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Posted on July 27, 2019September 15, 2020

Rider Review: Wolf Tooth Mini-Roll Top Bag

The modern mountain biker doesn’t really want to carry too much on his or her body, particularly when it’s hot and sweat is streaming down your back. More and more…

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Posted on April 11, 2019April 24, 2019

Key to Progression: Goal Setting

As mountain bikers we are always keen to progress, keen to improve our skill set, challenge ourselves and hit gnarlier trails. How do we keep moving forward and how do…

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Posted on March 29, 2019April 16, 2019

Rider Review: PNW ‘The Bachelor’ Dropper Post

One of the greatest steps forward in mountain bike technology for the descender is the dropper post. Not only does it allow you to climb in the perfect position, but…

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Posted on March 14, 2019March 14, 2019

Ride Location: Kooralbyn

Kooralbyn mountain biking trails closed in 2008 when the Ramada Resort closed at the same location. Despite being a fixture in the Queensland mountain biking scene and once a training…

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Posted on March 4, 2019March 15, 2019

Video of The Week: Mesa

Featuring Tom Van Steenbergen and Ethan Nell this killer edit is a great way to warm up your mind for the weekend shred!

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Posted on March 2, 2019

Round 1 Garapine Enduro: Entries Open

Round 1 of the Queensland Enduro Series is being held at Garapine on 28 April and looks set to be a great way to open the season. Entries are now…

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Posted on March 1, 2019March 1, 2019

Rider Review: Time ATAC MX4 Pedals

Whether you live in a world of flat pedals or buy into the clipless train, a good quality pedal is an absolute must when riding gravity trails. We grabbed a…

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Posted on January 27, 2019January 27, 2019

A New world: 2019 UCI World Cup Shake Up

The off-season has certainly led to some blockbuster line-up changes with some big team shake ups making 2019 look like a new world in racing. This year will see the…

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Posted on January 22, 2019February 2, 2019

Queensland State Championships- Garapine 2019

2019 is shaping up to be an epic race year within the Gravity Enduro scene in Queensland. With a State-Wide series, the Scenic rim series, National cup and club events;…

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Posted on January 17, 2019January 31, 2019

Video of the Week: William Robert Shreddit

This week’s video of the week comes from Commencal rider William Robert, a man that can certainly handle a bike and is making a name for himself as a freerider.…

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Posted on January 14, 2019February 13, 2019

Queensland’s New Enduro Series: Scenic Rim Enduro

As the season edges closer and the race calendar appears to get fuller, we look to our race schedule and start jotting in the races we are going to blaze…

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Posted on December 20, 2018December 28, 2018

Video of the Week: Going “All In” featuring Rob Welch

Known for his ability to throw a bike around a skate park and on the street, Rob Welch made the move to the big bike a couple of years ago…

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Posted on December 16, 2018January 9, 2019

Australia’s New Bike Park: The mystery continues

Australia is set to get an all new destination for all forms of mountain biking a stones throw from Sydney. Touted to have every rider covered from the cross-country bandits…

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Posted on December 13, 2018December 28, 2018

A Mountain bikers Christmas: Gifts for Every Shredder

As a whole, we as mountain bikers should be pretty easy to buy gifts for Christmas. After all, all you need to do is buy something that is MTB related…

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Posted on April 11, 2018November 19, 2018

NV Gravity Park – First Look

When it comes to mountain biking, there’s a few integral ingredients required to make an amazing mountain biking destination; gravity, nature and dirt quality. Soon to be open to the…

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Posted on February 25, 2018February 25, 2018

Queenstown – Where the trail ends

As you fly into Queenstown it becomes abundantly clear how mountainous and beautiful the terrain is, how epic the views are and how picturesque a location it truly is. Mountains…

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Posted on January 26, 2018January 26, 2018

Changing Standards – Is it what we really need?

Over the last decade we have seen massive changes in mountain bike design and standards, with a huge change in the quality of ride and the ability of our bikes…

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Posted on January 22, 2018January 22, 2018

Daisy Hill – Flow trails galore

Daisy Hill is not known for its technical trails or challenging terrain, nor is it known for vast elevation and gravity orientated mountain biking; but at its heart it embodies…

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Posted on December 28, 2017October 30, 2019

Boomerang Farm: Where gravity meets the dirt….

When it comes to gravity mountain biking, Boomerang Farm is amongst the best locations in Australia. Home to Outlook Riders Alliance and boasting homegrown members like Remy Morton, the trails…

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Posted on December 12, 2017December 17, 2017

To Carbon or not to Carbon, that is the question….

The introduction of carbon in the bicycle industry was a massive leap forward in weight reduction and stiffness of frames and for many it became the only material they would…

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