The World Force is a solid performer, and the best Azonic pedal to date
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Superstar Nano-x Flat pedals review
An incredible flat pedal — tons of grip and well balanced
Kask Rex helmet review
In terms of fit and comfort, the Rex is up there with some of the best helmets
Bold Cycles Linkin Trail Classic 29 (2017) review
The Swiss are obsessed with purity and order, and these values are exemplified by the Linkin Trail from Bold Cycles. Hidden shock This exquisite full carbon 29er stashes its shock…
The oldest, shortest, heaviest, unluckiest, tiredest, worstest racers in the 2016 Olympic mountain biking
There’s an excellent array of humans taking part in the the Olympic cross-country event in Rio this summer. Despite their extreme classifications they could all quite easily whip our arses…
What’s the Olympic mountain bike course like?
A lap of the course is 5.4km. Competitors will do a number of laps. The exact number of laps is still TBC but races will be around 40-50km long for…
Olympic mountain biking start lists
Full list of entrants for the men’s and women’s cross-country mountain bike events at Rio Olympics 2016. Check out if your favourite racer is taking part. Or see who’s representing…
Eight essential mechanics tips from the late great Monk Dawg
The mountain bike world lost another good soul recently when Chris ‘Monk Dawg’ Vasquez lost a long battle against illness. He may not have been someone that many folk outside…
Three trials skills ideal for trail riders
Practice the slow-speed balance and pinpoint judgement that trials demands and you’ll improve your regular riding skills too. Ollie Wilkins explains how… 1. Easy – Uphill hop This move helps…
How to inflate your RockShox Reverb Stealth
Reverb running out of puff? Here’s how to breathe a new lease of life into it. 1. Remove saddle Fully extend the post and remove your saddle by undoing both…
Watch OneUp’s new bash guard destroy a coconut in super slowmo
This product promo vid has been dubbed The Drop Tower of Destruction. It features OneUp‘s new bash guard being dropped from a greta height on to various things and seeing…
Women’s only Red Bull Foxhunt back for 2016
The women’s only edition of this chase-race heads to a new location this October 1st and 2nd – Melmerby Scar, Cumbria. There’ll be approximately double the number of competitors too,…
ANOTHER new tyre size standard?
Is a new 2.6in tyre size standard on the horizon? We’ve been digging around and keeping a firm grasp of the grapevine and basically in an amazing – but somewhat unsurprising…
Dirty deals: Oakleys, XT disc brakes, enduro jerseys and much more
It’s a fresh week so that means it’s time for another fresh drop of Dirty Deals. Every week we’ll be rounding up the keenest deals and most eyebrow-raising offers that we’ve come…
Monday blues blastaway vid – Whistler Rocket Surgeons
Yoann Barelli and Peter Matthews put on a full-throttle clinic in the Whistler Mountain Bike Park. Do you need a reason to put off doing your day job for just…
Recovery Mars Bar anyone?
Mars protein products are a thing now. Mars bars and Snickers bars are now available with 18g/19g of protein stuffed into them. Not only that but there’s going to be M&M, Bounty…
10 dos and don’ts of teaching your kid to ride well
It’s all too easy to get carried away when trying to get your offspring to enjoy the sport you love. You’ll not go wrong if you stick to these ten…
How to set up a Cane Creek rear shock
We’ve consulted TF Tuned for this guide. It looks after all the warranty and servicing for Cane Creek shocks, and knows more than anyone about setting up the complex Double…
Swapping drop bars for Plus tyres
Take a step back from all the frantic EWS and World Cup DH vids and spend a couple of mins watching some pleasure biking. Variety is the spice of life…
5 free routes near Glasgow, Brighton, Cardiff, London and Leeds
The UK’s urban fringe hosts some incredible riding, here’s our pick of the best city rides. Video: Marcelo Gutierrez Manizales urban downhill Glasgow, Scotland 27km (16 miles) Pollok Park in the…