Roadie down a black run!

That wasn’t all that enjoyable really,” mutters Chris Akrigg, peering back up a cascade of 200 vertical metres of boulders towards the barren, rocky summit beyond. That hilltop was Chris’s starting ga

Whether you’re a professional racer or an average Joe, there are plenty of simple changes you can make to improve your fun and performance on the bike. Over the following pages, coach Chris Kilmurray

Moments enjoyed, lessons learned, handy advice, weird stuff that happened: welcome to the little bits and pieces that don’t make big stories, but do make all the difference.

Hurtling down a forest road at 60kph the smooth surface suddenly vanishes and is replaced by a section of large stones/small boulders. I haven’t time to brake so instead (try to) relax and hold on for

VINCENT TUPIN’S LATEST VIDEO, WHERE THE STYLISH FRENCH FREERIDER SENT THE BIGGEST DROP RECORDED IN MOUNTAIN BIKING HISTORY, CERTAINLY RAISED AN EYEBROW OR TWO. Measuring a whopping 31.3 metres out and

I haven’t seen Bill and Jim for more than 20 years and making a bike ride the centrepiece of our reunion has added a whole new level of anxieties to the regular pile of macho, middle-aged insecurities