MBA LONG TERM TEST: NORCO SIGHT VLT C1

One of the most versatile e-mountain bikes we’ve tested

The Canadian brand Norco brought the heat for 2022 with its updated VLT line of e-mountain bikes. Norco will offer a shorter-travel, trail-style Fluid VLT; an enduro, heavy-hitting Range VLT; and the Sight VLT. Norco offered Mountain Bike…
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VIDEO: NINO SCHURTER & TOM RITCHEY—IN SEARCH OF THE BEGINNING

The two legends of the sport have been friends, business associates, and riding buddies for years

When the first "MountainBikes" hit the market in 1979, Tom Ritchey was the guy who designed and built the frames. In this video, Nino Schurter—the multi-time World Champion and three-time Olympic medalist—stops in for a visit at Ritchey's…
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VIDEO: WTB’S TUBULAR – A BIKING STORY

Two pro mountain bikers retire from racing to become high alpine tubers

TUBULAR (Press Release) What happens when everything in mountain biking has already been done? Rather than swapping their 29" bikes for mullets or testing the limits of handlebar widths, sibling teammates Ryan and Becky Gardner…
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CANYON DEBUTS ITS 2022 TORQUE LINEUP

The new models feature slacker headtube angles, reduced offset forks, longer reach, and steeper seat tube angles

The new Torque is offered in both aluminum and carbon versions. In the United States, Canyon USA will offer three Torque models—the $3,299 Torque AL 5, the $4,399 Torque CF 7, and the $5,399 Torque CF 8 Mullet. 
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VIDEO: TAHNEE SEAGRAVE UNPLUGGED

Follow Tahnée Seagrave’s closing week of the 2021 World Cup season in the latest Unplugged video by Fox MTB.

TAHNEE SEAGRAVE UNPLUGGED (Press Release) Fox’s Unplugged series provides an in-depth, behind the scenes look into the athlete's journey in preparation for or in the midst of the race season chaos. The latest episode follows Tahnée…
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VIDEO: DOWNHILL RACING IN 1979

Check out this television news story about the Repack downhill races in the late 1970s

Watch legendary riders Gary Fisher and Charlie Kelly race the Repack course and talk about the early days of the sport
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ABSA EXTENDS LONG-STANDING SPONSORSHIP OF CAPE EPIC

Absa has contracted to be the race's sponsor for three more years

In Absa's deep history of involvement with sports and sporting events in Africa, the 16-year-long sponsorship of the Absa Cape Epic has been one of the Absa Group's longest-standing relationships. It has been, without doubt, one of Absa's…
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FOX FACTORY INVESTS INITIAL $500,000 WITH TRAIL TRUST

The goal is to provide more outdoor opportunities for everybody

Together with nonprofit partners worldwide, Trail Trust aims to deliver sustainable adventure to everyone. This means promoting the conscientious use of land amongst outdoor enthusiasts and protecting our shared playgrounds. It also…
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SUPER D KICKS OFF CRANKWORX SUMMER SERIES IN NEW ZEALAND

Bradley Harris and Louise Ferguson take their first Crankworx wins, besting field of international elite

The Alexandra Super D served up three rocky tracks, a tasty sampler of the area’s distinctively technical and gnarly terrain, linked together for an 11+ minute race run.  
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WHY YOU SHOULD CELEBRATE MOUNTAIN BIKE PIONEER VICTOR VINCENTE

A road champion who understood the value of dirt riding for the planet

By Zap What originally began as a Michael Beckwith Hiltner, in many later years to come became Victor Vincente of America .  That was of course after "VVA" (formerly known as MBH) had made record efforts riding his road bike across…
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COLORS OF MEXICO: VIDEO

Kilian Bron takes us on a spectacular mountain bike ride through the incredilbe landscapes and cityscapes of Mexico

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00PB3Ng5hhY
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FIRST LOOK: UPDATED FOR 2022, EKS BRAND LUCID GOGGLE

EKS BRAND Updates the Lucid Goggle for 2022 featuring Xtreme Definition Optics & Enhancements.

(press release) EKS BRAND Updates the Lucid Goggle for 2022 featuring Xtreme Definition Optics & Enhancements. The Lucid goggle is available in 16 new colorways which includes 8 Lucid Stripes colors, 3 Lucid TPR Metal colors,…
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VIDEO: PAT SMAGE’S LE TOUR DE FARM

Watch Pat Smage blur the lines between gravel, mountain biking and trials

LE TOUR DE FARM Pat Smage grew up riding on his grandparent’s farm. In between tractors and corn rows, he built the berms and trails that would help him become a 12x US National Trials Champion. In this video, he pays homage to his…
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VIDEO: SWITZERLAND PARADISE WITH KILIAN BRON

Glaciers, waterfalls and impossibly steep terrain are all part of the eye candy in Kilian Bron's latest edit

SWITZERLAND PARADISE I brought my mountain bike to Switzerland, one of the world’s most beautiful adventure playgrounds, to capture the spectacular beauty of the country with beautiful mountain peaks along the way. Huge thank you to…
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VIDEO: KONA AND MONTANUS PRESENT VIVID

A short film that explores the vivid memories created by epic bikepacking trips

Vivid Vivid, a short film by Montanus, explores the memories created by the most meaningful experiences found on two wheels. For Montanus the most vivid memory was their first bikepacking trip together back in 2013. Riding bikes with…
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