Tomas Slavik riding his qualification run in Santos, Brazil. Right on first time split his time was very good, but then suddenly his rear wheel exploded and in more than 50km/h crashed hard to the ground. Luckily he is ok with just several bruises on his body.
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When it comes to a high strength-to-weight ratio, titanium is just about the best material out there for manufacturing bicycle frames. Unfortunately, those frames are also quite expensive. They could be about to come down in price, however – two British companies recently teamed up to create the world’s first 3D-printed titanium bike frame.
Renishaw, an additive manufacturing firm, joined forces with Empire Cycles to build the one-off titanium MX-6 Evo mountain bike … Pictures and more
Age hasn’t slowed cyclist Robert Marchand.
The 102-year-old Frenchman broke his own world record in the over-100s category Friday, riding 26.927 kilometers (16.7 miles) in one hour, more than 2.5 kilometers better than his previous best time in the race against the clock two years ago.
By way of comparison, the current overall world record for one hour is 49.700 kilometers (30.882 miles) set by Czech Ondrej Sosenka in 2005.
Marchand, a retired firefighter and logger, also … More
Sam Reynolds has been a fixture on the Freeride Mountainbike world tour for several years now, Podiuming at events all over the world — but at the heart of it Sam just loves to ride bikes. Be it building jumps or turns, hitting the trails or spending a day in the woods — Sam Reynolds sends it on whatever bike is put in front of him.