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Video: “Downhill Mountain Biker Throws Himself Off A Cliff”
This may be the first, possibly the second, video that I’ve seen of a mountain bike base jump. While base jumping is a sport in its own right and has paired well with downhill skiing, mountain bike base jumping doesn’t seem to have caught on. And for obvious reasons: getting launched off a 400 foot cliff …
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News: GT Releases New Fury DH Bike
Yesterday, June 6th, GT just announced the release of its brand-new downhill bike: the Fury. The bike was developed in conjunction with Gee, Dan, and Rachel Atherton, who signed on with GT back at the beginning of 2012. The Fury features brand new geometry and technology, and according to the riders and developers it represents …
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News: Snow Summit Mountain Resort in Big Bear, CA Opens DH MTB Park
Regular readers may remember that I visited the Big Bear, California area during my summer 2012 road trip, and that I wrote a detailed article on Snow Summit Mountain Resort. Of all the ski resorts in the United States, Snow Summit has one of the most storied histories in downhill mountain biking lore, but also …
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Video: Whistler Bike Park Opening Day
Today, May 17th, marks a significant day that mountain bikers the world over anticipate every spring: the official opening of the Whistler Bike Park! Thanks to a low snow year and an exceptionally warm, dry spring, Whistler Bike Park is opening with a record number of trails for the first day of the season. What …
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Cinema Sunday: “Frequency Trail, Crested Butte Mountain Resort”
Last year, Crested Butte Mountain Resort opened up the brand-new Frequency trail in the Evolution Bike Park. I had the chance to ride and write about CBMR’s downhill trails back in 2011, and based on this video, it looks like Frequency is an awesome addition to those trails! Watch the video here: Frequency Trail from …
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