We may not have done much riding this week as Britain was gripped by freezing temperatures and snow, but that just meant we could keep an even closer eye on all…
James Smurthwaite
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US military base that confiscated 45 mountain bikes meets with riders
The American Marine base that confiscated 45 mountain bikes last weekend has met with the local riding community to explain its actions. NBC San Diego reports that riders were following trails…
Britain’s first indoor mountain bike park announced
A team of entrepreneurs in Greater Manchester has announced plans for the UK’s first ever indoor bike park built specifically for mountain bikes and BMXs Dirt Factory will be built…
Woman almost flattened on downhill race track by Sam Blenkinsop and Brook MacDonald
A downhill race track can throw a lot of dangerous things at you in a short space of time, especially if you ride them as fast as Brook MacDonald and…
Yoann Barelli hits doubles and tabletops on his cyclocross bike
Yoann Barelli is carving himself a bit of a niche not only as one of the fastest enduro racers in the world but also as a cyclocross shredder. First he…
Emyr Davies slips and slides down a wet Welsh trail
Steve Peat once said: “I look out of the window and it’s a cold, wet, miserable English day and I just think about Greg Minnaar in South Africa, Sam Hill in Australia. They’ve…
Watch Cam McCaul and Casey Brown break into a ski resort
When the snow hits the big mountains of British Columbia the mountain bikers don’t get a look in until spring comes and the trails are revealed once more. However, Cam…
New mountain bike trail to open in Cambridgeshire
A new mountain bike trail will be built at Grafham Water in Cambridgeshire thanks to a grant from a local business. Mick George, a construction industry supplier, has donated £39,000…
Cross country vs downhill vs freeride: who comes out on top in the Process Challenge?
We’ve all had this debate at some point in our life, which discipline has the best all round riders? Is it the raw power of the cross country rider, the…
Tory Brosnan previews the Cairns World Cup track
Cairns in Australia last hosted the World Cup in 2014 and after a year’s hiatus it’s back for 2016. It may be three months until the race hits the jungle…
SixSixOne apologises for “out of date” social media post of a naked model
SixSixOne has been forced to apologise after posting a photo of a naked model on its social media accounts. The image showed a woman wearing SixSixOne knee pads sitting on…
Is GoPro in trouble? Tumbling shares and staff cuts for action camera giants
For year GoPro has been synonymous with action cameras but poor Christmas sales and rising competition could have knocked it off its perch. The company’s forecast revenue of $435 million for…
Watch this gorgeous video that shows Quality Time is best spent on your mountain bike
Some people spend their quality time watching Coronation Street others browsing on Facebook but if this video proves one thing it’s that quality time is definitely best spent on your…
Human remains in Colorado believed to belong to missing Mountain Bike Hall of Famer
In 2009, after a break in at his home, Mike Rust disappeared and has not been heard form since. However, the discovery of human remains found in his home county…
Do you need the Hydrate Mate fuel gauge for your hydration pack?
Hydration packs are great for taking on water when you’re on the move, but there’s just one draw back – you never know exactly how much water you have left.…
Race against Brendan Fairclough, Manon Carpenter and Sam Pilgrim in new mobile phone game
A new mobile phone game will allow you to play against top Pro riders such as Brendan Fairclough, Manon Carpenter and Sam Pilgrim. Mountain Biker comes hot on the heels of Red Bull Unchained and allows you…
Tweets of the Week: Aaron Gwin’s new bike(?!), Justin Leov, Sam Blenkinsop and more
Although social media may currently be aflame with rumours about Aaron Gwin there’s so much more going on too. Here’s our run down of the very best Tweets and Instagrams…
Epic Cymru entries open on January 17
The Epic Cymru made a dazzling (yet drizzly) debut last year and stormed onto the scene as the UK’s only mountain bike stage race. It’s back again in 2016 and entries go…
Would you trust a foldable enduro bike?
Here’s a novel idea from Finnish bike brand Pole – a foldable enduro bike. It’s certainly not the first example of a folding mountain bike we’ve seen but it does…
Store your chain tool inside your handlebar with the Barstow
In the world of enduro it’s becoming trendy to eschew a backpack full of kit and instead survive on the bare minimum to get you through the day’s riding. As…