MTB
Ryan Sherlock moves up overall in Crocodile Trophy
After two stages of the Crocodile Trophy in Queensland, Irish rider Ryan Sherlock is sitting just outside the top ten. Urs Huber of Switzerland leads Sören Nissen of Denmark by 1'23" with Sherlock 20'48" down in 12th position. The opening stage on Saturday which took place in hot conditions consisted of 5 laps around Smithfield MTB Park was won by...
Watch Gee Atherton’s POV run from the Redbull Foxhunt 2015
The Redbull Foxhunt took place recently in Rostrevor, Northern Ireland. The event involved a "fox" - Gee Atherton - trying to overtake 400 hounds on a fast descent. The mass start event looks absolutely incredible and this POV video from Atherton shows how quickly he overtakes many of his competitors before hitting the singletrack. At one stage, he even...
Red Bull Foxhunt 360° POV Experience
Check out this awesome 360° video of hundreds of female downhill mountain bikers as they descended upon the Pentland Hills, just outside Edinburgh in a downhill race against MTB World Champion, Rachel Atherton at the Red Bull Foxhunt. HOW THIS WORKS: if you're watching on a computer put your cursor on the video and click and drag to look all...
New 28″ wheel 1X13 Roost Carbon (VIDEO)
Take a look at the new Roost Carbon which sports a 1x13 drivetrain with 13 Speeds in total with an 11-53T rear cassette, 1500mm wheelbase prone geometry and 188mm dropout with huge BB spacing. It is also showcasing the latest in wheel size, introducing the new 28" wheel for those who thought 29" was just that bit too...
Claudio Caluori previews the Red Bull Foxhunt course (VIDEO)
On October 4th, over 400 riders will take on the Red Bull Foxhunt in Rostrevor, Co. Down. The aim of the race is for thse 400 riders to try and outfox two-time Downhill World Champion (2010 & 2014), Gee Atherton. The course, combining sections of existing downhill track with additional mountain and multi-terrain sections, will begin atop Slieve Martin before...
(VIDEO) Riding a bike along a 18m-long slackline, 112m above a gorge at an altitude of 2,700m
Four time trials UCI World Champion Kenny Belaey takes on a 112 meter slackline crossing "Roche Fendue" on a high line at over 100 meters above the rocky ground below. “The moment my wheel touched the actual slackline for the very first time, after months of training and preparation and while being so self-confident, the only thing I could think...
Sweet Ride….
Ken Block is... according to Wikipedia " a professional rally driver with the Hoonigan Racing Division, formerly known as the Monster World Rally Team. Block is also one of the co-founders of DC Shoes. Block has also competed in many action sports events including skateboarding, snowboarding, and motocross. Since selling his ownership of DC Shoes, Block has shifted his...
Wicklow included as part of the 2016 Enduro World Series
There was great news today for Irish off-road fans as it was announced that Wicklow would be included as one of the venues for the 2016 Enduro World Series. It follows on from a very successful first running of the event this year. The 2016 calendar will feature eight rounds across three continents, including four completely new venues in Chile,...
Living On The Edge
An amazing photo taken by Dermott Sweeney Photography in the Mountains of Mourne which are a granite mountain range in County Down in the south-east of Northern Ireland. It includes the highest mountains in Northern Ireland and the province of Ulster. The rider in the photo is Nathan Mccomb and it is safe to say both photographer and...
14 Minutes of Enduro Riding with Dan Atherton @ EWS Whistler – Stage 5
Race run onboard with Dan on Stage 5 at the Enduro World Series in Whistler as he races the clock to a 12th place overall. The video has no fancy backing track or sound effects just the sound of heaving breathing and trail noises.
A Fat Bike Adventure on the Wild Atlantic Way (VIDEO)
This video from William O'Connor and Garry Davoren features them tackling the Slieve League Cliffs in Donegal on fat bikes. The cliffs in the North-West of Ireland. At 601 metres high, the cliffs are three times higher than the more famous Cliffs of Moher. The route is part of the Wild Atlantic Way on the west coast of the country,...
One Shot: Brandon Semenuk’s unReal Segment (VIDEO)
Brandon Semenuk's older brother got him into mountain biking when he was just six years old and, by the age of nine, he started entering cross country mountain bike races on the Cycling British Columbia circuit. At the age of 14, Semenuk was burnt out by racing and discovered the world of freestyle mountain biking – jumps, tricks, and less...
Convert clipless pedals to flats
There is no doubt that cycling on clipless pedals isn't great when you're wearing your everyday shoes, or even worse if you're in a pair of flip-flops! These handy little gadgets convert your pedals into platforms and only take a second to add and remove. We've tried variations of these in the past but it was a bit of a...
Jed Mildon Nails the First Ever BMX Quadruple Backflip
Pro BMX rider, Jed Mildon has landed the world's first ever quadruple BMX backflip. He achieved it at Travis Pastrana's home compound in Davidsonville, Maryland. Two riders, Mildon and James Foster, had been vying to become the first rider to achieve the feat, and Mildon had numerous failed attempts in recent months before he got it right. He was also...
Paralysed Rider Martyn Ashton is Back On Track
Martyn Ashton is famous for the video Road Bike Party which was released in 2012 which has over 12 million hits on YouTube. In the video Martyn rides an unmodified carbon road bike and performs a series of stunts which would normally be done on a mountain bike or a trails bike. Martyn is a former British...