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MTB legend Greg Herbold retires
In a fabulously retro-shot press release from Herbold’s sponsor, SRAM/Rockshox, the 1990 World Champion has today announced his retirement. >>> Iconic mtb moments in new RockShox film (VIDEO) Press Release SRAM, RockShox bid…
Results and 20 minute video from EWS Rd4 at La Thuile
Richie Rude continues to dominate the Enduro World Series with a comfortable victory at Round 4 in La Thuile, Italy. In the women’s racing, after Round 3’s one-off victory from Tracy…
New candidate for scariest trail in the world – Mitterhorn Madness
Move over Sedona's bonkers White Line trail there's a new trail in town. You have to watch this video taken by Alpinepics.com of a rider teetering his way down a…
Dirty deals: helmets, tyres, GoPros and much more
Welcome to a new series of bargain scoping that we’re going to call Dirty Deals! Every week we’ll be rounding up the keenest deals and most eyebrow-raising offers that we’ve come…
Pokemon Go players straying on to MTB trails
As you’re no doubt all sick of hearing, Pokemon Go is slowly taking over the world. Mountain biking is no longer a way of escaping from the Jigglypuff madness. We’ve…
Uncontainable BMXer Bezanson making the move over to MTB
27 year old Canadian Drew Bezanson believes he can make a successful switch to mountain bike slopestyle stuff. Bezanson is the rider in the video above doing crazy things with a…
Olympic MTB medallists return to race the London 2012 track this weekend
All three London 2012 Mountain Bike medallists will return to the Olympic course at Hadleigh Park to have a rerun race this Sunday, July 31st. The event is called Hadleigh Park…
Seven things we learned from La Thuile EWS
Last weekend’s round of the Enduro World Series in La Thuile, Italy saw some of the most technical and dangerous racing action yet in EWS. What else of note happened during the…
11 radical 29ers to finally convince the doubters
The big wheeling comeback continues. 29ers had a bad start in life – caused by poor geometry rather than larger wheels – and for some narrow-minded riders out there they’re still…
E-bike specific tyres from Kenda – E-xcuse me?
Is this a case of simply rebadging some Downhill tyres with the latest buzzword, or there actually something to this announcement of EMC (E-Mountain Casing) tyres from Kenda? And perhaps…
Receding hairlines, shotguns, fishing talk and two veteran trail slayers
Maybe this isn’t the exact point of this video from Commencal but we really like this vid for giving some screentime to the riders who aren’t so young anymore. Kyle…
An under-21’s verdict on La Thuile EWS
Cotic rider Nial Oxley reports on his experience at the gnarliest round of the Enduro World Series… well, ever. Round 4 of the EWS went down last weekend. Richie Rude…
Radical head angle hardtails from Orange
‘ardcore ‘ardtails from ‘alifax – the land where the letter H doesn’t really exist. Orange’s full sus bikes may get all the headlines – read about the new Five and…
How to make your own dropper post remote
If you’ve upgraded to 1x then your old front shifter could make the perfect dropper post remote. Here’s how…
More lethal trail sabotage happening in Northern Ireland
Bad vibes appear to be growing in some of Northern Ireland’s riding spots with the discovery of some fishing wire strung between two trees in Cavehill Country Park earlier this…
Nino Schurter’s Rio Edition Scott Spark
Here’s the special edition Scott Spark that Nino Schurter will be racing in the Olympics next month. We brought you full tech details of the new Scott Park recently. But…
Does anyone catch air like Nico Vink?
Pretty much any video with Nico Vink in it is worth some eyeball time. And any riding video of his with the suffix “fest” just makes it doubly worth watching.…
BTR Fabrications’ 100th frame – it’s got 26in wheels
Somerset-based frame builders BTR have just announced the completion of their 100th frame. And although it won’t be everyone’s up of tea it’s a great example of what custom frame builders can get…
New Trek Slash 29
Hot on the heels of Trek’s new Fuel EX and Remedy bikes comes a real surprise – the Trek Slash 29. 150mm travel carbon framed 29er paired with a 160mm…