Whistler Blackcomb’s famed Whistler Mountain Bike Park is scheduled to open May 16 with plans for continued expansion in the Garbanzo Zone; completely redesigned Slopestyle, Giant Slalom and Dual Slalom courses; and new lesson and rental packages for all levels of mountain bikers.

The Hype from amado stachenfeld on Vimeo. The Hype is a project Amado Stachenfeld worked on during the 2006/2007 season. Covering the entire US National series, The Hype showcases the who’s who in downhill mountain biking, highlighting the next generation of rising stars: Joel Bain, Mitch Delfs, Cole Bangert and Jonty Neethling. This is: The [...]

  Chances are we’ve all heard of the Cane Creek Double Barrel by now. For years it has been seen as the best shock money can buy, and as a result, many riders and racers alike have thrown these dampers on their bikes to further enjoy their sport. For 2009, Cane Creek has modified the [...]

The 2009 Calgary Cycle AFA’s are in the books. All the online votes have been checked and re-checked, and the winners are finally announced! Who won each category? Who’s your 2009 Freerider of the year?  Well there’s only one way to find out…

I just came back from the Scotland, and Danny MacAskill was featured in a couple of Scottish newspapers. Danny nails some of the most technically difficult and hard to comprehend moves on two wheels, combining flatland BMX style with the catlike balance of a trials rider. He pulls a backflip off a tree, rides across the spikes [...]

Hands down, Race Face makes some of the burliest components on the market, but even the fastest racers in the world take a break and ride uphill once in a while. The Atlas AM cranks are designed specifically for the 4”-6” travel trail bike crowd, where going uphill is only part of their ride…

Race Face just introduced a limited edition crankset into the freeride market that once again raises the bar for other companies to follow. Dubbed the Atlas FR, they are designed for long travel bikes that will be raced on the downhill course or put through some serious aggression at your local ski hill. They share [...]

It’s been a full summer of hard riding aboard the Twenty6 6Foe pedal, and it’s time the internet world hears my honest opinion on their performance.

Twenty6, a small component manufacturer out of Montana has recently put out a new light weight platform pedal designed specifically for the rigors of downhill and freeride. Check out the Twenty6 6Foe