by the Pinkbike tent to share some time with Tippie and talk racing and life.

Interviews inside,

Pedal Driven A Bike-umentary is a non-profit documentary by Howell at the Moon Productions that shows us a new perspective of the mountain bike world. A documentary that shows us the struggles of both trail builder and environmentalist and how they collide in the world of freeride mountain biking.

Story, trailer, videos and photos inside...

It was late July when Ryan Berrecloth called me up and suggested we hit up a set of jumps in Penticton, BC he had built last year, but never got a chance to hit. It sounded sick, and we decided it would be even sicker if after Penticton we got Mike Kinrade, James Doerfling and Beth Parsons to meet us at Silver Star for two days of speed and fun.

Part 1 pictorial inside,

Have a quick peek into our lives. Last week was spent shooting for a Dirt Mag article with Mattias Fredriksson and Mike Hopkins. Then we were inspired by Ian Morrison's unreal whips so we had to go out and shoot something sick.

Photos & Video Inside.

Sam Pilgrim... This name brings many emotions in the MTB world. Wherever he shows up, does not matter, if it is a big event or a Sunday chill session, he is unstoppable like a hurricane! Here and now, this one of the most talented dirt jumpers in today's scene, has found a moment to write a few words that are floating about in his crazy head...

Story and pics inside,

Steve Smith of Cassidy, BC just took home the Silver Medal this past weekend at Mont St. Anne. Before his race, he stopped by and chatted with Brett about this past season and his aspirations.

Interview inside,

Sabrina Jonnier and Katie Holden sit down to talk about winning the World Cup overall and life back home in France and racing in general.

Interview inside,

Mountain bikers gear up for mass start downhill race as Red Bull 5000 Down will hit Whistler Mountain Bike Park on September 11 and 12, 2010 featuring the greatest North American and European riders, including: Stevie Smith, who recently took sliver at the UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships, MX1 National Pro Dusty Klatt, and 2008 World Champions siblings Gee and Rachel Atherton.

More details inside,

Episode 9 of The Atherton Project kicks off in Val Di Sole, Italy, for World Cup Round 5. It's a race Gee could do with winning if he's going to take the pressure off his title fight with Greg Minaar. Gee qualifies solidly, with a win the only thing on his mind. Can he prevent the 2010 season title from coming down to the last race and secure a win here?

Episode 9 inside,

Tippie sat down with Tomas Slavik to talk about his run, how he passed Graves and partying with Pennywise until 6am

Interview inside

Picture Of the Month is back, this time we will be looking at August. Not sure what POM is, or miss last one? check them all out here!


Look inside for the top five photos of August!

On Friday September 3rd, 100 Downhill Mountain Bikers, hungry for some vertical, descended on C.O.P. in Calgary AB, for the inaugural Red Bull Dusk 'til Dawn. The concept was simple...From 10pm to 5am solo or 2 person tag team categories competed to complete the most laps of the Downhill course in the allotted time. Due to the on-line registration filling up and closing out early at 100 there were 20 local gear heads begging to be on the waitlist come 7pm, some managed to sneak in. The major twist on this Downhill Endurance event was that it was run at night and only portions of the course were lit.

Sombrio has a wide range of clothing to choose from, including both on-bike and casual wear, that blends functional features with their unique style. Inside we take a closer look at four items from their lineup:

• Sombrio Duster jersey
• Sombrio Charger short
• Sombrio Highline short
• Sombrio Jackal glove

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Gravity had their range of Gravity Light race and jump friendly components out for all to see at Eurobike 2010. Inside we take a closer look at their impressive new 3D forged stem and clean looking chainguide. Audio inside!

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Race day dawned wet and cold in Mont Ste Anne. The best downhillers in the world took to a slick track for final practice runs with a set of the coveted rainbow stripes on the line. Surprises came hot and heavy, and 2 Canadians wound up with unexpected, but well earned medals.

Sam Hill came back from a season plagued with injuries to take back his place as the best in the business. He will be riding with the #1 on his back again next season. For the women, Englishwoman Tracy Moseley finally scored herself a world championship after 10 years of racing.

