Waves and Dirt: Double Days in Madeira

Words by Matt Koen Photos by Sven Martin As professional mountain bikers, Marco "Randy" Osborne and I have the luxury of traveling the world with our bikes and getting to see places I never even kn...

Great Times at Garda

The BIKE Festival Garda has got to be right up there as one of the best located bike shows of the season. Situated at the north end of the lake in Riva Del Garda, you wake up every morning to the s...

Why Colombia Should Be On your Short List

Coffee, vintage 4x4's, skyscraper palms trees and the best damn roads you may ever ride. The Andes of Colombia have all the ingredients for an exotic, far-flung adventure.

New Verdict Tires Provide Unbeatable Traction in Loose and Muddy Conditions

Photos by Abner Kingman @abnerkingman MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA – April 9, 2019 – On the first day of Sea Otter, WTB will unveil two new aggressive TCS (Tubeless Compatible System) tires for enduro a...

Blood Road: Monday April 8th at 6:30pm in Larkspur, CA

Come join us this for a screening of WTB athlete Rebecca Rusch's Emmy Award winning documentary, Blood Road! Doors open at 6:30pm next Monday, April 8th, at the Lark Theater in Larkspur, Californi...

13 Bikes and Builders of NAHBS 2019

The 2019 North American Handmade Bicycle Show (NAHBS) rolled through Sacramento, California last weekend and we're now left trying to wrap our heads around the unfathomable amount of elbow grease r...

Alaska is...Different

Words and photos by Brian Ohlen @spoke_n_fly When people from “outside” (that’s what Alaskans call lower 48’ers) hear that I live in Alaska, they inevitably ask, “What’s Alaska like?” More often...

Atherton Family Announces Launch of Atherton Bikes

Photos by Moonhead Media @moonhead_media Dan, Gee and Rachel Atherton are excited to announce the launch of their new bike brand, Atherton Bikes. The siblings will partner with renowned suspensio...

Winter: Best Season for Biking in Alaska

Words by Brian Ohlen a.k.a. Spoke 'n' Fly ( @spoke_n_fly ) Not so long ago, I was pretty skeptical about fat bikes. Why would you waste your time riding a fat, slow bike when you could be snowboard...

Lost In The Mountains

Words and photos by Tales on Tyres @talesontyres I can feel the sweet tingling feeling of excitement in my stomach, as we stow a few days worth of food into our frame bags. I’m no doubt lookin...

WTB Van Tour: Surf City CX

The WTB Van Tour was in Santa Cruz, CA this past weekend for the Surf City Cyclocross. This was the 40th running of the event held on the property of the Cal Fire Training Facility off of Empire Gr...

Pushing the Limits: Project Puna

Words and Photos by Taneli Roininen @gonebikefishing It was two weeks before the Christmas of 2017. I was stuck in Santiago waiting for my new rims (Scraper i40) and tires (Ranger 2.8 TCS Tough...

Eastward Ho! Rebecca's (not so) Private Idaho

Photo by Linda Guerrette Words by Yuri Hauswald - @yhauswald Unlike pioneers of yore, who loaded up their wagons with the necessities for a weeks’ long trip and steered west, seeking land, op...

A Journey Beyond II: Bikepacking the Pamir Highway

Marc Maurer takes on another huge solo bike trip in the sequel to A Journey Beyond. This time, he cycles over 3,500 kilometers through Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Watch the film, find a nice collect...

Pivot Factory DH - Crankworx Whistler

Words & Photos: Pivot Factory DH Team Whistler and Crankworx are an iconic duo, the final stop in the Crankworx World Tour in Whistler is the biggest, busiest, and most exciting stop of the yea...

It's so Good to be Home

Word and photos: Franzi Wernsing of Tales on Tyres @talesontyres The fabric of our t-shirts feels stiff. Four days of dirt and sweat are worked into the sun-bleached threads. The salt-crusted ...

Crankworx EWS 6 Whistler

Words by Martha Gill Photos by Boris Beyer Whistler...the place everyone wants to be, and the round everyone wants to win! There’s something so different and special about the Enduro World Serie...

WTB Van Tour: Downieville Classic

Hosted by the Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship, "The Downieville Classic is one of the last remaining point-to-point bicycle races in the United States. The 29-mile course follows a rugged "Gold Rus...

Gravel Grinding Through Denali National Park

Words and photos by Brian Ohlen @spoke_n_fly National Parks are not known for their hospitality towards cyclists. Many of the roads are narrow and crazy busy with rental RVs, buses and gaping touri...

EWS 5 - La Thuile, Italy

Photos by Sven Martin @svenmartinphoto It was quite the weekend of rocky, rooty, ROWDY racing for round five of the EWS (Enduro World Series) in La Thuile, Italy. What would be terrifying for most ...

Bikepacking Around the World Since 2014

Words by Taneli Roininen @gonebikefishing ‘Could you make a quick recap about your trip to our blog?’, asks Clayton, the PR wizard of WTB. ‘Sure’, I responded from the Casa de Ciclista in Bariloc...

Megavalanche Through the Eyes of Matt Koen

Words and photos by Matt Koen ( @koenmatt ) As fast as June seemed to disappear, July arrived with a sudden but welcomed reminder that Megavalanche was upon us. Megavalanche is an event I have adm...