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We’re going back to April 19, 2008, with this one. It was one of the coldest dual slalom races we’ve ever seen at the Sea Otter, but the action was as hot as usual. That’s Kirt Voreis on the inside line and Steve Peat on the outside line. If you check the specators, a lot […]
12 Years Ago at the Sea Otter
By Zap Although the Jim Busby designed RTS-1 is widely considered the first full-suspension bike to come out of the GT Bicycle headquarters, that’s really only half-right. Recently, Gary Turner himself (as in the GT of GT Bikes) rediscovered an ancient BMX bike build that he created back in 1974. This original GT designed full-suspension […]
MBA October 1990
Mountain bike pioneer Gary Fisher and motorcycle legend Mert Lawwill teamed up to produce this “radical” Fisher RS-1 suspension bike in 1990. This story appeared in MBA’s January 1991 issue. Mert used his experience designing motorcycle suspension systems to come up with the suspension design after riding his Pro Cruiser mountain bike down Mt. Tam […]
Sometimes it takes a while for an idea to catch on
30 Years Ago, Mountain Bike Festivals Were a Lot Different Than The Ones of The Last Few Years
Freestyle motocross legend Travis Pastrana showed up at Whistler in 2014 to compete in the Whip-Off World Championship. He didn’t win, but it was great to see him riding there. Most of the motocross racers we know like to ride mountain bikes in addition to their motocross bikes. (Photo: John Ker/Mountain Bike Action)
A PHOTO GALLERY OF YEARS GONE BY
This was our most popular article of September 2015
Back in the 1990s, the Cactus Cup was the first big mountain event of the year for most of North America. In fact, it was such a big event that top racers flew in from as far away as Europe and Australia to take part in it. The racers included Olympic gold medalists, world champions, […]
Confident and Aggressive
Since the 2020 Sea Otter is not going to happen this year, we thought we’d share a shot from one of our favorite Sea Otter Classics of the past. This was the Dual Slalom event at the Sea Otter in April of 2008. We don’t remember now what the temperature was this day, but the […]
These were the top five downhill men from the World Cup event at Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada, in 2013. See how many you can name.
Check out the cover of MBA’s first issue from July 1986
Danny MacAskill impressed the crowd with his skills at the Crankworx festival in Whistler, Canada, on July 23, 2011. (Photo by Mike Wirth)
Check out our cover from June 2000. That’s Santa Cruz team manager Kathy Sessler…
America’s best cycling vacation resorts, the benefits of steel mountain bikes, and…
Avoid those hip pointers
Jerome Chiotti confessed to having used EPO at the ’96 World Championships; he handed over the gold medal and rainbow jersey to Frischknecht four years later
The Dual Slalom race has been the most spectacular competition at the Sea Otter Classic for years. While checking out our photos from years past, we found this one of Greg Minnaar (left) and Steve Peat racing together in 2010. The two riders are best known for their downhill abilities, where they were both UCI […]
The day modern technology trumped real talent
Our April 2000 cover showed a variety of bikes, including the Foes DHS, the Mountain Cycles San Andreas and the Cannondale Jekyll. The test rider on the Foes was Toby Henderson, who is now the CEO of Box Components. Ron Koch, who now works for Pivot Cycles, was our test rider on the Giant NRS […]
In 2010, the 27.5-inch wheel size was the new thing. Over the next few years it would replace the 26-inch-wheeled mountain bike…
Full-length mountain biking movies that inspire us to ride…
Back in 2001, we showed a hazmat suit to go along with our health tips on preventing illness
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Mush Is For Oatmeal, Not for Brakes
The key is to make sure that it is easily usable for the average consumer,
Back in 2016, we compared the pros and cons of the SRAM GX and Shimano XT systems. Read on to see what we had to say about them.