Mainly due to modern technologies, we see new cycling opportunities coming up. This includes both finding new locations and tackling steep terrain with the support of e-bikes.
Set between the formidable Atlas Mountains and the Sahara desert in Morocco, the unique mountain bike race has been taking breaths away from racers and spectators since 2006. If you haven’t heard of the event yet, mark down May 8th – May 13th in your…
Rushing down a steep slope with your mountain bike rolling over sharp stones, slippery roots, and elegant curves is all there is to mountain biking, right? Well… not exactly. Yes, basically, that’s the main point but before we get to the punch line, there are…
E-mountain bikes (E-MTB) are becoming more and more popular among avid downhill riders, enduro enthusiasts and even cross-country fans. And that’s anything but a shocker. You can’t really blame a person wishing to speed down a slope that even mountain goats find a bit reckless…
Just like with any other type of cycling, in mountain biking, communication is crucial. Not just because it’s a social activity and being a gloomy, self-conscious and closed-off person is way out of character for someone speeding down a mountain trail but mainly because it…
Carinthia is the southernmost part of Austria offering many bike trails as well as beautiful lakes that are tempting you to jump in and enjoy an after-ride swim. In this article, I’d like to introduce you to a plan that made happy not only a…
Even though he’s only 135 cm tall, Jakub Ouvin from the Czech Republic is considered a big man by his cycling friends. Despite struggling with pain caused by his height disadvantage and a poor selection of bicycles for his size, “Big Bubba” never even considered…
We are not afraid of the dark, and although some horror movies try to scare us straight into staying indoors, preferably with our lights turned on, we love to dedicate our nights to our bikes. Luckily for you, we are willing to share our secrets…
It’s that time of the year when we mountain bikers reconnect with the earth. Face first that is. Although the season started roughly two months ago, we are still lusting over the high mountain peaks from which we could fly down at an incredible speed.
As a teenaged kid in the 90s, I used to hang around bike shops, spending hours peering through the windows and observing dreamy mountain bikes. They were all hardtails, simply because no full-suspension bikes existed yet. Some of the bikes were equipped with the early…
