TODAY ON DIRTRID3R - Mountain Biking STORIES

New bikes from Tomac, Liteville, Intense, RAM

Rob Weaver in Bath, UK — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:25:00 UTC

Bike Place trade shows. Here's our pick of the mountain bike kit on display, including new downhill frames from Tomac and Identiti, bikes from Liteville, RAM, Kona and Avanti, and parts from Hope, Marzocchi and E*thirteen. The Primer 200 offers up 200mm (7.9in) of rear wheel travel and is constructed...

GT Fury - Atherton Racing

Tredz Blog — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:00:00 UTC

As I rightly predicted back in December (ok it was industry inside info), the Athertons have moved from Commencial to GT in 2012 and will be racing aboard the Fury Downhill bike. Pictures first surfaced of the team on facebook and Pinkbike in early Janurary, showing the custom painted, white GT Fury...

Mountain Hardwear Alakazam Jacket Review

Jason Mitchell — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:02:11 UTC

Mountain Hardwear has made quite the leap in the past year. They dropped all things Gore in favor of their own fabrics and materials. The new Alakazam Jacket is built using Mountain Hardwear's new Dry.Q Elite fabric and packed full of ski-specific features. Luckily, I've had this jacket for a year now,...

The Syndicate on Shimano - with video too

Singletrack Magazine — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:55:12 UTC

The tallest team of mountain bike racers on the circuit, the Syndicate team has always been known for its distinctive red, white and black kit and its reliance on Rockshox and SRAM parts. After seven years though, they've swapped over to Fox Racing Shox and Shimano components respectively. They seem...

Location for 2013 and 2014 MTB Gravity Nationals announced

dgaylinn@usacycling.org — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:05:43 UTC

The Angel Fire Bike Park in Angel Fire, N.M. will be the site for the 2013 and 2014 USA Cycling Mountain Bike Gravity National Championships. (Photo by Jonathan Devich/USA Cycling)The location for the USA Cycling Mountain Bike Gravity National Championships in 2013 and 2014 is the Angel Fire Bike Park...

PYGA Industries 29ers - First look

Matt Pacocha, US editor, in Boulder, USA — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:35:00 UTC

Patrick Morewood set up PYGA Industries last year after leaving Morewood Bikes in search of a new challenge. He's now given us a look at his first two new bikes, the Oneten29 and Zero29. Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. These two models are planned for late May sales as framesets, with pricing yet...

Core Bike 2012: Silverfish

Singletrack Magazine — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:46:22 UTC

Lots to see at this year's Core Bike Show 2012, so we're chopping it into manageable pieces. First off, we take a look through the Silverfish atrium, starting with its Evoc packs. Evoc has become known for its range of hydration packs with in-built back protectors. But not everyone wants one of those,...

Marin Bikes being sold to investment firm

BikeRadar, UK — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:45:00 UTC

Founded in 1986 in Marin County, California - the place widely regarded as the birthplace of mountain biking - the business is currently owned by its staff and the family of founder and president Robert Buckley. No date has yet been announced for its acquisition by Minestone Limited. The acquisition...

Shimano Winter Series Round 3

www.pinkbike.com — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:05:00 UTC

World Cup Champion and Trek World Racing team rider Aaron Gwin dominated both Super D and DH at last weekend's Third round of the Shimano Winter Series at Fontana. An occasional competitor at Fontana, this was Gwin's first Fontana's Super D race so he really didn't know what to expect. Riding his Trek...

SRAM RED Gets Official, Announces Hydraulic Road Brakes

Jason Mitchell — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:10:57 UTC

While Shimano is all about electronic shifting these days, SRAM is keeping things simple by optimizing their top-end mechanical road group - SRAM RED. Used by top professional teams and winners of countless yellow jerseys, the new RED group is the lightest road groupset ever at 1739 grams. My time...

Amendment could help transpo bill, but it's not a done deal yet

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:16:51 UTC

Horrible" is how the League of American Bicyclists feels about it and former House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Chair Jim Oberstar told Politico this morning that the bill has been "hijacked" by "fringe policymakers." Opponents of the bill are now counting an amendment expected to be put...

Hope XC stem review

Mike Davis, What Mountain Bike — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:00:00 UTC

"CNC machined in Barnoldswick, England" boasts the blurb for Hope's XC stem, and it doesn't hide its manufacturing provenance. Highly-visible machining marks in the nooks and crannies leave no doubt that plenty of swarf was created in its manufacture. The somewhat industrial looks won't be to everyone's...

2012 Nukeproof Snap Pro Four-Cross/Jump Mountain Bike

Conviron — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:25:33 UTC

For 2012, Nukeproof Bikes is introducing a new mountain bike for four-cross/jump cyclists called Snap Pro. In order to create a competitive bike, Nukeproof engineered the Snap Pro with a full SRAM build as well as Nukeproof components. Built around a World Cup-proven frame, the Snap Pro offers nothing...

Riding in Malaysia

www.pinkbike.com — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:02:00 UTC

In the past I have had the opportunity to travel by bike in South East Asia. I found that I spent more time riding to the destination than enjoying the riding once I got there. I told myself if I ever had the chance to do it again I would do it a lot differently. Instead of touring I would travel from...

Specialized Stumppumper Concept Bike - The Ultimate Pump Track Weapon

www.pinkbike.com — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:09:00 UTC

We take a close look at Specialized's "Stumppumper" concept bike, a machine that is tailor made to set fast lap times around a pump track.

This Is Why We Ride

198 — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:31:32 UTC

This photo has been floating around social media outlets for quite sometime now. It is from our friends over at Sacred Rides (awesome vacation rides for mountain bikers BTW) and it contains quotes from followers of their Facebook page on why they ride bikes. When I go out and ride, I enjoy the people...

Gearing Up in Davis

Matt Florio — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:19:54 UTC

It was great to see so many supporters out in Davis on Saturday in celebration of World Cancer Day and the Team LIVESTRONG Challenge. The Davis Bicycle Club did a great job leading our two rides from the Bicycling Hall of Fame safely. It was a great day, although a touch on the cold side early on, but...

2012 Fox MTB Line - Video from Anthill

www.pinkbike.com — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:00:00 UTC

We filmed this cool edit while testing the 2012 mtb line in Squamish and the North Shore in B.C., Canada. It was fun to see Steve Smith rip it up with the McCaul brothers in B.C. Enjoy! Photos by Ian Hylands, Sterling Lorence, Sven Martin, and Carl HynmanCatalog shot in BC, Monterey Ca, South Africa,...

With new off-road director in tow, Marin County Bicycle Coalition ready for ... - Marin Independent-Journal

www.marinij.com — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:20:22 UTC

Marin County Bicycle Coalation program director Erik Schmidt with his new bike on the Deer Park fire road in Fairfax, Calif. on Thursday, February 2 2012. He is part of a group that is putting on the Dirt Roll group ride on Super Bowl Sunday. He took his sport to new heights in 1987 when he joined...

Mag41 Releases First International Issue

www.pinkbike.com — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:05:00 UTC

Mag41 is quite a popular, free digimag from Germany, made by young riders in love with various aspects of the mountain bike sport, such freeriding, downhill racing, enduro or dirt jumping. It's a dynamic and professional group, consisting of passionate bikers and racers, who have gained experience in...