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...
Leatt's story comes from a terrible accident that would lead to protection technology for thousands of riders
To Dr. Leatt’s dismay, he couldn’t find any protective gear that could prevent the kind of neck injuries that killed his friend and fellow racer. Read More...
After having previously won the junior women's downhill world championship title, Kathy Pruitt moved up to the Pro Women's ranks in the U.S. and took the NORBA National Pro Women's title in the U.S. for 2004, winning the last four races… Read More...
2025 track preview showcases fresh new challenges for riders
A track preview for next year’s Red Bull Hardline Tasmania has been revealed, promising an even more thrilling experience for riders & spectators alike. Read More...
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 Content Pool
We learned this week that Kate… Read More...
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 top racers of the era. The lead photo… Read More...
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 Emilly Johnston are the newest members of… Read More...
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 Vacay, and everything else they needed to… Read More...
The mountain bike that blurs the lines between trail and cross country categories more than most
Transition’s lightness, both in feel and on the scales, makes for a bike that can be pedaled farther and pointed down gnarly lines with fresh legs, thanks to the overall efficiency. Read More...
SCOTT-SRAM MTB Racing Team announces young talents Emilly Johnston and US National Champion Bjorn Riley as new arrivals for 2025.
For the 2025 season, SRAM MTB Racing team announces top-class newcomers and promising young talents, who will reinforce the team and will make their debut into Elite racing in 2025. Read More...
An exceptionally soft compound, great shape, and multiple diameters make Race Face's Chester one of the best mountain bike grips out there right now
Our experience with the grips was similar to that of our first experience sleeping on a memory foam mattress; it’s as if our hands were floating in comfort. Read More...
Warren and Hines take the Pro Men's and Women's Dual Slalom titles
Tinker Juarez showed up to race on the same weekend that Austin "Bubba" Warren and Kialani Hines proved to be the big winners of the Pro Men's and Pro Women's Dual Slalom events this past weekend in Southern California. Here are… Read More...
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 led him to a successful career in… Read More...
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. Read More...
In 2004, Canada's Geoff Kabush was an almost unstoppable force in North American cross-country racing. The U.S. has always been one of the biggest markets in the world for mountain bikes, so riders from Canada and other countries have… Read More...
We take a look at the long and short of mountain bike chainstay length and how it affects your ride
Our “Geometry School” series has covered head angles, seat tube angles and reach, but this time we take a deep dive into the hot topic of chainstay length. Read More...
Our cover from December of 2004 featured one of the latest bikes from Marin, the Mount Vision Pro. In the lower left photo you can see Mike King leading eventual series champion Eric Carter in the mountaincross race at the 2004 NORBA… Read More...
The Southridge Races will all take place in Fontana, California.
The locations for next summer's three California Golden State Series races have yet to be announced.
For more information go to Southridgeusa.com. Read More...
Arguably the best-known cross country race mountain bike of all time sees a major redesign
The result is a single-frame design that, depending on the components added, can be either a competitive XC racing rig or a confident trail bike that is ready for anything thrown its way. Read More...
Enter for your chance to win a dream-worthy Kona Process 134 CR DL plus more
Help us raise the funds needed to complete Maui’s own bike park, located just north of Lahaina, HI. Following last year's devastating wildfires, the West Maui and Lahaina community has come together with friends from the mainland to create… Read More...
A pricey mountain bike stand that comes with some advantages
No doubt taking its inspiration from the off-road motorcycle world where motorcycles are supported on stands under the frame/motor, the Enduro Engineering MTB stand supports the mountain bike under its bottom bracket with the front wheel in… Read More...
The acquisition will expand Rhino-Rack’s offering into the consumer bike market
Rhino-Rack, an industry leader in premium automotive roof racks and accessories is proud to announce the acquisition of Colorado based RockyMounts, a leader in bicycle transport products. Read More...
Gore's Windstopper mountain bike jacket is well thought out and versatile
It may not protect from driving rain like other rain-specific jackets or ventilate quite as well as cold-weather jackets, but very few bridge this gap as well as the Gorewear Lupra. Read More...