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

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)...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

News

Kyle Strait signs with Commencal for two years.

His two victories at the Red Bull Rampage, his natural 'freeride' spirit and overall involvement in our sport seduced us. We are very proud to have him with us and we look forward to him lining up...

Videos

Martin Soderstrom: Ride To Recovery, Ep2.

This guy had really bad luck! After his crash at the 2013 Red Bull Joyride at Whistler Crankworx, Martin Soderstrom got back on his bike with a lot of hard work. At his first event, FISE World...

News

Niner bikes on a roll, signs Rebecca Rusch.

Niner Bikes is excited to announce the addition of Rebecca Rusch to our family. Rebecca needs no introduction to most of the cycling universe with national and world titles in whitewater rafting,...

News

In a surprising twist, Crankworx Rotorua enduro sells out in 3 min.

The Giant Toa Enduro is shaping up to be a fascinating race with a field of competitors from all mountain biking race disciplines set to take on the course at Crankworx Rotorua. Selling out in...