With the FMB Diamond Series approaching fast we are looking forward to a wild season jam-packed with loads of slopestyle action. As in the past the FMBA will be awarding wildcards for FMB Diamond Series Events at a number of FMB Gold Events. The FMB Wildcards have been confirmed so it is time to get stoked for the best season yet: Crankworx Rotorua Slopestyle in Memory of McGazza kicks off the FMB Diamond Series next week on April 2. However, even though the diamond contests are a focal point of the season, the FMB Gold Events will also play a…
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The 2017 Enduro World Series is heading down under for the first race of the year in Rotorua, New Zealand. After six long months, the off season is finally over and this Sunday riders will be lining up on the start line of the Giant Toa Enduro at the opening event of Crankworx Rotorua. Cecile Ravanel Taking place in the famous Whakarewarewa Forest, competitors will be taking on seven stages in this one day race that will test riders over a variety of terrain from steep and technical to fast and physical. All eyes will be on reigning World Champions…
In this installment of Trail Hunter, Matt Hunter and the gang head to the wilds of Patagonia to brave the elements and ride some volcanoes. Yeah, we’re serious. You have to watch to it to believe it.
The new season kicks off this weekend in Rotorua, New Zealand with the Giant Toa Enduro! For the first race of the year we head to Rotorua in the North Island of New Zealand. Part of the Crankworx World Tour, riders competing in the Giant Toa Enduro will get the chance to once more explore this magical land filled with smoking geysers, lush rainforest and some of the most challenging singletrack the Southern Hemisphere has to offer. You can find out everything you need to know about the race right here. And don’t forget to tune into enduroworldseries.com on Sunday…
It’s about this time of year when the focus shifts from winter to spring and the longing for early sunrises, warm rays of sunshine and the pleasure of that flowy feeling on two-wheels just gets a grip of us. Mountain bikers still have to wait until June 2, when Bikepark Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis kicks off the new biking season and the Waldbahn starts to take visitors and their bikes from all over the world up the mountain. But, why not start daydreaming about the sound of rubber on dirt and that unique feeling of flow! Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis conjures those vivid pictures of the…
Big turnout at the LINES schneefraesn series. It’s a very satisfied look on the faces at the Austrian mountain bike magazine LINES, as they look upon what was once called “off season”. Five venues spread over the country, 200 riders and a very close fight for the overall crown made for the best ever winter downhill racing season. Vali Höll makes it two in a row. After 2016, the young gun Vali Höll is again the big winner of the winter series. She secured the title with victories in the toughest races at Lienz and Saalbach. Paula Zibasa, another up-and-coming…
Our objective with the Furious DH platform was to create a sleek bike that has the ability to smash times thanks to its dynamism, whilst also putting a smile on freeriders faces. The Furious is crammed with technology drawn from all previous frames developed at Commencal, every detail has been refined – kinematics, geometry and the frame construction. More information: commencal-store.co.uk
Leatt Corporation is known for the invention of the first-of-its kind neck brace protection system, the Leatt-brace®. They have since expanded their range to include helmets, hydration, gloves, and more. Leatt now takes it a step further and launches a range of high-performance bicycle apparel with stylish designs and convenient features including neck brace compatibility. The range consists of jackets, jerseys and shorts, comprising of overall 27 different styles that is suitable for all weather conditions. The top-of-the-line long-sleeved jerseys are breathable, yet are windproof and water resistant to fight the effects of the weather. The laser-cut, tape bonded seam…
Win a mountain biking dream trip to Europe and pick your destination with the latest Crankworx Fantasy Contest. This summer, you could touch down in the Portes du Soleil, for Crankworx Les Gets, and venture to the epicenter of freestyle action, Crankworx Innsbruck, as the gravity world descends on Europe. Darren Kinnaird, Crankworx General Manager: This is going to be a magical summer for mountain biking. We’re launching a new festival in Innsbruck, a new bike park location in the heart of the Alps, and returning to an historic centre for gravity riding, Les Gets. And all you have to…
Only three months to go: We are already looking forward to the Out of Bounds Festival in Saalfelden Leogang: From June 8-11, the Austrian bike mekka will attract big names from the slopestyle scene, top downhill racers and fans. Last year, Rachel Atherton (GBR), Tahnee Seagrave (GBR) and Miranda Miller (CAN) respectively Aaron Gwin (USA), Loris Vergier (FRA) and Troy Brosnan (AUS) were on top of the UCI Mountain Bike Downhill World Cup podium. Diego Caverzasi (ITA) was the winner of the FMB Gold Event 26TRIX, followed by Antoine Bizet (FRA) and Mehdi Gahni (FRA). Check out the highlight clip…
In the two years since Crankworx launched its season-long test of skill and staying-power, there has yet to be an odds-on favorite for King of Crankworx. Tomas Slavik Coming into 2016, reigning King Tomas Slavik (CZE) wasn’t even on the radar, let alone a contender for the toughest competition in gravity mountain biking. In accumulating more points than any other athlete in the men’s field, however, the former Fourcross World Champion has set himself a world apart—and put a bullseye on his back for 2017. Tomas Slavik: There are so many big names charging for this title, and it’s (worth)…
The bike region Saalfelden Leogang had reason to celebrate, when the announcement was made that the UCI Mountain Bike Downhill World Championships 2020 will be held at Austria’s MTB mekka. The downhill World Champions will be crowned in Saalfelden Leogang for the first time since hosting the World Championships successfully in 2012. As 2020 is also the year of the Olympic Games, the discipline Cross Country will take place in Albstadt, Germany. Saalfelden Leogang is not alone looking forward to this major sports event – also the stars of the scene are stoked that they will be racing down the…
After two years of hard work and gallons of coffee drank, we proudly announce the establishment of RONDO – a bike brand devoted to new-school drop bar riding.We live, breath and sleep two wheels. We race each season and commute to work on bikes every day. We ride tens of thousands of km each year, on and off-road, yet we are not pro racers. We admire the heritage of the great tours, but we can’t figure out which rider is in what team today. We simply don’t have the time for that, because we spend too much time riding bikes…
Bearing down on the final month of training before Crankworx Rotorua opens the 2017 World Tour, the competition is stacking up as the toughest to date. The season-long race for King or Queen of Crankworx is the ultimate skills and endurance omnium for gravity mountain biking. Jill Kintner Darren Kinnaird, Crankworx General Manager: It really does take a multi-talented super woman to be the last one standing at the coronation. Multiple disciplines means multiple bikes, switching mental focus, juggling practice times, food, competition— it gets hectic. Certainly, there’s a measure of gutting it out, but this is a competition which…