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Video: Richie Schley | Coming Home

Freerider MTB MAG

. Richie Schley played a crucial role in making mountain biking what it is today. The term “free ride” had not existed yet when Richie started riding steep technical lines that were off the trail. He helped to pioneer a new segment of the sport of mountain biking and set the tone for the biggest events in the world. Richie was a rider for us since the early days at Marzocchi Suspension. After the brand died out, Richie found support elsewhere. Now that DVO has grown and become a strong…

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Video: MESA ft. Tom Van Steenbergen & Ethan Nell

Freerider MTB MAG

The unforgiving Utah desert is the proving ground for freeride mountain bike riders across the globe. It’s unique landscape has the ability to push the riders beyond their comfort zone; making or breaking dreams. After a highly successful year at Rampage both Tom Van Steenbergen & Ethan Nell decide to take on the harsh desert one more time. Creating moments that will not soon be forgotten.  #MESA #MountainBike #MTB #MonsterEnergy

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Video: Finding Flow on the Best MTB Trails | Land Escape

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.“The inspiration behind Land Escape was to pick four unique riders, put them all in different locations, and let the different styles of riding and locations blend together to compliment each other”  Rupert Walker \ MTB filmmaker   Rupert Walker has an established reputation as one of the best action sports filmers in the world. His edits with Brandon Semenuk, either through RAW 100 clips or their Revel Co work, are eagerly awaited with relish by mountain bike fans, as they regularly push the creative boundaries of their respective talents.…

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Video: Weston Lloyd flowing through I street

Freerider MTB MAG

. What a year it has been for Weston (aka Westeez) Lloyd, an 11 year old shredder out of Salt Lake City, UT. For a kid, dreaming of becoming like your hero’s and visiting Whistler Bike Park can be life-changing. But working hard and putting in the time at home is where true shape take place. With places Virgin Utah, I street, and Deer Valley, Utah has been shaping some of freerides youngest talent. As school got out for summer, Weston got busy hitting the dirt jumps as much as…

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Video: Red Bull Rampage 2018 – Practice Day Highlights

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. It’s Rampage time and the two wheel gladiators are at it once again in the Utah desert. A new location with bigger lines, Rampage 2018 is gonna be off the roof! Here’s how the practice day went down. Brandon Semenuk attempting his rock line in practice. Listen to “Smooth Criminal” in the background! \\ Video: Brett Tippie Cam Zink warming up on his line before the D day! \\ Video: Brett Tippie   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Brett Tippie (official) (@bretttippie) on Oct 25,…

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Rampage 2018 Bikes

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. 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 .

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Video: Best Of Red Bull Rampage from 2001 to 2017

Vinay Menon

. Mountain biking’s wildest competition is ready to open its doors to the world’s best freeriders on an all-new course in Utah. Watch the best moments of Red Bull Rampage from the beginnings until last year’s epic edition. The date has been set for the 2018 edition of the biggest show in freeride mountain biking: Red Bull Rampage returns to the Virgin, Utah, desert on October 26, 2018. This event will see 21 of the world’s greatest freeriders transforming the unforgiving terrain of southern Utah into descending lines of form…

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Video: Nephi’s Twist with Lorin Whitaker

Vinay Menon

Hidden in the broken and tortured landscape of Southern Utah lies a broken and treacherous MTB trail. It’s namesake is the old Mormon pioneer trail that was carved into the escarpment by Nephi Johnson to facilitate travel between Toquerville and what was then known as Pocketville (Now called the Town of Virgin). This steep, craggy, winding wagon trail became known as Nephi’s Twist. Not to be outdone by Nephi Johnson, a few local modern day pioneers with pick axes and shovels scraped a new and even steeper route down the…

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