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What you have here is a real mountain bike ride, a day in the life of a pro. Like the postal service, neither rain nor shine, snow nor sleet… Professional mountain bikers are apart from their bikes for only a small handful of reasons: travel, sickness, injury and strategically chosen rest days. When you compete for a living, travel is inevitable, rest days are a rare blessing, and sickness and injury keep you from making money. Training days are paramount. Sure, it’s the race days that pay th...

This video will guide you through the service procedure for SRAM Guide Series mountain bike brakes. Click these links to jump to each section of this video, as well as video instructions for the brake hose shortening and bleed procedure: Guide Ultimate/RSC Lever Service - 4:54 Guide RS Lever Service - 9:57 Guide R Lever Service - 14:29 Brake Installation - 18:09 Brake Hose Shortening/Bleed - https://youtu.be/DRt-CP2l474 Tools and Supplies: 2, 2.5, 4, and 5 millimeter hex wrench...

The sport of mountain biking has its epicenters of excellence — places where the word ‘progression’ really means something. The product engineering of mountain biking also has its hotspots. And few have a more interesting history and legacy than Schweinfurt, Germany. Located near-perfectly in the center of Germany, innovators from Schweinfurt are responsible for the first precision ball-bearing, the first ball-bearing hub, the first freewheel and, now, SRAM Eagle™, the SRAM 1x™ drivetrain...

Admit it. At least once, recently, in your mountain biking career, you’ve thought it would be a good idea to race an enduro. Or maybe you’ve raced a local event, and are considering stepping up to an Enduro World Series event. And maybe, since racing an EWS is going to require travel for most people, the idea of combining an enduro with a trip to the most awesome mountain bike festival in the world seems like the way to go. But how do you do it? What’s the inside info? You’re in luck. Y...

Time for racing has come. After a winter full of travel and training it's time to see how the work pays off. "Race to race" episode gives you a glimpse of how Jérôme gets into the race and how life is going during the season. Accompanied by Ben Cruz and Pauline Dieffenthaler, follow the life of the cannondale overmountain team for 2 weeks on the road. Filmed and edited by Jérémie Reuiller : reuiller.com