Ashland Spring Thaw

The Story of the Riddler

Nathan Riddle and his son, Ripley Riddle during an interview in 2014  about the Riddler tire's development. Anybody who's been lucky enough to meet or hang out with Nathan Riddle will quickly ...

Rad People Who Ride: Bill & Sue Roussel of Ashland Mountain Adventures

It happens: that blissful epiphany following the mandatory journey to get there - bike on rack, rumble of van, banter of the bike-obsessed and gravity-enthused, sway of ascending turns with dude-...

Global Weekend for WTB Athletes

The weekend of May 18th and 19th marked the first stop of the Enduro World Series in Punta Ala, Italy and the ever popular Spring Thaw Mountain Bike Festival in Ashland, Oregon.  It als...

Team WTB - Ben Cruz

Photo courtesy of Jen Burt. Hometown: Novato, California, USA Age: 21 Team: WTB/Cannondale/Shimano/Fox Racing Shox Discipline: Downhill, Endurance DH, Super D, XC Ben Cruz is the most recent additi...

Expect the Unexpected at the Ashland Spring Thaw

Weir's 29er race debut at the 2011 Ashland Spring Thaw XC. Photo courtesy of LM. The 2011 Ashland Spring Thaw was full of surprises complete with teeth-chattering temperatures and snow levels so hi...

Tastes Like Spring Thaw

The crowd can barely catch a glimpse of Mark Weir as he blasts by to win the Downhill event at the 2010 Ashland Spring Thaw. Photo by Jeff Anderson. It was another great year for Team WTB at the As...