Derek and I both grew up in Fernie B.C. and have been riding and shooting together since I can remember. Derek has a very unique style and mainly focuses on the street, park and dirt jump aspects of riding. I have always helped Derek out with bike parts over the years by building his bikes, and selling him all of my old parts. Even though Derek's bike isn't 23lbs or perfect color coordinated, he still shreds as hard as anyone. This is very evident in the visuals below. Watch for Derek in the 2011 season!

We will be working hard to get your guys more stoked than ever. Hope you all enjoy our work in the meantime.

Fancy winning a $4000 Mondraker DH frame? Or scoring a share of $2000 worth of fresh Unit clothing just in time for Christmas?

Australian-based clothing brand Unit Clothing has teamed up with mountainbike brand Mondraker to offer Unit’s Facebook fans a huge giveaway to celebrate their latest high-profile rider signing, MTB freeride legend Andreu Lacondeguy. Have a look inside to see the prize list and then head over to their Facebook page and guess what massive trick Andreu is working on next!

If you cut Jinya Nishiwaki in half he would bleed chain lube. This guy is devoted and passionate.

He has moved all the way from Japan to be in Whistler riding his bike everyday. He rides up, down and around all trails, which demonstrates his commitment, all round riding skills and passion.

Furthermore, he does it all on one bike. Simplicity, style and skill. That’s Jin.

The last episode of Seasonaires Inside

This video lesson from ZEP Mountain Bike camps takes a look into the details behind the Downhill Body Position and how it ensures stability and balance to help improve your bike control and handling.

Learn how to be a better downhill rider inside,

It's cold and the nights are drawing in ever Faster. The end of the season seems like Years away now, but it was only really a month ago.

Here's a round-up of all of my videos from the Second half of the season here in the UK.

Video's inside!

Just in time for last minute Christmas shopping, 25% off all non limited edition prints from Ian Hylands.

Details Inside...

The fifth and probably final episode of this year's Northern Webisodes series is here.

Rafi Richardson tears up the trails for episode 5 aboard his Mondraker Summum.

French Freeride Pro Yannick Granieri joins the O'NEAL Family

After his great overall performance and his top ranking at the FMB World Tour, 24-year old French Freeride Pro Yannick Granieri joins the O'NEAL Team.

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No longer the new kid on the block, Aaron Gwin's first two seasons at the top tier of the sport have netted him numerous podium placings and a World Cup ranking of 4th overall - an impressive resume, especially considering his relative lack of experience. Having recently signed to join the Trek World Racing team for next season, Gwin is aiming even higher.

We caught up with Aaron to talk about where he came from, where he's going, the switch from Yeti to Trek World Racing, and changes that he would make to the World Cup tracks and calender. Read the entire interview inside!

Thank you all for what you have done for me, after the most insane month of my life the smoke has cleared, the surgery is over, and things have gone so much better than I could have ever hoped for...a modern day miracle has happened! Not only were they able to stop the disease in my right eye, they were able to turn my left eye back on. Because of all of you I get to have my life back, see my wife again, and once again go shred a trail. I am healing up just fine, everyday getting a little better and a little stronger with my sight. We truly love you all.

PS One of the side effects of having the three surgeries done is that I have to wear sunglasses like all the time now in any type of semi bright light because they just kill if you don't. So I'm not trying to look cool and be a rock star in the video.

Mt. Panorama is Famous for its furious racing, names like Peter Brock, Dick Johnson and Craig Lownds, Sam Hill, Chris Kovarik, Nathan Rennie, Jill Kintner... Wait, What?

The recent Newtons Nation Festival saw the great mountain flooded with some of the best gravity athletes in the world and the 2060 Downhill was no exception. The field was stacked with past and present World and Junior world champions and an under 19’s field that could defiantly be breading the next one.

Pics and results inside,

This week we've got Jacob Gibbins and Mono gooning it up in the UK, Liam Mullany and David Peacock captured fall riding in Kelowna, while Josh Patterson & Ben Hawkins put together a similar Fall edit of all Fall's colors up in Prince George B.C. Then we hit the North Shore with an edit from Adam Yunker, cruise over to the Appalachian mountains to see how the locals their do it and then we jump to Perth Australia to check out the latest trick from Lewis Nolan (Back Flip to Foot Jam).

Enjoy your Monday movies,

FireEye has updated all the pedals they have, adding so many colors to the pedal collection in order to meet the needs of their expanding supporters.

Check below to see the painstaking effort of FireEye Bikes! All of the pedals are available now!

Featured riders: Geoff Gulevich and Richie Schley

When I first starting putting together the concept for this segment, it was an easy call to ask Richie to be a part of it. As a hall of fame'r, he's one of the guys that made free riding what it is today and he's been chillin' in the Whistler valley for a few years. I figured since Gully snatched a young one right out from Richie's nose on an Adidas cat skiing trip this past winter I would reunite them for some fun...ha ha!

Riding with these guys in this scene is always a good time...they certainly know most of the good lines. Enjoy!

Race Face is conducting a survey about potentially bringing back the Roach brand. Please take the survey and let us know your thoughts.

Comments, feedback and stories of your experiences wearing Roach are welcome.

As of right now, Danny’s new website www.dannymacaskill.com is live. The site is the best way for you to stay up to date on anything that’s going on in Danny’s biking life and to get in touch with him. Watch his latest videos and see what the world has to say about the biking Scotsman. You’ll also find his latest video here, released on YouTube just today and filmed with support from his clothing partner digdeep.

To celebrate the occasion, digdeep offers a 20% discount to every fan at www.digdeep.com until Christmas Eve!

Sub-Freezing temps couldn’t hold these Race-Heads back as another 65 riders showed to do battle on Tuesday night at the Abbotsford Agrifair.