Missed the action live? Watch a side by side reel of Steve Smith's run against Hills. Good on Steve for holdin on.

vid inside,

X-Fusion has made massive strides with their excellent performing 6" travel Vengeance fork and now they've set their sights on producing a telescoping seatpost. We managed to get some details on the new Hilo post that was displayed in their Eurobike booth, including both photos and audio.

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The World Champs are a one run chance at glory, which means that it's checkers or wreckers for a lot of the racers. Big crashes are the inevitable result. Inside you'll find a video of those who didn't fare so well in their race run!

Video inside...

Race day footage from MTBCut. Congrats to Moseley, Brosnan and Sam Hill. They are your 2010 World Champs!

Vid inside,

The Western Open held at the Kicking Horse Bike Park was both a dousing experience and a rousing success. This event - a combined BC Cup Final and an Alberta Cup race - drew the largest crowd of bikers to Kicking Horse ever. After a Saturday of training on the superbly tacky course, the racers got the opportunity to test their mettle when the skies opened up and greased the trail.

Results and photos inside.

Justin Leov was kind enough to shoot the course on our GoPro and give us a description of his run down the course.

Watch and listen to Leov inside,

Follow the World Champs with Live Timing. Stay tuned for the Elite men's times!

Lauren Rosser wins Junior Expert Women - Canada's First World Champ in DH

Troy Brosnan wins Junior Expert Men by .06s over Neko

Tracy Moseley takes woman's gold!

Update: Hill is the World Champion! Smith and Minnaar round out the top 3

After reading all the comments from our last stats article, I went out again and broke down some of the stats and added a few new ones. This time I was able to talk to 55 of the world's top pros (Racers polled list inside), and got some great info on the specific tires being run at Mont Saint Anne, what armor is worn (Knee, Elbow, Neck Brace), wheels on the race bikes, rotor sizes, 9, 10 or modified cassettes, who is single and ready to mingle, who has an energy drink sponsor, and just how many of the top pros run their bikes tubeless or do they run tubes?

All stats inside,

Bonus double interview as Tippie catches up with Trek World Racing's Justin Leov and Andrew Neethling at the World Champs.

Two video interviews inside!

The World Champs are a chance for riders to represent their countries, so it makes sense that 9 time Irish Champ Ben Reid is one of the chosen few. Tippie and Katie Holden pin down Ben to ask him about his bone stimulator, who he thinks is "shit hot", and how he is going to translate his quick qualifying times into podium placings.

Video interview inside...

Sam Hill has been out of action for most of this season, but is back just in time to have a go at Worlds. Brett Tippie caught up with him to ask about that crash, pressure, and what he's thinking about before falling asleep!

Interview inside...

Tippie gets intimate with the Brendog at St. Anne. Listen to Fairclough talk about his training and who he thinks has the best shot at the title.

Interview inside,

Brett sits down with the current Canadian National DH Champion to catch up on the season and this weekend's prep. Micayla placed 7th last year in Australia at the 2009 World Championships and is looking to improve upon that here at Mont Saint Anne.

Interview inside,

Steve Peat needs no introduction as he has won more World Cup DH races than any other racer and is the current World Champion. He has won at Mont Saint Anne FOUR times (1999, 2002, 2003 & 2004) and is looking to add to that again this year.

Enjoy the interview inside,

GT Bikes takes us through the course with Marc Beaumont while Wyn Masters takes us through the pits with WynTV.

2 videos inside,

Eurobike 2010 - so many components that its hard to know where to start. Here is just the first selection in a whole line of products which caught our eye while wandering amongst the endless stands.

Inside you'll find photos and info on:

• Hope's jaw dropping one piece cassette and free hub body - lighter than XX!
• A beautifully finished steel BMX race bike in the GT booth
• New DX shoes from Shimano
• A bar, stem, and pedals from Crank Brothers
• Thomson direct mount stem
• Hutchinson's new DH mud tire
• Beautiful Tune hubs

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It rained heavily overnight, and the track was slick in some areas this morning, but tacky over 90% of it. Many riders simply took the day off to rest after timed runs yesterday, while others put down a couple of runs in the early morning conditions as rain is predicted throughout Saturday and possibly into Sunday morning. Early morning fog kept things interesting, with only about 30 feet visibility in some areas, and much less in others as the clouds blew in and out.

Check out the morning in photos inside.

