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FOX US OPEN: DUAL SLALOM QUALIFIERS
Check out who the fastest riders were in the qualifying rounds
Jordy Scott and Ryder Lawrence were the top qualifiers in Women's and Men's Open classes:
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FIRST LOOK: INTENSE’S ALL NEW M1 DOWNHILL BIKE
Intense goes back to its roots with the all-new M1
After announcing the return of the Intense M1 downhill bike last week, founder and CEO Jeff Steber released images of the new bike on his Facebook page today.
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READER SENDS: OUR BEST READER-SUBMITTED PHOTOS
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SNOW BIKING IN UTAH
I haven’t taken a lot of pics lately. The weather has been less than stellar as of late. If none of these work, I can dig through some older stuff. Cheers.
Darren Giordano…
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FIRST LOOK: YETI INTRODUCES THE SB120 LUNCH RIDE – THE SPICY SIDE OF CROSS COUNTRY
More travel, more brake.
With the efficiency of an XC bike and stability to send, the SB120 is a short travel weapon ready for more – so that’s what it got.
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VIDEO: REZDURO 2023 – THE FIRST INDIGENOUS LED ENDURO RACE
A really cool event put on by the Navajo Nation
Rezduro is the first indigenous led enduro race held by the people of the Navajo Nation on their homeland.
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HOW TO BLEED TRP BRAKES – A STEP BY STEP GUIDE
Mountain bike disc brake bleeding is easier than you think.
In this video we show you how to successfully bleed your TRP brakes so you can keep riding with the confidence in their stopping power you bought them for in the first place.
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: MBA JANUARY 1987
John Tomac's first full cover on Mountain Bike Action
Tomac would make several cover appearances over the years, but this was the first time he appeared in the main photo on the cover.
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VIDEO: JONATHAN “GIBBY” GIBBONS TAKES A DIFFERENT KIND OF SOUTHWEST FLIGHT
Flying the friendly skies
Jonathan Gibbons is the up-and-coming mountain biker best known for his insane In the Hills Gang video parts, which revitalize the freeride movement with youthful energy, desert-rat weirdness, and a…
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FOX US OPEN BEGINS TODAY IN KILLINGTON, VERMONT
Here's the schedule for Wednesday, September 20th, through Sunday, September 24th
Athlete registration and check-in started today. Practice starts on Thursday. The racing begins on Friday.
The current weather forecast looks fairly good, except for a chance of afternoon showers…
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HOW A COLORADO BIKE BRAND TURNS METAL INTO RIDEABLE ART
Mosaic and its beautiful bikes from Boulder
Since its founding in 2009, Mosaic Cycles has taken an artful approach to building its bikes.
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KONA LAUNCHES THE ALL NEW ALUMINUM PROCESS X & PROCESS X DH
Built to be a durable bike park shredder
Building on the success of the Process X Carbon, the new models aim to cater to the aluminum fanboys with a blend of performance and durability and can suit anyone from bike park regulars to technical…
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AMERICA’S FUTURE DOWNHILL CHAMPION – ASA VERMETTE IS A STAR ON THE RISE
On the verge of greatness, many are calling Asa the next Aaron Gwinn
It’s very apparent that this kid is going to go a long way in the sport of mountain biking.
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HOW TO FIX YOUR MOUNTAIN BIKE’S DRIVETRAIN LIKE A PRO
Derailleur adjustments the right way.
From cable tension to B-tension and every little screw adjustment in between, this video will give you the confidence to go get that miss-shifting two-wheeled gremlin in your garage shifting like it…
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ASK MBA: SHOULD I BUY A CONVERTIBLE OR DEDICATED FULL FACE HELMET?
The full face decision.
I know there are enduro and downhill-specific helmets, but I can’t afford to buy two expensive helmets.
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: MOUNTAIN BIKE ACTION, NOVEMBER 1986
John Tomac made his first cover appearance in the upper left corner of our second issue
July 1986 was the date of the first issue of Mountain Bike Action, and it was so popular that we came out with our second issue of our magazine in November 1986, shown here That's trials champion…
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RED BULL RELEASES RIDER LIST FOR NEXT MONTH’S RED BULL RAMPAGE
Both Kyle Strait and Gee Atherton are on the list of invitees this year
Brandon Semenuk, who has won the event four times in the past, has said that he won't be able to attend this year due to a scheduling conflict. Semenuk is one of the top rally-car racers in the U.S.