When registration opened on Tuesday night, the temperature outside was -6 degrees Celsius. Which as it turns out is pretty dang cold to be out racing bikes. But the temperature inside the Abbotsford Agrifair heated up nicely as riders tore around the track while warming up for the 2nd race in the 6-race series. Abbotsford BMX's maintenance of the track has been amazing, and the traffic on the track so far has formed it into a smooth, quick, and really fun track to ride.

Results and recap inside,

With no premiere hype in the air to dilute criticism and new projects on the horizon it is a good time for reflection on one of our favorite films from last season - Anthill's Follow Me.

Check out what some of the riders in ‘Follow Me’ have to say about the film recently and of course let the makers know what you think as well!

Every year in Europe there is a mass invasion of Kiwi downhillers trying to make their impression on the world cup scene. I spent a week with 3 of them who have already made their mark; Sam Blenkinsop, Wyn Masters and Brook Macdonald.

Check out an average week in the life of a New Zealander abroad!

Bienvenido Aguado Alba (Bienve or Mr. Welcome), is a Spanish rider, who has been riding for only two years now, but he's become one of the best national dirt jumpers in that short time. Before becoming a dirt jumper, he was a gymnast and won the Catalunya championship twice.

Check out some of the best Dirt Jump talent that Spain has to offer,

Lyme Disease strikes again...

As some of you may know I was bitten by a tick and contracted Lyme disease while shooting the US Open in 2006. I was treated with 2 weeks of daily IV antibiotics followed by 2 more weeks of oral antibiotics. It pretty much wiped me out for the summer of 2006, however the doctors told me the bacteria was gone and I was cured.

They were wrong...

Source: Fuel TV

World’s Best Mtn Bikers Ride To The Next Level in “Red Bull Rampage: The Evolution”

Airing Friday, November 26 at 8:30 PM ET / 5:30 PM PT, FUEL TV will showcase “Red Bull Rampage: The Evolution,” which showcases the unbelievable progression of big mountain riding. 27 of the world's best gather to celebrate the legacy of the sport's most influential freeride event. Check out all the airing dates inside,

Kirt Voreis is one of our sport's most vibrant personalities and he loves to share his stories and good fortune with others. Fox has been one of Kirt's biggest supporters over the years and together they've wrangled up some great prizing for readers here at Pinkbike.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Black Market, the originators of arguably the most influential dirt and street frames on the market, have stirred the pot and spread their wings into the world of slope style to produce an equally bad ass slope machine. Carter Holland and the rest of the crew at Black Market Bikes have done the work to know exactly what slope style riders need and want and the result is the 100mm travel Black Market Killswitch.

Check out what the Killswitch has to offer!

Livigno (Italy) looks back at a successful season 2010 and gets ready for 2011

After another successful season, Livigno can look back at a really eventful year 2010. Some of the biggest legends of the mountain bike sport visited the Kona groove approved and mottolino-operated Swatch bikepark to explore the trails and take in the breathtaking landscape Livigno has to offer. Riders such as Brandon Semenuk, Trond Hansen and Hans “No Way” Rey could not get enough of the flowy and diverse trails.

A smooth ride in the Spanish Pyrenees with Anne-Caroline Chausson multiple world champion and Olympic champion in BMX.

Watch as Anne Caro and the boys get their French shred on,

Irina Kalentieva. Authentic, Intimate and behind the scenes.

This short film gives a unique behind the scenes peek at a professional mountain biker's routine as the race approaches.

Not just any professional mountain biker, but the two time World Champion Irina Kalentieva, it is an emotionally charged documentary which catalogs the hours, minutes and seconds in the lead up to the start gun.

As Fall approaches, trail work gets done. Most people who ride trails don't really think about trail work (some have joked that mysterious trail fairies come out at night to build coasters, bridges, do rockwork and lovingly scatter pine needles over the forest floor). The reality on the North Shore is that most of the work has been and still is being done by volunteers. Trail grunts, you know who you are.

This is a shout out to some veteran builders who's work has given many riders and trail users lots of joy. Peter Morin and Upper Oilcan get some buffing in this second edition,

The annual Sombrio Sample Sale is just around the corner!

December 3rd to 5th, 2010 marks the date of this year's sale at the Sombrio Warehouse. Be the first to git' some of Sombrio's 2011 collection - all gear is from our sample run - plus there are HUGE saving on remaining 2010 stock.

More details inside,

Source: Urge

Nicolas Vouilloz (Lapierre) will be attending this year's Urge Cabo Verde Event at the end of January, 2011. He'll be joining the ever growing roster of international stars.

Read what he has to say about the event inside,

Get ready for the Teaser of the iXS Euro Champs 2011. Who will be the new European Champion in 4Cross? Who will take the crown in Downhill?

Be a witness and visit Zermatt on August 27th and 28th 2011.

Le Tour de Tryptophan

Twenty-Four Hours of the Fullerton Loop - Come raise funds for 5-year-old Leukemia Cancer-fighter Tyler Blick by celebrating the Fullerton Loop for 24 hours.

Not a race, just a fun ride and burn off that Turkey from Thanksgiving,

If you've never had a go at bleeding your Shimano brakes, now is the time. Today's Tech Tuesday is here to guide you through the steps from start to finish and there is no reason to be intimidated - it's easier than you think! Inside you'll find some helpful pointers and a great video showing you the process.

Get your tools and mineral oil and learn something new today!

Featuring: Andrew Mitchell, Alan Hepburn and Jarrett Moore

Bearclaw, Jordie Lunn, Stevie Smith and Andrew Mitchell are just a few of the big names that grew up riding on Vancouver Island. All the great riding on the rock has delivered some major talent to our sport.

Check this shit out!

