The 2016 Farm Jam contest, that Kelly McGarry helped to organise and build, will go ahead despite his tragic and untimely death. McGarry has been attending…
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Mountain bike speed world record holder rides ski slope at night
Eric Barone, who currently holds the mountain bike speed world record, has produced this stunning video of himself hitting a speed-ski slope at night. Speed-skiing is…
Rob Warner’s most ridiculous TV moments
We love Rob Warner and some of the runs he’s commentated on have gone down in mountain bike history – after all, where would we…
Orange launches short travel Four
Need to know Short travel little brother to the Orange 5 Optimised for 130mm front and 120mm rear travel Made from lighter aluminium than the…
Kelly McGarry was “riding uphill” as he collapsed
More details are emerging of the tragic and sudden death of Kelly McGarry yesterday. Due to the nature of his riding, fans have speculated that…
Santa Cruz launches new Hightower 29er/27 Plus bike
Need to know Santa Cruz Hightower supersedes the Tallboy LT 135mm travel Can run 27.5in Plus or 29in wheels Flip chip on shock link accommodates wheel…
Kelly McGarry 1982 – 2016, the gentle giant of the freeride world
After his tragic death earlier today, Kelly McGarry, 33, will be remembered as a gentle giant of the freeride mountain biking world. At 6 foot 5 inches…
Commemorative trail being crowdfunded for fallen mountain biker
The family and friends of a keen mountain biker are hoping he will be remembered with a new mountain bike trail section. Neil Polson, 37,…
Kelly McGarry dies after collapsing on Queenstown trail
Freerider Kelly McGarry has died while riding in Queenstown, New Zealand. It is believed that McGarry collapsed on the Ben Lomond trail at 4pm, local time.…
New trail near Leeds to be built despite actions of anti-cycling ‘vigilante’
Plans for a new mountain bike trail in Otley Chevin are to proceed despite the dangerous actions of, yep, you guessed it, another trail saboteur. Otley Chevin…
Gee Atherton: Kelly McGarry was an “inspiration”
Gee Atherton has described Kelly McGarry as an inspiration in an Instagram tribute post. The post showed a picture of McGarry sitting on his bike…
YT Industries: “We are petrified, shocked and heartbroken”
YT Industries, Kelly McGarry’s bike sponsor, has said it is “petrified, shocked and heartbroken” after confirming the death of the Kiwi freerider. YT Industries started sponsoring Kelly…
Sam Shucksmith shreds natural winter trails aboard his Whyte G-160
Fresh off the his success in the 2015 UK Gravity Enduro series, Sam Shucksmith has joined the Whyte family for 2016. In a slightly unusual…
How to upgrade your old RockShox air fork to take Bottomless Tokens
One of the biggest advances in recent suspension technology has been the introduction of spacers to change the air volume of your fork, or Bottomless…
Lee Quarry faces uncertain future after budget cuts
The Lee and Cragg Quarry trail centres are in danger of being shut down after the service that maintains them is due to be axed…
Is this what mountain biking would be like in hell?
They say you should go to heaven for the climate and hell for the company. Well if the company includes dirt jumper Matt MacDuff and…
This teaser is guaranteed to get you excited for the Lourdes mountain bike World Cup
The first trailer has dropped for the 2016 mountain bike World Cup and it has us salivating for some downhill action. The season is kicking off…
UCI regains control of mountain bike Facebook page after hackers spam indecent links
The UCI’s mountain bike Facebook page was hacked on Thursday night resulting in the mass-posting of a number of inappropriate and risqué images. The UCI…
Tweets of the week: Gee Atherton, Loic Bruni, Steve Peat and more
January is plodding onwards and the nights are still cold and dark – thankfully that’s given us plenty of time to browse social media. Here’s…
5 reasons the UK needs an indoor bike park
On a road trip to Eurobike four years ago, Dan Makin first sketched out his plans for an indoor bike park in the UK. It was…