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We know we invite plenty of controversy in putting a bike-in-a-box like this up here, but the only way mountain biking will grow is if we make it easier to get people into the sport, and we think this bike has a role helping to get more riders onto the trails. Mountain biking is usually an expensive sport to […]
5am – Early start for the transfer for the finish to the start at Wetherby Station up on top of the range. 8am – Warm up completed and quick sighting of the first few kilometres and its intro the race chute to wait for the start. 9am – The first outback loop of the day […]
6am – All too familiar alarms goes off. No mucking around, breakfast, coffee and race bag sorted and we are off on the rally road to Mount Molloy. Trekky pretends the Pajero is a go kart. We arrive early. 715am – Warm up done properly today and we briefly chat on what is likely to […]
545am – Breakfast and packing the car straight up. The standard game of car Tetris gets in full swing. A cup of instant and we are on the way (a little behind schedule). 730am – We arrive at the race HQ for the day at Davies Mountain Bike park. Kit up and intend to do […]
The sounds of legendary Gang Gajang were humming on the breeze today – “Out on the patio we’d sit, and the humidity we’d breathe, we’d watch the lightning crack over canefields. Laugh and think, this is Australia”. Women’s Pairs leader Anna Beck was humming it for a good hour, but it was a more than […]
4am – Alarm goes on and I’m out of bed and grabbing my things for the ride to the airport. Last minute double check of the essentials to make sure pedals, shoes, helmet are all packed. A quick bite to eat and I’m out the door. 6am – I scored a great seat on the […]
The subject of women’s specific bikes is certainly a controversial one, particularly at the moment, with some brands touting ‘gender neutral’ designs and others pushing for women’s specific construction. But regardless of which side of the fence you sit, it’s hard to ignore the commitment of Liv to providing the full spectrum of bikes to […]
We’re not asking you to ride e-bikes, we’re not even asking you to like e-bikes. But we are asking you to think about, is why e-bikes are good for the sport in Australia. Fact: E-mountain bikes are here to stay. Just about all the leading manufacturers in the mountain bike world are now producing at least […]
FLOW MAIL is our regular curated wrap-up of the best mountain bike content from around the web. We sift through the web and choose the best bits for you, so you can ride more and trawl less. Get it fresh in your inbox each week, fill out the form below. As a bonus, you’ll go […]
Cross-Country Eliminator (XCE) The XCE National Championships were held in the University of New England grounds over an urban-style race loop. XCO Sunday First up were the Junior Men and Masters 1, 2, 3 Men. Elite, Under 23 and Junior Women Elite and Under 23 Men (Spoiler alert – Results below) XCE Results The cross-country […]
The MTBWA site is designed as a hub for mountain bikers, new and old-hands alike, or those looking to learn more about riding in WA. You’ll find event listings and event reports, advice, a guide to WA’s mountain bike regions, trail info and more. Check it out here, and read on for the official blurb […]
The Torq Australia Mountain Bike Team, one of Australia’s most successful and longest standing mountain bike teams, is changing its name to the MOTION MTB team and will continue its close partnership with Merida Bikes and TORQ nutrition for the 2018 cross country season. Motion are excited to announce the new name and ongoing sponsorship […]
It’s an exciting time for local riders, with the Hornsby MTB Trails just re-opening fully this past week. Over the past 18 months, the trails have been in something of a state of flux – the huge quarry that’s located near the trails was picked as the repository for untold tonnes of dirt and […]
We love stage races; the adventure, the comradeship, the journey of it all – it’s bloody brilliant. Over the past few years we’ve been closely involved with Australia’s two leading multi-day stage races, the Port to Port MTB and Cape to Cape MTB, and so we’re pumped to hear that another event has been added […]
Entries are now open for the Pioneer Mountain Bike Stage Race. The new course for 2018 will see riders race 450km with 15,500m climbing over six days from November 25 to 30 2018, linking the best back country riding in the South Island on a course that starts and finishes in Queenstown. Riders in the November 2018 race […]
If you’re riding in full-power mode, the surging feeling as the power kicks in or cuts out can make it hard to navigate tighter, technical climbs, something we’ve experienced many times with some pretty amazing uphill crashes! You’re left with the option of either toggling down to a reduced power mode (which is obviously not ideal, it’s another […]