Maxime's commitment to good times is demonstrated by the fact that he lived in a tent all summer in order to be able to ride everyday and save money. Living in a tent means the money saved will help him continue having fun when it turns to winter, when he will be heading to New Zealand for another summer of riding.

See Video and Photo's inside,

Trek’s Active Braking Pivot was recently issued a US Patent, meaning that the proprietary suspension design is now protected by federal law. Read the details and check out ABP inside.

Read on,

Riders awoke to the rare, rain soaked soil of Fontana. A large turnout was in attendance to compete in the last race of the season before a three month break to the Southridge Winter Series of 2011. With some of the best soil conditions all year, riders were charged and ready to race the Southridge 19th Annual Challenge.

Check out the full Pro results and more photos!

As the temperatures drop, we had to head west to get away from the snow and to ride our bikes. The question was, could we escape it?

Just a week ago, Erik Obermeyer and myself headed west from the front range of Colorado. We headed out to Grand Junction to meet up with the Grassroots Cycles' crew. The drive out included snow, sleet, ice, and tough roads. Luckily my little Tacoma rallied through. When we got into town, we headed straight for the new Lunch Loops Bike Park (LLBP). The LLBP was recently built by James Flatten of Grassroots and a small crew. The park is awesome! It's located at the bottom of several well known trails, including some directional DH specific trails that are completely LEGAL!

Grand Junction really is stepping it up and putting themselves on the map.

The summer series is brought to a wrap as the last race sends it off. The previous day, Saturday, had 6-7 hours of non-stop heavy rain that looked as though it wouldn't give in. The new top section was freshly built and the previous Wednesday when I went down it, it had an inch or two of fine dust covering the soft soil underneath. The fine Christchurch weather pulled through on the Sunday and gave us awesome temperatures that dried out the track just enough to make it perfect, not too dusty, but not too wet, just tacky and fast. The last race wasn't just the 3rd race of the series, but it was also the Canterbury Champs race so the winner of each race received a trophy for the regional champs.

Video, pics and results inside....

On April 2nd and 3rd, 2011 the Vienna Air King will rock Vienna’s city center

While the days are getting darker and many bikes are collecting dust in various cellars, Vienna is already preparing for the opening event of the FMB World Tour and absolute highlight of the ARGUS Bike Festival. For the 6th time coming the April, the world’s best mountain bike dirt jumpers from more than 15 nations are expected to flock to the city hall square for the Vienna Air King – this time with a completely new course layout.

Full details inside,

Our long time friend and mountain bike ambassador Doug Dalton of Cannondale fame is looking to move on to the ski resort world and needs our help. Doug is a lover of the outdoors, be it on skis, bikes or simply out hiking with his wife and friends, he is an adventurer. Here is our chance to help him out in achieving success at this endeavor and maybe by putting him at this resort it could mean one more bike park in the future...

Check out How Doug Mountains,

My first full year of filming the UK downhill scene has been a busy one. From my local grassroots series at Cannock Chase to the Caersws Cup series and the revamped BDS national series. I have learned a lot, met some great people on the way and seen some awesome racing over one of the best summers in quite some time.

Here is my full length video capturing the UK race scene from 2010.

Everywhere I look there is snow! Don't let it get you down though. Use these videos to inspire you to get out and get a shred in!

First up Reece Wallace has two Fall edits for us to enjoy, then Sam Dueck and friends do a little sunset session in the Fraser Valley, Fox riders at the BDS race series in the UK, Danglers and Tailwhips with Howey and Fogel, and then Jarrett Moore will teach you how to 360 by the end of your work day!

Lots of how to videos this week, get inspired!

Team Rosco Lines hit the trails in the Mourne Mountain area of Northern Ireland with riders Colin Ross, Michael Boyd, and Andy Yoong.

Watch as they train into their Winter season,

This season has taken us to many places, produced many shoots and opened our eyes to what this world holds for us as mountain bikers. This slide show it composed of all the images collected through out the year during our travels.

DVD's landed this afternoon and have begun to ship out and will be doing so all week - we are super pumped to be able to announce that they are SHIPPING!

If you haven't been to a premiere, below is our tour listing, so check out the tour dates for a stop near you,

Source: Urge

2010 DH World Champion Tracy Moseley (Trek World Racing) has confirmed that she will be taking part in Urge Cabo Verde in just over 2 months time.

See what Tracy has to say about the event inside,

Featuring: James Doerfling, Mike Kinrade & Beth Parsons

Ten months, numerous hours on the computer, 5 film crews and a handful of deadly riders and we finally have the release of Ryan Wants To Stoke You Out! We’re going to release a new video every couple days for a full month and a half. Each vid will have a different concept and prize give away - one prize pack from each of my sponsors - over $10,000 in total!

The basic idea of the promo is to release a few videos and give away some sweet prizes…to stoke you out!

X-Fusion is very excited to announce the recent move out of Silicon Valley, where we have run our USA Sales, Service, and Marketing operations for the last 4 years to a brand new R&D facility in Santa Cruz, CA. The move from the South Bay to Santa Cruz’s cycling enthused community marks a major step in the careful positioning of our brand and resources to a region where the history and progression of our sport thrives. Not only will this move allow for significant growth of our Sales, Service, and Marketing departments, but will also host the company’s entire R&D efforts as we make strategic moves in our future product offerings.

Last winter we started working with Specialized to create a customized Demo 7 for Follow Me. We didn't have a very good idea of what we wanted to do... all we knew was that we wanted something that looked good. Luckily for us Alain at Specialized is an expert at making bikes look good. When Alain was done we were super stoked on the design that he came up with.

Check out the custom Specialized Demo 7 that you can win if you order Follow Me from anthillfilms.com.

This short movie is about two riders; Christophe Keller and Jordan Baumann, both from France. Our race season now is over and we must train during the wet winter.

