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…
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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…
Trans Julius was created for recreational riders who want to have fun not only on the bike but also after the finish line. The riders comes from 11 different countries and their main goal is to enjoy amazing bike trails in Julian Alps, and after that to have some party. An unforgettable MTB enduro adventure for all ages and genders with just one mission: to make the biggest smile under your helmet! For sure quite an unique concept of the event in the mountain biking race world, but the organising team says that Trans Julius is not about racing, it…
The countdown until Christmas has officially begun. As the first snow falls mountain bikers across the Northern Hemisphere have to finally face the harsh reality: the season is coming to an end. Generally that means less time on the bike but the shredding doesn’t have to stop. Austrian mountain bikers and trials riders Fabio Wibmer and Elias Schwärzler figured they still had just enough time to have a bit of fun before the chocolate eating and gift unwrapping gets out of control. Fabio Wibmer: Every winter we always try to ride as much as we can before the real bad…
What a Summer! The 2018 season in Saalfelden Leogang saw great weather, long sunny days, event highlights with thousands of spectators and of course tons of bike action on the trails of Bikepark Leogang and the surrounding area. Those, who are already affected by the offseason blues, can revel in memories with the best images of the past season and get stoked for next year because Bikepark Leogang is being expanded! Be it Downhill-, Enduro-, Marathon-, Pumptrack- or children’s races, the trails of Saalfelden Leogang saw no shortage of race action and festival vibes this summer and that won’t change…
Two hearts beat within Danny MacAskill’s chest. Trials Danny and Enduro Danny battle each other in the streets of Edinburgh and in the local woods; both of them busting out a wild array of different tricks while sporting their all-new signature pedal, the Crankbrothers Stamp 7 MacAskill Edition. Who will stomp the most tricks and take the win? Find out by checking out “Danny MacAskill vs Danny MacAskill: Game of Bike”! Danny MacAskill and Crankbrothers put their heads together in 2018 to develop a new design for the new Stamp 7 MacAskill Edition, but it was the fans, who voted…
Slovenia is a small European country that is not very popular, and sometimes even confused with Slovakia. However downhill enthusiasts should know the “Maribor”, thanks to the memorable DH trail from the World Cup. Most often it is the only bike place that anyone know in this country. But is it the only one worth to visit? Are there any other places where you can ride some nice trails besides the Pohorje Bike Park? If it’s about me, I did not have the opportunity to visit Slovenia before, but when I was going there with my wife this year, we…
If it wasn’t for the trees changing colour, it would be hard to tell that it’s mid-October in the Alps. With bright sunny skies and warm, summer-like temperatures Austira is enjoying a text-book Indian Summer. Thanks to the prolonged bike season in the region of Saalfelden Leogang, mountain bikers can make the most of the great weather. Bikepark Leogang is still open until November 4 and all tickets are 20% off. The nights may grow longer but the there is still plenty of time left in the day to enjoy adrenaline and bike action at its finest in Bikepark Leogang.…