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THROWBACK THURSDAY: THIS COULD BE THE GREATEST PASS IN MOUNTAIN BIKE HISTORY

Michal Marosi's wallride pass from 2013

Check out this video to see one of the greatest passes in mountain bike history. While racing four-cross in the Czech Republic, Michal Marosi crashes hard, gets back on his bike, powers hard to catch the leaders, then pulls off one of the…
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: GT’S FULLY ACTIVE LTS

Too much is never enough

The LTS tells us that the fastest-moving bicycle company in the USA is headed in the right direction.
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ONE OF MOUTAIN BIKING’S GREATEST INNOVATORS: THE FRANCIS GLATZ INTERVIEW

A meeting with a man who helped shape the face of mountain biking

"Lots of people naturally say “I know,” but actually, the only thing they do know is that they don’t know."
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: THE JOHN TOMAC INTERVIEW

More than 30 years after his best year of racing, John Tomac is still widely considered the greatest all-around mountain biker in history. Tomac won the UCI XC World Championship and World Cup titles in 1991, plus the U.S. Downhill title…
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: CEDRIC GRACIA GOING BIG AT RAMPAGE

The winning leap.

"It was definitely the hardest thing I had ever done—not massive, but so technical—and I didn’t know if I had the skills to do it."
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: CHECKING IN ON 33-TIME WORLD CUP RACE WINNER, JULIEN ABSALON

Two months ago, Nino Schurter tied the World Cup race win record of Julien Absalon. Right now, they both have 33 World Cup wins in the Elite Men's XC ranks. Nino is hoping to break Julien's record now, but he still has to pull it off. He'll…
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: EUROPEAN XC RACERS OF THE 90S WHO CHANGED EVERYTHING

Taking a hardtail blast back to the past to remember the greats

Although there had already been a version of the mountain bike “World Championships” held in 1989 at Mammoth Mountain, it was of the unofficial variety and lacked true representation of the “world.”
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: GT’S FULLY ACTIVE 1995 LTS

Too much is never enough

If you can judge a book by its cover, the LTS should be the perfect second-generation full-suspension bike from the blue-and-yellow team.
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: 1993 MANITOU SYSTEM FS REVIEW

When a sellout is a good thing

We decided to visit the Answer facility to take a look at a pre-production ’93 Manitou suspension bike and find out just what Answer would be offering.
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THROWBACK THURSDAY, 1992: TOMAC’S SUSPENSION WHEEL

Tioga uses the NORBA National star to hype its most famous product
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Throwback Thursday: Metal vs. Resin—Shimano Brake Pad Comparison

Choosing modulation over sheer power

Mush Is For Oatmeal, Not for Brakes
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MUST WATCH: 10 FULL LENGTH MOUNTAIN BIKE MOVIES

ALL THE BEST MOUNTAIN BIKE FILMS

FULL-LENGTH MOUNTAIN BIKING MOVIES THAT INSPIRE US TO RIDE
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Ride Day at SkyPark at Santa’s Village

Meeting brands and riding mountains bikes on trail is Southern California

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrAuR_9LYMI Welcome to the first annual Mountain BIke Action Ride Day held in SkyPark at Santa's Village. We had a fun-filled day seeing our current supporters and new brands for some trial time. Follow…
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN REEBOK ELIMINATOR – VIDEO

Long before dropper posts and long travel suspension
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Throwback Thursday: The Way Things Used To Be—Interbike, 2018

The annual Interbike show used to bring together the world's top riders and industry people as well as many of the biggest bike dealers in the country. Those days are gone now. (Left to right) Hans Rey, Joe Lawwill and Geoff Kabush…
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Throwback Thursday: Mathieu Van Der Poel Wins the Lenzerheide XC World CupRace in 2019

Before he started leading the Tour de France he was winning World Cup mountain bike races.