To celebrate the 10th birthday of the race, race director Jason Dover has tied together all the finest cuts of the past decade, delivering up a smorgasbord of singletrack. They’ve also brought all the whole event much closer into Margaret River to ramp up the party vibe and make it all easier logistically for riders too. […]
The line up at the start of the Shimano MTB Grand Prix at Singleton was impressive – you had seven-time 24 Hour Solo World Champion Jason English rub shoulders with pro-road cyclist Daniel Bonello, as well as Olympic gold medalist Kevin Nichols. Then there was Peter Selkrig, former pro-road cyclist and multiple winner of numerous […]
With a mountain of excited school kids, five huge events and a big crowd of family and friends, the stage was set for an epic display of young gun racing. The championships are open to school aged from around the country, it is all about participation and this year there was a record breaking 470 […]
Powered by the sprawling colossus of Blue Derby, Tassie has stormed to the front of the Australian mountain bike scene. Save your Tasmanian jokes, folks, this spot on the map is putting the rest of Australia to shame. And with the world’s attention falling on Derby for the Enduro World Series, we thought it was time […]
The eleventh edition of the Otway Odyssey confirmed its’ status again as the most challenging yet rewarding mountain bike marathon in Australia, courtesy of the thirst-building single track terrain. The premier 100km race continues to attract an impressive lineup of riders with over 1,200 mountain bikers taking to the Forrest trails, with the event also […]
The film will feature Josh “Ratboy” Bryceland, Josh “Loosedog” Lewis, Kirt Voreis, Chris Kovarik, Claire Buchar, Connor Fearon, the McCaul’s, to name a few. It was shot over three weeks on the road with a wild crew up that was up for anything. Filming kicked off at Fox Headquarters in Irvine, California and continued north […]
This recovery has been made possible through the good working relationships that MTBA’s leadership and management team have built with the Australian Sports Commission (ASC). The original decision came from CA following a review of cycling performances at the recent Rio Olympics and in accordance with the Australian Sports Commission’s (ASC) “Winning Edge” Funding initiative. […]
Next year will see riders tackle all new courses for the national series, which visits four states and one territory from April to August 2017. MTBA CEO Shane Coppin said the enduro discipline continues to grow every year. “We are seeing so many more opportunities for riders and events to go to new trails and […]
As is often the case, what starts on the road eventually makes its way to the mountain biking industry, and following in the same vein as the opinion dividing Giro Empire, the Scott MTB RC Lace shoe is a cross-country mountain bike shoe that forgoes the fancy closure systems we’ve become so accustomed to in […]
Buchanan received the prestigious award ahead of fellow nominees, world champion downhill bronze medallist Tracey Hannah (QLD) and world championship Trials silver medallist Janine Jungfels (QLD). The Canberra rider clinched her fourth Four-Cross World Championship title in Italy in September adding to the bronze she won in the dual slalom at Sea Otter 2016. “It was a bitter […]
2016 Evocities MTB Series Coordinator, Tracey Whillock, said with only two rounds remaining in the Evocities MTB Series and only one race left this year, Dubbo was preparing to make the most of being part of Australia’s richest MTB series. “After an extremely wet winter which resulted in the postponement of both the Dubbo and […]
The 22nd Crocodile Trophy finished after eight days of racing through its home in Tropical North Queensland in Port Douglas. The legendary event started last Saturday in Cairns with a lap race at the Smithfield MTB Park and continued onto the Atherton Tablelands on Sunday. It was the climb onto the Atherton Tablelands and the […]
Despite this event challenging all participants, regardless of ability, the tangible sense of achievement at the finish made it more than worthwhile. As the riders rolled in, so did the stories. Perhaps the best summary of the event came from Samara Sheppard, winner of the elite womens category who said ‘everything from the diversity of […]
If you closed your eyes in today’s pristine Margaret River singletrack you could’ve mistook the deafening buzz of freehubs for swarms of bees. The reality of perfect singletrack is far more appealing though, so we’ll steer away from bizarre ponderings. Stage three of Cape to Cape 2016 began with a neutralised mass rollout from Xanadu Winery. The […]
