Videos

Front Flipping a massive gap.

On June 25th, 2014, while shooting with Anthill Films and Teton Gravity Research, Tom van Steenbergen landed the biggest front flip in mountain bike history... but it almost didn't happen.unReal is co-produced by Teton Gravity Research and Anthill Films. Written, directed and edited by Anthill Films. Presented by Sony in association with Shimano and Trek. Additional support for the film is provided by the Whistler Mountain Bike Park, Evoc and PinkBike.com.

Mar 11, 2015

Videos

A teaser from Selkirk Mtb Marathon.

The Selkirk MTB Marathon, which takes place 2 May 2015, showcases some of the best natural riding the Scottish Borders has to offer and is the host of British Cycling's National MTB Marathon...

Chris Armstrong

Mar 9, 2015 Less than 2 min read

News

Start gate is fat with talent for Crankworx Rotorua.

The invites are out for the first Slopestyle event of the Crankworx World Tour, launching the quest to secure the Triple Crown of Slopestyle in its inaugural year. The coveted Triple Crown has been...

Chris Armstrong

Mar 5, 2015 4 min read

Videos

Some Kiwi's riding bikes fast.

New Zealand has this ability to produce an incredible number of great sporting champions from their relatively small population. Downhill racing is no exception and on TWR we're lucky to have two of...

Chris Armstrong

Mar 4, 2015 Less than 2 min read

News

Danny MacAskill transcends biking world, nominated for Sportsperson of the year.

Danny MacAskill's wild ride on the Isle of Skye went viral on YouTube and has rewarded him with a second nomination for the Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year Award. In just two weeks...

Chris Armstrong

Mar 3, 2015 Less than 2 min read

Competitions

Tanja Zakelj takes two for the second overall.

Good news for Northwave from Andalucia Bike Race, in Spain, one of the most prestigious and spectacular stage races in Mountain Bike (February 22nd – 27th). Slovenian Tanja Zakelj (Polar Trek)...

Chris Armstrong

Feb 27, 2015 Less than 2 min read

News

French kid does well, gets more sponsors, blah blah.

It all began when Tomas Lemoine, in his zebra pants, stood on the podium at Swatch Prime Line Munich. His podium result at the FMB World Tour Gold Event opened doors to the season's big FMB Diamond...

Chris Armstrong

Feb 27, 2015 Less than 2 min read

News

FMB releases world tour dates, 3 being Crankworx. How long until there is just a Crankworx tour?

Last year was the debut of the FMB Diamond Series, comprising of the five biggest events around the world. Brandon Semenuk took his third FMB World Championship title last year, but riders like...

Chris Armstrong

Feb 25, 2015 Less than 2 min read

News

Gracia now sliding his feet into Northwave shoes.

Another cycling superstar has joined the Northwave family: Cedric Gracia is not only an extraordinary athlete in offroad's disciplines on the World stage, in Downhill and now in Enduro, but also...

Chris Armstrong

Feb 23, 2015 Less than 2 min read

News

Tomas Lemoine joins Canyon.

What's better than having three of the most exciting slopestyle talents in the business riding together? Having four of them is what. More is always better and the Canyon Factory Freeride Team...

Chris Armstrong

Feb 23, 2015 Less than 2 min read

Videos

2 new bikes from SC, blah blah, get to the video.

Two new bikes from SC, but the video of Steve Peat on a Cyclocross bike is a winner. He could be on a tricycle and it would still be fun to watch.

Chris Armstrong

Feb 20, 2015 Less than 2 min read

News

There's more than beer in Milwaukee.

As of Feb 8th, 2015 Uncle Dick's will be selling consumer direct at wholesale pricing. This means a 3 ounce tin of Uncle Dick's Bead Slip sells for $10.50 plus shipping to you the buyer instead of...

Chris Armstrong

Feb 20, 2015 Less than 2 min read

Reviews

Reviewed: Specialized Boomslang Pedals.

