KONA R.I.D.E. 2015 was R.A.D.

Through a very fortunate twist of events, without even any noticeable wheedling on my part, I got to go to Kona's dealer-invite new bike launch.  Speaking of launch, I got lunch... and dinner, and...

What is 24hr Solo Racing? Check out this amazing video by Rowen Grant / Sixth Row of Brett Belchambers winning the WEMBO Solo 24 Hour Champs

Solo Twenty-Four from Sixth Row on Vimeo. Want to know what it takes to win a 24 hour race?  Better yet, win it in the Solo Single Speed class?  Better better yet, win the World Endurance Mountain...

Rad People Who Ride: Brett Bellchambers

These days, it sadly seems that it's pretty difficult to find a racer prolifically winning who is a nice person.  Someone whom, you know, you'd want to grab a beer with and it's not just absolutel...

Brett Bellchambers Owns Yet Another 24 Hour Race, Beardless Beware!

While we pansies (well, I'm speaking for myself here) may be whimpering over the onset of winter in the northern hemisphere, things are still going full boar in the southern hemisphere.  I just ch...

Jason Moeschler Takes 3rd at Merida Cup and 2nd at Super 8 Enduro in Taiwan!

After Jason schooled the kids, and adults, at WTB Taiwan's MTB Skills Camp, he went on to work four days straight on his feet all day at Taichung Bike Week.  He shut down the OEM sales trade show,...

Laura O'Meara Takes 6th Place at XTerra World Champs in Maui on Nanos, Frequency i19s, & TechTrails

Laura O'Meara, featured recently  on WTB's Rad People Who Ride Series, just stormed her way to a 6th place finish at the XTerra World Championships in Maui, Hawaii.  She swam, mountain biked, and ...

Brett Bellchambers Pedals 253 miles in 24 hours to the Solo Singlespeed World Champ 24 Hour Title

Brett Bellchambers, a 40 year old Australian with a beautiful, self-deprecating sense of humor, marvelous beard, and a fancy for pain and suffering just won the Single Speed category of the World ...

Mongolia Bike Challenge Starts Today!

  One of the world's most spectacular and most grueling mountain bike stage races kicks off today, the 7-day, 850km (528 miles) Genco Mongolia Bike Challenge! WTB teamed up with Cannondale to send ...

Rad People Who Ride: Jude Kirstein and Sugar Wheel Works

  Wheel building, the last mythical art of bicycle mechanics that still seems to elicit the highest level of respect, regarded by many as the zenith of mastery.  You don’t take your sweet hoops, hu...