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Getting to know Loris Vergier

Commencal Muc-Off’s newest DH recruit tries out the hot seat

Annie Ford’s record-breaking descent: 55,727 vertical meters

Ford’s latest adventure after riding from Mexico to Whistler in 2024

Fix your shifting like a pro

Quick tips to get your gears running buttery smooth

BC Bike Race opens doors to ebikes for 2025

Haters gonna hate, but the BCBR now offers an eBCBR option

Matt MacDuff’s mission: crafting an X Games Real MTB part

Think you’ve got what it takes to wins a silver medal at X Games?

Behind the scenes with Danny MacAskill

What does it take to make a viral bike film?

The world’s lightest mountain bike

If building the lightest possible bike is the goal, how light can you go?

The shoey: MTB’s most questionable celebration

Would you chug a beer from a dirty old shoe?

Matt MacDuff shreds indoors at an old Sears

Seasoned veteran opens new lines at the North Shore Bike Park with the next generation of groms

Is this a bottle cage or a down payment?

Limited run of Plasmatic bottle cages come with a hefty price tag

The 2025 Island Cup series: mark your calendars

The dates for this year’s 12 races on Vancouver Island are announced

Atherton Bikes unveils their gearbox DH bike

U.K. bike brand reveals what it takes to design and build a new prototype

Loris Vergier finally finds a team

The French rider already looks like an absolute rocket on his Supreme

Gracey Hemstreet and snowboarder Seb Toots

The two Red Bull athletes share a custom snow course in Quebec

Kate Courtney’s She Sends Racing gains Rivian and Rapha sponsorship

The new World Cup XC team reveals new partners

Trek Factory Racing DH: Meet the 2025 lineup

A whole new crew of riders is getting ready for the season ahead

AON Racing Team revealed

Reece Wilson’s team is looking stacked with two elite men, two elite women and two juniors

She Sends Racing: Kate Courtney’s new team

Former XCO world champion aims to get more girls on bikes

Rocky Mountain updates on its status after filing for restructuring

The latest on the iconic, Canadian brand’s future

Specialized Gravity Team reveals 2025 roster

Plus Finn Iles chooses his career number and it couldn’t be any more Canadian

Should you buy a complete bike or build one up part by part?

We wondered how much money you save buying a complete bike, so we crunched the numbers

Emma Olofsson signs with OnlyFans for 2025

Swedish freerider gets support from the online platform

Orbea FMD Racing unveils its 2025 lineup

From seasoned champions to rising stars, the Gravity Cooperative is ready for the downhill and freeride season to begin

Benoît Coulanges joins Scott DH Factory team

The Frenchman bets on a new bike for 2025

Jenn Jackson reflects on her new team

The Canadian XCC, XCO and XCM champion will be riding a bike from a company with 185 years of history

Marin Lowe replaces Jenn Jackson on Liv Factory Racing

Lowe follows in the footsteps of Jackson and Sandra Walter

Reece Wilson teases AON Racing, a brand-new UCI world series team

Another team enters the race for the €100K Gates Belted Purse

Squamish-based YouTuber loses three major sponsors for 2025

Remy Metailler reflects on industry challenges and big changes

Canadian innovator 4iiii partners with BMC Factory Racing

Known for their precision power meters, 4iiii is now backing one of the world’s best mountain bike teams

Is Atherton joining the race for the €100,000 Belted Purse?

A belt-driven, gearbox prototype is teased by the royal family of DH

Loana Lecomte joins BMC for 2025

After a horrific crash in the Paris Olympics, French rider signs with the Swiss-based BMC

Marine Cabirou joins Canyon CLLCTV DH

Second overall in 2024, Cabirou joins Troy Brosnan and Luca Shaw for 2025

Brett Rheeder launches new bike company

X Games medalist announces he’s leaving Commencal and starting his own brand

Cannondale Factory Racing welcomes Canadian Cole Punchard

Punchie joins a star-studded XC team for the 2025 world cup

YT introduces new Izzo Core range:

More travel, refined geometry, better components and no wireless doohickies

Olympic gold medalist Jenny Rissveds joins Canyon CLLCTV Factory XC Team for 2025

Rissved fills in for Loana Lecomte on the world cup XC team

Mastering the art of installing mountain bike grips

Tips and tricks to make this most basic bike maintenance task even easier

But who is the pump track prophet?

