The most successful mountain biker in history, Anne Caroline Chausson,withdrew from the Enduro World Series race in Samoens last year with a mysterious illness that is now revealed to be…
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Twitter reacts to the SRAM Eagle 12 speed drivetrain
SRAM has today released its new 1×12 groupset, the Eagle, and everybody’s talking about it. Some are hailing it as the next big thing (literally) in mountain biking while others…
Trek Fuel Ex Jr (2016) review
Need to know: Kids’ full- suspension bike with 26in wheels and 2x drivetrain 90mm of travel front and rear Powerful Shimano M355 disc brakes Comes with all the standard Fuel…
Nicolai Ion GPI (2016) review
Need to know 155mm-travel enduro bike using Mojo Geometron geometry Slack head angle and huge wheelbase Pinion gearbox with 12 or 18 gears Gates carbon belt drive is smooth, quiet…
Cross country World Cup rider banned for four years following two positive drugs tests
South African cross country rider, Rourke Croeser, has been banned from sports for four years following two failed drugs tests towards the end of 2015. Croeser is a 24-year-old athlete who claimed…
Moors and Shores – 2016 Adventure Cross Series
Kicking off this year's Adventure Cross season, the Moors and Shores is a real mixture of terrain. From gravel forest roads to exposed moorland and rutted narrow lanes this route…
Ride the Grizedale Adventure Cross
On-road, off-road, ups and downs… try a new kind of cycling adventure this May
Innerleithen chair lift will not be funded by public money despite overwhelming local support
Public agencies involved in the development of the Tweed Valley as a tourist destination have confirmed they will not be putting money into the project to install a chairlift at…
16 year old mountain bike fanatic killed while riding his bike
A mountain bike mad 16 year old has been killed in a car crash while riding his bike. Keiran McKandie, from Elgin, Scotland, was cycling along the B9010 Kellas to Dallas…
Counter petition launched in support of Edinburgh bike park
Yesterday we reported on a handful of Edinburgh residents who had started a petition against a mountain bike park in their city. Well thankfully the mountain biking community of the Scottish…
Renthal 1XR chainring review
The difference between Renthal’s new 1XR chainring and most other narrow/wide rings on the market is that it has a tooth profile that is designed to shed mud. This dramatically…
Vitus releases new carbon enduro bike for £2,500
Key Points: Vitus releases first carbon enduro bikes Cheaper CR model for £2,565 Higher spec CRX model for £3,800 Both bikes available in May What is Vitus? Vitus is Chain…
New Truvativ Descendant is the ‘most affordable carbon crankset’ in mountain biking
One of the best thing about new innovations about mountain biking is that it’s not long before the technology trickles down to more affordable price points. Not long ago SRAM…
How to improve your stability on the trail
The trails we ride today are faster, more technical and more varied than they’ve ever been before. Thankfully then, the bikes we ride them on have evolved too — more capable,…
Marines who confiscated 45 mountain bikes begin process of returning them
Marines who confiscated 45 mountain bikes in southern California have started returning them to their owners. The bikes were taken over one weekend in mid-January from riders who riders were following…
Petition launched to stop construction of mountain bike skills park in Edinburgh
An online petition has been launched against the construction of a bike park in Edinburgh. The petition is entitled Our Green Space Versus Bike Park Takeover and has received 350…
Rachel Atherton made a hilarious mistake in her first race as World Champion
The rainbow jersey of a world champion is said to be cursed but it embarrassed Rachel Atherton in a different way than you might expect as she made her debut…
The best, worst and most embarrassing first Tweets from famous mountain bikers
Here are the best, worst and most embarrassing first Tweets from your favourite mountain bikers to celebrate twelve years of Twitter.
Monday Quiz: How well do you know the Enduro World Series?
After what seems like ages, the Enduro World Series returns this weekend for round one of the 2016 season in Chile. It’s fitting that the premier enduro race format will…
Nino Schurter shows you how to get mountain bike fitness
Nino Schurter, 2016 XC Olympic champion, shows us how to get gold medal-fit at home with just a skateboard and a Swiss ball