Crankworx EWS 6 Whistler

Words by Martha Gill Photos by Boris Beyer Whistler...the place everyone wants to be, and the round everyone wants to win!  There’s something so different and special about the Enduro World ...

WTB Van Tour: Downieville Classic

Hosted by the Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship, "The Downieville Classic is one of the last remaining point-to-point bicycle races in the United States. The 29-mile course follows a rugged "Gold Rus...

Bikepacking Around the World Since 2014

Words by Taneli Roininen @gonebikefishing ‘Could you make a quick recap about your trip to our blog?’, asks Clayton, the PR wizard of WTB. ‘Sure’, I responded from the Casa de Ciclista in Bariloc...

Team Scrapin's Custom Tandem Beast

Words by Amanda Schaper   @ascrapes Amanda Schaper + Scott Chapin = TEAM SCRAPIN Here's the thing about tandems... They're friggin' awesome. But when we decided we wanted a legit tandem (...

Taipei Cycle Show Display Bike #1: Tina Kuo's Cannondale Synapse Hi-Mod Team

The Cannondale Synapse Hi-Mod Team brings space age futuristic performance to endurance riding by melding oversized high modulus carbon fiber responsiveness with the tirelessly smooth riding attri...

Taipei Cycle Show Display Bike #2: Pinnacle Ramin 4

The Ramin brings thoughtful details to the no-nonsense simplicity of 29ers furthering functionality through attention to detail that emphasizes interchangeability with modern design cues. Twin dow...

Pivot's New Phoenix Team PadLoc Grips

Words by Jeremiah Newman (he's also the super shredder in the photos) When WTB launched PadLoc grips, they became a lot like 29” wheels. Some people LOVE them, and some people have an unfounded r...

Why Plus-Size Tires Need TCS Tough

The introduction of plus-size mountain bike tires opened up a completely different riding experience for many riders. Riders who were new to the sport found additional confidence in the increased ...

Rad People Who Ride: Cameron Sanders

The photo above tells it all. Cameron Sanders (@adventure_by_bike) is a man of rad adventure. Not a watered down version of adventure that provides expectations or limitations. The rad kind advent...

Rad People Who Ride: Louisa Sussman

I met Louisa on my first day of work at WTB. In proper first-day fashion for a company in the bike industry, the hours of introductions and login credentials was topped off with a trail ri...

Packing for Your First Bikepacking Trip

We provide all the products needed for you to get out on an overnight bikepacking trip, but haven't provide a proper tutorial on how to actually get out there. We apologize. Between the Trail Boss ...

Holiday Gift Guide: Our Choice Picks

There’s a good chance you’re currently in the same boat (let’s call it the USS Senderson) as many of us are. It’s a fairly massive boat, which makes it difficult to see who else is on it, but we’r...

Bellchambers Takes 2nd at WEMBO 2015 Weaverville, Wins Hearts & Minds of All

One of these guys is taller than the others. He also appears to be turned around telling jokes. Can you find the WTB rider? Weaverville, where men are men and Smokey the Bear looks onward longingl...

Jason Moeschler: 2015 All Mountain World Champion

The stars were definitely aligned for Jason Moeschler this weekend when the 35-year-old Team WTB/Cannondale rider reclaimed the All Mountain World Championship title from five-time winner Carl De...

Throwback Thursdays: 96 Mountain Bike Germany New Paradigm Hubs Review

1996 in Germany must have been amazing, I find nothing but stoke gracing the covers of magazine clippings we have dating back to then.  Perhaps the long sleeve adorned rider was particularly enthu...

The Story of the Trailblazer

How it went from this: From: Mark Slate Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2013 12:36 PM To: Mark Slate Subject: B+ Hey, ...the idea that we could do things that have not been done before. Looking back ...

Throwback Thursdays: 1999 WTB Ti 29" Interbike Display Bike

Dave Locke's Wilderness Trail Bikes 1999 Ti 29" bike in the same configuration as it was when shown at Interbike in 1999 when WTB first showed the NanoRaptor 2.1 29" tire, the first ever 29" tire....

Throwback Thursdays: More 1985 NORBA Nats Santa Barbara

So much of WTB's history and product development is tied to racing.  You can see WTB riders in white jerseys with SunTour across the chest (and WTB atop) in the right corner of this photo and the ...

Rad People Who Ride: Ian Schmitt and Kona Bicycles

A stallion of a man.  Long flowing mane of sheer mulletude, the seasoned squint of hardened determination, coordination rippling from... WAIT. THIS is NOT Ian Schmitt. This is... well... This is t...

Flashback Fridays: Early 90s Dirt Touring & Bikepacking

It's no secret that people have been loading their bikes with overnight gear and heading into the wilderness for quite some time.  Just take a look at this Pearl Pass post here and you see that br...

Throwback Thursdays: '96 Mountain Bike Germany Pad Review

Elevated chainstays, a nice an taut elasticized cinch strap flowing in the breeze of what looks to be an epic skid... Vans sneakers - what's not to like?  In 1996, people were getting pitted, sooo...

Throwback Thursdays: 1979 Appetite Seminar

 1979 illustration by Pete Barrett, from Chalie Kelly's Hubsite, the BEST website you will ever find. This Thursday marks yet another Appetite Seminar as throngs of mountain bikers will congregate...