For those of us out there who prefer to take our chances with the dirt, I have been following Bike James’ blog for some time now as he really offers insightful and informative training infospecific to mountain bikers. This video is the first in a series which I will be posting up on the blog and targets core strengthening excercises which will help you maintain your position on the bike through fatigue and demanding terrain. This is a great workout to add to your existing program and you will be sure to see the results!
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Mud, rain, wind and roots. Those four words cerainly do a good job of describing this past weekends World Cup Donhill event in Maribor, Slovenia. Greg Minnaar took the win in a stacked field, slipping past the eyes of the F[r]EECASTER followers whose eyes were most certainly on Sam Hill. As Greg said, “it must be the bike”.
A nice Zula punt from our firends @ Rouler Imports in Australia:
Mondays are usually a drag, but when they follow the biggest mountainbike festival/ weekend on the calendar they are particularly painful! Having had a great weekend at the Karkloof Classic, its difficult to sit down indoors with a desk littered with papers and stare at a computer screen, not to mention trying to be productive [...]
Sean Fyfe highlights the importance of bike set-up in avoiding cycling injuries.
After a great season opener at the Sea Otter Classic, Fabien Cousinie and Florent Payet have been back in France preparing for the 1st World Cup round to be held in Maribor in two weeks. Attending the Avalanche Cup n Lyon this past weekend, Cous Cous and Payet were flying the team flag high in-front of a high-stake crowd including the CEO of Blackmountain, Pjilippe Lasalla.
No surprises were to be had at the opening round of the World Cup 4X series at Houffalize: Graves who is on-fire and seemingly great form coming off the back of a win at the Sea Otter Classic obliterated the field. Consistently snapping everyone out the gate each and every round, Graves progressed with ease to the final, crossing the line convincingly ahead of Tomas Slavic for his first World Cup win of the season.
There has been a lot of talk on the web and forums regarding the latest offerings and showcases from SRAM; X7, X9 and X0 two and three by ten groups.