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...

Gravel Grinding Through Denali National Park

Words and photos by Brian Ohlen @spoke_n_fly National Parks are not known for their hospitality towards cyclists. Many of the roads are narrow and crazy busy with rental RVs, buses and gaping touri...

EWS 5 - La Thuile, Italy

Photos by Sven Martin @svenmartinphoto It was quite the weekend of rocky, rooty, ROWDY racing for round five of the EWS (Enduro World Series) in La Thuile, Italy. What would be terrifying for most ...

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...

Megavalanche Through the Eyes of Matt Koen

Words and photos by Matt Koen ( @koenmatt ) As fast as June seemed to disappear, July arrived with a sudden but welcomed reminder that Megavalanche was upon us. Megavalanche is an event I have adm...

WTB Introduces New Aggressive Mountain Tires, TriTec Compound and Updated TCS 2.0 Technology

MILL VALLEY, CALIFORNIA – July 5, 2018 – WTB has introduced new aggressive mountain tires that feature all-new TriTec Compound, as well as introduced a new line of TCS 2.0 rims and accessories tha...

Going the Distance...

Words by James Heaton Photos by James Heaton and Stef Amato  (www.pannier.cc) It's Friday evening and the sun is still shining. Actually, it's been warm and dry for a couple of weeks here in ...

There's No Place Like Home

Words and photos by Franzi Wernsing of @talesontyres We pull the door shut behind us. “Thank you for everything”  we mumble towards our landlord, while we hand her the keys to the apartment. The wo...

WTB Van Tour: CES Toro Enduro

Words and photos: Jason Watkins The California Enduro Series started off this past weekend with the Toro Enduro at Toro Park in Salinas, CA. Rain showers passed through the night before resulting i...

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 (...

WTB Van Tour: Old Cabin Classic

Words and photos: Jason Watkins The WTB Van Tour kicked off this weekend with the Old Cabin Classic at Wilder Ranch in Santa Cruz, CA. With over 600 riders coming out to compete, we were bustling w...

EWS #3: Olargues, France

Photos: Sven Martin  @svenmartinphoto Irish rider Dan Wolfe on stage two looking calm and collected. Dan had a bad crash and ended up not racing on day two. Wishing him a speedy recovery!  Caro Ge...

Three Peaks Challenge: A Kona Adventure Team / Team S+M Project

Words and photos by Barry Wicks ( @wicknasty ) and the Kona Adventure Team #KonaAdventureTeam Oregon, specifically the Willamette Valley, is a very wet place. This is no secret. The secret is what ...

Moose Steaks and Fat Bikes in Alaska

Words: Brian Ohlen ( @spoke_n_fly ) Photos: Brian Ohlen I’ve been on enough winter camping trips to know how much preparation, gear and thought must happen to make cold weather trips possible. It...

Rider View: Martha Gill at Sea Otter

Words: Martha Gill ( @marthagmarthag ) Photos: Jason Watkins ( @jasonmichaelwatkins ) Martha putting in a timed lap on the Dual Slalom course. I chose to run a Vigilante 2.3 (24psi) for my front...

WTB at Sea Otter

Words: Jason Watkins Photos: Jason Watkins @jasonmichaelwatkins WTB moved offices to Monterey for the 2018 Sea Otter Classic. We had an awesome team of company personnel on hand for the weekend as...

El Silencio: Cycling the Peruvian Andes

Photos: Cass Gilbert ( @whileoutriding ) Video: Jay Ritchey ( @jay_bird_films ) El Silencio: Cycling the Peruvian Andes, a Jay Ritchey Film, sponsored by Tumbleweed Bicycle Company. Joining the ...

Taipei Cycle Show Display Bike #3: STINNER Frameworks - Refugio

Each element of a Stinner’s fabrication is tirelessly and lovingly crafted in a process where each step exudes passion from its maker – wheel creation, frame prep, welding, paint, and final assemb...

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...

Rad People Who Ride: Amanda Schaper

Photo credit: Gritchelle Fallesgon / @gritchelle Amanda Schaper is a well-known name, athlete and smile among numerous disciplines of riding. She shows up to races with everything dialed...