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AGAINST ALL ODDS – WHY DIGIT BIKES IS MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE BIKES IN THE USA
With the Datum to back it up.
With so much bicycle manufacturing happening overseas, one has to wonder why Digit didn’t go that route, but with so much to develop and coordinate between the shock and the frame, it was important to…
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FIRST LOOK: ROCKY MOUNTAIN RELEASES NEW BLIZZARD POWERPLAY ELECTRIC FAT BIKE
The power to explore further.
The all-new Blizzard Powerplay unlocks access to winter riding in a whole new way.
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WORLD CUP SERIES WILL FINISH OUT YEAR IN NORTH AMERICA, STARTING SEPT. 27TH IN WEST VIRGINIA
The next World Cup event is in West Virginia on September 27 to October 1; the final event is at Mont-Sainte-Anne on October 5-8
The next World Cup event is the next-to-last World Cup event of the year, at Snowshoe, West Virginia, on September 27th– October 1. That event will include Cross-Country Olympic, Short Track,…
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THE FOX US OPEN RETURNS TO KILLINGTON, VERMONT, NEXT WEEK
The event is scheduled for September 21-24
Here's the event info from Fox:
Professional and amateur athletes from around the world are anticipated to compete in the Open Class Downhill for one of the largest cash purses in racing, and as…
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FOX US OPEN: DUAL SLALOM FINALS
Check out who the fastest riders were in the Finals in Killington, Vermont on Saturday
British rider snatches the win from the American men
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FOX US OPEN: OPEN MEN’S AND WOMEN’S DOWNHILL QUALIFIERS
Sixteen-year-old Asa Vermette shocked the world's top riders with his performance, placing second to Dakotah Norton out of 94 riders in the Open Men's division. Asa beat both Jackson Goldstone…
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FOX US OPEN: DUAL SLALOM QUALIFIERS
Check out who the fastest riders were in the qualifying rounds
Jordy Scott and Ryder Lawrence were the top qualifiers in Women's and Men's Open classes:
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FIRST LOOK: INTENSE’S ALL NEW M1 DOWNHILL BIKE
Intense goes back to its roots with the all-new M1
After announcing the return of the Intense M1 downhill bike last week, founder and CEO Jeff Steber released images of the new bike on his Facebook page today.
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READER SENDS: OUR BEST READER-SUBMITTED PHOTOS
We'll make you famous!
SNOW BIKING IN UTAH
I haven’t taken a lot of pics lately. The weather has been less than stellar as of late. If none of these work, I can dig through some older stuff. Cheers.
Darren Giordano…
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FIRST LOOK: YETI INTRODUCES THE SB120 LUNCH RIDE – THE SPICY SIDE OF CROSS COUNTRY
More travel, more brake.
With the efficiency of an XC bike and stability to send, the SB120 is a short travel weapon ready for more – so that’s what it got.
Read More...
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VIDEO: REZDURO 2023 – THE FIRST INDIGENOUS LED ENDURO RACE
A really cool event put on by the Navajo Nation
Rezduro is the first indigenous led enduro race held by the people of the Navajo Nation on their homeland.
Read More...
Read More...
HOW TO BLEED TRP BRAKES – A STEP BY STEP GUIDE
Mountain bike disc brake bleeding is easier than you think.
In this video we show you how to successfully bleed your TRP brakes so you can keep riding with the confidence in their stopping power you bought them for in the first place.
Read More...
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: MBA JANUARY 1987
John Tomac's first full cover on Mountain Bike Action
Tomac would make several cover appearances over the years, but this was the first time he appeared in the main photo on the cover.
Read More...
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VIDEO: JONATHAN “GIBBY” GIBBONS TAKES A DIFFERENT KIND OF SOUTHWEST FLIGHT
Flying the friendly skies
Jonathan Gibbons is the up-and-coming mountain biker best known for his insane In the Hills Gang video parts, which revitalize the freeride movement with youthful energy, desert-rat weirdness, and a…
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Bike & Product Tests
SAINTS OF SPEED RAD GLOVE REVIEW – A LIGHTWEIGHT OPTION THAT CHECKS ALL THE BOXES
Our favorite donut gloves.