Enjoy the boys getting sideways and having fun in the wet French forests,

When it comes to protecting your eyes while riding, there really are so many options out there that if you can’t find something that you like then you must have some pretty unique tastes! The really wet days are upon us and if you plan on riding this winter, you'll want proper eyewear.

Read on for the most recent offering from the O’Neal optic arm; Blur.

Mountain bike pro Andi Wittmann and isenseven member Felix Urbauer join forces

isenseven movies are well known for pointing out what’s state of the art in the European snowboard film business each year. Now, Felix Urbauer from isenseven and German freeride pro Andi Wittmann are presenting the first output of their FRAMED mountain bike project:

On December 4th, 2010 in Waihi, New Zealand, Red Bull is going to be hosting the Red Bull Rock Drop in the Martha Mine. The Martha Mine covers over 5 acres of ground and is deeper then Lake Taupo, which is the largest body of freshwater by surface area in Oceania. A fully operational open pit gold mine provides a tough and unforgiving rock base, add to this a selection of man made obstacles and Red Bull Rock Drop creates one of the most demanding downhill and free ride mountain bike events ever to be seen in New Zealand.

More information on Red Bull Rock Drop inside...

We had a massive day filming with Dane Searls at the Giants Of Dirt yesterday. Here is a little B Roll photo gallery from the helicopter shoot, which included Dane throwing down some massive tricks over the 35 foot trick jump for the camera, before snapping his bike clean in half after nose casing a 360 tail whip! The footage is absolutely mind blowing, and the highlight would have to be Dane stomping a 360 superman seat grab over the big trick jump, after going down hard on the first attempt.

Somehow Dane escaped without injury.

In this edit, we really tried to show all aspects of Paul's riding in one short web video. The video was almost entirely shot in our home town of Fernie B.C. not only because of its amazing scenery, but also because of its versatility in riding types. 2010 has been a great year for the both of us. Paul has improved a lot not only in tricks, but in style and bike control. I have been lucky enough to join Paul over the season at events and riding trips around the country while doing the two things I love, riding and shooting.

The both of us have much bigger plans for next season make sure to stay tuned for what we have to come. Thanks and I hope you enjoy the video!

On the weekend of November 26-28, the 2060 Downhill will see over 200 competitors drop 120m down the back of the Mount Panorama through the old nature reserve, which is some of the most unforgiving terrain known to man.

Sam Hill, Chris Kovarik, Nathan Rennie and many more will all be there fighting it out for the $5000 purse, will you be there too?

You've just watched a great Q and A with Brandon Semenuk, Cam McCaul, and Andrew Shandro, now you can check out the Pinkbike exclusive premiere of Trek's Brandon Semenuk in this new video!

Watch Brandon tear it up in Utah on his Session 88. Warning: Massive whips and some of the biggest whoops included!

Ten months, numerous hours on the computer, 5 film crews and a handful of deadly riders and we finally have the release of Ryan Wants To Stoke You Out! Starting this Thursday we’re going to release a new video every couple days for a full month and a half. Each with a different concept and prize give away. Thanks to all the sponsors, we have over $10,000 in prizes from Race Face, Adidas Eyewear, Nuke Proof, Camp of Champions, Straitline, Spank, Maxxis, Go Pro, Leatt Brace, Skull Candy, 510, MRP, IXS and Pinkbike.

The basic idea of the promo is to release a few videos and give away some sweet prizes…to stoke you out!

Do you have questions for Brandon Semenuk, Cam McCaul, and Andrew Shandro? Pinkbike will be hosting a live video Q and A session with Trek's heavy hitters tomorrow (November 17th) at 1PM Pacific time. Ask Brandon what it's like to win Rampage, get the latest on Cam's recovery from the man himself, or find out from Shandro what it's like to help Trek develop their long travel bikes.

Watch the Re-Broadcast!

Commencal rider Alex Pro and Leo Hoorn went to Green River for 10 days to ride and film. After the dust had settled Leo put together this epic video of Alex shredding!

Check out the video inside and dream about getting your shred on...

As Fall approaches, trail work gets done. Most people who ride trails don't really think about trail work (some have joked that mysterious trail fairies come out at night to build coasters, bridges, do rock work and lovingly scatter pine needles over the forest floor). The reality on the North Shore is that most of the work has been and still is being done by volunteers. Trail grunts, you know who you are.

This is a shout out to some veteran builders who's work has given many riders and trail users lots of joy. First up, Dean Reid of 7th Secret Fame,

The 2008 4X World Cup and World Champion Rafa Alvarez de Lara is back after a year of bad luck with injuries.

He is training really hard for the 2011 season, where he will try to be back on top and winning all the international 4X and BMX races. His primary focus will be on the 4X World Cup 2011.

Check out his training video and pics,

Building on the momentum from his runaway YouTube video that heralded over 20 million hits, the Scottish street trials sensation Danny MacAskill is back with a new project, Way Back Home. The film follows Danny on a journey from Edinburgh back to his hometown of Dunvegan on the Isle of Skye.

Prepare to have your senses overloaded!

Any rider who hits the trails on a regular basis will have had to replace their brake pads at some point - the more you ride, the faster they wear out! If you haven't done the job yet, you're in luck. Today's Tech Tuesday takes a closer look at replacing the pads in a Shimano brake system.

Inside you'll find some pointers to make the job easier, as well as a video guiding you through the process.

This is the first in a series of video edits and articles that follow ordinary riders through the muddy season. Every month we will feature different riders, styles and locations to bring you a true depiction of the UK mountain bike scene.

Read on for the full story, video and pictures!

As we see in the third episode of Seasonaires, once riding gets in your blood then in pulses on and on. Emily started coming to Whistler many years ago when the Bike Park was in its infancy. For Emily, who was a dedicated downhill racer at the time, Whistler was a great place to come and ride because of the trails and the people embedded there that helped push her riding.