No shirts, no shoes, no helmet, no effs given

Andreas Kolb joins YT Mob

Kolb will race with compatriot Vali Höll and Canadian Kasper Woolley in 2025

The challenge of going pro for Canadian XC riders

How many athletes are making a living riding their bikes? Fewer than you think

Dakotah Norton’s year ends with a fractured hip socket

The highs and lows of Norton’s World Cup season finish really, really low

Can AI create a mountain bike training program?

A heart-rate monitor and a couple apps could mean trouble for your IRL coach

Mathieu van der Poel’s focus on mountain biking

“I would like to become mountain bike world champion this year,” says the Flying Dutchman

Video Vault

From Nepal to Australia, England to Saudi Arabia, this week’s Video Vault takes you around the world

Canadians Jakob and Dane Jewett join Giant Factory Off-Road Team for 2025

The Squamish brothers unite with Rémi Thirion and Luke Meier-Smith on the expanded DH team

Why (almost) all the gravel pros will be running fatter tires in 2025

And why you should try it at home

Gillian Anderson’s son joins the Santa Cruz Syndicate

The 2025 DH roster is revealed

Dylan Stark’s 2024 highlights are a masterclass in freestyle MTB

The seven-minute long highlight reel watches more like a proper edit than a collection of clips

Norco Race Division introduces 2025 team roster

Legends, rising stars and a strong support crew are ready to drop in on the 2025 world cup season

Can mountain biking cure your hangover?

A recent study suggests that regular vigorous exercise, like mountain biking, can reduce hangover symptoms

Completely bonkers, self-supported feat of endurance

19-year-old forgoes the helicopters, boats and shuttles at the NZ MTB Rally and still wins the 27-stage enduro

Norco’s new DH team

Norco’s expanded 2025 DH team revealed. But who are they?

Last call? Team mix ups and sponsor drops

Tahnee Seagrave without a bike sponsor? Marine Cabirou off Scott? Are these the final changes for the year?

Guinea pigging the massive features at Hardline

Gnarly POV footage of riders testing the “world’s toughest downhill” track in Tasmania

Expanded DH series at Crankworx

Does this mean Rob Warner will be announcing good downhill again? Fingers crossed

More sponsors dropping more riders

Yet more riders and teams part ways with the approach of the 2025 race season

7 best stories of 2024

As voted by you, our loyal readers; the seven most viewed stories of 2024

Brett Tippie documentary: freeride’s original wildcard

Tippie open up about the lows of drug addiction and how he recovered

Canada’s first UCI urban cycling medal

Quebec flatland rider Jean William Prévost makes history

Video Vault

Unridebale lines, the end of another DH team, Aggasiz getting rad, XC sufferfests, women’s BMX and more

Rocky Mountain Bicycles files for financial restructuring

After GT’s announcement earlier this week, Canada’s RMB is also fighting to prevent bankruptcy

Just Getting Started: a season of grit and transition with Norco

Full-length documentary highlights the rollercoaster of Norco’s 2024 DH season

Ride free: why ditching tech can transform your ride

A recent study reveals that device-free rides bring a profound sense of freedom

How to deep clean your drivetrain

Is it time to completely disassemble your drivetrain, degrease, clean, rebuild and re-lube it? A proper refresh? If so, here’s how it’s done

Canada’s Golden Ticket to the World Cup

UCI’s continental series announces two stops in Canada, giving riders a chance to compete on the world stage

Is GT dead?

