E-mountain biking isn’t as popular in North America as it is across the pond—yet. Here’s what could be coming.
At Eurobike, Pivot made news with the launch of its Shuttle e-bike, essentially a motorized version of its popular Switchblade (which we once called the Holy Grail of trail bikes). Crowds gathered to gawk the entire show for all kinds of reasons.
Pivot founder Chris Cocalis kicked off a few things that make the Shuttle different than many of its competitors: geometry, suspension tuning, and other technical details that set it apart. But the biggest reason is that it exists at all … More
DeSoto, Texas (CNN) The 1980s are alive and well in the heartland of America. BMX. Three letters that evoke — for anyone Generation X and older — a cultural Trapper Keeper of desirable possessions including Nike Air, Atari, Walkmans, Vans, MTV and of course that conduit of childhood freedom and rebellion, the Bicycle Motorcross.
Picture unsupervised latchkey kids gathered around VCRs in suburban basements to watch grainy, overly recopied BMX videos of tricks and races. This happened and it was totally awesome.
Born out of the ’70s motorcycle race scene in southern California as kids tried to emulate the adults on their own dirt bikes, BMX was a “sport created by kids, for kids,” explained John David … More
Anne Hofsink filmed a bunch of clips this year! Anne is always stoked to ride his bike and filming clips with his homies! all these clips are filmed by: Halux Visions, Jack Nieraeth, Chiel Rieks, Lennart Horst, Bart van der Kamp, Sharvan Debi Tewari, Sybren Planting.