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Four teams competed in a no-holds-barred competition last weekend. Watch all four tracks here. Aaron Chase and Odd Couple cohort Mike Montgomery took second in the video comp. Rays Odd Couple video contest wrapped up over the weekend and the surprise win went to the team of Andrew Bigelow and Mike Gray. The duo beat out well-known riders like...

As the national series rolls into it’s second stop, Jeremiah Bishop leads the men and Georgia Gould is the top-ranked woman. Leah Davison races to second place at the season opener in San Dimas. Photo: Jake Orness For two decades, the cross-country course in Fontana, California, has been an anomaly. It offers neither high mountains nor scenic...

Fixie fun, courtesy of Fred Armisen.

We haven’t seen much of former Crankworx winner Andreu Lacondeguy lately. Maybe that’s because he’s been hanging out in in Spain, playing with bulldozers, creating huge jumps and putting together this great little edit for We Are Family.

Gary Fisher stopped by the mountainbike.com/Bicycling offices this week. Ever the showman, Fisher appeared in a 20-year old blue leather suit. The conversation ranged from his early days as a pioneer of mountain bikes, to the 26 vs. 29er debate. What really motivates Fisher these days, however, is clearing the streets of cars and getting more people to rides bikes as a means of transportation. He’s practicing what he preaches too. Fisher’s been riding a ton, and has lost 20 pounds...

The “Alien” wins on the lunar terrain of Urge Cabo Verde mega-DH race Ten-time DH world champ Nico Vouilloz continues to rack up victories, even 10 years after his official retirement. His latest came at the Urge Cabo Verde mega-DH race on the volcanic, lunar terrain of this island off the west coast of Africa. The race is organized by pro downhiller Fabien Barel, and his company Urge. In its third year, the unique event includes a small group of invited professional riders and is...

A behind-the-scenes look at the small builder’s road to the Handmade Bike Show The fine bike craftsmen at Black Cat Bikes teamed up with filmmaker Brian Vernor and Truvativ to document their road to the National Handmade Bike Show in Austin, Texas. The video series covers their adventures both building bikes and their road trip to Austin. This first installment gives a little peek behind the scenes into the creative culture behind the brand.

Kona shows off its new DH bike, and all-mountain Abra Cadabra Kona travelled to Colomars, France, to introduce its new Operator downhill bike and updated all-mountain Abra Cadabra to members of the European media. The new DH bike replaces the venerable Stab, and like its predecessor is built for the racecourse. To see the bikes in action, check out this video, courtesy of the Kona crew.

The much-awaited film documents the 2009 and 2010 World Cup downhill seasons For 10 years, Clay Porter has been documenting downhill mountain bike racing, but this is his most anticipated film yet. Set to debut April 11 at the first stop of the World Cup season in Pietermartizburg, South Africa, 3 Minute Gaps follows the elite tribe of pro downhillers as they travel the globe riding, racing and chasing the elusive rainbow stripes. While many of Porter’s previous films, like Between the...

Nearly 200 riders convened at Ray’s two locations to celebrate the annual women’s weekend While it might be rare to see many women on the trails in some parts of the county, that was not the case last weekend in Milwaukee and Cleveland. In its third year, Ray’s women’s weekend attracted 190 riders to the two indoor bike parks, as well as a long list of professional coaches led by Leigh Donovan and Lindsey Vories. The women received free day-long coaching clinics and...

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