Race News
WARREN, Vermont (derailedonline.com) - Fifth stop on the Gravity East calendar concluded at Sugarbush resort in Warren, Vermont. The course was long with a very fast and long fire road at the start leading into a World Cup type of... [Full Report]
Whiteface 5K DH GES Race Opens Registration
LAKE PLACID, New York (derailedonline.com) - Online registration for the annual Whiteface 5k DH is now open. Registration online will only be $28.00; however, it will close on August 30, 2008. A week prior to the event you will be... [Full Report]
Sugarbush - 5th Stop of the GES Calendar
WARREN, Vermont (derailedonline.com) - Sugarbush Resort is hosting the fifth stop in the USAC Gravity East Downhill Race Series August 16-17. Since re-opening their legendary mountain bike trails in 2007 the resort has been busy revamping their entire existing trail... [Full Report]
Gravity East Series Points Update
NEW EGYPT, New Jersey (derailedonline.com) - The latest update of the Gravity East Series points series is available here on Derailed. This update includes all the races to date plus some changes to the points for the Wisp GES event.... [Full Report]
Product Reviews
Mini downhill bikes are growing in popularity and rightfully so. These smaller bikes allow people to use one bike to do both trail riding and light-to-medium downhilling. The geometry of these bikes is modeled after their larger downhill counterparts. Some...
Thule T2 Rack Review[Full Review]
Popular rack maker Thule acquired Sportworks in the latter part of 2005 and continued production of the very successful line of Sportworks racks that are famous for their quick load features. The Sportworks racks had always been known for their...
Rockgardn 2007 Landing Zone Knee/Shin Guards[Full Review]
The holy grail of body armor is a knee/shin guard that both fits well and doesn’t move around. Unfortunately, we are not all built the same, posing a monstrous challenge to armor manufacturers – how to make a knee shin...
Rockgardn 2007 Flak Jacket[Full Review]
Rockgardn's latest rendition of the popular Flak Jacket. Changes and added features over previous Flak Jackets. Read the full review to find out our opinions about this new offering from Rockgardn for upper body protection.
Ultimate Support Pro Stand[Full Review]
Ultimate Support's update to the Pro Stand. Updates include a completely redesigned clamp and refinements on other aspects of the stand. Ultimate improved on an already very good design. In the market for a stand, read what we have to say about this great portable repair stand.
News
Gravity East Series Website
NEW EGYPT, New Jersey (derailedonline.com) - Domain name issues has cause the website for the Gravity East Series to be offline for approximately one week. The organizers of the Gravity East Series are aware of the problem and working the... >>>More
Mountain Bike Park Comes Alive in the South
ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (derailedonline.com) - A new an emerging mountain bike park in North Carolina is set to have their grand opening this month. 26 West Mountain bike park is a brand new bike park built by Ryan Taylor of... >>>More
Tenneco Acquires Marzocchi
LAKE FOREST, Illinois (derailedonline.com) - Tenneco has begun the process of taking over the Italian suspension manufacturer Marzocchi. Tenneco Inc. is a US$6.2 billion global manufacturing company headquartered in the US. They make popular brands such as Monroe and Rancho... >>>More
Bike Thieves Hit New Jersey Home
NEW EGYPT, New Jersey (derailedonline.com) - I despise a bike theif worse than most criminals. It's something about taking something that is near and dear to you as your bikes that fuels the hatred of bike thieves. Recently bike thieves... >>>More
Interbike Remains in Sin City
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. (derailedonline.com) - Interbike has just announced they have renewed their contract with the Sands Convention Center. The current contract was to expire in 2009. News is they have renewed their contract for 2010 till. Press release... >>>More
Mad March Racing Clinic at Mt Creek
VERNON, New Jersey (derailedonline.com) - Bob Brien of Mad March Racing will be conducting a race camp at Diablo Freeride Park in NJ, on Saturday, June 28, 2008, starting at 10:00 a.m. An accomplished racer and mechanic, Bob will go... >>>More
MMR Camps at Highland Mountain Bike Park
NORTHFIELD, New Hampshire (derailedonline.com) - Highland Mountain Bike park is playing host to several Mad March Racing Camps. The next camp, scheduled for June 28 and 29, is a freeride camp focusing on drops, features, wooden structures, etc. Following this... >>>More
Mountain Biking Season at Whiteface Begins Soon
LAKE PLACID, New York (derailedonline.com) - Managed by High Peaks Cyclery in Lake Placid, Whiteface season begins June 20. Cloudsplitter Gondola brings you to some of the raddest terrain in the country, or just cruise around our base area with... >>>More
Memorial Day Weekend Specials At Plattekill
It's going to be a GREAT WEEKEND to hit the trails at the Plattekill Bike Park. The classic triple side chair will be running from 10am-5pm. The trails are in prime shape and best of all the lift lines will... >>>More
RXR Protect signs Australian DH wonder Will Rischbieth
LAKE ZURICH, Illinois (RXRprotect) - Everyone at RXR Protect is excited to announce the signing of rising young Australian Downhill star Will Rischbieth to the RXR Bike team. At 18 years of age, after numerous successes in U-19 competitions, Will,... >>>More
