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Video: Urban XC Race in Jelenia Gora, Poland

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We have all seen the crazy urban DH footage out of South America. Now it is time for an XC race on the same landscape. Check out this video shot of an urban XC mountain bike race held in Jelenica Gora, Poland. It looks like an amazing course throughout the downtown area and makes for [...]

Video: These Urban DH Races Are Absolutely Nuts

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Awhile back, we posted up a video of a rider shredding an urban DH race in South America. Now a new video has been posted and it is just as crazy as the last one. These guys are nuts and it makes for some of the best POV camera footage (shot with a GoPro) ever.

What will be the next big thing in mountain biking?

Extreme Mountain Biking

The other day, I was sitting back watching the downhill race video from 1993 remembering what it was like riding back then. My fork was a RockShox Quadra 21R with an amazing 40mm of travel via elastomers that didn’t provide much of anything in sub 50 degree temps. I was on a chromoly frame with [...]

Why They Are Pros and You Are Not

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It always amazes me…every time I get the chance to watch the pro cyclists do their thing, I am really reminded why they are pros and we are not. Their ability to make speed look effortless on terrain that makes us wince in pain is what takes them to that next level. Over the weekend, [...]

Results: USA Pro Cycling Championships – Time Trial

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With my early morning coffee in hand, I headed up to Greenville, SC Saturday morning to catch the action. The USA Pro Cycling Championships were starting and I had a press pass to get up close and personal with some of America’s fastest riders. Just like any other cycling obsessed junkie, I had to get [...]

Racing Your Bike – Race Preparation for Non-Racers

Even recreational riders like to step outside their normal riding and participate in a race or two during the year. Since we (me included) are not regular attendees at these types of events, we have to get ready a little bit different than a seasoned racer that is already set up and ready to hammer. [...]

2009 USA Cycling Pro Championships – Greenville, SC

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It is time for the 2009 USA Pro Cycling Championships in Greenville, SC…and I am going to be there! There are a couple of us internet geeks/bloggers that are going to be getting together on Saturday after the individual time trail championships. The US Pro meet-up will take place at Barley’s Taproom at 3:30pm on [...]

Two Ways in a Day – Big Creek Time Trial

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The second annual Big Creek – Two Ways in a Day time trail was yesterday and they saw a great turn out. RAMBO, the Roswell Alpharetta Mountain Biking Organization (division of SORBA), puts on this event at the Big Creek mountain biking part in Roswell, GA.