Going the Distance...

Words by James Heaton Photos by James Heaton and Stef Amato (www.pannier.cc) It's Friday evening and the sun is still shining. Actually, it's been warm and dry for a couple of weeks here in ...

There's No Place Like Home

Words and photos by Franzi Wernsing of @talesontyres We pull the door shut behind us. “Thank you for everything” we mumble towards our landlord, while we hand her the keys to the apartment. The wo...

WTB Van Tour: CES Toro Enduro

Words and photos: Jason Watkins The California Enduro Series started off this past weekend with the Toro Enduro at Toro Park in Salinas, CA. Rain showers passed through the night before resulting i...

Team Scrapin's Custom Tandem Beast

Words by Amanda Schaper @ascrapes Amanda Schaper + Scott Chapin = TEAM SCRAPIN Here's the thing about tandems... They're friggin' awesome. But when we decided we wanted a legit tandem (...

WTB Van Tour: Old Cabin Classic

Words and photos: Jason Watkins The WTB Van Tour kicked off this weekend with the Old Cabin Classic at Wilder Ranch in Santa Cruz, CA. With over 600 riders coming out to compete, we were bustling w...

EWS #3: Olargues, France

Photos: Sven Martin @svenmartinphoto Irish rider Dan Wolfe on stage two looking calm and collected. Dan had a bad crash and ended up not racing on day two. Wishing him a speedy recovery! Caro Ge...

Three Peaks Challenge: A Kona Adventure Team / Team S+M Project

Words and photos by Barry Wicks ( @wicknasty ) and the Kona Adventure Team #KonaAdventureTeam Oregon, specifically the Willamette Valley, is a very wet place. This is no secret. The secret is what ...

Moose Steaks and Fat Bikes in Alaska

Words: Brian Ohlen ( @spoke_n_fly ) Photos: Brian Ohlen I’ve been on enough winter camping trips to know how much preparation, gear and thought must happen to make cold weather trips possible. It’s...

Rider View: Martha Gill at Sea Otter

Words: Martha Gill ( @marthagmarthag ) Photos: Jason Watkins ( @jasonmichaelwatkins ) Martha putting in a timed lap on the Dual Slalom course. I chose to run a Vigilante 2.3 (24psi) for my front...

WTB at Sea Otter

Words: Jason Watkins Photos: Jason Watkins @jasonmichaelwatkins WTB moved offices to Monterey for the 2018 Sea Otter Classic. We had an awesome team of company personnel on hand for the weekend as...

El Silencio: Cycling the Peruvian Andes

Photos: Cass Gilbert ( @whileoutriding ) Video: Jay Ritchey ( @jay_bird_films ) El Silencio: Cycling the Peruvian Andes, a Jay Ritchey Film, sponsored by Tumbleweed Bicycle Company. Joining the to...

Taipei Cycle Show Display Bike #3: STINNER Frameworks - Refugio

Each element of a Stinner’s fabrication is tirelessly and lovingly crafted in a process where each step exudes passion from its maker – wheel creation, frame prep, welding, paint, and final assemb...

Taipei Cycle Show Display Bike #1: Tina Kuo's Cannondale Synapse Hi-Mod Team

The Cannondale Synapse Hi-Mod Team brings space age futuristic performance to endurance riding by melding oversized high modulus carbon fiber responsiveness with the tirelessly smooth riding attri...

Taipei Cycle Show Display Bike #2: Pinnacle Ramin 4

The Ramin brings thoughtful details to the no-nonsense simplicity of 29ers furthering functionality through attention to detail that emphasizes interchangeability with modern design cues. Twin dow...

Pivot's New Phoenix Team PadLoc Grips

Words by Jeremiah Newman (he's also the super shredder in the photos) When WTB launched PadLoc grips, they became a lot like 29” wheels. Some people LOVE them, and some people have an unfounded r...

Rad People Who Ride: Amanda Schaper

Photo credit: Gritchelle Fallesgon / @gritchelle Amanda Schaper is a well-known name, athlete and smile among numerous disciplines of riding. She shows up to races with everything dialed...

Why Plus-Size Tires Need TCS Tough

The introduction of plus-size mountain bike tires opened up a completely different riding experience for many riders. Riders who were new to the sport found additional confidence in the increased ...

Rad People Who Ride: Jordan Carr & Lani Bruntz

Vanbassador...that's essentially taking the incredible role of being an ambassador for a passionate company and combining it with a van to ensure the adventure never stops rolling. When van life i...

Rad People Who Ride: Cameron Sanders

The photo above tells it all. Cameron Sanders (@adventure_by_bike) is a man of rad adventure. Not a watered down version of adventure that provides expectations or limitations. The rad kind advent...

Rad People Who Ride: Louisa Sussman

I met Louisa on my first day of work at WTB. In proper first-day fashion for a company in the bike industry, the hours of introductions and login credentials was topped off with a trail ri...

Rad People Who Ride: Brian Ohlen

A true man of the mountains. He lives among them, works among them, plays among them, rarely leaves them, complains when he does. Need further proof? His years of fighting forest fires has even cr...

WTB Athletes Dominated Finale Ligure

We're proud. We don't say it enough, but we mean it when we say it! We sponsor athletes who give it their all, whether it be for top spots on the podium or endless high fives. The series finale of ...