14 years after first introducing its Tues downhill bike, YT Industries is back with the Tues MK4. The newest version adds all kinds of options. There are five sizes, adjustable head angle, adjustable and size specific chainstays and the option to run 29″ or MX wheels. The new bike lands just as YT Mob racers are arriving in Fort William for the first DH World Cup of 2024. One rider on the new Tues is none other than Vali Höll, the reigning world and World Cup champion. Höll riding the Core 2 colourway, but with full team livery. Photo: YT Industries “After riding the TUES MK4 for the first tim ..read more

Aaron Gwin will be in Fort William for the start of the World Cup this weekend, but the U.S. racer won’t be on the start line. Instead, Gwin will be in the commentary booth. Gwin tried his hand at commentating after an injury took him out of the 2023 season. The generaly mild-mannered U.S. racer quickly proved popular with fans. With his racing still on hold, Gwin’s will be joining Ric McLaughlin in the booth again to start 2024. Don’t worry, though. Gwin isn’t hanging up his race kit for good. After watching the first four rounds from the booth, he’ll be back on the start line after the Val d ..read more

Downhill World Cup racing is, finally, just days away. There’s no easing into the season, either. After a long winter, racers will be greeted by the brutal, long and exhausting Fort William venue in Scotland. Many Canadians on our “who to watch” list already have a few race starts, and podiums, under their belts this season. Whether that’s a Crankworx podium streak or racing Stateside at the NW Cup, the Canucks are looking fast this year. Here’s our preview of the Canadians to watch when the World Cup starts this weekend in Fort William Scotland. As for how to watch, live broadcasts remain mix ..read more

Mark Wallace is looking absolutely pinned this year. At least based off this video of the Vancouver Islander launching to infinity on his local trails at Mount Prevost. Maybe its the new team. Maybe its the Canadian-made bike on home dirt. Or maybe Wallace is just riding really, really fast these days. No matter what the cause of this unreasonable level of speed, fellow racer Magnus Manson’s footage of Wallace has us all extremely stoked for the 2024 World Cup season to start this weekend in Fort William, Scotland. Mark: Raw Prevost Lap What’s Manson say about his fellow Canadian’s pre-season ..read more

Paris Olympics are under 100 days away, which means the race to earn spots on the start line is heating up. Making this more exciting, Canadian cross country racers, collectively, just had their best start to the World Cup in years in Mairiporã and Araxa, Brazil. Making it to the start line for the Olympic mountain bike race is a somewhat complicated process, though. First a country has to earn a spot, or two, in the 36-rider field. Then each athlete has to qualify for one of those spots. How does that work, and where does Canada stand heading into Paris? We’ll break that all down. There’s thr ..read more

Finn Iles is just days away from the first World Cup of the year and, as he shares in Specilized’s pre-season training camp, has big ambitions. “Coming into this year after the two season’s Ive just had, being third and fourth overall, my goal has to be to try and win the overall,” the Canadian says of his ambitions this year. But that’s not all. “On top of that, winning world championships. I mean, world championships … you go there to win.” The Canadian is confident, even with his teammate Loic Bruni among the many riders that has similar plans for the season. With the past results he mentio ..read more

When Wiggle/ChainReaction Cycles collapsed over the new year, taking Nukeproof down with it, one of the biggest questions left unanswered was what would happen to Sam Hill. While the Continental Nukeproof team racers quickly found a home with GT. Sam Hill, though, was on his own program. As far as timing goes, it couldn’t have been worse. Hill was in the midst of a delayed comeback to downhill. After winning a few Enduro World Series (now the Enduro World Cup) titles, the iconic Australian flat pedal-holdout was working towards returning to World Cup downhill in 2023. That was delayed by a bro ..read more

Enduro is one of the fastest-growing disciplines of mountain bike racing. For 2024, there are more chances than ever for Canadians to get in on the action. Here’s five enduro series, from grassroots to national level, to try out. Whether it’s your first time on a start line, or you want to be first at the end of the day, there’s a series out there for you. In addition to the series events, there are numerous one-off events, like last weekend’s Squamish Enduro, or women’s races like Hot On Your Heels, Liv Bombshell Enduro or the Murderhorn Maiden on Vancouver Island . Ontario Enduro Series With ..read more

What do when you want to add shoes to the long list of bikes and apparel you make, but have never made shoes before? Why not ask one of the best in the business? When YT wanted to expand into footwear, it tagged Skate and BMX icons Van to help out. That collaboration, a set of flat pedal shoes and some post-ride sandals, is out now. YT x Vans YT got its start in dirt jumping, with the DirtLove frame. Vans has a storied history in BMX and, of course, skateboarding. If there’s a ground for the two to meet, it makes sense that its the feet. There’s two parts to this “co-branded collection.” The ..read more

With winter rapidly disappearing in the mountains, Whistler Bike Park is targeting an early opening date for the 2024 season. The iconic Canadian bike park is aiming to have the first chairs spinning for May 17. Fitzsimmons Express returns Opening Day will see the return of Fitzsimmons Express to the park’s chairs. The central village chair recieved a major overhaul that saw it closed for much of the 2023 summer bike park season. WBP is aiming to get five rider and five bikes up the hill on each chair with the new lift, which would be a significant upgrade in capacity over the old chair. While ..read more