Mountain Biking Australia

They say that all good things must come to an end, and for me that time has finally come. It's 15 years since I started Mountain Biking Australia magazine and this will be the final issue with me as the editor. I will be moving on to a new and very d

I am a 50 year old teacher and I work with adolescents with learning difficulties in their transition from school to work. I often use my mountain biking experiences to reach these guys, so I decided to put these down to share. 1. You ride where your

Previously we've reported on the trail project at Maydena in Tasmania and trail builders Dirt Art have now released details on their park membership packages Trail-wise, Maydena is set to open on January 26th and will kick off with 30km of gravity tr

Sydney based mountain bikers know that NSW generally suffers when it comes to trail access. Sure, some areas have excellent raw and technical riding on offer, but only if you know exactly where to look. The vast majority of our trails have been scrat

It was one of those skittish white-knuckle moments that makes your heart flutter, and then gives you good reason to grin and raise a glass or three after the fact. Somewhere just before 8pm and completely dark and thanks to the dense tree cover; ther

Two issues ago we wrapped up a long-term review on SRAM's top-end XX1 Eagle drivetrain. After a year on the trail, we found the new 12-speed parts had more going for them than just an expanded gear range. Eagle is more refined and durable with numero

In our last issue we spoke to Tristan Thomas, the founder of Wheelworks in Wellington New Zealand. Their focus lies with building high-end custom made wheels and they ship their product right across the globe. Tristan has firm engineering based belie

Fox Racing Shox have steadily trickled out information on their 2018 lineup, including the launch of the new DPX2 shock and a range of other refinements. Now they've released details on Fox Factory Tuning; not a product as such but a tuning service t

A number of companies have jumped on the convertiblehelmet bandwagon in recent years; helmets that can either be used as an open face design or fitted with a chinbar when speeds and terrain demand. The Revolution is Lazer’s foray into this word. It’s

Tubeless tyres are now hugely popular with many riders converting to reduce the risk of punctures. So why are we now seeing a rash of products designed to eliminate punctures in tubeless tyres? With wide rims and wide tyres now becoming commonplace,

Anyone who participates in sport runs the risk of injury; however, well-programmed training can not only reduce the risk but it can assist in injury prevention. Recently I had a chat with Grant Jenkins of PropelPerform in Brisbane (propelperform.com)

Action cameras have become ubiquitous for active outdoor participants, a common catch cry is ‘if there’s no footage of (insert amazing stunt/crash/line), it didn’t happen!’ So, if almost everyone has a GoPro or similar, why isn’t my Facebook feed bei

Adding the latest $12,000 carbon dually to your bicycle quiver is likely to add plenty of enjoyment to your time on the trail. However, building up a single speed mountain bike – often done effectively using a cheap hardtail frame and old components

Whistler is on the bucket list of most red blooded mountain bikers. It boasts over 1,500 vertical metres of lift-accessed trails and the overall footprint of the park covers around 30 square kilometres; you could spend a month trying and still not ri

Mid-travel 29ers are coming thick and fast at the moment, understandably so as most of the shortcomings found in early 29ers have now been resolved. Much of this has come about through a better understanding of 29er geometry and the boost wheel stand

Within the last 12 months we've seen the introduction of the Switchblade, Firebird Carbon, a revamp of the Mach 4 and now there's the all-new Mach 5.5. In our last issue we reviewed the 170mm travel Firebird. It was a perfect example of Pivot’s new n

Let’s be frank; Polygon is certainly not the brand that comes first to mind when you think about high-end bikes. The Indonesian company has been on the local scene for about 10 years now, but has previously pitched itself at the budget to mid-end of

Mic Longhurst is a professional skills instructor, coach and the founder of Dynamic Motivation in the ACT. He’s a UCI level two coach, an MTBA level one coach and the only PMBI certified instructor trainer in the Asia Pacific region. With all this he

The idea of replacing your gear cable mightn't be exciting but it can make a huge performance difference—the improvement will be far greater than upgrading from a Deore derailleur to XTR for example. Worn cables make it harder to push the shift lever

Wow, the Dolomites—how could we not make this shot the winner! Would love to ride there one day. Thanks for your fantastic photo Marcel! This shot comes from Falls Creek in the Victorian high country—the sort of place we’d rather be. Peter Wesley too

It was the perfect morning for a ride. Cool in the way that Sydney’s excuse for a winter can be, but sunny and without a breath of wind. I’d met some new riding buddies by joining a club ride at a trail I’d heard about but never ridden. A fabulous, s