The difficult business decisions that led to the entire team’s release yesterday

The Union: Farewell to the underdogs

Every team’s favourite team comes to an end

Emilly Johnston: Stepping into the elite spotlight with Scott-SRAM

Canadian graduates from under-23 to elite and joins one of the sport’s most competitive teams

Vašek Kolář does the impossible

The Czech trials rider releases a video reminiscent of Danny MacAskill, a.k.a. a must watch

Video Vault

From Loic Bruni and Vali Holl’s season recaps to pure stoke videos, backyard challenges to soulful reflection, it’s all here

‘Tis the season: Roundup of sponsors dropping athletes

Riders and teams part ways as the 2025 race season approaches

Can you spot the fake?

How to avoid buying counterfeit (and dangerous) bike parts

Is your seat height all wrong?

Finding the sweet spot on your bike’s seat height

Life on 2 wheels (and 4): The ultimate adventure van

A dream rig and lifestyle we all fantasize about

The seat angle adjuster you didn’t know you needed

“That thing is pretty kick ass,” says Danny MacAskill of the Whistler-based invention

Absolutely bonkers trials master Charlie Rolls

Yes his bike is hideous and doesn’t have a seat, but the world champion trials rider’s new edit will blow your mind

Update on seriously injured young North Shore DH shredder

There’s one more week to help Caileigh Koppang on her road to recovery

Eliott Lapotre’s Ewok Village will make land managers cringe

The freerider brings back the intricate North Shore-style stunts of the 2000s

Ride in paradise: The Fids passes away at 55

Mark “The Fids” Findlay left an indelible mark on BMX culture

Canadian Junior DH champ Geza Rodgers

The U21 rider’s big goals for 2025 include getting better at wheelies

Building future champions: Durham Shredders Devo Racing Team

Now’s your chance to get on the U19 or U23 development team

Wende Cragg and the birth of mountain biking

One of the first women to ever ride a mountain bike, Cragg also documented the creation of the sport itself

Happy Global Fat Bike Day!

Wanna celebrate? Hit up one of these events

Video Vault

From the best DH runs of 2024, to historic 2001 VHS footy, to Brett Tippie on addiction and everything in between

Traversing the roof of the world

Nepalese high altitude firsts with Jasper local Cory Wallace

Drone maker DJI enters bike market

Skeptical? We were too. Until we saw the numbers

Mountain biker’s holiday gift guide

More gift ideas for the mountain biker on your shopping list

Gunnar Holmgren joins Trek Factory Racing

A huge day for Orillia, Ont.’s favourite mountain biker (besides his sisters of course)

Enduro rider denounces sexual assault by a World Cup rider

Spanish rider Ares Masip comes forward after Leogang assault

The UCI’s Champagne problem

The celebratory spraying of bubbly is the only way to truly cap a race, but at what cost?

The ultimate guide to perfectly straight handlebars

Warning: Photos may trigger your OCD

Vote/nominate yourself for the World Mountain Bike Awards

After a month of nominations, the World MTB Awards are ready for your vote. Kinda

A letter to Stevie

A visual ode to the one-and-only Canadian Chainsaw from friend, teammate and competitor Brook MacDonald

Emilly Johnston’s 2024 season and graduation from U23

Vancouver Island’s Emilly Johnston on the season that just passed and what’s to come this winter and beyond

Video Vault

New(ish) Semenuk footage, Taj Mihelich shredding the woods, Trek Factory Racing and more tasty visual treats to woo your weekend

The dark side of Harry Leary

Why the BMX community shunned the Hall-of-Famer ten months before his death

From rogue to rad: Waterloo’s Hydrocut

Why you should ride the Hydrocut and how strategic planning helped level up

2024 gift guide for mountain bikers

Nothing says, “I love you,” like a pair of new…

The long awaited release of Deathgrip 2

Seven years after the release of Brendan Fairclough’s Deathgrip, comes Deathgrip 2. But was it worth the wait?