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I’ve used Stan’s Original Tubeless Sealant for nearly 20 years, here’s why it’s still my go-to choice for puncture prevention
Stan’s No Tubes Race Sealant is expensive, but contains twice as many sealing crystals and uses bigger particles that can make larger holes air tight.…
Coed y Brenin visitor centre among three riding spots under renewed threat as Natural Resources Wales struggles to plug funding gap
National Resources Wales (NRW), which owns and runs several mountain biking hotspots in Wales sent its staff an email last week detailing the need to…
Polymer cord spokes and ‘hairless’ tyres – the tricks Tom Pidcock’s mechanic used to help him win Olympic Gold
Tom Pidcock’s fight back from a puncture and last lap inside line move to take the Gold medal was surely one of the highlights of…
BikePark Wales confirms massive expansion including 46 new trails and on-site accommodation
BikePark Wales has confirmed the exciting expansion plans that we revealed earlier this year, thanks to a new 33-year lease signed with Natural Resources Wales.…
Dropper frames, wireless gears, upside down forks, hi-tech motors, and much more: 18 of the hottest bits of 2025 MTB kit coming soon
We might only be eight months into the year, but the bike industry is already looking towards 2025, with loads of new bikes and products…
The best bikes of Ard Rock: from Joe Barnes’ custom Hope HB.916 to a 1996 GT LTS that’s still shredding 28 years later
Ard Rock is the UK’s largest mountain bike festival, it draws an international crowd for its mix of enduro racing, party atmosphere and bike expo.…
“Disgusting boos”: How the mainstream media reacted to Tom Pidcock’s gold
We’ve probably all seen the news by now, Tom Pidcock wins his gold in Paris, after doing it the hard way. The Leeds rider punctured…
Pidock’s last lap overtake was just ‘part of racing’ says Olympic Mountain Bike XCO silver medallist, Viktor Koretzky
Tom Pidcock’s incredible defence of his Olympic Mountain Bike XCO title was not without controversy, with the Elancourt Hill crowd loudly booing the British rider…
Tom Pidcock wins Gold medal in dramatic Paris 2024 Olympic mountain bike XCO race, and gets booed by the crowd
Tom Pidcock has won gold in the Olympic mountain bike XC, in one of the best comebacks of all time. Pidcock took the lead on…
Haley Batten fined but keeps silver medal after protest from Dutch squad after Olympic XCO race
After a strong race resulting in a silver medal, team USA rider Haley Batten was hit with a fine for 500 Swiss Francs (CHF) after…
Forestal announces long-awaited upgrades to batteries and motors to tackle issues with range and tuning
Forestal, the Andorran start-up e-bike brand, has just announced a package of upgrades to its motor and battery system designed to improve range and user-experience.…
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot wins emotional fairytale Olympic XCO Gold at Paris 2024 in dominant display… on a Pinarello hardtail
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot of France has won the Olympic cross-country (XCO) gold medal at the Paris Olympics 2024. The Frenchwoman put on a dominant display after…
The Fizik Terra Ergolace GTX MTB shoe is perfect in every way, except where it really counts
The Fizik Terra Ergolace GTX is not your usual flat pedal shoe. There’s no hint of the skate-inspired look most flat shoes lean into, instead…
“Just gravel”: Tom Pidcock slams the Olympic course as “not really mountain bike”
Tom Pidcock and Evie Richards have likened the Olympic mountain bike course to a “gravel” circuit, according to a news report in Cycling Weekly. Speaking…
Paris Olympics 2024: Who’s going to win mountain biking gold?
We’ve got a week to go before the best cross-country mountain bike riders in the world all meet at Elancourt Hill on the outskirts of…
Trek launches new electric Slash+ enduro bike with TQ motor and bigger battery, and its even cheaper than the analogue version!
With its new electrified Slash+, Trek is the latest big brand to join the likes of Mondraker with its Dune, Specialized with its Kenevo SL,…
I love watching downhill mountain biking, but I’d hate to see it at the Olympics
Why not downhill? It’s a question I ask myself every four years in the run up to the Olympics – why is XC racing alone…
Olympic hopeful Evie Richards: “I went on a ride and I couldn’t cross the road, I just started crying”
This Sunday Evie Richards will compete for a gold medal at the Olympics, a prize she tells me has been in her dreams her entire…
What to expect from the Paris Olympic’s XCO course: rocks, drops and fast racing
On 28 and 29 July 2024, the best cross-country mountain bike riders in the world will descend (pardon the pun) upon the outskirts of Paris…