SRAM has dropped its carbon enduro 29er wheel for 2016. The Roam 60 wheelset previously came in 29 and 27.5 options but the 29 inch…
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This is what happens when a mobile phone company tries to build a mountain bike
Le Eco is an Indian smart phone company that you may not have heard of as it currently only operates in China. However, it has…
Tweets of the week: A mountain bike football dream team and more
We’re into the last week of February now and that can only mean one thing… summer is coming (the sun’s even out in Croydon today!)…
Full Highlights and all the best pictures from the Valparaiso urban downhill race
The Red Bull Valparaiso urban downhill race kicked off the City Downhill World Tour in style last weekend and German veteran 4x racer Johannes Fischbach…
Watch the new Ibis Mojo 3 in action
Remember the first time you saw an Ibis Mojo HD? With it’s frame shaped like a crashing wave and sleeker than a galloping horse’s mane? Well…
Saracen’s first ebike, new helmets from Madison and all the best of Ice Bike 2016
You may think that Ice Bike is a funny name for a trade show in the Milton Keynes football stadium in February, but it’s now in…
SRAM Level: Guide brake slimmed down for trail/XC use
Sram is pretty proud of its Guide downhill brake, after all, it did deliver Loic Bruni to his first World Championship at the end of…
Canyon founder and CEO ‘heartbroken’ over delays
Canyon’s CEO and founder, Roman Arnold, has penned an open letter apologising to his customers for the delays that have left thousands waiting months longer than promised…
Wyn Masters reveals how he relieves himself at an EWS race
Sam Dale likes sugar snap peas, Wyn Masters wants to be a bird and Rachel Throop takes up to 30 selfies per week. For all…
Watch Mick Hannah’s crazy crash at the Valparaiso urban downhill race
With steep stairs, crazy crowds and drops that almost certainly haven’t been risk assessed, we’ve always watched urban downhill races and wondered: “What happens if…
5 foods that aren’t as good for your riding as you think
Challenge some common misconceptions and rethink the way you eat: Trail mix It’s amazing how many people happily snack away on a bag of trail…
Monday Quiz: Can you name these mountain bike brands from their logos?
Do you know the Specialized swish from the Orange… orange? We all have certain favourite mountain bike brands whose equipment we love to ride day-in-day-out for…
Specialized announces aluminium Demo 8 downhill bike
For years brands have produced an aluminium bike frame and then tried to reproduce it in carbon, but with the Demo, Specialized went the other…
Dirt Factory releases more equity due to overfunding
We always had a sneaking suspicion that the Dirt Factory indoor mountain bike park would be a success but we never realised it would be…
Is this the world’s best commute?
For most of us, the journey to work is little more than a bleary-eyed trance. A simple way to get from A-to-B before spending eight…
Watch Aaron Gwin win his first race for YT Industries
Aaron Gwin won his first race for YT Industries yesterday at Fontana. It was the first public appearance for Gwin as part of the YT…
10 reasons you should ride a 24 hour event
1 The mental journey Sometimes it’s easy — the sun is setting, you just had the most amazing bacon and egg bap, and your legs feel…
Porn website sponsors Italian mountain bike team
Don’t ask us how we found this out, but… A porn website has sponsored a mountain bike team for 2016. xHamster.com announced in a blog today…
Obstacles placed across trails at the Forest of Dean
The official Twitter account for Forest of Dean mountain biking has posted images of obstacles that have been placed on mountain biking trails in the…
This is how hard you have to train to become a World Champion
It’s no secret that Nino Schurter is one very fit cyclist. After all, you don’t become World Cup Champion and World Champion in the same…