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VIDEO: THE LEGEND RETURNS – MEET THE NEW INTENSE M1 DOWNHILL BIKE

The M1 downhill bike is back and better than ever.

The thing about a six-link high-pivot bike is that you can isolate, adjust and customize every attribute of this bike to where it will ride exactly how you want it to.
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FIRST LOOK: SANTA CRUZ’S ALL-NEW EIGHTH GENERATION V10 DOWNHILL BIKE

Nothing goes downhill like a downhill bike.

The new V10 epitomizes years of development, prototyping, and real-world testing with the world's best riders.
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VIDEO: VITUS GRAVITY PROJECT EPISODE 2 – TESTING WITH KYLE STRAIT AND JOE SMITH AT RED BULL…

The main event at Hardline may have been cancelled, but the Vitus squad still got to put the VT-01 prototype through its paces.

oe Smith and Kyle Strait came prepared to test the VT-01 prototype downhill bike on one of the most punishing courses imaginable and collect real-life data to further refine our development of the ultimate gravity bike.
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CHECK OUT KYLE STRAIT’S RED BULL RAMPAGE BIKE BUILD

A dreamy sender

This year, Vitus teamed up with Kyle Strait to decorate a special bike that honors his 20-plus year career as a professional rider.
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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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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 singletrack enthusiasts.
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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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VIDEO: RICHIE RUDE RAW AT FORT WILLIAM!

World Championship course preview

Richie Rude railing the freshly rebuilt World Champs downhill track in Fort William, Scotland.
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VIDEO: FAST LINES AND GOOD TIMES

Ian Morrison sends it at Sun Peaks Bike Park on the new GT Fury

Touting 200mm of rock-smashing rear suspension paired with the all-new RockShox BoXXer up front, Fury is a DH machine that’s focused on fast.
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THE TEN BEST DOWNHILL MOUNTAIN BIKES OF 2023

Our favorite dual-crown machines for this year

Most downhill bikes have between 190mm and 220mm of suspension travel capable of smoothing out the roughest trails and race tracks around.
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FIRST LOOK: VITUS LAUNCHES THE DOMINER 297 DOWNHILL BIKE

Now you can ride the same frame as Kyle Strait and Joe Smith

It comes right out of the box with a build kit that emphasizes reliability so riders can spend less time wrenching and more time riding.
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FULL RACE REPLAY AND RESULTS: ROUND 5 SNOWSHOE RESORT DOWNHILL SOUTHEAST 2023

A rarely dry Snowshoe racecourse midway through the series.

Returning for our fifth year to the southeast's iconic bike park, Snowshoe Resort brings us to round 5 of the SRAM Downhill Southeast Race Series.
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VIDEO: LOUISE FERGUSON X NUKEPROOF DISSENT CARBON

Louise Ferguson in her new home of Queenstown, New Zealand.

World Cups, Enduro World Series, Megavalanche and multiple events at Crankworx, Louise was feasting at the Nukeproof MTB buffet.
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GIANT UNVEILS THEIR ALL-NEW DH SLED

After some time, the Glory gets an all-carbon facelift and lots of adjustments

With a weight of just 3200g (size S/M frameset), it surpasses previous generations in terms of being lighter, stiffer, and more agile.
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INSIDE THE PROS’ BIKES: AMAURY PIERRON AND HIS COMMENCAL SUPREME DOWNHILL BIKE SETUP

Meet The Riders And Their Rides

Pierron now has a total of 10 World Cup wins to his name, as well as two overall World Cup series titles.
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FIRST LOOK: NUKEPROOF DISSENT CARBON – A DOWNHILL BIKE DEVELOPED ON THE RACECOURSE

Nukeproof's all new gravity racer

With testing and development being done by their top downhill athletes, the new Dissent Carbon is built for world-class downhill racing.
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VIDEO: ROUND 2 ROCK CREEK DOWNHILL SOUTHEAST 2023 FULL RACE REPLAY

Can Aaron Gwin take the win?

Round 2 of the 2023 Downhill Southeast season brings us to the Southeast's newest, premier downhill park, Ride Rock Creek.
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VIDEO: SANTA CRUZ DEVELOPS THE NEW V10 IN EPISODE 2 OF “THE EIGHTH”

A new V10 is on the horizon.

Episode two brings us into the room where the bike was revealed to Nina, Jackson, and Laurie for the first time.
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FIRST LOOK: REVEL’S 3D PRINTED BULL OF A BIKE – THE RODEO

Revel is redefining "Made in America" with the 3D printed Rodeo

When we say a bike is “Made in America,” most people in the bike industry think about a steel or titanium hardtail with a fancy badge screwed resolutely to the headtube with pride. Well, our definition is about to change.
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VIDEO: ROOTS RUN DEEP WITH RICHIE RUDE

Richie is returing to his DH roots.

