Highland Bike Park, New Hampshire's most popular destination for lift-served riding will open tomorrow. Ahead of their April 24th Passholder Appreciation Day, Highland released a list of trails that will be open at the park. See their announcement below. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Highland Mountain Bike Park (@highland_mtn) Highland has managed to open Freedom Trail, Cat Scratch Fever, Upper Cats Paw, Fancy Feast, ODB to ODC, Lunch Lady, and Lower Threshold. Opening day will feature both tech trails and jump trails.  Though the lineup is impressive, fan favorites lik ..read more

Eastern Europe is home to a fantastic riding scene. Jakub Vencl set out to show off the riding in his home nation of the Czech Republic in his new edit One Nine One. Watch the video below. In this edit, Vencl and Full Face Productions set out to capture the gritty vibes of the Czech Republic by filming this edit adjacent to heavy industry. One of the most iconic shots of the edit was when Venkle flipped with a crane in the background. Though One Nine One played up the industrial vibes, the Czech riding scene has many gems beyond hucking gravel pits. One of the most popular riding spots in the ..read more

On Sunday, April 21st, professional Enduro racers from around British Columbia raced in the Squamish Enduro. Some of the fastest racers on the Enduro World Cup are local to Squamish and they certainly came ready to race. Squamish Enduro View the 2 images of this gallery on the original article See the pro results below. Women's Top 5 Position Name Total time 1st Emmy LAN 20:56.761 2nd Miranda MILLER 21:27.942 3rd Andréane LANTHIER NADEAU 21:29.403 4th Tori WOOD 22:38.294 5th Marie CORRIVEAU 23:01.875 Emmy Lan improved on her second place from 2023 while “retired” pro Miranda Miller got second ..read more

Blink and you may have missed it, but rounds one and two of the Cross country World Cup are done and dusted. After getting caught up on the action, read BIKE’s Five Takeaways from the season thus far. Cross-country racing is thrilling Many mountain bikers, especially ones predisposed to riding gravity, follow the Downhill World Cup and nothing else. While DH is an incredibly exciting sport, cross-country brings just as much thrilling action in its own way. Related: Highlights From The Araxa World Cup XCO The races this year have featured incredible action. After 9 laps of racing in the men’s r ..read more

BIKE Magazine aims to feature only the best products and services. If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission. When it comes to evangelizing about bike stuff, it would be beyond kind to say I’ve had limited success when it comes to two products I’m passionate about. Oh, I get plenty of correspondence from folks who’ve tried single-speeding, or rigid forks, and even some correspondence from fellow travelers lamenting the slow extinction of 29-Plus tires. I receive a fair few custom hardtail geometry questions too. On the other glove, I can hear the crickets playing Sati ..read more

The countdown to the 2024 UCI Downhill World Cup season opener at Scotland's legendary Fort William is on and ahead of the big show, we have some thoughts on that race and the season as a whole.  First, let's just start by talking about how to actually watch the races this year. Warner Discovery took over UCI coverage a few years ago and since then the broadcast has bounced around a bit, but this year - in the U.S. - you can find it on the Bleacher Report extension of HBO's streaming platform, MAX. Plans range from $19.98 to $25.98.  In Canada, FloBikes will be the primary carrier wi ..read more

Over the weekend, the Cross Country World Cup wrapped up its first block of races in Brazil. After two XCO races and two Short track races, Victor Koretzky and Hailey Batten are leading in the overall standings. See complete rankings below. Women’s top 10 Rank | Rider | Team | Points 1 | Haley Batten | SPECIALIZED FACTORY RACING | 526 2 | Jenny Rissveds | TEAM 31 IBIS CYCLES CONTINENTAL | 519 3 | Savilia Blunk | DECATHLON FORD RACING TEAM | 442 4 | Alessandra Keller | THÖMUS MAXON | 370 5 | Evie Richards | TREK FACTORY RACING - PIRELLI | 324 6 | Jolanda Neff | TREK FACTORY RACING - PIRELLI | 3 ..read more

Sea Otter Classic has wrapped up for another year. In addition to a trade show full of new tech that BIKE’s dutiful gear editor Cy has covered in great detail, the event also hosted races from cross country to downhill. On April 21st, some of the best racers in the World Competed in the iconic Sea Otter Downhill. Jill Kintner and Cody Kelly won the women’s and men’s races respectively. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cody Kelley (@kelleymtb) Sea Otter always brings out some of the fastest racers in the world. This is in part because many brands bring their athletes to the fest ..read more

It was another spectacular weekend of racing in Brazil for the cross-country World Cup. In the women’s race, a familiar cast of characters battled on the hot dusty track. Watch the highlights of the race below. Hailey Batten, Jenny Risveds, and Savilia Blunk, who all stood on the podium last weekend, were in the lead group on the final lap.  After attacking at the beginning of the lap, Batten dropped Risveds on the steep technical climb and rode solo to her first Elite World Cup victory, just a day after winning the short track. Women’s Top 5 Results 1. Haley Batten (SPECIALIZED FACTORY ..read more

BIKE Magazine aims to feature only the best products and services. If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission. “Are you a bikey-bike person!?!” the rideshare driver asked as she swooped me up for my ride to the airport. “I didn’t realize how many of you were bikey-bike, you were all riding around the racetrack up there all week?” No, unfortunately we did not spend the last five or so days riding our bikes in circles around the Laguna Seca Raceway making motorcycle noises and trying to do e-bike burnouts. Instead we traded fist bumps, shook a bunch of hands, talked big ..read more