Contributions by Pete Roggeman

Dueling Downhillers: Tim Coleman and Mike Wallace spent a season long-term testing the Santa Cruz V10 C and CC.

“The bike on which these wheels were rolling was recently stolen…if you happen to see it in the wild, feel free to repossess with extreme prejudice.”

True to form for Steve Peat, he used this low-key but beautiful trail riding vid to announce his retirement after the 2016 World Cup. Farewell, Peaty.

Think you know a thing or two about gear? NSMB forum testing puts the community in charge of gear reviews – this time with Ryders antiFOG eyewear.

“When it was announced…that the Athertons were leaving GT to race for Trek in 2016… it meant that one of the most dominant MTB teams in recent times would have a different fate next season…”

“Everybody knows that plus bikes are the new “massive bike industry conspiracy” and 650b was only created to pave the way for its introduction. Please put more effort into staying current…”

Zero to Sixty? More like Sixty to Warp speed. Featuring Curtis Robinson and Ryan Howard.

Curtis Keene’s ribs kept him off his bike at the Whistler EWS – so he gave it to a buddy to race.

There are a couple of schralps in this quickie that just leave you hanging on the ‘a’. Schraaaaaalp!

“To a junior mechanic, high on bikes but resigned to wasting his summer chasing extra shifts to save money for college, it sounded like heaven.”

“…have a look at Kaleidoscope, filmed at the heavily modified Unit 23 skatepark in Scotland.”

Filling the gap between the SUPREME 24 and the SUPREME DH, the SUPREME Junior is light and easy to handle for riders between 4′ 6″ and 5′ 2″.

“It leaves me wishing that we were capable of conversing with one another without having to talk about the expensive shit dangling between our legs.”

“I know I speak for all of us when I say how much we’ll miss working with the guys at GT, it’s been a hell of a ride.”

Watch Mitch give his 6Fattie a thorough shake down, bombing some trails and even some DJ for good measure.

“The Trans-Cascadia looks like a mash-up of backcountry bike trip and 4-day long weekend full of gourmet food and fun racing on amazing trails.”

“Those employees add layers and polish to the culture the owners molded from frame jigs and late nights and cheap whiskey. And so it is with Kona.”

Two years of planning and a hectic two weeks of filming across Sydney. The result? An incredible tribute to 1984's BMX Bandits...

“…like taking Frank’s Red Hot Sauce and adding Chili Lime – the new version was even better without making me forget what was so great about the original.”

"I watched multiple friends get carted off in ambulances over two days. Compound fractures. Internal bleeding. Broken vertebrae..."

“While [Semenuk] landed in fourth place in the contest, he continues to be number one in people’s hearts…”

Red Bull Rampage starts in mere hours. Qualifying was today. The finals are tomorrow.

Pivot grassroots rider Spencer Green just can’t keep his Phoenix Carbon DH in a straight line. Watch him carve up Canyons Bike Park in Utah with a whole lotta cross cuts.

EWS Finale Ligure is underway but this pre-race slideshow (courtesy Vital MTB) of recce, training, and the infamous Stage 7 do a great job of pulling us in behind the scenes.