- Specialized Signs Mike Montgomery
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It's now official, Mike Montgomery is riding for Specialized Bikes in 2012. He has big plans for the FMB World Tour and a whole new batch of tricks. Expect him to come out of the gate swinging. Tempt Media Films has been working closely with Mike over the past ... more »

- Sven Martin Donates Photos to Greg Watts Injury Fundraiser
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Vital's go-to photo shredder, Sven Martin is donating two photographs to help out with the Greg Watts injury fundraiser. Here's what he had to say... I'm donating two one-off, signed 12"x18" archival-quality photo prints of Greg Watts doing what he does ... more »

- Race Report: ODI/Trek Satellite Racing Fontana 2
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Big House (Rich Houseman) drops this race report from Fontana #2 about his ODI / Trek development team. Aaron Gwin even got in on the action last weekend. -gordo A nice winter storm was exactly what the Fontana, CA course needed this weekend ... more »

- Greg Watts Injury Update and Fundraiser
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Greg Watts took a big spill last week when a double flip went wrong at Woodward West. He broke his back and had a bad experience at the hospital, but is now in stable condition and good spirits. As we all know, the bills add up really quickly. To help ... more »

- 2012 New Zealand DH Cup Round Three Results
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Brook MacDonald is on a roll! He has now won two rounds of the New Zealand MTB Cup Series in a row. Jared Graves, Matt Scoles, and Justin Leov weren't far behind, though, with less than two seconds separating first and fourth places. Richard Leacock ... more »

- 2012 Australian National DH Round 2 at Mt. Buller - Final Results
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Troy Brosnan and Tracey Hannah just wrapped up another set of wins at Round Two of the 2012 Australian National Downhill Series. Troy set the fastest time in qualifiers, then came in over five seconds ahead of Sam Hill in the race. Troy commented that ... more »

- Duncan Riffle, Giant Factory Off-Road Part Ways
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You say Dunc, I say Dawg! Duncan Riffle just sent over this info explaining his departure from Giant. Good luck, mang! -gordo As of January 2012 Duncan Riffle and the GIANT Factory Off-Road Race Team will be parting ways. After a successful and exciting ... more »

- Red Bull Brazil Picks Up Whip Off Worlds Winner, Bernardo Cruz
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Red Bull Brazil announced that they recently added Bernardo Cruz to their squad. You may remember Bernardo from his ridiculously sideways performance that earned him a victory at the Vital MTB Whip Off World Champs in Whistler last summer. Well done ... more »

- Diablo Freeride Park Closes, US Open May Change Venues
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UPDATE (1/19/2012): We received the following press release from Mountain Creek: Mountain Biking Lives at Mountain Creek! Paraphrasing another adventure guy Mark Twain, “The reports of the death of mountain biking at Mountain Creek ... more »

- RIP, Thomas Hancock
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We received word that Thomas Hancock passed away yesterday morning in an automobile accident. Thomas was living Riverside, California. Thomas was as nice and positive as people come and his style on his bike will forever remain unmatched. ... more »
