This wet winter is proving to be a nightmare for mountain bikers as not one day after we announced the delay of the Moray Monster…
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How to adjust your headset
There’s not many things more disconcerting than having play in your headset. That tiny knocking sound and slight movement in the bars can really put…
Enduro World Series racer Isabeau Courdurier stars on TransWorld sport
21 year old Enduro World Series racer Isabeau Courdurier has starred in a Trans World Sport documentary segment. The French rider is one of enduro’s…
Wet weather delays opening of new Scottish trails
The opening of a new skills area at the Moray Monster trails in north east Scotland has been delayed following the wettest December on record. The…
Uplift booking for the new FlyUp 417 bike park goes live
Uplift booking has opened for the FlyUp417 bike park two months before it is due to be open to the public. The Fly Up 417 Project is…
Pro Bike Check: Joe Smith’s Nukeproof Pulse
We caught up with Joe Smith at the RedBull Hardline and he took the time out to show us his explosively good Nukeproof Pulse downhill…
Martyn Ashton: “Oh my God, I’m not dead”
Two years after a crash that left him paralysed, trials legend Martyn Ashton is riding again When you had your accident at a trials demo…
Are mountain bike hand guards the ‘next big thing’?
Have you ever been riding through a woodland trail when a stray branch has thwacked your hand against the bar? It doesn’t half hurt, especially…
Mavic to release carbon wheelset in 2016
Mavic has confirmed it will be releasing a carbon wheelset in 2016. As it stands Mavic’s top of the range wheels are made from its…
Behind the scenes of Danny MacAskill’s Gran Canaria rooftops video
“Come on, why am I scared?” Danny MacAskill berates himself as he pulls up to a three-storey drop on a rooftop in Gran Canaria. Well considering…
Bird launches two new hardtails for 2016
Key points Zero range splits into two. Zero.AM is a 150mm hardcore model. Zero.TR is 130mm and 200 grams lighter than 2014 Zero. What is…
Watch this rider drift a bed down a hill
First the Dave TV show The Indestructibles bought us Chris Akrigg riding a Rickshaw down Chicksands bike park and now this. It can be difficult to motivate yourself to get out…
The 9 most ridiculous places mountain bikes have ever been ridden
With their tuned suspension, grippy rubber and lithe handling, mountain bikes are perfectly honed for riding on woodland trails. In fact, we reckon that ripping through…
Watch the new Intel drone automatically dodge obstacles and falling trees while filming a rider
We don’t know whether we should be awe-inspired or terrified by this but Intel is planning on releasing a drone that will be able to…
Tweets of the Week: an indoor bike park, Josh Bryceland and Dan Atherton
As we approach the end of the first working week of 2016 we think it’s time for a dose social media silliness to see us over…
Bikes named Britain’s most stolen item in 2015
A survey has revealed that bikes were Britain’s most stolen item in 2015. Bikes topped the CCTV.co.uk survey and were closely followed by mobile phones and power…
Steve Peat: “I don’t think enduro is a good professional sport”
Steve Peat has struck out at enduro in a new video interview from French website VTOPO. At 3:07 in the video Peat says: “For me,…
Bell releases “smart helmet” with integrated 360° camera
Bell has teamed up with a 360 degree camera company to create the snappily named Bell Super 2R with 360fly helmet. It has been described as…
Leftover first batch Fat Chance Yo Eddy frames go on general sale
Earlier this year the legendary Fat Chance Yo Eddy hardtail was resurrected thanks to a KickStarter campaign. As we speak the paint jobs are being…
Team Sky supplier Kask aims to bring road tech to trail helmets
Kask may not be a brand you’re familiar with if you see roads as simply a way to drive your bike to your local trails.…