LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON: PART 2

The up-and-coming junior downhill racer on the Intense team

Building on the Lawrence family’s long-standing relationship with INTENSE and recognizing Ryder’s promising potential, he has officially joined the INTENSE Factory Racing team for 2024 . . .
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WHERE IS KATE COURTNEY GOING NOW?

We wrote to Kate and she answered

We wrote an email to Kate Courtney the other day to see if Kate could tell us what she's planning to do next year. Kate Courtney at Lenzerheide, Switerland. Photo by Bartek Wolinski/Red Bull…
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MOUNTAIN BIKE RACING IN THE ’80s

Take a look at what America's big mountain bike races looked like over 30 years ago. "Race Faces" was the name of the story that we ran in our very first issue, in 1986, and it showed some of the…
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TALKING WITH BJORN RILEY AND EMILLY JOHNSTON

The new SCOTT-SRAM team members talk about themselves, their hobbies, and their racing

Emily Johnston (left) and Bjorn Riley (right) will both be racing for Scott-SRAM in 2025 and for the foreseeable future. Earlier today, SCOTT-SRAM revealed that American Bjorn Riley and Canadian…
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CAM ZINK STARTS HIS OWN BIKE COMPANY

Cam Zink has announced that he's started his own bike company, Zink Bikes. He's not messing around either. His company sent us  photos,  logos, a geometry chart for the company's first bike, The…
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THE 2025 WORLD CUP AND WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CALENDARS

In case you want to start thinking about your travel plans now

The UCI shared its World Cup calendar for 2025 a few months ago, and its schedule for the World Championships a few weeks ago. In case you're thinking about attending any of the races, here's the…
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LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON

Downhill racers Randy and Ryder Lawrence

Starting in 1995, Randy Lawrence became one of the original members of INTENSE Factory Racing, competing alongside mountain biking legends Shaun Palmer and Mike Metzger. His love for racing eventually…
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LEATT 7.0 HYDRADRI FLAT REVIEW – WINTER FLAT PEDAL SHOE PERFECTION

Leatt's winter flat pedal shoes are designed to check all the boxes a mountain biker could want from winter footwear

Leatt built these shoes around an integrated 10K/10K HydraDri membrane waterproof bootie with taped seams and a water-resistant zippered closure designed to keep these shoes impervious to moisture.
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CRANKWORX DOWNHILL SERIES IS BACK FOR 2025

They're offering more events than ever

Crankworx has sent us their latest release about the events they have planned for next year. Read on to see what they revealed today:  The Crankworx Downhill Series is BACK in 2025 with more…
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FLASHBACK FRIDAY

Like father, like son, part two

Randy Lawrence was a downhill pro in the late 1990s, one who was sponsored by both Intense Cycles and Troy Lee Designs.Since Randy wasn't making tons of money racing pro downhill, he left the pro…
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LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON: PART 2

The up-and-coming junior downhill racer on the Intense team

Building on the Lawrence family’s long-standing relationship with INTENSE and recognizing Ryder’s promising potential, he has officially joined the INTENSE Factory Racing team for 2024 . . .
Read More...

WHERE IS KATE COURTNEY GOING NOW?

We wrote to Kate and she answered

We wrote an email to Kate Courtney the other day to see if Kate could tell us what she's planning to do next year. Kate Courtney at Lenzerheide, Switerland. Photo by Bartek Wolinski/Red Bull…
Read More...

MOUNTAIN BIKE RACING IN THE ’80s

Take a look at what America's big mountain bike races looked like over 30 years ago. "Race Faces" was the name of the story that we ran in our very first issue, in 1986, and it showed some of the…
Read More...

TALKING WITH BJORN RILEY AND EMILLY JOHNSTON

The new SCOTT-SRAM team members talk about themselves, their hobbies, and their racing

Emily Johnston (left) and Bjorn Riley (right) will both be racing for Scott-SRAM in 2025 and for the foreseeable future. Earlier today, SCOTT-SRAM revealed that American Bjorn Riley and Canadian…
Read More...

CAM ZINK STARTS HIS OWN BIKE COMPANY

Cam Zink has announced that he's started his own bike company, Zink Bikes. He's not messing around either. His company sent us  photos,  logos, a geometry chart for the company's first bike, The…
Read More...

THE 2025 WORLD CUP AND WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CALENDARS

In case you want to start thinking about your travel plans now

The UCI shared its World Cup calendar for 2025 a few months ago, and its schedule for the World Championships a few weeks ago. In case you're thinking about attending any of the races, here's the…
Read More...
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