Follow him through those achievements, push past his quiet exterior, and delve into the relationships beyond the tape that proves his roots in the MTB world run deep.
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INSIDE THE PROS’ BIKES: JACKSON GOLDSTONE’S RACE-WINNING SANTA CRUZ V10 SETUP

Meet The Riders And Their Rides

We don’t know if Jackson will accomplish as much as Minnaar in the next 22 years, but we wouldn’t be too surprised if he does.
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: 1994 DURANGO BIKE WORKS 8X8

Robbie Rupe rubs his magic lamp

In the first mile, two things became obvious: it was going to take a lot of velocity and a very big launch ramp to turn the Rupe-cycle into an airplane.
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FIRST LOOK: RAAW’S DOWNHILL BIKE – THE YALLA!

Raaw's time and energy spent to make their perfect DH bike; the Yalla!

Raaw doesn't take bike development lightly. They've gone through a painstaking process of research and development since 2019 to finally come out with a DH bike they're proud to release to the wide world - the Yalla.
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: MYLES ROCKWELL ROCKS THE KAMIKAZE DOWNHILL

Throwing it back to 1995

“This was the day I officially arrived. Lots of attempts, blood, sweat, and tears, Kamikaze was finally mine.”
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BERKELEY TRAILERS UNION – THE UNKNOWN DOWNHILL PIONEERS

A must read piece of history with must watch videos
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VIDEO: THE STORY BEHIND LOIC BRUNI’S RUSTED DEMO IN EPISODE TWO OF FRAMED

From a kid on a rusted bike to world champ

Loïc Bruni went from "the kid with the rusted bike" to the "world champion with the rusted bike." In this episode of "Framed" we find out why.
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VIDEO: EPISODE 3 OF AARON GWIN’S GOING FOR SIX – ‘WALK THE LINE’

Reset, refocused and ready.

"Going for Six” is a video series developed in partnership with e*thirteen and Aaron Gwin for fans and cycling enthusiasts around the globe, showcasing the highs and lows of a pro-racer’s experiences over the course of the 2022 World Cup…
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AARON GWIN’S INTENSE M279 SETUP SECRETS

Can Gwin still dominate the World Cup series the way he did five times in the past 11 seasons? We’ll have to wait and see, but we wouldn’t write him off.
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GIANT FACTORY OFF-ROAD TEAM UNVEILS ITS 2022 ROSTER, BIKES AND TECHNICAL PARTNERS

Multi-discipline lineup of riders is targeting enduro, downhill, XC, gravel and E-bike races around the world

With the 2022 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup series set to kick off this week in France, the Giant Factory Off-Road Team unveiled its full roster of XC, downhill, enduro, gravel and E-bike athletes for the new season.
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RIDING WITH MOUNTAIN BIKE PRO ATHLETES

MOUNTAIN BIKING IN WINDROCK TENNESSEE

MOUNTAIN BIKING WITH PRO ATHLETES IN WINDROCK TENNESSEE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-_zmRM7m7I Join Nik Nestoroff, Dakotah Norton, and Christopher Grice for an onboard lap as they ride a 7-minute long break Downhill run in…
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downhill bikes

The M1 downhill bike is back and better than ever.

Nothing goes downhill like a downhill bike.

The main event at Hardline may have been cancelled, but the Vitus squad still got to put the VT-01 prototype through its paces.

A dreamy sender

Intense goes back to its roots with the all-new M1

Built to be a durable bike park shredder

DOWNHILL FROM A GERMAN PERSPECTIVE

World Championship course preview

Ian Morrison sends it at Sun Peaks Bike Park on the new GT Fury

Our favorite dual-crown machines for this year

Now you can ride the same frame as Kyle Strait and Joe Smith

A rarely dry Snowshoe racecourse midway through the series.

Louise Ferguson in her new home of Queenstown, New Zealand.

After some time, the Glory gets an all-carbon facelift and lots of adjustments

Meet The Riders And Their Rides

Nukeproof's all new gravity racer

Can Aaron Gwin take the win?

A new V10 is on the horizon.

Revel is redefining "Made in America" with the 3D printed Rodeo

Richie is returing to his DH roots.

Meet The Riders And Their Rides

Robbie Rupe rubs his magic lamp

Raaw's time and energy spent to make their perfect DH bike; the Yalla!

Throwing it back to 1995

From a kid on a rusted bike to world champ

Reset, refocused and ready.

Multi-discipline lineup of riders is targeting enduro, downhill, XC, gravel and E-bike races around the world

MOUNTAIN BIKING IN WINDROCK TENNESSEE

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