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Video: Santacruz Bicycles TALLBOY 2020

January 11, 2020 Chief Editor - Vinay Menon

If ever there was a gravity riders’ XC bike, the this is it. The new 120mm Tallboy takes a leap further into what short-travel bikes really are capable of. With kick-ass lower-link VPP suspension, a streamlined design, the typical Santa Cruz refinement, and rather radical geometry, the Tallboy is back to being a genre-bending folk hero. See all the details at https://www.santacruzbicycles.com/ // Find a local shop at https://www.santacruzbicycles.com/dealer

Rampage 2018 Bikes

October 24, 2018June 5, 2019 Chief Editor - Vinay Menon

. Red Bull Rampage weekend of 2018 is approaching, here are some of the bikes you’ll see flying off the biggest cliffs in Virgin, Utah. Thomas Genon Brett Rheeder Carson Storch Reed Boggs Tyler McCaul Tom van Steenbergen DJ Brandt Szymon Godziek Vincent Tupin Kyle Strait Graham Aggasiz Remy Metailler .

YT’s Rampage 2018 Rigs

October 22, 2018June 5, 2019 Chief Editor - Vinay Menon

Redbull Rampage really is the pinnacle of Mountain Biking. Over the years we have supported many riders competing in Rampage, this year we are proud to support Andreu Lacondeguy, Cam Zink, Ethan Nell, Jordie Lunn and Adolf Silva at this legendary event that puts Mountain Biking into the mainstream. As this year’s event is near join us for a look at our 5 riders with their custom painted TUES CF, even sporting custom mullets to match, 80’s style! Andreu Lacondeguy Specs: • Frame – YT Industries TUES CF • Fork – Rockshox Boxxer…

Riders and their Rides | Bangalore Mountain Festival 2018 – Downhill

February 22, 2018June 5, 2019 Chief Editor - Vinay Menon

India’s IT hub Bengaluru, is also known for it’s alternative sports followers. The 3rd year of Bangalore Mountain Festival 2018 saw a good number of trail runners, cross country racers and downhill racers. We caught up with some of the gravity loving boys racing at the BMF “Balls of Steel” DH race to know more about their steeds. Photos: © Kimaya Morye For more details on some of these bikes, checkout – Psynyde Bikes & Components Polygon Bikes India – Wheel Sports Specialized Bikes – Bums on the Saddle Giant Bicycles…

German MTB Enduro Championships in Willingen

March 1, 2017March 2, 2017 Freerider MTB MAG

The Enduro race of the Ziener BIKE Festival Willingen is becoming as important as never before. After the well-known Enduro series, which had stopped by in the State of Hessen in the past years, doesn’t come off anymore, Event Organisers agreed with the German Cycling Federation called Bund Deutscher Radfahrer e.V. to host the SCOTT Upland German MTB Enduro Championships. On Sunday, May 21, it’s the first time in history that the nationals for Elite Men and Elite Women will be staged in the Hochsauerland region. “Hosting the German Championships…

Video: Himalayan DH MTB Trophy 2016

July 30, 2016September 4, 2016 Freerider MTB MAG

Its always groovy in Solang! The 3rd “Himalayan Downhill Mountain Bike Trophy” at Ski Himalayas Park in Solang, H.P, India was sinfully tuned. With India and Nepal’s top downhill racers in attendance the 2 KM course was shredded once again. Heres a highlight reel with all the action. Camera: E.I.K.A, Adwait Parchure. Edit: Vinay Menon

World Class athletes at Perskindol Swiss Epic

July 28, 2016August 4, 2016 Freerider MTB MAG

The six-day mountain bike stage race PERSKINDOL SWISS EPIC takes place for the third time from 12 to 17 September 2016, leading participants once again through the fantastic mountain landscape of the Valais from Zermatt to Verbier via Leukerbad. Despite the Olympics, many international top male and female professional mountain bikers have already confirmed their participation. Nino Schurter The SCOTT-Odlo MTB racing team already announced at the beginning of April that former and reigning world champion Nino Schurter would once again be appearing in PERSKINDOL SWISS EPIC from 12 to…

Not2Bad – Official Action Trailer

June 14, 2016June 27, 2016 Freerider MTB MAG

Anthill Films—the crew that brought you unReal and NotBad—and the Trek C3 Project have joined forces yet again, this time in Spain, to bring you more shenanigans, more unbelievable mountain cycling action and more good times than ever before. Not2Bad is what happens when some of the world’s best mountain bikers spend 30 days straight running wild on anything that has two wheels… with cameras rolling at all times. It’s a mountain bike film that’s Not Dos Bad! STARRING: Brandon Semenuk, Brett Rheeder, Cam McCaul, Ryan Howard, Casey Brown, Andrew Shandro,…

Cube Bikes for India

May 5, 2016June 27, 2016 Freerider MTB MAG

“Once upon a time” our athletes and cycling enthusiasts were not happy due to non-availability of good quality equipment in India. This story started changing back in 2005 and it has come a long way now. Many world class brands are now available in stores and German bicycle brand Cube is going to be one of them. The company was founded 1993 from the former student Marcus Pürner, beginning with an area of 50 m² in his father’s furniture factory. The company has expanded its production area constantly. Cube Bikes…

Aaron Gwin and Angel Suarez will ride for YT Industries.

February 9, 2016March 2, 2016 Freerider MTB MAG

It’s official! Downhill sensation Aaron Gwin who terminated his contract with Specialized has signed with YT Industries for the next three years which we bet will be pleasant for YT. After an extensive search, the 28-year-old downhill superstar has decided to join the German bike manufacturer. Aaron Gwin’s team mate is 20-year-old Angel Suarez from Vigo, who can look back on a very successful motocross career and who has already showcased his immense downhill racing potential with a top 20 finish at the World Cup in Lenzerheide in 2015. With…