What is the pinnacle of freeride, big mountain, and slopestyle mountain biking all jam-packed into one competition? The Red Bull Rampage, of course! Freeride mountain biking crowned a new king as Canadian Kurt Sorge took the top spot in Red … Continue reading
Really, I want to know who comes up with these ideas. The conversation must have gone something like this: “We want to make an awesome dirt jumping/freeride mountain biking movie, but piles of dirt in the woods are so boring … Continue reading
The downhill trails at Snow Summit Mountain Resort in Big Bear, California are steep, rocky, and very loose… and just when you think the trails can’t get any harder, there’s a booter or a mandatory drop. That combination makes for … Continue reading
Chris Akrigg recently dropped a new edit titled “Through the Mill,” his first production after making a successful recovery from a serious injury that had put him out of the game for a while. Renowned as a rider who is … Continue reading
As you can undoubtedly tell, Anthill Films and Red Bull have decided to release their new mountain bike movie, Strength in Numbers, onto Youtube one section at a time. Every time I see that a new segment has been released, … Continue reading
After a whole season of riding the 2012 RockShox BoXXer WC fork, I am ready to give you the skinny on this improved unit. Those of you who are regular readers might remember that I got a chance to review … Continue reading
Soon after my review of the Cane Creek Double Barrel was published, a small package arrived. Low and behold, it was the shiny, freshly-minted DBAir! Boy was I stoked to try this unit out. My first thought was, “The holy … Continue reading
Several different people left comments on one of the recent Cinema Sunday posts about how insane and straight-up dangerous freeride mountain biking is. I think RoadWarrior may have put it best: “Looking at the crashes; I think I’ll stick to … Continue reading
The official trailer for the upcoming freeride move, “Where the Trail Ends,” is finally live. Red Bull has this to say about it: The film features the most progressive and ambitious mountain biking ever attempted in an adventure unlike anything … Continue reading
For those of you who are familiar with extreme sports such as rock climbing, skateboarding, X-games stuff, and of course, mountain biking, you may have heard about 5.10. Come on… of course you have! If you haven’t, and you’re looking … Continue reading
I recently had the chance to spend a full three-day weekend thrashing these Maxxis High Roller II tires on the uber rocky, extremely technical trails of Mountain Creek Bike Park. I really put them through the grinder, and here’s how … Continue reading
After another restful night, it took us a while to get ready. With two days of riding and the repeated physical battery from all the gnar that Mountain Creek has to offer, we took a bit longer than usual to … Continue reading
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