Nine years later, after riding many places around the world, Emily still finds herself drawn to Whistler for the summers because of its incredible diversity in riding styles and motivated riding community.

Watch Emily ride harder than most and hear why she keeps coming back to Whistler,

In under 24 hours Danny MacAskill's new video 'Way Back Home' will go live!

Here is your chance to ask him about how it is that he rides a bike so damned well or maybe you want to know about his childhood? Either way you need to go here and leave your questions for Danny to answer in the live Q&A session after the video airs at 9AM PST (5pm GMT). With support from Pinkbike.com this unique opportunity will enable fans to get up-close-and-personal by asking the street trials sensation their questions on his new film.

Intense, the name synonymous with race bred downhill bikes. Jeff Steber and crew have been tweaking and fine tuning their latest offering on the World Cup circuit under some of the fastest racers on the planet over the last 2 years, and are ready to take their crown jewel to the masses.

The result of that work is the M9 FRO. Race bred, factory tuned and ready to go. Check out what the M9 has to offer!

Ian Hylands Portfolio 2010 - A collection of images from this year's shoots...

Are you looking for the perfect Christmas gift for a mountain biker, or do you just need an inspiring new book for your coffee table? Check out my 2010 Portfolio, now available as a book.

DMR has been Designing, Making and Riding tough components since 1995, so it’s safe to say that they know a thing or two about producing stylish parts for riders like myself who are hard on bikes. Inside you can check out my thoughts on the Swarm stem and the Alloy Wingbar, two sturdy offerings from DMR that allow riders to add some bling to their ride without breaking the bank.

Get the low down on these hot red parts inside,

You just got to work, the weekend's riding is fresh in your mind. Don't let it fade! We've got videos to keep you high on the riding feeling that you are scared to let go of this winter. Let's start it off with a 50 foot step up/gap in Kelowna, then Jeremy Lemay is gonna take us riding on the North Shore after which time we'll head across the pond to check out Chris Smith and his new Corsair Dominion Prototype in action, then back to the East coast to a camp for Women riders at Highlands Mountain Bike Park and then we'll drop down to New Mexico for some DH action.

Get your day dreams rolling with these videos,

You do not want to miss this sale - these guys blow stuff out the door better than anyone we know! Sale runs Friday November 16 and Saturday November 17 from 10am - 6pm at the North Vancouver Giant location.

Source: Urge

Mark Weir (WTB-Fox Racing Shox) will be joining everyone at this year's Urge Cabo Verde event and he's stoked to be attending.

Quick catch up with Mark inside,

Fabien Barel, Ben Cathro and Rob Breakwell take on 2 days of epic riding and brutal conditions in Wales.

Enjoy watching them suffer, while having oh so much fun!

Perennial ripper and freeride legend Richie Schley was recently in Finale Ligure for a test session of Marzocchi's 2012 suspension.

Inside you can read an interview with the Rotwild rider to get the lowdown on what went down during the Italian test period.

NBC's World of Adventure Sports treks to new heights in an all new episode airing November 14th!

This episode features ultra running, free-ride mountain biking, skiing and rallycross.

The World of Adventure Sports® (WOAS), an action and adventure sports series, will air on Sunday, November 14th at 3:00 p.m. ET/12:00 p.m. PT. Host, Pat Parnell of NBC Sports brings viewers the seventh episode of the 2010 season from Red Bull Rampage near Virgin, Utah.

Winter is fast approaching and for many of us that means less real riding and more dreaming of riding. To help ease the pain (or make it worse depending on your perspective) Anthill is going to be releasing a few tasty bits from the DVD extras of Follow Me. First up is short behind-the-scenes video from Gee and Stevie's trip to New Zealand paired with a slide show from Caleb Smith of Spoke Magazine.

Check out the video and slide show inside...

Picture Of the Month is back with more bangers from October.

From puddle splashing in the forest, to 360 drops at the Red Bull Rampage with a mix of Dirt Jumping and Racing thrown in too, this month's POM is a full variety.

Make the jump to check out the top 5!

As you may have heard, Dane Searls is back on the Gold Coast right now putting the finishing touches on the Giants Of Dirt, getting them ready for another epic film shoot!!

After a massive crash on his first attempt on the 50 foot set, Dane is back for more, and has made some small tweaks to the set-up, with the hope of making it all the way through the course, which as far as anyone knows is the world's biggest line of BMX jumps!

Dakine's 2011 line up of riding gear is looking really top notch and we wanted to share some of the men's line up with everyone and how better to do that than to get one of their riders to stop by with his newest kits.

Here is Matt Hunter in 5 of Dakine's newest offerings for 2011,

Red Bull invites fans to submit questions for Danny ahead of the film launch

The wait is nearly over – the new project that follows Danny ‘MegaSkill’ MacAskill’s YouTube hit will premiere live on November 16th exclusively on redbull.co.uk.

To celebrate the launch of ‘Way Back Home’, Red Bull will host a live Q&A web chat on the day of release with Danny MacAskill from 9AM PST (5pm GMT). With support from Pinkbike.com this unique opportunity will enable fans to get up-close-and-personal by asking the street trials sensation their questions on his new film.

Lower prices, easier shopping and an exclusive Pinkbike discount in a newly launched online shop.

I wanted to drop everyone a line to let you all know that I've just relaunched my online shop with a host of new features in which I'm hoping you'll be stoked about. I took a look around at how other people were doing prints, and I simply didn't like a few things, but most of all I didn't like the high prices - mountain biking isn't exclusively a rich man's sport, so why should the art that supports it be?

Looking for more affordable prints?

Santa Cruz's carbon fiber V-10.4 is the latest addition to our test fleet and I'm not going to lie to you guys, I'm pretty excited about. While the complete review may still be in the works, you can read up on what makes this new superbike tick and then let us know what you think about it in the comments section. Keep reading to learn more about our 35 lb test bike!

