Throwback Thursdays: 1999 WTB MP250 Stealth Clipless Pedal "Project"

I once met a wise man who told me he worked for WTB on the MP250 Project.  Project.  Hmmmm.  That's certainly a curious word choice.  Why not say I worked on the MP250 pedals, or the Stealth pedal...

Throwback Thursdays: 1992 WTB Trailgrips

We now call them Original Trail Grips, a head nod to the history of the Trailgrip.  That also means we still sell 'em.  Yes we do.  These are my absolute favorite grips - there is something about ...

What You Also Buy with a Handmade Bike

Photo Credit: Kris Henry / 44 Bikes It is really easy to get caught up in the calculated purchase of a carbon frame or bike.  Blah blah performance, blah blah price, blah blah stiffness, blah bla...

Throwback Thursdays: Moab First Descents, Mountain Bike, and More TV

The Trail Boss himself, shredding previously unridden lines aboard his American Breezer possibly in 1988 during the Canyonlands Fat Tire Festival on Moab's Slickrock. WTB's extended family of earl...

Throwback Thursdays: Mountain Shredders Gone Road (not Rogue)

It's Tour de France time, people are excited, some even mountain bikers - focus is perhaps even shifting from the 2014 FIFA World Cup.  So what's up with our favorite leg shavers?  Where are they,...

Rain or Shine... Victory

In Durango, it was beautiful - too hot even at times and no rain atop the ever ominous and lightning-infested Kennebec Pass, pictured above, that racers, like Marco, shredded with no relent. Shred...

Pick an event... Any event...

There are now enough enduro races happening that in one weekend, WTB athletes can take top 10 spots at three major events simultaneously.  Atop, Team WTB's Marco Osborne stormed his way to fourth ...

No Stopping This Guy

Ahhhh yes, Trail Boss front tire, excellent choice. So, here's the e-mail all WTB staff received yesterday, pretty crazy: From: Jason Moeschler <jmoeschler@wtb.com>Date: Thursday, June 19,...

Throwback Thursdays: WTB Designed Specialized Rock Combo Tire

The WTB designed Specialized Rock Combo 26 x 1.95 tires were intended for use on and off road.  Sound familiar?  Correct, this idea and burgeoning category seems to be getting a lot of time in the...

Rad People Who Ride: Scott & Jannine of Fitzgerald's Bicycles, Victor, Idaho

Scott and Jannine next to Kraig Smith's clunker in WTB's showroom during their visit. Scott and Jannine get it.  With a deep belief in all things bike, all types of bikes, and bikes uniting health...

Throwback Thursdays: 1985 Punk Bike Enduro from Fat Tire Flyer

Yes, I am going to suggest you read quite a lot of text.  My apologies. However, it's worth it. Thinking about buying something enduro-specific these days? That hot, new, never before trend?  Not s...

WTB UK Enduro Team Shreds EWS Scotland

Gary Forrest and Rob Williams, the dynamic duo comprising WTB's UK Enduro team, shredded stop #2 on the Enduro World Series tour this past weekend in Peebles, Scotland.  Gary and Rob ran Trail Bos...

Why Trans Iowa is Rad

Photo Credit: Guitar Ted Productions, TI v10 start line,  First off, it's free.  Yes, somehow that makes a huge difference.  You can cross states, spend hundreds upon hundreds of dollars on foolis...

Trail Boss Tires In Stock

Yes, the very same tires that scorched the perfect Redwood earth in Mendocino are now readily available in 29" from your favorite local bike shop.  We've been shipping them, distributors have them...

Smart Dudes Speak the Truth

Two guys smart and savvy enough to have killed it in any industry or potentially lucrative venture chose bikes.  Why?  Because they get it.  This is what they love.  They could've made money, lots....

Throwback Thursdays: 1992 Interbike Trade Show

Interbike has been mayhem for ages.  It was a late night before departure but sure enough... READ MORE HERE

Throwback Thursdays: 1995 VelociRaptor Killer Traction Ad

Pop quiz, hot shot.  On the left hand side of this stellar ad, what is an SASE it's referring to?  I sure didn't know.  An SASE is a Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope.  BLAOW!  1995.  Al Gore must h...

Dear WTB: From, JayP

From: Jay Petervary <jaypetervary@gmail.com>Date: Sunday, April 20, 2014 at 2:48 PMSubject: AZT - Wolverine Yo,Quick note.Not a single flat on an amazingly rough, chunky, aggressive, cact...

Throwback Thursdays: 1997 Tahoe Fat Tire Festival

Once upon a time, downhill bikes didn't have disc brakes.  There wasn't tubeless.  Forks had pinner stanchions.  Chainrings were huge.  This was 1997. In 1997, WTB and Ventana Bikes sponsored a DH...

Nano Days & Faded Horizons

What's great about the Nano tire is that it really can do it all.  Win a cross country race?  Sure, it's light and quick.  Bikepack the entirety of Tour Divide?  Of course, that's its home turf.  ...

JayP Owning AZT 750

My screenshot don't tell no lie.  JayP (Jay Petervary) is throwing down some serious hurt on fellow competitors during this year's Arizona Trail Race.  What is this Race of Arizona you speak of?  T...

Laura O'Meara Shreds to Second at Dirt Classic

Loamy singletrack, punchy climbs, Nano 2.1 29" TCS, Deva SLT. 2nd Place.  Napa Valley Dirt Classic.  Pro. Congrats Laura, we're stoked, you're a shredder. Watch out competitors, you're in trouble....