Photo submitted by djvira, “from Cordoba, Argentina. San Fernando. The video of this photo is here.”

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Stuart from NSMB carves around the edge on South Rim Loop in Gooseberry Mesa, UT.

The trails at Gooseberry Mesa, UT, are a true mountain biker’s dream come true. They, along with trails in and around St. George and Hurricane, UT, combine fast, rolling singletrack with slickrock moonscapes to create a vast playground of technical riding that’s an absolute blast.

At the Santa Cruz press launch for their new bikes, we flew into Las Vegas and drove about two hours to St. George, UT, to get things rolling. Talking to the other journalists in attendance, even the most jaded (read: been in the industry for a while) among us seemed excited to be riding here, which says a lot. This was my first time, but I guarantee it won’t be my last.

Not sure about making the trek to the southwestern corner of the Mormon state? Check the pictures after the break and you’ll be planning your spring or fall mountain bike trip with a quickness…

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By now, most mountain bikers are probably familiar with the whole Split Pivot Vs. ABP thing. If not, they both happen to be a rear suspension pivot design which is concentric with the rear axle. This effectively isolates the braking forces form the suspension forces allowing the suspension to cycle even while under heaving braking. Trek was the first to bring this technology to market in the form of ABP, or Active Braking Pivot, though there are arguments that Dave Weagle of DW Link fame actually penned the design first.

Regardless, both parties were awarded patents on essentially the same design which has opened the door for any manufacturers who would like to buy their way into the Split Pivot market. Up to this point, Devinci seemed to be the biggest supporter building 3 new bikes around Split Pivot, with the Dexter, Dixon, and Wilson. Morewood also is in on the Split Pivot action with their Sukuma All Mountain bike.

Now BH is the latest company to boast the use of Split Pivot in their all new, all carbon Lynx 100mm XC bike.

Check out more of the Lynx after the break!

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Tokyo Fixed Gear – which for those of you who don’t know is based in London, England – still keeps close to its Japanese roots. And a recent trip to the Nitto factory in Tokyo produced the following collaborations – a premier-quality quill stem, and a new bullhorn-style bar aimed at urban riders.

For a photo of the beautifully retro-badged stem, click below. I’ll also leave it to Tokyo Fixed Gear’s Max Lewis to explain each product, after the break. Check the site for purchase details, and don’t forget the TFG blog for some great factory photos, too.

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Check out all of our Project 24 posts here!

Frickin’ headset standards.  With so many head tube interface options and tapered steerer tubes joining 1 1/8 and 1.5in options- and these are just the mainstream choices- figuring out what headset will act as an interface between your frame and fork can be massive headache.  With a tapered Zero Stack head tube and both tapered- and straight-steerer forks on tap, we called on the headset experts at Cane Creek to help us navigate their wide selection- and to help our Project 24 bike around the corners.

In order to make things easier for both shops and consumers, Cane Creek recently launched their headsetfitfinder.com headset selection website and is shipping most of their headsets in halves.  This approach easily accommodates mixed-standard frames and allows for easy upgrades (when transitioning from a straight to tapered head tube, for example).  In the case of our Project 24 bike, this meant a 1/18 Zero Stack top assembly and both 1.5 Zero Stack and 1.5 Zero Stack Conversion bottom assemblies from the company’s new Forty-Series.

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Photo submitted by Chris Locke, “Donner Pass was too tough for many, including the Tour of California, but not us.

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Most mountain bikers by now are probably aware of Dirty Dog MTB disc rotors due to their eye catching laser cut designs. Hoping to branch out to even more riders, Dirty Dog has launched their new Web rotor which employs a more traditional stamping method which results in a rotor that is designed for performance, built to last and priced below its laser cut siblings.

Between the new Web rotor, and the other laser cut designs, there is a good chance Dirty dog has a rotor for you, whether it is for replacement or upgrade.

What do these two Dirty Dog rotors weigh in at? Find out after the break!

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MRP and White Brothers shared a little pop up tent tucked away in the team pit area and I didn’t get over there until the end of the last day (at the expense of seeing One Ghost…sorry, David), but they had quite a spread of new goodies.

Introduced at Interbike, White Brothers’ new Loop suspension fork is now shipping in the 26″ and 650B size, and the 29er version is coming in June or July. Above is the first casting ever of the 29er lowers. All sizes share the new magnetic internals, same price tag and a very interesting 1″ steerer tube option!

There’s lots more to see behind the break, including some custom aftermarket anodization of Rohloff’s internally geared hubs with matching rims that are H-O-T and several new chainguides from MRP that should appeal to the XC geeks as well as the gravity hounds…

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If you’ve ever dreamed of taking a local monument and making it your own personal riding playground, this is your video. Check it out as a local swimming pool is transformed into a rad skate park.

From Nike:

The Pool was more than a BMX comp, it was one of the most extra-ordinary gatherings of the BMX community this century. From the draining of a soon to be demolished local authority swimming pool in Dagenham, East London, into a world class park in less than two weeks was a feat in itself, but to see the diversity and level or riding on display at the launch event was truly remarkable. 40 international riders with a brand new team format saw non-comp riders, veterans, street destroyers and park animals all throw down into something far better than we could have dreamt of.

Results after the break!

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When it comes to tires, I’m lucky enough to have a lot of options along with an extra pair of wheels that allows me to have different setups ready to go at a moments notice. This allows me to run tires with very specific characteristics that are able to be swapped out at a moments notice. While ideal, this set up is certainly not realistic for most riders who tend to run only one, or possibly two sets of tires the entire year.

That leaves most riders searching for a solid all purpose tire, one that doesn’t suck in any one condition, but rather excels in most if not without a few sacrifices. Recently, Schwalbe introduced some changes into their tire line up including the new Triple Star Evolution casings, and more importantly to me, a tubeless-ready bead. These additions coupled with the proven all around tread pattern of the Nobby Nic could add up to one of the best all purpose tires out there on paper.

How do the new Nobby Nics stack up in the real world?

More on that, after the break!

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Photo submitted by Kris Auer from Twenty20 Cycling, “Ray Lewis dropped in to pick up his 2011 Look 566.”

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Oh, snap! Here we go…

This is video from CBS’ 60 minutes’ interview with Tyler Hamilton’s concerning his testimony about Lance Armstrong’s possible use of performance enhancing drugs and his admission that Armstrong doped. Part 2 after the break, along with links…

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