Krush Grassroots Scholarship at Sea Otter Australia
Grassroots racing in Australia just got another boost with the announcement of the Krush Grassroots scholarship. The Scholarship looks to give two junior riders, one male and one female, the…
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Video of The Week: Toowoomba Enduro Highlights
If you missed the round 2 of the Queensland Enduro Series at Toowoomba then you missed out on an awesome day between the tape. Never fear, Tim Abbott has just…
Video of The Week: 50 to 01 New Zealand
One thing we all love when sitting down with a beer on a friday night is a killer mtb shreddit to get us in the mood for the weekend ride.…
Tamrookum Creek Enduro Festival Announced
The Gravity Race scene this year was looking on point, now it’s about to get a whole lot better with the announcement of the Tamrookum Enduro Festival brought to you…
New Merchandise: Brakes Wide Open Store
This year signals another year of killer news, reviews and singletrack blues by the Brakes Wide Open Team, there is no better way to kick off the year than to…
Video of the Week: Passion, A freeride MTB Documentary
This week’s video of the week is an awesome self-funded and produced documentary by Peter Jamison, a young up and coming film maker from the USA. This amazing documentary features…
A New world: 2019 UCI World Cup Shake Up
The off-season has certainly led to some blockbuster line-up changes with some big team shake ups making 2019 look like a new world in racing. This year will see the…
Queensland State Championships- Garapine 2019
2019 is shaping up to be an epic race year within the Gravity Enduro scene in Queensland. With a State-Wide series, the Scenic rim series, National cup and club events;…
EMS Shimano Australian Enduro Tour: Round 2 Derby
The Shimano Australian Enduro Tour lit up the weekend and set the trails of blue Derby ablaze with style, finesse and world class speed. With a stellar line up in…
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…
To Carbon or not to Carbon, that is the question….
The introduction of carbon in the bicycle industry was a massive leap forward in weight reduction and stiffness of frames and for many it became the only material they would…
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…
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?