The Boomslang pedals are a completely new pedal designed by Jason Chamberland at Specialized head office in Morgan Hill, CA. Immediately you can see that they are thinner than the average pedal and...

Chris Armstrong

Feb 17, 2015 3 min read

Competitions

George Brannigan is fasted NZ guy on a bike, that you have to pedal, downhill.

In a team 1-2 that saw Trek World Racing's George Brannigan and Brook MacDonald claim the gold and silver at the New Zealand National Downhill Championships today in Rotorua, the team also saw the...

Chris Armstrong

Feb 15, 2015 Less than 2 min read

Competitions

A Polish guy wins Whitestyle. No Canadians in attendance.

Szymon Godziek rules victorious at the 9th edition of White Style. Swiftly followed by two Brits, Matt Jones in second and Daryl Brown in third. Next to the massive slopestyle course built from...

Chris Armstrong

Feb 13, 2015 Less than 2 min read

Competitions

Even in semi retirement, Fabien Barel is still better than you.

Fab Barel leads the andes pacifico after day 1. An epic day with more than 4000 meters of descent into dust, rocky and super rough terrain. Fab excited of the off season has been setting the pace...

Chris Armstrong

Feb 12, 2015 Less than 2 min read

Articles

No Canadian's in WhiteStyle this year. Meh.

Starting February 13th, the mountain bike off-season becomes a thing of the past. Twenty freeride athletes will come to Leogang, Austria for White Style, the first FMB World Tour event in 2015. If...

Chris Armstrong

Feb 10, 2015 Less than 2 min read

News

Kleinhans & Langvad set to enter the ABSA Cape Epic pain cave.

Ariane Kleinhans is under no illusions about the challenge that will confront her and partner Annika Langvad when they defend their Absa Cape Epic title next month: "We will definitely face the...

Chris Armstrong

Feb 10, 2015 4 min read

News

Riding Israel: Lost in the Holy Land

Israel is a country which completely tore up any preconceptions I had about it before I visited. It showed me that the people there have a real love and feel for mountain biking. From the north of...

David Cachon

Feb 6, 2015 14 min read

Videos

Trek World Racing: The Brits.

As we head into the 2015 season we look back on the season had by our two British riders, Greg Williamson and Junior Laurie Greenland. 'The Brits' both represented their nation at the World Champs...

Chris Armstrong

Feb 5, 2015 Less than 2 min read

News

Let's get the Canadian Open Enduro to sell out in 2 mins.

Registration for the SRAM Canadian Open Enduro presented by Specialized opens 9 a.m. PST Wednesday, February 4 for those ready to crest the "Top of the World" in Whistler. Riders signing on for...

Chris Armstrong

Feb 3, 2015 Less than 2 min read

News

Outerbike is coming to Whistler. About time.

Western Spirit Cycling is bringing Outerbike to Whistler British Columbia June 4-7, 2015. Outerbike is a consumer bike demo event and everyone is invited to come ride the new bikes on Whistler's...

Chris Armstrong

Feb 3, 2015 3 min read

Competitions

American's Superbowling, Belgian's Cyclocrossing.

Michael Vanthourenhout won the gold medal at Cyclocross World Championships, in Tabor (Czech Republic). A week after the overall success in the Cyclocross Under23 World Cup, the Belgian prospect...

Chris Armstrong

Feb 2, 2015 Less than 2 min read

News

Gunn-Rita going to take on the ABSA Cape Epic.

She might be the world's most-decorated women's mountain biker, but Norway's Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå is playing down her chances of a win in her debut Absa Cape Epic. "'Survive and enjoy' is the...

Chris Armstrong

Jan 30, 2015 3 min read

News

Oh those crazy euros and their Cyclocross.

The Belgian athletes are two of the favourites of the Elite and U23 races with Extreme Tech MTB Plus shoes 2014/2015 cyclocross season draws to a close, and Northwave's athletes are prepare to face...

Chris Armstrong

Jan 29, 2015 Less than 2 min read