Women’s mountain biking has progressed tremendously over the last few years, and a young girl from Germany, Patricia Druwen, is at the forefront of that progression. Patricia had a great 2022 season with solid results in iconic events while landing tricks that no other girl has: winning the coveted FMB World Title. For 2023 Patricia plans to defend her title, ride new disciplines, and compete at Crankworx for the first time. Patricia was born in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany, in 2007. During her childhood, gymnastics became her passion. Later, curiosity got to her, and she started using her gymnastic skills on…
Author: Tomas
The most beautiful month in 2023 will be May! Because that’s when the iXS Dirt Masters Festival goes into its 16th round from May 18 to 21. Well-known manufacturers, about 20,000 visitors and 1,500 athletes will come together in Bikepark Winterberg to enjoy four days of finest festival atmosphere. The iXS Dirt Masters is worthwhile in many ways, whether as an active competitor or as a spectator. As a visitor of the large expo area, you will also get a lot to see. Once again, many of the leading brands of the gravity scene will be present, so there will…
Gravity is integral to YT Industries and a defining focus of the CAPRA. Central to the YT lineup, the CORE philosophy continues to expand the number of options available to riders. Now ranging from CORE 1 to 4, the CAPRA provides Good Times regardless of specification or frame material. A standout feature of the latest CAPRA is the wheel-size-specific frame design. The MX edition features short, agile chainstays and a more progressive kinematic to soak up bike-park hits, while the 29″ ups the chainstay length for improved climbing performance and offers a more linear curve for all-out traction in the…
The Crankworx World Tour is getting ready to kick off 2023 mountain bike competition season in New Zealand, March 18-26. The Rotorua festival is going back to its roots with its return to the March slot in the calendar, while also breaking new ground with some exciting changes coming in DH. For the first time, Crankworx will be bringing fans live coverage of DH racing on Red Bull TV from the famed Whakarewarewa and Tītokorangi forests. The RockShox Taniwha Downhill will see top downhillers get loose on, what’s been described as, the OG DH track in New Zealand, known for high speed, high risk, and…
Crankworx’s season wrapped just five weeks ago in Rotorua, but it’s continuing full gas through a short off-season. The coming year will see a shuffled Crankworx World Tour calendar that will kickstart international MTB competition season in New Zealand in March, before heading back Down Under to Australia in May. June will bring Crankworx into the thick of World Cup DH racing in Europe, before the season’s final battles play out in Canada in July. Pro competition from the Crankworx World Tour in 2023 will once again be available live and on demand on Red Bull TV. The 2023 Crankworx World…
Open the calendars, take out your pens, submit your holiday requests and inform your racing crew – the iXS Downhill Cup Calendar 2023 is now online. From Austria to Croatia, from Ilmenau to Bellwald; the new year has some real classics in store, but also shines with new, but still traditional downhill spots. About three months ago, we sadly looked towards the end of the 2022 racing season – some of us at the end of the series in Bad Tabarz, others at the last race of the iXS European Downhill Cup in Pila. The autumn still had a few…
The 2022 bike park season is already over, and what a season it was! Once again, the bike parks and regions included in the Gravity Card managed to top previous seasons and confirm that the concept “Gravity Card” works. Now, advance sales for the upcoming season have begun just in time for Christmas. With as many as 28 bike parks now included in the pass, you will guarantee yourself or a loved one an unforgettable summer of biking. The concept of the Gravity Card is simple. One pass gets you unlimited riding at the most legendary resorts and trails in…
After premiering exclusively at the YT Mill Showroom in San Clemente, California, a few days ago, Dylan Stark’s new video “Homegrown” is finally available to a global audience on YouTube. Dylan takes us on a wild ride to some of his most favored spots in Southern California. With his BMX background, he is a jack of all trades and seems to be able to trick any bike you throw at him. We spoke to the 30-year-old about his latest edit. YT Industries: You shot some pretty iconic spots in the video, but which is your favorite and why? Dylan Stark:…
The 2022 bike season in Saalfelden Leogang is now just a great memory. On November 3, the last mountain bikers rolled through the trails of the Epic Bikepark Leogang. This leaves the Asitz to the hikers, who will be able to enjoy the golden autumn weather until the season changes again and snow begins to fly. It is the perfect time to recap the incredible 21st bike season while giving a glimpse into what the future holds. For us, the 2022 season was littered with highlights, starting with perfectly manicured trails and smooth lines. Then, mid-June saw the double World…
Danny MacAskill continues to raise the bar, over a decade on from his viral sensation and breakout street riding film Inspired Bicycles, as the professional mountain biker and YouTube pioneer put his body on the line once again to create another epic riding edit: Taking us back to where it all started in 2009 with a pure street riding film, Danny returns to his roots in: Postcard from San Francisco. A long way from Danny’s hometown on the Isle of Skye, this unique journey through a city steeped in a level of cult status when it comes to action sports films features structures…
Riding Culture is looking to add to its legitimacy in bike parks. The young Swiss brand, known for its extremely abrasion-resistant pants for two-wheelers, is expanding its range with the new Sender collection. The line is dedicated to all downhill-oriented MTB disciplines. The collection is aimed at bike park aficionados but will also work great for enduro and all-mountain riders who want to shred the mountain and get all the functions while looking super stylish in their gear. Riding Culture belongs to “THE ROKKER COMPANY,” which has made a name for itself with slopestyle, freeride, and BMX riders, including Lucas…
The final day of the 2022 Crankworx World Tour was action packed from start to finish with the TREK Official New Zealand Whip Off Championships presented by POC followed by the Maxxis Slopestyle in Memory of McGazza to close the 2022 Crankworx World Tour season, followed by the King and Queen of Crankworx awards ceremony. It was a perfect weather day for Whip Off and Slopestyle with little to no wind. This final Slopestyle event of the Crankworx World Tour was quite unique in comparison to the other three events with weather related delays causing a lack of practice time.…
Leatt® is thrilled to announce the launch of their new 2023 MTB range – their sleekest, most stylish range to date. The new range includes a variety of brand-new helmets and shoes, as well new women’s apparel and bad weather gear. Enabling you to go beyond in style in 2023! With the pandemic majorly restricting our freedom to move over the past two years, we are now able to go out again, explore, try new things, and go beyond what we did before on two wheels. With Leatt®, you can enjoy your time in the great outdoors. BRAND-NEW BAD WEATHER…
The second to last day of Crankworx Rotorua served up a sunny Speed & Style Saturday for the spectators. The skies cleared and the dirt dried up enough for top to bottom runs flowing on the Speed & Style course. It’s a beautiful, newly built Speed & Style course with two trickable jumps, a ton of technical rollers, a ton of corners made for some tight racing against some of the best mountain bikers on the planet. Coming into today, Jordy Scott and Caroline Buchanan were tied at the leaderboard for first place in the standings, but then Jordy took…