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...

Pavement, Gravel, and Dirt

Yesterday we celebrated Bike To Work day. Take a virtual ride through the Pan Handle of Golden Gate Park, have breakfast at the Mojo Bicycle Cafe, ride down Market Street, through the Marina and o...

Guiding Bobby

Take a ride down the DH course at the Sea Otter Classic with WTB Athlete "Blind" Bobby McMullen. One might say this was the best Sea Otter of all time. WTB racers were everywhere; WTB/Yeti‘s Jared...

A Little Slice of Sicily…

This just in from Jérôme Clementz who has been shredding Sicily on WTB Bronson TCS tires: "It was the first time we went in Sicily and we discover an all year MTB destination. Lots of differents g...

A First Timer’s Ride at The Ranch

One athlete. 30 sports. 30 days. 30 cites. Watch day 26 as Mark Weir, Ben Cruz, and Jason Moeschler coach Sam (from the EAS Unstoppable Tour) on how to shred the Ranch. This video illustrates what...

BAREL is back on track!

After 10 months off the start gate, the French men were back on track this weekend in Barcelona. The Mondraker Factory Team was in San Andreu de la Barca to race the open of Spain. It was a succes...

Weir Talks Candidly about Team WTB’s New Direction and Increased Commitment to Future Mountain Bikers

After a great deal of consideration and some heavy soul searching, Mark Weir made the call to change Team WTB’s bicycle frame sponsor from Santa Cruz to Cannondale. “It was a long process and inv...

Urge Cabo Verde Update from Weir

The 2011 Urge Cabo Verde event has become more than a race to its participants. As Weir puts it, it's a chance "to become a better person and friend to everyone." Some of the experiences were defi...

Weir off the Coast of Africa for Humanitarian Race

Weir in Kenya for the 2009 Urge event. After a 12-hour commute sandwiched in the center seat aboard a 747 headed from SFO to Paris, France, Mark Weir is approaching his final destination–the Urge...

Living the Dream with WTB

WTB makes good bike parts, and has for some time. There are a lot of reasons for this but mostly because of the people who, for one reason or another, have chosen a path that led them to the bicycl...

Taking it to the Streets…

We love dirt, there is no denying it. However, we must often traverse the city streets to get to the dirt. This is not an easy task when you have freeways and cars everywhere. With a few exception...

Catching Up with Jérôme Clementz

Jérôme Clementz, riding the Bronson/Wolverine combo to victory in the Enduro du Mercantour, France. Catching up with Jérôme Clementz is not easy, as most racing against him in the Megavalanche and...

Closer to Cold

Just got a call from Rocky, our pal up in Fairbanks Alaska. It is so cold (-22 degrees Fahrenheit) that you can't even feel the heat of the sun. At a mere four hours, you have to enjoy what little...

Take Me With You…

We have a winner! No, its not Mark Weir nor Jason Moeschler. No, it is not in the Super D or XC race category. I’m talking about commuting. That’s right, the ride to work. WTB’s Sales and Marketi...

NICA, Hemp Slippers, and Bronsons

Last Friday we had a meeting with Nat From NICA, (pronounced n-y-k-ah: National Interscholastic Cycling Association) which is officially the best thing to happen to our sport since the invention o...

TCS Stryker Demo is a hit at 2010 Interbike Show

Travis McMaster, normally a mild-mannered WTB Tech Rep by day, took Team Stryker Force to the next level with his mad Stryker "skeels" (demonstrated here) at the 2010 Interbike Outdoor Dirt Demo....

WTB’s Enduro Race-Winning Combo

Jérôme Clementz, riding the Bronson/Wolverine combo to victory last weekend in the Enduro du Mercantour, France. Who needs the jab-cross when you can have a one-two combo like the new Bronson 2.3 ...

Around the World and Back Again–Part Three

The Road to Valloire was a windy one that turned out to be its own kind of enduro. With bikes and a baby on board, the team needed to find the most direct route, which meant driving over the Col du...

Around the World and Back Again–Part Deux

After a quick stop in Germany, Team WTB piled themselves, two bikes, two wives and a baby for a nine-hour van ride to Vars, France—a few days before the French Enduro race was set to begin. And be...

Around the World and Back Again–Part 1

From the Sierra Nevadas to the French Alps and a few mountains in between, Team WTB rides again… Just two days off the podium in Downieville, Mark Weir and Jason Moeschler packed up their bikes fo...