The first FMB Gold Event of the 2019 season saw the world’s best Slopestyle athletes compete in snowy Switzerland at the 10th edition of Swatch Rocket Air. With Defending Champion Matt Jones (GBR) not in attendance and a number of high-profile riders in the finals, the title was up for grabs. Dawid Godziek (POL) turned out to be the man to beat after laying down a heater of a run, scoring 94.30, holding on to that score for the rest of the night and taking the win at this historic 10th edition of Swatch Rocket Air. Dawid Godziek managed to secure…
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It was only the second race of the EDC season, but it turned out to be one of the hardest. Despite the really extreme conditions, which forced the organizers to push the finals forward to Saturday instead of Sunday, Lea Rutz and Kevin Maderegger delivered impressive runs and took the titles in the Elite categories. Kranjska Gora already hosted its fifth iXS European Donwhill Cup in a row this year and again more than 200 riders from 25 nations made their way to Slovenia for the second of the six EDC races in 2019. They were provided with all of…
A stacked field will take to the start line of round one of the European Enduro Series this Sunday, at the Enduro Salines in Spain. Taking place on the beautiful trails of Massanet de Cabrenys in Catalonia, riders will tackle 39km of trail that includes 1680m of descent over five stages. The race looks set to be hard fought, with some familiar names on the start list. In the men’s category Swedish riders Robin Wallner (Ibis Cycles Enduro Race Team) and Zakarias Blom Johansen (Cube Action Team) will be battling it out alongside Frenchman Youn Deniaud (Giant Factory Off-Road Team)…
Wyn Masters is a Kiwi and a. The standout pro mountainbike rider is constantly on the roam, racing the toughest tracks, filming his infamous shows – and off to the next spot. But Wyn has heard of the BIKE REPUBLIC SÖLDEN – a home for anyone who loves two wheels. Utopia or the best nation in the world? Wyn is about to find it out. For just one moment – imagine you’re a Kiwi. A Kiwi racing the DH World Cup, wearing the wheelie crown, shuttling from one spot to the next. What would you – what would Wyn Masters…
This weekend the long off-season finally came to an end as hundreds of riders celebrated the opening of the iXS downhill season 2019 in Maribor! At the end of an exciting day, Matt Walker and Tracey Hannah took home the first title of the season. It’s that time of the year again! The iXS downhill season 2019 finally started with one of the most anticipated races of the year! This weekend, the iXS European Downhill Cup has been opened in Maribor. And since it was scheduled only one week before the first race of this year’s World Cup which also…
Slovenia, despite the fact that it is a really small country, can offer a lot for the bikers! People from Ljubljana within a radius of 100 km, have at least 7 well developed bike parks. One of the biggest and more interesting is Bike & Fun Park Cerkno. When we are looking on the Bike Park map, we can see a good network of trails on which practically everyone should find something interesting. In total, we have 7 trails available, which we can connect in our own way. Five of trails are available from the chairlift, while the additional two…
As time flies, most of us here in NS Bikes spend more and more time on trails with our kids. That’s the natural law. And that’s great! The younger you start the more fun you take from it. So honestly speaking, it was just a matter of time until we start to make our own kids bikes. As we put a lot of attention to testing, tuning and adjusting the bikes design ourselves, this kids bike segment actually needed to wait for our kids to grow big enough, to be able to ride them. This was taken really seriously, and…
Block your calendars: Between May 31 and June 2 Europe’s biggest gravity event returns to Winterberg, Germany for its 13th edition. More than 1,600 riders from all over the world are expected to compete across 9 different disciplines in an event which last year alone was attended by more than 36,000 spectators onsite. With the bike season just starting, the countdown to another iXS Dirt Masters Bike Festival has officially begun. Bikepark Winterberg will once again host what promises to be yet another four epic and action-packed days of amazing riding and plenty of entertainment. Huge crowds are expected to flock…
When Crankworx Innsbruck launches 64 days from today, two new tracks will await the pros and amateurs set to descend on the Austrian Alps from June 12-16. This third iteration of the festival will include a new Dual Slalom competition, as well as a new Downhill track. It’s super important to have new tracks so that the sport can grow and stay exciting. All racers get super pumped when there’s a new track or venue. It’s been a few years for Innsbruck now so it will be awesome to ride a new track.- Tracey Hannah Since its debut in 2017,…
For the first time in eleven seasons Superenduro has cancelled a Round due to weather conditions. This – at least from the perspective of the competition – means that the battle has only been postponed. However, what has really not been missed is the opportunity to discover the huge potential of this amazing region, definitely endorsed by the enthusiasm of hundreds of riders that attended the event After Saturday’s Open Practice, riders’ feedback about the Special Stages was unanimous: amazing trails in a truly unique region. With two Special Stages more than 10 minute-long, across beech trees, chestnut woods or Mediterranean scrub and with a…
The waiting has an end; it’s time to get back on the trails! To celebrate the start of the new season, ABUS has announced that two mountain biking legends will now make the ABUS MonTrailer their helmet of choice for their adventures: Richie Schley and Cedric Gracia. In “Schley & Gracia: Roots of Progression” both riders re-count the foundations of their mountain biking success stories, foundations they have in common with ABUS: Progression is a goal that unites us all. Riders dedicate much of their time to getting better, both physically and technically, in order to get the most out…
On the first day of Sea Otter, WTB will unveil two new aggressive TCS (Tubeless Compatible System) tires for enduro and gravity riding. The new Verdict and Verdict Wet tires share a tread pattern designed for the loosest, rowdiest conditions where relentless traction takes priority over rolling efficiency. Differentiating the two tires, Verdict Wet provides taller knobs that punch through sloppy and loose terrain to provide dependable traction in unpredictable and muddy conditions. Abundant open space between all knobs allows the tread pattern to dig through the driest days of summer and fling mud in the wettest months. Backed by…
In the autumn of 2013 the holiday region Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis opened the doors of a brand-new bike park. Already known as a family-friendly destination for skiing in the winter, the tourism region decided families should be the cornerstone of their bike program as well. A lot has happened since then and before the region kicks off the sixth full season on June 7, 2019, one thing is very clear: mountain biking in the three Tyrolean villages has become more popular than ever. At first, mountain bikers were able to hit six trails within the bike park and the legendary Frommestrail. The…
The inventors of the Leatt-Brace® just announced the launch of a new DBX 3.0 DH helmet as part of their 2019 bicycle line. Leatt has crammed all the high-end safety features of the DH range into a single helmet offering that’s also affordable. Offering head and brain protection with an ASTM DH-certified fiber shell and featuring Leatt’s award-winning 360 ̊ Turbine Technology, the helmet is lined with turbines which are 360 ̊moving discs constructed of an energy-absorbing shape and material. The 360 ̊Turbine Technology has two exclusive advantages, namely the reduction of rotational acceleration to the head and brain and…