On the recent trip out to Austria for the Alpentour Trophy, we came across this  gem of a place to stay; Austrian-alps.com, deep in the heart of some amazing riding and skiing areas, just 60 minutes south east of Salzburg, in the Pongau area. Its lesser known status means smaller crowds and...

Just arrived for a build and in flight testing is the all new Niner RKT RDO, their new go to race rig for xc/marathon. A redesign from the Jet 9 RDO, which now sits on that blurred line between xc and trail bike. The RKT is designed for one thing, speed, as Niner's no compromise frame for fast...

Winter brings that familiar sound of brakes grinding against rims, fine wet grit reducing braking performance and increasing rim wear. The switch to a disc brake winter bike (cable discs)  a few years ago helped braking confidence in the wet, but the pads themselves just weren't lasting any...

All cyclists know it. We don't tend to talk about it. But we know how important it is. Comfort in the saddle is absolutely crucial to enjoying your time on the bike, especially when you spend many hours on a bike like I do. Not only do I compete in longer duration endurance events, right up to 24...

Fluid fin racing recently went us a great little video about their Merida Big Nine race bike, please take a look. http://youtu.be/7cS4jsW0--s

Lake shoes are synonymous with cycling, around as long as I have been riding bikes, and that’s quite a long while. I remember having some top end Lake mtb shoes back in the late 90’s. The orange, red and black ones with straps and classic laces. The shoes weren’t overly light, but then they...

Warm-up… We’ve had South African superbike the Momsen VIPA Team Issue in for test and it was interesting to see how a bike designed primarily for marathon and stage racing in the southern hemisphere would handle UK trail conditions. This bike is a result of the collaboration between...

Yeah... Race Bike Focus is here again to easy you into your Sunday morning. So grab a brew, stick another dollop of Nutella into your porridge and settle down for a little nosey around someone elses XC race rig. In this weeks Race Bike Focus we take a look at the custom 2012 Cannondale Scalpel...

Welcome back to Race Bike Focus. This weeks edition is coming to you from its brand new time slot of (early) Sunday morning, here to give you the perfect viewing fodder for that first brew of the day! This week we're pleased to bring you this little BTR Fabrications beauty courtesy of single...

Bit of a break from the norm this week as I hand the reins of power (well, Race Bike Focus at least) over to Tim Dunford of Renvale Racing team - Cannondalespares.com, so settle back with a brew of your choosing and enjoy these 2 (yep, that's right... 2!) Renvale Racing Team -...

It's Race Bike Focus day again (yay), which means the weekend is nearly here (double yay)!!! No faffing this week, I've been desperate to get this one on Race Bike Focus for a while so I'll keep my blurb to a minimum and let it's pure, Yorkshire born beauty do the talking. It's my absolute...

This week on Race Bike Focus we've had the opportunity to take a look at the Niner Jet 9 RDO of BikeSoup's Lee Williams. Lee was good enough to give us rundown of this rather tasty looking flagship full suss XC rig and explain the finer details behind his race ready build. To start things off,...