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I recently worked with my buddy Chris to pimp out his 2010 Fox 40 to 2012 specs and it was a big success. Well, Fox decided to send down a brand new 2012 Fox 40 FIT RC2 for us to compare and review as well. I was pretty stoked to give the 2012 Fox 40 [...]

The location for the USA Cycling Mountain Bike Gravity National Championships in 2013 and 2014 is the Angel Fire Bike Park in Angel Fire, N.M., USA Cycling announced. The exact dates of the 2013 and 2014 events will be announced at a later date.Original post by dgaylinn@usacycling.org

There’s one piece of gear that every mountain biker has, but most of us rarely think about: a helmet. That is, we rarely think about it until we really need it. The Giro Hex is a beefy lid intended for all-mountain, trail, and marathon applications. It features an in-mold EPS liner, polycarbonate shell, P.O.V.™ visor [...]

While most of us in the Northern Hemisphere are waiting out the snow and the rain and hoping for an early spring, it’s smack in the middle of the summer mountain biking season in the Southern Hemisphere! Diaries Down Under is a new lifestyle mountain biking video series based in Queenstown, New Zealand that features [...]

Heading into the weekend it had been sunny and in the 60′s for three days, and my planned ski trip with my daughter was derailed by a birthday parry and a youth activity. As a result I was looking forward to sneaking some time in the saddle, until either a touch of the flu or [...]

I remember seeing these trails signs this summer and thinking “What’s with that guy’s feet?” Those of you in the northern parts of the US and in Canada know, right about now the opportunities for good, quality mountain-style bike riding are few. The days are short, the temperatures are forbidding, the ground is frozen and [...]

And now for something totally different:  the Ripper 29, produced by Slingshot Bikes.  It’s so different that I’m not even sure where to begin this post.  I mean, it’s got a cable instead of a downtube.  And there’s a spring.  And fiberglass.  What’s going on here? The Ripper 29 is a very unique looking bike. Components The [...]

This is a beautifully edited video of Kevin Aiello shredding some sick DH trails in SoCal, courtesy of Mountain Bike Action. Related posts:Cinema Sunday: Mountain Biking in the Czech Republic Cinema Sunday: “The Whole Enchilada” Cinema Sunday: Exposure Original post by mtbgreg1

We featured a really diverse set of mountain bike photos this week: everything from an endo to gnarly downhill to chill cross-country to artsy shots to riding above the clouds in Italy. Many thanks to all of the great photographers that submitted these photos! Think you have what it takes to make POD? Submit your [...]

Over the Christmas break I had a chance to put together a new DJ bike after retiring my older Opus. This year I decided to go with the Banshee AMP after a great season of riding the Banshee Legend. Calling up Banshee and ordering an Amp frame in black was an easy decision. I had [...]