Downieville

WTB Van Tour: Downieville Classic

Fresh Tracks

The Downieville parking lot.  Empty. It's that time of year.  Road trips seem an afterthought or their destinations creative, daylight becomes scarce, charging lights becomes as second nature as...

The Other Downieville

Photo Credit: @GusGibbs It's easy to get in somewhat of a perfect (figurative) rut in Downieville.  Camp or stay some place, wake up, un-stiffen oneself preferably through coffee, make it t...

The Tires Question

Downieville is almost here.  The Downieville Classic, one of the last real races.  People squirm in anguish just thinking of it.  They also call us.  Like, a lot. What tires should I run for Dow...

Throwback Thursdays: 2001 Downieville Classic Cruiser Cup

Once upon a time, somebody had a strange idea: Why not send cruisers, or clunkers, with nothing more than a kick back coaster brake down Downieville's 4500' harrowing downhill.  Who thought that u...

Rad People Who Ride: Cameron Falconer and Falconer Cycles

Photo Credit: John Daniel Reiss Cam Falconer was a legend before he even had to shave.  There are those that think that though they may be young, they're deeply rooted in the Marin mountain bike h...

Throwback Thursdays: WTB 1985 Fixed Angle Seatpost

So picture this, you're riding along, aboard your soo-weeet bike full of modern fancies.  You come upon Downieville's famous waterfall rock section and amidst the multitasking moment of gritting y...

The Duality of Weir as Seen by Mountain Biking UK and Dan Milner

First off, this exceptional article, titled "The Shooting Gallery," written by Dan Milner, appears in Mountain Biking UK Issue 0295 and before I get ahead of myself, I would like to recommend going...

Rad People Who Ride: Josh Tonnissen and Hank & Frank Bicycles, Lafayette

Josh loves trails and is always hungry for more.  Talking to him after a weekend is always a guessing game as to where Josh had ridden - was it the Lakes Basin near Downieville, Downieville proper...

Marco Osborne: Team WTB's Newest Ripper

  Deep in the northern eddy of Marin County spills the oversized town of Novato, unfurling and punctuated over local geography and infrastructure – sun baked mountainous afterthoughts, a freeway, a...

Jason Moeschler and Kenny Burt take 3rd and 4th at Downieville!

Downieville, CA, a mere stone’s throw from WTB’s Nevada City offices hosting OEM sales, product development, and design – the testing ground for many promising products submitted to the unapologet...