Last year we started our Cape to Cape coverage by discussing the Cape Leeuwin lighthouse, and its role making sure the 28 wrecks off the Cape don’t become 29. Today, you wouldn’t have been able to concentrate on the sea over the swathe of over 1300 mountain bikers forming a long, snaking line across the […]
Shake off this winter’s wet weather blues and get ready for a weekend of sunny spring adventure when racing continues in the 2016 Evocities MTB Series at Armidale on Sunday, 30 October 2016. Taking place the same weekend as ‘Day On The Green’ at Peterson’s Winery, the ‘High Hunnit Marathon MTB Race’ promises to deliver […]
It didn’t seem fair, in the last two years the Urban Downhill in Albany, WA, has been hounded by poor weather, so it was moved a couple of weeks back into Spring which is normally glorious in the South West of Western Australia with flowers blooming everywhere and mild days. Instead there was terrible weather […]
The 2016 Evocities MTB Series has now reached the halfway point with racing set to continue in Wagga Wagga on Sunday, 4 September 2016 with $6,000 in cash and prizes up for grabs in the fourth race of the series. The ‘Wagga Evocities 6 hour MTB Enduro’ is an event for solo riders, pairs and […]
Mountain Bike Australia (MTBA) is excited to announce the 2017 National Series dates and locations for Cross-Country Olympic (XCO) and Downhill (DHI). MTBA CEO Shane Coppin announced the 2017 National Series would see a split in DHI and XCO rounds. “The upcoming 2017 season welcomes a range of new event partners and locations which we […]
Racing in Australia’s richest mountain biking series, the Evocities MTB Series, will continue with the second race of the series to take place in the snow-capped mountains of Albury on Sunday, 19 June 2016. The VIC Enduro Series is a 6 hour event for solo riders, pairs and teams being held at Nail Can Hill […]
Mountain Bike Australia is pleased to announce the Australian XCO and DHI junior team to take part at their respective 2016 World Championships. Eight riders have been selected to represent Australia in the U19 Downhill team for the World Championships to be held in Val Di Sole, Italy in September, while six athletes were selected […]
The MTB team at Fox is excited to introduce the new FLEXAIR gear collection. FLEXAIR uses Fox Racing’s proven Trudri(c) and Trumotion(c) fabrics to create racewear that is lighter, more comfortable, more durable and offers more proven performance than any other product on the market. FLEXAIR earned its stripes on the Supercross track, with 2015 […]
In late 2015, we made the short trip to the City of Churches that we should have taken years ago, and we left convinced that the Adelaidian sense of hometown pride isn’t misplaced; Adelaide is undeniably Australia’s most mountain-bike friendly metropolis, and it’s well on the way to cementing itself as a destination of international […]
Let’s look at some of these myths… Thought stopping: This is the “just don’t think about it” advice that’s pretty common. The idea is that we can stop a distressing or intrusive thought just by telling ourselves not to think about it, or trying hard to think about something else. Turns out that, as great […]
Other articles by Dr Jeremy Adams Why You Don’t Really Need to Upgrade It’s OK to Take the Winter Off Using Pain to Become a Better Mountain Biker The Strava Conundrum Are You Addicted to Buying MTB Gear? Part 1: Science versus anecdote It seems that everyone and his (or her) dog has an […]
Racing, at its core, is all about pushing yourself, and suffering. The rider who is willing to put themselves deepest into the pain cave is the one who’ll triumph. It’s not always pretty, but holy hell is it good to watch. And today’s final stage gave us a display of gritty, honest mountain bike racing […]
“We had a gentlemen’s agreement,” confessed Kyle Ward, after narrowly beating Mark Tupalski for his second stage win of the 2015 Cape to Cape MTB, “that if it came to a sprint, we wouldn’t attack each other.” Their agreement may have been gentlemanly, but today’s stage was all about acting like a child. They call day […]
Following a successful inaugural event in 2014, Mt Buller will host the second annual Australian Mountain Bike Summit on 7-8 December, with an impressive line-up of keynote speakers confirmed to deliver invaluable insights vital to the growth of mountain biking in Australia. The two-day Summit program has been designed purely to meet the needs of […]
Entries are now open for the 2015/16 MTBA National Series, with the upcoming edition promising to deliver absorbing racing at some of the most revered mountain biking venues in Australia. The six-stop season will commence in Mount Taylor, Victoria, with the iconic venue set to host a round for the first time. The season will […]
