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First there was Downhill, then came Mini-Downhill, then there was Apolis and we had Mini-Apolis then there was Enduro and sure as eggs are eggs we now have Mini-Eggs, no, I mean we have Mini Enduro. The first ever One Industries Mini Enduro will take place on Sunday 10th February 2013 at Haldon Forest in […]

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Or was it a ferret? Our source couldn’t confirm, the situation was awkward so he made his excuses and left. One fact he did ascertain was that Steve Peat has signed with the Santa Cruz Syndicate for an incredible five more years. Peaty will be the first WC rider to hold a valid bus pass […]

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I reckon Wales could have hosted a Whitestyley event last week, we seemed to have enough snow knocking around! The real deal, the White Style in Leogang kicks off the 2013 FMB World Tour on Friday with a string of big names including Martin Soderstrom, Sam Reynolds, Sam Pilgrim and Thomas Genon on the start […]

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The benefits and drawbacks of flats and clipped pedals are a much discussed issue within mountain biking. The Centre for Sports Engineering Research at Sheffield Hallam University are undertaking a research project to compare the pedalling technique and the power output of flat and clipped pedal in an attempt to bring some further evidence to […]

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Actually, I lied, the beatbox goat isn’t in this episode, sorry. Maybe next week. People are awesome… …but some are more awesome than others. The late great Steve Irwin. He’s gone dot-ty. When pigeons attack. What’s transparent here is that this racer has a lovely slack head angle… …but you can sharpen up the steering […]

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