Read on,

Source: Rays MTB Milwaukee

Although we’ve made a lot of headway building our new park, unfortunately RaysMTB Milwaukee will not be opening this weekend as scheduled. Despite a furious work pace, we were unable to complete all the work in time to acquire all the permits from the City of Milwaukee. We’ll continue to work around the clock, and we look forward to riding with you at RaysMTB Milwaukee before Christmas. Please stay tuned to raysmtb.com for the most accurate Grand Opening reschedule.

Check out some of the first images of the new park below:

Video Of the Month is here for October, and it was a good month.

Think Big, Gunnar, Evergreen-P, In Focus and Fast Fokus all made October's top 5 with their great productions and you the viewers agreed with your Favs.

Look inside to check out your top five!

Bicycle riding has become a big part of our lives. There have been numerous of occasions when we have thought of throwing it all away and never getting back on. However, it fills the core of our existence and thus we will be at it until it won't be possible to continue.

A teaser for a Mountain Biking Film from Estonia...

Source: Urge

Hans Rey (GT Bicycles & Adidas) will be joining everyone at this year's Urge Cabo Verde event and he's stoked to be attending.

Quick catch up with Hans inside,

Clemson Freeride will be hosting the second annual Red Bull Night Shift. It's done at night with little more than a headlamp and some serious cojones! There will be riding all day, open to absolutely anyone, and racing at night for the top 24 collegiate riders from qualifying.

It's going to be good times, good people, and great riding. Don't miss it!

A few months ago Szymon 'Lunatyk' Nieborak (Polish photographer living in UK), sent me an email with his idea about a Freeride Trip to the UK. The main plan of the trip was to ride together with UK riders - Chris Smith, Grant "Chopper" Fielder, Blake Samson, and Sam Reynolds. All of the guys were absolutely stoked on the project idea.

We invited Ryys - Ryszard Syryczynski, one of the best extreme film makers in Poland to our project.

Here are the pictures and the video that came about from the trip, enjoy!

Wheel truing; bike shop magic or black art? This week's Tech Tuesday will show you that it is actually neither, but instead a simple process that requires basic knowledge, some confidence, and the proper tools. Inside you'll find a video guiding you through the fundamental steps that you'll need to know in order straighten wheels.

Read on,

Addition of Aaron Gwin Highlights a Stacked Roster

23 Degrees Sports Management is thrilled to announce the addition of Aaron Gwin (USA) to the Trek World Racing 2011 downhill roster.

Currently the UCI World #3, Gwin will race a Team-issued Trek Session 88 throughout the 2011 World Cup calendar alongside his Trek World Racing teammates. A relative newcomer to the sport, Gwin has experienced a meteoric rise in his young career and is widely known as one of America's brightest downhill stars. "I'm really excited to be joining Trek World Racing. I've looked up to Trek bicycles since I was a kid watching Lance Armstrong win the Tours so to be a part of that same American brand and adding to that racing heritage is pretty cool. The support this team provides is second to none and I believe I'll have all the tools I'll need to achieve my goals." Aaron said.

AT Showdown is a wrap. A ton of great riders came out to the Showdown this year, bikes a blazin'! We know that all the riders threw down, but check out what bikes they were all rocking at this year's event.

Scope out 37 top rides!

FIND is the second film from Reset Films.

Shot on gloriously detailed HDSLRs, FIND is a journey of discovery with some of the world's most passionate riders in some of the world's finest locations. A British film that takes you through the highs and lows of physical endeavor with a vast backdrop of stunning locations. It's a film that opens your eyes to the world of mountain biking in all it's forms.

Enjoy the trailer and all its stunning shots,

You come for a season with a bunch of buddies and ride till you cough roost then head home once the summer ends, but what happens if you fall madly, deeply in love with the place?

Paul Stevens (or Paulo to his friends) was once the young, first timer, dirt bag like Jack Noy and co. whom we saw in the previous episode, but he made the decision to stay in Canada. This entails more work than you can imagine, and to some degree or another an amount of personal sacrifices and commitment along the way. He works as a bike mechanic all summer and a ski tech in winter.

Watch the Episode inside now!

2000 Vertical Feet in the Gobi Desert with Darren Berrecloth.

Watch as Darren finds a line, hikes to the summit and bags a first descent.

Enjoy the ripping footage,

While there are some great production bikes out there, sometimes the most interesting machines are made on a small budget and by only a few people. Australians Jeremy Sherwill and Kendal Judd are a shining example of what happens when you mix together equal parts determination, vision, and know-how. The result is their Jezken gearbox DH bike.

Inside you can check out photos of the bike and read a great interview with Jeremy about the design.

Angus Maddern, the young and talented rider from Mt Gambier, South Australia. I met up with him and spent a good day ripping up Fox Creek in South Australia.

Watch Angus get his scrub on,

I stood on the shores of Lake Geneva, looking across the water. Towering on the horizon were the gargantuan peaks of the Swiss Alps, their gnarled peaks raking the clouds. Like solemn sentinels, they held secrets of legendary descents that plunged from peaks to valleys. Soon, their secrets would be revealed to me. For the next 9 days, I would rock the alpine with Big Mountain Bike Adventures on their Alpenrock DH trip. Wade Simmons and young gun Stephen Mathews from Calgary would be our guides through what, at times, seemed like the pages of a medieval fairytale, railing deep-dish dirt on rarely ridden trails with names like Rolling Orgy and Medieval Flow. Each day would be filled with massive descents that would take us through loam filled forests ending in the cobble-stoned streets of mountainside villages.

