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  • News: Bootleg Canyon's Brent Thomson Sustains Heart Attack

    Thomson, the man responsible for building nearly every inch of trail at Bootleg, will undergo quadruple bypass surgery today.

  • Gear: Olympic-Edition SID World Cup Forks Available

    In a nod to the Beijing Olympic venue, RockShox commissioned a celestial Chinese dragon graphic and sent 15 of these SID World Cup forks to its sponsored Olympic athletes. With a handful left over, the folks at SRAM have decided to sell the forks to the first 12 Olympic wannabes who email them.

  • News: Rennie resurfaces with Gravity Group

    Nathan Rennie has officially resurfaced. The Gravity Group, a UCI trade team specializing in DH/4X racing, has announced that Rennie, the former standout of racing programs such as Yeti and the Santa Cruz Syndicate, will headline their team aboard Morewood’s premier DH tool, the Makulu, for the 2009 World Cup season.

  • News: World Bicycle Relief Sends More Bikes to Africa

    The SRAM and Trek-backed fund, which brings bicycles to third-world countries, is wrapping up its work in Thailand and Zambia. Next stop: the rest of Africa.

  • News: Trek/VW Partnership Comes To A Close

    After 13 years, one of the most well-known partnerships on the mountain bike race circuit has come to a close. The Trek-Volkswagen team sponsorship has dissolved as of January 2009.

  • 2009 Gear of the Year

    It's that time of year—the changing of the guard; ushering out the old, welcoming the new; starting over with a clean slate and flipping the calendar. To celebrate, here's Bike Magazine's list of the Top Ten* most-promising products for 2009.

  • News: GT Goes for the Gold with the Golden Bike

    GT's Golden Bike contest offers amateur racers the chance to be treated like World Cup Pros. Custom bikes, personal mechanics, even cheerleaders are part of the deal.

  • News: New Pro XC Mountain Bike Tour Created

    A new professional cross-country mountain bike series has been created, featuring seven UCI-sanctioned events for 2009 that will offer competitors the opportunity to accumulate international racing points. And the creation of a new U.S. downhill pro tour is also on the horizon.

  • Gear: Last Minute Mountain Bike Gift Ideas

    Here's a selection of Bike Magazine tested products that are sure to excite any mountain biker. If you are scrambling for a holiday gift idea for your biking friend or relative then here are some great ideas.

  • News: Litespeed Launches Consumer Rebate Program

    In response to a tightening economy, the makers of Litespeed Bicycles are launching the industry's first ever direct-to-consumer rebate program.

  • News: Moab's Porcupine Rim Safe For Now

    Community outrage has kept vital areas of Moab's trail system off the government auction block, where they would be leased to oil companies for drilling. But next year could be different.

  • News: South African World Cup Course Ready For Action

    Three racecourses in Pietermartizburg, South Africa have been opened for riding, well ahead of the 2009 Nissan UCI World Cup's first round, scheduled for April 10-12. Designers consider the XC, DH and 4X courses to be of a world-class standard already, but some tweaks will still be made over the next few months.

  • Online Exclusive: Foul-Weather Clothing Essentials

    Today's foul-weather gear is lighter, more breathable and offers better protection against the elements than ever before. Check out some of the season's best new riding gear.

  • Online Exclusive: Darren Berrecloth is Mr. December

    Darren Berrecloth has appeared on the past three December issue covers of Bike magazine, as well as the December 2002 cover. We interviewed Darren and asked him about this streak of cover shots, his run at Red Bull Rampage and what’s in store for 2009.

  • News: Trek signs Tracy Moseley to World Cup team

    UK gravity racer Tracy Moseley has been signed to Trek’s 2009 World Cup team, filling the final roster spot, which had been reserved for a female gravity rider, Trek announced.