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Posted on November 4, 2020

Video: 30 Years if Thredbo – The 90s

30 years of mountain biking at Thredbo, one of Australia’s most well known ski fields and home to the annual Cannonball festival. Why not celebrate 30 years? The guys and…

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Posted on October 21, 2020

Queensland Downhill State Championships – Kooralbyn

The Black Snake Downhill is on this weekend and if you haven’t heard, it’s also the MTBA State Championships. This may be the first and last time to get a…

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Posted on October 7, 2020October 7, 2020

Race Report: Kandanga Enduro

Round 3 of the modified Queensland Enduro Series headed out to Kandanga on the weekend and it was the first ever Enduro race to be held at the private facility.…

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Posted on August 29, 2020September 3, 2020

Rider Review: Nukeproof Horizon Pedals

Not too long ago it was considered an impossible task to take the EWS Overall Title on a set of flat pedals, it was considered a necessity to use clipless…

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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 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 12, 2020

Video: Free riding in China with Antoni Villoni

If you haven’t seen this edit yet then you are missing out! French Slopestyle / Free rider Antoni Villoni heads to China with a cameraman, armed with a GoPro and…

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Posted on January 23, 2020January 23, 2020

Video: Lightspeed w/ Brandon Semenuk

Who said the only reason you go to Japan is for the food and the pow pow? Brandon Semenuk makes the trip to Japan and rips it up in his…

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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 December 3, 2019December 3, 2019

Review: Hostile Handwear Gloves

When it comes to contact points, our hands are arguably the most important parts contacting our bike. As such it’s important to make sure we have our hands covered for…

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Posted on November 17, 2019January 10, 2020

Video: Rob Warner’s Wild Rides – Kenya

Redbull Tv have lauched another epic series and this time it’s with the awesome Rob Warner. Commentator of the UCI DH World Cup series and an entertaining personality, Rob Warner…

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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 11, 2019

Video: Resilient

The 8th offering of the Race Face Creator Series is “Resilient”, a tale of riders that have overcome life changing injuries to keep putting rubber on the dirt and doing…

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Posted on October 2, 2019October 2, 2019

Race Face Creator Series

The Race Face creator series is a community-focused initiative that is funded by Race Face as a means to tell meaningful mountain biking stories that rise above the usual product…

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Posted on September 23, 2019

Rider Review: Box One Drivetrain

When it comes to drive trains there are two big names that come to mind, SRAM and Shimano. These two players have dominated the industry for some time now, but…

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Posted on September 11, 2019September 11, 2019

Fox Super Flow Comes to Queensland

The Fox Superflow series has been held in NSW by Rocky Trail Entertainment since 2012, aiming to combine the best parts of everyday mountain biking and put it in race…

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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 September 8, 2019September 8, 2019

Atherton Enduro: Race Results

Round 6 of the Queensland Enduro Series headed far up north to the Atherton Tablelands for the King and Queen of the Mountain race at Atherton MTB Park. A tough…

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Posted on September 6, 2019

Video of The Week: Rogatkin goes Full Enduro

Nicholi Rogatkin is known for his ‘no holds barred’ attitude, epic slopestyle skills and just being an all-round rad dude. Episode 5 of the GoPro Track Down Series has Scotty…

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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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