MTB
Three Wheels, Two Suspension Forks And A Fat Rear Tyre ??? It’s The Kilimanjaro
No it isn't some elaborate April fool joke this does really exist. Rungu the people behind the bike describe it as "the first suspension bullfrog trike" and the perfect "platform for adventure" and offers "mobility and stability where a bike can’t go and a car won’t go" We are undecided but weighing in at a hefty 53.8 lbs (24.4...
Neo-Nazi Hooligans Attack Cameraman At Urban Downhill in Bratislava
A protest being held against the influx of African immigrants into Europe spilled over and disrupted the world cup urban downhill in Bratislava yesterday. Bernardo Cruz's run was interrupted when he descended a flight of steps only to find a mob running on to the course. A gang of about 300, most in hoods and masks were...
Great Little Video of a Couple of 3 Year-Old Mountainbikers
This is a great short video of a couple of kids in action on their balance bikes. Eliot and Marti are just three year-old and look like they're having great fun on the track. Great to see kids as young as this getting involved in the sport. COMMENCAL Ramones 12'' World Cup 2015 - Pumptrack time from COMMENCAL on...
Bicycle Wheelie World Record 25.72 km (VIDEO)
On the 11th of June Manuel Scheidegger set a new world record for the further distance in one hour while doing a wheelie. The record took place in Stadion Lachen Thun in Switzerland and saw him covering 16 miles/25.72kms. Scheidegger beat the previous record set in June 2014 by Thomas Kaltenegger at the Stadtamt Judenburg in Austria where...
Claudio previews the 2015 Fort William Downhill track
Our favorite course commentator follows World Champion Manon Carpenter down the oldest and longest track on the world cup circuit. Claudio has the advantage that he had already walked the course but Manon is riding it blind.
Garett Buehler races down the 999 steps from the top of Mount Tianmen
Check out this video of the Canadian cyclist Garett Buehler racing down the 999 steps from the top of Mount Tianmen in 29.94 seconds to take victory in the Red Bull Sky Gate Mountain Race. The race took place in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in central China's Hunan Province last Sunday. "I'm just happy to be at the bottom,...
What a crowd – EWS stage 6 with Greg Callaghan – WARNING NOISY
Here's a nice little video that gets you right in to the thick of a stage on in Enduro World Series which happened last weekend in Co. Wicklow. Footage is from stage 6 as Irish rider and eventual race winner Greg Callaghan hits the stage which he would finish second on just 0:00.80 down. Video credit: Ronan Stafford
How to do a manual
Phil Kmetz has been riding bikes for 19 years and couldn't manual and gave up even trying to. Recently he decided to give it a go again and he shares the techniques he uses to get the perfect balanced required. He has an awesome mustache too.
What is in store for the future of MTB?
Bikeradars Jon Woodhouse and Tom Marvin discuss what they think is in the pipeline for mountain bikes in the coming years. They speculate about wireless shifting and intuitive suspension that adjusts automatically to the trails you are riding.
The Nepalese National Mountain Bike team are helping earthquake victims
A group of Nepal National Team Mountain Bikers have grouped together to help raise funds for victims of the recent devastating Earthquake. They are working together with the Himalayan Single Track, an extreme mountain biking company that operates tours in Nepal. Their immediate aim is to collect funds and supply needy areas with what they need to get back on...
Via Ferrata on a Mountain Bike (VIDEO)
This short film from Summit Ride is well worth a watch. Below is their description of the film. "VIA FERRATA is a short film about the first descent of a fixed-rope climbing-route on a Mountainbike. Christoph Thoresen filmed my bikeride in the amazing Brenta Dolomites with a drone. Bocchette Alte was not ridden. At Via Ferrata Benini, Vidi and Sentiero...
2015 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup presented by Shimano (Teaser)
The 2015 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup presented by Shimano will comprise nine rounds, including two new venues: the opening downhill round in Lourdes (France) in April and a double event (downhill and Olympic cross-country) in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, in July. After a year’s break, the return of Val di Sole (Italy) which will close the season at the end...
The Hobbit Heli, Mountain Biking in New Zealand
New Zealand looks like an amazing place to bike and this video just confirms that.
3D printing carbon fibre bikes
This video from Red Bull focuses on the process used by one bike builder to make his own carbon fibre-based mountain bike frames and components. Adrian Smith uses 3D Printing technology to manufacture the molds for his CAD-based designs, and then uses carbon fibre fabric to lay over the molds and produce the final part. Smith bought the printer...
Top 10 Mountain Bikers that switched to the Road
Global Cycling Network have put together their top ten list of off road riders that made the switch to the road. In all but one case the riders excelled on the road.
The White Line
Here is the video of the gif we posted on Facebook earlier today of rider Michal Kollbek riding the White Line in Sedona Arizona. On camera was Marshall Mullen filming with a drone. Pretty awesome footage. And an older POV shot just for fun...