These simple, lightweight gloves feature a thin Lycra back and single-layer, Clarino-style palm that is lightly perforated.
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FASST COMPANY FLEXX ENDURO BAR REVIEW – TAKING THE EDGE OFF
Suspension for your handlebars.
It was not until we got to rougher sections that we could feel the extra compliance.
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CANYON STRIVE 29 CFR ENDURO BIKE REVIEW – TWO BIKES AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
The shapeshifting enduro racer
The new version of the Strive proves that the German super-brand is in tune with what’s going on and what’s needed to go fast down enduro trails and race tracks these days.
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APPLEMAN 2XR CRANK REVIEW – SHORTY CRANK ARMS FOR ALL?
American made modular cranks
Appleman has built a beautifully machined solution to an overlooked problem in the cycling world.
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NORCO FLUID FS A1 REVIEW – ALUMINUM VALUE WITH ALL THE RIGHT MOVES
An aluminum trail bike done right
The travel and geometry are similar to Norco’s carbon-framed Optic, but the ride characteristics of the Fluid are unique to this bike and stay true to the feel we’ve come to expect from the Canadian…
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VIAIR TLC PLUS PORTABLE 12 VOLT ELECTRIC AIR PUMP REVIEW
An air compressor in your car
Viair is best known to the wrecking crew for its quality off-road 12-volt pumps, but it makes a wide variety of air-compressor-related products, including a TLC bicycle-specific series.
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COSTCO’S INTENSE 951 SERIES MOUNTAIN BIKE REVIEW – BOUTIQUE BRAND PERFORMANCE FOR LESS?
Boutique-bike-brand performance at a big-box-store price
The question in our minds while staring at that Costco web page was, “Has Intense compromised its integrity as a high-end performance and race-focused brand with these value-driven models?”
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PNW PEBBLE WITH DYNAPLUG MULTI-TOOL REVIEW – ONLY WHAT YOU NEED
Compact trail rescue
The Pebble has exactly what you need most of the time, but there are times it falls short for every trailside emergency.
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ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTINCT POWERPLAY ELECTRIC MOUNTAIN BIKE REVIEW
The power to play more
The question on test riders’ minds was, “Would it bring the magic that we felt last year?” In many ways it did, but for some it fell short.
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ODI CF V2.1 LOCK-ON GRIP REVIEW
Get a grip
Inverted finger cutouts to provide extra grip, louvered inside palm sections for added cushion and a precision-engraved pattern to give the rider the best feedback and control are all cut into the…
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RAPHA TRAIL KNEE PAD REVIEW – LIGHTWEIGHT PEDAL FRIENDLY PROTECTION
Almost perfect knee protection with a couple of small drawbacks
Rapha’s first foray into the world of knee protection comes in the form of a lightweight, pedal-friendly design.
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BOX TWO PRIME 9 MOUNTAIN BIKE DRIVETRAIN REVIEW
The value 1X mountain bike drivetrain.
Prime 9 is unique in that it retains the durability of a 3x9-speed with the simplicity of modern 1x drivetrains.
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SANTA CRUZ NOMAD 6 REVIEW – SIXTH TIME’S A CHARM?
Mixed wheel mania!
In addition to its 29/27.5-inch, mixed-wheel (“mullet”) setup, there are geometry updates, suspension tweaks and in-frame storage.
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FOX LAUNCH PRO D30 KNEE PAD REVIEW – CONVERTIBLE HARD-SHELL PROTECTION
Knee protection for going big
A removable hard plastic knee cup and inner D30 pad layer make the Launch Pro D30 a somewhat burly pad that can be converted for lighter-duty use.
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INTENSE TAZER MX ELECTRIC MOUNTAIN BIKE REVIEW – MOTO INSPIRATION
Throttle not included
While most brands shy away from the “motorcycle” inspiration and label with their ebikes, Intense embraces it to target the two-wheeled motorsports market.
