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5 tips to improving your next enduro race

Did you think you had everything covered when you turned up for your last enduro race, only to go home disappointed? If you want to do better it’s time to start using the ‘six-P’s! ‘What are the six-P’s’ I hear you ask! ‘Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance!’ There are other variants, all meaning the same thing, but you get the idea. We brings you five tips to keep you ahead of the game for your next race.

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How To Stop Back Pain When Mountain Biking

Back pain when mountain biking has become the most common “nontraumatic” injury experienced by riders and it quite simply doesn’t need to be that way. A few basic steps can get it sorted and stop you groaning when you have to reach down to tie your laces. Phil Mack at Peebles Physiotherapy in Scotland, is qualified and experienced to the max and has agreed to share some insider knowledge with us.

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How to mount a bike tire correctly

It sounds like the simplest task in the world and you’re probably scoffing over your porridge as you read this, but it’s time to talk tyres – well, more specifically, the basics of how to put one on. Yeah, yeah, sounds easy but just think of your ride last week: how many riders did you see breaking out into a clammy sweat, standing helplessly on the side of the trail with tire levers in hand, throwing pleading glances as you rode by? Exactly. Once you’ve nailed the technique you’ll realise it was never that difficult in the first place.

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Hitting the Gym with Nino Schurter – Part 1

Want to know the secret to Nino Schurter’s success? Take an insider’s look at Nico’s reveals his gym and fitness routines.

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MFT Core Disc Review – Guaranteed to make your Muscles burn

Is there anything more satisfying for an ambitious rider than heading into the season confident in the knowledge that you’re race-fit in tip-top condition? But reaching that goal is going to take some hard work – which is where the MFT Core Disc comes into play. We’ve put this compact core tool to the test to see just how well it strengthens our upper body and core stability.

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