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 strong. Then, hours later in…
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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 that it will be supporting…
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 forest. The tweet said: “Why…
5 reasons mountain bikers need trees
Don’t curse their roots next time you’re out riding — mountain bikers need trees like fish need water. Here are five reasons why.
Tweets of the Week: Josh Bryceland, Julien Absalon, Steve Peat and more
It’s been a quiet week in mountain biking but that hasn’t kept all our favourite riders off their social media feeds to keep us entertained. Here are our picks from…
X-Fusion Hilo Strate seatpost review
Lightweight with a great lever but overpriced - £299.99
Nukeproof Oklo Air Internal seatpost review
Heavy and tall, the Nukeproof OKLO was a disappointing post - £164.99
Are 39 inch wheels the future of cross country mountain bikes?
Patrick Ng, a designer from Singapore, has just posted this 39 inch wheel bike on his Behance profile and it immediately caught our attention for obvious reasons. It’s not just the…
Giant Contact SL Switch seatpost review
Great value for money - £169.99
Iran to field first ever downhill World Cup team
If we were to guess where the newest World Cup downhill team was to come from, Iran would be pretty far down that list. Against all odds though, the Fastos…
12 of the best photos of the 2016 Andes Pacifico
The Andes Pacifico returned for its third year in 2016 and it was as gorgeous as ever. The race was won by Tracey Moseley and Francois Billy-Maitre but it will…
Britain’s best stepped trails
No, not an album from the 90s group, but a look at all that’s good and bad about trail stairs. Like them or loathe them, steps are a big part…
Fox Factory Float 36 FIT4 fork review
An unbelievably capable fork but at a price - £839
Northern Ireland set to receive new trail centre at Gortin Glen
Gortin Glen, in Northern Ireland, is set to become a Regional Trail Centre with 14km of trails and a trail hub. Last Tuesday night, Fermanagh and Omagh District Council agreed to…
Stan’s No Tubes releases new formula for 15th birthday
For years Stan Koziatek has been sending a secret, prototype fluid in unmarked bottles to his racers, now, to celebrate his company’s 15th brithday, you can use this formula too. >>> Should…
Monday Quiz: can you guess the mountain bike from its silhouette?
Go down to your local trail centre and you’re guaranteed to see a polyphony of bikes from the most rudimentary hardtails through to full-suss bikes boasting the latest gizmos and…
Watch Gee Atherton race the Cambrian rally
This weekend Gee Atherton proved himself to be a man of many many talents. Not only is he a multiple downhill World Champion but he’s also now a Cambrian Rally…
Specialized staff help to maintain Surrey Hills trails
Staff from Specialized’s UK headquarters have teamed up with the Surrey Hills Mountain Bike Working group to maintain trails on Leith Hill. The staff will undergo training from B1ke and…
How to stop mud from sticking to your bike
Wax your bike and it’ll shed mud like poo off a politician’s back: The waxing hypothesis If you ride trails in the winter, your bike will get plastered in mud.…
Mountain biker sues parents after crash leaves him paraplegic
A man who was left paraplegic after a crash in a Canadian mountain bike race has been forced to sue his parents in a quirk of local Insurance Law. Landon…