Antimatter: a material composed of the antiparticle to the corresponding particles of ordinary matter, dirt. Dillon Butcher turns lemons into lemonade. As the snow fell the plan was to head to the Stevie Smith park pathways through a snowy jump garden. Early morning rose and the clearing began, creating ride able lines; It’s not often conditions like this take place. Creates for a memorable day. Thanks Mother Nature for the goods! – Calvin Huth Song – Diamond Veins ( feat. Sarah Rebecca) – French 79
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Video: Helipad with Nishant Shah | Kathmandu, Nepal
Located on the northern side of Kathmandu, Nepal, the HELIPAD is regarded as one of the best spots in town to rip! Join local speedster, Nishant Shah and friends as they cruise on a cold weekday.
Read MoreVideo: Sick Trail Shredding | Rudolph Reindeer
It isn’t easy to be a freestyle-reindeer. But reindeer Rudolph is a mountain bike addict. He goes to the limits of what is possible on two fat tires in the snow. He likes to do tricks like wheelie, tailwhip and nose wheelie. But he also loves to jump around and to perform some other freestyle or trial stunts by Fat Bike. Whether freeride, downhill or BMX, Rudolph loves the extreme side of life. Music: Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer (Punk Rock Cover) – Amasic Rider: Rudolph Red Nose Reindeer…
Read MoreVideo: Casey Brown and Cam McCaul | First descent – Corbet’s Couloir
Corbet’s Couloir is one of the most legendary and challenging ski runs in the world. This spring, Cam McCaul and Casey Brown attempted the first ever Mountain Bike descent of the double black diamond ski run. There’s a litany of other adjectives you could prescribe to the lines McCaul and Brown threw down – Sketchy, heavy, and borderline suicidal all come to mind – but ultimately, the end result was jaw-dropping. // From TGR’s 2017 ski film Rogue Elements, presented by REI.
Read MoreVideo: Get out and RIDE | Fabio Schäfer
For Fabio Schäfer from Germany, winters don’t mean off season! It´s the dark time of the year. The trails are muddy and our fingers are too cold to hold the bar. But this should be no lame excuse to stay inside. So get out and ride!
Read MoreKill the Chill with “WARMEE”
The guys at WARMEE gave us this brilliant product to test while we were riding in the Ladakh region recently. We were not aware that this self heating warmer will be such a blessing! WARMEE is an air activated self heating patch and provides warmth to its user for more than 8 hours without using of any external source of heating. The manufacturers are ISO and CE certified which means this is not going to harm you in any way possible. WARMEE is very useful for winter adventure activities like Trekking, Camping,…
Read MoreHillstrike™ Snowtrike | Downhill Bike for Winter
A custom designed high quality Snowtrike combining the best elements of Mountain Biking and Skiing. A team of adrenaline sports enthusiasts from Slovenia have banded together to redevelop a winter experience for downhill mountain bikers. In development for years, the trike was launched on Kickstarter on febuary 9th, with an aim to reach $64,000. Born from the love of mountain biking, the team’s goal was to bring the experience to the slopes. In 2011 when the founder Matic Hribar, a passionate mountain biker and an all-round extreme sports enthusiast,…
Read MoreBoodun winter riding gloves
Winters are fading away, and we were busy checking Boodun winter riding gloves in the snow season of Manali. It is rare that you will find best quality in cheaper price by these unknown brands from China. “Sasta aur Best” as what many of us expect and these gloves matches the description. Boodun winter gloves are well constructed with long collar and will keep your hands warm without any doubt. The double layered design is simple and the inner fleece glove is the main source that will keep your hand…
Read MoreBELOW ZERO
BELOW ZERO: Biking in the Himalayas in winter Text by Claude Balsiger | Photos by Martin Bissig Location: Zanskar, Ladakh – INDIA Also featured in Issue #22 | July 2014 There are just two ways to reach the snowbound Zanskar valley in the Indian Himalayas in winter: over the frozen Zanskar river or the snow covered high passes. Claude Balsiger and Martin Bissig took both routes on their expedition; across the ice to reach the valley and over the passes to get back out. How bad can it feel to…
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