“I’m a Barbie bitch!” – Robin Goomes on stepping up to ride the first Red Bull Rampage open to women
Today marks a historic first for women’s freeriding, and women’s mountain biking in general. It is the first time that women have been invited to compete at the Red Bull Rampage, the Super Bowl of ...
Relive the 5 most memorable World Cup downhill moments of 2024
From the season opener in Fort Bill, to North America and Mont-Sainte-Anne, the UCI Downhill World Cup series has had action-packed rounds across the globe. Sadly, it is over for another year. Vali ...
Bosch eBike Systems CEO Claus Fleischer on motor reliability – “our quality numbers speak for themselves”
Recently I visited the Bosch eCampus to ride the new Performance CX motor. This is where the German giant develops all its e-bike products, with a huge lab area including testing machines for battery ...
Polestar launches its own e-bike with Öhlins suspension and an €8,000 pricetag
So you’ve bought a posh electric car, like the sophisticated, style-conscious Polestar 4 SUV. The first thing you do is check ...
Glentress’s new skills area will be bigger, better and feature dedicated “tech zones” for jumps, rollers, drops, corners and more
Forestry and Land Scotland (the organisation that runs Glentress in Scotland) has submitted new plans to develop the Skills ...
Fox files patent applications for decoupling freehub, derailleur clutch and tuned mass damper with the aim of improving suspension performance
Fox Factory (known to most of us as Fox Suspension) has filed patent applications for a rear hub that automatically decouples from the chain’s forces, doing away with the age-old problem of pedal ...
Winter’s coming: Rapha’s sleeveless base layer adds warmth and comfort, but its roadie fit was too snug for my bulk
This sleeveless base layer from Rapha is designed for the much more serious business of road cycling… but don’t let that put ...
Two chains! Pivot’s new Phoenix downhill bike is a mid-high pivot idler design with one goal… win World Cup downhill races
Hidden in plain sight Most brands go racing to market their new products. Pivot went racing to develop its next generation ...
Watch Danny MacAskill front flip 10m into a lake, ride two bikes at once, and roll a tractor tyre, in Campus
Danny MacAskill rolls a tractor tyre, highwires across a rooftop, teeters along a line of kettlebells and front flips 10m ...
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Orbea’s new Wild e-bike: 170mm travel, DH geometry, Bosch’s latest CX motor… but no 800Wh battery
Orbea has launched a new version of its full-fat enduro e-bike, the Wild. The new generation now has a massive 170mm travel, slacker geometry, the option of running a mullet setup, and Bosch’s brand ...