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Live To Ride is back with a new weekly series titled the Corona Coaster, a look at how professional mountain bikers in the UK are dealing with a season put on hold due to Covid-19. This first episode is with Canyon Collective rider James Farrar, who in his own words… “I just like to put Read More

Below is a press release received from Crankworx on the morning of Tuesday, May 26th. Crankworx mountain bike festival, the annual celebration of gravity-mountain biking held in Whistler Village and the Whistler Mountain Bike Park, will not be held this August. Whistler Blackcomb and Crankworx Events Inc. can now confirm the Whistler stop of the Read More

These are trying times for anyone, let alone those folks that need to roam free in outdoor spaces to stay sane–AKA mountain bikers in quarantine. A cast of Canadians including Matt Dennison, Calvin Huth, Bas Van Steenbergen, Vaea Verbeeck, Micayla Gatto and more battle indoor isolation in this short film from IFHT.

In mid-March, when the COVID-19 pandemic began to take over the world, spring break was in full swing in Fruita, Colorado, an iconic mountain biking destination that typically booms from March to May. Over the Edge Sports recorded two of its busiest days in recent memory, back to back. Campgrounds were full; dirt was tacky. Read More

Two months ago, bike shops were facing the same challenge as every other business: Stay above water when it seems the whole world is drowning. Many were preparing for a sort of hibernation, including putting a halt to the often huge speculative restocking orders that happen that time of year. For most shops, that hibernation Read More