ENDURO Mountainbike Magazine

August 13, 2013

THE VINI DIARIES THE MAKING OF A CHAMPION

Instalment no. 1 Ok so I’ve been back at this magazine stuff for a while now, hooked back up with bike industry people of old and linked up with some great new contacts in racing, products and riding; things are going pretty good. The Idea I had pretty much from the start, was to help an up and coming rider out, let’s face it I’m a Veteran rider now, not getting any younger, so with my current and vastly growing array of industry moguls I thought, why not use it for something other than blagging shit for myself! The classic case I sort of base it on, is back in the day, when Steve Peat and Nick Bayliss (co-founders of Royal Racing) used all their cycle world contacts to help out two top british junior riders to get world recognition, those being Rich Barlow and Neil Donoghue. I remember thinking what a great idea it was at the time and how it was pretty decent of them to help these youngsters out. Unfortunately the incredibly talented Rich Barlow has now retired from MTB’s but Donny, well, need I say any more!

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Video - August 13, 2013

Video: Crankworx Whistler – Enduro World Series Round #5

Crankworx Whistler – SRAM Canadian Open Enduro presented by Specialized – Pinkbike Video from Crankworx on Vimeo.

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News - August 12, 2013

Pivot Cycles 2014: The all-new Mach 6 enduro bike

After more than two years of development, Pivot Cycles presents a new bike based on the Mach 5.7: The “Mach 6″ 2014. Having grown in both wheel size and rear travel, the Mach 6 is more aggressive than ever to conquer trails and races with its 27.5” wheels and 155mm of rear travel.

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Trails & Travel, Video - August 12, 2013