Ageing Gracefully: A Mountain Bike Story… This year I turned 50. It always felt like it was going to be a big deal, both mentally and physically, so it was a bit of an anticlimax when 2020 came along and the day passed without much note. What was more surprising, however, is that it mattered both more and less that I thought it would. Why getting older matters: No matter how hard you train, how well you look after...
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Staying Sane in a World With Less Mountain Biking…
The things we love are easy to take for granted. Assuming that we’ll always have easy access to them is quintessentially human; after all, because we’re...
SENDY – INTERVIEW
Ride Better, Look Better in SENDY Gear! There are so many positives about riding bikes; the physical and mental health benefits, the focus on learning...
White Knuckle MTB – INTERVIEW
Fully Equipped Campers Built for Mountain Bike Riders. The feeling of excitement, anticipation and expectations of things to come is at an all-time high as...
A New EPIC Trail Opens Across The Ditch.
New Zealand’s South Island will have another reason for mountain bikers to visit with the opening of new trails near Wanaka. Bike Glendhu’ will feature 35 km...
The Esplanade Trail House – Accommodation Review
The Esplanade Trail House, Derby, a Mountain Bikers Dream Stay. If you’re a mountain biker and haven’t already heard about the trails at Derby, Tasmania,...
The First Step Toward a Women’s Red Bull Rampage
Words: Jen See Photos: Paris Gore At the inaugural Formation, hard-charging female mountain bikers hit big lines in Utah, with the hopes of starting an...
Feathertop
Feathertop is a very special place. Its peak doesn’t rise to where the air is so thin your lungs gasp at frozen air, and the...
Finding Success in Failure
GeoQuest 2019, the highs and lows of one of Australias toughest adventure races. I think it’s fair to say you know that you’re writing a...
Injury: It’s not all physical…
So, I’m injured again. It’s not the first time, and probably won’t be the last. Over 25 years of mountain biking I’ve had any number...
Just Send It?
There’s a certain smell to mountain biking that anyone who’s spent time shuttling or doing uplifts will recognise – it’s not just the waft of...
Travels with My Bike to The Apple Isle – Part Two
The starting point of my island adventure began in the northern riverside city of Launceston. With only two days I was determined to max out...
Travels with My Bike to The Apple Isle – Part One
Albury-Wodonga to Yackandandah Call it if you will, an epic road trip … a challenge seeking solo adventure … or a mountain biking pilgrimage, I had...