A special Irish boke named Rory Beirne designed the contraption you see before you – a steel, single-pivot enduro bike with 180mm of travel that’s propelled by a belt-driven gearbox. There’s also an inverted dual crown fork, and 27.5” wheels at either end because it’s exactly what he wants. It’s not just leftover parts that … Read more
A special Irish boke named Rory Beirne designed the contraption you see before you – a steel, single-pivot enduro bike with 180mm of travel that’s propelled by a belt-driven gearbox. There’s also an inverted dual crown fork, and 27.5” wheels at either end because it’s exactly what he wants. It’s not just leftover parts that … Read more
It may only have been the second Enduro World Series of the year, but Petzen-Jamnica may well be in the running for one of the toughest of the season. The five stage, 40km course was bookended by the aptly named Thriller, a savage test of body and bike that encompassed over 1000m of descent. Proceedings … Read more
Crankworx Innsbruck concludes with the deuter Downhill Innsbruck presented by Raiffeisen Club. Check out the results below. You can watch the replay here. Results: Pro Men 1st. Charlie Hatton: 2:39.5982nd. Finn Islands: +2.3833rd. Mick Hannah: +3.145 Pro Women 1st. Vali Holl: 3:02.3612nd. Tracey Hannah: +1.4603rd. Anna Newkirk: +8.600 U19 Men 1st. Jackson Goldstone: 2:43.9162nd. Remy … Read more
Matthew Fairbrother is a beauty of a 17-year-old from Christchurch, New Zealand. This is his first time ever outside of New Zealand and he’s in Europe all by himself. Adaptable, practical, humble, and goddam stubborn, Matt is on a mission to complete all the European rounds of the 2022 Enduro World Series. To make the … Read more
For most of us, buying a mountain bike is one of the biggest purchases we’ll ever make after a house or a car. In fact, the bike could cost more than a car. Current supply chain issues notwithstanding, there are lots of options out there within each category, and I can tell you that no … Read more
Actofive, the German bike brand behind the P-Train, are launching a crankset. The crank arms are CNC machined, giving them that woodgrain-like machined aesthetic, and allowing them to be made in-house in Germany. Interestingly, to make the crank arms hollow (for the best strength-to-weight ratio) Actofive settled on a two-piece design for the crank arms … Read more
The EWS-E season continues with another round of flat out electrified racing. In the Men’s racing, Yannick Pontal took the lead with a gap of over two seconds to Tiago Ladeira and just under three to Edgar Carballo Gonzalez. For the Women, Alia Marcellini pulled ahead of Florencia Espineira Herreros by nine seconds. Sofia Wiedenroth … Read more
We’re heading into the second round of the Fantasy Enduro Presented by Maxxis. So far over 7,700 Pinkbike readers have picked their dream Enduro team to be in the running to walk home with 24 Maxxis tires, a whole bunch of Maxxis swag, and an Ibis Ripmo AF! Read on to see the prizes up … Read more
After a short break following the action-packed first round in Scotland, riders will now see the return of the EWS to Petzen and Jamnica after last visiting the area around the Austrian and Slovenian border in 2018. Before racing kicks off later this week, here is everything you need to know. The Venue The second … Read more