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STOMPCYCLES STOMPUMP REVIEW – PUMP SMARTER NOT HARDER
A different take on trailside tire inflation.
Some of our testers chuckled when they first saw the Stompump, but the laughs stopped after they tried it.
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TREK SUPERCALIBER GEN 2 FIRST RIDE REVIEW – THE FASTEST XC RACE BIKE WE’VE EVER RIDDEN?
Trek's new cross country race bike has the speed racers dream of.
Trek has introduced a second generation of the Supercaliber with a completely new frame with more travel and evolved features to take on the highest levels of racing.
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PROPAIN RAGE CF DOWNHILL BIKE REVIEW – A RAGING DESCENDER
DOWNHILL FROM A GERMAN PERSPECTIVE
Propain has done a great job of making a downhill bike that can transform into just about anything you want it to be, which we think is important in this modern era of downhill bike use.
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SPECIALIZED POWER PRO WITH MIRROR SADDLE REVIEW – THE BEST SADDLE EVER PRINTED
Expensive but worth every penny.
This is one of if not the most comfortable saddles we have ever tested
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SPOT RYVE 115 REVIEW – THE SPICY SIDE OF CROSS COUNTRY
Spot on!
Spot’s latest bike is a second generation Ryve 115 cross country bike with a long list of updates that put it at the forefront of this category's rapid evolution.
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LOOK TRAIL FUSION FLAT PEDAL REVIEW – AFFORDABLE GRIP FOR YOUR FEET
All the grip, all the colors.
To say there is plenty of grip would be an understatement. In fact, for certain types of riding like pump tracks and dirt jumps, we found them to have too much
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WRITER’S RIDES: CUSTOM MERIWETHER TITANIUM HARDTAIL DREAM “SLACKPACKER” BUILD
When a writer puts his money where his mouth is
It’s almost laughable that a longtime bike reviewer with an often critical opinion of products has never actually designed or built a bike.
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MOSAIC MT-2 TITANIUM HARDTAIL REVIEW – PERFORMANCE WITH SOUL
Not your average titanium hardtail mountain bike.
Like a chef preparing a simple egg to showcase its flawless technique, the Mosaic crew has put their craftsmanship on full display.
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SAINTS OF SPEED RAD GLOVE REVIEW – A LIGHTWEIGHT OPTION THAT CHECKS ALL THE BOXES
Our favorite donut gloves.
These simple, lightweight gloves feature a thin Lycra back and single-layer, Clarino-style palm that is lightly perforated.
Read More...
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FASST COMPANY FLEXX ENDURO BAR REVIEW – TAKING THE EDGE OFF
Suspension for your handlebars.
It was not until we got to rougher sections that we could feel the extra compliance.
Read More...
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CANYON STRIVE 29 CFR ENDURO BIKE REVIEW – TWO BIKES AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
The shapeshifting enduro racer
The new version of the Strive proves that the German super-brand is in tune with what’s going on and what’s needed to go fast down enduro trails and race tracks these days.
Read More...
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APPLEMAN 2XR CRANK REVIEW – SHORTY CRANK ARMS FOR ALL?
American made modular cranks
Appleman has built a beautifully machined solution to an overlooked problem in the cycling world.
Read More...
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NORCO FLUID FS A1 REVIEW – ALUMINUM VALUE WITH ALL THE RIGHT MOVES
An aluminum trail bike done right
The travel and geometry are similar to Norco’s carbon-framed Optic, but the ride characteristics of the Fluid are unique to this bike and stay true to the feel we’ve come to expect from the Canadian…
Read More...
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VIAIR TLC PLUS PORTABLE 12 VOLT ELECTRIC AIR PUMP REVIEW
An air compressor in your car
Viair is best known to the wrecking crew for its quality off-road 12-volt pumps, but it makes a wide variety of air-compressor-related products, including a TLC bicycle-specific series.
Read More...
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COSTCO’S INTENSE 951 SERIES MOUNTAIN BIKE REVIEW – BOUTIQUE BRAND PERFORMANCE FOR LESS?
Boutique-bike-brand performance at a big-box-store price
The question in our minds while staring at that Costco web page was, “Has Intense compromised its integrity as a high-end performance and race-focused brand with these value-driven models?”
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