For this week's Dirty Deals, shall we try not the mention the all-encompassing situation we find ourselves in? We will if you will. If only…
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New Zealand health minister ignored own advice and drove to go mountain biking
David Clark drove 2.3km to ride 6km mountain bike trail called The Big Easy, contravening his own government's Coronavirus lockdown advice.
Trust Performance is ‘taking a pause and suspending operations’
The linkage fork pioneers cite "overwhelming effects of the coronavirus" as a key reason for their suspending (sorry!) all operations with immediate effect.
How to save £900 by bodging your own ghetto bike tools
Replace approximately £900 worth of useful but rarely used workshop tools with a DIY set that will only cost you about thirty quid or so.
Going In: Trek’s free-to-view feature-length mountain bike movie
'Going In' delivers a fascinating look at life beyond the bike for Trek's pro racers riding toward greatness. Check out the full-length film here.
Cotic Rocket v4.0 looks even better with new headbadge design
165mm rear travel, lowered leverage ratio, revised kinematics for a more plush, capable feel. Revised geometry with steeper seat angle and longer reach.
Dirty Deals: tool boxes, softshells, sub-£20 MIPS helmets and much more!
Dirty Deals is back! Well, what else are you going to do with all that commuting and socialising money you've not spent?
Free ebikes for London’s NHS workers
Fully Charged to loan London’s NHS workers electric bikes, as part of the cycling industry’s effort to help combat the COVID-19.
More bike skills you can practice in your garden
Spending time learning how to play on your bike will mean that, once you're out on the trails, you have better familiarity and more control.
Ribble Cycles to host interactive bike show today at 1pm and 6pm
Ribble Cycles were supposed to be expoing at the postponed London Bike Show this weekend. Instead they're doing the show online.
10 classic workshop don’ts (that we’ve all done at some point)
A job done badly is worse than just leaving it well alone. Here are ten of the best/worst cardinal sins of the bike workshop bodgers.…
From Argentina to Afghanistan, 10 years of wilderness riding distilled into 10 lessons learned
From Argentina to Afghanistan, bike travel photographer Dan Milner brings you 10 years of wilderness riding distilled into 10 lessons learned.
How to service frame bearings and pivots
How to look after your frame pivots and moving parts to prevent premature wear, and a much more expensive bill down the line.
My best trail, as chosen by downhill racer and geologist Manon Carpenter
Racing success came early to manon - she won the World Cup overall and the Worlds all before her 20th birthday, then retired from the…
Hot stuff: what we’re excited about this month
Hot stuff: what we’re excited about this month. The shiniest of shiny cranks, super stylin' full face helmets, hooks, grips, darts and more!
SRAM AXS Web Ride geeks out over shifting habits, dropper post usage and tyre pressure
If you have SRAM AXS components, SRAM's new Web Ride online service can spew out all sorts of metrics about your bike's behaviour.
Yes you can still cycle… but should you?
Riding a bicycle is allowed if restrictions are followed but mountain biking, as we know it, should not be undertaken currently.
Strava takes aim at Komoot with new feature called Routes
Strava takes aim at Komoot with a new feature called Routes; a new function designed to help people find the best places to ride.
Fort William World Cup cancelled and Nove Mesto postponed
In a not-very-surprisng move, the UCI have annouced cancellation of Fort William World Cup and postponement of the Nove Mesto XC World Cup.
Forestal Siryon joins the new wave of diet ebikes
Forestal Siryon may be low on weight and battery capacity but with 170mm of travel and progressive geometry it's no shrinking violet.