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Tweets of the week: A mountain bike football dream team and more
We’re into the last week of February now and that can only mean one thing… summer is coming (the sun’s even out in Croydon today!) As usual all our favourite…
Full Highlights and all the best pictures from the Valparaiso urban downhill race
The Red Bull Valparaiso urban downhill race kicked off the City Downhill World Tour in style last weekend and German veteran 4x racer Johannes Fischbach emerged as the victor. >>> Claudio…
Saracen’s first ebike, new helmets from Madison and all the best of Ice Bike 2016
You may think that Ice Bike is a funny name for a trade show in the Milton Keynes football stadium in February, but it’s now in its tenth year so it…
SRAM Level: Guide brake slimmed down for trail/XC use
Sram is pretty proud of its Guide downhill brake, after all, it did deliver Loic Bruni to his first World Championship at the end of last season. The only problem…
Canyon founder and CEO ‘heartbroken’ over delays
Canyon’s CEO and founder, Roman Arnold, has penned an open letter apologising to his customers for the delays that have left thousands waiting months longer than promised for new bikes. The delays…
5 foods that aren’t as good for your riding as you think
Challenge some common misconceptions and rethink the way you eat: Trail mix It’s amazing how many people happily snack away on a bag of trail mix thinking it’s a healthy…
Monday Quiz: Can you name these mountain bike brands from their logos?
Do you know the Specialized swish from the Orange… orange? We all have certain favourite mountain bike brands whose equipment we love to ride day-in-day-out for either its performance or its…
Dirt Factory releases more equity due to overfunding
We always had a sneaking suspicion that the Dirt Factory indoor mountain bike park would be a success but we never realised it would be this big. The team was…
10 reasons you should ride a 24 hour event
1 The mental journey Sometimes it’s easy — the sun is setting, you just had the most amazing bacon and egg bap, and your legs feel strong. Then, hours later in…
Porn website sponsors Italian mountain bike team
Don’t ask us how we found this out, but… A porn website has sponsored a mountain bike team for 2016. xHamster.com announced in a blog today that it will be supporting…
Obstacles placed across trails at the Forest of Dean
The official Twitter account for Forest of Dean mountain biking has posted images of obstacles that have been placed on mountain biking trails in the forest. The tweet said: “Why…
5 reasons mountain bikers need trees
Don’t curse their roots next time you’re out riding — mountain bikers need trees like fish need water. Here are five reasons why.
Tweets of the Week: Josh Bryceland, Julien Absalon, Steve Peat and more
It’s been a quiet week in mountain biking but that hasn’t kept all our favourite riders off their social media feeds to keep us entertained. Here are our picks from…
X-Fusion Hilo Strate seatpost review
Lightweight with a great lever but overpriced - £299.99
Nukeproof Oklo Air Internal seatpost review
Heavy and tall, the Nukeproof OKLO was a disappointing post - £164.99
Are 39 inch wheels the future of cross country mountain bikes?
Patrick Ng, a designer from Singapore, has just posted this 39 inch wheel bike on his Behance profile and it immediately caught our attention for obvious reasons. It’s not just the…
Giant Contact SL Switch seatpost review
Great value for money - £169.99
Iran to field first ever downhill World Cup team
If we were to guess where the newest World Cup downhill team was to come from, Iran would be pretty far down that list. Against all odds though, the Fastos…
12 of the best photos of the 2016 Andes Pacifico
The Andes Pacifico returned for its third year in 2016 and it was as gorgeous as ever. The race was won by Tracey Moseley and Francois Billy-Maitre but it will…