Cedric “CG” Gracia is the next big rider to be added to the group of professional mountain bike athletes supported by iXS. From the mid-90’s Gracia has been competing at the top of both downhill and 4cross racing, riding for the Sunn, Cannondale and Commencal factory teams. Recently setting up his own team the “CG Racing Brigade”, riding Santa Cruz bikes. Gracia is famous for throwing tricks at top speeds, winning world cup races as well as the Red Bull Rampage, he continues to be one of the most well-known and popular riders in the sport today. After a couple…
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A Dusty Day in Whistler Bike Park with Remy Metailler. Remy shreds Whistler Bike Park at full speed in July’s slick dry conditions. Awesome video! FAST , PRECISE, beautiful shots, a great movie , WONDERFUL !! Welcome to the show!
Yes, we all love bikes but it’s not often you meet guys who eat, drink and sleep with bikes quite like Maciek Kucbora and Wojtek Koniuszewski. They may just be the two biggest bike addicts on the planet. Coming from the same town, they have been good friends and team mates for over 15 years now. Back in 2005 they were the first two Poles ever to represent their country in BMX racing World Championships. Each of them has been on podiums of national downhill, dual slalom and 4x championships multiple times. Throughout the years they have raced over 200…
Aesthetically beautiful, MET’s new all mountain helmet takes safety and performance to the next level. Homothethic Embedded Skeleton, Air-grabbing & adjustable peak, Gel O2 front pad, AirLite straps: The Parabellum translates the dreams of elite athletes into reality. In this short clip Hannah shows us what the Parabellum is all about. About MET Founded in 1987 MET S.p.A is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of bicycle helmets. Our Headquarters are located in Talamona, a small town in the heart of the Italian Alps. As a matter of fact our company name has always been associated with some of the…
Located in the semi desert hills of the Okanagan region, Kris Foster brings new elements into the free ride game, making him arguable one of the best free riders to come out of Canada. 165ft step downs are serious and so is Kris Foster, this kid is the real deal! We have seen mtb riders throw some pretty amazing stuff down for video sections but have you ever seen anyone take that style to a motorbike?
THE ELIMINATOR was a brand new grin-inducing MTB weekender where two challengers race side by side down a super-fun course on a big Muckin’ hill! Whether you’re a Downhiller, an XC Racer, a Weekend Warrior or a Dabbler, THE ELIMINATOR weekender was the best MTB weekend of the summer – not the gnarliest, the most technical or the scariest, but the one that put the biggest smile on racers faces at the end of each run. THE ELIMINATOR had kids races, great tunes, a chilled out festival vibe, a local ale tent and free camping pitches. Check out muckmedden.co.uk for info on…
The Bluegrass Enduro Tour, the international blind-racing enduro series, is back for more action in 2014! And some very exciting new stuff: In France: A children race the day before race day, and an “Open” category with a shorter route so more people can try Enduro racing. In Scotland: The last timed stage will go “mass start”. In Ireland: A ladies-only event. In Sicily: A full day of “ride-with-the-Pros” all-mountain ride the day after the race. 6 events next year: • 06 April: Dabo – France. • 04 May: Glencoe mountain – Scotland. • 11 May: Rombach le Franc – France. • 16 August: Dublin…
Along with the launch of the new enduro Bike, Kross has teamed up with Polands most recognised enduro personality – Mariusz Brian Bryja. “We have decided to team up with Mariusz because we are impressed with his progress in the Enduro world. The films, pictures and the excellent ‘Enduro Me’ project represent a potential that must not be wasted. Together with Mariusz we want to achieve a lot more, but there is still a plenty of time to talk over the details” – added team manager Tomasz Swierczyński. Mariusz Bryja will ride the Kross Moon bike, in the 2014 season he…
Whistler bike park- Remy Metailler. Remy Metailler tears the bike park apart. Big thanks to Garbanzo Bike and Bean for their support throughout the season. FAST, PRECISE, beautiful shots, a great movie , WONDERFUL !!
As the son of a Swiss dairy farmer, René Wildhaber is used to enjoying breathtaking views from alpine peaks. However, not many mountain men have enjoyed the wide horizons of this world-class mountain biker, who has won races on four continents and has done adventure journeys all around the globe.
Peaks of Life is a short Documentary about UK rider and downhill racer Tom Wheeler. The documentary illustrates Tom’s lengthy recovery and rehabilitation process after losing the use of his right arm whilst racing in Rheola, Wales back in 2011. Despite paralysing his right arm, Tom’s determination and dedication means he’s able to do the things he loves most including riding his mountain bike again. A touching story that some may consider a tragedy at first, but with such a great out look of life Tom isn’t letting his paralysed arm slow him down.
With 12 Bluegrass riders competing in the 2013 UCI Mountain Bike DH World Cup, our motto Combat Ready / Race Proven has never been so true. We would like to say a big thank you to all the members of the Bluegrass Factory Development DH Team for taking such an active part in the testing and development of our product range. From Australia: Tracey Hannah. From Canada Holly Feniak. From the UK : Lewis Buchanan, Fraser McGlone, Drew Carters, Bernard Kerr and Joe Connell. From Switzerland: Miriam Ruchti, Joel Andrey and Lars Peyer. From From France: Fabien Cousinié and Guillaume…
New chain guide – Presto was developed as a newer version of our popular model – Storm.The assumption of the project was to use the best available technologies, to develop one of the most advanced chain guides on the market. The project and prototypes were made with strong influence of our best team riders – Darren Berrecloth and Szymon Godziek. Darren likes the chain guide as much, that he decided to make it as his signature product. Despite that the chain guide is about 20 grams lighter than Storm, we increased its stiffness by 30%! It was possible by using thicker backplate, which was drilled…
The crew from Damage Inc. reflect on the year that was 2013, and going by the footage it wasn’t a bad year at all for the crew! “With alot of filming, with alot of great riders we bring you some of our favourite moments throughout the year! A big thanks goes out to all the hard working riders, our partners at pinkbike.com, Hafjell Bikepark and Sweet Protection. See you all in 2014!” https://www.facebook.com/damage.inc.mtb