Getting a mountain bike can be very exciting, especially if it is your first time but what if you don’t have the space to store them properly. Imagine getting one of the best mountain bikes out there but now you don’t have enough storage area to cover it, what will you do then? What if
A perfect cycling kit is totally incomplete without the gloves, cycling gloves don’t just complete the kit but also protect and comfort the rider’s hands especially if there is a crash. Most cycling gloves also enhance the grip of the rider and give protection against extreme cold weather. Cycling gloves are available in different shapes
As the cycling season has started, there are going to be a lot of races, both professional and casual, this is the perfect opportunity to get a new mountain bike. While getting a new bike, there are plenty of factors that we have to look into, some people have price points in mind while some
Butterfly Handlebars are known to be the best type of handlebars for bike touring, mainly because of their comfort…
Cycling is an art, it is both beautiful and mysterious at the same time. While most cyclists may know everything about their bodies and capabilities, there are some things that are yet to be pondered upon, such as the Cycling Limiters. When cyclists start slowing down on the road, what is the main reason behind
Cycling is one of the most beloved and celebrated sports around the world, it is the sport of adventures, strength, and also struggle. We all know sports legends like Ronaldo and King James, but now it is time to know about the legends in the cycling world! These champions have conquered so many challenges, we
Editors note: The Åland Islands group consists of nearly three hundred inhabitable islands, of which about eighty are inhabited, the remainder being desolate rocks. These islands form a continuation of Åbo skärgård (in Finnish, Turunmaan saaristo), the archipelago adjacent to the southeast coast of Finland. More info about the Åland Islands. Visibility There were
“Hello, this is Richard Chin. I’m calling from…” ” Oh great, another telephone survey. It was Saturday morning and I was packing for an adventure. A telephone survey was not going to happen. I was about to hang up when he said “…ththe Pioneer Free Press in St Paul. I’m a reporter covering the Arrowhead
Before we get practical a little of the magic. Cruising through a white landscape while the sunlight makes the snow sparkle like millions of microscopic paparazzi popping off as you glide by. The light provided by a low sun making a fine layer of powder snow rising off your front tire glowingly reveal hypnotic changes
Legendary among racers and largely unknown elsewhere, the Iditasport Impossible is a human-powered winter journey tracing Alaska’s historic Iditarod Trail. It’s more of an expedition than a race; we navigate unmarked dogsled and snowmachine routes 1,100 miles from Knik to Nome, and support is limited to boxes of food and clothing sent to checkpoints prior
In March of 1998 I completed the Iditasport Extreme, an on-snow race which followed the Iditarod trail for about 350 miles, beginning at the roadhouse on Knik Lake and finishing in the village of McGrath, in interior Alaska. In the months prior to the race I drew on all of my wilderness and endurance racing
I am a long time Mountainbike Journalist from Austria. My friends and me have formed a progressive Mountainbike Freeride group years ago, Headquarters in Innsbruck, Tyrol/Austria. The Group is called the “VertRiders”. There’s also a web project which is planned to be updated in January. Believe me, the “Verts” are totally addicted to winter riding.
I have a very bad tendency to seek tough mountain bike events. The events where you compete against yourself, where finishing is an accomplishment. The ones that make your parents wake up at night in a cold sweat. It all started in 1994 when I registered our team of five for the 24 Hours of