I like to live my life with a continual sense of improvement. Always trying to better myself, to progress and learn more whilst having fun and exploring what there is out there. In the moments I have spare between coaching and training, I find myself pondering new adventures; exploring the world on my bike is [...]
This past weekend in Val di Sole, Italy the Atherton’s took to final event of the year in the World Cup Series. The temperatures were in the mid thirties which made for a welcome change replacing the mud the team had been so accustomed to over the past few seasons. Gee and Rach both ended up taking [...]
The term Freerider is often bandied about, but Hans practically invented Freeriding by taking his bike to far flung places of the world and riding in a way that both showed the world what mountain biking was, and also what the humble mountain bike could do. Before Hans explored the world by bike, he rode [...]
Now I’m the first person to remind people out riding that you should be wearing gloves and a helmet in case you fall off, but the truth is I actually love mountain biking without gloves in the summer months. I like the feeling of my hands toughening up and I like to feel the odd [...]
The trails out there are pretty much everywhere in perfect conditions and it feels that spring has arrived properly. The first round of the Chain Reaction Cycles MTB Marathon Series powered by Mercedes-Benz Vito Sport earlier this month was a great success and was thoroughly spoiled by the weather and the conditions out on course. [...]
Don’t fritter away your summer just ambling round your local trails- get out there and ride some new stuff- and use your mountain bike to get around. Make this summer your best MTBing summer yet ..… more ideas to come …. Go camping with bikes Get out in the sticks with a tent and some [...]
