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Inside the Pros’ Bikes: Jackson Goldstone’s Santa Cruz V10 in 2022

Meet The Riders And Their Rides

Feb 10, 2025

We don’t know if Jackson will accomplish as much as Minnaar in the next 20 years, but we wouldn’t be too surprised if he does.
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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

Feb 7, 2025

It’s very apparent that this kid is going to go a long way in the sport of mountain biking.
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Inside Vali Höll’s YT Tues Core 4 Setup and Specs

An inside look at Vali Höll and her YT Tues downhill race bike

Feb 5, 2025

Even though she’s only 22, Vali Höll has already won three Elite Women’s Downhill World Cup titles and five UCI Downhill World Championship titles—two as a junior and three in the Elite Women’s group.
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ATHLETE PROFILE: ERIC PORTER – MAKING THE LEAP FROM BIG AIR TO RAISING MOUNTAIN…

How Eric Porter transitioned from slopestyle rider and big air to father and world traveler sharing the sport he loves

Jan 28, 2025

There’s no telling for sure what Eric’s boys will be doing in their 20s, but we have no doubt that Eric will be right there with them.
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BIKE CHECK: CARTER WOODS’ GIANT ANTHEM ADVANCED CROSS-COUNTRY RACER

Canada's rising star on the XC race scene rides a really fast and cool looking Giant Anthem mountain bike

Jan 20, 2025

Carter Woods is looking like he could well be Canada’s best bet to become a cross-country star on the international circuit.
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SPENCER RATHKAMP’S DARING ATTEMPT TO RACE XC, SLALOM, ENDURO AND DH ON ONE BIKE

Spencer Rathkamp shows just how versatile a modern mountain bike like the Specialized Epic 8 EVO really is

Jan 8, 2025

What made us raise an eyebrow upon hearing of his plans was the bike he intended to race on: Specialized’s new Epic 8 EVO.
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BIKE CHECK: AARON GWIN’S CRESTLINE DOWNHILL RACE BIKE

The co-owner of the Crestline bike company and owner of Windrock Bike Park in Tennessee shares his race bike setup

Dec 4, 2024

Only Greg Minnaar, who has 22 World Cup downhill wins (and three series titles), has won more men’s World Cup downhill races than Gwin.
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ROAD 2 RECOVERY FOUNDATION OPENS DONATION SUPPORT PAGE FOR CASH SHALEEN

The 16- year-old downhill national champion has a long road ahead of him

Nov 23, 2024

Cash currently has no feeling or movement from the injury downward. As of now Cash’s prognosis is unknown.
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BIKE CHECK: JEFF LENOSKY’S REEB CYCLES STEEZL – HANDCRAFTED AND BUILT TO LAST

Still living the dream as a professional mountain biker after 20 years, the Trail Boss shows off his main ride

Nov 19, 2024

When I started riding for Reeb, I began thinking of my bikes as works of art.
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BIKE CHECK: BRYN ATKINSON’S PIVOT FIREBIRD

Ride like Bryn Atkinson with his Pivot Firebird setup - if you have the talent

Oct 31, 2024

The differences between the production bike versus mine is DoubleDown Maxxis tires, and a few more alloy parts, namely Renthal bars and XTR cranks.
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BIKE CHECK: ERIC PORTER’S DIAMONDBACK YOWIE

A shred ready cross country bike that's built for fun

Aug 9, 2024

I worked with the Diamondback product team to develop this bike so we’d have something fast and efficient that you could still shred anything on
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INSIDE THE PROS’ BIKES WITH MATHIEU VAN DER POEL

(From Mountain Bike Action, September 2020)

Jul 19, 2024

Check out our interview with Mathieu van der Poel from 2020, along with updates about his performance in this year's Tour de France
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BIKE CHECK: MARK WEIR’S VERY CUSTOM CANNONDALE MOTERRA

Mark Weir does things a little bit different and that includes the ebike he rides

May 29, 2024

The bike is very stable in all conditions and loves to do nose wheelies around tight switchbacks.
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BIKE CHECK: BRYN ATKINSON’S PIVOT SHUTTLE LT E-BIKE

A close look at Bryn Atkinson's Pivot Shuttle LT build

May 1, 2024

While we were working on that article, Bryn also told us how he set up his Pivot Shuttle LT—his electric mountain bike of choice.
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MATHIEU VAN DER POEL TELLS US ABOUT HIMSELF AND HIS MOUNTAIN BIKE, MBA SEPTEMBER 202O

Scroll down to the "Q and A" to read the personal info Van der Poel shared with us

Mar 22, 2024

Meet The Riders And Their Rides Mathieu van der Poel Mathieu Van der Poel suffered a bad crash in the Tokyo Olympics mountain bike race in the summer of 2021. He resumed racing again before the end of 2021 and placed second at one of…
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BIKE CHECK: LARS FORSTER’S THÖMUS LIGHTRIDER WORLDCUP

Inside the pros' bikes

Mar 5, 2024

Having trained and raced with the two best cross-country riders in history, Lars Forster looks like he’s ready for greatness now.
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The Greatest Riders in Mountain Bike History (Updated)

