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Mont St. Anne Practice Video

Published Jul 24, 2009 at 5:24
Source: MTB Cut

The MTB Cut crew is here at MSA and getting the video action captured. Check out their video from practice and a quick chat with Shaun Palmer himself!
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Canadian National Championships – Massif du Sud

Published Jul 23, 2009 at 19:46
Source: Simon Gauthier

This year’s National Championships might have been held in a totally different place than last year, but believe me weather was at the rendez-vous. Once again Mother Nature was definitively not on our side for the weekend, indeed she finally showed some compassion for race day.

Read on for full story.
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Alberta Jump Jam - Gopher Style!

Published Jul 21, 2009 at 15:48
In response to Goat Style, Alberta gives you: Gopher Style!

Fort Macleod, Alberta is not the first place you would think of when you’re looking for huge, sick dirt jumps. But that’s just where you’ll find them. And they won’t be demolished by the time you get there. Let’s give Mayor Shawn Patience a thunderous applause.

Learn more inside,
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Pink is the new Crank

Published Jul 21, 2009 at 15:24
Source: Race Face

Auctioning Ultra-Rare Custom Pink Cranks to Raise Money for Dirt Series Scholarships

We’re too busy building and riding the most stealth bike parts on the planet to really know, or care what colour Paris Hilton is rocking this year. We don’t know if pink is the new black, or if black is the new black; we just build what looks sick. What we do know is that pink is the new “So Crazy Rare There are Only 8 Like It in the World” when it comes to Race Face cranks.
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Karpiel Introduces The New Disco Volante

Published Jul 20, 2009 at 16:43
Source: Karpiel

Karpiel has long been a brand associated with the extreme side of mountain biking, thanks to the groundbreaking heroics of Josh Bender and his memorable films, which have now passed into cult history. While the Karpiel Apocalypse still bears its signature design and offers 12 inches of travel for the rare extremist, the new Disco Volante has been designed as the world’s most adjustable race bike.
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Thousands of Dollars Raised for Diabetes by Mountain Bikers!

Published Jul 20, 2009 at 15:38
Source: Team Diabetes

Team Diabetes, represented by 60 mountain bikers, raced in the Test of Metal in Squamish on June 20th and raised over $49,000 in support of the Canadian Diabetes Association! It was the first time that Team Diabetes participated in the Test of Metal and it proved to be even more of a success than anticipated.
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Ben Reid regains Irish Championship title

Published Jul 20, 2009 at 12:34
Source: Just Reid Racing

Sunday July 19th saw the Irish National Championships come to the Wicklow mountains just south of Dublin and a massive turn out made for an awesome weekend. After being unable to attend the Championships last year, Ben was feeling bad about not holding the title and adding to his unbeaten record. This year he was on a mission!
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USA Nationals weekend recap

Published Jul 20, 2009 at 11:18
Source: Long Nguyen

The USA Nationals were this past weekend at the Sol Vista bike park in Colorado and everyone was there. Long Nguyen from Albuquerque was on hand and put together some daily coverage for everyone to enjoy. Here are all the pics and details from the start of practice right through to the awards on Sunday.

Enjoy the coverage and all the great pics inside,
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Slope Sistair III

Published Jul 19, 2009 at 19:20
Source: Slope Sistair

We are pleased to announce the return of SlopeSistair to “The Ranch” outside of Grande Junction, Colorado.

On August 28-30th, this slopestyle competition will offer the top women in North America another chance to showcase their skills in front of a panel of judges and their own peers! This event is open to both amateur and pro riders.
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Kyle Marshall wins Nationals!

Published Jul 19, 2009 at 17:33
Just got a text in from one really happy Junior Expert racer. Kyle Marshall(Pinkbike.com / Devinci Bikes) has just won the Canadian National Junior Expert Title for 2009, with a time that would have put him second in Pro men! Congrats Kyle!

Hans Lambert (Norco) won pro men, while Claire Buchar (CRC) took it home for the ladies. Good work to everyone that attended Nationals this year and we should have full results soon.
*Full Results now posted*
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Lapierre is coming to Canada - 2010 Line up!

Published Jul 16, 2009 at 23:39
Source: Clayton Racicot

Lapierre, established in 1946 located in Dijon France is now one of Europe's largest bicycle manufactures today, producing over 90,000 bikes a year and growing, they, along with Kempter Marketing are proud to announce the distribution of their complete 2010 lineup to Canada.

Check out their 2010 line up inside:
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Goat Style Bike Festival is in the books!

Published Jul 16, 2009 at 20:12
Source: Reece Wallace

After an amazing weekend in beautiful Creston British Columbia, it has become clear who are the up and coming slope style athletes in the sport!

Goat Style was a three day event in which many shredders came from all over the world to compete, all the riders brought their ‘A game’ hoping to win the $3000 dollar cash purse and the wild card entry into Whistler’s Kokanee Crankworx.
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Urban ride with Norco Bikes

Published Jul 15, 2009 at 23:38
Today was all about riding bikes at the 2010 Norco Bikes launch in Vancouver B.C. This morning all the media threw legs over various urban bikes (think commuters) and proceeded to follow team riders Ryan Leech, Dylan Korba, Ben Boyko and Darcy Turenne around the city's water front. The weather was amazing and the riding paths really showed us that it's easy to get around the city's core on a bike.

Check our video and pics inside,
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Norco Team DH - 2010

Published Jul 14, 2009 at 23:20
We are here at the 2010 Norco Performance Bikes launch in Vancouver BC and it's going great. Today we got to see the whole line up of bikes and then head up to the North Shore for a famous Shore ride. What better bike to ride than the new 2010 Norco Team DH!

Learn more about the all new Norco Team DH inside!
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Norco 2010 Launch - We are here!

Published Jul 13, 2009 at 23:16
Jordan and I rolled out of the Pinkbike.com World Head Quarters today and hit the highway at 95. Ok so that's as fast as the old truck goes, but it was sweet to see it get valet parked at our destination. We are at the 2010 Norco product launch in Vancouver B.C. and will be bringing you all the newest, latest and greatest from Norco Performance Bikes for next year.

Check out pics from our arrival and the Ryan Leech performance inside,
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