Diddie Schneider is a true mountain biking pioneer and visionary, especially when it come to purpose-built trails and bike parks. Born and raised in Stuttgart, Germany in 1966. In the late 70s Diddie was one of the BMX pioneers in Germany, when the sport and bikes first came to the continent. He was a successful […]
In 1996, Rob Warner was the first British mountain biker to win a downhill world cup. Still, you may know him by his other talent, namely as ‘the voice of mountain bike commentary’ – an accolade that he truly deserves, much to the surprise of those who knew him as the caveman of downhill racing. […]
THE FOUNDATION AND FORMATION OF ENDURO MOUNTAIN BIKE RACING… …can be accredited to three figures – Fred Glo, the backbone; Enrico Guala, the voice; and Chris Ball, the face – all three who individually and collectively brought “the spirit of enduro” to life and the world. Between them, enduro mountain bike racing was founded, forged, […]
SAM HILL — CHANGED HOW TO WIN A DOWNHILL RACE Growing up racing motorcycles and BMX bikes, Sam Hill discovered mountain bikes at the age of 12 years-old. By age 16, Hill was already achieving extraordinary results in downhill mountain bike racing—earning the bronze medal at the 2001 UCI Junior Downhill World Championships in Vail, […]
Danny MacAskill is a professional mountain bike and street trials legend born and raised in Dunvegan on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. On April 19th, 2009 he released a 5 1/2 minute street trials video on YouTube that was about to change his life. Filmed by his friend Dave Sowerby, his “Inspired Bicycles” video got […]
JEFF STEBER – HE CHANGED THE FACE OF DOWNHILL RACING No different than many other motorcycle riders and racers who came to the sport of off-road cycling in the early 90s, as a bicycle manufacturer, Jeff Steber looked at the early rigid bikes solely through the lens of a full-suspension design. His first bike was […]