BIKING

Let’s look at a game plan that will allow you to carry speed and set quicker times without increasing the chances of crashing. Building speed Why is it that every time you try to go faster you end up making more mistakes and it all starts coming undone? And why are your cleanest runs –

Millions of real routes, customized workouts, different virtual velodromes, professional fitness classes and much more BKOOL virtual cycling simulator Credit: BKOOL BKOOL is essentially a cycling simulator. Pair a smart bike or turbo trainer with some sort of device or computer and enter a virtual world of pedal powered interaction. [embedded content] Whichever set-up you

After half a dozen years and many UCI DH achievements with Mondraker, Greenland is moving on. Mondraker’s most successful rider is leaving the Spanish mountain bike brand’s downhill team. After six years, Laurie Greenland will be moving on to another UCI DH outfit for 2022. His time at Mondraker brought success for both rider and

We’ve ridden the backside out of our shorts to draw up this list of the very best mountain bike saddles available for all types of trail riders. Are you sitting comfortably? Credit: Roo Fowler These days, the very best mountain bike saddles have to be all things to all riders too, because each have specific

Most winter rides end up in an remote car park with no hosepipe or jet wash to hand, but with the latest and greatest portable washers, that’s no longer a problem when it comes to cleaning your bike. A thick (and long) pair of rubber gloves won’t go amiss, but if you really want to

The Roost is a 140mm mullet, with shiny tubes. Ready for steep trails. Starling has finally added a hardtail option to its portfolio of rowdy steel bikes. The new Roost is a hardtail with stainless steel tubing, typically pleasing design details and progressive geometry. ORA is Starling’s supplier of choice for the Roost, producing the

CBD and Sports: Can Cannabidiol Improve Athletic Performance? For most athletes and sports enthusiasts, the search for performance enhancing additions to add to your routine can be undying and often challenging. Because supplements and substances used by athletes – especially professional ones – must conform to anti-doping laws, be safe while effective, and these days

Running around the world from Oman to Ushuaia, Champion ultra runner Meredith Edwards unknowingly battled anemia. One day her “life blew up” and the journey beyond the finish line into the little known world of extreme sports medicine reveals how she found her health and the podium again. Season 2, Episode 4 is a riveting

Global travel may have slowed down this year, but running certainly did not—especially for the crew of Run Around the World. Crossing Switzerland on foot, running through the arts district of Mexico City, and overcoming the hurdles of a global pandemic made 2020 a year of growth. Join the team—including world-renowned ultrarunners Jason Schlarb, Meredith Edwards, Ian

New York City is the distance-running center of the world. Knox Robinson, Nike+ Run Club coach and captain of Black Roses NYC run crew, takes Jason Schlarb and Meredith Edwards on an ultramarathon through NYC’s streets and urban trails, discussing this history along the way. Schlarb and Edwards follow the path of two of New York City’s

Ultrarunners Jason Schlarb and Gediminas Grinius forge a friendship racing across Mexico’s Copper Canyon in the Season 2 premiere of Run Around the World. The renowned pair chase Miguel Lara while exploring 250km of one of the world’s most beautiful natural wonders. Watch the premiere of Season 2 above, exclusively on Men’s Journal, and come back as

The Line Between Good and Evil, a 14-minute short film, documents The North Face team captain Hilaree Nelson‘s two-decade journey to summit and ski Papsura, a 21,252-foot Himalayan peak. Director Ben Clark carefully curated archival footage of Nelson’s vision starting back from 1999. “I obsessed over this line for nearly two decades and finally, in 2017 with

This article originally appeared on Mensjournal.com and was republished with permission. If a mountain biker rides through the forest, do the bears hear? Research out of British Columbia suggests they do and more than anyone suspected. “We found that recreational activity is displacing wildlife and mountain bikers are doing it more than hikers and horseback

In the early 90’s, Christian Bagg was at the top of his game. He was pushing the limits during the early days of both snowboarding and mountain biking. He was riding on the edge and searching for that next thrill––bigger, steeper, faster. But one day, Bagg crossed that line and broke his back during a

During stressful times, the best medicine is to simply tune out and do something we enjoy. While preferably this means hopping on a bike and hitting the trails, sometimes you need to relax from the couch. For the latter, we have found the perfect video to help you unwind. The good folks at Ride or