After an offseason of anticipation, the biggest rumour of the year has been confirmed. Aaron Gwin is riding for YT Industries in 2016. The current…
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Cyclocross World Champion hoping to compete in Rio 2016 XC despite having no mountain bike racing experience
Former cyclocross World Champion, Mathieu van der Poel, is hoping to compete in the cross country at the 2016 Rio Olympics despite having no competitive…
Watch the Surrey Hills shredded in super slow motion
We like to think we know the Surrey Hills pretty well – after all, they’re the trails we ride day in, day out to bring…
How to practice your trail skills on the streets
Spice up your riding and boost your skills by turning any urban street into a practice run, ready for the next time you hit the…
Baby essentials that can double as mountain biking kit
Having a baby can often eat in to your valuable riding time (and budget). To ease those worries here are the pieces of kit that…
Scottish bank robbers escape on mountain bikes
Two men who robbed a bank in Scotland on Friday morning fled the scene on mountain bikes. The men entered the Kirkcaldy branch of TSB armed…
Watch Marcelo Gutierrez win his hometown urban downhill race
For the past four years, Marcelo Gutierrez has been the undisputed king of the Manizales urban downhill race and with good reason, it’s held in…
5 reasons mountain biking in the South West is amazing
The South West may stick out in an ungainly fashion from the bottom of the country but there’s still a wealth of riding to be…
Gee Atherton tells Clare Balding about his most embarrassing crash
Gee and Rachel Atherton both appeared on the Clare Balding show last night and Gee had a pretty interesting story to tell. It turns out…
This is what raw speed sounds like
Instead of our usual trick of filling a video post with a few paragraphs of background info on the rider and the video, with this one…
Tweets of the week: the return of This is Peaty, Gwin’s new bike and more
It’s been a tragic week for mountain biking with the untimely passing of Kelly McGarry on Monday dominating the headlines. It says a lot about…
Could this sticker save your life next time you crash?
Mountain bike helmets are focussed on how to reduce a compressional impact. They work by increasing the time it takes for your head to stop…
Thieves target mountain bikes on car racks at Cannock Chase
Thieves have been targeting bike on car racks at Cannock Chase as two bikes were stolen on Saturday. They stole a Marin Mount Vision and an…
Kelly McGarry’s father: “It just doesn’t make sense”
Kelly McGarry’s father has described his shock over his son’s tragic death. McGarry passed away on Monday during a filming session with his YT team. It…
Nicholi Rogatkin shows off the worst crashes of his career
Nicholi Rogatkin’s motto has always been “I’ve always said I’m not opposed to crashing as long as I can get back up”. Well, he’s certainly…
Sport England and National Trust to build 10 new cycle trails in England
Sport England will build ten new off road trails at National Trust sites in England by Autumn 2017. The trails are the result of a…
Could ‘2 Fat 2 Furious’ be the best fat biking video ever?
Fingers crossed we’re probably past the point in the year where snow will stop us from getting out on our bikes in the UK. However…
Farm Jam contest that Kelly McGarry helped to organise to be held in his honour
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…
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…