Melissa Buhl and Eric Carter showcase years of head-to-head competitive experience on the Mt. Snow slalom course to maintain dominance over young up-and-comers and ride away 2008 National Slalom Champions.
The courses at Mt Snow in Vermont have one thing that makes them stand out in my mind: technical, technical, technical… and a LOT of climbing. To win here, you really need the whole package: fitness, power, and finesse. Plus a bit of luck--in the numbers game of flatting, on this course it's just a matter of time.
Chrome Clothing creates an artful and thoughtful deck of playing cards to benefit injured messengers in four metropolitan areas.
Arguably the most versatile athlete of his generation, Kyle Strait is in a bit of an odd spot. Exactly where does he fit in? Freerider. DH racer. Dirt jumper. And roadie. Yeah, you heard me: roadie. Just don’t look for him to be lining up anytime soon in Lycra--that definitely ain’t his style.
For the second consecutive year, Mount Snow Resort in Dover, Vermont, will host the USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships, from July 16-20. Riders and spectators will gather for the races, which begin Friday, July 18.
Intense Cycles and freerider Robbie Bourdon have announced a partnership to showcase Intense frames off the race course and on the trail.
Marzocchi, the Italian-based global suspension brand that helped pioneer the freeride movement, might soon be operating under new ownership. On Tuesday the Illinois-based, $6.2 billion Tenneco company, which owns nearly a dozen automotive suspension and aftermarket exhaust brands, announced its intention to purchase Marzocchi’s suspension unit.
The 13th Annual Downieville Classic started last weekend with a completely sold-out field of 800 riders departing Sierra City, California for the point-to-point XC race. It finished with a downhill finale as well as new course records and a new champion, who was also crowned the winner of the inaugural All Mountain World Championships.
Nearly a hundred racers gathered in uptown Manhattan this past Sunday (July 6th) for the 2nd Annual NYCMTB Highbridge All-City Cross-Country.
The eighth-annual Bicycle Film Festival, held July 17-20 in Los Angeles, California attracts both established and up-and-coming directors in cycling cinematography. Although it is not all about mountain bikes, riders of all types should enjoy the films.
This year, freeride legend Darren Berrecloth will again invite 24 premier riders to the third-annual Bearclaw Invitational slopestyle contest, which will be held August 23 at Mount Washington on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. But he’s also opening the door to two amateurs.
July 11-13, 2008 is the biggest weekend of the season for bike racing, river jumping, and robot dancing. Four World Championship titles and a boatload of hazy memories are up for grabs at the 13th Downieville Classic.
The final two stages of the BC Bike Race sent competitors over cream of the crop singletrack in, first, Squamish, and then in Whistler where the overall winners were crowned.
Stage 5 proved to be a memorable day of riding, providing the "ultimate singletrack" that defines the race. Riders called, and the Sunshine Coast trails answered.
Greg Herbold has a very interesting toolbox