Described by Chris Winter, Big Mountain founder, Alpenrock was a downhiller’s dream. “Paradise on a bike, the equivalent of Mavericks for surfers.” Since Winter has created bike adventures throughout the world from Morocco to Mexico, his word is good as gold.

Racing is a funny old game. Those based in the UK are spoiled for choice with the sheer volume of races on offer with multiple events each and every weekend throughout the summer. But in Bulgaria there are less than a handful of races each year.

This is the story of a British invasion which took place at their last race of the season...

Why all the epicness? Why just show the big bangers, the baddest bails and fastest runs? Why So Serious? After all, freeriding for many people is just as much about goods times with your regular crew, as it is about riding your bikes. It's just as much about having fun on the road, as it is about enjoying the trails. That's why in 2010 AGM set out to document the pure fun-on-the-road aspect of an epically proportioned freeriding roadtrip.

Read more! Pics and video inside!

AT's Showdown went off yesterday at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California. Greg Watts took home the top honors and I captured it all on film for everyone to enjoy.

Watch and be amazed!

I woke up to the sound of my alarm going off on my phone. It was 7 a.m. and I'd only got about five hours of sleep. I packed up my things, and loaded up the car. As I made my commute to the Cow Palace I knew it was going to be a crazy day.

The 2nd annual AT Showdown was going to be awesome!

AT's Showdown at the Cow Palace was an amazing event and the riders did not disappoint! We are putting together an edit for the whole event, but we wanted to give you a little taste ahead of time.

Check out the POV shots now,

Greg Watts has just won AT's Showdown at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California!

2nd-Josh Stead
3rd-Jamie Goldman
4th-Casey Groves
5th-Paul Basagoitia
6th-Tyler McCaul

Best Trick - Josh Stead with a double back flip!

Practice is wrapped up. The boys threw down hard and the comp is ready for Saturday. Here is the vid to prove it.

3 mins of AT Showdown goodness and Mike Montgomery's 720 - STOMPED!

Friday November 5th was the first official day of the AT Showdown. I pulled in early with the parking lot nearly empty at the Cow Palace. I popped open the trunk of my rental car, loaded up my camera bag to head towards the course. As I made my way down to the course, I saw a few riders packing and shaping away making sure everything was ready by practice time.


Read More Inside

Source: Darren Berrecloth

Bearclaw and Mt. Washington resort are proud to announce the return of the Bearclaw Invitational on August 6th, 2011.

The Bearclaw Invitational will be the most progressive slopestyle event of the year, and yes, you can count on the course being topnotch, since I'm the one building it. The course itself will have all the big obstacles the boys are used to and then some surprises thrown in as well, all built around a 4" to 6" travel bike. It will have a very authentic West Coast feel, since it's being built in the forest at Mt. Washington. What's really rad is that this Bearclaw Invitational course will be permanent, so no more building and then tearing it down each Fall.

It’s been a real long week building the course and I couldn’t have done it without Casey Groves and Greg Watts. Luckily this year the Grand National Rodeo was the weekend before our event so the guys from the Rodeo moved the dirt into place for us unlike last year, and it saved us a lot of build time. We started building the course last Saturday and completed it today. Some of the riders who showed up early got to test out the course and by the looks of it everyone was stoked. It’s so rad to see a course you designed in your head come to real life and work and if Greg Watts can flip his mini on the jumps (video of this feat inside!), you know we'll be killing it on our bikes this weekend.

It’s going to be a good weekend!

After the mega episode that was Ep9, here's the final episode of Trek World Racing's In Pursuit series, wrapping up season 2010 for the team. This short length episode features the Downhill riders at the final Pro Gravity Tour event in Whiteface, New York, where Tracy Moseley had her first outing in the new World Champion jersey and won the event, and the three men made a clean sweep of their podium.

A year ago I knew nothing about downhill mountain biking. I didn't even know who Farmer Jack and the Athertons were, despite living just down the road from them. A year later, I still feel like I know very little about downhill, but at least I've had the honor of meeting Farmer Jack!

Read one man's story of firsts as he turns his camera from shooting canoeing to shooting DH racing.

As the calendar rolls over to November it's time to bring the Online deals for the month before Christmas! Time to do some shopping for your significant other or your riding buddies.

Check out the November Online Deals...

James Visser is a slopestyle rider from San Diego, California. He shreds the dirt jumps, trails, and the slopestyle courses. This past season you saw him for the first time at Crankworx and it will not be the last time. James is well liked within the bike community and it's not hard to notice why. Always positive and proactive, James brings the best out of those around him. Andrew Taylor just invited him to his contest, AT's Showdown at the Cow Palace in San Francisco. Watch for him as he makes a name for himself this year!

Check out Jame's interview and pics from our journey!

Thank you to everyone for your patience and support of Nick. His auction is live. Here is the list of auctions up for sale.

There may be a few auctions added in the next few days, but this is the bulk of the items up for auction.

While the season may be winding down in some parts of the world, the content doesn't stop here at Pinkbike. We have some great upcoming reviews to help you get through these dark Winter months and inside you can see what to expect from:

• Black Market's Killswitch
• Yeti's AS-R 5 Carbon Trail Bike
• The 7" Morewood Kalula
• Thule's sturdy T2 Hitch Rack
• Brakes you probably haven't seen from Hygia
• Fox's 180mm travel 36 Van FIT RC2 Fork
• The new Hilo Telescoping Post from X-Fusion

Pinkbike has been nominated for the 4th Annual Mashable Awards! We are in the running to win the 'Best Website User Experience' award in 2010. What we have here folks, is an opportunity to take our version of mountain biking to the masses.

We need your help!

The same day that we received some great videos from two of our Dartmmoor team riders: Canadian Scott Alleyn and Marek Łebek from Poland. Each video is show casing the riders on their new slopestyle/DJ full suspension Shine frames. Marek takes us on an Autumn photo shoot, while Scott heads over to Dreamland for his pics. Once you've check all that out, be sure to read about the new Dartmoor freeride, full suspension PROTOTYPE frame - Wish.

