Tag: MTB

  • Bikes Of The Apocalypse: Marin Palisades Trail

    Bikes Of The Apocalypse: Marin Palisades Trail

    The end is nigh. It’s always been nigh, or nighabouts. But more nigh since 2020, when the world was duped to do as you’re told, or else… Some of us survived that attempt, others were not so lucky, and still aren’t. During that time we were threatened to be hunted down, put in camps, and…

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  • Serious [Sun]days

    Serious [Sun]days

    Joonas Vinnari is my new favourite mountain bike filmmaker. Not that I really had an old favourite, but the Finn’s short self-shot videos capture the core of riding off-road without overblown soundtracks, massive stunts or wrecking rental cars for ‘core’ factor. His latest is a great place to start, in his homeland, then backtrack to…

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  • Connor Mahuika: Going Bigger

    Connor Mahuika: Going Bigger

    Connor Mahuika is a 17 year old lad from Rotorua, New Zealand. Connor made a name for himself in the MTB world last year by taking out 4th place in the Rock Shox Pump Track Challenge at Crankworx Rotorua at just 16 years of age. Since then Connor has been practicing and progressing his riding style…

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  • Pint-Sized Pinner – Erice Van Leuven

    Pint-Sized Pinner – Erice Van Leuven

    When I was about 8 years old I had a BMX that lived at my grandparents house. If memory serves it was a red Raleigh and its tyres were always flat until I pumped them up. On occasion my Nan would take me to the local track where everything was giant and on a good…

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  • Love Comes In Fours

    Love Comes In Fours

    We’ve gotta agree, when it comes to bikes it’s good to spread the love around. If we had to practice two-wheeled monogamy we might just be adulterers. Though we’ll take gravel over fat as our number four.

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  • Ridden: Intense Recluse

    Ridden: Intense Recluse

    Right about now Intense Cycles are pulling yet another new bike from the shed, and we’ve been able to get a few rides in on it. The Recluse is a mid-travel bike with a slant towards the rowdy end of things. With 27.5 hoops, Boost, a 150mm Fox 36 fork and 140mm of Float X2 damped rear…

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