Racing starts this weekend, so get your cameras ready for the action. We’ve started an all new Fluidride Cup Photo Gallery in the Photo Section where you can upload all your race footage and view everyone else’s great shots from the series.
Get snappin’!

Taboo Cycles is Kamloops’ newest bike shop, in the heart of B.C.’s riding mecca. Strategically placed at the base of the Kamloops Bike Ranch, we serve as a convenient pit stop for riders enjoying the many offerings of the bike ranch, and surrounding trails of this beautiful region. We invite you to come in and share your riding adventures with us over a cup of fresh-brewed Kicking Horse Coffee. We proudly cater to and warmly welcome all riders including kids, by offering the top quality lines …

Like many people in Ontario I enjoy slopestyle, dirt jump, and freeride aspects of our sport. Upon reading the article about the Goat Style Jam in Creston B.C., thoughts about organizing a slopestyle event in Ontario started brewing.
I started by emailing several places asking if they would be interested in hosting such an event. As many of you probably know, any type of freestyle riding is very under appreciated in Ontario. I only received one reply. It was from Chicopee Bike Park and they said that they were open to …

Lama Cycles, the Canadian distributor for NS Bikes, Morewood Bikes and Industry Nine is proud to announce its official DH team for 2009. For a third year in a row, the Lama Cycles team will take part in the Quebec Cup events, the Canada cup events and will also be attending the two Canadian World Cups . Throughout the 2009 season, the team will be training for these events on their brand new Morewood Makulu frames at the local DH hill, skibromont.com.

Source: Strand Fitness Coaching
GET FIT Part 2
If you haven’t put in the effort to get fit this off-season, it’s too late! No, just kidding, but if you don’t want to loose your lungs and legs on the trails, I’d motivate asap! Please do take the time to read, and do, part 1 of the series before thinking about incorporating this phase. Remember, what I’ve provided you with here are only guidelines, consulting a professional trainer is the safest and most effective way to go.

*THE EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO TOO MUCH SNOW*

Source: Vans Shoes
BMX racing is one of the sports that helped build Vans into a household name in the late 70’s and throughout the 80’s. With the natural progression of BMX racing and now downhill mountain bike racing requiring specific footwear, it became apparent not everyone can pull holeshots or win a downhill race on a pair of skate shoes anymore. We decided to design a shoe that would meet the demands for BMX racing and mountain biking, not only in function, but with style as well. …

GT Bikes are working on an all new Slopestyle bike with their new team riders Tyler McCaul and Andrew Cho. So far there are only 3 “Chototypes” in existence and there are no immediate plans to produce the bike as there are lots of revisions to be made.
Here is a look at the new bike and what steps have been taken to get to this point…

“In the woods this bike is like a Swiss Army knife with only one tool, and it just so happens that that tool fits nearly everything.”
What has dual 26″ wheels and requires no more than a bit of chain lube for a full tune up? If you’re thinking a singlespeed hardtail, you’re right on the money. For years I’ve knocked singlespeeds for mountain biking anywhere that has fast trails with steep climbs and descents. I’ve watched good riders painfully struggle on climbs only to spin out and …

Long Nguyen hails from Albuquerque New Mexico and has recently begun to pursue his passion for sports photography, namely mountain bike photography. He’s put together a nice video of some of his favorite shots from last year and tells us why they mean what they do to him.
Enjoy…