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Bomber, Components, dirt jump, DJ, Forks, Gear, marzocchi - September 30, 2020

The Return of the Marzocchi Bomber DJ Fork

This has been a long time coming. The rise of Marzocchi happened alongside the rise of 26-inch dirt jumping. Actually, “alongside” doesn’t even do that relationship justice. Marzocchi means what it means today, in part because of the rise of 26-inch dirt jumping. Late-90s and early-2000s dirt jumpers were possibly the first subcategories of mountain Read More

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50to01, dirt jump, Videos - September 22, 2020

Video: 50to01 Crew Makes Sense of Senseless Jumps

Sometimes, the best riders build the worst jumps. Or maybe, not the worst but the hardest. Jumps that only they can successfully string together. We pedestrians are the ones making relatively straight, relatively big senders with wide landings and wide margins of error. Meanwhile, the monsters of the 50to01 crew are putting together lines like the one in Read More

Video: Step Inside the Audi Nines Bubble

Taking a break from the whiplash-inducing drone footage and vertigo-inducing chesty footage, this quick edit from the central Germany event talks to a few of the riders as they discuss what it’s like riding an event during COVID-19. Hear how they’ve put the participants into an NBA-style bubble, and why everyone wants to stay there.

First Impressions: Kona Shonky Complete

The dirt jumper’s glory days are behind us, and it’s hard to point to exactly why. Maybe the kids who were supposed to take the reins opted instead for bmx bikes or fixies or fidget spinners. Maybe Danny Macaskill’s videos eclipsed those of Jeff Lenosky, Aaron Chase and John Cowan. But there was a time Read More

Norco’s William Robert Glows in the Dark

This is one of those edits where the riding is sharing the spotlight with the trail. Both are top-notch, but you’ll want to watch it twice. Once to follow the impeccable flow of Norco team freerider, William Robert, and again to study the sculpture he’s made in the earth. And really, it’s only three minutes Read More

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