Queenstown, Tasmania | More Magical Mountain Biking
Pre-pandemic, were you sick of having to spend a day traveling overseas to get your big mountain descent fix? Well, if you haven’t heard, Queenstown on the West Coast of…
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Arthur – A Home Collection | Calvin Huth
Spending hours and hours alone waiting to see a bear, hiking in the woods laughing with your friends packed up with gear, or waiting for the right moment when the…
Slopedurocross Challenge 2021 – Chaotic Backyard MTB Race
Cam McCaul is at it again with the 2021 version of his backyard slopedurocross MTB race with all his buddies and some of the best riders in the world. It’s…
Portray | Matt Donnelly x Jesse Chirizzi
It’s probably one of the best edits out of Queensland this year and a testament to how great visions can be merged to create magic mountain bike masterpieces. Jesse Chirizzi…
Results and Photos | Tasmanian Gravity Enduro State Championships
The Tasmanian Gravity Enduro State Championships went down in Maydena last weekend on some of the best mountain bike trails in Australia. Approximately 100 riders braved the chilly and muddy…
Rider Review: Bark Busters MTB Hand Guards
Our recent reader poll was all about handguards on your mountain bike, were they really necessary and were our readers running them? Well, we’ve had a set of Barkbuster MTB…
Rider Review | Sendy Hydration Pack
When it comes to riding, there is nothing worse than running out of water or having a mechanical with no means to fix it. If you’re off for a short…
Red Bull Formation Documentary: Pushing the limits of Women’s Freeride MTB
The roots of Red Bull Formation go back to 2017 when Rebecca Rusch saw a void in freeride mountain biking, a void that needed to be filled by Women… and…
Beyond The Tape Podcast: Jordan Prochyra
This episode of Aussie Podcast Beyond The Tape sees Darren Mallard catch up with Jordan Prochyra. Jordan is a Aussie racer and trail builder that has raced World Cup DH…
Poll Results: Which Brand of MTB Tires do you use?
The results are in from our September poll and we have the nitty gritty on what tires everyone is running on their mountain bikes. Check out the results of our…
Race Report: SEQDH Illinbah
The last round of the 2021 South East Queensland Downhill Series came to a head on the weekend out at Illinbah, a stone’s throw from the Gold Coast. It was…
Maxxis Assegai Review – Is this the Best Front Tire for Enduro?
The battle for the best Enduro front tire has begun and the first tire on the testing block is Maxxis’ offering the Assegai – a tire that is relatively young…
Nail Biting End to UCI DH World Cup at Snowshoe: Redbull Bike
The team at Redbull media house have put together one of the best highlight reels yet and have summed up what can only be described as an unbelievable end to…
Podcast: Beyond The Tape Tech Talk
If you haven’t tuned into the Aussie podcast Beyond the Tape then you probably should. It’s an Australian podcast by Darren Mallard and he talks all things mountain biking in…
Video: EWS Finale Ligure Highlights Show
Finale Ligure in Italy again delivered a blockbuster event and another great round of the Enduro World Series. It was a great round of riding with some shake ups in…
Poll Results: How Much Travel does your MTB Have?
Last month’s poll took a look at what type of bikes we all ride and in particular what amount of travel do most of our readers have on their main…
Rowdy Audi Nines 2021 Wrap up
The Audi Nines 2021 event went down in Germany this week and and it was a blockbuster event. This year it included a some of the best Free ride Women…
Redbull Roof Ride Finals: Replay
Dawid & Syzmon Godziek have invited the World’s finest Slopestyle MTB riders to Poland, where they will drop in from the roof of the International Conference Center in Katowice, throwing…
Video: Strait Acres 2021 Highlights
The Strait Acres Invitational was held on the weekend at Summit Bike Park and included some of the best riders in the World. It was a weekend of dual slalom…
Video: Boomerang Farm Big Line – FPV Drone
Boomerang Farm is known for it’s epic jump lines and great bike park trails that will have riders of all levels progressing at a ridiculous pace. The Big Line is…
Rider Review: Huck to Flat Odin Pedals
The ‘foot out, flat out’ mantra is alive and well in Australia with our recent poll showing nearly 60% of riders are opting for flat pedals when they hit the…
Video: Countdown – Commencal
So it begins, the final push from a 2-year hiatus between the tape. For Ben Wallace and Forrest Riesco, they haven’t wasted any time in preparation. Forrest has been busy…
Review: Shimano Deore M6120 Brakes
In a world where bikes are continuing to evolve and the speed we are going on the trails continues to climb, there’s little doubt of the importance of brakes on…
Crankworx Innsbruck: Photo Wrap-up
Crankworx Innsbruck went off in a big way on the weekend with a huge mix of events to keep the riders ripping and the spectators cheering. All main events were…
Helmet Review: Bell 4-Forty
The world of mountain bike riding has become more and more aggressive with more riders pushing harder on the trails and hitting features they may have previously hit with a…
Video: Mick Hannah in Utah
If you are an Aussie mountain biker then you know who ‘Sick’ Mick Hannah is and have followed the Aussie downhill legend’s career. This latest edit from Mick’s latest trip…
Podcast: Rick Boyer – Beyond the Tape
This weeks podcast comes from the Beyond The Tape Podcast and is a cracking podcast with an absolute Aussie legend, Rick Boyer. Rick has been racing bikes, building trails and…
Rider Review: Sendy Knee Pads
There’s little doubt that if you are hitting gnarly terrain, riding on your trail bike or doing anything other than a cross country jaunt, knee pads are always a requirement.…
Ride Review: Sensus Grips ‘DISISDABOSS’
When it comes to riding bikes many of us ride them very differently, some like to ride fast, some like to ride stylishly, some like to boost jumps and some…
2020: The Year in Review – Brakes Wide Open
2020 was an odd year for everyone and for us at Brakes Wide Open it was as well, restrictions meant limited racing at the start of the year and some…