Taking my first stroll in the Indigo Exoskeleton. I wonder where this thing could take me? Ideas. #royalbuckshospital A post shared by Martyn Ashton (@martynashton)…
News
Aaron Chase and Tomas Lemoine tear up the streets of Laguna
SixSixOne has a pretty stellar line up of athletes this year including Loic Bruni, Kyle Strait and these two – Aaron Chase and Tomas Lemoine.…
Trail sabotage returns to British Columbia
Less than two months after the sentencing of Tineke Kraal, trail sabotage has returned to Vancouver. Whereas Kraal operated on North Shore trails, this new…
Wounded veterans to become first ever disabled team to tackle Megavalanche
A group of wounded, injured and sick veterans from the British armed forces is hoping to become the first ever disabled team to tackle the…
Tweets of the Week: Sam Hill road riding in FiveTens and much more
We’re gearing up for the season and so are the pro riders as they depart to training camps around the world. That hasn’t kept the…
Turn your GPS file into a 3-D printed trophy with Nicetrails
Have you ever endured an amazingly tough ride but found you can’t quite express just how difficult it was using a flat map? Well maybe…
Lezyne launches new pump to help seat tubeless tyres
It seems like the Taipei bike show is awash with unreleased mountain biking goodies. After getting the lowdown on the latest rubber from Maxxis yesterday,…
Why riding in the snow makes you fitter and faster
It’s a universal truth that snow is lovely. For a while. In the right place. That first snowfall adds magic and beauty to a familiar…
Mountain biker faces court summons for 180 metre wheelie
A mountain biker in Bradford will face court summons for pulling a 180 metre long wheelie on a busy road. The man was riding a…
How to organise a mates’ race
Competition without the stress, the mates’ race is friendly and fun. So grab a stopwatch, follow our guide and organise a race this summer. Why…
MBR readers offered free entry to three day, non-stop mountain bike eventin Sardinia
Look out of the window, go on, right now. What do you see? Nothing but grey clouds, driving rain and glumness if your view is…
Maxxis ForeKaster: new wet weather tyre unveiled at Taipei bike show
Maxxis yesterday announced the launch of three new tyres at the Taipei bike show, including a brand new wet-weather tyre. The Maxxis ForeKaster is a…
Six reasons mountain biking in Wales is amazing
While none of us here in the mbr office are actually Welsh, we still think Wales is a mountain bike mecca worth celebrating. Popty ping…
RockShox brings Motion Control damper to Sektor and 30 forks
Key Points: New additions to Recon, Sektor and 30 ranges All forks come with the Motion Control damper So what have we got here then?…
Aaron Gwin races an Audi Quattro down the world’s steepest road… on snow
It seems mountain bikers in car adverts are becoming more commonplace nowadays (see also Brandon Semenuk in a Subaru and Bike Park Wales in a…
Watch Danny MacAskill interviewed all over the world
It seems like Danny MacAskill is a hard man to pin down, and if you want even a two minute interview with him, you have…
Over 400 mountain bikers show support for Lee Quarry in face of council cuts
Over 400 mountain bikers flocked to Lee Quarry last weekend in a show of solidarity against council cuts. Lee Quarry has had a troubled few…
Bike Park Wales celebrates its third season with stunning drone edit
Bike Park Wales is still going strong after two full seasons of riding and it has released this awesome drone edit to celebrate an upcoming…
Monday Quiz: Which mountain bike discipline should you ride?
Unfortunately it’s simply not enough to call yourself a mountain biker anymore. Our sport has splintered into a number of disciplines and sub-disciplines all aimed…
Shimano launches new wide-range 11 speed cassette that trumps SRAM
Shimano has announced a slew of improvements to a number of its products today, most notably in the mtb world are: a new wide range…