With Mathieu van der Poel wearing the yellow leader's jersey in the Tour de France for four days in a row this week in 2021, we thought it would be fun to look back at the Lenzerheide, Switzerland World Cup in 2019, where Van…
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Throwback Thursday: Motocross legend Travis Pastrana at Whistler

The year was 2014, and freestyle motocross superstar Travis Pastrana showed up to compete in the Whip Off World Championship at the Whistler Crankworx festival. (Photo: MBA Archives)
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Throwback Thursday: Whistler Bike Park, 12 Years Ago

Bryson Martin, Jr. Crankworx, 2009

Bryson Martin, Jr. takes on one of the manmade sections of trail at Whistler Bike Park during the Crankworx festival in 2009. (Photo: John Ker/MBA)
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Throwback Thursday: Patrick Reynoso, 2014

We're going back to December of 2014 with this photo of Patrick Reynoso riding the S-Works Enduro 650b in the mountains near Pasadena, California. The clouds were starting to lift above the hills, while Patrick was riding with his usual…
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Throwback Thursday: One of the Early “Mullet” Bikes from Back Around 1900

Mixed-wheel sizes have been around a long time

Mixed-wheel sizes have been around a long time
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Throwback Thursday: The Rayvolt Cruzer

We were going through one of our collections of photos from a few years back, and this one caught us by surprise. It's a picture of a Rayvolt Cruzer, a Spanish e-bike that is made to look like a classic motorcycle of the early 1900s. We…
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Throwback Thursday: Hans Rey in the Italian Alps, June 2008

MBA got to travel to Italy for the UCI World Championships in June of 2008 and check out the newest GT bikes while there. The Worlds were held in June that year, which was earlier than normal, because of the Olympics coming up later in…
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Throwback Thursday: Marco Aurelio Fontana at Mont-Sainte-Anne

We're going back around nine years with this photo. That's Marco Aurelio Fontana leaning into an uphill switchback at Mont-Sainte-Anne, Quebec. Marco won the bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics in London, England. (Photo by John…
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Throwback Thursday: Whistler, B.C., Summer 2015

Brett Tippie leads Richie Schley on one of their favorite mountain bike trails in Whistler, British Columbia, well outside of the city's famous bike park. Whenever you get a chance to have two legends of the sport take you out and show…
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Throwback Thursday: Kyle Strait, April 2010

We first met Kyle in April of 2001 when he won the Pro Dirt Jumping contest at the Sea Otter Classic at the age of 13
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Throwback Thursday: 13 Years Ago at the Sea Otter

Kirt Voreis versus Steve Peat

Kirt Voreis (left) battles Steve Peat in the round of four during the Sea Otter's dual-slalom competition in April of 2008. Kirt rode without a visor in the race, but we don't know if he lost it, broke it, or simply chose to ride that…
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Throwback Thursday: Aaron Gwin vs. Mick Hannah, Sea Otter Classic, 2010

Monterey, California

If we weren't dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, there's a good chance we'd be at the Sea Otter Classic this time of the year. Here's a shot from April 10, 2010, of Aaron Gwin racing against Australia's Mick Hannah in the event's…
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Throwback Thursday: Travis Brown’s Mixed-Wheel-Size 29/26 Trek

Trek's mullet setup didn't catch on in 2006, which might help explain why the big brands have been slow to jump on the current mixed-wheel bandwagon

America's 1999 XC National Champion and 2000 Olympic team member, Travis Brown, showed us Trek's 29"/26"-mixed-wheel XC bike back in 2006. (Photo: MBA Archives)
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Throwback Thursday: Danny MacAskill, Sea Otter Classic, 2016

Checking out Danny's skills and his bike, five years ago
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Throwback Thursday

Michal Marosi's wallride pass from 2013

Too much is never enough

A meeting with a man who helped shape the face of mountain biking

The winning leap.

Taking a hardtail blast back to the past to remember the greats

Too much is never enough

When a sellout is a good thing

Choosing modulation over sheer power

ALL THE BEST MOUNTAIN BIKE FILMS

Meeting brands and riding mountains bikes on trail is Southern California

Before he started leading the Tour de France he was winning World Cup mountain bike races.

Bryson Martin, Jr. Crankworx, 2009

Mixed-wheel sizes have been around a long time

Kirt Voreis versus Steve Peat

Monterey, California

Trek's mullet setup didn't catch on in 2006, which might help explain why the big brands have been slow to jump on the current mixed-wheel bandwagon

Our March 2011 issue featured a test of two equally priced bikes, one a 26-inch bike and the other a 29er