Category: Know How
SRAM Tech: Routine Mountain Bike Check
How to do a routine mountain bike check.
Skills: Tips For Riding In The Mud
Get your bike and body ready to take on the gloopy slime.
Explainer: XC Vs. Trail Tyres – What’s the difference?
Comparing 5 Bontrager XC and Trail Tyres.
Snake Bite: What you need to know
Snake bite 101.
New Bike: What to expect & how to set it up
In this video, I’ll talk you through what to expect from your new bike and how to fine-tune your setup to get the best performance out of it.
Video: When to replace your chain
Extend the life of the more expensive parts of your bike and learn when it’s time to replace your chain.
4 Ways To Control Negative Thought Patterns | Head Games
How to reset your headspace
Gravel: How to choose the right tyre
Trek’s Dr Reijnen has the answers
Road Etiquette: 12 Group Ride Rules | Don’t be THAT guy
New to group riding? This one is for you.
Resetting Your Racing Goals | Head Games
How to reset your goals
Visualization Can Help You Tackle Anything | Head Games
Learn to shift from outcomes based to process based performances
Video: The Science of Stopping | MTB Disc Brakes
We all have brakes, but do we know how to get the most out of them?
Video: 35 Bike Park Tips & Tricks
We hope this inspires and improves your next bike park vacation.
9 Tips For Recovering Mentally After An Injury | Head Games
The psychology of sports injuries
Elite Riders: 4 Tips to Manage Your Highs & Lows | Head Games
Managing the highs and lows..
7 Tips To Manage Race Day Anxiety | Head Games
Nailing your training but not your racing? This one is for you.
14 Tips To Stay Motivated | Head Games
By sports psychologist Dr Andrew Lewis
Stay Warm: Gear Hacks for Winter Riding
A few DIY options to keep your comfort levels higher on those frosty winter rides.
Mental Prep: Before, During & After your race | Head Games
Mental preparation is just as important as the physical, but is often overlooked.
Video: How To Clean Your Drivetrain | SRAM
In this video, Sarah from SRAM takes you through the process of cleaning your drivetrain.
2023 Cape Epic: 8 Essential Survival Tips That Could Save Your Race
Amy Wakefield knows…
Opinion: Is carbon worth it?
Are we drunk on carbon?
MTB Beginners: Start Here!
This article covers the basics all beginners need to know.
10 things you should know about GX Eagle AXS
Do you want to know more about GX Eagle AXS?
SRAM Tech: Routine Road Bike Check
Sarah from SRAM explains how to do a routine road bike check that you can easily perform at home.
EXPLAINER | Dropper Posts: What, Why and How To Use It
How to use a dropper post.
How to eMTB | Start HERE
Everything you need to know to get into the eMTB game
Video: How To Replace Your Brake Pads | SRAM
Sarah from SRAM runs through brake pad replacement and highlights the differences between metal and organic pads.
Explainer: What to Wear when riding Trail & eMTB
Lycra be gone!
Video: How To Bed-In Disc Brakes | SRAM
All new brake pads and rotors should be put through a very important process known as bed-in before your first ride.
Opinion: Innovation, where would we be without it?
Where we were Vs. where we are now.
Video: 5 Tips For Traveling With Your Bike
Check out these tips on packing your bike for air travel, by Truman of Park Tool.
Get the most out of your brakes | Science of Stopping, by SRAM
Demystifying the world of mountain bike disc brakes.
24 Hours to the Cape Epic | All Access with Jaco Venter & Sascha Weber
Behind the scenes with two highly experienced professional riders, Jaco Venter and Sascha Weber, as they prepare for the start of the Cape Epic.
How To Become A Champion | by Dr. Andrew Lewis
Practice, patience, failing, losing, and the ability to learn from these experiences are some starting points on your road to becoming a great champion.
Why Olympic Champion Jolanda Neff trains in South Africa
Follow Olympic Champion Jolanda Neff and Linda Indergand as they descend the Helderberg Trails, in Somerset West and find out why they train in South Africa.
Video: Trails on Trial – A documentary for every mountain biker
Visiting riders and builders from across mainland Britain, this documentary uncovers what it takes for mountain biking to become an accepted, thriving part of communities.
Taking A Break: The Most Important Part Of Your Training
In this article Sports Psychologist, Dr. Andrew Lewis speaks to the psychology behind downtime in the training and competition program of every rider, not just the professionals.
5 Real New Year’s Resolutions for mountain bikers
Make 2022 your best riding year ever!
Video: How to fit your bike helmet
Learn how to choose the right size helmet and customize your fit to keep your helmet comfortable and secure.
3 Tips to apply sports psychology in everyday life
In this article, Sports Psychologist Dr Andrew Lewis explains how to bring the benefits of full mental awareness into your everyday life.
Essential MTB Tips for Beginners
Everything rookie mountain bikers need to know.
SKILLS: 3 Top Tips for Trail riding
Become a better trail rider with these 3 top tips from Frankie du Toit and Myles Kelsey
Tokai MTB Trails: How To Ride The Tricky Stuff
Learn how to ride the janky sections of Tokai MTB.
MTB Skills: How To Improve Your Flow
When you get your flow right you can expect to use less energy, carry more speed, crash less and look damn cool.
Video: The Art of Climbing | A UCI Women’s World Tour Feature
In this video UCI WWT riders Kasia Niewiadoma and Soraya Paladin offer insights on the beauty and pain of climbing during World Tour racing.
Regaining Confidence: How To Overcome Setbacks
“I believe that confidence can be learnt, it embraces our feelings, thoughts and actions; is a process, dynamic, and fluctuates on a continuum…” – Dr Lewis
The Fundamentals of Enduro Racing | Episode Two – Technique
Episode Two covers the basics of cornering, line choice, tucking, pumping, jumping and conserving energy.
Tips From The Pros: Training in Lockdown, by Ashleigh Moolman Pasio
UCI Women’s WorldTour star Ashleigh Moolman Pasio shares her tips on indoor training.
The Fundamentals of Enduro Racing | Episode One – Preparation
In these videos, you will learn about equipment choice, bike setup, protection, nutrition, physical training, mental preparation and some skills to help you be your best.