A lot has been happening ahead of the UCI Downhill Mountain Bike World Championships 2020 in the Bike Mecca of Saalfelden Leogang. The region is investing over one million Euros into its mountain bike infrastructure. The result of that investment is four new trails and a 5,000m² pump track including a jump and dirt jump line. The 2019 season also sees an additional gondola – the Steinbergbahn – transporting mountain bikers and hikers to the top of the Asitz mountain. With so many changes happening, it is also time to rebrand the bikepark. Consequently, the Austrian bikepark will open its…
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One week from now, international mountain bike competition season kicks off for 2019 as Crankworx Rotorua launches from the Southern Hemisphere, March 19-24. The festival will bring together the best in the world in speed, style, endurance, grit, skill, and all-round radness. With the return of the Enduro World Series, the action is set to be next-level in 2019. Here’s a list of who to watch for as another season of the ultimate experience in mountain biking gets rolling, along with the campaigns to be named King and Queen of the Crankworx World Tour and the battles for individual discipline supremacy. Masters of…
Probably the most beautiful Nation in the Alps is already in the right mood for the 2019 mountain biking season. The ultimate BIKE REPUBLIC SÖLDEN inaugurates its longest line, pampers all citizens and celebrates a unique comeback. The legendary TRAILMASTER CHALLENGE – one of the most exciting multi stage races of the biking scene – will find its new home in Sölden. The world’s international States may do what they want – Sölden probably has founded the funniest and most welcoming Republic in the World. Anyone who enjoys biking and respects nature and all fellow citizens is warmly welcome to…
An exciting new addition to Leatt’s growing range of products, the Velocity goggles were developed with WideVision anti-glare, anti-fog tech and 2.7mm military spec lenses. The range consists of three types of goggles, namely the 6.5 Iriz, the 6.5 and the 6.5 Roll-Off goggles. Designed to work in all conditions, they fit well, and the lenses of the goggles are bulletproof tested and certified to: ANSI Z87.1-2015, CE EN 1938 :2010 and Military ballistic standard ((MIL-DTL-43511D), making them super durable. They are all equipped with a 170° WideVision Anti-Fog, easy clip-in/out lens and a self-draining frame/lens design. Feature Summary: Anti-glare,…
While the name Wibmer may well be associated with action-packed YouTube videos, there is another Wibmer who plans to make a name for himself in the world of mountain biking. Gabriel Wibmer, cousin of YouTube phenom Fabio Wibmer, is chasing a professional racing career and will take a step closer to the Downhill Elite this year. Admittedly, he still has a long way to go but the youngster has the skills and the drive to make it happen. Together with the help of the sports marketing agency rasoulution that also manages Fabio Wibmer, Danny MacAskill and many other international world-class…
Looking back on a very successful 2018 season, Erik Fedko seeks for more progression in 2019. Thanks to his super smooth riding style and deep bag of banger tricks, the young German Slopestyle star has skyrocketed over the past 18 months. After reaching his first ever podium at Crankworx Les Gets and repeating at Red Bull Joyride at Crankworx Whistler last year, which secured him a Top 3 finish in the Crankworx FMBA Slopestyle World Championship, he finds himself amongst the Slopestyle elite and in contention for the big prize: the 2019 SWC Title. He will be hitting the circuit…
The Fuzz has a special place in NS Bikes history. The platform has been around since 2013 and during that time evolved from 26” wheels to bigger 27.5” ones, with some geometry updates in the meantime. It was our first real downhill bike, that throughout the years has been to Rampage and earned a pretty good record in major international downhill races. However around 2 years ago we started working hard on developing a completely new version of this bike in a close cooperation with our Factory DH Team. After that period the Fuzz 29″ was ready to hit the shop…
We are stoked to announce that Dawid Godziek became a part of NS family, joining his older brother Szymon! Now we have both Godziek brothers in the team, and we’re over the moon with it! Dawid, the winner of last year’s X-Games in Sydney, will focus more on MTB in 2019, but will still compete in major BMX events. We can’t wait for Szymon to recover from injury and see the brothers rip! Dawid will be riding dirt jumper build on the Decade frame, Enduro Snabb 160 and the DH Fuzz rolling on 27.5 wheels. Don’t forget to follow Dawid…
Each season, mountain biking’s best descend on the Northern Hemisphere. It’s the epicentre of rad singletrack and home to Crankworx Rotorua, Stop One of the Crankworx World Tour. But there’s more to each competitors Crankworx than meets the eye. Most athletes set-up in Rotorua before the mayhem to fine-tune their training and acclimatize. Rotorua’s training ground is more of a playground with over 160 kms of trails, dappled in lush native forest, BMX, dual slalom and pump tracks plus Skyline Rotorua, a lift-assisted bike park. It’s the stuff dreams are made of, actually. This year, we caught up with four elite riders, Barry Nobles, Conor Macfarlane, Miranda…
Matt Walker joins Bernard Kerr, Emilie Siegenthaler and Ed Masters on the Pivot Factory Racing Team for the 2019 season. The 28-year-old racer from Christchurch, New Zealand will focus on Downhill World Cups, EWS and Crankworx events. It’s the whole package that makes this the dream team. I have amazing bikes and a bunch of legends to feed off and push each other all while having a few laughs along the way!- Matt Walker Matt Walker is no stranger to Pivot Cycles racing them on and off early in his racing career. Matt’s first major race with the team will…
Multi-talented riders coming to play and the best in the world playing to win. It’s what makes Crankworx the ultimate experience in mountain biking. Heading in to 2019, another level is being added to the experience, with Dual Slalom now elevated to a Crankworx Championship discipline. Dual Slalom will now be staged at all stops on the tour, with Crankworx Dual Slalom World Champions awarded at the end of the season. The season’s battles all kick off in two months’ time as the Crankworx World Tour prepares for a raucous season of world-class competition and good times at three stops in 2019, including:…
JEFFSY is here for the good times. And to stay when things get nasty. Some encounters change your life. One short moment and nothing is like it used to be. Everything’s better. YT JEFFSY 2019 You’ll experience this when you jump on the new JEFFSY for the first time: it will make you raise your game and turn you into the rider you always dreamed of becoming; ride every trail the way you always wanted to ride it. To truly master both the ups and the downs, the new JEFFSY is the most versatile of all the Young Talents. A…
One of the raddest bikes in our 2019 lineup – the “monster green” Movement 1. The top shelf alloy dirt jumper with the Incredible Hulk inspired paint job has just hit the shop floors of our dealers and distributors network. The Movement 1 has all the things you need to start ripping trails like a pro – high quality aftermarket NS cockpit, strong wheels laced around Octane One Orbital hubs and NS Fundamental rims, Race Face Aeffect crank and Manitou Circus Expert fork. The full bike’s specification can be found here. Learn more about the new Movement 1 here! –Official…
The Enduro World Series (EWS) is excited to announce its 2019 European Enduro Series and Qualifier Calendar. With the main EWS races moving to a pre-qualification only structure from 2019 onwards, the European Series and Qualifier events offer up and coming riders a clear pathway into gaining valuable global ranking points and the chance to pre-qualify to race in 2020. Enduro World Series 2018, Finale Ligure Now in its second year, the European Series will travel to four new venues throughout the continent as riders compete to be crowned the 2019 European Enduro Series Champion. The series will kick off…