Sam Pilgrim takes first place at Bike Radar Live Invitational Dirt Jumps!

Team Ashton Diamondback rider Sam Pilgrim takes first place at the invitational dirt jumps at Bike Radar Live 2010. The Animal Relentless Bike Tour were also there on the Sunday and put on a great three shows! The weather was fantastic and the crowds loved it. To see more pictures and videos from the weekend [...]

Animal Relentless Bike Tour – Relentless NASS Festival

After an amazing weekend last year, this year’s Relentless Nass festival promises to be even better. Taking place this weekend at the Bath and West showground, the festival line up looks full of sport, sport and more sport. Raising the bar on the level of action sports this year, NASS will be showing the World [...]

Summer sessions – Plan your own road trip

Getting away on mountain biking holidays can be expensive, as you’ll no doubt be lured overseas with the promise of chairlifts, alpine riding and endless days of rumbling along mountain passes… But it doesn’t have to be. With a bunch of mates, a couple of cars or vans, some tents and a plan, you can [...]

Training tips part two: Building Endurance stamina

Although you can get to the gym and use a plethora of different training aids, there’s no substitute for time in the saddle.  Vary your riding a little and you can build strength and stamina quickly and both fitness and riding will improve. If time’s not on your side, try interval training; you need a [...]

Blake Samson – Animal Relentless Bike Tour hits Ireland!

What a great time we’ve all had on the road in Ireland. This was a five day trip in Northern Ireland; first stop was in Londonderry or Derry if you’re a local. Derry was amazing, got to the site where the Council have rebuilt the whole city centre. First show was great, because it was [...]

Building sprinting power – Training needn’t be hell…

Hammering a stretch of trail with a riding buddy is great- especially if he’s right on you playing a bit of cat and mouse. But there’s nothing more aggravating than not being able to shake him off your tail- or struggling to stay with him if you’re chasing. Sprinting power is the thing you need- [...]