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Rolling through the forest, tires gripping effortlessly as they round another sculpted corner, it can be easy to get lost in the natural experience of mountain biking. Yet, trails are rarely formed naturally. Every foot, every inch of the trail has been painstakingly crafted by shovels, rakes, and pulaskis. The men and women who dedicate their time to these labors are the unsung heroes of the sport. “In my mind, trail work and owning a mountain bike go hand in hand.” ﹘ Derrick Bell, trail...

After two of the biggest downhill legends and rivals, Steve Peat & Nicolas Vouilloz settled their ‘Unfinished Business' (Watch

Subtitles available! Click on the CC (closed caption) button below the video. "I guess as a kid, you have limitless dreams and you can kind of think of whatever you want to do, you can do. But as you get older and especially after graduating high school, you got to think of how you can, you know make ends meet and stuff. So during those times, dreams can either slip away from you, if you let them, or you can pour your heart into it and really make it work." - Casey Brown See the full ph...

For Episode 5 of Components of Adventure, we head to the Indian Ocean with Bryn Atkinson and Bas van Steenbergen to Reunion Island, a remote island off the coast of Madagascar. Learn more: http://fal.cn/ReunionIsland Share your thoughts about this video by liking it and posting your feedback in the 'Comments' section below. Thanks as well for checking out the official RideShimano YouTube channel! You can subscribe to all our videos here http://po.st/xxwsT1 via the red 'Subscribe' i...

All year she won everything she could. Lighting up the Downhill World Cup, winning every race and dominating the overall classification. But still there was one more goal; the World Championships. Winning the rainbow jersey would make Rachel Atherton's already amazing season truly perfect. In this mini documentary we follow the British downhill star in her pursuit of perfection in Val di Sole, Italy. After an emotional season full of wins, she is determined to extend her world title with o...

"Since I was a kid I always wanted to be on two wheels. My dad raced enduro motocross and growing up I always looked up to him, so that’s where my passion for bikes started." - Thomas Genon Featuring: Thomas Genon Directed by: Harrison Mendel Cinematography By: Harrison Mendel and Hadrien Picard Edited By: Harrison Mendel Sound Design: Racket Sound Title Design: Studio Dialog Still Photography: Robb Thompson Special Thanks: Marc Genon, Antoine Bizet, Jules Langeard, Eliott Lapotre, Lapotre...