When Intense first showed off their 951 DH bike, rider’s jaws dropped. Check out the X Fusion Intense 951s inside as well as the down low on the sick graphic kits that have been popping up on a few pro’s 951s courtesy of HieroglyphFX.

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Practice Day…a lot of the big hitters came out to get a feel for the course and to catch up with all their buddies. More videos will come in a few days…

Practice video inside,

Listen with mutha.

A retrospective view back on the 2009 biking year, what it brought to me, what it didn’t and other stuff.

My name is Ivan, I live in Estonia. I wrote this first line much to myself, just to realize better, what sort of “mountainbiking” I am actually going to talk about. I mean, there are certain complications in doing a mountain-based activity, when you live in a country, where there are no mountains. This is on the one hand. On the other hand – the beautiful, untouched nature, so inviting to be explored, cozy small towns full of nice people, the pleasure of tripping within a country, that is so small, that its every corner is accessible within a half-a-day car drive – all this is just the right combination to wake up the spirit of adventurer in the most passive soul.

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I am not what people call a “morning person,” by which I simply mean I am not a person in the morning. Rather, in terms of my mental faculties and disposition respectively, I’m a cross between an ottoman and a housecat that’s just had a bath. For thi…

How does Sam Pilgrim like to chill out after loud and full season of contests? Check out how in this short photo-story.

Finally, there is no huge crowd, harsh judging juries, oversized and scary jumps, riders can go and feel the pure satisfaction of doing what they like the best in life!

Sam came up to our local jumps one early afternoon. He knows this place, has been here before, but still we had some surprises for him. All of the main line is rebuilt, now.

He took a quick look…

The world is full of talented riders and people working their guts out to make it in the world of riding and racing bikes. Welcome to number 9 of many, quick slap in the face style, 60 second interviews – and next up,BC slopestyle/Dirt rider Aeron Learmonth.

Get sideways with Aeron inside,

Rain, rain, rain! Max and I went for a rain ride on some fast trails filled with jumps and berms! Another day, after much digging, the crew went out for a mini moto sesh!

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The crowning of Steve Peat as 2009 World Champion put an exclamation point on the Santa Cruz Syndicate’s domination of the downhill arena for the past few years. Peat’s 2009 season put him in the history books – 17 career World Cup downhill wins, 50 World Cup career downhill podiums and finally the elusive championship – and he alongside teammate Greg Minnaar pushed the Syndicate to the pinnacle of success. Minnaar won three World Cup downhills in his first season aboard the Santa Cruz V-10 and captured the UCI World Cup overall in 2008. He continued his charge in 2009, winning three more World Cup races, thus scoring 6 of his 11-career World Cup wins during his two-year stint with the Syndicate. Young gun Josh Bryceland’s contributions to the squad with his Junior World Championship title in 2008 and 13th overall World Cup performance in ’09 has made the Syndicate the UCI #1 Downhill Team for two years in a row. More details inside,

written by: Karen PotterThis May will be the first opportunity for many east coast racers to experience the newest and most exciting trend in U.S. mountain bike racing, a stage race. No doubt many east coasters are grinning from ear to ear, at the pros…