Archive for June, 2009


The New Santa Cruz 29er - The Tallboy

Wagon wheel, 105mm VPP travel, carbon fibre, target weight “very light”.

Richard Sterry attempts South Downs Way Double

But he’s not having a crack at the South Downs Way Double record, but at a pace which many of us can probably relate to

Santa Cruz Blur XC

First Ride Second incarnation of Blur XC, first carbon fibre Santa Cruz, zero shortage of win

BC Bike Race 2009

Seven-day stage around Canada gets underway this weekend

Firecrest Mountain Master Skills Courses

Improve your technical riding skills with Firecrest’s Master Skills Course

Press Camp 2009. The first installment…

Press Camp 2009 is a multi-manufacturer press launch event in Sun Valley, Idaho. We’ve sent our own worldwide glamourpuss Chipps to cover it for us. Here’s the first installment that includes Camelbak, Scott bicycles and more.

Fresh Goods

A quick round-up of bits and bobs that we’ve received recently from Limar, Lynskey, Lake, Magura, White Lightning, Camelbak and Salsa.

Pump track build/ride in Taos, NM this weekend

People have been roaming the Taos area for more than 14,000 years. The Town of Taos was incorporated in 1934. 75 years later, Taos joins the Pump Track Nation. Come on out. Let’s dig and ride.

Montane Kielder 100

100 mile endurance mountain bike race through Kielder Forest

2010 World Cup to open at Dalby Forest

UCI Mountain Bike World Cup 2010 Dalby Forest and Fort William to host rounds