Tuesday marked the launch of the new Truvativ HammerSchmidt planetary gearing system meant to replace front derrailleurs. Marketed at the freeride and all mountain rider, the HammerSchmidt does away with the front derrailleur and allows riders to have a 2...
The benchmark in downhill mountain bike helmet design has always been the Troy Lee Daytona. The older Daytona's looked great, but didn't protect so well. With the D2, Troy Lee is out to change that with a newly engineered...
The most awaited MTB film released every year is the sequel to Alex Rankin's "Earthed" series. "The Law of Fives" is, you guessed it, the 5th installment in the series and it doesn't disappoint. The Law of Fives features every...
For years riders asked for a Fox fork with a 20mm through axle that wasn't a triple crown DH fork. A few years ago fox introduced the 36 line. 36mm lowers, same great Fox 40 feel and a 20mm...
A few years ago racers everywhere gave up on rigid mud fenders and started following the lead of a few world cup riders, using cut inner tubes zip-tied to their fork crown and arch. The tactic is lightweight, works...
e.13 components started with the SRS chainguide. It offered exceptional performance with durability that was simply unmatched thanks to it's Tuffmax bashguard. Then came the lightweight race oriented LG1. By ditching the bashguard, racers could save precious weight, and...
Originally this review was supposed to be a shoot between various new knee pads available on the market. After riding The Troy Lee Designs Brian Lopes Signature pad for a good month, the idea got nixed. Why? It would...
One of the best ways to improve your riding is to include a heavy dose of single limb training, also known as unilateral training. While bilateral training is better known and also important, there are several unique advantages that unilateral...
Tempo training, while not new, is still one of the hottest trends and buzzwords in the fitness industry. For those of you who are unfamiliar with this concept, it was first used in modern training programs by Australian strength coach...
Get Mobile! Increased mobility in the hips and shoulders is one of the biggest initial needs for practically every mountain bike athlete. Mobility is vitally important for many reasons, including body control, learning new skills and injury prevention. Without first...
Column by: James Wilson www.MTBStrengthCoach.com Strength and conditioning programs have a lot to offer the mountain bike athlete, yet a lot of confusion and misinformation exists out there about what exactly constitutes a proper approach for our sport. Most of...
Sanjay Shanbhag's story unfolds as he tours South America on a 97cc scooter. For part 1 of this story, click here. Part 2 I forgot to add a little tid bit about the afternoon prior. Since Jeff got so...
[Editor]: Special Diary reports and photos by Sanjay Shanbhag. Check back as Sanjay will be keeping us updated as his story unfolds from South America. A full selection of Sanjay's photos (1281 of them!) is up in the gallery. Click...
