Reece Wallace rides the North Shore of Vancouver, BC. This was his first shoot after recovering from a serious leg injury.
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Kirk Pacenti was already an accomplished frame builder by the time the 29er was gaining traction as the cure for all of the perceived ailments of the original 26-inch mountain bike. Pacenti could see the collision course that big-wheel developers were headed towards as the 29er evolved from its hardtail roots to gain acceptance across the entire spectrum of the sport. That traffic jam was designing the 29er to be a viable long-travel, dual-suspension platform. He predicted well in advance, that a mid-sized wheel would make more sense. To back up his well-supported theories, he designed and produced wheels and tires made in the existing 650B size at his own expense, and then visited any bike company or publication that would listen to explain the concept. This is the story of Kirk Pacent’s one-man battle to insert a sensible, more user-friendly wheel standard between the existing 26-inch wheel and the relatively new, 29-inch size … More
Thanks to Tri-Ride for letting Morrocco Media take their footage from their Switchback Comparison Film and apply some sports video analysis to it. Here we identify 5 key actions required to nail a mountainbike switchback.
RIDECairns takes you on a high speed run with World-Cup DH legend and Cairns local Mick Hannah down the newly re-built DH course for the upcoming 2014 Cairns UCI World-Cup in April. The course is truly unique where it also hosted the first world-cup round in the southern hemisphere back in 1994, then culminating with the infamous 1996 World-Championship Trials.
Set deep in the rainforst clad mountains, only 10 minutes drive form the Cairns International Rainforest. At the start line you are greeted with stunning views out towards the great barrier reef.