You may have seen our close look at DMR's prototype Bolt slopestyle rig earlier today, but they also had some brand new pedals on display as well. The Vault pedals are quite a departure from what we've seen from DMR in the past, have a look inside to see all the photos and details!

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Tomas Slavic and Caroline Buchanan take the World 4X Titles, with Jared Graves and Jana Horakova taking second.

Photos and Results inside

Its not all about next years new bikes and products at Eurobike 2010, OK it is, but there is also a whole lot more to it than that. Inside you'll find photos from our week spent at Eurobike, including both interesting products and interesting people. Have a look to see what its all about!

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Giant rider Duncan Riffle is here for his 7th World Championship appearance (twice as a junior and five times as a Pro). Duncan is a 2 time US National Champion and this is also his 7th time at Mont. Saint Anne and he loves this track and how burly it is. Tippie and he talk about line choice and getting here to the World Champs.

Interview inside,

While cruising the halls of Eurobike 2010 we spotted the impressive new Da Bomb Tsar Bomba downhill bike, although it was hard to miss with it's stunning metallic red color. Besides the new 9" travel bike, Da Bomb also had new stems, chainguides, and a wide 800 mm bar on on display. Check out all the photos inside!

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New and fresh was this Mk3 Supreme DH.

Look inside for photos and information which give you the low down on this great new looking bike from both Max Commencal and the designer, Nicolas Menard.

updated with video!

2009 World Champion and 2010 Overall World Cup Series 4X Champion Jared Graves came by to see Tippie and talk about the season and this year's World Championship 4X course here at Mont Saint Anne, Quebec.

Men's 2010 4X World Championship results: 1- Tomas Slavik, 2- Jared Graves, 3- Michal Prokop, 4- Roger Rinderknecht.

Interview videos inside,

DMR was proudly showing off their latest fun machine, the prototype Bolt full suspension slopestyle bike. The interesting steel frame has 125 mm of travel and pivots concentrically around the bottom bracket for easy single speed use. Inside you can read the details, view the photos, and watch a movie explaining what the Bolt is all about!

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Caroline Buchanan is the current 4X World Champion and tonight is her chance to defend her rainbow stripes against the best in the world for the 2010 World Championships Title. She is currently training and focused on BMX and the 2012 Olympics in London, but has been given the go ahead to show the rest of the world just how fast she is.

Interview inside,

In his first year as a senior, Brook finished the season in 18th overall after winning the World Championships last season as a Junior Expert. Last weekend he finished 8th in Windham, NY, what will this big track at Mont Saint Anne bring his way on Sunday?

Interview inside,

There are a lot of interesting items at Eurobike 2010, but the one that stands out for me is Cane Creek's AngleSet headset. If you've always wanted your bike to handle differently, the AngleSet headset may be for you. Inside you can see the components that allow for up to 1.5 degrees of adjustment, as well as some great audio explaining how the system works.

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Canada's U23 beauty, Emily Batty stopped by to talk to Tippie after her race yesterday. Emily has had a great season, with a 5th here at Mont Saint Anne this week.

Check out the interview inside as her and Brett talk about her season, racing family and life as a racer.

Interview inside,

Vince follows Katie around chit chatting about the pits on what riders think of timed practice and the weather change that hurricane Earl might bring.

Catch up with Gee, Wyn, Brendan, Beaumont, Atkinson, Sharples, Reid, Bennedict and Lopes inside,

Brett and Nigel catch up, talk history and go over how things are doing on the world cup series this season.

Here are some of Nigel's accomplishments on his mountain bike: 1998 NPS DH 2nd Elite overall, 1999 Duel National Champ, 2000 Winter X-Games Biker X Bronze, Leysin World Cup 11th DH, 2001 DH National Champs 4th, 14th Vars World Cup DH, 2002 Fort William World Cup 10th DH, 2003 3rd 4X National Champs and the 2007 World DH Masters Champion. He is now the team manager for the Chain Reaction Cycles / Intense Factory team.

Interview inside,

Yesterday all riders completed timed downhill runs here at Mont Saint Anne, and while it appears that not all riders took it too seriously, some of them put in some pretty fast runs.

