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Downhill, north shore billet, Videos - June 9, 2020

Video: A Racers’ Process – Adversity

“During any race season, there will always be an element of adversity that rolls into a racers’ path. It can crop any number of ways, whether in their training, at an event, or life making either difficult. To perform well, racers benefit from being adaptable in how they deal with the unforeseen circumstances that can Read More

‘Hurricane’ feat. Hugo Frixtalon & Thomas Estaque

**VIDEO CONTAINS EXPLICIT LANGUAGE** French style and speed masters Hugo Frixtalon and Thomas Estaque of the Commencal/100% Race Team go all out on a pile of fresh-cut tracks in ‘Hurricane’, the latest visual treat from Leon Perrin and Commencal. With hints of Revel Co.’s ‘Parallel’ taken into the damp French woods and tossed with some Read More

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Videos - June 9, 2020

Video: Eye of the Storm

‘Eye of the Storm’ – A short mountain biking film by Tristan Deggan. “I wanted to express the stress I felt when Covid came close to home. The distant threat of the spread seemed like it would never effect us, but when it did I felt so privileged to have a sport to escape the Read More

Tested: Bontrager XXX Mountain Shoes

The Bontrager XXX Mountain shoes cost $400. Hold that fact in your head for a minute and consider, for example, that the Shimano XC501 shoes cost $170. The XC501s are in a different class to be sure, but they’re not bad. They’ve got a similar XC build, a BOA dial and a Michelin rubber outsole. Read More

Video: Corona Coaster Ep. 1 with James Farrar

Live To Ride is back with a new weekly series titled the Corona Coaster, a look at how professional mountain bikers in the UK are dealing with a season put on hold due to Covid-19. This first episode is with Canyon Collective rider James Farrar, who in his own words… “I just like to put Read More