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Posted on March 18, 2021March 24, 2021

2021 DH & XCO National Championships

The 2021 Cross Country and Downhill Mountain biking National Championships headed to Maydena Bike Park in Tasmania on the weekend just gone and what an event it was. For the…

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Posted on January 7, 2021February 8, 2021

2020: The Year in Review – Brakes Wide Open

2020 was an odd year for everyone and for us at Brakes Wide Open it was as well, restrictions meant limited racing at the start of the year and some…

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Posted on December 9, 2020February 8, 2021

Boomerang Farm Xmas Jam: Photo Epic

Boomerang Farm Bike Park is well known in Queensland as one of the premier locations for gravity riding and arguably the home of Free ride mountain biking in Queensland. One…

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Posted on October 8, 2020October 8, 2020

Downhill World Championships 2020

2020 has been a year of disappointment in many aspects of life and not withstanding that is the lack of World Cup Downhill racing that has taken place. Unfortunately the…

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Posted on September 26, 2020September 26, 2020

The Key to Progression: Tackling bigger features

Mountain biking is a sport that can be as gnarly as you want or as mellow as you want; we all have different limits, different goals and different things we…

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Posted on July 20, 2020July 20, 2020

Shane Finnerty: Everesting on an Enduro Bike

Many of us ride an enduro bike or long travel trail bike and consider a ride over 30k with 1000m of elevation a big day on the bike, but for…

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Posted on July 17, 2020July 16, 2020

In Focus : Zwift Indoor Training

Zwift is certainly not a replacement for riding your mountain bike outside and by no means is it anywhere near as much fun. In a time when many of us…

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Posted on May 26, 2020May 27, 2020

Revised 2020 QLD Enduro Series Dates – COVID Dependent

Just when you thought the year was a write-off for racing bikes and catching up with mates between the tape, the team at White Lightning Events manage to bring us…

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Posted on March 23, 2020March 22, 2020

Mountain Biking in the Apocalypse – COVID 19

If you believe what you see on the TV and social media then you could be forgiven in thinking that it is the end of the world and the apocalyse…

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Posted on March 3, 2020March 3, 2020

2020 Queensland State Championships: Enduro

It’s been a tentative wait but the details have been released by White Lightning Events. It looks like for the first time in some time State Championships will not be…

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Posted on February 26, 2020

Ride Location: St Helens, Tasmania

The tale of Tasmanian mountain biking hitting the world stage is one that has been told many times with the overwhelming success of Derby, a location that is known world…

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Posted on February 3, 2020

New Enduro Helmet Rules: what’s on our heads?

The 2020 race season sees the MTBA make some changes that will allow Australian Enduro riders to race without the need to don a full face helmet. Before you throw…

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Posted on January 21, 2020March 11, 2020

Scenic Rim Enduro Series 2020

The 2020 Racing Calendar continues to get busier and busier with no shortage of races available for the SEQ Enduro or DH rider. This year sees the return of the…

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Posted on January 13, 2020January 14, 2020

Coil Versus Air: The Great Debate

The move from coil to air shocks was a swift one when it came to light-weight cross country riding and the needs to shed grams, but with the emergence of…

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Posted on October 30, 2019January 10, 2020

2020 Queensland Enduro Series: On the Rise

After a stellar 2019 Queensland Enduro Series put together by White Lightning Events, one would expect that they may let the dust settle and take a breath before announcing next…

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Posted on October 17, 2019October 17, 2019

In Focus: Frank’d MTB Apparel

When it comes to mountain bike apparel there’s a few boxes to tick before we go ahead and say we are happy with the kit we ride in. The blistering…

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Posted on October 9, 2019September 15, 2020

Top 5 Enduro Tires: Which one is right for me?

With the rise of arguably the most popular discipline in mountain biking, the quest for perfect tires light enough to pedal up a hill and strong enough to withstand the…

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Posted on September 27, 2019September 27, 2019

EMS SHIMANO ENDURO TOUR 2019

The EMS Shimano Enduro Tour is back in 2019 and is due to kick off in 2 weeks time in Western Australia. This year sees the tour head to two…

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Posted on September 9, 2019September 12, 2019

Organic Versus Sintered Pads: Which ones are best for you?

Most riders will tell you that one of the most important components on their bike are the brakes. We all have differing tastes in brakes, some like modulation, others like…

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Posted on August 23, 2019August 23, 2019

Top 5 MTB Podcasts: Livin’ all things MTB

As mountain bikers we love talking about mountain biking, riding bikes, thinking about mountain biking, tinkering with our bikes and watching and listening to anything mountain bike related…..oh and drinking…

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