Who says you have to go to the big cities and the snooty galleries to look at art? Well we haven’t been near a big city or a snooty gallery for months now, but we’ve been deep in the mountains on overnight outback rides and… More ›
This past weekend was the much-awaited opening of a 26km section of the Old Ghost Rd track out in Lyell. We’ve been hearing and reading little bits and pieces for a while now about this new classic trail being constructed, so when they advertised that they… More ›
It has been a pretty busy week since the finish of the most epic Trans Provence adventure last week, I haven’t had one moment to just sit back & reflect upon the many crazy & many memorable events that occurred within those short 7… More ›
Join us for an inside look at freeride mountain bike star Brandon Semenuk and his crew as we follow them on the road from World Tour Competitions to the journey back home in the coastal mountains of Canada. More ›
Whenever helibiking in New Zealand comes up in conversation, I’m usually quick to point out that Nelson and the West Coast are really the best places to ride. The singletrack always starts right outside the chopper door and nine times out of ten it goes… More ›
RockShox have just released this little video that gives an insight into what goes down when they are custom tuning a shock for a specific bike in a company’s range (in this case Rocky Mountain). More ›
We were overwhelmed with emails for the Strength in Numbers premiere, and we’ve just collated the doorlist for Auckland’s screening tomorrow night. More ›
Fulfilling a lifelong dream, professional freeride mountain bike athlete Paul Basagoitia can now add a natural terrain double backflip to his list of accomplishments. Taking place just outside Page, AZ, Paul has cemented himself in history by raising the bar of freeride mountain biking to… More ›
Its seems that every other post these days is about Teva. The reason for this is pretty simple; they’re putting their money where their mouths are. What with amazing events, sponsoring core athletes and getting shoes on the feet of a bunch of New Zealand… More ›
Just like Marcus Lush, photographer Dave Mitchell has decided to follow up last year’s MTB guidebook South with… um… North. It’s full of Dave’s photography (which means there are lots of pictures of his partner) and also his detailed descriptions of 34 of his favourite… More ›
Ben Stiller is a funny guy. Ben Stiller talking about night riding with his MTB buddies is funny as hell too. I just wish I could have seen it all go down. More ›
We’ve tested a few bikes recently that have been sporting Shimano’s new XTR stoppers and we thought it was time we got a set for ourselves, albeit a set of the slightly scaled down (and with a bit more plastic) and more affordable XT ones.… More ›
Kieran Bennett has signed on to Dylan Dean’s new Dean Racing Development team for 2010 partnered with Tomac Bikes. Looks like the focus is North America races, but I’m sure we’ll see Bennett pop up at the odd World Cup. Full press release below. More ›
So there is no denying that Bike magazine is the best MTB magazine in the world! It was the first magazine to take MTB photographers seriously and has featured some of the most creative writing ever written about riding on two knobbly wheels. And it’s… More ›
Frankly Thursday with Peter Miller More ›
I just got this great e-mail from David Gordon in Hawkes Bay, where they have been night digging on a new trail inspired by Corners in Rotorua. It’s called Cannonball Lector and judging by the photos it looks like a lot of fun. More ›
For those that missed it the first time Anthill has reposted up the second Shimano ad. It makes for good viewing, trust me. This Saint ad features Wade Simmons and Andrew Shandro riding some sweet muddy trails and the camera work is NEXT level. More ›
In a result no one would have predicted, Fabien Barel takes the win at the fifth round of the DH World Cup. Gee Atherton was on track to unseat him after an injured Minnaar and Peat (with a flat tyre) both failed, but a crash… More ›
October 2008. The day the train gap was built! Login in to Pinkbike and let the world know Kelly was poached!!! More ›
So I received a copy of Clay Porter’s new film The Tipping Point in the mail yesterday and watched it last night in 32″ of LCD beauty. And I have to say it doesn’t disappoint. More ›