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sideshow Added a new Feature Privateer Perspective: The Canadians - Kirk McDowall, Forrest Riesco and Ben Wallace
1/4/2022 6:26pm
For this installment of the Privateer Perspectives series, we are going across the northern border to Canada, or rather, Canada comes south for this one: Kirk McDowall, Ben Wallace and Forrest Riesco...
sideshow Added a new Feature Privateer Perspective: Dylan Conte
1/4/2022 6:26pm
Privateer DHer, Dylan Conte, hails from Vermont and has been on the scene longer than most. Dylan started out as the ultimate grom, shredding dirt jump lines and hucking himself through the Green...
sideshow Added a new Feature Privateer Perspective: Rachel Pageau
1/4/2022 6:11pm
Work hard, play harder – that’s the life of the privateer mountain bike racer. The degree of what constitutes being a privateer varies, from the desk-jockey-speed-demon, to the co-factory student...
sideshow Added a new Feature Privateer Perspective
1/4/2022 6:11pm
Work hard, play harder – that’s the life of the privateer. The degree of what constitutes being a privateer varies, from the desk-jockey speed demon, to the co-factory student. There is a range, but...
sideshow Added a new Feature Tested: EXT's Rally-Inspired Arma HBC Shock
1/4/2022 6:11pm
The Italian word “Arma” translates to “Weapon.” If you currently don’t know anything about this company or piece of suspension, that's at least a pretty good starting point. Extreme Racing Shox...
sideshow Added a new Feature The Inside Line: Frank The Welder
1/4/2022 6:11pm
Bellows Falls, Vermont is not a particularly notable place. It was once another typical mill town on the Connecticut River, with businesses harnessing the raging water to turn their machines of...
sideshow Added a new Feature Peaty, Luca and Santa Cruz Bikes - Dealer Days at Highland Bike Park
1/4/2022 6:11pm
Fun should always be the goal when it comes to bicycles. The continual mastery of this concept is best championed by Seb Kemp of Santa Cruz Bicycles, from whom we received an invitation to go hang out...
sideshow Added a new Feature Riding the 2019 Marin Attack Trail - Made for Fun
1/4/2022 5:55pm
The phrase “Made for Fun” is written somewhere on all of Marin’s bikes, their steadfast mantra. It is an ideology emphasized in the brand’s catalog, as there are no “filler” bikes or wonky in...
sideshow Added a new Feature The 2018 U.S. Open of Mountain Biking - Track Walk
1/4/2022 5:55pm
Founded in 1954, Killington Mountain has expanded into the largest ski in the Eastern US and one of the premier mountain bike parks in the country. The mountain has been given the nickname, “Beast of...
sideshow Added a new Feature 2018 U.S. Open DH Finals - Sunshine and Slop, Dancing with the Beast
1/4/2022 5:55pm
It rained all night. The track looked more like a stream in places than a race course; “unrideable” was a word uttered more than once in practice, which set a challenging tone for the day ahead. Bikes...
sideshow Added a new Feature TECH TALK: Giant Factory Off-Road's Dave Garland on Data Acquisition and Bike Set Up
1/4/2022 5:55pm
It’s not a reinvention of the wheel so to speak, but rather a re-application of a long-standing technology. Telemetry and data acquisition have been a staple tech in motor sports for decades, and...
sideshow Added a new Feature Introducing the All-New 2019 RockShox BoXXer
1/4/2022 5:55pm
The flagship fork from RockShox gets a major makeover for 2019. With a redesigned crown assembly, similar internal changes to the new Lyrik, Charger 2 RC2 damper, and two offset options, it's the fork...
sideshow Added a new Feature Introducing the All-New 2019 RockShox BoXXer
1/4/2022 5:55pm
The flagship fork from RockShox gets a major makeover for 2019. With a redesigned crown assembly, similar internal changes to the new Lyrik, Charger 2 RC2 damper, and two offset options, it's the fork...
sideshow Added a new Feature Off the Cuff - Neko Mulally
1/4/2022 5:55pm
Neko Mulally is a successful American downhill racer who not only possesses world-class talent aboard the bike, he possesses a grit and a drive to do everything he can to the best of his ability. The...
sideshow Added a new Feature Kelly McGarry Foundation Off The Cuff
1/4/2022 5:55pm
[KELLY MEMORY/STORY AUDIO PODCAST THING] Crankworx Rotorua took place a few weeks ago, with the Slopestyle in memory of Kelly McGarry closing out the week-long event. Afterward, we sat down with the...
sideshow Added a new Feature Introducing the Updated 2019 RockShox Lyrik and Super Deluxe
1/4/2022 5:55pm
There are product launches, and then there are SRAM product launches. When the call came in with the opportunity to try out the new 2019 RockShox Lyrik and Super Deluxe while riding in a premier...
sideshow Added a new Feature Wild Wild Country - 2018 U.S. Open Downhill Action
1/4/2022 5:55pm
Waking up to cloudy skies can be a disappointing start to any day, especially when it's the first day of riding bikes at a race. Unfortunately, that was the case for Day 2 here at the US Open, but...
sideshow Added a new Feature A Beast Lurking in the Mist - 2018 U.S. Open Seeding Action
1/4/2022 5:55pm
Rain, rain, go away! A slow, steady drizzle all day made for a damp Friday on the hill for everyone. Goggle fog, packed tires, and general fatigue brought out a lot of mixed emotions from riders who...
sideshow Added a new Feature Connor Fearon's Kona Operator CR
1/4/2022 5:55pm
Connor Fearon showed us his Kona Operator CR at the U.S. Open. He's running 29-inch wheels and has dropped the fork travel to 190mm from 200mm to keep the bar height at a place he's comfortable. Other...
sideshow Added a new Feature New Zealand National Champs Crowned
1/4/2022 5:37pm
Dark skies and a fierce winds greeted racers of the 2018 New Zealand National Mountain Bike Championships on Sunday morning high in the Crown Range atop Cardrona, New Zealand. Looking west into...