RIDER: IT’S TERRY ADAMS AGAIN
Flatland BMX legend Terry Adams travelled from his native Louisiana to East Tennessee to dance in the glow of its fabled fireflies in his latest project to expand the sport’s popularity.
EVENT: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP MOUNTAIN BIKE DOWNHILL 2022
The Singapore Cycling Federation (SCF) organised the OCBC Cycle National Championship, Mountain Bike Downhill at Kent Ridge Bike Park on 19 June 2022. This was the third mountain bike national championship event following the cross- country short track (XCC) and cross-country Olympics (XCO) held on 4 and 5 June respectively.
WORD: MID PIVOTS ARE THE LATEST DOWNHILL BIKES DESIGN TREND
Ed: We got this circulated by Pinkbike. This article crystallized what Bikezilla has been telling everyone – High Pivot design is too much bike even when it comes to downhill bikes. In our opinion (Bikezilla’s only), the cons of running high pivot outweighs its pros. Somewhere along the pivot height chart may lie a sweet spot where that extra idler should be. Enter the Mid Pivot design! Read on for Pinkbike’s take on this topic.
RIDER: ASH IN THE CITY
Many BMX riders picked up the sport during their schooling years. We would have thought it would be relatively easy to contact Ash for a simple interview. Welcome to the new world! Student and BMX prodigy Ash spends his time on 3 things: School, family and the rest of his waking hours on nothing else but riding! An interview? Nah, he would rather be riding. It’s easier to film him doing his stuff at the park than get him to stay still long enough for 5 questions. We managed to pin him eventually. Here’s Ash!
VIDEO: THE ULTIMATE RED BULL EXPERIENCE
What could be better than watching the world’s most epic freeride mountain bike event, Red Bull Rampage, live and in person? Perhaps watching it with two certified legends of the sport? Still not enough? How about an epic day’s riding with Danny MacAskill and Matt Jones? Maybe throw in some ATV jumping in the Utah desert and a helicopter ride over the Red Bull Rampage site to put the breathtaking location into perspective?