And now for something fun... a winged fairy, on a mountain bike tearing through the woods... somewhere in England.

I'll be honest, it's not something I normally see on my daily ride, but it looks like a lot of fun!



The winged one is Matt Gosling and this has been put together by Tom Caldwell.

Source: DirtTV

enthusiasm - noun 'intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval'

Without any doubt you can just about hold the shared enthusiasm between rider, Casey Brown and trail dog, Poppy. Watch the latest Sony Dream Capture feature, Tail Gunner.


The Anthill Films team have taken advantage of the design and construction of the Sony Action Cam range of cameras, accessories and mounts to capture a variety of points-of-view to show the enthusiasm of both rider and trail-dog.

Source: Sony Action Cam

It's been a great year for racing across the globe, with some excellent performances and brilliant venues... and now as the racing season winds down, it's time to reflect and look back at what's been achieved.

Fox presents Commencal Riding Addiction

Let's take a look inside the Commencal Riding Addiction team, riding along with Cam Cole, Myriam Nicole, Remi Thirion and Gaetan Ruffin as they spend 2014 pushing themselves for podium finishes. Also team manager Thibaut Ruffin gives his views.




Source: Commencal Riding Addiction

They are one of the most essential parts of your mountain bike... how they behave will have probably have more impact on your ride than any other component on your bike, but the reality is how much thought do you give them?

If you don't believe that statement, then you should rush out right now, take 5% of the volume out of your current tires and go for a ride... was it better or worse? How about removing 50% of the knobbly bits... better or worse? If you have some extra time and some cash about, go swap your current tires for something from a different brand and go narrower or wider... I'll bet it's all rather enlightening!

Hopefully I've stirred you into action, because to be honest when tire companies tend to promote their products it becomes rather dry (just have a look at the various manufacturers websites, they look pretty much how a bicycle tire sales catalog would have looked in Edwardian times), so it's really no wonder you don't give them much thought until they are bald or full of holes.


Schwalbe Tires have recruited Brendon Fairclough and some of his mates to give a better example of how tires can make a difference, focusing on the Nobby Nic, a tire suited for all-mountain style riding, not too much drag, but it'll dig in for the turns. The Nobby Nic is now on it's third generation.


Source: Schwalbe Tires

It's another perspective on the 2014 UCI World Championship from Hafjell, Norway, joining the Kona Team and their riders. Across multiple disciplines the Kona Team riders chase the title to become World Champion.


Source: Kona Bikes