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Throwback Thursday: Travis Pastrana, Whip-Off World Championship, Whistler, 2014

Yes, Travis Pastrana the freestyle motocross star

Freestyle motocross legend Travis Pastrana showed up at Whistler in 2014 to compete in the Whip-Off World Championship. He didn't win, but it was great to see him riding there. Most of the motocross racers we know like to ride…
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The Way Things Used To Be

A PHOTO GALLERY OF YEARS GONE BY
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Throwback Thursday: Upgrading Your Fork Seals To SKF

This was our most popular article of September 2015
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Throwback Thursday: The 1997 Cactus Cup

Back in the 1990s, the Cactus Cup was the first big mountain event of the year for most of North America. In fact, it was such a big event that top racers flew in from as far away as Europe and Australia to take part in it. The racers…
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Throwback Thursday: Aaron Gwin, Mammoth Mountain, 2018

Confident and Aggressive
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Throwback Thursday: Greg Minnaar vs. Dan Atherton in 2008

Since the 2020 Sea Otter is not going to happen this year, we thought we'd share a shot from one of our favorite Sea Otter Classics of the past. This was the Dual Slalom event at the Sea Otter in April of 2008. We don't remember now…
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Throwback Thursday: Top Downhill Stars, 2013

These were the top five downhill men from the World Cup event at Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada, in 2013. See how many you can name.
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Throwback Thursday: Mountain Bike Action, Volume 1, Number 1, July 1986

Check out the cover of MBA's first issue from July 1986
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Throwback Thursday: Danny MacAskill, Whistler, Canada, July 23, 2011

Danny MacAskill impressed the crowd with his skills at the Crankworx festival in Whistler, Canada, on July 23, 2011. (Photo by Mike Wirth)
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Throwback Thursday: MBA June 2000

Check out our cover from June 2000. That's Santa Cruz team manager Kathy Sessler...
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Throwback Thursday: Mountain Bike Action, June 1990

America's best cycling vacation resorts, the benefits of steel mountain bikes, and...
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Throwback Thursday: Hip Pad Shootout—MBA May 2017

Avoid those hip pointers
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Throwback Thursday: Frischknecht Gets 1996 World Championship in May of 2000

Jerome Chiotti confessed to having used EPO at the '96 World Championships; he handed over the gold medal and rainbow jersey to Frischknecht four years later
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Throwback Thursday: Sea Otter Dual Slalom, 2010—Greg Minnaar vs. Steve Peat

Classic action from 10 years ago

The Dual Slalom race has been the most spectacular competition at the Sea Otter Classic for years. While checking out our photos from years past, we found this one of Greg Minnaar (left) and Steve Peat racing together in 2010. The two…
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Throwback Thursday: Mert’s Moab Magic

The day modern technology trumped real talent
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Throwback Thursday: Mountain Bike Action, April 2000

Looking back 20 years

Our April 2000 cover showed a variety of bikes, including the Foes DHS, the Mountain Cycles San Andreas and the Cannondale Jekyll. The test rider on the Foes was Toby Henderson, who is now the CEO of Box Components. Ron Koch, who…
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Choosing modulation over sheer power

Mush Is For Oatmeal, Not for Brakes
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: 20 YEARS AGO—THE TUBELESS TIRE REVOLUTION BEGINS

In February 2000, the tubeless tire revolution was just getting started

The key is to make sure that it is easily usable for the average consumer,
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Throwback Thursday: May 2016—SRAM GX vs. Shimano XT

Back in 2016, we compared the pros and cons of the SRAM GX and Shimano XT systems. Read on to see what we had to say about them.
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Throwback Thursday: January 2015—Fabio Wibmer – The New Danny MacAskill?

Fabio's behind-the-scenes clip with big crashes and fails
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GT’s First Full-Suspension Bike – It’s Not What You Think – Video

Throwback Thursday: 30 Years Ago in Mountain Bike Action

Throwback Thursday: Mountain Bike Suspension from 30 Years Ago

Throwback Thursday: Full-Suspension, Mixed Wheel, “Mullet”…

Throwback Thursday: Mountain Bike Action, 1990