Get ready to be amazed at their riding skill and the great pics,

The movie will feature the 'Rockets Crew' which is a Polish, downhill racing team. The whole team consists of four riders driven by passion and the willingness to compete with the best. You will be given a chance to look into the 2010 racing season in Poland from their point of view. After the racing season ended, we headed out with each of the riders to the most spectacular downhill locations in our area (Semmering, Schladming, Ružomberok, Zakopane and many more). We were there to shoot the best possible segment for each of the team members and deliver you epic footage, combined with the great skills of the riders.

Enjoy the trailer,

Dust, dust and more dust! Race number two of the Gravity Canterbury Summer Series heads down the tight and technical Pedofile Alley, awesome weather once again meant that condition were super dusty, super loose and super hot, and super dusty. Did I mention it was a bit dusty? Racing was mega fast and that meant there were some sweet rags all over the track, including Rupert 'Stingray' Chapman's excellent rag/failed recovery at the bottom.

Check out the video, pics and results from Round Two,

It's 2am, and we're still sitting in front of the monitors with glazed eyes, sore backs and melted brains. This t-shirt contest has literally blown our minds with how epic the creative output on Pinkbike is. Picking 3 winners out of over 3000 entries was harder than we could have ever imagined.

We are STOKED to announce the winners...

It doesn't have to be big and shiny to impress us, it just has to make sense and be well made. With that in mind you'll find some of our favorite small parts and accessories inside, no bikes or forks, just small products that pack a big punch.

• PRO's Mini Tool 6
• The 18 tool Topeak Mini 18+
• Wippermann's Connex Link
• Quik Stik tire lever
• GoPro Hero HD camera
• North Shore Billet bike bling
• Wheels Manufacturing's clever Emergency Hanger

Thanks to all the goblins that carved up their gourdes in this year's Halloween Pumpkin Carving Contest. With over 150 entries, there was great creativity from everyone!

Check out the winners and a few honorable mentions,

With the release of Danny MacAskill's new film Way Back Home due imminently, Danny talks in this video about choosing the best locations for the project...

Watch Danny as he picks locations close to home to blow your minds on!

The story behind the village of Monteviasco (Italy), that can be reached only with a gondola or hiking. After WW2 400 people lived there, now there are only 12. We interviewed two of them and rode the ancient path down to the valley.

Enjoy the story behind the village and the pathway that built it,

Fox's Float shock is known for being both reliable and versatile, excelling on all sorts of bikes and terrain. But even this robust little damper needs a bit of TLC every now and then.

Watch the video inside to learn how to replace the air sleeve seals and give your Fox Float shock some much deserved attention.

Episode One of the SEASONAIRES series is here. In this first episode we find a prime example of the First Season Young Gun From UK species.

Jack is nineteen years old and is from Guildford, UK. He graduated high school a year ago then worked endlessly in his local bike shop to afford to come to Whistler for three months of riding.

View episode one inside:

Technology has done some amazing things for biking, and one of the coolest is the ability for us to now film and watch what the rider sees with his/her own eyes.

This is an edit dedicated to all the fun that we have with our friends out on the trails!

This past Halloween weekend marked the end of the 2010 bike park season at Diablo Freeride park in Vernon, New Jersey. Lots of riders were out in costume to celebrate the festivity, here are some pictures from the weekend and an edit from the closing weekend too.

Enjoy the pics and video from the closing weekend at Diablo Freeride Park for 2010.

The creators over at Life Cycles sent through an update on where they sit on the ETA of their masterpiece.

Info on the film inside...

What up everyone?! We have raised $10,000 already and I am so stoked, thank you all for what you are doing! Go shred some trails for me before it snows!

Check out update #2,

The Pinkbike Sick Threads contest has come to a close. Thanks and congrats to everyone who submitted an entry, we were blown away by the creativity and downright balls out designs. Over 3000 entries were received in 2 weeks from around the world!

We are proud to announce the finalists...

Are you heading to the Sea Otter Classic in Monterey, California in the Spring? Wanna save some money?

Receive $10 off the registration fee for any mountain bike race, road bike race, or recreational ride!

Check out how to save money,

The shoot took two days to complete, a huge effort was put in by all who took part, carrying a generator and smoke machine through a forest is by no means an easy task.

"Halloween arrives in Yorkshire to the misfortune of an unsuspecting member of the public, the chase is on..."

With most of the leaves on the ground and a chill in the air, that can only mean one thing...Ray's Indoor Mountain Bike Park is reopening! RaysMTB is proud to announce the Grand Opening of Cleveland and our our all new Milwaukee location.

The Cleveland location kicks off the season starting this Friday, November the 5th. Milwaukee is the following weekend starting Friday, November 12th. Check out all the details and get to Ray's!

Unless you live in or migrate to the Southern hemisphere during the Winter months, a set of lights are mandatory if you want to put tracks down on a regular basis during the week. With this in mind we picked up a set of NiteRider's powerful Pro 700 LED Race lights to put them through a wet Pacific Northwest Winter riding season.

Have a look at the details on these USA made lights.

The 2010 race season wrapped up close to two months ago, now riders are getting to relax a bit, make changes to their training schedules and for some it's time to secure contracts for 2011. Not at the Santa Cruz Syndicate, these boys are all rolling on their Carbon V10s for 2011.

Steve Peat, Greg Minnaar, Josh Bryceland, Jamie Goldman and John Waddell make up the 2011 Santa Cruz Syndicate and they are ready for next season!

This unique contest combines a DH style race with a 4X format, it was all organized by legendary Czech MTB rider Michal Marosi.

Check out all the action in the video,