The Common Sense Approach

We’ve all had an injury in biking some time in the past. Whether it’s a nasty pedal strike to the shin, or the unfortunate and unforgiving broken bone – I doubt there are many of us out there without a story to tell and a scar to back it up. I try not to think [...]

Catching up with Dan Atherton

What’s been the biggest change in going from 4x and Downhill to Enduro this season? Pedalling uphill! As I write this I’m still recovering from Mountain of Hell. Those guys are so fit – I’ve still got some work to do if I’m going to catch them on those climbs. How was it back racing [...]

Mountain biking things to do this summer

Enter a fun race Get some friends and go race a fun event. It doesn’t have to be anything crazy or too stressful- look in to the 12hr events and try out the team category. It will bring you and your friends closer and you’ll have a riot doing so! Go to a bike festival/event [...]

Top MTB things to do this summer

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- here’s a bunch of things high on our list of things to do… Have an old skool ride planned with [...]

Dreaming of the BMX track

Last summer I rode the local BMX track all the time. I’d mastered the minimum amount of pedal strokes to get over any jump, and could hit things as fast as I wanted and pop high or squash it low and fast. Sometimes I’d turn up and ride hard all day, and others would mostly [...]