Giant secured a primo spot to show off their new bikes and it was impossible not to get sucked in and have a look at their 2011 DH0x models. There is no doubt that the bikes are good looking, the co-ordination of frame and components is extremely well thought out. Coordinating bash guards, hydraulic lines [...]
Is there a better place to unveil your new product line than at the mecca of mountain biking, Whistler Canada? Is there a better time to do it than during Crankworx, probably the biggest mountain bike festival in the world? The answer to both these questions is undoubtedly “No” and I was lucky enough to [...]
Darren should need no introduction but for anyone who does’t know he is a free-ride pioneer, bike handler extraordinaire and is one of the riders who made doing tricks on a mountain bike look better than good. DW: Darren, how is Crankworx going for you this year so far? DB: It?s been pretty good, the [...]
Episode 7 starts back at the Athertons’ home in Wales. The family have their own trails behind the house which they train on whenever they’re back home, and Dan and Gee hit the jumps. Testing out a new line, suddenly, Dan disappears behind a jump for a lot longer than seems normal, and Gee and [...]
The Chatel Mountain Style in its fourth year brought some big changes to the course, and I do mean big! When I first saw the 12 metre drop at the start I couldn’t quite believe that they were seriously going to be going off it. The drop in 2009 was massive, but they’ve built this [...]
As there’s no cafe at the Innerleithen 7 stanes car park, everyone either has to come into town to pick up something to eat, or buy it before hitting the trails. As we have a lot of visiting bikers, walkers, fishers and golfers my idea is to help feed them what they want to eat, [...]
