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…
Author: Tomas
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…
The second round of the Enduro World Series (EWS) saw Isabeau Courdurier and Martin Maes crowned the winners in Tasmania, Australia. The tiny town of Derby in Tasmania’s North East was once more transformed into one of the biggest party’s of the year thanks to the EWS Shimano Enduro Tasmania. Thousands of noisy fans lined the tracks to see their idols race on Derby’s iconic trails. Racing got underway on Saturday with just one stage, the all important Queen’s Stage, the longest in the race which offered up extra points. Right from the off, Courdurier (Intense-Mavic Collective) and Maes (GT…
We’re delighted to announce that our road bike flagship – the HVRT CF0 – is the 2019 Cycling Plus / BikeRadar bike of the year! We simply couldn’t imagine a better introduction of this bike to the world! This is such a great success for Rondo as the previous winners came from the industry’s majors such as Giant, Cannondale, Specialized and BMC. What the bike was prised for? First of all – the mixtutre of generes in one box, which results from the adaptation of the TwinTip fork concept known from our gravel RUUT line. Another praised feature is the compatibility with 650b road plus wheels.…
The 2019 Crankworx season could not have gotten off to a more spectacular start. Huge tricks, tight racing, underdog upsets, hard slams and incredible runs – the Mons Royale Dual Speed & Style and the Maxxis Slopestyle in Memory of McGazza at Crankworx Rotorua had it all. Here are some of the highlights of the action-packed style events: Speed & Style is as spectacular and unpredictable as it can get Slopestyle, downhill, freeride? It’s hard to determine which background gives riders the greatest advantage in this unique discipline. What is clear however, is that the Rotorua crowd thoroughly enjoyed the…
The Livigno Mountain Park is gearing up for a summer of mountain biking: read on to find out more about opening dates, early passes on sale, the Great Days event and a new singletrack almost entirely built by hand to complete the 50 km of trails. Winter in Livigno is a snowy spectacle. At the moment there are more than 2 metres of snow on the Carosello 3000 peaks, and plenty of time to make the most of the skiing right up until 1 May. But that doesn’t mean that the Carosello 3000 team isn’t already working hard and getting…
Rotorua, set in stunning New Zealand, opened the Enduro World Series season today. A drizzle of rain slightly wet the dusty trails, ensuring perfect conditions for race day. Riders attacked five stages today, three of which were set in the famous Whakarewarewa Forest and other two in the Mountain Bike Park at Skyline Rotorua. Reigning enduro world champion Cecile Ravanel, from the Commencal Vallnord Enduro Team, was sadly off the start list, due to injury so it was Isabeau Courdurier, from France, racing for Intense Mavic Collective who entered the race as firm favourite. The first stage of the day…
2019’s Maxxis Slopestyle in Memory of McGazza, the first contest of the Crankworx FMBA Slopestyle World Championship season, brought a triumphant return to the top step, a big payoff after a long push for podium on the second, and a disbelieving first-timer in third. Stepping back up into the #1 spot, 26-year-old Brett Rheeder (CAN). Rheeder won the New Zealand event in 2018, then spent the rest of the season falling just short, always one down from Nicholi Rogatkin (USA). It feels really good. It feels really relieving. First contest of the year, I’m always nervous of screwing up or…