What Do Riders Think? Eight Stems Reviewed by Vital MTB Members 1

A stem is a stem, right? There's more to consider than meets the eye... Check out what Vital MTB members have to say about these popular options.

    • What Do Riders Think? Eight Stems Reviewed
      A stem is a stem, right? There's more to consider than meets the eye... Check out what Vital MTB members have to say about these popular options.
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      https://www.vitalmtb.com/features/What-Do-Riders-Think-Eight-Stems-Reviewed-by-Vital-MTB-Members,2664
    • Video Highlights from the iXS Cup
      The "World Cup Lite" in Maribor went off with a bang, and left us with this loaded highlights package to really stoke the fire for the big show this week. Yay racing!
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    • The Inside Line Podcast - Scott Hart
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    • 10 Years Ago - The First G-Out Project
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    • Tested: TRP 4-Piston G-Spec Trail SL Disc Brakes
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    • SEA OTTER CLASSIC 2019 - The Crazy & The Cool #1
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    • Why That Bike? | Specialized Enduro
      Five Specialized Enduro owners share the stories behind their builds - it's another installment of Why That Bike and you don't want to miss it!
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    • SEA OTTER CLASSIC - The Crazy & Cool Day 2
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    • Officially Unsanctioned EWS Whip-Off
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    • IN THE BOOKS - EWS Rotorua Race Slideshow
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    • Maribor DH Course POV - Tahnee Seagrave & Vali Holl
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    • Vital RAW - Port Angeles Pro GRT
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Airborne in Arkansas - Daily Shot 1

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What Do Riders Think? Eight Stems Reviewed by Vital MTB Members 1

A stem is a stem, right? There's more to consider than meets the eye... Check out what Vital MTB members have to say about these popular options.

Posted by bturman on 4/22/2019 4:19 PM

Who is Marine Cabirou? 1

The first round of the World Cup is less than a week away so it's the perfect time to find out more about Scott Factory Racing's elite female rider Marine Cabirou.

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Bike of the Day: Dartmoor Two6Player 1 4

Clean as a whistle!

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Major Maribor Mobbing | Video Highlights from the iXS Cup

The "World Cup Lite" in Maribor went off with a bang, and left us with this loaded highlights package to really stoke the fire for the big show this week. Yay racing!

Posted by iceman2058 on 4/22/2019 5:20 AM

FINAL RESULTS - Maribor iXS Downhill Cup 5

A glimpse into the future perhaps?

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Hill Drops In - Daily Shot 1

Sam Hill on a DH bike never gets old - Crankworx Garbanzo 2018.

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Posted by iceman2058 on 4/21/2019 11:01 AM

RACE GALLERY - iXS Downhill Cup, Maribor 6

A primer for the big leagues awaits.

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No Brakes, No Brains - Deathgrip Challenge Part 2 with Brendog, Olly, and Blake 2

They're back at it again - and this time the brakes are off the bikes! Will they survive???

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In The Flow - Andrew Neethling 2

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Bike of the Day: Pivot Phoenix Carbon 3 7

Those yellow Deemax wheels sure do bring back memories!

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Posted by iceman2058 on 4/21/2019 12:31 AM

RESULTS: Qualifying, Maribor iXS Downhill Cup 9

Top 5 within 1 second of each other while plenty of top-level racers sit this one out before the big show next week. (Now updated with full results).

Posted by sspomer on 4/20/2019 9:52 AM

PIT BITS - iXS Downhill Cup Maribor 16

Let the games begin!!!

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Laying It Over - Daily Shot 1

Turning is fun.

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Maribor DH Course POV with Tahnee Seagrave & Vali Holl - iXS Cup 2

The sickest track with the sickest women riders. #perfection

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Bike of the Day: Canyon Sender 2 7

German DH weapon with a touch of Swedish squish.

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Peaty's Maintenance Products at Sea Otter

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Troy Lee Designs Sea Otter Experience 1

From hand-painted strokes by the master to Mitch Ropelato winning Slalom to groms getting their schralp on, Sea Otter was a good time for the crew at TLD.

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Aaron Gwin's Off-Season Season 2, Episode 1 6

That drone shot at 6:05 though?! Proof that an MTBer's best friend is a video game nerd. Sick stuff from GwIntense Factory Racing and Parkin.

Posted by sspomer on 4/19/2019 8:50 AM

Member Review: Specialized Butcher GRID Tire 1

After 200 miles of ride time, Vital MTB member nature.culture weighs in on the latest version of the Butcher and its sawtooth knobs.

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Posted by bturman on 4/19/2019 9:36 AM

Social Scoop - iXS Cup Maribor Bikes and Pits

It's a great time to have all the riders and teams doing the heavy lifting. Maribor World Cup Lite is upon us.

Posted by sspomer on 4/19/2019 7:40 AM

Slow Pan - Daily Shot 2

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Posted by iceman2058 on 4/19/2019 1:58 PM

Prepare to Dive Deeper: FOX Launches New Race Season Video Series

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Posted by iceman2058 on 4/19/2019 4:34 AM

Bike of the Day: Turner DHR 5 11

Hard to believe this was 8 years ago already.

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Rain or Shine, Brendan Howey Shreds

When you've got Brendan Howey and Scott Secco working together, it really doesn't matter what the weather does.

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3 of the Most Entertaining and/or Ludicrous Instagram Riding Clips from the Last 24 Hours

Phil, Brendan and Wyn. #slamdunk #homerun #othersportsreference

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Space Gap - Daily Shot 1

The Milky Way and the Grafton road gap - the Daily Shot level just went up a notch!

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Posted by iceman2058 on 4/18/2019 2:20 PM

FOX's Ultimate Puzzle is The Syndicate 1

News flash: The Syndicate (mostly Loris) are a bunch of fiddlers. Go behind the scenes at the FOX testing camp as the Syndicate dials in their suspension and Jordi somehow gets through the weekend with his sanity intact.

Posted by Dylan on 4/18/2019 2:24 AM

Bike of the Day: Santa Cruz Megatower 3 19

The Megatower builds are invading the Bike Check section - here's one from Squamish.

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Posted by iceman2058 on 4/18/2019 2:22 AM

Push Industries Launches New RockShox Charger 2 and 2.1 Damper Upgrade 1

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Posted by iceman2058 on 4/17/2019 8:00 AM

Commencal Introduces New Team Colors

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