Julien Absalon will be preparing for the Rio 2016 Olympics with the memories of London 2012 still haunting him. Three and a half years after his puncture at Hadleigh Farm, Absalon…
James Smurthwaite
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Watch highlights from the sodden Grizedale day/night enduro
If you’re going to organise a race in the middle of January in the Lake District there’s one thing you can almost guarantee – rain. The PMBA day/night enduro at…
Watch highlights from the annual mountain bike chariot World Championships
Julius Caesar and his legionnaires may be long gone from our windswept shores but there’s one village in Wales that still clings on to its Roman heritage. Along with proper plumbing, a network…
The 9 best British mountain bike events of 2016
Sure, we all love riding on our local trails with our mates but if you want to really push your limits we think you need to start getting into mountain bike…
YT Industries replaces Bos with Fox for 2016
Key Points Bos suspension replaced with Fox Capra CF Pro gains boosted travel Pike replaced with Lyrik on CF Comp Kashima? On YT bikes? Yep, that’s right. We took a…
Lady Canning’s closed as damp December leaves springs running down trails
This wet winter is proving to be a nightmare for mountain bikers as not one day after we announced the delay of the Moray Monster skills area, it turns out…
How to adjust your headset
There’s not many things more disconcerting than having play in your headset. That tiny knocking sound and slight movement in the bars can really put you off as you’re trying…
Enduro World Series racer Isabeau Courdurier stars on TransWorld sport
21 year old Enduro World Series racer Isabeau Courdurier has starred in a Trans World Sport documentary segment. The French rider is one of enduro’s rising stars and finished fourth…
Wet weather delays opening of new Scottish trails
The opening of a new skills area at the Moray Monster trails in north east Scotland has been delayed following the wettest December on record. The skills area was due to open…
Uplift booking for the new FlyUp 417 bike park goes live
Uplift booking has opened for the FlyUp417 bike park two months before it is due to be open to the public. The Fly Up 417 Project is based near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire and…
Pro Bike Check: Joe Smith’s Nukeproof Pulse
We caught up with Joe Smith at the RedBull Hardline and he took the time out to show us his explosively good Nukeproof Pulse downhill bike. >> Pro Bike Check:…
Are mountain bike hand guards the ‘next big thing’?
Have you ever been riding through a woodland trail when a stray branch has thwacked your hand against the bar? It doesn’t half hurt, especially on a cold day when…
Mavic to release carbon wheelset in 2016
Mavic has confirmed it will be releasing a carbon wheelset in 2016. As it stands Mavic’s top of the range wheels are made from its own Maxtal aluminium alloy so…
Bird launches two new hardtails for 2016
Key points Zero range splits into two. Zero.AM is a 150mm hardcore model. Zero.TR is 130mm and 200 grams lighter than 2014 Zero. What is Bird? Bird is still a…
Watch this rider drift a bed down a hill
First the Dave TV show The Indestructibles bought us Chris Akrigg riding a Rickshaw down Chicksands bike park and now this. It can be difficult to motivate yourself to get out from under the duvet and on…
The 9 most ridiculous places mountain bikes have ever been ridden
With their tuned suspension, grippy rubber and lithe handling, mountain bikes are perfectly honed for riding on woodland trails. In fact, we reckon that ripping through berms and over booters is…
Watch the new Intel drone automatically dodge obstacles and falling trees while filming a rider
We don’t know whether we should be awe-inspired or terrified by this but Intel is planning on releasing a drone that will be able to follow you through the forest…
Tweets of the Week: an indoor bike park, Josh Bryceland and Dan Atherton
As we approach the end of the first working week of 2016 we think it’s time for a dose social media silliness to see us over the line. Here’s our pick…
Bikes named Britain’s most stolen item in 2015
A survey has revealed that bikes were Britain’s most stolen item in 2015. Bikes topped the CCTV.co.uk survey and were closely followed by mobile phones and power tools. It’s unfortunately not much…
Steve Peat: “I don’t think enduro is a good professional sport”
Steve Peat has struck out at enduro in a new video interview from French website VTOPO. At 3:07 in the video Peat says: “For me, enduro is a weird one,…