The Manx 100 has been ruined by some very selfish trail marking sabotage. But Isle of Man mountain bikers vow to make it better.
Lance Branquino
News writer
Bernard Kerr wins Red Bull Hardline hattrick (inc. POV video)
The addition of an even bigger road gap, did not deter Bernard Kerr, from racing to his third Red Bull Hard Line title, in Wales.
Norco deserves a gold medal for its Olympic racebike designs
Norco has created fantastic new Revolvers for its Olympic athletes, using an intricate design technique, with stunning results.
Rapha’s new Digital Woodland collection for mountain bikers
Digital Woodland is a new collection, within Rapha’s mountain bike range. It features a striking digital patter, in contrast to the subtler trail range.
Öhlins goes 38mm with new RXF38 M.2
Öhlins is taking on RockShox’s ZEB and the Fox 38, with its RXF38. A fork that offers a lot of adjustment and a proven downhill racing damper.
E-bikes will account for half of all new bike sales by 2025
Bosch make some of the most used mid-drive motors. And the company sees an even bigger growth story going forward, in the e-bike world.
Mondraker shows its Olympian bikes for Tokyo 2021
Worlds is usually the peak of professional mountain bike graphic design, for any given year of competition. But that is not the case in an Olympic year. With the Tokyo…
Cascade Components have added two new link options for the Ibis Ripmo
The links just never seem to stop coming, from Cascade Components. Its latest product offering, is a set of aftermarket links, promising to extract even more rear-suspension performance from your…
New Tour+ mode available for Bosch 2020 motors
Your Bosch Line CX e-bike, can now benefited from a Tour+ setting. This upgrade unlocks a smarter way of managing power and battery capacity.
More Hardline riders confirmed
The Red Bull Hardline rider list, is growing. Somewhere between a Welsh Rampage and a downhill race, this month will see the seventh running of Red Bull’s Hardline. With the…
New Norco e-bikes offer 900Wh-opping battery
Norco creates three new e-bike options, each capable of running a variety of battery packs, offering some tremendous power outputs.
Specialized £300 lace-up race shoes weigh a mere 280g
If you want a lightweight lace-up shoe, for long distance off-road riding and XC, this new S-Works Recon is a choice bit of kit.
Cult classic Manitou Dorado set to turn suspension world upside down (again)
Fishing for a dual-crown upgrade? Manitou may have just the thing, with its latest iteration of the cut classic Manitou Dorado.
Superlight Bontrager RSL enduro handlebar
Trek has a new monocoque cockpit offering, with its Bontrager sub-brand. Whereas Swiss rival, Scott, has been in the single-piece cockpit market for quite some time, with Syncros, there are…
Rally Like Barelli with this enduro rig
Yoann Barelli is one of the most popular personalities in enduro mountain biking. The Frenchman, who now lives in British Columbia, has an exuberant personality to match his outrageous riding…
Dark Horse is a women’s Fest
In what is evolving as a breakthrough year for women’s freeride, the August events calendar is stacking with promise. New Zealand freeride phenomenon, Casey Brown, is taking charge of a…
Wildcards and women for Audi Nines
One of Europe’s most loved freeride events, is going even bigger this year. The Audi Nines will again return to Hunsrück-Nahe quarry site, in Germany, for lots of flow, big…
Double-header UCI event in the USA
After a wild weekend of racing in Les Gets, the UCI World Cup downhill riders and teams will take a mid-season break, until the second weekend of August. When the…
Canyon demo events for the UK
Canyon is bringing its bikes to British riders, with the CLLCTV programme. The German customer-direct brand knows that despite a slick digital sales interface, nothing is more convincing, than time…
Syndicate rims use French fibre
Santa Cruz makes lofty claims for its carbon-fibre rims. The Syndicate downhill racing team is hard on rims. Danny MacAskill, too. In fact, the Scottish tails and mountain biking legend,…