New Dawn: Riding the Life We Love
As the sun sets on another year and the dawn of a new era begins, one can’t help but look back and reflect on the wonders of the year just…
Tag: lifestyle
A Mountain bikers Christmas: Gifts for Every Shredder
As a whole, we as mountain bikers should be pretty easy to buy gifts for Christmas. After all, all you need to do is buy something that is MTB related…
Flats or Clipless: What pedals are best for you?
It is a question that mountain bikers have been asking themselves for a long time, particularly in the last five years when most racers transitioned to clips. Racers that are…
We The Riders : Enduro Elite Jersey
When you hit the trails there are a few things we like to have sorted, our nutrition, our bike and our kit. Brakes Wide Open took a good hard look…
Nutrition : Fueling the Beast within
As athletes we strive to be the bet we can be. For some of us that is just the social Saturday ripper and for others it is the podium conquering…
2019 Queensland Enduro Series : The Future Looks Bright
2018 saw the changing of the guard for the SEQ Qld Enduro series with promoters EMS Enduro handing the reigns over to the local clubs. This saw a few hiccups…
Castle Hill – The ultimate all weather spot
When the rain hits the trails in South East Queensland the local trail fairies can be extremely territorial when it comes to their local trail networks, with many being deemed…
MTB Motivation: Staying focused on the trail ahead.
If I am honest, I would certainly say that if I could ride everyday and get paid for it, worry free and in perfect conditions….I would. Unfortunately the reality of…
In Focus : Diall’d Industries
In the modern mountain biking world it’s not only important to rail corners, pin it down chutes and send big gaps; but it is important to look good doing it.…
Ride Destination: Cornubia Trail Network
It’s not often that you can drive a short distance from the city centre, throw your leg over your trusty steed and hit the trails. Cornubia in Brisbane’s Southern suburbs…
Gravity Enduro National Round 1 – Toowoomba
As the sun rose over the horizon and the clear blue skies of Toowoomba open up, many a budding mountain bike racer open their eyes. The crisp winter morning temperatures…
Garapine – Home of Gravity Enduro
Nestled in the rural pastures surrounding Gympie, Garapine sits atop of the hillside and plays host to some of the best trails in the region. Locally owned and operated, Garapine…
Queenstown – Where the trail ends
As you fly into Queenstown it becomes abundantly clear how mountainous and beautiful the terrain is, how epic the views are and how picturesque a location it truly is. Mountains…
If the horse bucks, get straight back on it
I don’t know any mountain bikers that haven’t gone over the bars or crashed out pretty hard, after all its a part of progression and living the mountain bike life.…
Boomerang Farm: Where gravity meets the dirt….
When it comes to gravity mountain biking, Boomerang Farm is amongst the best locations in Australia. Home to Outlook Riders Alliance and boasting homegrown members like Remy Morton, the trails…
Miles in the legs – How to get faster on the trail
For many mountain bikers it can become difficult to get faster, it can become difficult to keep improving and we begin to wonder how the heck the elite guys do…
Chasing the Gnar
As a gravity rider or any mountain bike rider for that matter, progression is the key. We need to keep expanding our comfort zone, pushing ourselves further and enhancing our…
Rubber Side Down
As mountain bikers we pride ourselves on our ability to explore the natural environment whilst chasing that all too familiar rush of adrenaline that accompanies the gravity-fed sport we indulge ourselves in. It is not just enough to head down the trail, but how far can we push the rubber before traction breaks?