I received a great email from a reader yesterday wondering how to get into more aggressive FR/DH riding from an XC background. The question seems like a simple one, but nerves can start to get the best of you as you look at obstacles and covers of Bike Magazine. So how does a rider that wants to get into more drops, jumps, rock gardens and other freeride and downhill...

Downhill mountain biking is one of those techniques that is becoming even more prevalent as bikes start getting more capable. More riders than ever are looking for ways to get faster while riding downhill in technical trail conditions, but they are conditioned to riding shorter travel bikes and hardtails. So how do we get faster going downhill and really use the bike’s...

Downhill mountain biking on dedicated DH runs and the singletrack stretch on your favorite trail can be nerve racking for many riders. The bike wants to naturally carry speed down the hill so – when you see technical trail features or obstacles – the first reaction for those that are not comfortable is to grab the brakes and slowly roll over. I am here to give...

In this guest post by Andrew Clayton…he takes us through his first dedicated, armored up, downhill riding experience. I especially like how he expands on trusting the bike and letting go. Our bikes have far more ability than we do and if we trust that fact…we end up riding at a level that we didn’t think was possible. He also goes on about how professional...

Andrew shot us over a preview awhile back of his HD video footage of the downhill race at Bootleg. Well…this week he shot me over an email to post the finished version! Check out this incredible HD video of the Bootleg downhill mountain biking race. Bootleg DH Race Footage in HD by Andrew Waldron The Bootleg Canyon Down hill race near Las Vegas and Lake Mead. The...

I’ve only ridden it twice, but the Olleros trail near Lima, Peru has to rank as one of the best downhills in the world. With spectacular views of the Andes, 3,000 metres/10,500 vertical feet of downhill (that’s not a misprint!), and some of the flowiest, most beautiful riding on the planet, I can’t think of any downhill I’ve ever had more fun on. The...

Review by Dustan Baker Directions to Telonics: Take the 133 to Laguna Beach. Find the “TOP OF THE WORLD) Classification: Downhill Trail Difficulty: Limb Breaker (hard) Trail Traffic: Little Help Here (medium) Telonics Trail Review Telonics is a DH shuttle. It is pretty short, but falls well over 800 feet vertical in the short run. On the Fun factor it gets an...

Conquering a steep hill on your mountain bike can be extremely dangerous if you do not know what you are doing.  If you come across a hill that appears to have a larger incline than 45-percent, you will need to use special riding positions to stay upright.  This article serves to give you a few tips for making it down safely, learning from my bruises and damaged skin. Riding...