August '08
Mountain Bike Rider
Gary Fisher Press Camp
Andy's currently in Durango checking out the Fisher and Trek bikes. Here's the first news of the Gary Fisher Roscoe trail bike
Dartmoor local wins killer
After a monumentally long wait, at last the Dartmoor Killer bottle has been found. Just as we were beginning to lose faith that it would ever be unearthed, with speculation…
Saint Danny of headcam
Danny tells us in the latest issue of mbr (August, in the shops on Wednesday 16) how he ‘hammered the beejeezus’ out of the all-new Shimano Saint 2009 groupset. Well…
MegavaBLOG numero Trois
We're not sure why numero deux isn't showing up - but here's the third installment anyway
Cannondale pledges $200,000 to Bikes Belong
Cannondale has pledged to donate $200,000 this month to Bikes Belong, which aims to get more people cycling more often in the US.
Andy’s MegavaBLOG
Megavalanche is one week away and nerves are beginning to jangle...
Dartmoor Killer Loop — treasure not yet found!
We've not heard from anyone claiming to have found the buried waterbottle yet (it's Monday lunchtime now), so it's probably still out there for the finding... If you want to…
Watch Gee’s winning run
GEE ATHERTON TAKES GOLD AT WORLDS If you weren’t lucky enough to catch Gee Atherton’s winning run at the World Championships at Val Di Sole, enjoy it here.
Two Brits in XC top ten at Worlds
After the dominant showing by the Brit downhillers here at Val di Sole, it was time for the XC riders to make their mark. And they did so in spectacular…
4X results from Worlds
It was always going to be difficult to match the drama of the downhill finals, but the Four-Cross (4X) didn’t lack surprises of its own.
Brit gold rush at Worlds
YEEESSSS! On a truly remarkable downhill finals day the unthinkable actually happened. Britain won not one, but three — that’s right THREE — gold medals.
Downhill Finals at Worlds
D-Day’s arrived. Downhill day that is. And with it Britain’s best hopes for medals at this championships.
World Championships 2008 latest —
MEN'S U23 CROSS-COUNTRY The cow bells are ringing, the red-and-white flags are waving. The Swiss are on top again.
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2008
MEN'S U23 CROSS-COUNTRY The cow bells are ringing, the red-and-white flags are waving. The Swiss are on top again.
World Championships 2008
VAL DI SOLE, ITALY Buon giorno! For the second time in four years the World Champs are back in Italy, only this time at a new venue: Val di Sole.…
Brechfa memorial enduro
The Brechfa Bike Club will dedicate this summer’s Brechfa Forest Enduro to Forestry Commission employee Ian Forshaw, who passed away last year.
Margam 500
More than 500 riders were at Margam Park this year for the mbr Big Weekend in June. Elite and novice riders alike competed on 100km marathon circuit as well as…
Felt win Kona Bristol Bikefest
Felt emerged as the winning male team at the Kona Bristol Bikefest last weekend, taking victory with twenty minutes to spare and 27 laps of the course completed. More than…
WORLD CUP 2008 — FORT WILLIAM
After the overwhelming success of last year’s World Championships, the organisers of this weekend’s mountain bike extravaganza at Fort William might reasonably have feared a more muted, lacklustre affair; something…