30 Years Behind The Lens
John Gibson’s life in photos
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John Gibson’s life in photos
Take The Journey To Middle Earth
Perfect weather outside brought the crowds to Sacramento for the second day of the NAHBS event. Many of the bike brands at the NAHBS event are ones that many mountain bike enthusiasts have never heard of before, such as Black Cat. This bike by Black Cat won the award for best fillet frame in recognition […]
How much things have changed in 30 years
Love Those Trails
How N1NO Schurter finds inspiration
Looking Back 20 Years
Will our Momo be able to escape the vicious traps of the tropical jungle?
In going through some back issues we found a buyer’s guide to the bikes of 1989. It’s easy to see how much mountain bikes have changed in the last 30 years. Notice for one thing the lack of front suspension, much less rear suspension. The first Rock Shox forks wouldn’t hit the market until later […]
Riders from all over the world
Nino’s Quest For Gold
Its YT’s most versatile and aggressive trail bike to date
Just In Case You Missed It
Mountain Bike Champions
In 1987, there were two races billed as the Mountain Bike World Championships. One took place in Europe, and the next one took place at Mammoth Mountain, California, the following weekend. As it turned out, Ned Overend won both the European and American World Champion titles in the Men’s Cross-Country category that year. Ned also […]
Diamond Back was one of the most popular BMX brands in the country, and they were apparently eager to capitalize on their popularity as mountain biking exploded in the the 1980s. Suntour was one of the most popular drivetrain systems in 1988. Haro Designs was famous for its creative approach to marketing and advertising. This […]
Where it all began
Danny MacAskill wowed the crowds at Whistler’s Crankworx event that year. (Photo by Mike Wirth/Mountain Bike Action)_ Brian Lopes (above) was still fast in 2011, but the year marked the end of his A-Line win streak at Whistler’s Crankworx festival. Lopes had won Whistler’s famous A-Line Downhill race in every one of the past five […]
Inspired by the incredible “Oz Trail” system in Northwest Arkansas
Looking back to the handlebar choices available 30 years ago
America’s top colleges for mountain bikers
Emily Batty at Ray’s MTB, November 2011
Downhill Dreaming
Riders out on the trail doing what they do best
Height of Technology
Aaron Gwin has returned to the Kamikaze Bike Games, and he’s looking fast. His qualifying time was 3:59. He was some 10 seconds faster than the next fastest pro–Austin Warren– in the Pro Men’s Downhill qualifiers on Friday. Austin Warren, shown here, finished in 4:09. Bright sun, clear skies, and beautiful weather for downhill racing. […]
The Trimble Carbon Cross was a stab at the future by designer Brett Trimble. The bike offered a molded, monocoque, carbon fiber frame that weighed only 4 pounds, the lightest frame we had tested up to that time, in 1988. The complete bike weighed 23 pounds. Expert rider Jimmy Donnell looked so much like John […]
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