Photos and times inside,

We, The Coastal Crew have decided to focus our efforts in a similar but different direction, hence the title. Expect a periodic supplement of the web persuasion to hit this vast worldwide connector from time to time, but nothing to the extent of this seasons. We have appreciated all the positive props and support, but a collective decision has been made to put a stopper in this fine web-video bottle and shift our creative direction towards ...


Photos & The final webisode inside.

Transition's booth at Eurobike 2010 was full of goodness, but the new TR250 is what our camera lens was drawn to. The burly new shit disturbing play bike has caught the fancy of many riders as it looks like a seriously fun machine. You saw it first here on Pinkbike only a short time ago, but now you can get all the details. Inside you'll find both photos and video of the new TR250 to further wet your appetite.

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The downhill at MSA is fast and furious this year, with dusty, dry conditions and massive holes. Rain is coming, but no one knows when or how much. Until then, everyone is just keeping it on the limiter and trying to keep the rubber side down.

Check out Thursday in Photos, video from MTB Cut and results from timed practice.

Brett Tippie and Rob Warner catch up for some colorful commentary at the UCI World Championships here at Mont Saint Anne, Quebec.

In 1996 Rob Warner became the first ever British rider to win a round of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup taking a historic win at Kaprun in Austria. He also became the UK National Champion in 1997, 1998 and finally in 2001. Nowadays we find him online doing commentary for all the World Cup Downhill events.

Interview inside,

Brett Tippie and Greg Herbold sit down for some catch up and a little history lesson. Greg "H-Ball" Herbold was inducted into the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame in 1996.

Herbold, or HB, won the first UCI World Downhill Championship in Durango, Colorado in 1990. He won the NORBA National Downhill Championship in 1988, 1989, and 1993, and the North American Downhill Championship in 1991. He won the first dual slalom race at Mammoth Mountain in 1987.

Interview inside,

Katie and Vince got a chance to talk to Filip Polc, Duncan Riffle, Aaron Gwin, Tyler Ilmer and Danny Hart about mental prep and practice here at the World Champs at Mont St. Anne, Quebec.

Video inside,

Gardy at GT has this sweet edit where SRAM's Jon Cancieler talks about Marc Beaumont's brand new Blackbox setup for Worlds. Plus, watch mechanic Mark Maurissen build it up in just under 1 minute!

MTB Cut Day 2 video inside as well.

Enjoy the videos!

The Santa Cruz carbon V10 has managed to get a lot of people very excited, and for good reason, it is one of the lightest and most advanced downhill frames available. We talked to one of the main men behind the development of the new super bike to get the lowdown on the how the new carbon frame came to be, and all of the other changes that have been made. Inside you'll find photos of both the bike and a frame that has been sawed in two to reveal it's secrets, as well as some great audio explaining each photo.

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DT Swiss has a massive display of forks, rear shocks and wheels at this years Eurobike. Inside you can get better acquainted with their carbon fork and wheel offerings, as well as DT Swiss' interesting Tricon wheelset.

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Yesterday was the first day of Downhill practice here at Mont Saint Anne. While the course is very similar to last year there have been some significant changes made, from whole new sections to lots of small changes on the old sections, and all of it is very fast.

Photos inside

Brett Tippie and Katie Holden show us around Mont Saint Anne World Champs on day 1 and then take us to Quebec City for the opening ceremonies.

Video and pictures inside,

The Pinkbike.com crew of Julian Coffey, Tyler Maine, Aaron Larocque, Brett Tippie, Katie Holden and Vincent Allard are here in Quebec for the 2010 World MTB Championships at Mont St. Anne.

Here is part one of Just the Tip - World Champs!

Well, here we finally are... it's been a crazy few weeks for the Life Cycles crew trying to bring the film to the finish line. Now that the film is edited, we're off to LA to get the film professionally colour corrected. The time has come to finally let everyone get a tease of Life Cycles.

Official Life Cycles Teaser inside

You have to have an open mind for this one... Ghost is showing off their second generation prototype E-Ndure electric mountain bike at Eurobike 2010. No, this is not your average electric town cruiser, but a proper 170 mm travel bike-park capable machine that just happens to have a built in motor. I know that you're curious for more information - inside you'll find both photos and a video explaining the design and purpose of the E-Ndure!

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