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James Shirleys Blog: The Life of Jamesy Boy

With enduro now attracting all the big names and factory teams, the sport has matured from its grass roots into the glossy format now filling the magazines.  With the backing of the industry money is being invested into kit and bikes, however if you scan through the top end of the results sheets there are still many riders, putting it all on the line at races, who still have to work to pay the bills.  One part of the good times crew ‘The Dudes of Hazzard’, James Shirley has been racing hard all summer, while still finding ways to finance the enduro dream and battling poor seeding and mechanicals.  Everyone who has seen Jamesy Boy ride knows that he is a rider who could scare the main players on a good day, but it is not always easy for a non pro rider.  Check out Jamesy Boys summer of racing!

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Smith Optics: New Forefront all-mountain bike helmet

The all-new FOREFRONT defines Smith’s innovation platform and serves as the ‘go to’ helmet for all-mountain riders. Created to provide all-mountain protection with road-race weight, the Aerocore construction of the FOREFRONT allows riders ventilated protection as never before seen in a bicycle helmet. With up to a 30% improvement over standard EPS impact properties, the patented tubular core structure of the Koroyd® material combines with EPS to create a system of materials known as Aerocore designed to surpass current standards at low and high speeds. Aerocore construction allows for ventilated protection, reduced weight, and reduced volume.

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Blog: JARED GRAVES – ENDURO WORLD SERIES #5

Whistler – Canada – Enduro World Series round 5.

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Fritzz is back! Cube Fritzz HPA 160 and Fritzz HPA 180

The Fritzz is back! After one year without the classic Cube enduro bike, the german manufacturer just presented an all new Fritzz. There will be two versions of the lightweight aluminium bike: the 160mm version comes with 650B wheels while the 180mm frame is equipped with 26 inch wheels.

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Pivot Cycles 2014: The all-new Mach 6 enduro bike

After more than two years of development, Pivot Cycles presents a new bike based on the Mach 5.7: The “Mach 6″ 2014. Having grown in both wheel size and rear travel, the Mach 6 is more aggressive than ever to conquer trails and races with its 27.5” wheels and 155mm of rear travel.

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