From XC to Downhill, and Trials to Rampage, we considered all of them

Feb 5, 2024

We considered all the UCI World Champions, all the World Cup champions, all the Red Bull Rampage winners and even consulted John Tomac
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BIKE CHECK: ISABELLA NAUGHTON’S LIV ENDURO RACE MACHINE

Inside the pros's bikes

Jan 29, 2024

Isabella Naughton seems to have been born with racing genes in her DNA.
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BIKE CHECK: BRIAN LOPES’ YAMAHA YDX-MORO 07

The build that keeps Brian flyin'

Jan 10, 2024

"The geo of this bike has really changed my thinking on the direction modern-day bikes are heading."
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MEET THE RIDERS AND THEIR RIDES: CROSS-COUNTRY RACER HALEY BATTEN

One of the USA's hopefuls for the 2024 Paris Olympics

Dec 11, 2023

By the time the Paris Olympics rolls around in 2024, Haley will be aiming to win a medal (it’s not hard to guess which one) in the most prestigious mountain bike race in the world.
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BIKE CHECK: KYLE STRAIT’S DUAL SLALOM BIKE SETUP

Dual slalom bike setup secrets from one of the best.

Nov 21, 2023

Kyle was only 13 when our magazine first started using him as one of our test riders
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BIKE CHECK: ENDURO RACER BEX BARAONA’S YETI SB160

Not your average enduro mountain bike racer.

Nov 3, 2023

She has been racing enduro events since 2010 and has racked up so many wins in the last 13 years that it’s hard to keep track of them all.
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PRO XC BIKE CHECK: EVIE RICHARDS’ TREK SUPERCALIBER

Evie Richards and her Trek Supercaliber

Oct 13, 2023

Evie has already established herself as one of the best mountain bikers in the world, and since she’s only 25, we expect we’ll be seeing her for many years to come.
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: THE GREATEST RIDERS IN MOUNTAIN BIKE HISTORY

Did your favorite make the list?

Aug 24, 2023

That’s a tough question, but it’s one that we thought would be fun to consider.
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KURT REFSNIDER AND HIS PIVOT TRAIL 429 ULTRA ENDURANCE RACE SETUP

Meet The Riders And Their Rides

Aug 8, 2023

Read on to learn more about Kurt and his Pivot Trail 429, his favorite bike—the one he rides when he’s not racing fat bikes in the snow.
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Flashback Friday: Christopher Blevins and His Specialized Epic in 2017

Inside the Pros' Bikes

Aug 3, 2023

One Talented Rider
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INSIDE THE PROS’ BIKES: AMAURY PIERRON AND HIS COMMENCAL SUPREME DOWNHILL BIKE SETUP

Meet The Riders And Their Rides

May 11, 2023

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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INSIDE THE PROS’ BIKES: GWENDALYN GIBSON COULD BE AMERICA’S NEXT BIG WORLD CUP…

Photos by Andy Vathis

Apr 6, 2023

Last year, a new American face started showing up on the World Cup podiums—Gwendalyn Gibson, who won the Elite Women’s Short Track at the World Cup race in Snowshoe, West Virginia, last summer.
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MIRANDA MILLER’S FORMULA FOR ENDURO SPEED

MEET THE RIDERS AND THEIR RIDES

Jan 24, 2023

When Miranda Miller won the UCI Downhill World Championship in Cairns, Australia, in 2017, her name went into the mountain bike history books.
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Mountain Bike Action Bike Hacks: A Better Dropper Seatpost

Dec 28, 2022

A clever modification to make a high-end dropper post from Kate Courtney's mechanic, Brad Copeland
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Inside the Pro’s Bikes

Meet The Riders And Their Rides

On the verge of greatness, many are calling Asa the next Aaron Gwinn

An inside look at Vali Höll and her YT Tues downhill race bike

How Eric Porter transitioned from slopestyle rider and big air to father and world traveler sharing the sport he loves

Canada's rising star on the XC race scene rides a really fast and cool looking Giant Anthem mountain bike

Spencer Rathkamp shows just how versatile a modern mountain bike like the Specialized Epic 8 EVO really is

The co-owner of the Crestline bike company and owner of Windrock Bike Park in Tennessee shares his race bike setup

The 16- year-old downhill national champion has a long road ahead of him

Still living the dream as a professional mountain biker after 20 years, the Trail Boss shows off his main ride

Ride like Bryn Atkinson with his Pivot Firebird setup - if you have the talent

A shred ready cross country bike that's built for fun

(From Mountain Bike Action, September 2020)

Mark Weir does things a little bit different and that includes the ebike he rides

A close look at Bryn Atkinson's Pivot Shuttle LT build

Scroll down to the "Q and A" to read the personal info Van der Poel shared with us

Inside the pros' bikes

From XC to Downhill, and Trials to Rampage, we considered all of them

Inside the pros's bikes

The build that keeps Brian flyin'

One of the USA's hopefuls for the 2024 Paris Olympics

Dual slalom bike setup secrets from one of the best.

Not your average enduro mountain bike racer.

Evie Richards and her Trek Supercaliber

Did your favorite make the list?

Meet The Riders And Their Rides

Inside the Pros' Bikes

Meet The Riders And Their Rides

Photos by Andy Vathis

MEET THE RIDERS AND THEIR RIDES

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