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RED BULL X FREERIDE ENT. JOYRIDE BANGER

0 By on Wednesday July 27 2011 in Exclusives

Red Bull Joyride – Official Event Video – More Mountain Bike Videos I still get shivers looking at Crankworx Red Bull Joyride videos. When I see this epic edit by Freeride Entertainment, in coalition with Red Bull, I feel like I’m back in Saturday afternoon’s… More ›

Scandinavian Photo Challenge Aftermath

0 By on Tuesday July 26 2011 in Exclusives, Off topic

More Mountain Biking Videos As promised, the photographers and organisers of the Scandinavian Photo Challenge are slowly releasing the slideshows and behind the scenes videos. Below is the Norwegian team’s effort (Kristoffer Kippernes) and next week we will have fourth place Team Germany (Markus Gerber),… More ›

Crankworx day 6: Single slalom

0 By in Exclusives, Racing

Yet again I failed to witness an event at Crankworx. Sorry Spoke readers but you’ll have to be force fed the press release again… A redesign of the course and a new format put some of the world’s best mountain bikers through the paces today… More ›

Crankworx day 4: Garbo

0 By on Thursday July 21 2011 in Exclusives, Off topic, Racing

James Allan was yet again on the sidelines snapping the action at the Crankworx races. This time he found himself a dry spot on the course from which to capture a little action. As Caleb pointed out yesterday Kiwi riders do indeed own the Crankworx… More ›

Sideways

1 By on Wednesday July 20 2011 in Exclusives

Yesterday I saw something I have never seen happen in the Whistler Bike Park. Crabapples Hits is a legendary trail—if you can call it a trail, as it’s simply a series of five large tabletop jumps—that the Whistler trail crew recently overhauled and super sized,… More ›

Crankworx day 2: Hecklefest!!!

0 By on Tuesday July 19 2011 in Exclusives, Racing

While I was sipping champagne in the VIP lounge on someone else’s dime and being up the arse of all the right people, James Allan was documenting the front lines. Check out his epic photos from Hecklefest aka the Canadian Open DH race at Crankworx.… More ›

Crankworx Day One

5 By on Monday July 18 2011 in Exclusives, Racing

James ‘Foulmouth’ Allan and I are bringing Spoke readers all the exclusives shots and gossip from Crankworx so you don’t have to read another regurgitated press release this week. First day first; Dual Slalom, which took place in the wet snakepit of another amazing looking… More ›

Deep Summer Photo Challenge 2011

0 By on Saturday July 16 2011 in Exclusives, Off topic, Reviews

Sven Martin’s Deep Summer Photo Challenge Entry – More Mountain Bike Videos VitalMTB and Sven Martin have been good enough to post up Sven’s slideshow submission from last year’s Deep Summer Photo Challenge. Today in Whistler the invited shooters and their teams are scoping, planning,… More ›

What’s in your bag?

0 By in Off topic

It’s a poach day today but I don’t mind poaching off possibly the freshest and most on point website in the net (certainly of those that are bike related). Something for all the photographs to peruse, What is your photo set-up. Part three. Click HERE… More ›

BROOKxMSA

0 By on Wednesday July 13 2011 in Racing

Brook MacDonald is certainly coming into his own now. The consistency that he has shown this year is incredible but now, like Brook himself, we are wondering when the victory will come. I have a feeling that once the first one comes there will be… More ›

CRANKWORX IS ON…ALMOST

0 By in Off topic, Racing

Crankworx, the world’s premier mountain bike event, is about to kick off. I just cruised through the village and already it feels like things are heating up. If you aren’t at Crankworx then you’re in luck because you won’t have to deal with all the… More ›

Camilla Stoddart is a bit good

1 By on Sunday July 10 2011 in Exclusives, Off topic

The results of the Scandinavian Photo Challenge are in and Camilla Stoddart took the top honours. That’s right, New Zealand’s very own Spoke cover shooter is not just a bit good, and not just world class, but among the very elite of photographers. Everyone at… More ›

Teh-vah not Tee-vah

5 By on Friday July 8 2011 in Exclusives, New products, Reviews

Some of you may know that Caleb went on a wee road trip around the States recently. As well as sticking his beak in the secret drawers of Greg Herbold, stretching out in Ross Schnell’s planet killer, and discovering that we really weren’t blowing smoke… More ›