“Mountain bike set up can be confusing! I’ve been riding my MTB for over 30 years, I’ve tried a bunch of things that have worked and a lot that haven’t. Check out this video and listen to some tips to help you set up your bike for maximum control.”—Jeff Lenosky
Check out this video of a snow-free, winter ride on one of the trails at Coast Gravity Park in Southern British Columbia
Born and raised in Pemberton, B.C. Tegan is a byproduct of both nature and nurture influences that have led him to jump straight into World Cup racing, barely at race age. With an older brother who has been racing on a factory team since he was junior, clearly, there are shared genetics playing a role. […]
Press release from Rokform: (Editor’s note: We haven’t been to some of these locations ourselves, but they sound good, so we thought we’d share them with you.) When the trails in your area are too muddy to ride or covered in snow, winter can be a huge bummer if you love mountain biking. Although heading […]
The idea for the MTB Hopper sprouted only a few years ago. This team out of Vilnius, Lithuania, is composed of individuals with countless years of experience in various disciplines of cycling. After creating a plethora of prototypes that underwent some intense testing, the MTB Hopper portable bike ramp was released. Top pro athletes, including […]
The following press release from Enduro Bearings may read like an ad for their product, but it helped remind us how important the bearings in our bikes are. We usually don’t give a bike’s bearings much thought until something goes wrong with them, so it makes sense to get the best bearings you can whenever […]
PRESS RELEASE MALMӦ, Sweden – USWE, a leader in packs for action sports, today announces the launch of its new Hajker Winter backpack, the ultimate bag for action and adventure and featuring USWE’s proprietary NDM™ harness system, smart organization, and insulated shoulder straps called Themer Cell, a technology used to keep your drink tube from […]
All-new mountain bike pedal focused on delivering performance, balance, and durability.
(Press Release) SRAM, one of the world’s leading bicycle component manufacturers, announced today the acquisition of Hammerhead, a leading cycling technology company and maker of the Karoo 2 cycling computer. Hammerhead will join SRAM’s portfolio of brands and will continue to develop its Karoo product line under the SRAM portfolio. The companies completed the transaction […]
(Press Release) At Kona Bicycles, we live for the long, sweet ride, and believe the journey is the best part of any adventure. Since our humble beginnings in Vancouver, we’ve spent the last 34 years building innovative, durable, fun, and eye-catching bikes for all kinds of cyclists. We’ve grown from a small Pacific Northwest company […]
Join world-traveling, multi-sport athlete and aspiring actor, KC Deane, as he discovers one of the most-unlikely off-road trail networks in the country—Los Angeles—with guest stars, former BMX pro Andrew Jackson and professional restaurateur Arnaud Moulin.
Bootleg Canyon has rocks as sharp as cheese-graters all the way down the racecourse. This is one place where you definitely don’t want to fall. Make sure to wear your safety gear if you decide to race there.
Press release from the KHS Downhill Team: Below: New KHS team member Nate Kitchen (#57), age 16, won the Junior Pro division. Nikolas Nesteroff (1) won the Pro Men’s class. Bootleg Canyon mountain bike park has been on the map for years and has always seen some of the best World Cup riders like Sam […]
With a background in BMX and motocross, Reed made the full-time switch to MTBs after graduating from High School in his native Cleveland and shortly after threw himself into the heart of the Rampage scene, digging for Nicholi Rogatkin at the 2015 event before moving to Hurricane in southwest Utah to live, train and ride as close to the hallowed canyons of Virgin as possible.
Photos by Traece Craig We have been longtime fans of the incredibly capable and versatile Kona Honzo line, so when the slacker and more aggressive Honzo ESD was released, we just had to test it. ESD stands for “Extra Slack, Dude,” and it is very slack indeed, especially for a hardtail. There are plenty of […]
Pro Men’s winner Nikolas Nestoroff. (Photo by Jerry Walton/SoStokedAerial) Steven Walton, a.k.a. “The Swaltonator,” was suffering from the flu at the race, but he competed anyway. His performance was probably not as good as it would have been if he’d been feeling better, but he still took fourth among the Pro Men. As long […]
The team will continue to develop and race the prototype alloy INTENSE M279 DH bike. They’ll be working closely together on some new changes and special tweaks for 2022. Further, Seth and Joe will race the new INTENSE Tracer enduro bike at select Enduro World Series (EWS) races this year.
Most gear bag brands offer something in their product lineup that claims to be ultra-lightweight and as small and slim as possible. While it is smart to travel light, many brands have also seen the wisdom in developing a more robust backpack system with integrated protection for riders. Each design addresses storage for the basic […]
Propain bikes are now available in America, and they have Jono Jones riding for them. (Photo by Dean Smith.) Here’s what Jono Jones says about his new Propain bikes: “At the moment I’m riding the Hugene. 140mm is plenty where I live – the thing absolutely rips! Pumped to spend the early months of […]
Press Release: The KHS team for 2022: (L. to R.) Kailey Skelton, Nik Nestoroff, Steven Walton, and Nate Kitchen. Southridge USA has always been a foundation to the mountain community by bringing some of the best racers in the world to the California dirt. It would be Nik Nestoroff who would take the pro men’s […]
While up for a visit at one of our favorite bike parks, Brian Parker—owner, rider and guru behind Mynesweepers—got our crew set up with his tire inserts for some testing. The idea came to Parker just a few years back when he kept breaking sets of carbon fiber rims. Parker was determined to develop a […]
Luca Shaw and his new Canyon Sender CFR. Luca Shaw says that he’ll be racing the Canyon Sender CFR downhill bike in the year ahead, after having raced for the Santa Cruz Syndicate for the past seven years. Luca will join Troy Brosnan, Mark Wallace and Jakob Jewett on the Canyon “Cllctv” (a.k.a. Collective) […]
Could this be the greatest cyclist in the world?
The freerider Cam Zink joins Devinci. He brings a resume stacked with some of mountain biking’s heaviest moves and a strong American presence to the Canadian brand. This partnership will use Zink’s intense riding style as an opportunity for both real-world product tests and high-intensity riding content. Welcome to Cycles Devinci, Cam! Stay tuned for the next chapter, dropping soon on Cycles Devinci’s channels.
The 2021 Proving Grounds kicked off again this year at the Oregon Dirt Park just outside of Bend, Oregon. Flash back to 2019 when Proving Grounds was born. The concept was to blur the lines between big mountain and slopestyle, and in this year’s event, athletes were able to choose their own lines. The course […]
David Turner has spent four decades designing, building and racing mountain bikes. Now, it’s his turn to spill the beans
PRESS RELEASE: Building on the success of the 2021 season, which included a silver medal at the Olympics and an XCC world championship title, Specialized Factory Racing has added two exciting riders to the roster. Christopher Blevins. Christopher Blevins, the 2021 XCC World Champion and winner of the final XCO World Cup in Snowshoe, joins […]
Christopher Blevins has announced that he’ll be joining the Specialized Factory Racing team for 2022, along with America’s Haley Batten. Blevins had been racing Specialized bikes on the Trinity racing team when he won the Elite Men’s Short Track title at last year’s World Championships and then followed it up by winning the final World […]
Watch her training in an indoor bike park, doing wheelies, riding in the snow, and even playing soccer with her friends with all of them on bikes. Be sure to check out her juggling skills too, as she juggles three balls while standing on a rolling balance board.
How susceptible are we to the silly names for how we ride?