MTBA is proud to announce that it has partnered with the City of Gold Coast and Bond University to relocate to the Gold Coast at the end of October, in what will herald an exciting new phase for the sport in Australia. The move is set to offer fantastic opportunity, and endless possibility to grow […]
Three Australian’s were in action overnight in the Cross-Country Eliminator, with the first of the world championships crowns up for grabs at the 2015 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships in Vallnord, Andorra. Located at over 7300 feet above sea level, our Aussie riders were forced to battle both the tough competition and the […]
The Lowdown on The Pines and Margaret River Special Stage. Planning Finalised for Stage 3 of 2015 Cape to Cape MTB Following his recent trip to Margaret River to meet with the various event stakeholders and to be briefed on the logging developments in The Pines, Cape to Cape MTB Race Director Jason Dover and his […]
MTBA is pleased to announce those riders selected to represent Australia at the upcoming UCI Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships in Vallnord, Andorra from August 31 to September 6. Headlining the strong 39-member Australian team, will be downhill sensation Troy Brosnan, who has been in the mix all season long in the UCI World […]
1. Dunsborough and Margaret River Local Trails If you have time before the event, hitting the trails around the Dunsborough Country Club is great for getting a feel of just how slippery WA’s infamous pea-gravel trails can be. There is about 10km of trail, a lot of it you will ride at the end of day 4 […]
The 2015 Bike Buller MTB Festival, presented by Orbea, has wrapped up for another year. If you don’t know this event and what it’s all about, let us explain. Bike Buller, as it’s known, is an event for real all-round mountain bikers. Over three days it crams in a huge amount of action, across so […]
With the aim of supporting our best Elite and Junior Mountain Bike riders to their best performances on the world stage, two grant programs are announced by the National body for the sport, Mountain Bike Australia (MTBA). The programs are the Cross Country High Performance Athlete Grant Program and the Under 19 Athlete Grant Program. Across […]
Mountain Bike Australia (MTBA) is thrilled to announce the inaugural Enduro National Series in 2015. The Gravity Enduro discipline has seen significant growth in recent years, combining the thrills and excitement of downhill with the fitness elements of cross country racing. The series is comprised of a mix of landmark events in some of Australia’s best […]
See if you recognise any of the following scenarios… Scenario: I spend hours a week on bike sites, looking for bargains, reading reviews and scouring forums. I follow bike sites on Facebook and Twitter, and subscribe to more than one MTB magazine. I take at least two hours of reading and researching reviews before buying […]
Now get this: it’s real, and it’s only a few hours from the east coast of Australia. We’re talking about Queenstown, a true mountain biking paradise. The mountain bike gems of Queenstown are no secret – this place has always been a mountain bike hot spot – but in recent years things have gone from […]
Thredbo has just released the Toyota Cannonball MTB Festival event Schedule with 3 epic days of high flying adrenalin filled action and entertainment plus some massive prizes on offer. The festival, which takes place across the weekend of December 5-7, will have the biggest mountain biking prize pool on the Australian mountain biking circuit with […]
Mt Buller will host the inaugural Australian Mountain Bike Summit on 4-5 December 2014, a new conference dedicated exclusively to the needs of the mountain bike industry. Presented by Bike Buller, the Summit will cover issues, emerging trends and opportunities that are relevant to individuals, groups and organisations who are either active in or looking […]
From our perspective here at Flow, we’ve struggled to understand what it is that MTBA actually does and how it serves the mountain biking public. But with a new CEO at the helm we thought it was time to get a better understanding of the direction MTBA is heading, as well as giving MTBA a […]
From our perspective here at Flow, we’ve struggled to understand what it is that MTBA actually does and how it serves the mountain biking public. But with a new CEO at the helm we thought it was time to get a better understanding of the direction MTBA is heading, as well as giving MTBA a […]
Rapid Ascent have just announced a massive expansion of the Bike Buller MTB Festival for 2015. To be held 7-9 March, the program of events now has 14 races across three days of awesome riding. Director of Marketing, Sales and Business Development for Mt Buller Mt Stirling Resort Management, Amber Gardner, is looking forward to […]