TCS

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...

Rain or Shine... Victory

In Durango, it was beautiful - too hot even at times and no rain atop the ever ominous and lightning-infested Kennebec Pass, pictured above, that racers, like Marco, shredded with no relent. Shr...

Pick an event... Any event...

There are now enough enduro races happening that in one weekend, WTB athletes can take top 10 spots at three major events simultaneously.  Atop, Team WTB's Marco Osborne stormed his way to fourth...

4th in America ain't bad

WTB's hometown hero, Leo Pershall, put his head down and powered through the pain to a fourth place finish at the last (yes, last ever) 24-Hour Mountain Bike National Championships in Gallup, ...

Laura O'Meara Shreds to Second at Dirt Classic

Loamy singletrack, punchy climbs, Nano 2.1 29" TCS, Deva SLT. 2nd Place.  Napa Valley Dirt Classic.  Pro. Congrats Laura, we're stoked, you're a shredder. Watch out competitors, you're in trouble....

Season of Shred Dead Ahead: WTB UK Enduro Team

The world of enduro has two more shredders to fear: Gary Forest and Robert Williams will be causing fellow racers to cower as they storm the UK Gravity Enduro Series and EWS aboard steeds clad in ...

Rad People Who Ride: Kat Sweet and Sweetlines

Photo Credit: Karen Johanson Kat has dedicated her life to making a positive impact through coaching female riders, volunteering with local trail stewardships, and founding Trips for Kids Seattle,...

Rad People Who Ride: Shane Bresnyan and The Bike Peddler / NorCal Bike Sport Santa Rosa

There’s a certain ease about Shane that makes you comfortable at once when around him.  A warm, knowing smile greets you and care that is immediately apparent in his eyes.  Pleasant banter that is...

That Look...

  Different friends, same look.  We've all witnessed That Look.  "Now where is that trail I thought was around here..." must be all Fast Freddy is musing over. There's something about the holly-da...

Rad People Who Ride: Brett Bellchambers

These days, it sadly seems that it's pretty difficult to find a racer prolifically winning who is a nice person.  Someone whom, you know, you'd want to grab a beer with and it's not just absolutel...

Brett Bellchambers Owns Yet Another 24 Hour Race, Beardless Beware!

While we pansies (well, I'm speaking for myself here) may be whimpering over the onset of winter in the northern hemisphere, things are still going full boar in the southern hemisphere.  I just ch...

Jason Moeschler Takes 3rd at Merida Cup and 2nd at Super 8 Enduro in Taiwan!

After Jason schooled the kids, and adults, at WTB Taiwan's MTB Skills Camp, he went on to work four days straight on his feet all day at Taichung Bike Week.  He shut down the OEM sales trade show,...

Jason Moeschler Coaches WTB Taiwan Skills Camp

School's in session, learn your lesson!  Whether in Taipei or Nevada City, Jason Moescher, WTB's OEM Sales Manager, can't help but coach.  Jason just finished coaching WTB Skills Camps to the yout...

Laura O'Meara Takes 6th Place at XTerra World Champs in Maui on Nanos, Frequency i19s, & TechTrails

Laura O'Meara, featured recently  on WTB's Rad People Who Ride Series, just stormed her way to a 6th place finish at the XTerra World Championships in Maui, Hawaii.  She swam, mountain biked, and ...

Another Weir Beer Gear Celebration of Merriment in the Books!

If you beer it, they will come... amazing how that never seems to fail. It's official, another Weir, Beer, and Gear is in the books.  This means group rides led by Team WTB members, pizza consumed...

Brett Bellchambers Pedals 253 miles in 24 hours to the Solo Singlespeed World Champ 24 Hour Title

Brett Bellchambers, a 40 year old Australian with a beautiful, self-deprecating sense of humor, marvelous beard, and a fancy for pain and suffering just won the Single Speed category of the World ...

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...

Broken Hands, Anguish, this is Trans-Provence Baby!

The enduro of enduros concluded today.  Why do I say enduro of enduros?  Simple.  Most enduros are a two day event, perhaps a feisty one may spread the suffering out to three days.  Trans-Provence...

Rad People Who Ride: Laura O'Meara

Laura O’Meara is awesome.  Hailing from a triathlon background – yes, I said awesome and triathlon within two sentences, she started mountain biking maybe three years ago and has absolutely killed...

Jerome Wins Ischgl OverMountain Challenge, Weir Takes 4th

While forklifts were whizzing about, pallets being borrowed from behind Safeway, unprotected sandal-wearing toes being stubbed, people's feelings getting hurt, a lot of heavy lifting, harrumphing,...